Roar!
A tremendous roar echoed across the sky.
Temple of Wind and Thunder, this ancient temple that had been rebuilt countless times, met its inevitable fate: destruction beneath Matatabi's fury.
Countless blue flames shot into the sky. Rinto tossed aside Master Chengkong and faced the surging heatwave, his cloak snapping violently in the wind.
"What powerful Chakra! Come, Matatabi, unleash your fury to your heart's content! I'll be waiting outside!"
With that, he formed a seal with one hand and vanished, narrowly evading Matatabi's lethal claw by the skin of his teeth.
Roar! Another terrifying roar rang out as the chains dragging behind Matatabi automatically fell away.
Sure enough, those chains had never restrained her in the first place.
Flames surged as terrifying waves of heat continuously rose from the ground.
At that moment, the clones fighting the Cloud Village Ninja suddenly launched suicidal charges at them.
Rinto had already arrived above ground.
As the director of this performance, Rinto had personally stepped onto the stage in order to control its rhythm.
And the minor role he had assigned himself was none other than the protagonist's companion, Aofu.
The real Aofu had long since fallen into eternal sleep.
At Temple of Wind and Thunder, the Cloud Village Ninja all wore deeply furrowed expressions.
Those who knew more of the situation looked even more troubled.
The Two-Tails was about to emerge!
And Lord Raikage had previously gone to Cloud Thunder Gorge to stop the rampaging Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. No one knew when he would reach Temple of Wind and Thunder.
Still, the Cloud Village Ninja were fierce by nature. The captains of several squads exchanged looks before immediately reaching a unified decision.
"Everyone, withdraw from Temple of Wind and Thunder! Spread out by squads and contain the Two-Tails from a distance. Those