Sasuke's heart died

"Go, Naruto!"

"Right, Sasuke!"

Sasuke first used Amenotejikara to move Naruto to Obito's left, then used it again to move himself to Obito's right. Together, they rushed at Obito, who was pinned to the ground inside the Gate of the Great God, ready to seal him.

"Wait!"

Naruto suddenly noticed something and forced himself to stop just before touching Obito.

Naruto had noticed that Obito was still dripping wet—a direct result of the dirty trick he had played on him earlier.

When Obito emerged from the Yomotsu Hirasaka portal, he had fallen into the pit Naruto had prepared and landed in the yellow slurry with a splash.

Naruto had been so focused on his prank that it never occurred to him that he would still need to touch Obito with his yang power mark to seal the Ten-Tails' power.

Naruto stopped dead, his expression a sight to behold.

He deeply regretted it. It felt like his own dirty trick had come back to bite him.

No one knew the foul stench of the filth on Obito better than Naruto, because he had personally selected every bit of it.

After Obito burst out of the liquid and flew into the sky, he had never gotten a chance to clean himself up before Hashirama Senju's relentless combo slammed him back to the ground.

And that was how they had ended up in this situation.

"Naruto! Where's your resolve?!"

Sasuke let out a heartbroken wail, like a cuckoo crying blood.

His cry was filled with disappointment in Naruto, and even a trace of resentment.

They had all agreed that they were ready to stake their lives on taking Obito down.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha's attacks had come in relentless waves. Sasuke had thought that his teamwork with Naruto would surely be no