Parallel Ninja World.
"Your Majesty!"
"The world's Assimilation Rules are extremely violent!"
"Void Turbulence could tear the Spatial Nodes apart at any moment!"
"I advise immediately withdrawing all personnel stationed there!"
"Otherwise, once the Two-World Barrier completely closes—"
"The Empire's soldiers left in the Parallel Ninja World may very well be crushed to dust by the overlap of world dimensions!"
"..."
The light projected by the Communicator flickered continuously through the void.
Orochimaru's pale face tightened as his snake-like pupils shrank to pinpoints.
"Approved."
Chiba floated beneath the heavens, his robes snapping in the wind.
The communication was cut off.
Chiba lowered his gaze toward the shattered, devastated land below.
Lucheng Nara, along with nearly a hundred elite ninjas, was desperately guarding the edge of the Teleportation Gate.
However.
The wind howled, whipping sand and stones through the air.
The entire Forest of Death was collapsing in great swaths.
"Lucheng."
"Organize the evacuation."
"Everyone, return to the homeland Empire immediately!"
Chiba took a step and instantly descended above the Teleportation Array.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"But, Your Majesty..."
"There are currently only ninety-eight elite troops gathered near the Teleportation Array!"
"The remaining hundred-plus Anbu and clan Jonin are scattered across border regions like the Land of Lightning and Land of Water, clearing out the remaining forces."
"They simply cannot return before space collapses!"
Lucheng Nara dropped to one knee, his expression tense.
"No matter."
"You go in first. Leave the rest to me."
Chiba's expression was icy, without the slightest hesitation.
Having said that.
Chiba pressed his hands together.
Bang!
Amid a burst of Chakra smoke, more than a hundred Shadow Clones appeared out of thin air.
Every Shadow Clone was wrapped in dazzling Flying Thunder God Formula runes!
Boom!
More than a hundred Shadow Clones turned into streaks of light