readease Chapter 354 The Strongest Strike
Chapter 354 The Strongest Strike
For an instant.
Yes, from the moment that pseudo-Nine-Tails appeared at the edge of Konoha to the moment it was cleaved in two by a descending azure blade of light and vanished as a torrent of chakra... less than ten seconds passed!
Fast! So fast that it was impossible to keep up with! So fast that Konoha's defensive forces didn't even have time to fully deploy their formation! So fast that Jiraiya's summoning jutsu hand seals were still in his hand!
That "last resort," a trump card that could threaten the entire Hidden Leaf Village, requiring Jiraiya's personal attention and potentially forcing Naruto or Sasuke to be distracted and return to defend, that carried Urashiki's final calculations and hope of escape... was so easily dismissed, as if dusted off, and instantly destroyed?!
On the cliff, Boruto stared wide-eyed, while Satsuki's eyes were filled with shock and bewilderment.
At the edge of Konoha, Jiraiya's hand seals froze in mid-air, Kakashi's dead fish eyes were wide open, and all the Jonin and Anbu who were on high alert seemed to have been frozen in place.
The one most affected was Urashiki Otsutsuki, who was on the main battlefield.
A chilling coldness made his mutated body tremble slightly. His hands and feet were icy cold.
What kind of monsters are still lurking in this era... this village that he regarded as a "nest of inferior monkeys"?!
The "weight" of that fake Nine-Tails. Although it was just a replica, given the purity and quantity of the Nine-Tails chakra it was infused with, its actual combat power was by no means much inferior to that of a wild tailed beast!
But such a creation was actually... destroyed as easily as cutting tofu?
His only way out, his last chance to turn the tide... was so easily and completely extinguished?!
"So that's how it is... It was Zacian." Naruto Uzumaki looked at the gradually fading azure light in the direction of Konoha and instantly understood the cause and effect.
He turned his gaze back to the distraught Urashiki and raised his right hand. Greenish-blue chakra began to rapidly gather in his palm.
"It seems your scheme has completely failed, Urashiki. It's time... to end all of this."
"Wind Release: Vacuum Tornado Erosion World Rasengan!"
The highly compressed storm was incorporated into the Rasengan, and a bluish-green Rasengan quickly took shape in his hand.
"Sasuke," Naruto said without turning his head, "Let's go together."
"...Hmm." Uchiha Sasuke responded briefly. He ignored the somewhat... well, "unique" name of the technique, raised his remaining arm, and Yin Release chakra and violent Lightning Release chakra surged forth from his palm at the same time.
He pressed his palm, which was filled with power, onto the greenish-blue Wind Release: Rasengan in Naruto's hand!
"Zzzzz—BOOM!!!"
The cold, profound Yin Release and the fiery, violent Lightning Release instantly merged with the raging cutting power of the Wind Release Rasengan, causing the Rasengan's color to deepen further.
A vibrant purple arc of electricity coiled around the green, causing it to expand further, and the energy fluctuations inside surged exponentially!
"Oh? This name... it sounds quite imposing."
In Naruto's inner world, a blond figure stroked his chin and commented with an approving smile, "It's just that the first half is too concise."
"Shut up! Fourth Hokage! This is all your fault!"
Immediately following was the roar of the Nine-Tails, a roar that was a mixture of anger and a hint of shame.
Outside, at the moment when the three chakra natures reached a delicate balance, Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan flashed.
"Amaterasu."
The pitch-black Amaterasu Black Flame, known as the "Eternal Flame," precisely wrapped around and merged into the already extremely unstable outer layer of the Rasengan, staining it with a destructive, deep black!
"boom--!!!"
With Sasuke pouring all his power into it, Naruto's Rasengan underwent a qualitative transformation and an explosive increase in quantity!
Finally, there was a warm, vibrant, dark red chakra—the power of Kurama—that governed all these powerful and violent forces, bringing them to a dangerous yet balanced peak state!
Feeling the ball of power in his hand, which combined the strength of the two of them, Naruto took a deep breath and declared in an extremely solemn tone.
