80: Chapter 80 The Fall of the Qilin! A Gap Called DespairBlood flowed down his left eye, streaking across his pale cheek, and spreading a shocking red stain on the collar of Orochimaru's specially made kimono.
Sasuke covered his eyes, his body slightly hunched from the intense pain and mental shock, but he did not fall down.
That pride ingrained in his bones sustained him, allowing him to maintain his upright posture even as his spine trembled.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sakura could no longer bear this scene.
Reason told her that the person in front of her was extremely dangerous, but her emotions made her instinctively take a step.
She wanted to rush over, to use medical ninjutsu to heal the bleeding eye, and to support that swaying figure as she used to.
"roll!"
Sasuke suddenly looked up, his only remaining right eye fixed on Sakura.
boom!
A palpable killing intent exploded outwards from him.
That wasn't just intimidation; it was the stench of blood that had been solidified after countless killings.
The air became heavy and viscous, like an invisible wall, which forcefully knocked Sakura back two steps.
"Anyone who gets close.will die."
Sasuke's voice sounded like a demon crawling out of the depths of hell.
He hated that look in his eyes.
This look was full of pity and compassion, as if looking at an injured puppy.
He is an Avenger.
He is a demon who would abandon everything for power.
We don't need this kind of cheap concern!
"Is this what you call a bond?"
Sasuke released his hand from his left eye, which was now tightly closed, its eyelid still twitching.
He slowly straightened up, and the previously chaotic chakra around him suddenly became violent.
Sizzle sizzle—
Blue arcs of electricity began to dance on the surface of his skin.
Not just one or two, but tens of thousands.
"Since you're so eager to catch up, let's go to the Pure Land and have a proper chat!"
"Thousand Birds Stream: Full-Aspect Release!"
There are no blind spots.
Centered on Sasuke, the raging Lightning Release chakra transformed into countless blue electric snakes, indiscriminately tearing and biting in all directions.
The ground instantly cracked open, and the rubble, carried by the electric current, turned into deadly shrapnel.
"Oh no!Retreat quickly!"
Yamato's expression changed drastically.This level of lightning release was simply beyond the capabilities of ordinary defenses.
He grabbed Sakura, who was still in a daze, and kicked Sai away at the same time, his hands quickly forming hand seals.
"Wood Release·Wooden Spindle Wall!"
A row of semi-circular wooden pillars broke through the ground, protecting the three people behind them.
Crackling sounds!
Lightning lashed wildly against the wooden wall, sending sawdust flying and filling the air with the smell of burning wood.
Even through the thick wood, Yamato could still feel the chilling electric current coursing through the air.
That's incredible.
This amount of chakra, this ultimate form of nature transformation.is this the genius of the Uchiha clan?
However, at the heart of this blue, lightning-filled inferno lies an extremely eerie "vacuum zone."
Naruto was standing there.
He didn't form any hand seals, didn't dodge, and didn't even take his hands out of his pockets.
The violent electric currents, powerful enough to instantly turn rocks into dust, seemed to hit an insurmountable wall of sighs when they came within about three inches of his body.
The electric arc twisted, stopped, and then helplessly dissipated.
A golden halo appeared and disappeared around him, keeping out the lightning that filled the sky.
He was like a ghost walking in a storm, untouched by rain or lightning.
Naruto even had the leisure to yawn.
He looked at the hysterical Sasuke in front of him, his deep blue eyes showing no fear, only a cold indifference as if assessing the value of a commodity.
"If this is all you've accomplished in three years."
Naruto's voice pierced through the thunder and clearly entered Sasuke's ears.
"Then your skills are far inferior to mine, Sasuke."
This statement is more lethal than any ninjutsu.
Absolutely not!
In Naruto's eyes, Sasuke Uchiha carried such hatred.
Bearing a blood feud, betraying his village, and selling his soul to Orochimaru, the power he gained in return.is far from enough!
"Shut up!Shut up!Shut up!"
Sasuke's mentality completely collapsed.
He didn't want to admit it, but his body's instincts screamed—he couldn't win.
Whether it's physical techniques, illusions, or the lightning release technique they're so proud of, they're all like child's play in front of this man.
That profound sense of powerlessness reminded him of the night his clan was wiped out, and the despair he felt when facing Itachi.
No!
I can't lose here!
I still have that one move.the ultimate technique I prepared to kill Itachi!
Sasuke stomped his foot and transformed into a bolt of lightning, breaking through the ceiling of the underground base.
Boom!
The rocks crumbled, and the long-awaited sunlight streamed down.
Sasuke stood at the edge of the ruins, panting heavily.
The Chidori Stream that was released wildly underground just now was not only for attack, but also to heat up the air in that enclosed space.
At this moment, scalding hot air rushed into the sky through the breach, colliding violently with the already gloomy cold air.
"Heaven is helping me!"
As he watched the rain clouds form in an instant, Sasuke's lips curled into a mad smile.
He raised his right hand high, and his chakra shot straight into the sky.
"Naruto!This move was originally prepared for Itachi, but since you're so eager to die, then let you try it first!"
Sizzle—
The sky answered his call.
The clouds surged, and the lightning that was originally in nature was guided by Sasuke's chakra, gathering together to form a huge, ferocious lightning Kirin.
That was no ordinary ninjutsu, but the majesty of nature.
Its speed is the speed of light, and its power is enough to flatten a mountain.
"That is."
In the ruins below, Yamato removed his charred wood stunt and looked up at the roaring thunder beast in the sky, his pupils contracting sharply.
S-rank.no, this is a technique that has already surpassed the S-rank category!
