Centered on Sasuke and Naruto, black flames formed a wall of fire stretching nearly a thousand meters!
Outside... everyone was frantic!!
Karin: "Sasuke—Sasuke's chakra suddenly changed in nature... it's draining fast!!!!"
Kabuto Yakushi: "Ah... Izanagi!! He used the last light in his right eye to activate it!!"
Itachi: "Mr. Orochimaru, how long can Sasuke's Izanagi last?"
Orochimaru: "With Sasuke-kun's perfect Hashirama's power, Izanagi cast through a single Mangekyō Sharingan can last at least twenty minutes!"
Hearing that they had twenty minutes, everyone's tension eased... to a shinobi, twenty minutes was enough to turn everything around!
"Twenty minutes? Whether we put out this sea of flames or Sasuke finishes what he needs to do, that should be more than enough."
Yet... Orochimaru's next words set their hearts on edge again. "Provided... Sasuke-kun doesn't use Izanagi to do anything else!!"
Anything... else!?
As everyone reeled in surprise, Itachi sprang into action!!
His Susanoo held a Gourd, aiming it at the black flames ahead!
—Totsuka: Swordless Sealing!!
Whoosh...!!!
The terrifying suction from the Gourd's mouth drew in vast swaths of black flames...!!
But this wall of black flames burned far too fiercely. That alone wasn't enough!!!
"Itachi, I'll give you a hand!!!!"
Nagato rose into the air, looking down from above with both hands aimed forward!!
—Preta Path: Sealing Technique: Absorption Seal!!
Whoosh...!!!
Flames surged into the barrier across a vast area!
"Then let me join in!"
Orochimaru's long hair floated upward as two balls of soul fire ignited!!
—Death: Servant Summoning!!
Hiruzen and Danzo... the two Kage appeared as servants of the Shinigami, each employing his own methods!!
—Secret Art: Fire Sealing Method: Flame Seal!
—Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Formula!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!!
The wall of black flames... was rapidly being absorbed!
Inside and outside the wall... everyone was racing against time!