As Guy opened the Eight Gates, Kakashi simultaneously lifted the cover over his left eye, revealing the scarlet Sharingan.
Facing an enemy of this level, they had to go all out from the very beginning.
Kakashi and Guy took the lead. The rest of the group naturally couldn't just let the two of them handle it alone. Without any slack, they quickly followed behind the two's backs.
Before long, the group spotted Mōryō's figure atop a stretch of ruins. Perhaps due to that grand, overwhelming strike, he looked noticeably disheveled. Clearly, Furina's earlier attack had made him suffer quite badly.
"Heh, so you're Mōryō? Just a little greeting and you're already half-dead. Doesn't look like much. Seems the rumors about destroying the world are just hearsay after all. Heh."
Seeing Mōryō's ugly expression opposite her, Furina's lips curved up slightly in disdain.
At this sight, rage involuntarily rose in Mōryō's heart, but in the next moment he forcibly suppressed it. He wasn't some mindless fool. Furina's earlier "greeting" had already demonstrated her strength.
Right now, his physical body had not yet returned, and his immortal army had been blasted far away by the opponent's previous attack. They wouldn't be able to rush back anytime soon.
With only the small number of terracotta warriors nearby, it would be hard to pose any real threat to her. This fact was difficult to change even with himself added in, and...
Shifting his gaze away from Furina, Mōryō turned his head toward Guy and Kakashi, who had arrived first. Though they hadn't acted yet, these two didn't look like simple opponents either.
And he didn't know if there were more reinforcements coming. Plus, there was still the priestess's presence. Although she probably couldn't fully control his power, she was still a threat...
At first, due to Furina's mockery, Mōryō still had thoughts of fighting. But the more he thought about it, the less he wanted to act.
Without his body, he couldn't unleash his full strength at all. And now his main force, the immortal army, had been mostly crippled by one move from the opponent. What was there to fight? Forcing it would most likely end with him being sealed again.
But just as the thought of retreating arose, Kakashi and Guy seemed to sense his intention. They moved their steps, one in front and one behind, blocking his escape route.
"This is you asking for it."
Seeing the opponents refuse to let up, Mōryō, whose temper was never good to begin with, could no longer hold back the violence in his heart. Even so, he hadn't completely lost his reason. The target he chose to strike was still the seemingly weaker Kakashi—clearly a calculated decision.
After all, compared to Furina, who had repelled the immortal army with one move, and Guy, who looked imposing after opening the Eight Gates, Kakashi—who only had a red eye showing—did indeed seem a bit lacking.
Watching Mōryō extend his arm toward him, Kakashi grew even more vigilant, on guard against the attack that could come at any moment. And his reaction was indeed correct.
In the next instant, several terrifyingly shaped "black snakes" shot out from Mōryō's arm, twisting as they rushed toward Kakashi. Faced with this horrifying scene, Kakashi immediately used his signature ninjutsu.
"Earth Release: Earth Wall"
In the instant after Mōryō acted, a wall of earth carved with several dog heads appeared in front of Kakashi at the same time, blocking the incoming attack for him.