Although the Third Hokage ignored the manipulator, the manipulator, who had been constantly beaten, couldn't act as if he hadn't seen them.
Having been controlled and beaten for so long, the manipulator directly unleashed his pent-up rage on the Third Hokage and his group.
A wave of energy burst from the manipulator, blowing away the Third Hokage and his companions who were passing by, as well as a few rogue players who refused to leave.
Freed from control, the manipulator immediately focused his gaze on those rogue players, as their aggro was the highest.
The manipulator controlled his arms to swing, and then threads directly wrapped around these rogue players. Finally, with a pull of the threads, these rogue players were instantly killed on the spot.
"Damn it."
The Third Hokage, who had been blown away, looked at the already distant Orochimaru, feeling a bit angry.
Immediately, he turned his murderous gaze towards the manipulator, who had just gotten up.
"Everyone, listen to my command! Use Orochimaru's tactic from earlier to control this BOSS!"
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Everyone dispersed, beginning to imitate Orochimaru's previous commands, intending to control the manipulator.
But… the manipulator had already made one mistake; how could he be so easily controlled again?
In fact, if Orochimaru hadn't seized the opportunity to ambush and first controlled the manipulator with a single Yellow Springs Swamp, the team of scattered stragglers would never have been able to retreat unscathed.
And now… it was basically impossible for the Third Hokage to imitate Orochimaru.
The manipulator dodged the attacks of control Ninjutsu while launching attacks at the Third Hokage and his subordinates.
After all, they were a group of experienced Anbu and the Hokage; they weren't as easy to deal with as those few civilian rogues from before.
It took several attacks for the manipulator to take down just one person.
The Third Hokage dodged the attacks of the puppets summoned by the manipulator while looking back at the guilds watching the show.
"Damn it… are these guys really just going to watch from there?"
Muttering a curse, the Third Hokage shouted, "Everyone, listen to my command! Lure the BOSS to the crowd in the back!"
"We absolutely cannot let them watch in peace!"
Hearing the Third Hokage's command, all guild members began to retreat in an orderly fashion, planning to lure the manipulator towards other players.
Danzo and the other guild leaders, who had intended to watch Hiruzen Sarutobi die, cursed Hiruzen Sarutobi as despicable when they saw this scene.
However, since the BOSS was charging towards them, they had no choice but to act.
Just as the BOSS battle was in full swing here, the Chang Sheng Zhe, Orochimaru, quietly returned to this area, hidden in a secret corner, and no one discovered his trace.
"Hehehe, Teacher Sarutobi, you're really working hard!"
As he spoke, Orochimaru drew a bone knife from behind him. He planned to rush out when the wild BOSS had only a sliver of health left.
As for whether doing so was despicable? Heh, aren't wild BOSSes meant to be snatched?
In fact, there were quite a few people who shared Orochimaru's idea.
Naturally, none of them had Orochimaru's strong combat awareness or power, but as the saying goes, "Dreams must always be had; what if you're the one who delivers the final blow to the wild BOSS?"
Naruto, not far away, also watched the exciting battle below.
Actually, it wasn't particularly exciting, after all… the players' levels weren't too high yet, and no one had spent a large number of skill points to develop S-rank Ninjutsu.
But with many people, it was lively.
It was like playing an online game; if you grind alone, no matter how high your level or how powerful your equipment, it's not very meaningful!
But if a group of people formed a guild and played together, even if the guild was full of noobs, it would still be very fulfilling and interesting to play…
Moreover, many of the Ninja below found the feeling of fighting on the battlefield again.
Time passed minute by minute.
Just now, the wild BOSS manipulator had entered a red-health berserk state.
One wave of red-health berserk directly took out one-third of the people present.
However, berserk also meant that the BOSS was at its last gasp, and what followed was the tense and exciting kill-stealing segment.
At this time, the guild leaders all gave up attacking the BOSS. They were all waiting, waiting for the BOSS to be near death to deliver the final blow.
Even Orochimaru, observing from the shadows, secretly tightened his grip on the bone knife.
"Now's the time…"
Suddenly, Danzo roared and charged forward.
Among the Ino–Shika–Chō, Ino and Chō also rushed forward.
Not just them, several other guild leaders also charged forward. Now it was a matter of who could land the final blow.
Seeing these people charge, Danzo, who had just shouted to charge, stopped his steps, a triumphant smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"That old fox Danzo is still as insidious as ever."
Hyuga Hiashi, standing with Uchiha Fugaku, muttered softly.
"Hmph! Those people are also eliminated, which is even better."
It was hard to imagine that the head of the Uchiha Clan would stand so close to the head of the Hyuga Clan, and it even looked like a strategic alliance.
This would be completely impossible in reality, but in the game, it had become a reality.
Under Danzo's scheme, the guild leaders who had charged out earlier were all beaten back by the red-health enraged manipulator.
Seizing this opportunity, Danzo, the old schemer, finally made his move.
Not only him, but also the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hyuga Hiashi, Uchiha Fugaku, Nara Shikaku, Orochimaru… all rushed towards the manipulator, who was now just a sliver of health.
Their speeds were all faster than the last. They believed that as long as they were the first to touch the manipulator, that kill would definitely be theirs.
Just as everyone confidently charged towards the manipulator, a buzzing electrical sound rang out, and then a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed past the manipulator's side.
As the lightning flashed… the manipulator also crashed to the ground.
This sudden scene left the guild leaders stunned in place.
Finally, it was the Third Hokage who first recovered.
"That was… Kakashi's Raikiri just now. Could it be Kakashi?"
Hearing the Third Hokage's words, the guild leaders all looked at the figure still half-kneeling on the ground, striking a pose.
"That's right, Third Hokage-sama, I am indeed Kakashi."
"I apologize, but this wild BOSS is very important to me!"