Zheng!!!
The blade, crackling with black lightning, slashed through the air.
Though the lightning was black, it contained a faint glimmer of white light.
A series of black lightning bolts erupted in the air, extending from Sasuke's position to the outskirts of Sunagakure.
Along the way!
Countless houses were instantly pierced and split in two.
At the same time, the ground bore a scorched trail burned by the lightning.
Crackling!!
When the lightning struck the sand barrier enclosing the entire Sunagakure, it created a fissure upon impact.
The rumbling echoed throughout the village.
At this very moment!
Countless Sand Shinobi stared in shock at Shukaku before them.
Because!
On Shukaku's shoulder was a deep wound.
So deep that his right arm was nearly severed.
Black lightning lingered around the wound, seemingly obstructing Shukaku's regenerative abilities.
"Damn… damn it… It hurts… so much…"
"Uchiha brat, I… will never… never… let you go…"
Shukaku roared, his voice shaking the heavens!
However, Sasuke didn't seem to care in the slightest. Instead, he gazed at the Kusanagi Sword in his hand with excitement.
Of course, it wasn't the Kusanagi Sword itself that excited him, but rather the synergy between Thunder Breathing and the Eight Gates.
The unexpected harmony!
Not only did the techniques work seamlessly together, but Thunder Breathing seemed to enhance the Eight Gates' effect on Sasuke's chakra flow.
The process of adjusting and controlling chakra through breathing to launch attacks
It seemed inherently compatible with the Eight Gates.
The chemical reaction created by fusing these two physical techniques was extraordinary.
Sasuke didn't have time to analyze it carefully now. The priority was to… defeat Shukaku!
His body was already nearing its limit.
If not for using the Strength of a Hundred Punch recklessly earlier, which had inflicted significant damage on himself…
He now needed to pick up the pace.
Turning around.
Sasuke now stood less than thirty meters behind Shukaku.
The black lightning around him surged toward Sasuke as if drawn by his breathing.
Hoo~~
He exhaled deeply.
As Sasuke adjusted his breathing, the black lightning around him roared even louder.
The Sand Shinobi, still recovering from the earlier attack, looked behind Shukaku.
They couldn't see Sasuke.
But they could see the enormous black lightning serpents writhing in the air.
Black bolts of lightning branched out like the limbs of a tree, growing and expanding.
In an instant, they covered nearly half of Sunagakure's sky.
Hearing the thunderous roar behind him!
Shukaku ignored his injuries and turned around sharply.
What he saw
Beneath the lightning!
Sasuke, poised to strike with his Kusanagi Sword.
In that instant, Shukaku's expression changed drastically. Not again… this kid… Does he not need to catch his breath?!
Sasuke was indeed catching his breath!
"Thunder Breathing!"
"First Form!"
"Thunderclap and Flash!"
"Eightfold!"
Raising his eyes.
The Mangekyō Sharingan locked onto Shukaku's body.
In that instant, Sasuke's voice rang out!
"The final strike!"
"Shukaku… savor this. This will be an attack you will never forget!"
Clang~~~
The long blade was drawn!
Lightning erupted, illuminating everything!
The black lightning pierced through Shukaku's body in an instant!
The thunderous roar burst forth but hadn't even fully echoed yet.
The next flash of lightning erupted again.
The sand barrier above Sunagakure was effortlessly torn apart.
At that moment, countless Sand Shinobi seemed to lose their breath.
Their eyes widened, staring at the sky.
One strike!
Then another!
The black lightning continued to flash relentlessly.
When the black lightning, tinged with white, flashed eight times in succession
It was only then they heard a series of dense, hellish roars of thunder.
When Sasuke finally stopped, he stood directly in front of the Sand Shinobi.
His body was surrounded by remnants of black lightning as he sheathed his blade.
In that instant, eight black lightning bolts erupted behind him, slicing through Shukaku's body with laser-like precision.
With those eight black rays, Shukaku's sand form dissipated before their eyes.
The massive sand barrier crumbled as well.
A vast amount of sand fell, burying half of Sunagakure. Only the taller buildings were spared from being completely submerged.
The Sand Shinobi emerged one by one from the sand.
Gasping for fresh air…
At this moment!
Sasuke held the unconscious Gaara in one hand.
His face pale, with blood at the corner of his lips.
He looked as if he had exhausted all his strength.
However!
Sasuke's complexion gradually turned rosy, and his breathing returned to normal.
After ending the Eight Gates state, Sasuke activated a seal-less healing technique.
As his injuries healed quickly, his depleted chakra also recovered rapidly.
Though mentally fatigued, his condition was nearly restored.
But if he were to activate the Eight Gates again, Sasuke wouldn't have enough stamina left.
It was time to leave.
Sasuke hoisted Gaara, glancing at the Sand Shinobi emerging from the sand.
He turned and began to leave Sunagakure slowly.
Seeing Sasuke about to leave, the Sand Shinobi, though relieved, clenched their fists tightly.
Were they just going to watch him take Gaara away like this?
To let him take the jinchūriki of Sunagakure?
But Sasuke's strength was not something they could resist.
Even the Tailed Beast had almost been cut down by this guy!
And judging by Sasuke's recovery, attacking him now would be suicide!
But… as Sand Shinobi, could they just watch the jinchūriki being taken away?
No!
They had to stop him!
Just as several Sand Shinobi mustered their courage to act
A sudden scream echoed, and a Sand Shinobi was sent flying.
At the same time, another set of footsteps approached.
"Sasuke-sama! Are you alright?"
Someone else?!
Looking toward the voice, they saw a figure holding one of their elite jōnin reduced to a pitiful state like a dead dog and casually tossing him aside.
A powerful chakra aura radiated from this person.
The presence was akin to facing their own Fourth Kazekage.
"Another Kage-level ninja?!"
Sasuke handed Gaara over to Kimimaro. "I'm fine. We've got the jinchūriki. Let's go!"
"Yes!"
Kimimaro carried Gaara and walked with Sasuke out of Sunagakure.
The Sand Shinobi, frozen in place, ultimately didn't have the courage to act.
Or rather, the courage they mustered was completely dispelled by Kimimaro's sudden appearance…
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