High up in the sky far away from Kumogakure and Rengoku, a huge clay bird was streaking by at high speed.
Even though it was night, there was nothing to block the sky, so Deidara still flew on without any problem.
"Should be up ahead," Kakuzu saw the flames in the distance and muttered to himself.
This time, the message he received from Konan again wasn't sent to him through the ring.
Instead, Konan came back with a paper clone in person and gave him the order.
Although he was guessing that the leader might really have some problem, Konan had no intention of saying anything, so he temporarily didn't ask.
He already knew that the organization and the Uchiha had quite a deep relationship.
Although he was here to save Kumogakure, he guessed that it was definitely another scheme.
"Sasori, are you ready?"
Seeing the distance to Kumogakure getting closer and closer, Kakuzu reminded him.
At this moment, Sasori had already sealed Hiruko into a scroll.
And he had released the human puppet Third Kazekage, with countless iron sand grains starting to float around his body.
"Mm, I'm ready."
Kakuzu gestured to Deidara, and Deidara guided the clay bird to start lowering its altitude.
When they were about a hundred meters from the battlefield, Sasori jumped onto the back of the Third Kazekage puppet and leaped straight off.
As the Third Kazekage puppet plummeted rapidly downward, the iron sand formed a pair of iron sand wings on his back.
The twin wings flapped, stirring up a massive airflow, carrying Sasori as he flew toward the Kumo camp.
Senku, on top of the clay bird, glanced down once, then closed his eyes and silently began to roll his prayer beads.
Deidara, on the other hand, pulled up his altitude and continued flying toward Kumogakure Village in the Land of Lightning.
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The Kumo shinobi were completely breaking down. Their over one thousand men were being led around by the nose by four of Uchiha Rengoku's shadow clones.
Even without Susanoo and Sage Mode, Rengoku's strength was still at a steamrolling level against these ordinary Kumo shinobi.
On top of that, Rengoku's sensory perception was sharp. When he ran into stronger Kumo shinobi, he usually went in with two people at once.
The Kumo shinobi were basically dying at a rate of one every few seconds.
At this moment, Rengoku's shadow clone suddenly raised his head and looked toward the sky.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method!"
Suddenly, a huge number of iron sand spears fell straight down from the sky.
Rengoku's shadow clones pretended they couldn't dodge in time, and with three "bang! bang! bang!" sounds of smoke exploding.
Three shadow clones were pierced and turned into smoke.
The remaining shadow clone's face changed, "Akatsuki! You're going to intervene?"
Haidebi was a bit dumbfounded at this scene. He recognized Sasori and also knew Sasori was a member of Akatsuki.
But wasn't Akatsuki on very good terms with the Uchiha?
Standing on the back of the Third Kazekage puppet, Sasori spoke according to Kakuzu's instructions, "We Akatsuki are just a mercenary organization."
"Whoever pays us, we work for."
Rengoku's shadow clone looked deeply at Sasori, "They're just some Kumo shinobi, letting you have them is nothing."
Then, with a puff, he directly turned into smoke and disappeared.
Rengoku's original body had already finished healing and was heading toward Killer B.
The intel from Senku's side had already been passed along to him, and the shadow clone that just disappeared also brought back the intel.
Originally, his plan had been to trap the two jinchuriki here.
But Yugito had already been beaten half to death by him. Now that he had confirmed killing Yugito, he could let Killer B go.
After all, if both jinchuriki died, Kumogakure wouldn't dare come attack Konoha.
Rengoku focused slightly and sped up.
Killer B's throat was swelling as the massive energy kept rising.
His octopus tentacles suddenly lashed toward Rengoku like whips, and Rengoku, in Sage Mode, had extremely sharp perception.
He dodged back and forth quickly between the tentacle strikes.
But Killer B's attack wasn't that simple. His mouth suddenly opened, and one small Tailed Beast Bomb after another shot out.
BOOM!
BOOM!
This Continuous Tailed Beast Bomb was something Rengoku hadn't expected.
He not only had to dodge the whipping tentacles, but also had to avoid the Tailed Beast Bombs, and the space he could survive in under his feet was being squeezed tight.
Still, he was only a shadow clone, so he wasn't afraid of dying.
He already knew his original body was about to arrive, so his body retreated and he directly shrank into the shadow, withdrawing outward.
Killer B watched with a serious expression.
