The body strengthening surgery was a groundbreaking achievement, even to Zetsu, who had thousands of years of experience.
Before this, any Chunin or Jonin were just one-hit opponents in the hands of a true strong person, and they couldn't become a force that could change the course of the battle at all.
But now, it's not easy to deal with them so simply. Even Obito is only barely hanging on with his weird Kamui ability.
If it were anyone else, even a strong person like Kakuzu, whose body has no weaknesses, would be quickly killed in a short time.
Ants can kill an elephant. In this situation, where would there be enough time for Sasori to fully use his abilities?
"Sasori, I'm here to tell you to retreat as soon as possible. 'Madara' has not recovered his strength and can't last long."
Zetsu's low voice came from the shadows, "Right now, the Third Hokage and the others are only a few miles away from here and can arrive almost instantly. Do you want them to surround you?"
This was not entirely true. Zetsu was simply making things up, but to force Sasori to leave, it didn't mind lying at all.
"Hmph, how boring."
Inside Hiruko, Sasori let out a cold snort, and his invisible gaze swept across the crowd. "This time, I'll let you off for now."
While speaking, except for the two Kekkei Genkai puppets holding back the Susanoo, all the others began to break through the encirclement of the Konoha Jonin, regardless of losses.
"The Hokage has arrived nearby. We must not let them retreat."
Kakashi cut through an attacking puppet with his sword, and his expression was a little heavy as he looked at the Kusagakure Ninja who were slowly leaving the battlefield.
Although the village had prepared for this attack, it still suffered many casualties under the Akatsuki organization's surprise attack. Especially Pain's calamity-like Ninjutsu. Any villagers or ninja who were affected were either dead or injured.
Now that the main culprit has been defeated by Orochimaru-sama and has successfully escaped, it is really unwilling to let these enemies escape as well.
The same feeling arose in the hearts of the other Konoha Ninja. They started to fight desperately after learning that the Third Hokage and the others would be able to provide support soon.
Zetsu's words did dispel Sasori's desire to kill, but they also successfully ignited the morale of the Konoha side. This situation was beyond its expectations.
However, even so, the Konoha Ninja were still unable to stop the Kusagakure Ninja from retreating.
The gale howled, and 'Satori' flapped its wings and swooped down, dodging back and forth in the raging fire and thunder created by the Konoha Ninja, always evading by a hair's breadth.
This monster was clearly powerful, but at this time, it simply didn't attack, only weaving back and forth in the Konoha Ninja's ranks, which took up most of their energy.
And if someone didn't pay attention to it, 'Satori' would decisively switch from fleeing to attacking, tearing them apart like a hawk attacking a hare with the huge sharp teeth on its chest.
Unlike the simple Tailed Beasts, 'Satori' was a collection of countless souls. Relying on human malice and cunning, it played a role many times greater than those beasts.
"Damn it, this monster!"
A Konoha Jonin cursed, "If this continues, I'm afraid we'll really let them escape."
Kakashi leaned against a tree trunk, his eyes flashing with red light.
They didn't have the ability to fly. After Sasori and the others retreated from the battlefield, 'Satori' could grab the Box of Paradise and easily escape.
"We have to think of a good way..."
"Kakashi, I think I have a way to deal with that winged guy."
Guy's voice came from the side, making Kakashi slightly stunned. Without thinking, he asked, "What way?"
After the question came out, he remembered who he was asking.
Although Guy wasn't stupid, his brain would only rarely work well when it came to Taijutsu.
What good idea could he have at this time?
"It's actually very simple."
Guy didn't notice Kakashi's strange expression. He stared at 'Satori', who was judging the sky and waiting for a chance to attack, and said seriously,
"Doesn't that winged guy rely on hostility to detect attacks? If there's no hostility, then you only need to be like those puppets, not think, and attack directly."
"Is that... possible?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Kakashi's eyes.
It's easier said than done. After learning about Satori's trait, he thought of this method immediately, but unsurprisingly, it didn't work at all.
As a ninja, although it's very easy to hide surface hostility, it's completely impossible to deceive even your own heart.
