The Edo Tensei puppets forming hand signs behind them showed no signs of stopping.
As soon as the first wave ended, the second wave completed its hand signs and landed on the Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall as expected.
Even the thicker Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall couldn't hold out for more than three seconds.
It was directly blown open, revealing Yamato, pale-faced, protecting Sakura with a wooden pillar inside.
"No Kakashi?"
Before Sasori could ponder, he saw his Edo Tensei puppets, which were forming hand signs to release Ninjutsu,
one by one, were rapidly pulled underground without warning, with only their heads remaining exposed.
This was Kakashi's Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!
"Are they trying to stall with Earth Release?"
"It's just a futile effort!"
Although most of the Edo Tensei puppets were pulled underground, interrupting their Ninjutsu release,
Sasori merely exerted a slight control, and these Edo Tensei puppets burst out of the soil, then reformed their bodies and climbed out.
It was only during the time Sasori was distracted controlling them that
Kakashi, at some unknown point, had disguised himself and infiltrated the other group of Edo Tensei puppets!
His right eye's crimson Sharingan gazed at Sasori's head, then slowly rotated into the shape of a three-bladed shuriken!
Kamui!
In an instant, a dark black spot appeared on Sasori's head, where Kakashi's gaze fell!
This black spot caused an irresistible and terrifying distortion of space!
It was like a black hole, twisting and pulling the surrounding matter to devour it!
"What kind of Ninjutsu is this?!"
Sasori, realizing what was happening and feeling the spatial distortion, quickly dodged in surprise and alarm.
But his movements were no match for the speed of sight!
He barely avoided his head, but his neck was still twisted by Kamui's ability and sent into the Kamui Dimension!
"Got him!"
But before the heavily breathing Kakashi could celebrate,
he saw Sasori, whose head had fallen off, suddenly grab an Edo Tensei puppet beside him.
Then he swiftly pulled out his core and plunged it into the Edo Tensei puppet's chest.
The next second, the Edo Tensei of this puppet was released.
Gray dust fell like fine sand.
Revealing Sasori, with the core in his chest, looking exactly the same as before, completely unharmed!
"You're a puppet?"
"No, you turned your body into a puppet!"
Kakashi quickly understood, and his right eye's Kamui aimed again.
This time, it was the Chakra core in Sasori's chest!
"Heh, you actually have the same eyes as that lord…"
Sasori, understanding it was a Mangekyo Dojutsu that required sight to be released,
quickly recalled several surrounding Edo Tensei puppets, placing them in front to block Kakashi's line of sight.
"So now, what else can you do?"
Facing Sasori's question, the panting Kakashi revealed a faint smile.
"My objective of covering the retreat has been achieved, but your mission will probably fail…"
Kakashi said, pointing into the distance.
Sasori looked back and saw the Edo Tensei puppets, now stiff in their movements without his control, being shaken off by Yamato and running into the distance.
But before they could run two steps, they saw Deidara's clay bird, carrying him, dive down at an extremely fast speed, sweeping past Yamato.
Immediately after a 'Katsu', a terrifying explosion erupted.
A large amount of swirling smoke and dust enveloped both the clay bird and Yamato, who was carrying Sakura.
Then a flash of golden-red light passed.
The clay bird, covered in Nine-Tailed Chakra, flew out of the smoke.
In the clay bird's talons, Sakura was clutched, covered in blood from the explosion, already severely injured and unconscious!
"Master Sasori, the mission objective has been successfully acquired!"
"The clay landmines blocking the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's side have also been laid, we can withdraw, un!"
Chapter 219: Kakashi's Failing Eyesight
After Kakashi and his companion appeared and Sasori summoned his Edo Tensei puppets,
Deidara had molded a clay bird to set traps and delay the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who might have noticed the situation here.
He didn't expect that his clay landmine traps were already set, yet Sasori still hadn't resolved his situation!
He had clearly obtained the forbidden Edo Tensei Jutsu, upgrading his puppet art to a terrifying degree!
And this was the result?
Thinking of this, a brilliant smile appeared on Deidara's face.
