Watching Takemi's approaching figure, Kimimaro gritted his teeth and simultaneously pulled out his spine.
He absolutely could not die like this. He absolutely would not allow himself to become someone else's vessel.
Buzz!
But at this moment, a blue Susanoo suddenly leaped out of space.
While blocking Takemi's attack, it also fiercely launched an offensive against Takemi.
"Die!"
Obito roared, and his Susanoo fiercely swung its blade towards Takemi.
Clang!
A piercing sound suddenly rang out. This Susanoo, along with its giant blade and its arm, was chopped to pieces by Takemi. However, Susanoo's defense was still extremely great, especially a Susanoo that had been modified by the Ōtsutsuki.
This time, Kimimaro didn't suffer too much damage, and Kimimaro immediately seized the opportunity to leap up.
"I absolutely will not compromise!"
Amidst the roar, Kimimaro's huge bone spikes attacked Takemi, and Obito immediately controlled the half-bodied Susanoo to attack again.
"Bastard, die!"
Momoshiki in the distance controlled Nagato to rush back. Although death would be better for him, the humiliation Takemi had given him was simply too great. He now only wanted to quickly kill this guy.
"It doesn't matter if my eyes aren't great, and that damned shadow is useless. Basic abilities are enough."
Bansho Ten'in!
Amidst the roar, he controlled Nagato to activate the Rinnegan's ocular jutsu against Takemi. A powerful gravitational force firmly pulled Takemi's body, but this scene made Takemi a little speechless.
'How is it similar to the situation over there?'
Although he thought so, Takemi's movements didn't pause at all.
The Chakra within him erupted, and the two Truth-Seeking Balls behind him also moved at this moment.
Boom!
The moment the powers converged, another deafening roar echoed across the sky.
The entire earth, at this moment, seemed to tremble for their power.
The frantic power eruption seemed to form a storm, sweeping across almost the entire battlefield at this moment.
"Roar—"
Ten-Tails' roar grew louder, and the ninjas in the distance felt even more uncomfortable.
"Such a battle…"
The Chakra storm continuously swept through, and everyone felt like a small boat on the ocean.
Such a battle, no matter which side it erupted from, had completely exceeded their imagination, and even surpassed their understanding.
"Is this a group of gods fighting?"
Looking at the visible Chakra storm spreading, the towering Ten-Tails in the distance wailing, the ordinary ninjas felt that all of this was like a nightmare. They were all wondering what they could do now.
Could they only stand here and watch?
"Hmm?"
And just as they were wondering, suddenly, a series of messages appeared in their minds.
"This is…?"
On Sasuke's side, he was also a little speechless as he felt everything appearing in his mind. At this moment, he suddenly looked down at Naruto.
Buzz!
Golden light shone on Naruto's body, and Naruto just happened to open his eyes, his face full of confident smiles.
"It seems this guy has finally sorted things out. So…"
He looked up at the place where the Chakra storm converged in the distance, and then glanced at the giant wooden statue completely enveloped in Susanoo.
He unconsciously clenched his fists, he had been waiting for a long time.
"Cough cough…"
And in the center of the storm, Obito collapsed to the ground, Kimimaro lay on the ground with a face full of pain, and Nagato, who had just rushed over, was no better. On their bodies, a black rod stood upright. The black rod, formed from a Truth-Seeking Ball, was rapidly eroding their power.
"It seems it's about to end. You guys are much easier to deal with. So…"
Takemi chuckled, then raised a single hand.
"Goodbye. The rest is up to you."
Buzz—
The Chakra roared, and the three of them immediately let out painful wails. Even Momoshiki was extremely uncomfortable at this moment.
However, in this situation, Black Zetsu suddenly found that he could move.
"I can finally move properly."
Naruto stood up, a smile on his face, looking like he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"Is it Nine Tails?"
Sasuke asked curiously, and Naruto didn't hide the answer to that question.
"Yes, it is, but his name is Kurama."
Naruto was pulled into his consciousness space by Kurama, mainly because Kurama was stunned by everything happening.
The roar and howl of Ten-Tails instinctively filled him with fear. It knew very well that once it fused with Ten-Tails, it would cease to exist.
Besides that, there were the Ōtsutsuki. The Ōtsutsuki felt like old man Hagoromo from it's memories, even more terrifying.
It was just that it couldn't out-stubborn Naruto, especially Naruto's determination at that moment to protect this world, which left it feeling quite helpless.
Moreover, Naruto seemed to have noticed Kurama's concern.
He smiled. "Don't worry, I'll protect you too."
"Brat, what are you saying? You protect me?"
Kurama almost laughed in anger when it heard that, but Naruto looked exceptionally serious.
"Hmm, actually, I stopped blaming you a long time ago. What happened back then wasn't your fault either, you were controlled by Obito to do those things."
"..."
"And I feel a bit, how should I put it, very sad about what happened to you. Although my situation isn't great either, I met a guy like Takemi, and you..."
"..."
"So, after this battle ends, I'll talk to Takemi about it. Anyway, he won't worry at all about whether there are Tailed Beast or not, and I also think you're actually more suited to freedom."
"..."
Kurama was silent for a moment. He felt like this guy in front of it had something wrong with his head. But looking at Naruto's bright and gentle smile, it suddenly realized that this kid really seemed to think that way.
Moreover, it couldn't deny one thing. He couldn't quite say what the background of that Takemi guy was but he really doesn't put those Tailed Beast in his eyes, he is completely different now.
Thinking of this, Kurama's gaze towards Naruto changed slightly, and after a good while, it shook it's head and laughed.
"I don't need your protection. This time, I promise to give you more Chakra."
Saying that, Kurama extended its fist and said, "Link your Chakra with mine."
"Huh?"
Naruto was a little surprised and a little curious.
"Another tug-of-war?"
"Idiot, not this time."
Recalling everything that had happened before, Naruto couldn't control the smile on his face, which gave Sasuke a headache.
"Please, we still have things to do. Are you ready or not?"
"Don't worry, I'm ready." Naruto said with a smile.
He looked up into the distance, and soon his smile froze.
"Huh, who are we looking for?"
"...Idiot!"
Sasuke had a headache. He felt that knowing this guy was really his bad luck. He walked forward without looking back.
"Didn't you get the message? All ninjas are mobilized to quickly defeat the remaining White Zetsu and at the same time find a way to seal Ten-Tails, and we..."
As he spoke, his scarlet eyes gazed at the towering giant wooden statue, and then he spoke faintly.
"We're going to assist First Hokage and the others. They are trying their best to hold back Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki, buying time for Takemi while gathering intel."
"That is our goal."
"Seal Ten-Tails as much as possible."
On the entire battlefield, all ninjas had received the message from headquarters.
Jiraiya reported the matter to headquarters after communicating with the two sages of Mount Myōboku.
Similarly, after Tobirama made his decision, he also explained the situation.
However, this news made all the ninjas present look different, some seemed a little excited but more of them were worried, after all, that was Ten-Tails.
And to get in front of Ten-Tails, there were still so many White Zetsu armies to deal with, and even some Edo Tensei blocking the way. But they were all ninjas, and they naturally had to carry out orders, especially since these guys were probably really going to destroy this world.