Time passed by once more, little by little. The Konoha Alliance squad, including Shiyu, waited quietly atop Dou Tower, remaining vigilant.
No enemies launched an attack, and before long, the group once again saw the barrier stone's light grow dim. It was clear that the barrier to the southwest of Dou Tower had weakened.
"The barrier around the Tower of All has weakened. The final shrinkage of the barrier will cause two towers to be abandoned outright! If Xing Tower is the correct one in the end, we'll have to cross two towers. We probably won't make it in time, will we?" Nara Kakuru analyzed. After all, the Konoha Alliance had quite a few members.
"I can stay here in Dou Tower while you head to Zhen Tower first. If the seal on Dou Tower weakens, I can reach you right away with the Body Flicker Technique."
"And if Dou Tower isn't abandoned, you can come back immediately. If Xing Tower is the one left, I'll Body Flicker over to you, and then we can all head there together. That way, we'll only have to cross one tower, so we should make it in time." Shiyu considered his abilities and laid out a plan.
After discussing it, the group ultimately agreed with Shiyu's suggestion.
"I hope we can all advance together in these final two hours!"
"Shiyu, be careful!" Kurenai reminded him.
"Don't worry. There's no one in this competition who can threaten Shiyu anymore," Nao said with great confidence.
The scene of slaughter from earlier was something Nao would never forget for the rest of his life.
The group split up again. The difference this time was that Shiyu was the only one left in Dou Tower.
"I hope they don't run into any powerful enemies or have anything