"We'll know if we try."
Guy grinned, revealing two rows of bright white teeth. He turned his gaze to Satori, who was swooping down again, and was about to fly out when a hand grabbed him.
"I don't know if you can really do it."
Kakashi said in a deep voice, "But if you really can, don't let that guy fly again."
The ability to fly is a weakness for Konoha, or rather, for almost all ninja. The attack range of most Ninjutsu is only a few meters or dozens of meters. It is difficult to pose a threat to enemies in the air. If you want to really take down Satori, the only way is to knock it down from the sky.
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Guy gave a thumbs up. His gaze turned to Satori in the air, and his eyes turned into a still, waveless well... blank. Then, taking advantage of the other party's attack, he pounced out.
His legs danced, like a whirlwind, aiming directly at the opponent's wings.
Faced with this attack, Satori's wings slightly closed, and its body rotated with the momentum, narrowly dodging Guy's powerful kick.
After letting the position pass, a heavy punch suddenly burst out from under the opened wings, directly hitting Guy's back.
Boom...
Instantly, Guy's body shot out like a cannonball, breaking several trees in a row.
Kakashi's expression changed drastically, "Guy!?"
"Hahaha... you haven't learned your lesson yet? You want to attack me with this little ability?"
Satori let out an arrogant laugh in the air, sneering, "Your ideas are as smelly as a rock in a latrine."
Whoosh...
On the ground, Guy pushed away the broken debris on his body and stood up in everyone's eyes.
He was expressionless, completely unaffected by Satori's words, as if he hadn't heard them at all.
"He can still stand?"
Satori was surprised, then grinned and roared, flapping its wings to dive down, "Then I'll help you again!"
The gale howled, blowing up dirt and sand. The monster from the Box of Paradise pounced over like a black light.
However, Guy jumped up and easily avoided the pounce, kicking out a sweeping leg that directly hit Satori's fangs-filled torso.
As if the previous encounter was staged again, except this time Guy and Satori switched positions, and the latter flew out.
Seeing this scene, the Konoha ninja were stunned. This was the first time they had injured this monster since the battle started.
A Moonlight clan Jonin muttered, "Just how did Guy do that?"
Kakashi was also quite surprised, but he quickly reacted, "That's no good. Satori has thick skin and flesh. This little injury is nothing. Why didn't Guy attack its wings..."
Looking at Guy's dazed eyes, who seemed to have no reaction to the outside world, Kakashi suddenly had an enlightenment.
"This guy, could he have forgotten?"
It was an unbelievable idea, but Kakashi had a feeling that he had grasped the truth.
Since he had no thoughts and no ideas, and didn't even have hostility towards Satori, it was reasonable to forget what the two of them had said before.
Kakashi looked regretful, "In that case, the opportunity will be lost."
With the intelligence that Satori had shown, it was many times higher than the average Tailed Beast. Now that it had been hit by Guy's attack, it would definitely test it carefully and easily discover that Guy could only attack passively now.
However, it turned out that Kakashi was overthinking.
"Roar Roar Roar..."
Under the broken tree, roars suddenly rang out, as if some human was howling with all their might, completely disregarding their torn throat.
Satori was now in a rage.
It was a monster born from the Box of Paradise, the geometric representation of human negative emotions. Cunning and despicable were just the most superficial traits. Hatred and resentment were its true nature.
When it was high above, as if playing with insects, it could still maintain some reason, but now it had been kicked hard, and it exploded like a gas can meeting the light of a fire.
There was only one thought in its mind, to tear that bowl-cut bastard into pieces.
After a low roar, Satori flew high into the sky again, the sound of its wings flapping loudly, stirring up a shrill wind.
Its speed was even a level higher than before.
The Konoha Ninja's expressions changed slightly. They now realized that the previous hard fight was just the monster playing around with its evil taste.
"Guy, that guy, is he okay?"
Everyone could see the reason for Satori's sudden outburst.
Kakashi was also a little worried, but compared to others, he had more faith in Guy's strength. He even ordered his companions not to approach Guy.
