Was Naruto Uzumaki important?
Of course he was!
He was even the most important of all these ninja!
Nothing else needed to be said: without Naruto, Shikamaru Nara would never have dared lead a raid on Otsutsuki Toneri's lair.
That would have been no different from marching to their deaths.
Only with Naruto there could Toneri be kept occupied, giving them a chance to complete their mission.
Yet now, not only had they failed to rescue Hinata, Naruto was missing too. Shikamaru's heart lurched.
It was only because he knew full well that someone of Naruto's strength would not run into trouble so silently that he was merely a little worried.
Still, whatever the case, he had to find out exactly what had happened.
Why hadn't Naruto and Hinata appeared as planned?
That was the crucial question.
"Where are Naruto and Hinata?"
Shikamaru stared unblinkingly at the group, anxiously awaiting their answer.
Tokuma Hyuga could tell at once that Shikamaru had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained what Naruto and Hinata were doing.
"The Giant Tenseigan? Something like that exists?"
"So that's the hub controlling the moon!"
"If that's true, destroying the Giant Tenseigan really is the best choice."
Only after hearing Tokuma's explanation did Shikamaru understand what had happened.
He reacted quickly, immediately realizing that Naruto and Hinata had made the right choice.
If they really could destroy the Giant Tenseigan, their mission would succeed at once.
After all, with that gone, Toneri would have no way to carry out his threat to destroy the Shinobi World.
But could the two of them manage it alone?
Forget it. Now isn't the time to think about that.
Shikamaru glanced at Hanabi. Seeing that she was deeply asleep and showed no sign of waking, he gave a questioning look.
Sakura explained, "Toneri took