In the desert, the Fourth Division.
They were urgently evacuating the battlefield to escape Madara Uchiha's wide-ranging attack.
Xuanhui looked up at the sky. A hole had opened in the clouds, pushing the white masses out to the edges.
The sunlight gradually vanished. Looking up, they could see nothing but earth overhead.
A gigantic meteorite, its diameter nearly spanning the entire army, descended with terrifying potential energy!
"This is practically the power of a god..."
Ōnoki and Karatachi Yagura, who had remained on the battlefield, swallowed hard.
"I'll handle the big one. I'm leaving the smaller pieces to you."
The light shining from Xuanhui's hands was the only thing anyone could clearly see beneath that immense shadow.
At this rate, only a small fraction of the Allied Shinobi Forces would escape.
Madara leaped onto higher ground, a smug smile curling his lips.
He first glanced at the meteorite overhead, then swept his gaze across the center of the battlefield.
The only ones still guarding the army's rear and watching the meteorite were Karatachi Yagura and Ōnoki, along with Pakura, Mei Terumi, and Senju Nawaki under Xuanhui's command.
"Nawaki, use your sea of trees to push the army forward and block the falling debris.
Everyone else, destroy the smaller rocks!"
Xuanhui shouted to the others, his body already rising into the air!
"Wood Release: Advent of a Sea of Trees!"
Trees surged through the desert, forming a spectacular tide.
At the very rear of the army, Ōnoki watched Xuanhui charge upward without hesitation. The passion that had long lain dormant within him surged once more.
"Xuanhui, my boy! I'll help you!"
"No need! Get ready to clear the debris too!"
Xuanhui barked sharply, stopping Ōnoki from coming to his aid.
He flew rapidly upward and soon pressed his hands against the