Hanabi Hyuga's Byakugan had been recovered, and Otsutsuki Toneri had been defeated.
Right, the Giant Tenseigan had also been destroyed.
So he could no longer threaten the safety of the Shinobi World at all.
That meant their mission was complete.
They could leave the moon and return to Konoha.
Dust was still slowly settling through the air.
Naruto stood directly beneath the depression in the mountainside, looking at Toneri, who was wedged in a crack in the rock.
"I... I haven't lost yet... I..."
Half-reclining in the hollowed-out mountainside, Toneri muttered to himself. Even now, he refused to accept losing to Naruto Uzumaki.
His fingers dug into the gaps between the shattered rocks, his knuckles turning white, but his body could not even prop itself up.
The Tenseigan's power was now exhausted. Even if he refused to accept it, there was nothing he could do.
Hinata carefully wrapped the Byakugan she had removed in sealing cloth and tucked them into the inner pocket of her ninja vest, close to her body.
Only after finishing all this did she straighten up and step back twice to stand beside Naruto.
Shikamaru stood to one side with his hands in his pockets. After a long silence, he said, "All right, the mission's complete. Next, we get ready to head back."
"But before that, what do we do with this guy?"
Naruto turned to look at Shikamaru, his expression somewhat blank.
When he had rushed into the fight, his head had been filled with "I have to stop Toneri" and "I have to get Hanabi's eyes back." As for what to do after winning, he really had not given it much thought.
"What do we do..." Naruto scratched the back of his head. "How about we just leave him here?"
That was the only