"This scale.root""There's no way to defend against that!" Yamato's voice changed as he turned to Naruto and shouted, "Naruto!Run!That's natural lightning; your defensive techniques won't stop it!"
Sakura collapsed to the ground, her emerald eyes reflecting the devastating lightning, and covered her mouth in despair.
Sasuke-kun.is he really going to kill us?
He was serious.
The oppressive aura emanating from the thunder beast caused the air to ionize, and a stinging sensation spread through the skin.
While everyone else was in a panic, Naruto simply raised his head slightly and squinted at the Kirin.
"Utilizing the electrical charges in the atmosphere to guide natural energy for an attack."
Naruto nodded thoughtfully, then curled his lip in disdain.
"A good idea, saving air pollution and being environmentally friendly.It's a pity."
He shook his head, like a teacher correcting a test paper that was going in the wrong direction.
"Fancy and gaudy."
In the sky, Sasuke's hand suddenly swung down.
"Vanish before this spell!Accompanied by thunder!"
"Qilin!"
roar--!
The thunder beast roared, carrying a world-destroying aura, and crashed down at a speed of one-thousandth of a second.
In an instant, all color vanished from the world, leaving only the blinding, pale light of lightning.
That was an inescapable divine punishment.
At this critical moment.
Naruto finally moved.
Instead of using that strange spatial defense technique, he formed an extremely ancient and obscure hand seal with one hand.
The nature of the chakra within the body instantly changed.Water and earth merged, and life force erupted.
"Since you're using Heavenly Might, then I'll use Divine Wood."
"Wood Release: Ranking Technique!"
Rumble, rumble—!
The earth is wailing.
Countless thick logs, as thick as dragons, surged wildly from the rocks beneath Naruto's feet.
They intertwined and swirled, instantly forming a huge wooden shield resembling the fangs of a demon, completely enveloping Naruto and the others behind him, including Yamato.
This is not an ordinary Wood Release technique.
This is the absolute defense that the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, used to block the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball!
The next moment.
The Qilin collided with the ranking list.
There was no earth-shattering explosion.The sound was swallowed up by the massive clash of energy.
Only light.
The endless intense light completely engulfed the entire underground stronghold.
Then came the shockwave, a terrifying heatwave powerful enough to twist steel and vaporize rock.
Orochimaru's stronghold collapsed and disintegrated instantly under this force, like a paper dollhouse.
a long time.
Smoke and dust filled the sky.
A deathly silence reigned above the ruins.
Only the occasional sound of falling gravel proved that a disaster had just occurred here.
"Hahaha..."
Sasuke fell from the sky and knelt on one knee on the pile of rubble.
His chakra was completely depleted, and he could no longer maintain his Sharingan, which turned back into black pupils.
He was breathing heavily, his chest heaving violently, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
Is it over?
That level of attack, even Naruto.
The wind blew, dispersing the smoke and dust that obscured the view.
Sasuke suddenly raised his head, his pupils dilating to their maximum size in an instant.
Directly in front of him.
The enormous, ghost-face-like wooden shield still stands tall.
Although its surface was charred black and even emitting wisps of smoke, it did not break.
It stood like an insurmountable monument, blocking this fatal blow.
Click click click.
The wooden shield slowly opened.
"That's.the ranking technique?"
Amidst the ruins, Yamato's voice trembled with extreme terror.He stared intently at the demon-faced wooden shield, cold sweat instantly soaking his back.
That wasn't ordinary Wood Release; it was an absolute defense specifically designed to suppress tailed beasts, which only the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, could master!
"Naruto… what is it…" Yamato looked at the unharmed figure, and his understanding of Naruto was shattered and rebuilt once again.
Naruto lightly patted his sleeves, as if he had only blocked a breeze.
Behind him, Yamato, Sakura, and Sai, though disheveled, were all unharmed.
They stared at that figure from behind, their eyes filled with a blankness as if they were witnessing a miracle.
"This.this is impossible."
Sasuke's voice trembled.
His strongest attack.
His sword of vengeance.
They.couldn't even break through the defense?
Naruto stepped over the gravel and walked step by step to Sasuke, who was already exhausted.
He looked down at his former "arch-enemy," his eyes showing no joy of victory, only a deep boredom.
"Is this your limit, Sasuke?"
Naruto opened his palm, and a tender green sprout slowly grew in his palm before turning into wood chips and disappearing.
Sasuke stared intently at the wooden sprout, his mind completely blank.
That technique.that defense.and this life force.
"Wood Release."
Sasuke knelt on the ground, gripping the rubble with both hands, oblivious to the broken and bleeding fingernails.
His worldview completely collapsed at that moment.
"How could you possibly know Wood Release."
"Why..."
"Why is it that no matter how hard I try, you're always standing where I can't see you?"
Naruto looked at the collapsing boy at his feet, a cruel smile curving his lips.
He bent down, leaned close to Sasuke's ear, and whispered:
Naruto crouched down, reached out, and gently patted Sasuke's dazed cheek as if comforting a pet.
The touch from his fingertips was icy cold, but Sasuke didn't even have the strength to dodge.
"Don't make that face, Sasuke."
Naruto leaned closer, a wicked glint in his azure eyes, his voice so gentle it made one want to vomit:
"You should thank me.If it weren't for this blockhead, you would have turned yourself into charcoal by now.You see, even if you want to kill me, I'm still protecting you."
"That's what a true comrade is, isn't it?"
[Ding!You have received Faith from Uchiha Sasuke.][Collapse] x10000!
"Little snake, trying to catch up with the dragon."
Naruto stood up, leaving Sasuke with an unapproachable silhouette.
You still have a long way to go.
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