The smoke soared into the sky in the distance.
A gigantic mushroom cloud climbed steadily, reaching several kilometers into the air.
At this moment, everyone gazed into the distance at the utterly shocking explosion.
This was... the power of the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb.
Though its power was astonishing, what worried everyone even more now was the Nine-Tails' condition. The fact that the Nine-Tails had to release a Tailed Beast Bomb to attack the enemy meant that it was likely in a very dire situation.
Tsunade was the first to rush toward the direction of the Tailed Beast Bomb's explosion.
Since the Tailed Beast Bomb had completely cleared the forest of bones in that area, there were no obstacles left to hinder her path.
At the same time, the samurai of the Land of Iron, led by Mifune, were also making their way around the bone forest toward Sasuke's location.
However, the sudden appearance of the Tailed Beast Bomb left these warriors utterly stunned.
Mifune silently swallowed hard.
"The power of the Tailed Beast Bomb... is truly terrifying..."
No wonder the five great nations were so determined to keep the Tailed Beasts under their control.
Such power was indeed difficult to resist.
Tsunade rushed straight toward Sasuke.
Kimimaro was the first to try to block her, but he was stopped by Itachi.
Meanwhile, the Raikage, Darui, and Cee followed closely behind Tsunade, heading toward Sasuke.
Jūgo moved to intercept, but a wall of black flames blocked his path.
Itachi used Amaterasu to stop the two.
He then took control of his Susanoo and flew into the sky, chasing after Tsunade and the others.
Kimimaro and Jūgo frowned deeply.
"All these people are heading straight for Lord Sasuke."
Jūgo glanced at Kimimaro. "Let's hurry and find a way around!"
Hearing this, Kimimaro shook his head. "No need!"
Trying to bypass this wall of black flames would waste too much time.
It would delay their ability to support Lord Sasuke.
So Kimimaro decided to charge straight through.
He glanced at Jūgo, and his bones rapidly grew, forming a bone armor over his body.
Then, ribs extended out, forming a cage-like structure.
Kimimaro grabbed Jūgo and threw him into the bone cage.
The two of them charged directly into the wall of Amaterasu flames.
On the other side, after dodging the Tailed Beast Bomb, Sasuke released the Byakugō seal in his hand, which was nearing its limit.
Water and Earth!
The nature transformations of these two attributes had now reached their maximum level.
Wind was also close to its limit.
The only one left was Fire.
At this point, Sasuke had mastered the nature transformations of Water, Earth, and Lightning to their highest levels.
This brought about a tremendous change in Sasuke.
Not only his chakra, but even his basic physical abilities had been enhanced several times over.
And now!
Sasuke watched as Naruto emerged from the barrier.
Kurama's Sage Mode activated.
A powerful wave of chakra spread once again.
Naruto looked at Sasuke. "Sasuke, what the hell are you trying to do?"
Looking at the people lying around them the Tsuchikage Ōnoki, the Kazekage Gaara, and their guards, Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, Temari, and others Naruto glared at Sasuke with intense anger.
"Your opponent is me!"
"Do you feel proud of yourself for defeating them with your power?"
Was this an attempt to provoke him?
Sasuke smiled. "What I do is none of your concern!"
"All you need to know is that now... it's your turn, Naruto!"
Although Naruto's Asura chakra had not fully awakened yet, Sasuke could still use Naruto's power to push his Wind Release chakra to its peak.
Sasuke attacked.
Naruto, of course, was not as easy to capture as Gaara and the others.
A Rasengan instantly formed in his hand. Sasuke couldn't use the Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals against Naruto.
After all, Naruto's movements were far faster than anyone else's.
Using the sealing technique would leave Sasuke immobile.
If Naruto launched another attack at that moment, it would be a free hit.
Sasuke formed a Chidori in his hand, and the black Chidori clashed with the red Rasengan once again.
A loud explosion echoed.
Both of them were forced back.
As he retreated, Sasuke quickly formed hand seals.
Bang!
With a silent command from Sasuke, the explosive clay he had dropped at his feet during the clash transformed into small white snakes, silently slithering toward Naruto.
The explosion wasn't enough to injure Naruto, but it disrupted his senses for a moment.
Crack!
In the next second, Sasuke, his body crackling with lightning, appeared and punched Naruto directly in the face.
The powerful impact left Naruto momentarily dazed.
Sasuke then grabbed Naruto's shoulders and executed a shoulder throw.
Thud!
Naruto slammed hard into the ground, but as he tried to move, Sasuke, who had already drawn the black Kusanagi sword, plunged it into Naruto's abdomen.
The blade, covered in black lightning, pierced through Naruto's stomach.
Naruto, enduring the intense pain and the paralysis from the Lightning Release, managed to form a chakra hand and grab at Sasuke.
Magnet Release!
Instantly, a surge of sand rose around them, blocking Naruto's chakra hand and wrapping around his body.
Sand Binding Coffin!
[Magnet Release: Sand Binding Coffin (Beginner)]
Sasuke had seen this technique countless times with his Sharingan. In the past, without the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, he couldn't use it.
But now, with the Kekkei Genkai, using such techniques was effortless.
Though it was only at a beginner level, it was enough to restrain Naruto for a short while.
At the same time, Sasuke placed a hand on the sand.
Sealing Technique!
Eight Trigrams Sealing Style!
He added a sealing technique to the Magnet Release to suppress Naruto's chakra.
Sasuke continued to absorb Naruto's chakra.
At that moment, the sound of countless footsteps echoed in the distance.
Sasuke frowned and looked up.
In the distant forest, a large number of shinobi had appeared.
The forehead protectors they wore marked them as shinobi from Kumogakure, and their numbers were easily in the thousands!
Sasuke was momentarily stunned.
"What is the Raikage trying to do?"
A force of this size must have been prepared in advance to bring so many shinobi to this location.
It couldn't have been a last-minute decision.
But the Raikage's original goal in mobilizing so many shinobi couldn't have been to target Sasuke.
It must have been for... the Five Kage Summit.
"Sasuke... let go of Naruto!"
Suddenly, Tsunade appeared behind Sasuke and delivered a brutal punch to his back.
Susanoo!
Boom!
Sasuke's body was sent flying like a cannonball.
However, protected by the Susanoo, he wasn't injured, though the force of the impact was immense.
Sasuke slid across the ground for over ten meters before stabilizing himself.
He slowly raised his head.
A smile flashed in his eyes.
[Wind Release Nature Transformation (MAX)]
"Now... only the final step remains..."
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