Boom, boom, boom!
The enormous stone sphere in the sky was crumbling bit by bit.
Huge chunks of rock peeled off its surface and crashed into the valley below, trailing long plumes of dust and rubble. The rumbling rolled across the land like the dying gasps of a giant beast.
Bang!
A swift figure came to a hover beside the stone sphere. His Byakugan pierced layer after layer of rock and located Rōshi, who was encased in a massive chunk of stone.
His body was blackened all over, and his breathing was almost imperceptible, but his chest still rose and fell faintly.
Tianyi did not hesitate. He accelerated, charging through the falling rubble and clouds of dust.
Inside a cramped space within the enormous rock, he reached out with his right hand, seized Rōshi's arm with precision, and pulled him securely onto his shoulder.
He tilted his body slightly to dodge a rock falling from overhead while his Byakugan swept the surroundings.
Ōnoki and Kitsuchi lay unconscious among the rubble nearby. Bunya and Ittan were also unresponsive, their bodies wedged between rocks, their robes torn. Blood seeped from their foreheads and arms, staining the shattered stones red.
But they were still breathing. They were alive.
Ōnoki's body was pinned beneath a boulder. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his breathing was faint and rapid, like a candle flickering in the wind.
Just then, a shrill whistle came from the distant sky. The Three-Legged Bird's wings tore through the air as it approached at speed like a black arrow.
The Rinnegan in Nagato's left eye remained fixed on Rōshi over Tianyi's shoulder. He raised his right hand toward Tianyi and unleashed Shinra Tensei.
Tianyi did not look back, but his senses had already caught that