Ryuto stared at the black sphere pressing lower and lower.
Seventy meters.
Sixty meters.
Its shadow had already covered his face. Some people among the allied forces began to cry.
Kaguya stood in the distance, watching with little expression on her face.
Black Zetsu laughed beside her, utterly delighted.
Ryuto let out a breath.
The golden aura around him had long since gone out. His hair was black, his eyes were black, and his ki was nearly empty.
But he did not move.
"I get it," Ryuto suddenly said. His voice was quiet, but everyone on the battlefield could hear him.
Kaguya's brow twitched.
Black Zetsu stopped laughing.
"Get what?" Black Zetsu shouted at the top of his lungs. "That you're going to die?"
Ryuto ignored him and looked up at the black sphere.
"Your Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb can annihilate all energy," Ryuto said. "Then what if the energy is stronger than your Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb? Can it still annihilate it?"
His words stunned everyone among the allied forces.
Kaguya narrowed all three eyes. "What are you trying to say?" she asked.
Ryuto turned to face the allied forces.
Hashirama was still holding on, Madara was sitting, and Tobirama was being supported by Mito. A, Sōto, Ashina, Sasuke, Reto, Ishikawa, and Byakuren were all looking at him.
Every one of them was so badly wounded they looked like ghosts, their chakra completely depleted. But their eyes were still bright.
"I have one more way," Ryuto said, his voice calm. "But I need your help."
"What way?" Hashirama asked immediately.
"A way to gather more energy," Ryuto said. "Far more powerful than that Kamehameha just now. But-"
He paused.
"I need your vital energy. Not chakra, but vital energy. The most basic life energy in everyone's body. Lend it to me,