As Iwagakure struggled to catch its breath after Ōnoki's sacrifice, as most of the Shinobi World lay in ruins and its people suffered, as despair swept over every inch of the land like a rising tide.
A sacred, mighty chakra suddenly surged from the far reaches of the Shinobi World's skies, instantly breaking through the endless smoke and silence. Bearing the authority of the world's very source, it forcibly halted the tide of destruction.
This chakra was overwhelmingly powerful and pure. It held the warm vitality of Yang Release and the weighty void of Yin Release. The two forces intertwined, forming a vast barrier that shimmered gold and silver. It spread at a visible speed, firmly enclosing Iwagakure, the remaining ruins of Konoha, the remnants of Amegakure, and a large portion of the Shinobi World.
The stars that had not yet fallen were forcibly dismantled and absorbed by the power of Yin-Yang Release the moment they struck the barrier. They became pure chakra and merged into it, no longer able to cause the slightest harm.
The surviving ninja below felt this familiar, awe-inspiring power and raised their heads. Their eyes filled with incredulous hope. It was Hagoromo Otsutsuki's chakra—the primordial might revered by all as the Sage of Six Paths, creator of the Shinobi World's order and the one who had sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki! He had appeared!
In midair, a figure dressed in white slowly emerged, surrounded by the radiance of Yin-Yang Release. His handsome face and waist-length hair were unmistakable, and his eyes held both compassion and authority. It was Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
He hovered above the barrier, forming Hand Seals as chakra surged wildly around him. The golden and silver barrier grew stronger and spread farther, bringing more of the surviving land and its people within its protection.
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