Kaguya Clan's Rebuttal

That black sealing sphere lay atop the grayish-white bone slab, as still as a stone. Kaguya Clan's presence had vanished completely. The God Tree's vines had withdrawn through the cracks in the bone slab like a receding tide, leaving behind white cocoons and shattered bone fragments. The dome of the supergravity space was still collapsing, with more and more black fissures appearing. Blood-red moonlight spilled through them, staining the entire space a dark crimson.

Naruto stood on the bone slab, his legs still trembling. His Sage of Six Paths cloak had dimmed until it was nearly invisible, and three Truth-Seeking Balls floated slowly behind him like three lightbulbs about to go out. He stared at the black sphere, gasping for breath, with only one thought turning over and over in his mind: Sealed. She's finally sealed.

Sasuke stood beside him, the Kusanagi Sword planted in the bone slab as he leaned against it for support. His Rinnegan remained open, but the light in that eye had grown faint, like a lamp running out of oil. His left hand hung at his side, blood still dripping from his fingers onto the grayish-white bone slab with soft, fine pattering sounds. His expression did not change, but his breathing told everyone—he, too, had reached his limit.

Kakashi knelt behind them with both eyes shut. Blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, trailing down his cheeks and dripping to the ground. His Susanoo had shattered completely, and pale-blue Chakra fragments were slowly dispersing through the air like a fading mist. His breathing was weak, but his chest still rose and fell. He was alive.

Gamamaru crouched at the very back, its body trembling slightly. Not from exhaustion, but from age. Its eyelids drooped low, covering most of its yellow pupils, making it look