The Mist Ninja's battle to intercept the Three Great Ninja Villages progressed quite rapidly.
On the other side, Ameyuri Ringo, Zabuza Momochi, Ranmaru, Suigetsu Hozuki, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Chōjūrō, six of them, also launched a surprise attack on Konoha simultaneously.
Before Konoha could catch its breath, facing the sudden attack from the Kirigakure, it could only quickly engage in battle.
The six members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, while blocking Konoha's attack.
Bubble, Haku, and Kimimaro also charged towards the Tailed Beasts trapped within the Wood Release.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had spent a great deal of effort to trap the three Tailed Beasts initially, naturally wanting Konoha to have the qualification to negotiate with the other Three Great Ninja Villages after the war ended.
And these three Tailed Beasts were the key to the negotiation.
This point was understood by Danzo and other high-ranking Konoha officials.
And now, upon seeing Kimimaro and others from the Mist Ninja Village attempting to destroy the seal, the people in Konoha instantly understood what the Mist Ninja Village wanted to do?
Although the six members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist temporarily blocked the Konoha Ninja, they probably wouldn't be able to hold them back for long.
Fortunately, on the other side, the three of them, Bubble, were only destroying the seal made of Wood Release.
Bubble used the power of the Six-Tails, spraying out a large amount of corrosive liquid, creating large and small pits in the cage made of Wood Release.
Coupled with the attacks from Haku and Kimimaro, the restraint trapping the One-Tail Shukaku was the first to be broken.
Without the Wood Release seal, the One-Tail Shukaku's body quickly began to turn into sand and dissipate, returning to its Jinchuriki form.
Haku used a Body Flicker Technique, appearing beside Gaara, and carrying Gaara on his shoulder.
On the other side, facing the attacks of many Konoha Ninja, the defense formed by the six of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist also collapsed. Zabuza Momochi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and others quickly retreated in front of Kimimaro and the others.
"It's a shame, there's no time to bring the other two Jinchuriki back."
Ameyuri Ringo glanced at Gaara on Haku's shoulder, a look of regret appearing on her face.
"If Ao had led the Mist Ninja Force as reinforcements, it might have been possible, but the Mist Ninja Force went to intercept the Ninja of the Three Great Ninja Villages."
Suigetsu Hozuki shrugged, a helpless expression on his face.
"Yūto-sama's original objective was the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and we have already completed the mission. If the Mist Ninja Force were to fight Konoha again, the advantage we just gained would be lost."
Chōjūrō looked at everyone and said softly.
"The Konoha Ninja have surrounded us, how do you plan to retreat?"
Kisame Hoshigaki looked at the Konoha Ninja rapidly approaching them and asked Zabuza and the others with a hint of curiosity.
"Since that's the case, then I'll..."
A sinister smile appeared on Zabuza's lips. He twisted his neck and was about to step forward when a faint voice sounded from behind Zabuza.
"I'll do it!"
Kimimaro stepped past Zabuza and walked calmly to the front of the group.
Seeing Kimimaro's action, Zabuza raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything more.
Bang!
A wave of air suddenly burst from Kimimaro, followed by a special aura rising from his body.
A black dot the size of a coin appeared on Kimimaro's forehead, and at the same time, a layer of black markings appeared around Kimimaro's eye sockets, giving him an unusual feeling.
Kisame Hoshigaki was stunned. At this moment, Kimimaro actually gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.
Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at the expressions on the faces of the others and found that Zabuza Momochi and the others had calm expressions, as if Kimimaro's sudden increase in power was not something to be surprised about.
Kimimaro looked at the Konoha Ninja who were rapidly rushing towards them, quickly formed hand signs, and then slammed his hands on the ground:
"Sage Art - Corpse Bone Pulse - Dance of the Seedling Fern!"
Rumble! Rumble!
The entire ground seemed to be experiencing an earthquake. In the next instant, countless sharp bones rapidly grew out of the ground.
In the blink of an eye, these bones had covered the entire ground, like a forest made of white bones.
And the bone forest in front of them also completely separated Kimimaro and the others from the Konoha Ninja.
Kimimaro took a slight breath, and his entire body retreated from Sage Mode, while he couldn't help but think to himself.
This level of Ninjutsu has already exhausted all the stored Sage Art Chakra?
As expected, the stored Sage Art Chakra is still too little to support a long battle.
Zabuza and the others showed a hint of admiration in their eyes when they saw Kimimaro's move.
However, when they saw Kimimaro retreat from Sage Mode, a look of 'as expected' flashed in everyone's eyes.
Everyone's condition was similar to Kimimaro's; the Sage Art Chakra in their bodies could not support them in prolonged combat.
They had only been learning Sage Mode for too short a time, and the stored Sage Art Chakra in their bodies was still too little.
Compared to the hint of helplessness that flashed in the eyes of Zabuza and the others, Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but look at Kimimaro.
What was that Chakra just now?
Kisame Hoshigaki felt a rare emotion of both longing and fear emanating from the Great Sword Samehada on his back.
"Yūto-sama's mission is complete, let's retreat."
Kimimaro said indifferently.
Konoha's side.
Looking at the bone forest in front that was blocking the Konoha people, Jiraiya's face showed a solemn expression:
"Is that Chakra feeling Sage Art?"
How could people from the Mist Ninja Village know Sage Art?
As far as Jiraiya knew, the only places in the Ninja World where one could learn Sage Art were the Three Great Sage Lands, but all of these Three Great Sage Lands had intricate connections with Konoha.
As for other Ninja Villages, even if they wanted to learn, there was no way for them to enter these Three Great Sage Lands.
Could it be Orochimaru?
Tsunade had stood beside Jiraiya at some point and said with a solemn voice:
"The Mist Ninja Village has quietly acquired so many powerful Ninja. Among the Five Great Shinobi Countries this time, only the Mist Ninja Village has not only suffered the least losses but also gained quite a lot."
Jiraiya nodded and also said with a solemn expression:
"The Mist Ninja Village has now taken the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and adding their own, they now have a total of three Tailed Beasts. The Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails and Eight-Tails cannot be lost; these are the conditions Konoha can currently negotiate with the Cloud Shinobi and Rock Shinobi."
"As long as an agreement can be reached with the Cloud Shinobi and Rock Shinobi, the problem between the Sand Ninja and Konoha will be easily resolved. As for the last Mist Ninja Village..."
Jiraiya stopped speaking at this point and did not continue.
Among the Five Great Shinobi Countries, the Mist Ninja Village was the most mysterious, and also the Ninja Village about which each village had the least information.
In Jiraiya's opinion, the man who could use Adamantine Sealing Chains probably had a special relationship with the Kirigakure.
However, given the limited information currently available, Jiraiya did not dare to jump to conclusions.