"It's decided! This move will be called—"
"【Asura's Blade - God-Slaying Heavenly Thunder Black Flame Scorching Tail Spiral Chaotic Heaven Zero Style】!"
"..."
Sasuke Uchiha's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. He finally couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Idiot... his name is a bit too long."
At the same time, a realization dawned on him. Through his brief time fighting alongside this Naruto, especially by observing his interactions with his mother Kushina over the past two days, and recalling his own world's interactions with the briefly resurrected Minato Namikaze on the battlefield, he vaguely sensed some subtle differences in the personalities of the two Narutos.
Naruto in his own world might be more like his lively, passionate, and sometimes eccentric mother, Kushina Uzumaki.
While Naruto in this world also values bonds and has a steadfast heart, his overall temperament is more like that of his father, Minato Namikaze.
More composed, calm, thoughtful... and this absolutely terrible talent for naming.
"Damn it—!! [Amasubo Meteor Fate - Dragon Palace]!!!"
With no way out and no hope of escape, Urashiki let out a final, frantic roar of desperation as he was driven to the brink of despair! He squeezed out every last bit of chakra remaining in his body without reservation!
The purplish-black energy gathered wildly once more, and the ferocious giant oarfish energy body reappeared. In its gaping maw, a purplish-red chakra sphere, even larger than before, rapidly condensed. This was its final and strongest attack, carrying the determination to perish together with its opponent!
"boom--!!!!!!!"
The next instant, the final collision erupted!
On one side is the [Asura Blade - God-Slaying Heavenly Thunder Black Flame Scorching Tail Spiral Chaotic Heaven Zero Style], which is over three meters in diameter, with a galaxy of cyan, purple and black flowing inside, wrapped in dark red tailed beast chakra, and has an absurdly long name!
On the other side was the [Amazuha Ryusei no Mikoto - Ryugu], which was over ten meters in diameter and radiated pure destructive energy, and which Urashiki had fought with all his might!
Two ultimate attacks, one large and one small, each containing completely different wills and powers, collided violently in the center of the battlefield!
There was no stalemate.
The outcome was decided the moment they made contact.
"Sizzle—Zzzzz—Boom!!!"
The massive purplish-red chakra sphere was rapidly and irresistibly disintegrated and scattered from the point of contact when it came into contact with the "small" yet highly condensed Rasengan with extremely complex attributes!
The [Asura's Blade - God-Shattering Thunder Black Flame Scorching Tail Spiral Chaotic Zero Style] tore through and devoured the [Heavenly Susume Meteor Fate - Dragon Palace] with unstoppable force, forcibly annihilating its massive energy!
"This... how is this possible..." The light in Urashiki's eyes dimmed rapidly as his ultimate move dissipated.
In just a few seconds, his last, desperate purple oarfish and orb of light were completely shattered and vanished without a trace!
Meanwhile, the destructive Rasengan in Naruto's hand, with its unstoppable momentum, pressed down fiercely on Urashiki, who had no other options left!
"This is the last time!" Naruto's voice pierced through the roar of energy, clear and distinct. "Farewell!"
"Ugh... Ahh ...
The destructive energy torrent completely engulfed him. Under the attack that combined multiple elemental powers, his body began to disintegrate inch by inch. First, the black patterns on his body peeled off, then his mutated limbs turned to ashes, and finally his entire torso vanished in the light.
In his final moments before his complete annihilation, his golden Rinnegan locked onto Naruto's figure behind the light.
Should he remember this inferior creature that drove him to the brink of despair and ultimately sent him to his death, etching it into his soul as a curse? Or should he make one last attempt to understand this "inferior creature" who repeatedly defied his understanding and possessed incredible power?
No one knows.
"Bang--!"
Finally, all the chakra fluctuations suddenly contracted inward, then transformed into a gentle energy breeze that slowly spread outwards.
There were no remains, no bloodstains, and no chakra residue.
The traces of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's existence in this time and space were completely and utterly erased by this final blow.
The wind blows across the scarred earth, stirring up fine dust.
On the main battlefield, Naruto and Sasuke slowly lowered their arms.
The threat from another dimension, the invasion and ambition of Otsutsuki Urashiki, came to an end at this moment.