Shindai faced three Cloud Ninja alone, clashing head-on with them.
Shindai's initial thought was to attract the attention of the three Cloud Ninja first, let Kakashi and the others escape, and then he would follow.
However, looking at Kakashi's injuries, he couldn't run even if he wanted to.
Moreover, the current Obito was a hot-blooded fool; if Kakashi didn't leave, Obito would definitely not leave either.
As for Rin Nohara, if Kakashi and Obito didn't leave, she certainly wouldn't leave.
This was troublesome; those three Cloud Ninja clearly weren't easy opponents. One against three, he was completely at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
Kakashi saw that Shindai had clearly repelled Rumoda, but didn't have Kannazuki pursue, instead hesitating in place.
Kakashi immediately realized that Shindai was conflicted.
As for what he was conflicted about, what else could it be but running away?
Kakashi shouted to Shindai, "Shindai, their strength isn't great, you can defeat them!"
Shindai retorted unhappily, "Not strong? If they're not strong, why haven't you three dealt with them? It's easy to talk when you're not the one fighting!"
Kakashi was choked by Shindai's words.
He truly had no way to refute that.
So Kakashi could only give Shindai a strong push; otherwise, Shindai would have no will to fight at all.
Kakashi shouted again, "Shindai, those Cloud Ninja have already surrounded us from all directions, so we must finish this quickly and kill them. Otherwise, if they pursue us and the surrounding Cloud Ninja close in, we won't be able to escape at all!"
Shindai stiffly turned his head to look at Kakashi, his expression as if he was about to cry: "Hey, can I just abandon you guys and run?"
Obito said, annoyed, "Hey, Shindai, you've already abandoned us once, do you want to abandon us a second time?!"
Shindai retorted, "How did I abandon you? I was just helping you scout ahead before!"
Kakashi reminded him, "Alright, no more chitchat, Shindai, we have to be fast! Even if you run alone now, it's too late. Only by killing these three quickly can we successfully retreat!"
Shindai took a deep breath: "Seriously, you guys are going to get me killed!"
However, Shindai's eyes had changed. If he didn't kill these three Cloud Ninja, he couldn't escape. To escape, he had to kill these three guys.
Shindai looked at the Cloud Ninja whose body was paralyzed after being hit by his poisoned senbon.
The paralysis effect should still be active, so he had to prioritize killing the paralyzed Cloud Ninja.
Shindai's finger moved, retracting all the blades on Kannazuki's joints.
At the same time, Kannazuki's back opened up, and a large amount of Sand Iron emerged from Kannazuki's body.
"Magnet Release: Sand Iron Shigure!"
As Shindai finished his hand signs, a large amount of Sand Iron formed into flying projectiles and shot rapidly towards the three Cloud Ninja.
Rumoda immediately rolled behind a tree to take cover.
The paralyzed Cloud Ninja frantically shouted to the Cloud Ninja next to him, "Karotto! Help me!"
Karotto wanted to help the paralyzed Cloud Ninja, but Shindai was already controlling Kannazuki to charge at them.
If Karotto wanted to save him, he would have to block Kannazuki's Ninja Blade.
But if he did that, there would be no way to dodge the Sand Iron shooting at them.
After assessing the current situation, Karotto decisively rushed behind a tree to dodge the Sand Iron.
In this situation, there was no time to save anyone. Saving someone could very likely lead to injury, or even loss of life.
The paralyzed Cloud Ninja watched in shock as Karotto hid behind a tree, not expecting to be abandoned.
Now both Kannazuki and the Sand Iron were coming for him. Even if he miraculously survived among the dense Sand Iron, he would still be attacked by Kannazuki.
Am I going to die...? A strong will to survive made the paralyzed Cloud Ninja's paralysis quickly recede.
Before the Sand Iron and Kannazuki arrived, all sense of paralysis disappeared.
This filled him with immense joy.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
The Cloud Ninja quickly made hand signs and pressed his hands on the ground.
An earth wall instantly rose in front of the Cloud Ninja, blocking the Sand Iron.
However, he was still hit by a small amount of Sand Iron, and blood slowly flowed down his body.
But compared to death, a little injury was already a very good outcome.
However, before the Cloud Ninja could breathe a sigh of relief, he found that something seemed to be wrapped around his legs.
The Cloud Ninja looked down, and his hair stood on end.
It was black Sand Iron. These Sand Iron wrapped around his legs and quickly climbed upwards.
The Cloud Ninja wanted to break free from the Sand Iron, but the Sand Iron clung tightly to his legs, making it impossible to escape.
In a blink of an eye, the Sand Iron had already reached his waist.
What was even more horrifying to the Cloud Ninja was that Kannazuki was now above his head.
Kannazuki charged at the Cloud Ninja, his Ninja Blade slashing towards the Cloud Ninja.
The Cloud Ninja wanted to block with his Ninja Blade, but his upper body was also entangled and restrained by the Sand Iron, making him completely unable to move.
The Cloud Ninja could only watch as Kannazuki's Ninja Blade fell and severed his head.
The Cloud Ninja's head fell to the ground.
As his consciousness was about to dissipate, the Cloud Ninja's last thought was... it would have been better not to dispel the paralysis; he should have just died earlier.
At this moment, Shindai's Sand Iron Shigure had ended.
Kakashi and the other two were instantly invigorated when they saw Shindai had killed a Cloud Ninja.
As long as Shindai had the will to fight, they could do it!
Rumoda and Karotto, hiding behind the trees, found Shindai's sudden appearance very tricky.
Initially, because they didn't know Kannazuki was a puppet, they suffered a great loss, and their companion's body was paralyzed after being shot by poisoned senbon.
If it was just a puppet, that would be fine. They had three people; two could hold off the puppet, and the other could attack Shindai.
But they didn't expect Shindai to also be a Magnet Release Bloodline Limit Ninja, which caught them off guard again.
Rumoda and Karotto exchanged glances. Karotto nodded at Rumoda, then rushed out.
Rumoda's heart skipped a beat.
What is he doing?! He nodded at him and then rushed out, what for?
He didn't understand what Karotto meant!
Karotto charged towards Shindai.
Shindai immediately recalled Kannazuki and stood ready.
"Lightning Release: Thunder Flash!"
Karotto released an electrical attack forward, targeting Kannazuki.
Shindai and Kannazuki dodged the electrical attack together, but Karotto, while releasing the electricity, immediately used the Instantaneous Body Technique, instantly appearing next to Shindai and slashing at him with his sword.
Kakashi and the other two were startled, as the electrical current obscured their vision, preventing them from seeing Karotto's movements clearly.
This electrical attack was just a feint; the real killing blow was to use the strong light of the electricity to perform an Instantaneous Body Technique and deliver a powerful strike next to Shindai.
Karotto's face revealed a sinister smile: "Got him!"
Karotto's Ninja Blade directly struck Shindai's chest.
"Shindai!"
Kakashi and the other two couldn't help but cry out.
However, the sinister smile on Karotto's face immediately froze.
The imagined scene of blood splattering didn't occur. This Shindai's entire body turned black, transforming into Sand Iron that flowed to the ground.
Karotto's heart suddenly pounded.
Is this a Sand Iron Clone?!