"Shriek~~"
Above Konoha, a massive Snow Eagle spread its wings and glided down swiftly, carrying wild gusts of wind with it.
Obito gazed out beyond Konoha and, seeing the vast empty areas one after another, cried out, "Not good, not good—the Allied Forces have already set out."
"Don't panic. The war won't start that soon."
Houka remained utterly calm, steady as ever.
"Shriek! Shriek!!"
Once Super Whirlwind Style Two descended to a hundred meters above Konoha, it beat its wings and refused to come any lower, repeatedly urging Houka and the others to get the hell off.
"This damn bird!"
Houka cursed his bad luck, then leaped straight down.
"Hey, hey, that height will kill you."
Yakushi Kabuto looked at Obito.
Obito shrugged and directly activated his Mangekyou, drawing both Yakushi Kabuto and himself into his ocular technique space. When they reappeared, they were already at Konoha's entrance. At the same time, Obito released Jugo and Karin.
The moment the five of them entered the village, Anbu came to notify them that Houka, Obito, and Yakushi Kabuto were to report to the Hokage Building immediately.
"Karin, Jugo, go back to the Orphanage and recover first. For this war, just stay in the village and rest easy," Houka said, turning to the two exhausted figures.
"Hmph, even if you asked me to join, I wouldn't go!" Karin was a woman of principle. If not for the fact that Houka's Eternal Mangekyou had been cloned from Sasuke's eyes, she would never have selflessly given so much.
In her view, if Houka's Eternal Mangekyou could evolve again, then Sasuke could evolve through the same method as well.
After the two supported each other and left, Houka, Yakushi Kabuto, and Obito immediately headed for the Hokage Building.
By then, the Allied Shinobi Forces of