When two powerful "monsters" fused into one, whether their combined strength exceeded the sum of their parts or merely dragged each other down depended on the individual.
If one could not control the Ten-Tails, they would inevitably have to expend a tremendous amount of effort suppressing the Ten-Tails, which had nearly reached its complete form.
But if one could fully wield the Ten-Tails' power and combine it with the unique abilities of a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, they would become a truly chilling existence.
What was more, Hope herself was already an exceedingly troublesome powerhouse.
"Hey, Mizuki, can we really handle someone like that?"
Even battle-hardened Hatake Kakashi was feeling somewhat discouraged.
"Why does it feel like every time we defeat one powerful enemy after another, an even more despair-inducing one always shows up?"
"This... should be the last one. Probably..."
Although that was very likely true, nearly all the masterminds Mizuki knew of had already revealed themselves. Those who would only appear in the next "expansion pack" did not need to be considered for now.
Still, there was no guarantee that some existence beyond common sense would not try to muddy the waters.
Fortunately, they still had several top-tier ultimate powers on their side. Hatake Kakashi's Kamui could launch physical attacks from a spacetime level that were virtually impossible to evade. Sasuke Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan techniques and the divine weapon Takemikazuchi: Futsunomitama could completely destroy souls. Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno were also capable helpers, while Yukimura's Mangekyō Sharingan technique, Izunome, possessed crucial purification abilities. That basically ruled out the enemy threatening them through strange and sinister means.
But...
"What is the key to our victory?"
No matter how well they planned their contingencies, they were only considering how to protect themselves from a passive standpoint, rather than actively seeking to