Faced with this terrifying sight, every Konoha Ninja stationed at the outpost nearly stopped breathing!
They stared blankly at the enormous mountain looming before them, as if it were blotting out the sky!
And yet!
At that moment, a tall figure leaped into the air!
"Th-that's... Captain Sosuke! He can actually stay up in the air!"
"What is he trying to do!?"
"We... we can't hold the outpost any longer... The Rock Ninja's technique is just too powerful..."
Seeing Sosuke standing high above them!
All the Konoha Ninja looked up at him. Some were astonished, some were confused, and some had already lost faith in their ability to defend the outpost, their faces full of despair!
Below, Shingo Gekko looked up at Sosuke with a grave expression. The pale moonlight made his face seem even paler.
Sosuke... Can you create hope!?
High in the sky.
Sosuke still wore his usual refined, gentle expression, though a trace of solemnity lurked beneath his warm smile.
The Rock Ninja of Iwagakure could unleash such a tremendous technique... Truly impressive...
I'm growing more and more interested in the First—and even Uchiha Madara... To have humiliated the mighty Iwagakure so thoroughly... just how strong were you?
But... I should deal with the problem at hand first...
A glint flashed behind Sosuke's glasses as he thought to himself.
"Military Minister Eight Sun. There can be no retreat. Blue Bolt, White Bolt, Black Bolt, Red Bolt!"
"Interlock and sink into the sea! Dragon Tail Gate, Tiger Bite Gate, Turtle Armor Gate, Phoenix Wing Gate!"
Sosuke stood high in the air and extended one slender finger, lightly tracing a pattern through the air.
"Four Beast Gate. Turtle Armor Gate!!"
At Sosuke's quiet shout, countless small, hexagonal crystal shields instantly gathered in the sky!
"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"...
The countless