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Chapter 908 Retreat & Capture!

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Hovering in the sky, Kuroto observed the identities of the members of the Akatsuki Organization who were pursuing the Mizukages entourage.

Most of them were formerly shinobi of Kirigakure, with the sole exception of Sasori. Personally, Kuroto didnt really feel the need to worry about the shinobi of Kirigakure because none of them had the strength to threaten him or Yagura.

If Hoshigaki Kisame were here, then that might have been a bit problematic. He was able to defeat the Jinchuriki of four tails on his own without much effort in the canon, and he defeated the Jinchuriki of five tails when the Akatsuki Organization attacked Iwagakure. So, he has the strength, and the title he earned, the tailless-tailed beast, is not without reason.

However, Hoshigaki Kisame is not here.

As for the others, like Juzo Biwa, Kaguya Takashi, Chinoike Mageta, Kahyo, and Rahyo, Kuroto didnt care too much. At best, these five have the strength of elite Jonin, but thats it, so they arent really all that strong.

Compared to these five, Kuroto paid more attention to the person who was standing on the back of the floating Chimera Beast.

Sasori of the Red Sand.

If there is anyone among these people who could put up a fight or threaten Yagura, its this guy Sasori has a lot of strong puppets, including the former Patriarchs of the Yuki Clan and the Kaguya Clan, as well as Hiroku, who was standing beside Sasori.

Among Sasoris puppet collection, Hiroku is undoubtedly the best and the strongest puppet.

Under normal circumstances, once a person dies, even if they are turned into a puppet, the level of combat effectiveness they will be able to display would not be on the same level as when they were alive. However, Hiroku is a special case.

Hiroku underwent the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual. So even if he passed away and his consciousness disappeared, the Chimera Buds that he used still retained some consciousness even after his death. When Sasori turned Hirokus body into a puppet, the Chimera Buds were able to act in tandem with Sasoris puppetry, allowing Sasori to bring out the best in Hiroku.

This means that even if Hiroku is dead, he hasnt completely disappeared. Through Sasoris puppetry and the Chimera Buds residing in his body, he is still a threat.

And Hiroku is also the primary reason why, despite the combined efforts of Yagura, Mei, and Mangetsu, the Mizukages entourage was unable to defeat the members of the Akatsuki Organization in a short time and had to retreat.

At this time, Sasori withdrew his gaze from Konoha and looked at Kuroto hovering in the air.

His eyes became cold, and his expression turned gloomy as he said, After more than ten years we are finally face to face Hyuga Kuroto!

It was just a coincidence that the two Shinobi encountered each other a decade ago and happened to have a short scuffle.

Back then, their strength and reputation were completely different from what it is now.

He hadnt joined the Akatsuki Organization, and Kuroto was only a Chunin who was about to be disposed of by Shimura Danzo because of his relationship with the traitor Orochimaru.

He had just started to work on Human Puppetry, while Kuroto had just awakened the Legendary Tenseigan.

The two fought each other, and Kuroto happened to take away his Sandaime Kazekage puppet.

Sasori has not forgotten that grudge.

The only reason he did not confront Hyuga Kuroto for more than a decade was that he had no opportunity. The two of them never encountered each other, and there were more pressing matters for Sasori to focus on over his grudge.

But now that they are finally facing each other

Heh, I suppose you can say that Sasori, said Kuroto with a chuckle.

In reality, this is not their second encounter, and most certainly not after more than a decade. Over the years, the two of them have repeatedly encountered each other and fought against each other. But Sasori doesnt realize this because each time the two of them have encountered, Kuroto was not using his real body.

More than once, he fought Sasori while using the Suijin Clone Body. Another time, he was using the Tsukihi Clone Body when he joined the members of Akatsuki to witness Hirokus ritual. In fact, their last encounter was less than a year ago. At that time, Kuroto was using the Dojin Clones body and went to search for Shimura Danzo.

Thinking of all the suffering Sasori had endured because of him, Kuroto couldnt help but laugh.

Kurotos laugh made Sasoris mood gloomier. He looked up and down as he noted the Hokage Haori Kuroto was wearing under the Purple Chakra Cloak. Godaime Hokage, huh? he spoke, Who would have thought that the little brat whom I could have crushed to death with little to no effort would grow up to this point and end up becoming the Hokage of the greatest Shinobi Village what an irony!

Kuroto nodded, Yeah, that is true I suppose I should be grateful He added with a smile, Though you are still the same as you were back then Who would have thought that even after more than a decade, you dont seem to have made any progress, which is surprising, to say the least I guess not everyone is as talented as I am, huh?

While Kuroto and Sasori were mocking each other, Mangetsu couldnt help but ask Mei, The two of them they seem to know each other

Mei nodded, Yes, and added with a thoughtful expression, It seems Sasori of the Red Sand has some sort of grudge against Godaime Hokage, and the grudge is more than a decade old!

