They did not dare be certain of the outcome.
After all, Isshiki possessed many things they did not.
Now, Kitahara Kaede alone had beaten Isshiki into a furious rage.
They found it even harder to fathom.
One had to know that the combat power Isshiki was displaying now
was enough to crush anyone present. ...
At that moment, Minato Namikaze spoke.
"Actually, you don't need to be so pessimistic. After all, not everyone is born strong."
Minato's words offered the best explanation and the clearest interpretation.
Might Guy understood as well.
They were preparing to join the battle.
He immediately echoed them.
"I'm joining the ranks of those becoming stronger too!"
No one spoke after that.
Because everyone had moved!
On the battlefield.
It had to be said that Kitahara Kaede felt an overwhelming sense of suppression.
Such a densely packed mass truly made one's scalp tingle.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was not about to give Kitahara Kaede time to catch his breath.
He raised a hand and pointed toward the sky, then brought it down.
Countless Black Rod cubes and Sealing Cauldrons attacked Kitahara Kaede.
Naturally, Kitahara Kaede was no pushover.
A layer of starlike light flickered out from his body.
Dark crimson specks of light expanded around him.
One spinning Tailed Beast Bomb after another condensed out of thin air.
Before long, they completely enveloped Kitahara Kaede.
The spinning Tailed Beast Bombs continued to multiply.
Thus, the ring of Tailed Beast Bombs surrounding Kitahara Kaede continued to grow larger.
As for the Black Rods, cubes, and Sealing Cauldrons already coming at him,
the instant they touched the spinning Tailed Beast Bombs, they shattered apart.
There was not the slightest sign that they could break through the Tailed Beast Bombs.
The blackness in the sky gradually diminished.
That grayish-brown figure became