"Whoosh."
After quietly saying a few words to Gaara and the others, Sasuke returned to the battlefield.
To make the act more convincing, Soji even taunted them.
"It's useless. No matter how hard you try, you can't stop me. All of your fates have already been decided!"
Soji was now pulling aggro however he could.
"Hmph, not necessarily. Your ending will be no different from that Otsutsuki's!"
Sasuke shot back fiercely.
In fact, this alone showed that Sasuke was somewhat anxious.
After all, he was not someone who liked making threats.
The reason he was doing this now was merely to draw Soji's attention.
However, Soji, who had already planned everything out, was only deliberately playing along with Sasuke and continuing the act.
In order to expose that mastermind as quickly as possible, some things had to be done!
"Sasuke..."
At this moment, Naruto had originally wanted to ask Sasuke what arrangements he had made.
However, Sasuke merely gave Naruto a look and did not explain anything.
"I understand!"
Seeing Sasuke's expression, Naruto knew he should not have asked that question.
All he needed to do now was trust Sasuke.
And what Sasuke needed to do was trust the shinobi of the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages behind them!
Lastly, there was Soji.
What he needed to trust were Toneri, Boruto, and the others hidden in the shadows. He had to trust that they could find the mastermind within the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
And all of this was part of Soji's setup!
The battle began once more.
Unlike Naruto fighting alone, his partnership with Sasuke truly posed some threat to Soji, who had only activated the third stage of the Byakugan in his normal state.
The main reason was that the two