Xia Le opened his eyes and smiled faintly. "Once you show yourself, they'll probably reveal all their trump cards."
Naruto froze, then frowned. "Then should I...?"
"Go out," Xia Le said suddenly.
"There's no point sitting here and waiting."
"If this drags on, the people outside won't be able to hold out."
"But..."
He paused and looked Naruto straight in the eye.
"Are you ready to give your life for this battle?"
"Once the fighting truly begins, I may not be able to protect you."
Naruto's heart jolted at those words.
But he soon grinned. "Of course!"
"Everyone else is fighting for this. I can't hide in the back and just watch it happen!"
Xia Le smiled.
"Then go!"
The next second, Naruto threw back the carriage curtain and leaped out.
The battlefield fell still for an instant when he appeared before everyone.
"Naruto Uzumaki," Nagato said quietly.
"Why has the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki come out?" someone asked.
At the same time...
The Impure World Reincarnation puppets on the other side sharpened their gazes.
"The Nine-Tails' location is confirmed."
"Naruto Uzumaki has shown himself."
"Uchiha Xia Le should still be inside the carriage."
The news reached a mysterious forest almost instantly.
Danzo jerked his head up and smiled.
Tobi frowned at the battlefield laid out before him with pebbles and twigs.
"You're concentrating all your fighting strength on Xia Le and the Nine-Tails?"
"What about the Six Kage?"
"If their forces come to reinforce this position, things won't go your way."
Danzo chuckled. "Who said I was committing all my forces against Xia Le?"
"Then...?"
Tobi's eyes flickered as an ominous suspicion struck him.
"Don't tell me you placed him over there?"
Danzo picked up a larger stone and set it on the spot representing the Six Kage. It landed with