He knew Rengoku absolutely couldn't have left, and must be preparing to ambush him.
The Rengoku shadow clone that had retreated back into the forest quickly met up with the original body, and the two of them turned back to reengage.
However, Rengoku's original body ran along the treetops, and the shadow clone moved through the shadows.
The sound from the treetops did not escape Killer B's ears, and Rengoku directly dropped down from the sky.
"Susanoo!"
Under Rengoku's full stimulation, Susanoo's skeleton grew flesh and blood and was draped in armor.
It reached a height of more than ten meters. He clenched both hands, and a black lightsaber appeared in Susanoo's hand.
With a ferocious swing, he brought the blade slashing straight down at Killer B.
"ROAR!"
Killer B, transformed into Gyuki's form, let out a roar and sprayed a jet-black ink that splattered all over Susanoo's face.
Rengoku didn't only have one point of view. He still had the viewpoint of the shadow clone in the shadows. With just a shift of consciousness, he saw Killer B's attack method.
The thick tentacles shot out and coiled around Susanoo's wrists.
Rengoku deliberately sold an opening, pretending to swing the lightsaber and stab into one of the tentacles, jamming the blade in it.
Killer B tightened his grip around Rengoku excitedly, thinking he had seized an opportunity.
When he thought he had Rengoku under control, what he hadn't expected was that Rengoku had him under control.
At this moment, a shadow clone who had just opened Sage Mode leaped out from the shadows.
The hand seals in his hands were already completed, and in an instant he poured all of his Sage chakra into the jutsu.
"Sage Art, Fire Release: Demon Lantern!"
His whole person turned into a streak of flame, piercing through Killer B.
His target went straight for that tentacle wrapped around the unconscious and comatose Yugito.
Right now, Killer B, in panic, wanted to let go of Susanoo, but Rengoku sharply yanked on Killer B's tentacle.
The flames that Rengoku's shadow clone had become exploded directly on that tentacle.
"ROAR! AHHHH! AHHH!"
The intense flames made Killer B let out a heart-rending scream.
After being strengthened by Sage Art, the temperature of the Fire Release was something Killer B simply couldn't endure, but he also didn't dare let go of Yugito.
He spat black ink from his mouth onto that tentacle.
It was just that the flames empowered by Sage Art were so hot that even the ink couldn't put them out.
In just a few seconds, the tentacle had completely lost all feeling.
Inside, Matatabi's chakra surged out violently. But quickly, with no follow-through, it faded back into calm.
Rengoku's original body also cancelled Susanoo directly and slipped out through a gap.
Killer B's heart gave a heavy thump. He had no time to worry about Rengoku and could only grit his teeth and sever that dead-feeling tentacle.
His other tentacles together tore open the roasted tentacle.
Inside, Yugito's whole body was charred black, her body even stuck together with the tentacle.
She had actually been roasted alive.
"YUGITO!"
Killer B felt anger first, then a chill run all over his body.
'She actually… actually died?'
The Two-Tails' jinchuriki was gone. Kumogakure was going to be down one Tailed Beast.
"Stop yelling. I'll send you down to join her right away."
Rengoku stood on the treetop, his body brimming with battle intent.
Killer B couldn't be bothered to distinguish whether this Rengoku was a shadow clone or the original anymore.
"DIE!"
With no more need to worry about Yugito, the enraged Gyuki slammed several tentacles down toward Rengoku with a thunderous crash.
"Susanoo!"
The jet-black Susanoo rose from the ground, skeleton, flesh, and armor.
The gigantic Susanoo instantly wrapped tightly around Rengoku, protecting him completely.
BOOM! BOOM!
After two dull explosions in a row, Rengoku was completely unscathed.
Instead, he grabbed Killer B's tentacles in return and yanked hard, hurling him off at an angle.
BOOM!
The ground jolted violently, and a huge crater appeared on the surface.
Gyuki shook his head and got back up from the ground.
Rengoku manipulated Susanoo to clasp both hands, and a black lightsaber appeared in them.
He swung the lightsaber in a fierce slash straight at Killer B.
Killer B's tentacles immediately wrapped around it, clamping the lightsaber.
The immense force made the entire ground rumble.
The chakra in Killer B's body was boiling, yet he was still being pushed back step by step by the lightsaber.
His heart was shaken, 'How can Susanoo be this strong?'
'Is it still possible to restrain him now?'
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