In the distance.
Watching Shion race toward the battlefield like a comet, everyone on the field was caught in a strange state of confusion.
Whether it was the Ninja Village Allied Forces or the Akatsuki Organization under Nagato, they had thought that all the famous powerful shinobi in the Shinobi World had already appeared, one after another. They simply couldn't figure out the identity of this mysterious person making such a forceful entrance.
Chiyo poked her head out from a deep ravine. Looking into the distance, she murmured, "That person seems to be heading toward 'B.' Ryūsetsuna, is he an enemy?"
"I don't know!" Ryūsetsuna shook her head, then asked curiously, "Can you make out what he looks like?"
Chiyo peered carefully. "Looks like he's wearing a hooded Red Cloud outfit too!"
Unlike Ryūsetsuna, Chiyo was a Bloodline Ninja with an ocular jutsu, and her eyesight was considerably sharper. So even though the distance kept her from seeing clearly, she could just barely make out the hooded Red Cloud outfit Shion wore.
Just then, Sasuke said, "No need to guess. She's 'X,' one of us!"
Sasuke had taken part in the battle against Ryuhei Ubuyashiki in the Demon Slayer World, along with Shion, so he knew about 'X.'
"Is she one of us too?" Chiyo asked.
Ryūsetsuna's face lit up. "That's great!"
Even from far away, Ryūsetsuna could feel the powerful Chakra radiating from 'X,' so she was clearly delighted to have such a powerful ally arrive.
Sasuke's expression darkened.
If Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo hadn't rescued him after his ambush on Nagato failed, the rampaging Ten-Tails would have crushed him like a bug.
That was when he truly realized how far behind the other members he was.
Watching his companions fight the Ten-Tails together while he could only hide in