"Whoosh."
After the Armored Susanoo appeared, under Naruto and Sasuke's joint control, it slashed straight through the lava giant's chest.
Carrying the combined power of the Nine-Tails and the Complete Body Susanoo, that unstoppable slash cleaved the lava giant diagonally in two.
"Rumble, rumble."
"Gurgle, gurgle."
The lava giant, which had originally been able to suppress both the Complete Body Susanoo and the Nine-Tails at once, was actually destroyed by the Armored Susanoo so effortlessly.
The massive boulders scattered from its body, along with the scorching magma that had filled it, immediately poured toward the interior of Konoha.
Seeing this, Naruto and Sasuke did not hesitate. The Armored Susanoo swung its blade once more.
"Whoosh."
"Boom!"
However, this strike from the Armored Susanoo was aimed at the ground!
After that slash, a small abyss split open in the earth.
The magma flowing from the lava giant's body all poured into that small abyss.
Then, the countless massive boulders that rolled down filled the abyss back in.
Looking at it this way, it was as though nothing had happened at all!
But in reality, countless houses in the village had already collapsed.
Of course, that was mainly the result of several enormous monsters fighting for so long.
Just think about it: several giants over two hundred meters tall were fighting. How could the nearby buildings not be affected?
If not for the Armored Susanoo's final slash into the earth, Konoha's losses would only have been even greater!
From this perspective, Soji's intervention, which had prevented Naruto from being captured alive by Momoshiki while protecting the villagers, had brought about a negative consequence.
After all, in the original story, once Momoshiki captured Naruto, the battlefield had been suitably relocated as well.
But now, they could not relocate the battlefield even if they