Rumble-!
As the last trace of energy dissipated, the Enhanced Four Violet Flames Formation that had enveloped the entire Valley of the End dissolved into specks of violet light and vanished into the air.
The devastation within the barrier, as though ravaged by a natural disaster, was laid bare before every Konoha ninja.
Deep craters and rifts covered the scorched earth. The once-roaring waterfall had stopped flowing, and the enormous statues of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha on either side were riddled with cracks, as if they might collapse at any moment.
But most suffocating of all was the Thousand-Meter Azure Dragon coiled above the valley, casting an immense shadow!
His draconic body wound through the air, his eyes like the sun and moon as he gazed indifferently down at the people below, who seemed like ants.
Having just witnessed Danzo and the other two being blasted to death, everyone in the Konoha party was deeply shaken, their bodies taut.
"Stay on guard!"
Someone gave a low shout, and almost instinctively, every Konoha ninja took a defensive stance.
The Hyuga Clan members instantly activated their Byakugan, veins bulging as they locked onto the behemoth in the sky.
Uchiha Fugaku and the clansmen he had brought activated their Sharingan one after another, tomoe spinning in their scarlet eyes as they tried to catch any trace of chakra movement or intended action from the Azure Dragon, though they knew it might be futile.
Minato Namikaze stepped in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, gripping his specially made kunai tightly, his expression more grave than ever.
Only Might Duy and his son, Might Guy, showed no wariness. They were even trembling with excitement, looking as though they might open the "Gate of Death" at any moment.
Just then, two figures swiftly arrived beneath the