The Battle Is Decided!

Outside the battlefield.

For some reason, Sasuke suddenly had a bad feeling.

Perhaps because the earth-shaking battle had suddenly subsided, Sakura Haruno and the unknown enemy's violent and surging Chakra fluctuations gradually weakened and could no longer be clearly perceived by Sasuke.

He was already very close.

Sakura Haruno's uniquely textured Chakra was like a lighthouse in the darkness, indicating the direction of the battle—but this lighthouse suddenly dimmed.

"Is the battle... coming to an end?"

Sasuke stopped abruptly, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the Chakra ahead.

Sakura's Chakra was still there, but its power was much weaker than before. Judging from the rate at which it was weakening, she didn't seem to be injured; Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Sakura, who possesses the Yin Seal, was forced to the point of physical exhaustion, and this was the first time Sasuke had seen her in this state.

We don't know how far the battle has progressed... so we must rush over to support her immediately!

"Wait for me... I'll be there soon!"

He suddenly opened his eyes and gritted his teeth.

The pace of his steps quickened.

Sakura Haruno is right in front of me!

On the battlefield.

Just as Sasuke had worried... the continuous high-intensity battles, especially after using the Majestic Attire God Warrior, had nearly exhausted the clone's stamina.

Even with the main body secretly transmitting the Yin Seal's Chakra and Natural Energy, the clone's aura was far less imposing than before.

However, Obito Uchiha's situation is equally worrying...

The power of the Majestic Attire Wood Golem is directly proportional to its consumption; then, by forcibly absorbing the Giant God Warrior with Kamui, and then healing one's own severe injuries, which of these actions isn't highly energy-consuming?

Unlike Sakura Haruno, who had experienced numerous fierce battles... Obito hadn't been beaten so badly in many years.

Even in the battle against the Fourth Hokage, he only fled immediately after falling into a disadvantageous position. He had never engaged in such an extremely intense battle, much less tried fighting to the point of near exhaustion.

So he became impatient.

Obito realized this when he heard the crackling sound of ice shattering coming from Sakura Haruno's body.

"Ice...?"

Obito on the field, and Karin and Sasuke off the field, noticed this almost simultaneously.

The girl's warm body gradually transformed into a chilling figure before Obito's eyes...

Glistening ice cubes.

"Damn it, it's a clone!"

The man was stunned. His expression changed drastically, and his exposed Mangekyō eyes widened instantly!

In a battle between experts, the one who seizes the initiative gains a significant advantage.

Sakura Haruno would never let such an opportunity slip by.

Just as the long sword pierced through the Ice Clone's chest, Sakura Haruno completed her Hand Seals—

"Ice Release: Mutually Multiplying Ice Clone Explosion Technique!"

The ice fragments shredded by Wood Release were repurposed by Sakura Haruno into endless Ice Clone; hundreds and thousands of expressionless Ice Clone with eerie red eyes stood up as the hand seals were completed.

Qi Qi cast a cold, emotionless gaze at Obito.

Then--

Obito's figure was suddenly engulfed by the infinite self-destruction generated by the Ice Clone's Body Flicker Technique!

Boom boom boom!!

Boundless brilliance and endless sound erupted from the epicenter of the explosion!

The continuous explosions seemed to lift the earth itself; the deafening roar was like hundreds of Raidō, forming a continuous wall in the air, which spread outwards with the raging wind!

"Uh-huh...!"

A raging wind, carrying pebbles and sand, swept across the land with devastating force; Karin was struck by an oncoming arrow, let out a muffled groan, and quickly covered her forehead, shrinking behind Taiseki.

"What a terrifying explosion!... Is Madara Uchiha dead?"

She spat out the sand and pebbles from her mouth and asked with lingering fear.

"Have no idea..."

Sasuke frowned slightly, and the faint phantom of Susanoo appeared on his body, blocking the aftershocks of the explosion. His Mangekyō Sharingan was fixed on the two figures fighting on the field.

Will Madara Uchiha die from this attack?

How could such a legendary, godlike figure fall to a girl as delicate and lovely as Sakura? That would be utterly ridiculous!

But if it's Sakura Haruno like this, the Sakura Haruno who could kill him with a single punch—

Sasuke was unwilling to admit it... but deep down, he was already captivated by the girl's heroic fighting spirit.

"Maybe he's not dead yet... Besides, even if he were dead, it wouldn't concern us. We're just strangers..."

He said coldly.

On the battlefield.

Sakura Haruno also wanted to know the answer to the same question.

Obito, who made a mistake due to his impatience, was caught off guard by her Ice Clone explosion. Sakura herself was not entirely satisfied with the outcome.

The girl always felt that this mysterious Masked Man wouldn't be killed by her so easily.

While relentlessly bombarding Obito with a massive amount of Chakra using the Mutually Multiplying Ice Clone Explosion Technique, she secretly increased her vigilance.

She threw even the last Ice Clone on the field into the explosion.

The results are in.

Sakura Haruno let out a long sigh, clapped her hands, ended her Ninjutsu, and coldly stared intently at the explosion's epicenter, where dust filled the air and obscured the sun.

"Madara Uchiha... he should die too!"

The girl waited for the dust to settle, her face expressionless, her voice as cold as ice.

In that very instant, a sudden change occurred!

Swish!

Behind Sakura Haruno, the space suddenly fluctuated, and the Masked Man abruptly revealed his disheveled figure covered in blood!

"Damn it... it's you!"

He snorted coldly and said in a chilling voice, while swinging the sharp blade in his hand to slash straight at Sakura Haruno.

Call out!

The long sword sliced through the air with a sharp and terrifying whistling sound, and a fierce and murderous strike came crashing down toward the girl's long and slender neck.

This is the final blow.

Obito narrowed his eyes as he watched Sakura Haruno suddenly turn her head, as if he could see the girl's panicked expression.

However, Sakura Haruno's cold Mangekyō Sharingan remained calm and composed, without showing the slightest wavering.

Instead, it was that burning, almost blinding will that shone through her bright, piercing eyes!

Facing Obito's slash, the girl made no attempt to dodge.

"Monstrous Strength Technique: Star Cannon Hammer!"

With a heavy shoulder and a powerful punch, he slammed his fist toward Obito.

Boom!

The battle ended in that instant.

Blood gushed out in torrents!

It painted the world in a tragic black and white.

Karin and Sasuke, who were outside the battlefield, were stunned.

Sasuke, who had finally arrived at the battlefield from another direction in another world, was also stunned.

In the center of the battlefield, two figures, stained with gushing blood, stood intertwined.

It stood there lifelessly.

Obito's half-body had disappeared, and he had stopped breathing.

With the last vestiges of Chakra he possessed, he managed to maintain his sanity until the very end.

"Cough cough!"

Blood gushed from Obito's mouth as if he were dying, and beneath the shattered mask, the man managed a weak smile.

"What a... terrifying opponent!"

Before collapsing in defeat, he uttered his last words.

Then, without Obito's support, the girl's headless body collapsed limply.

"How could this be..." Sasuke's eyes widened as he looked at the scene on the field, his heart seemingly stopping abruptly.

"Cherry...?"

"Aaaaaaah--!"

Sensing the last trace of Chakra disappear from Sakura Haruno's body, and watching the girl fall, Sasuke from another world let out a desperate wail!

Tears of blood welled up in his eyes.

[First Update]

[Heartfelt admiration: to be thoroughly impressed.]