To prevent being detected by Orochimaru in advance, Ryuzetsu, Chino, and Karin maintained a certain distance between them.
This distance was neither far nor close; with the speed of Ryuzetsu and Chino, they could arrive in about ten minutes. And with Karin's current strength, no matter what enemy she encountered, holding out for ten minutes was more than enough, so this distance was very reasonable.
It's just that no one expected beforehand that Karin would encounter a siege by three Hokage here.
Therefore, when Ryuzetsu and Chino arrived in a hurry, the great battle had already entered a white-hot stage. The battlefield was pitted and messy. Everywhere the eye could see was either a frantically growing sea of trees or a huge sphere suspended high in the sky; all were wonders rarely seen in ordinary times.
As for the underground laboratory that was originally the battlefield, not even broken walls could be found now; one could only vaguely see a messy large pit.
"What exactly happened here?!"
Ryuzetsu and Chino looked at the scene before them and couldn't help but look at each other in dismay. Fortunately, they had masks to cover them, otherwise, the surprise on their faces would have been completely exposed.
Opposite them.
Seeing Ryuzetsu and Chino arrive, the look of joy that had just appeared on Orochimaru's face due to the Fourth Hokage's escape quickly disappeared.
Yakushi Kabuto became even more nervous.
There were indeed differences in strength within the Akatsuki organization, but the lower limit was surprisingly high; even the weakest were at the level of an Elite Jonin of a Great Ninja Village. So the arrival of two Akatsuki members was enough to change the tide of battle. Moreover, they knew nothing about the intelligence of these two Akatsuki members.
On the side of the three Hokage.
The Second Hokage, whose Impure World Reincarnation body had gradually recovered, said to the Fourth Hokage: "Fourth, thanks to you this time!"
The Fourth Hokage hurriedly said: "Sorry, it was my misjudgment just now."
The method 'B' used to break the Second Hokage's Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags completely exceeded the Fourth Hokage's expectations, directly leading to the Second Hokage being sealed by the opponent.
The Second Hokage shook his head: "No, we all misjudged. The opponent is even more terrifying than we imagined. That feeling is just like facing Big Brother back then!"
The mentioned First Hokage smiled, then looked up and down at the Fourth Hokage, who was glittering all over in Kurama Mode, and praised: "To be able to use Tailed Beast chakra to this extent, Fourth, you are excellent!"
"Actually, it's all Kurama's credit!"
The Fourth Hokage explained a sentence.
Like many others, the Fourth Hokage didn't understand Tailed Beasts at first, thinking they were violent monsters that must be sealed and dealt with.
But after being sealed in the Shinigami's belly together with the Nine-Tails, spending day and night together, they gradually understood each other, and their relationship changed from initial hostility to friends.
This was also the reason why the Fourth Hokage could easily enter Kurama Mode!
The Second Hokage interrupted their chat at this time: "Big Brother, Fourth, now is not the time for chatting. Think about how to deal with the strong enemy opposite us!"
The Fourth Hokage hurriedly pointed to the giant stone sphere still suspended high in the sky: "The jutsu I was hit with just now was very powerful. If it weren't for Kurama going fully berserk, it would have been impossible for me alone to break free. You two Leaders must be careful!"
The Second Hokage said: "That black rod the opponent stabbed into my body can interfere with chakra. Be careful not to get hit!"
In a few words, the Hokage completed the sharing of the intelligence just now.
The First Hokage turned his head at this time and asked Orochimaru with a serious expression: "This Akatsuki organization, exactly how many members does it have?"
Orochimaru remained silent.
Yakushi Kabuto aside hurriedly answered: "About twenty or so!"
Undoubtedly, this was adding Nagato and Obito's group together with Shinji's group.
"So many!?"
The Second and Fourth Hokage's expressions changed drastically.
The First Hokage also frowned and asked: "How many members in the Akatsuki organization have strength like 'B' opposite us?"
"This cannot be determined!" Pausing, Yakushi Kabuto said: "But there are at least two or three!"
Whether other Akatsuki members were as strong as 'B', Yakushi Kabuto could not judge, but he was certain that the leader Nagato, and the suspected leader 'A', would definitely not be weaker than 'B'.
The Second Hokage sighed lightly: "It seems the Ninja World is about to face a catastrophe!"
The Fourth Hokage said: "Orochimaru, let's retreat for now! We are insufficiently prepared. If we continue fighting and lose Kurama, the situation will be critical!"
"Okay!"
Orochimaru, who had long harbored thoughts of retreating, nodded.
Now that the Impure World Reincarnation bodies of the Second and Fourth Hokage had escaped, and the Nine-Tails was under his control, he had nothing to hesitate about.
After unifying their opinions, the First Hokage immediately activated Wood Release, urging the sea of trees to attack Karin and the others opposite. The Second and Fourth Hokage used Flying Thunder God Technique to take Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto and evacuate first.
For the two Hokage who mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, as long as they were willing, there were few people who could stop them from evacuating!
Facing the oncoming sea of trees, Ryuzetsu and Chino's expressions froze, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Karin took a step forward and also activated Wood Release, summoning her own sea of trees to meet the First Hokage's aggressively attacking sea of trees.
She already knew the opponent was preparing to evacuate, but she was not prepared to stop them.
Firstly, with the escape of the Second and Fourth Hokage, she was no longer confident in taking down Orochimaru and the others. Secondly, Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto, plus the Impure World Reincarnation bodies of the three Hokage were too dangerous; she didn't want Ryuzetsu and Chino to take risks with her.
Rumble...
The two seas of trees crashed together again like tidal waves, squeezing and tearing at each other; the scene was like the end of the world!
However, both the First Hokage and Karin were unusually calm in their hearts. From the other party's reaction, they both knew that this great battle was over.
Sure enough.
A moment later, the confrontation between the two seas of trees came to an abrupt end. After the sky-filling dust and wood chips gradually subsided, the figures of Orochimaru and the others were gone from the opposite side.
Although the Mind's Eye of Kagura could still track them, after weighing the pros and cons, Karin finally followed the Leader's initial instructions and gave up the pursuit.
Ryuzetsu asked cautiously: "Leader, did we come late?"
Karin shook her head: "No, I underestimated the opponent. Facing three Hokage joining forces, I didn't have full confidence!"
Ryuzetsu and Chino clicked their tongues secretly upon hearing this.
If these words came from someone else's mouth, they would only think the other party was bragging. But looking at the messy battlefield around them, plus the hasty retreat of Orochimaru and the others just now, they felt that this sentence from Karin did not contain any element of boasting.
In fact, even Karin herself did not clearly realize that with the conclusion of this battle, she had gradually developed the mindset of a powerhouse. When facing strong enemies, she was no longer as cowering and nervous as before.
It could be said that this was her biggest harvest this time!