Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha arrived on the battlefield in overwhelming fashion.
Toneri stared at the not-yet-fully-vanished Yomotsu Hirasaka and gritted his teeth. "The barrier protecting the moon was destroyed, so they came directly through the Rinnegan's spatial power..."
In the distance, strange golden characters flowed from the prayer wheel, spiraling through the sky.
Toneri's pupils suddenly shrank. He had a very bad feeling!
"Can't drag this out any longer!!!"
He descended from midair and pressed his golden palm against the ground.
—Summoning Technique!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A full six Hamura stone statues, each powerful enough to suppress the Nine-Tails, rose up around him!
At that moment, Naruto's strong hand was still wrapped around Hinata's soft, slender waist. Hinata's ears reddened as she shyly said, "Na-Naruto... p-please let go of me first. The e-enemy hasn't been defeated yet..."
"Ah, sorry!" Naruto released Hinata and said gently, "You've already done more than enough. Leave the rest to Sasuke and me!"
"Mm." Hinata twirled the bangs on the left side of her face and obediently nodded.
On the other side, Sasuke removed his hand from Sakura's shoulder and said solemnly, "Get behind Naruto and me!"
"Sasuke... I, I..." Sakura's eyes shimmered pitifully. She wanted to say that she wanted to fight alongside Sasuke, but when she considered his current strength, staying would only become a burden.
"I understand." Sakura ultimately stepped back, mindful of the bigger picture, and reminded him worriedly, "Sasuke, you have to be careful!"
"Mm." Sasuke's back gave a faint response.
Fwoosh! Naruto's golden headband fluttered as he energetically formed hand seals. "Let's clear out those big guys first!"
Hinata hurriedly said, "Naruto! Those statues won't disappear unless you defeat the caster!"
"The caster..."
Naruto's hands paused mid-seal. Looking at Toneri's Chakra, as powerful as that of a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki,