Hatake Sakumo, this is the limit of a sword-wielding ninja's physical skills.

This genius jonin from Konoha Village was even more famous than the "Three Ninjas" of his time at his peak. There were few strong people in the ninja world who could escape his blade.

When he thought that the enemy on the opposite side was such a terrifying guy, even Uchiha Sasuke, who had opened the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, felt a little scared.

Perhaps a bigger shock than this would be the resurrection of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.

However, Uchiha Sasuke is not someone who gives up so easily. The arrogance of a genius that he has cultivated since childhood makes him never admit defeat to anyone.

Now that Sasuke has greatly improved in strength, and with the help of teacher Kakashi, he is able to fight against any opponent no matter how strong.

Moreover, reinforcements are right before our eyes. With Mr. Mizuki's speed, they will arrive soon to support us.

It is somewhat comforting that the long swords held in Sasuke's hands, one is the indestructible Kusanagi sword, and the other is the blood sword. Although the material is slightly inferior, it is also a treasure that is only slightly inferior to the divine weapon.

The Impure Earth Form of Hatake Sakumo was holding a fairly decent longsword, which was only slightly better than a piece of scrap copper and iron.

How much of a role does a good weapon play for Hatake Sakumo?

Uchiha Sasuke, who is a master of two-handed swordsmanship, of course knows it very well. If he didn't have two long swords in his hands, he wouldn't be able to pass the level of Shimura Danzo.

As if aware of the sharpness of the sword in Sasuke's hand, Hatake Sakumo's Impure World Form has been avoiding a head-on collision with Uchiha Sasuke's weapons.

Although there were not too many hindrances, the feeling of being restrained always existed, and the lightning armor on Uchiha Sasuke was also difficult to pierce. In comparison, Hatake Kakashi seemed to have weaker defense.

However, there is another problem. Having been strictly trained by his father since childhood, although he was unable to fully inherit the true teachings due to Hatake Sakumo's suicide, Hatake Kakashi, who is familiar with the family swordsmanship, especially Hatake Sakumo's routines and offensive characteristics, is more flawless in defense.

When two strong men do not seek to achieve anything but to avoid making mistakes, and they are of similar types, it is basically impossible to have a quick victory.

There was the rare sound of swords clashing, and the battle scene was extremely intense. Uchiha Sasuke was the fastest among the three. The arc of lightning kept changing directions, which was Uchiha Sasuke's movement trajectory.

Hatake Kakashi is slightly slower, but has the most comprehensive abilities. He has the dynamic vision of the Sharingan and rich experience in predicting attacks, which enables him to deal with Hatake Sakumo's Impure World Form's attacks with ease.

With Uchiha Sasuke as the main player, and the experienced Hatake Kakashi as the auxiliary, it is quite difficult to break through the defense of such a partnership.

"Sure enough, there is no longer the fierce momentum and the sudden murderous intent that brought me the feeling of despair."

After all, he is just a puppet controlled by Kabuto Yakushi. Kabuto Yakushi, who is used to traditional ninja thinking and fighting methods, cannot unleash the full power of this Impure World Body.

Although the two are still at a disadvantage for the time being, this is due to their conservative tactics. The only one in Team 7 who can seal the Impure World Body that possesses immortality is Haruno Sakura. But now she has been temporarily transferred to the Sand Ninja Team who needs Sakura's support more. It is still too difficult to control this Impure World Body or even eliminate it directly.

If you are interested, you can actually try using the Mangekyō Sharingan's eye technique Kamui or Amaterasu, but it is really not worth it to use such a huge amount of power on an unconscious Impure World Body.

There is no choice but to keep the situation at a stalemate.

For this battle, time is on the side of Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Sasuke, but for Gaara, it is not so good.

With every passing moment, Gaara's chances of survival grew smaller.

…

In the distance, Uzumaki Naruto stood on the top of a giant tree, blocking the dazzling sunlight above with his palms, observing where Kakashi Sensei and Sasuke were fighting the enemy.

"It's too far away, I can't see anything clearly, Hinata, what did you find?"

"The enemy is strong!"

Although Hinata felt nervous about being alone with Naruto, now was not the time to care about her girlish side.

"I know he's very strong, but Kakashi-sensei just won't believe me, even though I can help."

"Naruto, I think we should just follow orders."

Hyuga Hinata advised patiently.

Judging from the situation observed with the Byakugan, even his own perception ability is almost unable to capture the specific actions of the three people. He also needs a special keen insight into chakra to know how dangerous the battle situation is. If he and Naruto go there, they may not even be able to keep up with the enemy's sword flashes, and they will be easily killed, or become a burden that Uchiha Sasuke and Kakashi need to protect.

Although they felt somewhat unwilling, that was really not a battle they should get involved in.

"I know that ninjas must follow orders on the battlefield!"

If it were three years ago, this blond kid would definitely be full of confidence and rush up to help.

Now, after catching up on a lot of basics and knowing some common sense about ninjas, Naruto also knew that now was not the time to be willful.

"Why do these weird ninjas always appear in the ninja world? They are all so strong!"

Naruto sighed somewhat dejectedly.

While the two were still observing, a strange chakra wave emerged from below.

"Naruto, be careful..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge shock wave came out of nowhere and accurately hit the absent-minded Naruto Uzumaki.

"Is this... soft fist?"

I didn't expect to encounter the Hyuga family's secret skills in this place, and to be on the side of the enemy.

"Eight Trigrams: Empty Palm!"

Sure enough, in the place where there was no movement before, a middle-aged ninja appeared. He was wearing a plain white robe, had a stern face, and a pair of white eyes in his eye sockets that could not even be covered up by the Impure World Reincarnation.

Judging from his appearance, he is very similar to his father, Hinata Hiashi, but he is younger.

Hinata Hyuga vigilantly held the hit Naruto in her arms and placed him on a thick tree trunk to rest for a while, and then she saw such a shocking scene.

"uncle?"

Hyuga Hizashi, the younger brother of the head of the Hyuga family who had been dead for many years, returned to the ninja world in this way.

Uzumaki Naruto, who was hit by the Eight Trigrams Empty Palm, was also in a state of confusion. Hyuga Hizashi's soft fist was not as half-baked as Hyuga Neji's three years ago.

If he were not the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki or a member of the Uzumaki clan, an ordinary ninja would have lost his combat effectiveness after being hit. The fact that Uzumaki Naruto was able to struggle and attempt to fight back was already a rare talent.