As Hashirama Senju was sealed away, Madara Uchiha and Toneri felt complicated emotions and joy respectively, while Soji alone wore a grim expression.
After all, with Hashirama Senju defeated, he and the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages were now in the most disadvantageous position!
Although the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages held a certain advantage on the main battlefield, with White Zetsu Clones and reanimated dead constantly being eliminated by the alliance—
The battlefield below was fundamentally incapable of affecting the battle on their side.
More than ninety-nine percent of shinobi could not even withstand the aftershocks of their battle, so how could they possibly be qualified to interfere?
Conversely, once the victor was decided on their battlefield, it would no longer matter which side held the advantage below.
At present, the battlefield could actually be divided into three factions.
Toneri alone constituted one faction.
And at this moment, Toneri was the strongest person on the battlefield!
Then there was Soji, the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and the original Reanimated Hashirama Senju as another faction.
But with Hashirama Senju now sealed away, the strength of their faction had naturally been weakened.
Lastly, Nagato and the Ten-Tails, Madara Uchiha, and the Akatsuki Organization formed one faction.
Although Nagato and Madara Uchiha might not have a harmonious relationship—
Before the external threat was eliminated, it would be difficult for their conflict to erupt ahead of time.
Therefore, once Toneri was out of the picture, the most likely outcome was that Toneri and the Ten-Tails would join forces with Madara Uchiha against him.
Only afterward would Madara Uchiha, Nagato, and at most Obito determine a winner among themselves.
But if that happened, what would any of it have to do with Soji and