Fists and feet have no eyes, and who knows if anyone else besides Satori might irritate Guy in this state.
All they could do now was prepare to deal with Satori after being knocked down by Guy.
"You have to hold on."
Kakashi's eyes flashed with red light.
Everyone had different thoughts, but Guy, who was in the midst of danger, was expressionless and completely unmoved by external things.
An invisible flow of energy rippled on the surface of his body, seeming to turn into a suit of armor for a moment, perfectly integrated with his body, making his already tough body even stronger.
Crack!
The dense cloud of trees suddenly burst open, and a figure like a small mountain was covered in black light, swooping down from the sky, its claws like giant hammers hacking straight at the small figure on the ground.
Boom!
The loud sound was like a bell, the earth shook violently, and countless gravel and dirt collapsed, scattering everywhere.
However, this strike was powerful, but it missed.
After dodging, Guy stepped hard on the tree behind him, and his body rushed down at a speed faster than before. His legs spun like a top, hitting Satori's body heavily.
Once again, the monster flew out with an unbelievable expression, and teeth fell from its mouth.
"Good chance!"
Kakashi clenched his fist suddenly, his eyes blazing with red light, and he directly activated his Mangekyou eye technique.
He didn't aim at Satori's body, but placed the location where the eye technique was activated at its landing point.
The moment Satori hit the ground, its body was twisted.
"Damn it, what is this thing?"
Roars rang out one after another, Satori's anger and fear even stronger than before.
Guy's attack was painful, but it wasn't a fatal injury, but this move it received now was completely different.
Satori was, after all, a monster that came out of the Box of Paradise. Ordinary people who fell into the Kamui space would be deprived of their ability to act by the spatial shock in an instant, but it still had the strength to struggle.
"As expected, it won't work?"
A line of blood tears flowed from Kakashi's eyes. Transferring this kind of creature with powerful chakra was an extremely heavy burden for him.
Kakashi had a premonition of this as well. He glared and controlled the space to move to Satori's wing, then simply closed the Kamui space.
The space healed, and the Kamui space closed, but it was sharper than any blade in the ninja world, tearing Satori's wing off almost instantly.
"Ah Ah Ah..."
Screams echoed one after another, resounding in the forest.
However, this was just the beginning. The Konoha Ninja eagerly warmed up their hands, taking the opportunity to follow up with Ninjutsu moves.
They had been holding back a bellyful of fire in the previous battle, and now that they had the opportunity to beat a drowning dog, they were particularly attentive, releasing Ninjutsu one after another as if the 'God of Ninja' had possessed them.
Fire, wind vortexes, water columns, lightning... forming a ladder, hitting the wingless eagle in batches, never interfering with each other, and even cooperating with each other.
The scene was perfect now, but Kakashi's eyes narrowed and he shouted loudly, "Quick, trap it! This guy's wings can recover!"
Satori wasn't a physical entity, but a combination of chakra and human negative emotions. Although it had been hurt by having its wings torn off, it could still recover after spending a little time.
Hearing Kakashi's shout, most of the Konoha Ninja's expressions changed slightly, but the Earth Release ninja in the team's eyes lit up and they began to perform their specialty.
Chains of earth and stone extended from different directions and bound Satori's hands and feet, constantly reinforcing them, not giving it a chance to break free.
Seeing this, the Konoha Ninja breathed a sigh of relief and continued to perform other Ninjutsu besides Lightning Release, beating Satori wildly.
"What cruel guys."
In the shadows, Zetsu witnessed the Konoha Ninja's torture, but the corner of its mouth twitched. "However, thanks to it drawing hatred, others can escape smoothly..."
Suddenly, Zetsu's expression changed, and it looked in the direction of Konoha Village, "What's wrong with Obito?"
...
Time went back a few minutes earlier. While Obito, who was relying on his 'Kamui' eye technique to deal with the Third Hokage and the others, flashed into the other space again, countless broken black feathers surrounded him.
"What is this thing?"
Obito was shocked, but before he could do anything, these black feathers swarmed in like swallows returning to their nests and all drilled into his body.
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