When they were about to deliver the final blow to their enemy, Mizuki had suddenly interfered, and all their efforts might even come to nothing. The frustration in the hearts of the two fated saviors was truly hard to dispel.
Naruto Uzumaki in particular could not understand why Mizuki would do such a thing at this critical moment, when peace was so close at hand.
Watching helplessly as Mizuki seized the still-unconscious Hope and vanished with the Flying Raijin Jutsu, Naruto and Sasuke could only scramble to evade the attacks of the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.
"This is bad. We have no idea where Teacher Mizuki went. The Shinobi World is so vast..."
Held back at every turn, they could not even shake off Ōnoki's entanglement. After all, he was nominally one of the strongest shinobi in the Shinobi World, not some insignificant nobody who could be dealt with easily.
Moreover, A, the Fourth Raikage, arrived shortly afterward. Fortunately, Hatake Kakashi and Sakura held him back.
The slower Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, and the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, also appeared to be arriving soon.
"Were we tricked?"
Naruto Uzumaki was unwilling to accept it, yet he could find no one to vent his frustration on.
"The Sage of Six Paths clearly warned me, yet I was still careless..."
Sasuke Uchiha said calmly, "We still can't be completely certain. Someone as proud as Teacher Mizuki—even if he coveted the Ten-Tails' power—would not become a Jinchuriki, such an uncontrollable existence with such terrifying risks."
"Then why did his clone seize the Ten-Tails and become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki?"
"I don't know..."
Sasuke Uchiha shook his head. "There's too little information... We're being held here now... Having the Five Kage come and surround us feels more like Teacher Mizuki's twisted sense of