"Where are Hinata and Hanabi?"
Shikamaru Nara shouted the question as he dodged the incoming yellow orbs.
At a time like this, he had to raise his voice.
Explosions echoed all around them. If they did not speak loudly, they could not communicate at all.
Naruto Uzumaki pointed to the Tower on the left. "Hanabi's chakra and presence are inside that tower."
"Hinata's on the other side."
Kiba Inuzuka nodded along. That matched what he had picked up by scent.
"All right!"
Shikamaru made his decision. "Naruto, take some people and rescue Hinata and Hanabi. Leave this to us."
"Got it!"
"Let's go!"
Naruto, Kiba, Tokuma, and Hōmon seized an opening, broke out of the battle amid the chaos, and headed down toward the ground.
As the second team, their mission was to rescue Hinata and Hanabi.
"Take this-Exploding Rising Dragon!"
Sitting on an Ink Bird, Tenten unfurled a scroll.
Countless ninja tools poured out of the scroll: kunai, shuriken, and specially made explosive tags!
The ninja tools wove an airtight net of attacks through the air, slicing through, piercing, and detonating the remaining puppets.
At the same time, the others intensified their attacks to cover Naruto and his group's movements.
For a time, the entire interior of the Artificial Sun grew brighter.
The flames and shock waves of the explosions filled the whole sky!
Meanwhile, after taking down several puppets blocking their way, Naruto and the other three had slipped inside the Castle.
"Hanabi's in the Tower over there, and Hinata's on the other side. We need to split up to rescue them, then regroup."
"All right."
That went without saying.
Since the Byakugan was restricted here, Naruto and Hōmon would rescue Hinata, while Tokuma would search for Hanabi with Kiba.
Of course, Naruto also had to keep an