Time to settle the score!
Before long.
Mei Terumi and the others received a communication from the Amegakure Allied Forces.
Kushina relayed the Emperor's intentions.
Ao, Chojuro, and the others immediately fell into the depths of despair.
"...Sigh."
Mei Terumi sighed.
She had wanted to play hard to get.
But... that Emperor did whatever he pleased and gave no one a chance.
He was exactly the same as before.
Whenever she recalled that rainy night aboard the Aerial Fortress, with rain pouring down in torrents...
Mei Terumi's head began to throb.
But there was nothing she could do.
After all, that Emperor was already invincible in the world.
"We'll fight him to the death!"
"Fight to the bitter end!!"
The young Genin of Kirigakure shouted, their faces still full of childish innocence.
Those who had never seen the true Mount Tai naturally did not know how immense it was.
The ignorant feared nothing.
Mei Terumi, Ao, and Chojuro sighed.
Mount Myōboku.
Gaara had received treatment and was out of danger.
Temari and Kankuro looked despondent.
They had contacted their old subordinates, but only a few dozen had escaped.
These... were now the entire fighting force of Sunagakure.
They had never expected Sunagakure to ultimately follow in Konoha's footsteps.
"Don't worry, Temari, Kankuro... We'll definitely defeat that Emperor!"
Naruko clenched her little fist and shouted loudly.
Temari and Kankuro forced out faint, bitter smiles.
What else could they say?
Naruto and Sasuke truly were their last hope...
It was only that, compared to the Emperor's vast darkness, could this sliver of hope truly shine through it?
"Prosthetic limbs... I'll go ask Orochimaru whether the prosthetic limbs are ready!"
With that, Naruko ran off.
"As expected of Naruto Uzumaki... Otoha, Naruko Uzumaki." Kankuro sighed.
Even at a time like this,