Hashirama's "death"—
It also meant that the greatest pillar of the Konoha–Kiri Ninja Allied Forces had completely collapsed. As the resisting side, Konoha and Kirigakure no longer possessed even a theoretical chance of victory. Not far away, Tsunade, who had just been captured, seemed to sense her grandfather's gaze in her daze—the meaning faintly contained within his eyes.
Grandfather...
As Tsunade sighed inwardly, she completely abandoned even the last shred of resistance.
Elsewhere on the battlefield, the instant Orochimaru saw Shōji appear, he immediately withdrew from his joint battle with Obito against Satoru. Nor did he choose to flee at once, because he knew very well that before Shōji, he had no chance whatsoever of escaping!
Rather than do something that would anger Shōji, he might as well stay put and await Shōji's judgment. Orochimaru vaguely had a premonition that if he fell into Shōji's hands, his life would probably not be in danger—as long as he was "sensible" enough!
Orochimaru's instant departure from the battlefield also drastically increased Obito's pressure. Orochimaru had been holding back throughout their previous fight, but at least he had been able to draw some of Satoru's attention, giving Obito time and opportunities to adjust. Now that Orochimaru had directly withdrawn, and Satoru had been ordered by Shōji from the very beginning to prioritize capturing Black Zetsu and Obito—
After Black Zetsu had already taken the initiative to join Shōji and Madara's battle—
Satoru's target naturally fell upon Obito, his second priority.
He naturally had no intention of bothering with Orochimaru, who had voluntarily left the field.
Man and beast immediately fell into their fiercest battle. Without outside interference, it would have been difficult for Obito and Satoru to determine a victor in a short time. Obito's Kamui could cause many of Satoru's attacks to