"Hah!"
Ōnoki's body was still trembling faintly, but now there was not the slightest hint of retreat in him. Fear? Of course. How could anyone face a powerful enemy like Uchiha Madara calmly?
But he gave a light laugh, his aged face turning as he looked across the entire battlefield.
"The gap between your power and mine is vast. In years past, I didn't even dare make a careless move under your pressure. But I know exactly what I'm fighting for."
"This is a world protected by ninja, and I have never been fighting alone."
"This is the Shinobi Allied Forces, formed from six nations united together. Every person here has their own will, and every person came here prepared to die."
Ōnoki's eyes shone with an unyielding light. His excitement made the pain in his back worsen, but his hoarse voice spread outward like a small cluster of flame.
He was a stubborn old man. This was his final defiance.
"Don't underestimate us. The power that erupts when we fight to protect all of this is far beyond anything you can imagine!"
Ōnoki's words were transmitted through the radio at his waist to every ninja's ears, and they all roared in anger. In the world they lived in now, if there were no aliens, if there were no Uchiha Madara and Dusk Organization, wouldn't it have long since been at peace?
They enjoyed everything they had now: good medical care, education, pensions. They had chakra, which made life better and helped them resist the threat of aliens. Why did all of this have to be taken away?
"Ridiculous! It seems your resolve amounts to no more than this. What a pack of fools. As long as chakra still exists, peace in the Shinobi World will forever be nothing more