Otsutsuki Shuho stood in the air, looking down at Yeyu on the rooftop.
He watched the calm expression on Yeyu's face.
Otsutsuki Shuho fell silent for a long while.
The atmosphere between them grew unbearably tense.
"Lord Hokage, please go reassure the people in the village."
Yeyu finally spoke.
Hiruzen had no idea what Yeyu was planning.
But he had a feeling Yeyu was about to do something.
"Okay."
Although he didn't know what Yeyu was planning, Hiruzen agreed.
Neji appeared beside Yeyu.
His face still showed his shock.
When he realized he was back on the rooftop, he turned to Yeyu. "Yeyu, I owe you one. Without you, I'd be dead."
A fall from ten thousand meters would leave anyone dead or gravely injured.
Yeyu had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move Neji from the sky to the rooftop.
Sasuke came over. "Should I come too?"
Sasuke didn't know what Yeyu was going to do, but he guessed Yeyu was about to fight the figure in the sky.
Otsutsuki Shuho had already shown his strength. He'd casually summoned more than a dozen meteorites powerful enough to destroy the Land of Fire.
Against an opponent that powerful, Sasuke thought Yeyu could use his help.
Yeyu shook his head. "You're not strong enough to face him yet."
Sasuke froze.
Remembering what he'd just done, he fell silent.
Yeyu was right.
It was blunt, but Sasuke knew he couldn't defeat the figure in the sky—not yet.
If he went with Yeyu, he'd only hold him back.
Sasuke lowered his head and clenched his fists. "I'm still too weak."
Yeyu patted him on the shoulder and smiled. "Don't be so discouraged. You'll be able to take part in battles like this soon."
"It's just not time yet."
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