Outsiders... knew everything?
Possessed Transcendent Power?
Existences from beyond this world—from our world? And they might very well destroy the world?
And every era had one? Reincarnators... weapons specifically meant to deal with outsiders?
They were hunters created by our world to stop outsiders, heroes who prevented outsiders from destroying the world.
But now, they wanted to destroy Konoha? While the outsider wanted to protect Konoha? And that outsider was their Teacher Chiba?
Question marks popped up over their heads one after another. Shikamaru Nara, Akimichi Choji, and Ino Yamanaka blinked, completely at a loss for words.
At the same time, the three of them stared blankly at Second Pillar, who had already said everything he needed to say.
Just now, Second Pillar had explained this space, outsiders, Reincarnators, and everything else.
At this very moment, their understanding of the world—their common sense—was undergoing the same upheaval Second Pillar and the others had once experienced.
For the first time, deep in their hearts, the Shinobi World they lived in was no longer merely defined by concepts such as the Five Great Ninja Villages. It had become the concept of an entire world.
And they keenly felt how small they were. The things unfolding before them concerned the destruction of the world at every turn, utterly different from the insignificant missions they had once worried about completing.
Even the thoughts they had once considered mature now seemed utterly laughable.
The sense of maturity they had built through countless missions was suddenly shattered by this overwhelming flood of information.
For a time, the disappointment and embarrassment born from the stark contrast with the maturity and realism they had once prided themselves on filled their minds and occupied their hearts. They could no longer react.
"Hinata, lift Naruto's clothes and expose his stomach."