Although Hyuga Kei appeared anxious, he had no intention of stopping too much. He kept in mind that his current persona was someone who had just gone through a great battle and had little stamina and chakra left.
How could Hyuga Kei possibly still have the strength to stop so many falling rocks?
Hyuga Kei raised both hands, as though exerting all his strength to block the falling debris, temporarily suspending most of it in the air.
Once again acting as if possessed by a master performer, Hyuga Kei twisted his face as though he had exhausted every ounce of strength. "Everyone, run! I can't hold on any longer!"
The Ninja Allied Forces on the ground began fleeing into the distance with all their might. But before they could get far, Hyuga Kei seemed to lose all his strength, his arms dropping limply.
His body swayed like a kite in the sky, on the verge of falling.
With Hyuga Kei no longer holding them back, the rocks began raining down.
"Hyuga Kei!" Gaara cried out when he caught sight of this from the corner of his eye.
Mu and Ōnoki, Rasa and Gaara—the Four Kage—also wanted to break free from Nagato and help Hyuga Kei bear the burden, stopping those massive rocks from falling.
But Nagato gave them no such chance. He used Banshō Ten'in to pull the four toward him, forcing them to turn back and deal with his attacks.
Just as the rocks were about to fall, countless paper cranes flew in. The instant they neared the rocks, they exploded, blasting apart the debris in the sky.
The enormous rocks were reduced to grains of sand of varying sizes, no longer capable of harming anyone.
Then a figure appeared on the horizon. Konan descended like an angel, flapping