On the chaotic battlefield, the ground was covered in murky, bloody mud, and corpse after corpse lay sprawled in every direction.
"I didn't expect to run into you here again..."
Masked Man narrowed his single crimson eye, speaking in a gloomy tone.
"Heh!"
"As an ally of Kumogakure, is there any problem with me appearing on this battlefield?"
"Instead of worrying about me, you should wonder why you ran all the way here instead of staying put in the Land of Rain..."
Souya had already entered the One-Tail Chakra Mode and Sage Mode, billowing mists of blue-gold chakra swirling out as bursts of astonishing gale-force winds swept outward from beneath his feet.
"Don't get me wrong!"
"I'm here to help you guys deal with Konoha."
Masked Man glanced sideways, having already noticed Souya's little trick, yet relying on the Kamui Space, he was in no rush to leave, instead adopting an attitude of wanting to negotiate with Souya.
"Cooperation?"
"No, I don't trust cooperating with you!"
Souya knew very well what this guy was here to do. Those eyes, even if destroyed, must never be allowed to fall into the hands of anyone else!
Without the slightest hesitation, Souya rapidly formed Hand Seals with his hands.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
A fierce, violent hurricane instantly roared and surged outward from right in front of Souya!
At the same time, strange, eerie purple runes flashed beneath Souya's feet. These were the subtle movements Obito had noticed earlier, but he had no idea of the importance behind them...
Hoo! Whoosh!
The blue-gold hurricane, whipping with sharp, wailing wind sounds, did not form a single tornado; instead, the currents intertwined and wrapped around one another.
Directly caught up by the hurricane, the purple runes were lifted into the air and clung to the blue-gold