On the ground.
Hundreds upon hundreds of ninja advanced toward the Infinite Castle in a vast formation. At their head, Kakashi issued orders while listening to reports from the Intelligence Squad.
With the fighting at the camp over, the initial casualty figures were in.
More than three hundred ninja had died at the Grass Country camp attacked by Muku, and the number of wounded was beyond counting.
Although the battle involving the ninja army led by Kakashi had been brief, their losses were also immense. They had been ambushed by eight Akatsuki Organization members, and had lost nearly a quarter of their force. Many elite Jonin, including Asuma, had suffered serious injuries and were temporarily unable to fight.
After hearing the report, Kakashi's face darkened.
The losses were greater than he had expected. And with Upper Moon One suddenly joining the fray, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
As he raced across the grass, he glanced up at the sky.
Unlike the vast force on the ground, there was only one enormous shadow in the air: Hiruko's flying Chimera.
Four Akatsuki Organization members—Hiruko, Scorpion, Itachi, and Juzo Biwa—were riding on the flying Chimera's back. Their destination was also the Infinite Castle ahead.
Before long, both the Ninja Village Allied Forces on the ground and the Akatsuki Organization in the air came to a halt.
A gloomy, uncanny city had appeared before them.
Might Guy exclaimed, "Is that the Infinite Castle?"
It was no wonder Might Guy was so shocked. In the current Shinobi World, towns were generally small. Even a town like Konoha, which could hold over a hundred thousand people, was already considered enormous.
The Infinite Castle before them was practically a megacity.
In the dim night, it seemed to blend into the boundless grassland. At