After Minato and Kushina left, Li Xing glanced at Kabuto, who was sleeping, and then flew towards the battlefield.
However, as he flew out, Li Xing sensed Moli's presence and immediately changed direction to fly towards her.
"Brother Li Xing, I'm here!" Moli shouted at him from below. Li Xing immediately descended and landed in front of her.
"Little Moli, why are you here? Do you know how dangerous it is?"
"Brother Li Xing, save my father. I have a feeling he's going to die." Moli cried, tears streaming down her face. Li Xing quickly wiped away her tears.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I won't let your father die. I'll take you to an inn to rest. You wait for me there."
Then, Li Xing picked up Moli and flew towards the inn they had just passed. He opened another room, placed Moli on the bed, and then opened a portal of his own will.
The next second, Li Xing appeared in Kumogakure, the headquarters of the Allied Shinobi Forces. He didn't even look at the guards outside before killing them with a single slash.
"Yo! Long time no see, Mr. Yamanaka Inoichi. There's no need for a command center anymore. Come with me!" Li Xing suddenly appeared, carrying a sword on his shoulder, looking like a bandit.
"Shadow Imitation Technique!" Nara Shikaku reacted quickly. Without continuing his command, he immediately used the Shadow Imitation Technique to control Li Xing.
But, as he had been told many times, if one could control others, others could also control them. This restraint technique was useless against Li Xing. Li Xing directly controlled Shikaku to slap Inoichi unconscious, and then knocked himself out.
Li Xing then looked around and saw Ao from Kirigakure present. Li Xing quickly drew his sword, and Ao's head landed on the ground, beyond any possibility of revival.
Li Xing sheathed his sword, grabbed Shikaku and Inoichi with both hands, and prepared to leave. He then saw Mabui standing nearby.
"Hmm... she's quite pretty, and she took good care of me before. I'll take her with me!" With that, Li Xing threw the two men into the Otherworldly Possession space, hoisted Mabui onto his shoulder, and opened a portal back to the inn.
"Let me go! You bastard, you're the one who kidnapped Yugito-sama, right? You liar! And you disguised yourself as a courtesan to deceive us!"
Mabui struggled and shouted on Li Xing's shoulder. Li Xing couldn't be bothered to deal with it. He threw Mabui to the ground and then tossed out the unconscious Shikaku and Inoichi.
Seeing her father, Moli immediately ran to Inoichi's side and checked him. Fortunately, he had only fainted.
"Thank you, Brother Li Xing!"
Li Xing waved his hand, indicating no need for thanks. They were family, so such politeness was unnecessary. Li Xing had other matters to attend to and couldn't stay to accompany Moli. He immediately sealed Mabui and placed a barrier around the entire inn to protect Moli, just in case they were hit by a Tailed Beast Bomb.
"I'm leaving, Moli. Take care of your father. I've sealed that woman, and she'll be released in six hours. You don't need to worry about her."
"Brother Li Xing, please return safely!"
Li Xing smiled gently. It had been a long time since anyone had said that to him.
...
On the battlefield.
The Ten-Tails had finally revived. It transformed from its Gedo Mazo form into a reptilian creature with a Nine-T Jacq Ringed Sharingan on its head.
Obito and Madara jumped onto the Ten-Tails, two pipes extending from their backs to connect with the Ten-Tails and control it in battle.
Naruto and Killer B were no match for the Ten-Tails. Their size difference alone was immense.
The Ten-Tails gathered a Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth and fired it directly at the Nine-Tails and the Eight-Tails.
During his interaction with Kakashi, Naruto had transferred some of the Nine-Tails' chakra to Kakashi. The Eight-Tails shielded the Nine-Tails, and after the explosion, only an octopus leg remained on the ground.
The Nine-Tails threw Kakashi and Naruto's shadow clones towards the Ten-Tails. Kakashi, while in the air, used Kamui to release the Eight-Tails. The Eight-Tails seized the opportunity to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at the Ten-Tails' eyes, but it was reflected back at the Eight-Tails by one of the Ten-Tails' fingers.
Then, one of the Ten-Tails' tails swung over. Naruto forcefully pushed Kakashi away in the air, but he himself was struck by the Ten-Tails' tail, and his shadow clone instantly disappeared.
