Kakashi also knew that an ace was hidden among these Anbu—a genius of the Uchiha Clan who was a year or two younger than him but whose strength was not at all inferior to his own, and perhaps even superior.
On the other side, Kitsuchi had already begun fighting Yugito. However, this time, it was Kitsuchi who held the upper hand on the field.
Although Kitsuchi didn't look particularly remarkable—possessing neither a Bloodline Limit nor any powerful secret techniques, and only using ordinary Earth Release and Taijutsu—
the more ordinary an ability was, the more terrifying it became when pushed to its limit. One must remember that during the final battle in the original story, Kitsuchi could even suppress the Ten-Tails on his own for a short time. From this, one could imagine the extent of his Earth Release's power.
Compared to a Ninja like Kakashi, who was more formidable in man-to-man combat, Kitsuchi—who possessed Chakra on par with a Tailed Beast and whose Earth Release was famous for its large-scale, high-destructive power—was undoubtedly an expert at dealing with Tailed Beasts.
Using Earth Release, Kitsuchi summoned a massive stone statue that was nearly giant-sized and engaged in direct frontal combat with Yugito, who had already begun her full Tailed Beast Transformation.
The Two-Tails Matatabi, which Yugito had transformed into, leaped around nimbly, occasionally unleashing blue flames that blasted against the stone giant. Although the stone giant's reactions were slow, it possessed immense strength and thick defense. When it threw a punch, even the Two-Tails had to keep its distance.
The battle between the two was the complete reverse of a typical fight between an ordinary Ninja and a Jinchuriki. The Jinchuriki, transformed into a Tailed Beast, relied on agility to maneuver, while Kitsuchi, an ordinary Ninja, fought with a style of direct, hard-hitting charges.
"Damn! This guy is really hard to deal with!"
Dodging a massive stone fist, Yugito couldn't help but complain: "In the end, am I the Jinchuriki, or is he!? This amount of Chakra and Ninjutsu power is just too much of a cheat!"
"Although there aren't many Ninjas with Tailed Beast-level Chakra, there will always be one or two in every era. However, they can only match a Tailed Beast in terms of explosive power. In terms of recovery, they are far behind us Tailed Beasts. As long as the battle drags on, we should have a chance to win!"
In Yugito's mind, the Two-Tails Matatabi communicated with her very calmly: "Don't be anxious, Yugito!"
"Don't worry, Matatabi! This is the Land of Lightning. The one who should be truly anxious isn't me. I believe the Raikage will be here very soon!"
This place wasn't too far from Kumogakure. Moreover, the battle between the Tailed Beast and the stone giant was earth-shaking, with Chakra fluctuations spanning nearly hundreds of kilometers. Kumogakure must have sensed it long ago.
The Kumo Ninjas had deep confidence in their leader, the Fourth Raikage. Compared to the Kages of other Ninja villages, the Raikage line had always been the first to charge in and the last to retreat. Their support speed was definitely far beyond that of a typical Ninja village.
Although Yugito was at a disadvantage on the field, the massive scale of the battle also meant that most of the Iwa Ninjas following behind Kitsuchi had no chance to cross through their battlefield.
Furthermore, Vegapunk was protected by C, who was wearing Chakra Armor. At least for a short time, they could fully ensure their own safety.
If time continued to drag on, and the Fourth Raikage arrived with reinforcements, these people wouldn't even be able to complete their mission goals, let alone have any hope of escaping.
"It looks like there shouldn't be any problems..."
C, standing in front of Vegapunk, let out a long sigh of relief. Although the Iwa and Konoha Ninjas sent out could be described as the top elites, it was clear that they could still hold them off.
As one of the few brainy Ninjas among the Kumo brutes, C also knew very well that in this kind of raid deep into enemy territory, if results weren't achieved in a short time, then the raiding party would surely be the one in trouble. They only needed to stall.
But in the next instant, C's face changed drastically. He felt a powerful Chakra fluctuation coming from the sky.
"Wait, what is that in the sky? This powerful Chakra... it's coming!"
A transparent pillar of light emitting a faint glow struck down toward the earth. Along with C's warning, Darui and Kakashi Hatake felt a sudden surge of horror in their hearts, and both retreated rapidly in an instant.
With a thunderous boom, the light pillar struck the ground, first decomposing the earth into dust and then producing a violent explosion.
From the smoke, a blood-covered Kakashi emerged. He had suffered quite a bit of explosive damage, and wounds of all sizes had nearly dyed him red with blood.
As for the other Konoha Ninjas, they had similarly suffered heavy casualties from this move. Of the original dozen or so Ninjas, only five were now left alive. These surviving Ninjas were all seriously injured, except for one short Ninja who had no major injuries thanks to an incredibly fast Body Flicker Technique.
And as the primary target of that light pillar, the Chakra Armor on Darui's body had not provided him with any strong defense. Even though this armor could ignore the vast majority of A-rank Ninjutsu, it was still powerless against the force of a Bloodline Removal.
After the smoke cleared, it revealed Darui's body, which was already shattered and partially turned to dust.
Even though Darui's strength was infinitely close to Kage-level, he ultimately did not escape his fate under the personal sneak attack of the Third Tsuchikage.
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