- Gone? - The kunoichi stopped beside me, grinning with sharpened fangs.
- Gone, you bastard! And he took the jinchuriki with him! - I sighed sadly, waving my hand.
- But we successfully fought off Kumo's attack," she snorted and began to suppress the nine-tailed fox's chakra with a visible effort.
- Thanks to you," I nodded, watching the tails disappear one by one and the eyes stop glowing red.
- Ohhhh, praise me more! - The kunoichi stretched in relief, then rubbed her temple, -But using so many kage bunshins is problematic!
Rolling my eyes at the parasitic word I'd picked up, I sucked in the chakra that was still left in my protective gear and regretfully inspected my clothes, which were tattered and covered in blood.
This was the second cloak in twenty-four hours that hadn't withstood the intensity of the battle, and if it continued like this, I would soon be without a change of clothes at all, despite the Fuyin damage.
- Let's go back and help Kumogakure push our forces back," I waved my hand to Kushina.
- If anyone stays by then, and not run away after such a failure," the kunoichi shrugged and ran after me.
- Even if they don't, - alas, sensorics doesn't allow us to distinguish our own from strangers, - the help of a good iryonin will definitely come in handy.
Moving towards the Konoha camp, I used the free time I had to analyze the fight with a strong enemy and analyze my own actions.
Even though I didn't make any big mistakes, I came to a rather unexpected conclusion - if the battle had continued as it had before the reinforcements arrived, then without the use of Byakugo no In (Seal of the Hundred's Power), the winner would have been the younger Ai, not me, even without taking Yugito into account.
The reason for that is rather trivial: lack of chakra. Yes, the blond has an impressive reserve, not as large as mine, being about a quarter inferior, and it would seem that, other things being relatively equal, the advantage should be on the side of the one with more chakra. But...
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