Chapter 128: Fighting a War of Attrition
"Chakra Metal Arm Shield!"
Sasuke's eyes gleamed. Just now, he almost collided with those blades and was cut in half. As expected of a Kage-level powerhouse, Ebizo, despite being severely wounded, still retained extraordinary combat power. At that moment, the chakra threads from his fingers connected to the shield blades, which scattered towards Sasuke like celestial flowers.
Sasuke unleashed Wind Breath, green marks appearing on his forehead, and barely managed to dodge. The blades traced a strange arc and shattered four of his shadow clones.
"How strong!" Sasuke felt a chill. Without Duy's containment, it was difficult to face Ebizo. It seemed they could only wage a war of attrition.
He sent six mecha puppets to besiege Ebizo, while his real body approached Might Duy. He gave him an improved honey energy block and activated his Yang Style chakra to stimulate his stomach, helping him digest the energy and stabilize the wounds caused by opening the Seventh Gate and using the Morning Peacock. Duy's body had reached its limit, and without treatment, it would take a long time to recover. Under Sasuke's chakra stimulation, he fell into a deep, restorative sleep.
On the other hand, Ebizo not only felt comfortable under the siege of six mechas but was also able to find their weak points and block their joints with his blades, rendering two of them useless.
At that moment, two "Sunagakure puppet users" burst onto the battlefield. "Elder, we're here to help you!" they shouted.
Ebizo was immediately cautious. He performed a small test, attacking them. The two "puppet users" defended themselves, but Ebizo saw through their disguise and destroyed them; they were Sasuke's clones. Just then, another puppet user, pursued by a mecha, appeared. "Elder, save me!" he exclaimed.
'You still want to trick me,' Ebizo thought, and controlled his arm blade to attack this one as well. But at the last second, he realized something was wrong. He quickly adjusted the trajectory, but even so, the blade pierced the man's right chest. It was a real Sunagakure ninja. The mecha puppet pursuing him took the opportunity to cut him in half.
"Elder, why...?" the man asked before dying, his eyes filled with confusion.
Seeing this scene, Ebizo became enraged and, in a burst of violence, disabled two more mechas. Sasuke sent two more to support him. But Ebizo's wounds finally began to take their toll. Realizing he could no longer distinguish friend from foe, he decided not to get entangled further and fled at full speed.
Sasuke's clones tried to stop him with syrup and traps, but they couldn't effectively halt a Kage's escape. Sasuke could only send two shadow clones to follow him. Afterward, he concentrated his forces to eliminate the remaining Sunagakure troops in the valley, even transforming into Ebizo to sow chaos.
Soon, all enemies were eliminated. Sasuke, without stopping, mounted Shirotaka with Uchiha Shun and Shirogane Hayama, and pursued Ebizo.
After flying less than twenty kilometers, they finally caught up to him.
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