The moment the claws stretched out of the crack, the air on the entire battlefield froze.
The coalition ninjas tried their best to retreat, but their bodies seemed to be pinned by invisible forces, and every step was as heavy as a mountain.
Nagato raised his hand, ready to start Shinra Tensei again.
At this moment, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of the crack.
The man was wearing a pure white robe, with a slender figure and a bone mask on his face. He stood there, and his outstretched claws stopped unexpectedly.
"Second seat, White Bone?" Konan's pupils contracted.
White Bone ignored everyone's warning and just bowed slightly towards the depth of the crack.
"Sir Gatekeeper, it was our mistake to disturb your sleep this time." His voice was eerily calm, "Please continue to rest, Lord Shadow will properly handle the follow-up matters."
The claw paused for a few seconds and then slowly retracted into the crack.
The spatial cracks began to heal, and the oppressive feeling gradually dissipated.
"What's going on?" Naruto was stunned.
Sasuke's Rinnegan stared at White Bone. There was no Chakra Wave movement on this man's body, just like a walking corpse.
"What are you doing here?" Nagato's voice was cold.
White Bone turned around and took off his mask, revealing a bloodless face. His skin was so thin and transparent that you could see the bone lines underneath.
"Recover data." He pointed to the remains in the ruins, "The experimental results of Hozuki Castle need to be brought back for sorting."
Raikage roared, "Do you think this is your backyard? You can come and leave whenever you want?"
White Bone tilted his head and looked at Raikage with empty eyes.
"Yeah, I do think so."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his right hand.
Raikage's body instantly lost consciousness and fell straight to the ground.
"Lord Raikage!" Cloud Village's ninjas rushed forward, only to find that Raikage was still breathing, but his body could not move at all.
"Bone Ossification Technique." White Bone said calmly, "The bones in his body have temporarily lost activity. He will be fine if he lies down for three days."
Tsuchikage Ōnoki Grit your teeth and use your hands Hand Seals.
"Dust Release·Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
The white light beam shoots towards White Bone.
But the light beam penetrated White Bone's body and hit the ground behind it.
"Dust Release is invalid?" Ōnoki turned pale.
"It's not invalid." Sasuke said, "His body is not a living thing to begin with. Dust Release can only decompose matter, but cannot decompose concepts."
White Bone applauded. "As expected of the owner of Rinnegan, his observation skills are very keen."
He took out a black scroll from his arms and threw it to the ground.
"This is the gift Lord Shadow asked me to hand over to you."
Nagato did not pick it up, but asked coldly, "What is your purpose?"
"Purpose?" White Bone smiled, the smile was so weird and disgusting, "You should ask yourselves this question. Owners of Rinnegan, do you really think you are saving the world?"
Naruto clenched his fists. "Stop talking nonsense!"
"Then I'll tell you the truth." White Bone opened his arms, and a huge image suddenly appeared in the air.
It was a figure sitting on a throne.
The throne is composed of countless Byakugan, and each eye is moving, emitting an unsettling light.
The person sitting on the throne wears a black hood, and his face is shrouded in shadow. The only thing that can be seen clearly is his pair of pure Tenseigan, whose blue light is like the stars in the deep sea.
"This is the true identity of Lord Shadow." White Bone said with fanatical admiration in his tone.
The whole place was dead silent.
Tenseigan, that is Dojutsu, which is as famous as Rinnegan, and the power of the legendary Otsutsuki Hamura.
The voice in the video sounded, low and majestic.
"Nagato, Sasuke, we finally meet."
Nagato's expression did not change. "Who are you?"
"My name has been forgotten by history Oblivion." There was a certain mockery in Lord Shadow's voice, "You can call me 'Guide'."
"Stop pretending!" Naruto roared, "What on earth do you want to do?"
"Me? I'm just performing my duties." Lord Shadow chuckled, "The one you almost woke up just now is the truly terrifying existence."
Sasuke Pupil contraction. "Gatekeeper?"
"Yes." Lord Shadow nodded, "Ōtsutsuki Clan left some 'cleaners' behind before leaving this planet. Their duty is to clean up failed experiments and civilizations that abuse forbidden technologies."
"You Shinobi Alliance, broke into Hozuki Castle, destroyed Artificial Tailed Beast, and even tore open the cracks leading to the ancient experimental site."
"In the eyes of Gatekeeper, you are the targets that need to be cleaned up."
Konan turned pale. "You are lying."
"Really?" White Bone sneered, "That scroll contains some of Gatekeeper's information. You can read it for yourselves."
The image of Lord Shadow continued, "Nagato, Sasuke, your Rinnegan is the key to unlocking 'Divine Realm'. And Gatekeeper will be your best whetstone."
"If you can't even deal with Gatekeeper, it proves that you are not qualified to step into the Divine Realm."
"If you can defeat Gatekeeper, then we can proceed with the next step of our plan."
Nagato said coldly, "We are not your pawns."
"Chess pieces?" Lord Shadow smiled, "No, you are candidates. The difference between candidates and chess pieces is that the former has the right to choose."
"You can choose to fight, or you can choose to flee."
"But no matter what, Gatekeeper has begun to wake up. Your time is running out."
The image slowly dissipated.
White Bone turned around and walked away.
"Wait!" Naruto wanted to catch up.
But White Bone's body suddenly disintegrated and turned into countless white bone powder, which scattered in the wind.
The battlefield fell into an eerie silence.
Karin said with a trembling voice, "Are they serious? Otsutsuki's Gatekeeper... such a thing really exists?"
Sasuke walked to the scroll, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally picked it up.
He unfolded the scroll, with complex Runes and patterns drawn on it.
The most eye-catching thing is a mark in the center of the scroll.
It was a pattern composed of a crescent moon and six stars, with simple and mysterious lines.
Raikage raised his head with difficulty from the ground, and when he saw the mark, his pupils contracted violently.
"This... this is..."
Tsuchikage Ōnoki's voice was trembling. "Moon Country's Emblem."
Everyone in the audience was stunned.
"Moon Country?" Naruto wondered, "What is that?"
Ōnoki closed his eyes and said in a heavy voice, "The legendary ancient country that has long since disappeared."
"It is said that thousands of years ago, Moon Country mastered technology older than Sage of Six Paths. They were able to create life, rewrite rules, and even touch the realm of gods."
"But then, Moon Country disappeared overnight. All buildings, all people, and all records were wiped from this world."
"There are only some scattered legends left, which are recorded in the ancient books of each village."