Research Institute, underground shelter.
Tsunade exclaimed in shock, "What? Node 6 has fallen too?"
The communications squad ninja replied between gasps, "Yes. This is the latest news just sent from there!"
Scorpion asked, "What about the reinforcement spikes?"
"The reinforcement spikes are still operating!" After a pause, the communications squad ninja continued, "The commander defending Node 6, like the one at Node 8, lured the enemy away at the last moment."
Upon hearing this, Scorpion did not know whether to feel relieved or dejected.
Amado waved his hand, signaling for the communications squad ninja to leave.
After the communications squad ninja left the command center, Amado's assistant stepped forward and said, "I just contacted the Barrier Squad. Although Nodes 8 and 6 fell one after another, the defensive barrier is still operating normally for now."
Shizune let out a sigh of relief. "Luckily, we left enough redundancy when designing the defensive barrier!"
Tsunade said, "It's useless. This is only the beginning. The successive falls of Nodes 8 and 6 were an inevitable result of the Infinite Tsukuyomi being interrupted. More nodes will definitely fall afterward. The defensive barrier probably won't hold!"
"This..."
Shizune was stunned.
Scorpion stared at Amado. "Hey, does it still mean anything for us to keep holding out?"
Amado shook his head. "I don't know!"
"Damn it!"
Scorpion cursed under his breath.
The atmosphere in the command center immediately became unbearably oppressive.
Everyone knew that the fall of Nodes 8 and 6 was only the beginning, and that the situation would keep getting worse. Shinji, whom everyone had placed their hopes in, was now also locked in a bitter struggle. The fate of the Shinobi World seemed impossible to change.
Amado glanced at the others and said, "If the Shinobi World is destined to be destroyed, I'll