The Nine-Tails' enormous body vanished completely into Madara's body.
Naruto's body fell from midair.
Minato vanished from where he stood, catching Naruto in his remaining left arm before he hit the ground.
"Naruto!"
The person in his arms gave no response.
There was no trace of color left in Naruto's face, and his once-strong heartbeat was rapidly weakening. Minato pressed a hand to his chest. Several seconds passed before he felt a faint beat against his palm.
The Yin Nine-Tails inside Minato also sensed it all.
"The other Nine-Tails inside him has been extracted."
Minato lowered his head to look at Naruto.
"Give him your power."
"I understand."
The Yin Nine-Tails did not hesitate. Its immense Chakra rapidly gathered within the seal.
Just as Minato prepared to leave the battlefield, one of the Truth-Seeking Orbs behind Madara flew toward him.
The black sphere skimmed across the ground, and the shattered rocks in its path vanished without a sound. Minato held Naruto tight and vanished once more.
The Truth-Seeking Orb grazed the spot where he had just stood and crashed into the Allied Shinobi Forces behind him.
Several shinobi vanished along with the ground beneath them before they could even scream.
Minato appeared beside a Flying Thunder God Kunai in the distance.
The moment he steadied himself, the Yin Nine-Tails inside him warned him:
"Leave first. Transferring my power will take time. We cannot be interrupted again."
Minato glanced at Madara in the distance, then continued retreating from the battlefield with Naruto in his arms.
Madara did not pursue him.
He had already reclaimed the Nine-Tails. Even if Minato still possessed the other half, it was only a matter of time.
He turned and looked at Sasuke, who was pinned to the ground by a Black Receiver.
Kakashi had already reached