Aogetsu Hyuga leaped high into the air. As he rose, he felt the gravity bearing down on him suddenly intensify.
Zero-Tails raised his white mask and fired several enormous fireballs.
But before they could hit Aogetsu Hyuga, gravity slammed them downward.
The fireballs crashed to the ground like meteors, without so much as grazing him.
Zetsu's expression darkened. Even ranged attacks could not reach him.
Yet Aogetsu Hyuga moved freely. It was absurd!
Absurd or not, Aogetsu Hyuga stood right before them. Zetsu could only hope Kaguya would defeat him.
Kaguya swept both hands forward, fear plain on her face as two Truth-Seeking Orbs shot out.
Facing the two oncoming orbs,
Aogetsu Hyuga showed no fear. He spun sharply and kicked both away in rapid succession.
Boom! Boom!
The two Truth-Seeking Orbs skimmed past Kaguya and struck in the distance. Their impacts shook the ground.
Kaguya's expression turned grave. "I'm going to use that move!"
Zetsu nodded. From his eyes, he seemed to hold little hope for "that move" either.
But he wanted even less to see his mother come to harm.
The next instant, Kaguya's Chakra began to surge.
With that much Chakra, she had clearly drawn once more on the Ninja wrapped in the God Tree.
Outside the other dimension.
On the Barren Battlefield,
the three members of Team 7 sat on the ground,
waiting for a battle whose course they could not see.
Sasuke kept his Susanoo active,
sheltering Sakura within it.
Naruto held the Dragon-Patterned Griddle,
his eyes bright,
as he watched their surroundings without losing focus.
Then
he noticed something
and hurriedly called the other two over to look.
There,
several Mummies wrapped in the God Tree
had suddenly begun to twitch.
Then,
as though ripe fruit had dropped from a branch, the Mummies broke