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What kind of moment was that?

Kurenai believed she would never forget it for as long as she lived.

The massive earth release ninjutsu cast by the village's ninja together was pierced in an instant.

Konoha's force of several thousand ninja was left exposed to the Tailed Beast Bomb.

Despair gripped every heart.

Jing Uchiha clutched the omamori in his hand, while Obito and Kakashi shielded Rin Nohara with their bodies.

At that moment, everyone despaired.

Like mortals awaiting the Death God's judgment, they were powerless before that suffocating, earth-shattering strike.

Almost at the same time.

Black summoning marks appeared on the battlefield, forming the pattern of the Summoning Technique. Amid the despair, a toad performed Reverse Summoning.

"Summoning Technique!"

With a poof, smoke bloomed across the battlefield. A surge of spatial distortion erupted, and after the air twisted, a figure stepped out of the smoke, his cloak bearing the word "Justice" fluttering in the wind.

"Kazan!" Kurenai practically blurted out. "He's back!"

The young man was about their age, yet at that moment, his presence gave them an immense sense of security. They were no longer afraid.

The Tailed Beast Bomb was still hurtling toward them, its fierce wind pressure blowing the smoke away completely.

Kazan and Hakimi, one human and one tiger, stood fully exposed to everyone's view.

"It's Kazan! He's back!" someone cried out in delight.

There seemed to be something magical about him that rekindled their hope.

"Ghost of Konoha!"

Yugito Nii had spotted Kazan as well.

As a perfect jinchūriki, her senses were extraordinarily sharp. The instant Kazan appeared, she had picked up those familiar chakra fluctuations.

But...

"So what if you're here?"

"You'll just die alongside the Konoha ninja."

Across the battlefield, Kazan naturally could not hear her voice.

The instant he arrived, his