Plan Begins

"The preliminary preparations are nearly complete."

Looking out over the battlefield, where flames soared into the sky, Terumi Homura spoke.

Snow Princess, standing beside her, nodded slightly.

"Four puppets alone were enough to tie up Uchiha Chiri. Well worth it."

It was not solely thanks to the four puppets. The Ninja Allied Forces had also played their part from the sidelines.

"To be cautious, you should stay behind to prevent Uchiha Chiri from escaping the battle. Her Flying Thunder God Technique is simply too troublesome."

"Understood." Snow Princess nodded.

"Then it's time to launch the final assault."

Terumi Homura looked to the side. The seven Jinchuriki had long since made their preparations.

Looking at Terumi Homura, Snow Princess hesitated before finally nodding silently. "Be careful not to die again."

"Don't worry. The same failure won't happen a second time." Terumi Homura spoke.

As soon as she finished speaking, summoning symbols appeared beneath Terumi Homura's feet. Someone was summoning her.

Snow Princess slowly reached out her hand, watching until Terumi Homura vanished before her eyes.

Will we meet again?

Or will we never meet again?

Her eyes already held the resolve to face death.

A large, plump-headed flying bird circled beside a giant tree, with a crudely drawn black-and-white Ink Bird trailing far behind.

Animal Path Ringo performed the Summoning Technique. Amid the swirling airflow, Terumi Homura appeared beside Animal Path.

This was not a special ability of the Rinnegan. As long as a contract had been formed and mutual trust existed, beasts were not the only things that could be summoned.

"Thanks for your hard work, Ringo." The moment she landed, Terumi Homura observed the situation and spoke.

"It was nothing." Toward the true big sister, everyone except Deva Path was quite submissive. Ringo said, "According to the plan, I