Outside the volcano.
Naruto and the others were gathered together, surrounded by countless terracotta soldiers, and they were exhausted.
"Isn't it over yet?"
Naruto's voice was filled with unwillingness.
He hadn't become Hokage yet, hadn't gotten everyone to acknowledge him.
He didn't want to die here.
But he wouldn't become a coward and run away.
"Shion-sama."
Taruho had blood on his forehead and multiple wounds on his body, but his worried gaze was fixed on the entrance to the sealed place.
Takumi's array could block the terracotta soldiers from entering, but Moryo itself never intended to let them in anyway.
Those clumsy terracotta soldiers would only be a hindrance if they came in; they were useless.
Coming in would just be a waste.
So, Takumi's array hadn't been triggered, and naturally no one noticed the array he had set up.
If it had been triggered, Taruho might have noticed something.
After all, although Taruho himself didn't know much sacred arts, he did have some knowledge of them.
"Will my burning youth be over here?"
Lee, battered and bruised, was just as unwilling. His exhausted appearance was heartbreaking, and his face was even more so.
"Don't worry, reinforcements are here."
Although equally exhausted, Neji was in the best condition.
Apart from being a bit tired, there was no difference in his appearance.
The moment he finished speaking, several figures appeared.
"Raikiri!"
"Sand Burial!"
"Ash Pile Burning!"
Several familiar voices accompanied several powerful ninjutsu.
The terracotta soldiers around them were instantly cleared.
"Kakashi-sensei!
Naruto shouted in joyful surprise. Lee and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.
Only Taruho, dragging his injured body, stumbled towards the entrance of the sealed place.
"Don't push yourself."
Asuma came to his side. "Your injuries need treatment."
"I'm fine!"
Taruho's gaze was fixed on the entrance, not even looking at Asuma as he passed him. "What's important is Shion-sama! Shion-sama absolutely cannot be harmed!"
"Where's Takumi-kun?"
Kakashi didn't see Takumi and couldn't help frowning.
Thinking about it, if Takumi were there, they wouldn't have been in such difficulty.
"I remember Takumi was at the entrance..."
Naruto pointed towards the entrance, but saw no one there. "Huh?"
He was stunned.
"Takumi-kun went inside."
Neji activated his Byakugan. "He and Shion-san are both safe."
At the same time, he also saw Moryo bound on the ground.
"The situation is a bit strange."
Neji's brow furrowed deeply.
Taruho, who had just relaxed upon hearing Shion was safe, immediately had his heart race again.
"What's wrong?"
Kakashi asked with a frown.
"So much Chakra..."
Neji saw an immense amount of Chakra filled with malice within Moryo.
But soon, he noticed that Moryo's Chakra was being drained, and very quickly.
The target of the drain was the ground, where the Chakra was rapidly condensing and seemed extremely unstable.
"Oh no! It's going to explode! Run!
Neji's expression changed drastically.
He couldn't imagine the danger such a vast amount of power would cause if it exploded.
Without thinking, he grabbed Lee and ran into the distance.
Seeing Neji's actions, Kakashi and the others, who knew his steady personality, also changed their expressions.
If even Neji was this scared, it showed how widespread the explosion would be.
They didn't dare delay and immediately took the exhausted Naruto and Taruho away.
"Let me go! I need to find Shion-sama!"
Taruho didn't want to leave, but Asuma didn't care about his wishes.
"Although I'm unwilling, with that kid there, your Shion-sama won't be harmed."
Although he was dissatisfied with Takumi, Asuma had to admit that Takumi's strength was really strong.
At that age, he was already far, far stronger than him.
And his dissatisfaction with Takumi was multifaceted.
On one hand, it was because his goddess Kurenai completely ignored him.
On the other hand, it was because his own father, Hiruzen, valued Takumi more than him, his own son, which was hard for him to accept.
So he often made small complaints.
But each time, he returned empty-handed.
But when it came to strength, he had to admit that Takumi was truly amazing.
Just as they had run some distance, a massive amount of white light erupted behind them.
At that moment, the night was illuminated.
They all instinctively turned back and saw a blinding white light.
Boom—
Then came a violent roar.
"Such a powerful explosion..."
Kakashi's face was grave. The blast wind from the explosion even reached them, and Naruto, unable to steady himself, was blown away yelling.
"Is Takumi-kun really okay?"
Temari looked worried.
This time, she and Gaara from Sunagakure had come to help.
Mainly because they were both better at dealing with large numbers of enemies.
Kankuro, who used puppets, found it difficult to deal with these equally puppet-like but sturdier opponents. He felt powerless.
So he stayed put in the village.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine."
Gaara said calmly, ignoring the aftermath of the battle and turning to leave directly.
In his view, no matter what the enemy was, it couldn't survive an explosion like that.
As for Takumi's life and death, he didn't think such an explosion could do anything to Takumi.
"Gaara?"
Temari reached out but missed him, and had no choice but to follow.
She had originally wanted to take this opportunity to see Takumi.
It had been a while since they last met.
She missed him quite a bit.
But Gaara left directly and decisively after completing the mission.
She had no choice but to quickly follow.
"Really created a big scene."
Kakashi smiled wryly and exchanged a glance with Asuma.
Asuma's face was full of disdain.
He could already foresee the scene of his own father praising Takumi endlessly.
Thinking of this, he was filled with dissatisfaction.
But there was nothing he could do; he couldn't possibly defeat Takumi in a fight.
He wouldn't go and humiliate himself.
"Is Takumi-kun really okay?"
Lee's fundamentals were very solid. Although exhausted, he had managed to steady himself in the blast wind, unlike Naruto who was blown away.
His gaze now revealed a trace of worry, although it was hard to see through his swollen eyelids.
"Byakugan!"
Neji was very direct, immediately activating it to check the situation.
Kakashi and the others immediately turned to Neji, waiting for the result.
Neji quickly found Takumi and Shion.
He even saw a... camera?
Seeing this, he smiled helplessly and deactivated his Byakugan.
"How is it?"
Kakashi saw Neji's wry smile and his heart skipped a beat.
"They're fine."
Neji shook his head.
He still couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
'In such a violent explosion, Takumi had not only protected the VIP but also managed to protect a camera?'
He found it hard to imagine just how strong Takumi's power was at this point.