"How is the situation?"
"Lord Genji, we're advancing, but the Mizukage's side... their resistance is extremely fierce."
Inside a tower in Kirigakure, Genji silently watched everything in the distance, while Mei Terumi stood behind him and quietly reported it all.
This battle was for Kirigakure's future, but seeing it reach this point, Genji felt pain in his heart as well.
But he quickly steadied himself. What reform had ever come without bloodshed?
"Also, my lord, some people have begun to have doubts."
Just as Genji was thinking, Mei Terumi spoke again.
"They're worried... that they'll become rebels against the village. You know, we..."
"Hmph, tell them that if we lose, we're rebels. If we win, it's reform!"
Genji cut Mei Terumi off before she could finish.
"And we have to trust Ao, trust the Byakugan. He would never lie to us!"
"Yes, I understand. I'll pass it on."
"Good."
Hearing Mei Terumi's words, Genji finally nodded, but before he could say anything more, the ground suddenly shook violently!
The next moment, amid a thunderous roar and smoke that filled the sky, an ominous chakra spread wildly, and a giant beast loomed in and out of sight within the smoke and thick mist.
"This is..."
Genji and Mei Terumi's eyes went wide. They realized that the situation seemed to have slipped even further out of control.
And at that moment, the giant beast let out a furious, grief-stricken roar, its cry resounding through all of Kirigakure.
"How is that possible?"
Under the Rasengan's attack, Obito Uchiha's entire body was driven underground.
The powerful impact sent shattered stone flying everywhere, and within the dust, only the white Rasengan flashed with dazzling light.
But right now, his mind was a little dazed. He kept feeling as if yesterday had come again.
Back then,