Chapter 236 : Fated Battle!!

Offscreen, Itachi instinctively reached for Sasuke's hand.

"This expression!" 

The anxious look in Uchiha Madara's eyes at the end of the video was unmistakable.

He had sensed something off with Sasuke, and it turned out to be true!

In the future, it seemed I hadn't opted to use Shisui's Kotoamatsukami to influence Sasuke's decisions, allowing him to forge his own path. Yet, it was becoming evident that this was a grave mistake.

While Sasuke's actions appeared self-driven, they were ultimately influenced by him.

Thankfully, with me now by his side and our family's vendetta settled, such occurrences should cease.

However, it's doubtful Sasuke's prowess will ever reach that level.

The Sharingan is indeed a cursed eye in some sense, evolving only through loss of love. But this time, he wouldn't let Sasuke lose that love!

When the flames ignited, Sasuke simply stared at Naruto without flinching, even in the face of everyone's astonishment.

Naruto returned the gaze, devoid of disappointment or fear.

Finally, Sasuke spoke with solemnity:

"Naruto, even if it costs me my life in the future, I won't aim for you! My blade will only shield you! I swear it!"

Naruto sniffled, then nodded firmly. "I trust you! And I'll do the same!"

This heartfelt exchange prompted Itachi and Minato to exchange glances.

The bond between the two boys seemed unbreakable.

Yet, despite its touching nature, why did it stir an inexplicable worry?

Tomorrow, Itachi intended to seek out little Sakura.

Meanwhile, Kushina was in a hurry. She planned to pay a visit to the Hyuga household tonight for a heart-to-heart conversation with Hiashi.

Different approaches, yet both driven by concern.

At this moment, many in the ninja world felt a sense of unease.

Though Sasuke's future promised power, it seemed fraught with uncertainty, akin to a ticking time bomb.

But what puzzled them was why Naruto, who had failed to sway Sasuke before, now seemed to hold such sway over him.

["Sasuke, why are you still consumed by thoughts of revenge?" Naruto asked eagerly.]

[Sasuke glanced at the Sage of Six Paths, who had posed the same question to him before.]

"Indeed, there was a time when my sole purpose was destruction and vengeance," Sasuke explained calmly. 🙂

"But now, it's different. I aim to dismantle and rebuild, to reshape the entire ninja world anew."

"My ambition is revolution!"

"With these words, Sasuke brought his hands together, and the formidable power ignited from the Rinnegan!"

[In the blink of an eye, the nine-tailed beasts were subdued effortlessly as if they were mere toys, all sealed away by the Planetary Devastation!]

In a coastal village, Nagato let out a small sigh.

Compared to the power displayed before him, his own Rinnegan seemed like a mere imitation!

"No, perhaps I am truly inept," Nagato chuckled at his own expense.

[With this demonstration, Sasuke elaborated on the concept of revolution!]

"To rule over all villages from the standpoint of one who harbors all the hatred and wields absolute power!"

"Whether it be judgment or punishment, he will bear the burden alone!"

"He shall use his own flames to dispel the darkness shrouding the entire ninja world!"

"And Naruto, both his last connection and obstacle, must be eliminated!"

"Following that, he will seek immortality through Orochimaru's methods or other means, to oversee the world for eternity!"

"Nagato sought to govern the ninja world through the power of the Ten Tails, while Sasuke seeks to rely solely on himself!"

"Ultimately, both paths rely on instilling fear to achieve temporary peace!"

Uchiha Madara observed with a mixture of sarcasm and disappointment.

He had anticipated Sasuke's vision of revolution, only to find it to be a mere upgraded version of Nagato's.

Obito also shook his head in disappointment:

"To seek eternal life is a fallacy. Even if one can reincarnate, accidents are inevitable with each cycle!"

"And a world living under the shadow of fear, well, I don't believe it's any better than the current state. It's simply another form of hell!"

Somewhere in the DC universe, within an underground base surrounded by leaden fences, Batman sighed deeply.

Here, Superman stood as a monitor of the world's affairs, using his immense power.

While crime may have diminished, the populace is not any better off, living in constant fear each day.

It's a simple truth!

Human nature is intricate!

Apart from the few who are purely good or evil, most individuals dwell in shades of gray!

[The battle commences anew!]

[Just as in the battles of fate in the past, this time the stage is set at the Valley of the End!]

[However, unlike previous encounters, Sasuke shows no mercy this time, every strike aimed to end Naruto's life!]

[His connection with Naruto is genuine, yet so is his desire to end him!]

[In the pursuit of abolishing darkness from the entire ninja world, he's prepared to endure the agony of severing their only bond!]

[Boom!]

[With complete Susano'o and a fearsome Nine-Tails cloak, each clash unleashes an incredibly formidable surge of power!]

[The landscape alteration this time surpasses even that of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara!]

[Mountains crumble, rivers shatter, and deep lakes form!]

[High above in the sky, Sasuke utilizes the Rinnegan to forcefully absorb the power of the Nine-Tailed. Susano'o's armor brims with terrifying energy, each strike akin to a piercing spear!]

[On the opposing side, Naruto also unleashes his full might, transforming into five equally formidable forms of the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki!]

[Once more, the two collide, unleashing boundless energy upon the sky and earth, as if hell itself has descended!]

The world of the Hokage!

Save for a select few, everyone stands frozen!

Without Kaguya's myriad of strange and formidable abilities, the head-on collision between the two is now more raw and terrifyingly powerful!

Such a spectacle, if not captured on video, no mere Kage could withstand witnessing the battle!

For within hundreds of kilometers, everything becomes perilous!

Each strike from either Naruto or Sasuke could effortlessly claim the life of a Kage-level entity!

[Boom!]

[After Susano'o effortlessly slices through a colossal clone, the sharp sound of rending fills the air!]

[Opposite Sasuke, Naruto wields two massive Fūinjutsu shuriken!]

[One brims with terrifying natural energy, while the other pulses with menacing yin-yang chakra!]

(This is Naruto's final gambit!)

[Witnessing Naruto's decisive move, Sasuke smirks and extends his arms!]

[A colossal bow resembling thunder and lightning takes shape, then materializes into terrifying arrows!]

[These are the arrows of Indra, Sasuke's mightiest technique after absorbing the tailed beasts' chakra!]

[In the blink of an eye, the arrows shoot forth like lightning, while the two spiraled shuriken with opposing attributes on the other side swiftly follow suit!]

At this moment, the ninjas were rendered speechless, engulfed in shock!

Confronted with such overwhelming power, ranks like Genin, Chūnin, or even Kage, meant nothing!

They were mere ants facing a force that would leave nothing behind!

It was the power capable of rupturing the very fabric of the ninja world!

Every eye widened watching without so much as a blink!

[Boom!

[A deafening roar echoed briefly before fading away!

[Such was the intensity that the human ear could no longer perceive the friction's frequency!"

[In the next instant, an immensely dreadful energy sphere began to expand! ]

[At first fiery red, then turning black, followed by blue, until finally blazing white, it detonated in a dazzling spectacle of countless lightning bolts!)

[In that moment, the world lost all its hues!)

[Only a chaotic expanse of white remained on the screen, nothing else visible, akin to the world's end! ]

[Until more than ten seconds later, the world began to restore itself!"

[Nearby mountain peaks were smoothed out, and a colossal crater gouged into the earth below! ]

[Then, in the following moment, two figures descended from the colossal vortex cloud swirling in the sky!]

[Dust swirled, as both figures staggered to their feet simultaneously!)

[No victor emerged from the preceding clash; now, it was the final moment! 

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