The further awakening of the Indra Chakra within Sasuke restored a portion of his Chakra.
Without any hesitation, Sasuke shook off Sakura's support and prepared to rush back into the blast range of C4 Garuda to save Naruto.
"Wait, Sasuke, you... Ah! Your eyes..."
Sakura had just wanted to persuade Sasuke when she immediately noticed that he had activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Amid her shock, Sakura could barely even speak properly.
As for Sasuke, how could he possibly care about Sakura's reaction right now?!
If Naruto really died in C4 Garuda's explosion, Sasuke would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
After all, he was the one who should have been swallowed by the explosion in the first place.
If Naruto had not tried to save him, how could he have ended up facing such danger?
"Leave me alone!"
Without even looking back, Sasuke shouted at Sakura and prepared to step forward.
However, before he could make a move, Naruto had already been completely swallowed by C4 Garuda's explosion.
"N-Naruto..."
Unconsciously murmuring Naruto's name, Sasuke went completely blank.
At that moment, Sasuke's mind was empty.
In his view, having been struck by such a bizarre and terrifying attack, and without Lightning-nature Chakra, Naruto was practically certain to die.
Boundless guilt flooded Sasuke's heart.
"AAAAAHHHHH!"
After standing there stunned for several seconds, Sasuke let out a pained roar.
"Naruto, how could this happen..."
Sakura, who had witnessed everything as well, could not stop tears from flowing from her eyes.
Both of them began recalling every little moment they had spent with Naruto from childhood until now. Yet the more they remembered, the more pain filled their hearts.
"Creak."
Sasuke's clenched fist let out the sound of grinding bones.
He lowered his head slightly, and a loose strand of hair