"Armor formed from pure Chakra... Susanoo!?" A look of surprise appeared in Kitsuchi's eyes. His father, Ōnoki, had a very deep memory of the Susanoo ability, and as his son, he had some understanding of the Susanoo despite never having seen it.
"Susanoo? That legendary ultimate secret technique of the Sharingan?" Kakashi asked with some confusion. Even though he possessed a Mangekyo Sharingan, the current Kakashi didn't know much about the Sharingan's secret techniques.
"That's right. According to the old man, Uchiha Madara's greatest power back then was the Susanoo, which combined offense and defense. In that era before the Ninja villages were established, there was a rumor that if you saw the Susanoo, death was inevitable!"
"However, an orthodox Susanoo is at least dozens of meters tall, so it's still quite different from this Chakra Armor..."
Kakashi Hatake gave a bitter smile: "Even if it's just ordinary Chakra Armor, it's already excessive... If it really were dozens of meters tall, I think surrendering would be the wisest choice."
"It's not too late for you to surrender now!"
C, wearing the Chakra Armor, spoke up. However, he didn't join the fight directly like Darui; instead, he stood by Vegapunk's side.
With a calm personality and possessing both sensory and medical abilities, C served as Vegapunk's protector. Meanwhile, Darui, whose strength and offensive power were even greater, and Nii Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki with terrifying destructive power, were responsible for taking down the opponents.
Neither Yugito nor Vegapunk wore Chakra Armor. Vegapunk was a clone on the surface, but in reality, he was just a construct and didn't care about his own safety. Moreover, his combat talent was indeed quite poor.
As for Yugito, being a Jinchuriki, she was one of those rare Ninjas whose Chakra exceeded the limits of the energy generator. Vegapunk's clone didn't have the main body's ability to manipulate magnetic fields, and since Vegapunk had held back, what he produced were just ordinary mass-produced machines, which naturally had no effect on her.
But for a Jinchuriki, it didn't really matter whether they had Chakra Armor or not. After all, a Tailed Beast itself was equivalent to a kind of beast-type Chakra Armor. The defensive power and bonuses of those mass-produced machines could never compare to the power of a Tailed Beast.
"Surrendering so easily isn't my style. And... no matter how you look at it, we should be the ones with the numerical advantage!"
Kakashi dodged Darui's Storm Release laser and replied very calmly. However, Darui's laser instantly curved around, whipping out like a lash. Three of Konoha's Root Ninjas couldn't dodge in time and were instantly sliced in two amidst muffled groans.
"It seems that numbers aren't a decisive factor in battle!"
Faced with Darui's mockery and sneer, Kakashi's expression became serious. He said nothing, turning into a flash of lightning as he used his hand as a blade, quickly striking out with a Lightning Blade.
Faced with Kakashi's famous signature move, Darui didn't dare to be careless. Lightning flickered on his Chakra Armor, and he turned into a bolt of electricity, clashing with Kakashi. His Storm Release, amplified by the Chakra Armor, was like a laser whip of variable length, enveloping Kakashi's figure.
If this whip struck a person, it wouldn't just tear skin and flesh; it acted like a sharp thermal blade, instantly cutting a human body in half. Within its range, whether it was stone or trees, everything was torn to shreds upon contact.
Fortunately, with the Sharingan, Kakashi's observation and reaction abilities were also exceptional. This allowed him to trade blows with Darui despite being completely suppressed in power, defense, and destructive capability, and having no advantage in speed.
However, because the margin for error was so low, the mental and physical energy Kakashi expended was certainly far more than Darui's.
And although he had undergone training in the Training Pod and changed his Mangekyo Sharingan back to a normal Three-Tomoed Sharingan—making his physical strength, mental energy, and Chakra all a notch stronger than his original self—he was still quite a bit behind Darui.
With Chakra that was already inferior to his opponent's and having to expend more physical and mental energy, Kakashi knew very well that if the battle dragged on, he would inevitably lose.
Fortunately, Kakashi wasn't the only one acting this time. The remaining dozen or so Anbu and Root Ninjas were at least elite Chunin level. With them helping to pin the enemy down, the battle was somewhat even.
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