Mizukage Mei Terumi walked to the scroll and carefully observed the ancient Runes. "These words... I have seen similar ones in Kirigakure's ancient books."
"What do you mean?" Naruto leaned over.
"The text of Moon Country." Mei Terumi pointed to one of the lines Runes, "Here it says 'Gatekeeper's sleeping place', here are the conditions for awakening."
Rinnegan of Sasuke scanned the contents of the scroll, his face becoming more and more solemn. "Awakening conditions... When the total amount of Chakra of Shinobi World reaches the critical value, Gatekeeper will be automatically activated."
"Chakra Total amount?" Karin was puzzled.
"That's it now." Nagato said calmly, "Five Great Shinobi Villages united, tens of thousands of ninjas gathered together, and coupled with our battle just now, the concentration of Chakra has exceeded the warning line."
Raikage sat up from the ground with difficulty, his body still shaking. "Then what should we do now? Retreat?"
"It can't be withdrawn." Sasuke shook his head, "The scroll says that once the awakening process is started, Gatekeeper will track all participants until they are all eliminated."
Naruto clenched his fists. "Then fight! We even defeated Ten-Tails, what kind of Gatekeeper are we afraid of?"
"Ten-Tails?" A strange voice sounded.
Everyone turned their heads and found that the person speaking was a young woman. She was wearing a moon-white robe, with silver-white hair and light blue eyes. Her whole person exuded an ethereal temperament.
"Who are you?" Konan asked alertly.
The woman smiled slightly, "My name is Tsukimi, and I am the last guardian of Moon Country."
"Moon Country people?" Tsuchikage Ōnoki was shocked, "Aren't you already dead?"
"Destruction?" Tsukimi shook his head, "We are just hiding. When Gatekeeper went on a rampage, Moon Country chose to seal himself in order to protect Shinobi World."
She walked to the scroll and looked at Runes on it, with sadness flashing in her eyes. "For a thousand years, we have been waiting for someone to stop Gatekeeper."
"Do you know how to deal with it?" Naruto asked eagerly.
"I know, but it's very difficult." Tsukimi raised his head and looked at the stone ball in the sky, "Gatekeeper's body is not here, it was just one of its arms that stretched out just now."
"Where is the main body?" Nagato asked.
"On the moon."
The whole place was dead silent.
"Moon?" Naruto's voice changed its tone, "Are you kidding me?"
Tsukimi shook his head. "There is a huge hole inside the moon, which is where Gatekeeper sleeps. When Ōtsutsuki Clan left, it was sealed there as a last resort to clean up the planet."
Sasuke frowned. "Then how do we get up there?"
"There is a way." Tsukimi took out a crystal ball from his arms, "This is Moon Country's transmission device, which can be transmitted directly to the inside of the moon. But..."
"But what?"
"Teleporting requires a huge amount of Chakra, and only five people can be teleported." Tsukimi looked at everyone, "You must select the five strongest people, and the others stay here to defend."
Raikage struggled to stand up. "I'm going!"
"You can't even stand still now." Tsuchikage said unceremoniously, "I'll do it."
"Stop arguing." Nagato said, "I, Sasuke, and Naruto must go. Our Rinnegan is the key."
"There are still two places left." Konan said, "Yuki-onna and I will go."
"Wait." Tsukimi shook his head, "Yuki-onna No."
"Why?" Yuki-onna asked coldly.
"Because there are traces of Artificial Chakra in your body." Tsukimi explained, "Gatekeeper is extremely sensitive to this kind of smell, and you will be discovered as soon as you appear."
Yuki-onna was silent. She had indeed undergone transformation, and the Chakra in her body was different from ordinary ninjas.
"Then I'll go." Gaara stood up, "As Jinchuriki, I have experience in dealing with Otsutsuki."
"There is still one spot." Naruto looked at Karin, "Karin, your perception is very important."
Karin nodded. "I understand."
Tsukimi raised the crystal ball and began to inject Chakra. The ball emitted a soft blue light, and spatial fluctuations appeared in the air.
"Wait a minute." Sasuke suddenly said, "How do you prove that you are not an enemy?"
Tsukimi stopped and looked at Sasuke: "What proof do you want?"
"Let me see your memory." Rinnegan of Sasuke glowed purple, "If you are really the guardian of Moon Country, you shouldn't refuse."
Tsukimi hesitated for a moment and finally nodded. "Okay."
Sasuke's pupil power penetrated into Tsukimi's consciousness. In an instant, countless images poured into his mind.
A beautiful city with white buildings that sparkle in the moonlight. People in robes walk on the streets. Their eyes are all light blue, exuding the light of wisdom.
There is a huge tower in the center of the city, and there is a huge crystal ball on the top of the tower, which is absorbing the light of the moon.
Then the scene changed and a crack appeared in the sky. A huge arm stretched out from the crack and grabbed the city.
"Gatekeeper wakes up!" someone shouted.
"Start the sealing process!"
"No, the sealing process takes time!"
"Then use the forbidden technique!"
An old man stood on the top of the tower, holding Hand Seals in his hands. "Moon Country All citizens, give your lives in exchange for Shinobi World peace!"
Everyone nodded without hesitation. Their bodies began to glow, and their life force was extracted and gathered into the crystal ball at the top of the tower.
The crystal ball burst into dazzling light, and the entire city was engulfed in the light. When the light dissipated, the city disappeared, leaving only Tsukimi alone standing in the ruins.
"I am the last guardian." She said to the sky, "One day, I will complete my mission."
Sasuke withdrew his eyes and looked complicated. "What she said is true."
"Then let's go." Nagato said.
Tsukimi Restart the transmission device. The light of the crystal ball becomes brighter and brighter, and the space begins to distort.
"Be careful." Konan said to Nagato, "If something goes wrong, withdraw immediately."
"Don't worry." Nagato nodded.
The light surrounded the five people.
The next second, they disappeared in the teleportation light.
The remaining people looked at the empty battlefield with heavy hearts.
"Will they succeed?" Karin asked worriedly.
"Yes." Yuki-onna looked at the sky, "They must succeed."
At this moment, the stone ball in the sky began to vibrate violently. The roar of the giant beast came from inside the stone ball, and the sound contained unprecedented fear.
"What's going on?" Raikage asked.
Kisame jumped out of the sea with a solemn expression. "The cracks on the seabed have begun to expand again. Moreover, I feel something is climbing up from the depths."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sea surface suddenly boiled. Countless black tentacles stretched out from the bottom of the sea, each one tens of meters long, and the surface was covered with strange Runes.
"These tentacles..." Tsuchikage's pupils shrank, "They are very similar to the arm just now."
"It's other parts of Gatekeeper." Yuki-onna calmly analyzed, "It seems that it not only has its main body on the moon, but also has a clone on the earth."
The tentacles slapped the sea surface frantically, stirring up huge waves hundreds of meters high. They were looking for something, and every slap made the seabed vibrate.
"They are looking for Nagato them." Konan turned pale, "Gatekeeper found someone teleported to the moon."
"Then what should we do?" a ninja asked.
"Hold these tentacles." Yuki-onna gripped the weapon.
"Buy time for Nagato and them."