At this time, Mangetsu noticed another anomaly, Perhaps Sasori is hesitant to fight Godaime Hokage otherwise, he wouldnt waste so much time!

That is indeed possible. Although doubtful, she couldnt deny this possibility, and muttered, Although he is angry, he is also cautious Perhaps this is because of his grudge a decade ago I guess he doesnt have a very good memory of their last encounter.

It was surprising for her. If Hyuga Kuroto could leave a shadow on someone like Sasori of the Red Sand more than a decade ago, she had to wonder about the kind of strength he had back then and it wouldnt be a surprise if that strength had only grown over the years.

Yet, Kuroto was relatively less well-known. Compared to his peers like Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Kuroto wasnt that feared or known in the Shinobi World. Why?

Whoosh!

While Mei was looking at Kuroto skeptically, suddenly, Tsunade-hime arrived at the battlefield, Kuroto are you all right?

Without turning away from Sasori, Kuroto replied lightly, Yes, I am perfectly fine please check on Mizukage-dono and the others and heal them.

On it, nodded Tsunade as she went to check up on Mizukage and his entourage.

Damn it with Senju Tsunade here, it will be more difficult to fight them, thought Sasori.

He is not afraid of Kuroto, Tsunade, Yagura, Mei, or Mangetsu individually. He has no problem fighting even two of them at the same time. However, the possibility of them working together to fight him and the other members of the Akatsuki is troublesome.

Kuroto, Tsunade, Yagura, Mei, and Mangetsu make five Kage Rank Shinobi. Even if Mei and Mangetsu are not fully Kage Rank, they are stronger than most elite Jonins. Additionally, there are also the other two members of the Seven Swordsmen of Kiri, along with other Kirigakure Shinobi.

Moreover, Sasori couldnt ignore the possibility of more Konoha reinforcements coming their way during the battle. No matter how he thinks about it, he couldnt see a way for them to win or capture Yagura. Not to mention, if a member of Amatsukami ends up coming their way to aid the enemy, the chances of retreat might also disappear.

Therefore, after a moment of contemplation, Sasori looked a the other members of Akatsuki and said, This operation has failed retreat!

Phew! the other members of Kirigakure breathed a sigh of relief and immediately turned around and left. Mei, Mangetsu, Ringo, and Chojuro were already difficult to deal with. If you add a Sannin and a Kage into the mix, they will all end up dying. Therefore, as soon as Sasori issued the retreat order, they immediately disappeared.

The Mizukages entourage and Tsunade-hime did not stop their retreat. The reason was that the Mizukages entourage was exhausted, while Tsunade-hime did not want to entangle with them at this point, not when more important things were going on in Konoha.

Seeing that the others have retreated, Sasori took one last look at Kuroto, Hyuga Kuroto just you wait sooner or later, you will also become part of my collection.

Kuroto chuckled, Well, I wonder about that.

Somewhere else in the Land of Fire

BOOM!

An explosion occurred as the Raikage, in his Lightning Chakra Mode, punched the Blue Susanoo with all his strength.

The powerful impact, although it failed to completely shatter the defense of Susanoo, did leave some cracks and caused Susanoo to abruptly take a few steps back.

Seeing that his attack failed to break through Susanoo, the Raikage roared furiously, You bastard! Return my brother!

Hahaha take him away from me if you have the strength! said Madara with a chuckle.

He had successfully captured the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails. Although it wasnt easy, it also wasnt that difficult. Currently, Killer Bee is inside his Kamui Dimension. Once someone is captured and thrown into the Kamui Dimension by him, then the game is over for them. As long as he doesnt bring them out, they will forever remain there.

Because of various confrontations with the Akatsuki Organization over the years, the Raikage understood the seriousness of the matter. Therefore, he understood that no matter how strong Killer Bee is, no matter whether he is injured or not, unless Madara releases his brother from that alternate dimension, Bee wouldnt be returning, and this makes the Raikage even more helpless.

He attacked Madara with all his strength, hoping to overwhelm him. However, he couldnt even break through the Susanoo!

What to do? thought the Raikage, with a worried expression.

While the Raikage was thinking, Madara thought to himself, Since the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails has been successfully captured, I guess its time to retreat wouldnt want to face Amatsukami here.

With such intention, he looked at Ay and said, Well see you some other time, Raikage. Then he used Kamui on the entire Susanoo to transfer it inside the Kamui Dimension.

Theres no way if he were to only transfer his body, then Killer Bee, who is on the other side, would attack his body. But with the defense of Susanoo, even if Killer Bee attacks him using the power of the Eight-Tails, it wouldnt matter much.

Hey wait! the Raikage tried to stop Madara, however, right before his eyes, Madara along with his Susanoo disappeared.

Unable to stop Madara from taking away his brother, the Raikage stared blankly at the ground where Madara stood a moment ago, saying, Bee!

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