The Colossal Titan figured out the direction, and with its height advantage, it spotted the battlefield over here. Taking massive strides, it charged back again.
Tch, that guy Namikaze Minato actually hid a trick like this—he can even teleport enemies away.
But clearly, that's still not enough!
Minato's expression was just as grim. The Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder he set up was meant to teleport away the Tailed Beast Bomb from the Hidden Stone Village's jinchūriki. He never expected the opponent to completely transform into a Tailed Beast regardless of their own troops' safety, so the distance he set wasn't that far.
What should he do? Gamabunta had taken a direct hit and was injured, already dispelling the summoning and returning to Mount Myōboku. Should he keep using Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder?
But if he does, his chakra will inevitably run out.
Run farther away and set up a new Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder?
At that point, he might as well just abandon these Hidden Leaf Village ninjas and leave on his own.
Looking to the other side, Neferpitou was having the time of her life fighting the two jinchūriki. With her reaction speed and agility, the two of them couldn't even touch her—forced to take hits passively the entire time.
As for the Hidden Stone Village forces, aside from the majority who were paralyzed in fear by Neferpitou's killing intent, the rest of their attacks were easily dodged by her and had no effect whatsoever.
And perhaps because of Neferpitou's fighting style, the Flying Thunder God kunai previously thrown by the Hidden Leaf Village ninjas had either flown off into space or been destroyed. Around her, Minato couldn't sense a single Flying Thunder God mark.
The plan to teleport over and swap opponents with the Hidden Stone side was completely ruined.
Minato turned his head to look at the rapidly approaching Colossal Titan. Even the ground beneath his feet trembled again and again with each of its steps.
Fight my ass!
"All Hidden Leaf Village ninjas, scatter and retreat immediately!!"
Before Minato could give the order, Nara Shikaku—who had already seen his predicament—not far away directly issued the command to retreat.
However, before the ninjas could disperse, the Colossal Titan several hundred meters away suddenly leapt into the air, taking a running long jump and crossing the distance in one bound, landing directly inside the Hidden Leaf camp.
Boom—
With a deafening crash, the ground shook violently like an earthquake.
Neferpitou, who had been toying with the two jinchūriki like a cat with mice, was dodging their punches when the sudden quake threw her off balance. She nearly got hit, but used her tail to brace herself and flipped backward to avoid the attack.
"That guy…"
Neferpitou scratched her head, glaring at the Colossal Titan in annoyance.
Good thing she didn't get hit. Otherwise, even with her defense, she might have dissipated on the spot.
Across from her, Rōshi and Han stood side by side, breathing heavily.
It wasn't that they were exhausted—after all, as jinchūriki, their stamina was solid. They were just furious.
And the reason for their rage, aside from the mental effects of partial Tailed Beast transformation, was mainly because they couldn't hit Neferpitou.
"You keep jumping around like a damn fly—can't hit you at all! Don't you dare take one punch head-on!?"
Rōshi had less control over his partial transformation than Han and was far more irritable.
Compared to their inner frustration, a sense of helplessness similar to Minato's also began to rise.
Neferpitou sneered inwardly. If it were her real body, taking a punch wouldn't matter much—it wouldn't do serious damage. But this was a shadow clone. If it got hit and dispersed, Akashō's plan would be ruined.
"Already getting impatient?"
Neferpitou smirked mockingly. "If you two had to deal with Namikaze Minato, you'd probably have your pants on fire by now."
As she spoke, her aura suddenly gathered around her.
"Puppeteering!"
Hundreds of invisible, chubby half-bodied clown figures appeared out of nowhere on the battlefield. Threads from their fingers connected to numerous Hidden Stone ninjas, instantly turning them into Neferpitou's puppets and making them slaughter each other.
"What's going on!?"
Han and Rōshi looked around in shock, unable to understand what was happening.
Neferpitou grinned smugly. "Heh, without flies getting in the way, won't things be more fun?"
As she spoke, her figure vanished again, suddenly appearing between Han and Rōshi. With a split kick, she struck both their faces simultaneously, sending them flying dozens of meters away.
...
Far from the three-way battle, Akashō watched as Kakashi and Obito were caught off guard and beaten back by a Hidden Stone ninja, while Nohara Rin was also casually captured and taken away.
"Rin!!"
Obito sat frozen on the ground in a daze, while Kakashi also momentarily lost focus.
"Snap out of it, Obito! Rin is a medical ninja—she'll be treated with special care. This is our chance. We have to destroy the Kannabi Bridge before she's interrogated and reveals the plan!"
Kakashi regained his senses and quickly shouted.
Obito turned his head in disbelief.
"Rin's been captured, and you're still comforting yourself!?"
"What mission? Isn't the most important thing right now to rescue Rin!?"
"Don't be ridiculous! For a ninja, the mission always comes first!"
Akashō stood off to the side indifferently, watching Kakashi and Obito argue over whether to prioritize saving their comrade or completing the mission.
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