The Shadow Clone's retreat wasn't due to an inability to fight, but merely to conserve Chakra consumption.
After all, Taijutsu doesn't consume much Chakra, but he is a Shadow Clone, entirely composed of Chakra, so his mere existence consumes Chakra.
Fortunately, he finally saw a figure ahead. The person was Kisame Hoshigaki.
The Shadow Clone immediately shouted loudly.
"Mr. Kisame, the enemy is tricky. Join us in holding them back!"
Kisame had rushed over as soon as he received the flare. Having already confirmed that the target was not Mr. Madara, Kisame was incredibly diligent.
Kisame, who arrived beside the Shadow Clone, saw Zabuza and Kakashi, and also Sasori following behind.
After all, Sasori's presence was quite grand, making it hard not to notice him.
"A Puppet Master? But even Yuuki, whom Mr. Madara is wary of, finds him tricky?"
Kisame found it hard to understand. Although that pile of puppets looked impressive, Kisame felt he could handle them himself.
Unable to figure it out, Kisame didn't think any further. This world is just like that, full of absurdities!
Kisame didn't know Sasori, and since Kisame wasn't recommended to the Akatsuki Organization by Obito, Sasori naturally didn't know him either.
Kisame looked at Sasori, who was gradually approaching, and said to the three of them.
"Captain, and Mr. Zabuza, Mr. Kakashi, please leave the rest to me!"
Honest Kisame didn't feel there was anything wrong with fighting Sasori.
As an undercover agent, isn't it his duty to work diligently? To contribute his strength to the organization he's infiltrated!
Kisame's hand signs were a delight to watch, without any flashiness or concealment, clearly displayed.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
A vast amount of water began to appear out of thin air before everyone's eyes.
Kakashi and Zabuza were stunned.
Is this how a showman fights?
Without thinking too much, he transforms the Battlefield into his advantage.
Unlike Kakashi, who has to meticulously plan every Ninjutsu he uses.
Nor like Zabuza, who has to calculate this and that when using Water Prison Jutsu.
Kisame's Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave directly formed a lake on the Battlefield!
A purely flashy Ninjutsu, it naturally wouldn't cause Sasori any trouble.
It was just that Sasori looked at the headband on Kisame's forehead with some doubt. Wasn't it said that Zabuza was the strongest Ninja in Hidden Mist?
Indeed, the enemy's words are not to be trusted, the cunning Uchiha!
Sasori already had the intention to retreat at this point. Just one Ninja had caused such a big commotion. If he continued, who knew how many more strong Ninja there would be.
Without hesitation, Sasori began to retrieve the puppets in the air. The Shadow Clone saw this and shouted.
"Oh no, he's trying to escape! Stop him quickly!"
Kisame, very obediently, began to form hand signs.
"Water Release: Thousand Eating Sharks!"
Kisame directly transformed into a surfing prince, rushing towards Sasori with a water wave over ten meters high.
And hidden beneath the giant wave were countless sharks.
Sasori felt it was outrageous at this point; he had never seen a fight like this!
In fact, Kakashi and Zabuza hadn't seen it either. Kisame's Chakra was like it cost nothing.
They had never fought such a lavish battle in their lives.
The Shadow Clone, however, looked at Kisame and nodded with satisfaction. Kisame is capable!
He should praise Kisame more, to make him do a good job.
Sasori quickly retrieved his puppets. Each one was made by him from collecting corpses and meticulously polishing them. Losing even one would pain him.
But Kisame's Ninjutsu, though seemingly slow, was due to its massive range. In reality, its speed was incredibly fast, at least faster than Zabuza's Water Dragon Bullet.
Without surprise, Sasori took a direct hit from Kisame's Thousand Eating Sharks. Hmm, the damage wasn't significant.
Kisame's usually effective Thousand Eating Sharks didn't gain much advantage. Some of Sasori's early, low-grade puppets were bitten to pieces by the sharks.
But most of the puppets, including Sasori himself, suffered almost no damage.
Sasori looked at Kisame before him. He knew that if he didn't deal with Kisame, he wouldn't be able to leave today.
