A blazing white glow of chakra rose from Ōnoki's hands and shot toward the suppressed Complete Body Susanoo in an instant, targeting Uchiha Madara inside Susanoo's head.
He knew that Madara's Rinnegan could absorb ninjutsu, but he was not the main force in this battle. Inside Susanoo, if Madara wanted to absorb the Dust Release, he would have to come into contact with it. That would inevitably require him to dispel Susanoo, creating an opportunity for Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki.
And if Madara chose to rely on the Complete Body Susanoo's defenses to withstand the Dust Release head-on, then he would still have achieved his goal. At the very least, he would serve as a distraction, though he himself was not certain whether Dust Release could break through the Complete Body Susanoo.
"That kid Ōnoki is such a nuisance," Madara frowned from within Susanoo.
The Complete Body Susanoo had already fallen to the ground. Before it, the armored Nine-Tails roared continuously, its arms gripping the Nine-Tails' two claws to keep them from coming down. Madara had no attention to spare for dealing with Ōnoki.
Yet at that moment, a pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orb appeared and instantly transformed into a black shield. The blazing white Dust Release struck it, only to be continuously broken down without causing even the slightest ripple.
"Hmm?" Uchiha Madara was the first to react. He looked upward, his gaze narrowing slightly.
A snow-white figure floated in midair. Her white chakra cloak burned continuously, and her entire body was enveloped in a gentle white radiance. Her glasslike eyes were calm and undisturbed as she silently watched Naruto and Sasuke within the Nine-Tails. As for Ōnoki and the others, she did not spare them even a glance.
Then she raised one hand. The Truth-Seeking Orb that had become a