The Situation Worsened

At that moment, on the border of the Land of Lightning.

As the nine Flame Release: Heavenly Star explosions came crashing down, the entire land had become a living hell.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but seething, scarlet-hot lava, formed from countless rocks melted by the terrifying impact. Thick, charred smoke rose in swaying black curtains, even blotting out the warm light of the rising sun.

Faced with this apocalyptic attack from the heavens, more than ninety-nine percent of the Stone Ninja had perished.

After all, this time they didn't have Ōnoki and Gaara's fiery combo technique to stop the meteorites.

Besides, even working together, the two of them had only barely stopped one Tengai Shinsei meteorite. They stood no chance against all nine!

In an instant, the army of tens of thousands had vanished without a trace—not even their bones remained.

High above.

Sasuke hovered in the air with Boruto in his grasp, looking down at the hellish devastation below. His eyes remained cold.

"Master..."

"Quiet..."

Boruto tried to say something, but Sasuke cut him off.

He knew Boruto had inherited Naruto's nature. Even after turning dark, the kindness buried deep in his heart remained unchanged.

But Boruto was still too green—or rather, too young.

He hadn't lived through all the blood and tears of the entire Shippuden era. He still couldn't understand the consequences of showing mercy.

With Kaguya unsealed, no one knew what she and Isshiki were really plotting.

Every extra minute of delay now spelled disaster for the entire Ninja World.

Sasuke could only wipe out the Iwagakure forces with even more ruthless and decisive methods.

He could only lament that Iwagakure had been unlucky enough to stumble into the crisis at this turning point. Otherwise, perhaps its losses would have