Seeing this, Obito thought of how he had once pushed Kakashi away, sacrificing himself to save his companion. But all he had been left with was despair. Naruto was very much like him.
Obito then controlled the Ten-Tails and gathered another Tailed Beast Bomb, aiming it at Naruto and the others ahead. But suddenly, he felt his body lose control, and the Tailed Beast Bomb went wide.
Immediately after, countless ninjas arrived to provide support, all the troops had come, including the medical corps from the rear. It was Ino who, in coordination with Hinata's Byakugan, had remotely controlled Obito, causing the Tailed Beast Bomb to miss Naruto and the others.
"That monster... it's the Ten-Tails! What terrifying data!" Ino was shocked. She had never heard of such a powerful monster in her life, yet she was witnessing it with her own eyes today. The terrifying natural energy was something that perhaps only Li Xing, with his unknown data, could handle.
"Hiding in Mist Technique!"
The ninja from Kirigakure used the Hiding in Mist Technique to conceal their figures. Simultaneously, members of the Aburame clan covered the entire Allied Forces with a large number of parasitic insects, preventing the enemy from sensing their movements.
Obito and Madara's Sharingan saw only a dense mass of parasitic insects, making it impossible to see the Allied Shinobi Forces' chakra.
The headquarters of the Allied Shinobi Forces began to direct the troops. First, they used the blinding light of lightning style to obscure the Ten-Tails' vision, then used earth style to sink the area where the Ten-Tails was located, followed by lime and water, and finally fire style to quickly dry it, thereby sealing the Ten-Tails' movements.
Next, they would deal with Obito and Madara. Taijutsu users would engage Madara, while continuous attacks would be directed at Obito, given the intel about Obito's phasing being limited to five minutes.
However, just as the Allied Shinobi Forces were about to attack Obito and Madara, the Ten-Tails began to shed its skin, evolving from a reptilian creature into a humanoid one, with its tails transforming into human hands.
The Ten-Tails that broke through the earth first dispersed the Allied Shinobi Forces, then gathered a conical Tailed Beast Bomb. Upon seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb, the ninjas below jointly used earth style to elevate the area where the Ten-Tails stood.
The Ten-Tails lost its balance, and the Tailed Beast Bomb struck a distant mountain, leveling the surrounding area. But it wasn't over yet. Obito continued to control the Ten-Tails to fire Tailed Beast Bombs erratically, with the final shot aimed directly at the headquarters of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
Naruto stared blankly in the direction of the Allied Shinobi Forces' headquarters, so much so that he didn't notice one of the Ten-Tails' hands swinging towards him. At this moment, Neji and Hyuga Hiashi appeared before Naruto, and together they used Rotation to deflect the Ten-Tails' arm.
"Snap out of it, Naruto! You are the key to this war. People will naturally die in war, but if you die, everyone in the world will die."
Naruto looked up, his eyes becoming resolute. "I know!"
Above, Obito saw that Naruto was still in the same state, and his desire to make Naruto understand despair grew. He immediately controlled all of the Ten-Tails' tails, and dense, sharp wooden spikes shot out from the palms of its tails.
"Wood Style: Cutting Sprigs Jutsu!"
In an instant, countless ninjas below were killed or injured. The sheer number of wood style attacks was overwhelming. As Neji defended with Rotation, his forehead protector was knocked off, revealing the Caged Bird seal on his forehead.
Naruto, using shadow clones, continuously threw Rasenshurikens, but he couldn't hold on for long. Soon, he collapsed to his knees, exhausted.
However, the wood style attacks from above gave Naruto no chance to rest. Just as Naruto was about to be impaled, Neji shielded him.
The next second, Neji was impaled by the wood style. With his remaining strength, he left his last words: "Naruto, you are the key to victory in this war. You absolutely cannot die. Your life is not just yours, but the lives of countless others."
Naruto's eyes went blank, and he hugged Neji's body. "Why! Why did you save me! Medical team! Someone is severely injured! Hurry!"
Neji leaned on Naruto's shoulder and smiled. "Because... you said I was a genius... Father, I finally understand the freedom of dying to protect others..."
With that said, the Caged Bird seal on Neji's forehead gradually faded, and simultaneously, Neji lost consciousness. Hyuga Neji, deceased...