Konoha wanted to wipe out the Cloud ninjas at the Sakamoto outpost in one fell swoop, but the Cloud ninjas didn't seem so easy to deal with.
From the second half of last night, approaching the Sakamoto outpost until the sun rose, Kifū, who had been staying in a relatively safe place with the three medical ninjas, had not received any news of success.
Their task was to treat the injured Konoha ninjas after the Sakamoto outpost was captured, and strive to minimize losses.
Instead of actively intervening in the battle, otherwise, they might not be able to provide assistance and would become a hindrance to Konoha's side.
But it seemed that both sides were locked in a bitter battle.
Kifū, huddled in the dense bushes, slowly opened his eyes.
He controlled Sasori's shadow clone and actively dispelled it. Information about Kakuzu and the speculated Madara drilled into his mind.
Although it wasn't a good time, it could barely be considered good news for Kifū.
"Sasori's puppet's strength is a little beyond my expectations, but that's fine. At least I have a trump card that can reassure me. It would be better if there wasn't that last gaze from Black Zetsu," Kifū thought silently.
The situation in the Land of Hot Water is very chaotic. Although he is relatively safe as a corpse collector, no one knows when he will encounter powerhouses like the future Fourth Raikage A, or the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B.
Having a trump card to deal with them is reassuring.
"Team leader Kifū, this isn't a solution. We don't understand the situation at all. The longer we wait here, the more unsafe it might be," said one of the medical ninjas, Yamaryō, beside him.
Who says it isn't?
Being with three medical ninjas who are not good at fighting, Kifū couldn't believe that he had become the one protecting them.
But Yamaryō was right about one thing: not understanding the situation at all. Who knows whether the victorious Konoha ninjas or the Cloud ninjas fleeing in panic will come out of the Sakamoto outpost first. It wouldn't be good to be caught and killed casually.
Kifū nodded, pondered slightly, "I'll take a look."
Saying that, he formed hand seals.
"Summoning Technique!"
Poof!
A cloud of white mist rose, and Kifū's summon beast, the Motley Bird, appeared.
He put his hand on the bird's back and raised one hand.
"Sand Eye!"
Then his right eye slowly closed.
He gently patted it.
Whoosh—
Flapping its wings, it stirred up a gust of wind and flew directly into the sky, overlooking the entire Sakamoto outpost and its surroundings. Kifū's "Sand Eye" also took advantage of the aerial advantage to roughly see the situation inside the Sakamoto outpost.
Although he couldn't observe at close range, the movements that appeared from time to time all indicated the chaos at the outpost at this time.
As he was about to withdraw his gaze, Kifū saw a Konoha ninja staggering and unsteady, fleeing in their direction while being chased by two Cloud ninjas.
The distance wasn't far.
If Kifū was willing to expose his strength, he might be able to catch up.
At the same time, what made Kifū slightly puzzled was that, in the current situation where the Cloud ninjas were highly likely to be at a disadvantage, they actually sent two people to hunt down a Konoha ninja.
Either this Konoha ninja's identity was unusual, or this Konoha ninja had done something that caused the Cloud ninjas to have to take him down at such a great cost.
"Save him or not?"
Kifū hesitated a little.
If he saved him, he would definitely expose his strength, which was inconsistent with his usual style and goals.
If he didn't save him, it would be one thing if he hadn't seen it, but seeing it as a Konoha ninja, he felt a little unbearable.
Moreover, if those two Cloud ninjas killed that person, they might trace it back to their hiding place.
"I..."
Finally, Kifū made a decision. As long as his method was hidden enough, it wasn't impossible to continue hiding his strength. He could even let the puppet take action after avoiding these three medical ninjas who were with him.
However, just as he opened his mouth, he saw the medical ninja Yamaryō take out a scroll.
"It's Captain Minato's instruction. He wants us to go in this direction. There will be ninjas to meet us. It seems that many ninjas in the outpost have been seriously injured and need urgent treatment." Saying that, Yamaryō pointed in another direction, which was the direction cleared when Konoha attacked the Sakamoto outpost, and should be relatively safe.
Hearing this, Kifū thought for a moment, "Okay, go quickly. I'll go a little later. I found something."
"This..." Yamaryō hesitated a little.
"Go quickly, my medical skills are limited and I can't provide much help. There seems to be a situation over there, I'll go take a look." Kifū pointed in the direction he had seen before.
The corpse collection team and the medical team have different responsibilities, so Yamaryō didn't insist anymore.
He nodded heavily and said, "Okay, we'll meet at the outpost."
"Go."
After the three left, Kifū got up and rushed towards the Konoha ninja who was being hunted down, while preparing to summon the puppet.
Chapter 110 Taking Action
"Huff... Chuff..."
Sarutobi Hizan clenched his right hand tightly, breathing heavily.
His chest had a penetrating wound, two fingers wide from his back to his front chest, which was his most fatal wound at the moment. It pierced his lungs and affected his breathing ability.
Running from the Sakamoto outpost to here had almost exhausted all his strength.
The blood gurgling from the wound was now almost dry. After flowing all the way, he now only felt his hands and feet weak, his head dizzy, and his vision gradually blurred.
But Sarutobi Hizan still gritted his teeth and persevered. The thing in his hand might, to some extent, alleviate Konoha's pressure on the Land of Hot Water battlefield.
Even if he couldn't see the hope of successfully escaping now.
But he still persisted.
Behind him, the two Cloud ninjas were getting closer and closer. If they weren't worried that he would muster his last breath for a desperate counterattack, he would probably be dead by now.
Suddenly, Sarutobi Hizan staggered under his feet.
Finally, after persevering for so long, even if his will was firm, he still fell on his gradually weakening body.
