Hiko still had not emerged from the dire straits. The difference was that another Truth-Seeking Orb had appeared behind him, bringing the total to four. Strangely, Hiko's appearance showed no sign of becoming closer to that of the Sage of Six Paths. He still looked the same, and even his clothes had not changed. If not for the four Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him, everyone would have thought they were dreaming.
"It's time to reap the harvest!!!"
Uchiha Madara looked at the Third Hokage and the others, intending to clear out all this trash in one fell swoop. Even if he did not kill them all, he could not let them keep hopping around in front of him. It was irritating.
At this point, Uchiha Madara still did not know that he needed to completely absorb the God Tree itself to reach the final stage. He still held the same idea Uchiha Obito had in the original story: summon the God Tree, then activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
"Everyone, be careful!!!"
Seeing Uchiha Madara turn his attention toward them, everyone immediately became alert. Uchiha Madara had already been difficult to deal with before becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Now, he was even harder to handle. If they fought him, there would be no suspense whatsoever—it would simply be a one-sided crushing defeat.
Hiko had said before that this battle was no longer something they could interfere in, but unfortunately, no one was willing to leave. Hiko could only remain silent. Since they did not believe him, then they could stay and fight.
Fortunately, the Allied Shinobi Forces had already withdrawn. Otherwise, things would have been even more troublesome. In the original story, Naruto had constantly exhausted his own and the Nine-Tails' Chakra to protect the Allied Shinobi Forces. Hiko did not possess that