Night gradually deepened.
The Allied Shinobi Forces' main camp slowly quieted as well. Only the area occupied by the Medical Corps occasionally echoed with pained groans.
Shizune had divided the batch of medical supplies Obito brought back into four portions. One remained at the Allied Shinobi Forces' main camp, while the other three were sent to the battlefields where the First, Second, and Fifth Divisions were stationed.
After Shizune and Rin finished making their rounds of the wounded and confirmed that no one had been overlooked, the two waved goodbye tiredly and went off to rest.
After hearing the unbelievable story of the Sage of Six Paths' family, Ōnoki, the Fourth Raikage, Temari, and the others all returned to their tents in a daze, resting while trying to process it all.
Afterward, Minato Namikaze, Tsunade, Houka, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Nara Shikaku gathered in Minato Namikaze's tent to continue their discussion.
As the most intelligent person present, Nara Shikaku immediately began considering a way to break the deadlock after learning the story of Zetsu, Uchiha Madara, and the Sage of Six Paths' mother.
"If the intelligence Houka provided is true, then what we need to do now is stop the Ten-Tails from reviving!" Nara Shikaku said pensively. "Akatsuki has already obtained the Chakra of eight Tailed Beasts. All that remains is the Nine-Tails."
"There are four people with Nine-Tails Chakra: Brother Minato, Naruto, and Kinkaku and Ginkaku," Houka added. "Kinkaku has already been captured by us. Ginkaku should be in Uchiha Shin's hands."
"Can the Ten-Tails be revived with the Nine-Tails Chakra inside Ginkaku?" Nara Shikaku asked.
"It can be revived, but only temporarily," Houka said.
Nara Shikaku said, "If they use Ginkaku to revive the Ten-Tails temporarily, they will inevitably use the Ten-Tails to seize the Nine-Tails inside the Fourth