The battlefield was divided into two sides.
On Uchiha Madara's side, Meishiki kept setting up defensive barriers, leaving Madara with the feeling of a rat trying to pull a turtle—nowhere to start.
He had already used Storm Release Light Fang, Lightning Prison, and Yasakani no Magatama.
All of them had been blocked by Enshiki's black ink.
Enshiki's ability was somewhat similar to Earth Grudge Fear. After being severed, it could continuously regroup and fuse, serving as Meishiki's meat shield the entire time.
Meishiki continuously chanted incantations, and space kept trembling without end.
The two sides had fallen into a stalemate.
On the other side, Seishiki was like a cannon, continuously firing dazzling balls of light.
The light balls were extraordinarily powerful and carried searing heat.
But they were completely ineffective against Madara, because they could not break through his Truth-Seeking Orbs at all.
Itachi stood behind Madara as well, thinking of how to break through Meishiki's turtle shell.
Both sides had clear objectives. Meishiki wanted to undo the spatial lockdown, while Madara and the others wanted to eliminate them as quickly as possible.
At that moment, space twisted atop the Kagura Bell in Hashirama's hand. Shion's hand reached out from the void and grabbed the Kagura Bell.
She and Minato had broken through their own Space Sealing and entered the barrier.
Minato had also brought Yōya and Haku.
"Lord Hashirama, let me take control of the Time-Sealing Formula!"
"Alright!"
Hashirama had heard Minato's communication earlier and was now preparing to join the battle.
But Minato raised a hand to stop him. "Lord Hashirama, there's no need for you to act. Let Haku and Yōya handle it."
Hashirama paused for a moment, then stopped anyway. After all, the Uchiha Clan, Kimimaro, and Haku all belonged to Hidden Light Village.
They would