Obito Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki were already fighting over the Tailed Beasts!
At this point, Obito was actually already doomed to fail.
Of course, if he still wanted to resist, he could.
But with Naruto's Talk no Jutsu, Obito was bound to turn back.
That meant it was Madara Uchiha's turn to take the stage.
"Naruto and Sasuke did well. They defeated Obito. If things go smoothly from here, the Tailed Beasts will escape as well."
"Without the Tailed Beast Chakra, Obito will be an empty shell of a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, no longer a threat at all."
Hearing Shihōin Naraku say this, Tsunade let out a long sigh of relief.
Good. That was good.
Naraku's injuries hadn't healed yet. Obito's defeat was the best news she could have hoped for.
She gave a rare laugh. "Without you, Naruto and the others wouldn't have beaten Obito so quickly."
"Now that Obito is no longer a threat, you can focus on recovering."
But at Tsunade's words, Naraku didn't look relieved. Instead, he frowned slightly.
Tsunade keenly noticed the change. "What's wrong? Can Obito still turn things around?"
"Obito can't turn things around anymore."
Naraku shook his head. "But Madara hasn't been dealt with yet. As long as he's here, this war isn't over."
"Only once Madara Uchiha and that God Tree are dealt with will there be hope of ending this battle."
Hearing this, Tsunade urged him, "One step at a time. Those problems all need to be resolved eventually, but you need to recover first."
"Speaking of which, I've realized your self-healing ability is truly incredible!"
Tsunade lowered her head to look at her green-glowing hands. Her chakra kept flowing into Naraku's body, helping heal his damaged organs.
Although she had certainly played a part in how quickly Naraku's injuries were