#old gen

So everybody is freaking out because Isshiki is coming to possess Kawaki and reincarnate. Sai tells Naruto he has a super secret place to hide Kawaki. A place known only to the head of Anbu. A place even an alien god's Byakugan couldn't find.

THEY SHALL HIDE BEHIND A DOOR COVERED IN POST-IT NOTES. (I know those are seals but still.)

Above ground, all the active-duty adult ninja gather to receive marching orders. They may not be sannin like Naruto or Sasuke or Sakura (who doesn't show up the entire episode, btw), but surely the tactical genius Shikamaru has a plan to tip the scales in their favor.

He has no plan. But everyone is a good sport, saying they can band together and figure things out as they go.

Then Ino uses her psychic intercom to tell everyone that the guest of dishonor is here, and he is not wearing shoes. His pedicure is on point though.

The genius Shikamaru does not send any Hyuuga to help against the Byakugan wielder. He doesn't send any Aburame either, although their ability to control venomous bugs would be the perfect counter to the Sukunahikona, since lsshiki can't zap living beings to his pocket dimension, and the rinkaichu literally fight on a microscopic level. I'm not saying Hanabi or Shino could have beaten an Otsutsuki, but damn they would have been helpful.

So how does "figuring things out as we go" pan out? Well, since they weren't given any plan, Konoha's top five fighters come up with the brilliant idea to attack the alien from the same direction. Because god forbid any of the village's top ninja try a sneak attack.

They all get knocked out in one hit. Konohamaru manages to stand up and try again, and Isshiki tries to kill him with an anvil-type thing to add insult to injury. Luckily everyone survives, but damn, they all really got the fodder treatment.