On the gray Moon Wasteland.
Hizashi Hyuga knelt on one knee amid the rubble outside the battlefield where Lin Ze and Toneri had just fought, gasping for breath.
Every inch of his body hurt. At least three ribs were broken, his left arm was dislocated, and his internal organs had suffered considerable trauma.
But he still gritted his teeth and slowly stood.
In the distance, that streak of cyan light had long since vanished beyond the horizon, while another figure in white had gone far in the opposite direction.
"They're both gone..."
Hizashi raised a hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. His pure white eyes turned toward the location of the Moon Giant Tenseigan. He drew a deep breath and staggered forward.
"Wait for me, Hanabi."
Gritting his teeth, Hizashi dragged his gravely injured body toward the Palace, one step at a time.
Meanwhile-
On the surface, in the Land of Frost.
An enormous golden halo slowly faded in the night sky, but its dazzling light had already been etched deep into the eyes of everyone who had looked up.
"What... was that?"
A ninja murmured to himself, but no one could answer him.
In the Konoha Camp, Tsunade stood at the head of the force, looking up at the sky with her brows tightly furrowed.
"That chakra... what on earth happened?"
Behind her, nearly twenty thousand Konoha ninja also looked skyward, their eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.
Shizune held Tonton, her face stunned. "S-so much chakra! It was just like... like the sun!"
Tsunade's expression was grave as she swept her hand forward:
"Advance at full speed! We must reach the entrance to the Earth-Moon Passage before dawn!"
"Yes!"
Twenty thousand Konoha ninja answered in unison, picking up speed once again.
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