"Lady Tsunade, right now, you're the only one suited to helping Lord Naraku."
Panting heavily, Gaara controlled his sand cloud, lifting Tsunade, who had collapsed and could not get up.
He glanced at Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, and Mei Terumi, who were still fighting Madara Uchiha nearby.
Of course, Minato and Jiraiya were leading the attack, while Mei Terumi supported them from the side.
Too many of the powerful fighters who had joined forces against Madara earlier had fallen.
The Senju Brothers were pinned down on the battlefield by a special kind of black rod, unable to move at all now.
After all, the brothers were the opponents Madara was most wary of and paid the most attention to, so they had been the first he dealt with.
Most of the others had already fallen and could not get back up at all.
Only five people remained who could fight Madara-or, more accurately, two.
As one of the main attackers earlier, Tsunade had also received particular attention from Madara, leaving her severely injured.
Even with her powerful self-healing ability, she still had not fully recovered.
But at least she could barely stand now, unlike the others, who still lay on the ground, unable to move.
As for Gaara, his skill with long-range attacks had kept him on the fringes of the battle, sparing him many of Madara's attacks and allowing him to hold out until now.
Still, he was not in very good shape. His chakra and stamina were severely depleted.
Moreover, the gap in strength between Gaara and Madara was too great. He could essentially only provide support in battle, not serve as a main attacker.
The same naturally went for Mei Terumi.
The only ones who could hurt Madara now were Minato Namikaze and his teacher, Jiraiya.
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