Kakashi and Obito were fighting the combined forces of Sunagakure and Kumogakure with other Konoha Ninja, while Shindai was in a one-on-one battle with Pakura.
Konoha was gradually gaining the upper hand.
Due to the traps laid, Sunagakure and Kumogakure had suffered some casualties.
Actually, if it were just casualties, it wouldn't be a big problem.
The big problem was that these traps had disrupted their formations.
Initially, their formations were separate, with Sunagakure as one unit and Kumogakure as another.
Because of these traps, Sunagakure and Kumogakure got mixed together.
And that was a major issue.
Sunagakure and Kumogakure had only united to invade Konoha due to orders from above; they didn't trust each other.
This led to a phenomenon where, for example, if a Sunagakure Ninja was in danger, a Kumogakure Ninja nearby, who could clearly help, would choose to stand by and do nothing, completely lacking teamwork.
On the Konoha side, all Ninja were united in purpose; if one person was in trouble, five or six people might rush out to help them out of danger.
With this ebb and flow, the numerical advantage of the Sunagakure and Kumogakure allied forces no longer existed, and they were now rapidly falling into a disadvantage.
However, Konoha's advantage did not mean Shindai was at an advantage.
Kakashi and Obito glanced in Shindai's direction, and that glance made them unable to look away.
At this moment, Shindai was bruised and swollen, almost unrecognizable.
Obito saw Pakura land another punch on Shindai's left eye and hissed, "Is she hitting him that hard?"
Kakashi also gasped, "That idiot, did he provoke her? Last time, they seemed to have a deep relationship; there's no reason she'd beat Shindai like this."
Kakashi guessed correctly; Shindai had indeed provoked Pakura.
And he provoked her continuously.
"Hey, it doesn't hurt!"
"Didn't you eat?"
"What's the use of just growing tall?"
"And you call this real Taijutsu? I could find any old lady who looks more like real Taijutsu than you."
Shindai maintained his stubbornness to the end; he refused to admit he couldn't beat Pakura!
As long as he didn't admit it, then he and Pakura were evenly matched!
Pakura was also rendered speechless by Shindai; if Shindai had just begged for mercy a little, she would have gone easier on him.
But Shindai was so stubborn; even though his legs were trembling from the beating, he was still yelling provocatively.
Pakura looked around; their allied forces were already showing signs of defeat, so the battle would likely end soon.
Pakura charged at Shindai again.
Shindai saw Pakura charging again, and his trembling legs now shook even more violently.
Shindai really wanted to shout at Pakura, 'Don't come over here!', but the words that came out were: "Are you going to give me another massage with your soft, massage-like fists?"
However, this time Pakura didn't beat Shindai but guided him to 'evenly matched' Taijutsu combat with her.
While fighting, Pakura said to Shindai, "Shindai, the decision of Sunagakure to ally with Kumogakure this time is definitely Rasa's major blunder. My previous efforts to gain military merits by killing Kirigakure had a purpose. I will seek the Kazekage position later. Wait for me. Once I become Kazekage, I will let you return to the Village!"
Upon hearing Pakura's words, Shindai instantly felt a chill down his spine and anxiously said, "Hey, don't mess around! Rasa has the support of Chiyo and Ebizo; you can't do it!"
Pakura's gaze was firm as she said, "No! I definitely can do it! Sunagakure doesn't just have Chiyo and Ebizo as high-ranking officials. I will get the support of other high-ranking officials. Believe me! See you later!"
"I don't believe you at all, you..."
Before Shindai could finish speaking, Pakura directly kicked Shindai towards Kakashi and Obito.
Kakashi and Obito quickly helped Shindai up: "Are you alright, Shindai?!"
Pakura took one last look at Shindai before leaving.
Shindai watched Pakura leave, muttering with a headache, "No wonder they were going to sacrifice her; isn't this clearly infringing on their interests? That idiot!"
Indeed, besides Chiyo and Ebizo, there were many other high-ranking officials in Sunagakure, but all of them combined didn't have as much influence as either Chiyo or Ebizo alone.
And Rasa was supported by Chiyo and Ebizo; they were absolutely on Rasa's side.
Therefore, Pakura's plan would absolutely not succeed.
Obito asked in confusion, "Shindai, what are you muttering about? What sacrifice? What interests?"
Shindai wiped his nosebleed and shook his head, "Nothing."
Suddenly.
Among the Konoha Ninja, shouts of "Counterattack!" and "Counterattack!" constantly rang out.
Shindai, Kakashi, and Obito looked ahead and saw that the combined Ninja forces of Sunagakure and Kumogakure had begun a large-scale retreat, and the Konoha Ninja were now giving chase.
Shindai let out a long breath: "It seems it's finally coming to an end."
Obito and Kakashi unconsciously smiled: "Yeah, as long as we drive them out of the Land of Fire, then we win!"
Obito and Kakashi carried Shindai and chased after Sunagakure and Kumogakure together.
Shindai, being carried, felt like he was better off dead.
He was already in such a terrible state; did they still have to carry him? Couldn't they just leave him where he was?!
Sunagakure and Kumogakure were now in a state of complete rout, with no possibility of any counterattack, only being chased by the Konoha Ninja.
When dawn broke and the sun shone on the earth.
Everyone erupted in cheers.
Because they had driven the combined Ninja forces of Sunagakure and Kumogakure out of the Land of Fire's border.
In the end, they had won this war!
"Shindai! Did you see it? Did you see it? We won, we won!"
Obito violently shook Shindai.
Shindai's head was spinning from Obito's shaking: "Alright! Stop shaking! I'm not blind! And I'm not deaf! I can see and hear!"
Shindai lay directly on the ground; he only had enough Chakra left to maintain his body's functions, and his whole body ached from being beaten by Pakura. As soon as he relaxed, Shindai grimaced in pain.
"She really hits hard. Wouldn't it have been better to just pretend? Whoever becomes her husband in the future will be unlucky!"
Obito and Kakashi also collapsed onto the ground.
They were both almost completely drained now. Although they didn't have any major wounds, they had so many small cuts that they themselves didn't know how many there were.
The logistics unit also arrived.
Rin Nohara was among them and immediately spotted Shindai, Obito, and Kakashi, sprinting towards the three of them.
"Rin!"
Obito also saw Rin Nohara running towards them and happily waved at her.
Rin Nohara directly leaped and embraced Shindai, Obito, and Kakashi all at once, her eyes welling up with tears: "This is great! All three of you are alright..."
Feeling Rin Nohara's hug, Obito felt like he was floating, and the pain in his body instantly vanished.
The only drawback was that Rin Nohara was also hugging Shindai and Kakashi, those two extra guys.
He really wanted to kick those two extra guys away and enjoy Rin Nohara's hug all to himself.
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