Just like before, if he didn't deal with Zabuza and Kakashi, he wouldn't be able to leave.
This is the advantage of having more people. If one person can't defeat you, what about two, or three?
Sasori took out his prized possession, a sealed scroll with the character 'Three' written on it.
Upon opening it, the Third Kazekage, hailed as the strongest Kazekage in history, appeared before everyone.
Kisame and Zabuza couldn't tell who it was, as Hidden Mist and Sunagakure were at the easternmost and westernmost ends of the Ninja World, respectively.
The two had almost no interaction, nor any historical issues.
However, Kakashi, being a Konoha Anbu, naturally recognized the fuse of the Third Shinobi World War.
Thinking about how he lost Obito and Rin during the Third Shinobi World War, a feeling of being toyed with by fate arose.
However, still in battle, Kakashi directly warned Kisame.
"That's the Third Kazekage! Be careful, it's said his Magnet Release is overwhelming and can cover several kilometers!"
Upon hearing this, Kisame's eyes brightened slightly. This was good. Kisame wasn't good at fighting people who were full of calculations in battle.
"Mr. Kakashi, thank you for the reminder, I understand!"
Kakashi nodded, with no intention of helping. At this moment, he experienced the benefits of being a spectator, then glanced at the Shadow Clone.
Captain Yuuki should have known the benefits of being a spectator long ago. He then remembered that Yuuki was not only his Captain but also the Uchiha Clan Head and the head of the Konoha Military Police Force.
Kakashi then recalled how Danzo had once persuaded him to assassinate the Hokage.
Hokage-sama was clearly powerful, yet he constantly needed protection, having hardly taken action for over a decade except for the Kumogakure invasion.
Kakashi felt he had discovered the true meaning of becoming a great person.
He then remembered that he was also a squad leader in the Anbu, and thought about his previous style of always being at the forefront of every battle.
He couldn't help but blame himself for being too naive in the past. Kakashi, no wonder you're still just a squad leader at your age.
Recalling the Shadow Clone's actions, Kakashi summarized the essence.
Everyone, charge!
I'll take the blame, you go die!
Congratulations, Konoha has gained another enlightened person!
Meanwhile, the two combatants, after a period of trash fighting where they threw Ninjutsu at each other as a test, had reached a stalemate and simultaneously stopped, retreating to stand still.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method!"
"Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique!"
Two super-wide-range Ninjutsu began to gradually approach each other.
Kakashi looked at the Iron Sand World Method with some surprise. This was different from the intelligence; the range was much smaller!
And Kisame's Great Shark Bullet was truly massive. The giant shark formed by Water Release directly swallowed the Iron Sand.
With Kisame's continuous Chakra input and the Great Shark Bullet's Chakra-devouring characteristic, it grew larger and larger.
The Iron Sand, already heavy after getting wet, became even heavier and began to scatter bit by bit as its Chakra was absorbed.
Finally, a giant shark engulfed the Third Kazekage and Sasori, then bit down fiercely.
The battle was over!
Kisame cut off the Chakra maintenance, and the entire lake disappeared even faster than it had formed.
The Shadow Clone immediately flashed to where Sasori had fallen, searching through the wreckage with hands wrapped in rubber cloth.
Finally, he found a fragment with the 'Scorpion' mark. Seeing its intact state, the Shadow Clone breathed a sigh of relief.
The mission was complete, he could enjoy himself for the rest of the days!
Meanwhile, not far away, a pair of eyes growing on a tree trunk had witnessed everything that had transpired.
After securing the mission item, the Shadow Clone immediately returned to the three's side.
Although the three didn't understand the meaning of the Shadow Clone's recent actions, they didn't ask.
"This time, it truly was thanks to the three of you!"
"I found some crucial things on the enemy just now and urgently need to return to Konoha."
"With three such powerful Ninja in the team, I imagine there will be no problems. I'll leave the rest of the mission to the three of you!"
With that said, the Shadow Clone left without waiting for their reply.
The remaining three looked at each other, left in a state of confused thoughts.
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