"Hahaha, Master Sasori, my art of explosion is indeed stronger, un!"
Hearing Deidara's annoying words, circling in the sky,
Sasori's Chakra core pulsed twice in anger.
"Idiot, stop talking nonsense, retreat quickly."
As the two were speaking, booming explosions sounded in the distance.
It was the minefield Deidara had used to block them, which had been triggered!
"It was detected so quickly, I have to run."
Deidara, his heart tightening, stopped his chatter.
He controlled the clay bird to descend rapidly, preparing to pick up Sasori below and leave.
Meanwhile, Kakashi, observing from afar, frowned deeply.
Although his Chakra was nearly depleted, his right eye's Mangekyo had not closed.
He stared intently at the clay bird's talons.
"The distance is enough, I can still barely manage one more use."
As he spoke, Kamui activated again!
A black spot appeared, and space was once again distorted.
But before he could continue, the Edo Tensei puppets had quickly surrounded him.
To interrupt Kakashi's right eye's Dojutsu,
the Edo Tensei puppets' Kunai and blades simultaneously slashed at Kakashi's vital points.
Explosive tags were also pulled out and activated as if they were free.
If Kakashi still chose to forcibly use Kamui,
he would have no stamina or Chakra to support him in dodging the Edo Tensei puppets' attacks.
However, Kakashi only hesitated for an instant before his gaze hardened, and he continued to activate Kamui.
Because he had already seen Naruto rushing towards them from the distance,
and Yamato's continuously extending wooden tendrils!
"I cannot let my student die in front of me!"
"Hmph, the same Ninjutsu can't hit a second time!" Sasori, who had long been on guard against Kakashi,
had another Edo Tensei puppet appear beside him at some point.
It was the Third Kazekage Edo Tensei, created from the Third Kazekage puppet!
With a raised hand, countless iron sand rose from the ground.
In the blink of an eye, a black iron wall stood in front of them.
Kamui, which had not yet fully formed, was also a step too slow.
Ultimately, it only tore a large hole in the middle of the iron wall, sending a portion of the iron sand into the Kamui Dimension.
"Did I still fail…?"
Kakashi closed his eyes with some reluctance, his body falling backward weakly, awaiting the imminent attack.
Swish, swish, swish!
The sound of blades entering flesh rang out.
But what surprised Kakashi was that even though he was only hit a few times, why were there so many sounds?
Opening his eyes, he saw that the Edo Tensei puppets surrounding him were all impaled by wooden tendrils!
That's right, Yamato, seeing Kakashi in danger,
abandoned Sakura without hesitation, choosing to rescue Kakashi instead.
Meanwhile, Sasori, now unimpeded, jumped directly onto Deidara's clay bird.
The clay bird then rapidly ascended into the sky, grasping the severely injured and unconscious Sakura, and quickly flew into the distance.
"Kakashi-sensei, Captain Yamato!!!"
Naruto's voice rang out not far away.
"Damn it, you bastards, get away from them!!!"
"Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!!!"
Along with this voice, a Shadow Clone of Naruto suddenly appeared beside Kakashi.
"Kakashi-sensei, I'll take you away, otherwise this Rasengan, infused with nature transformation, will affect you!"
Without waiting for Kakashi's answer, Naruto supported Kakashi and jumped away from the spot.
Kakashi also curiously looked into the distance.
He looked at the Rasengan in Naruto's hand, which resembled a propeller.
That heart-pounding power, and the grim expression, made him vaguely see Feng Xu, who had been sealed.
Naruto saw that Kakashi had already been taken away by his Shadow Clone.
Without hesitation, he hurled the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken in his hand towards the Edo Tensei puppets that were regenerating their bodies.
However, the terrifying power he expected did not appear.
It seemed Naruto had held it for a bit too long.
The 'maru' in his hand dissipated on its own the moment it was thrown… "Ah!?"
"How could this happen?!"
Naruto's composure broke in a second, and he stomped his feet in frustration.
Then he summoned another Shadow Clone and began to knead another 'maru'.
Kakashi: "…"