Unlock the Sharingan!

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a loud crash, Naruto slammed into the rocks and immediately collapsed onto the ground. His previous severe injuries had already made it difficult for him to stand, and after this heavy blow, he lost consciousness entirely.

"Naruto!"

Deeply worried about Naruto's condition, Sasuke shouted and prepared to fly toward him.

"Ah!"

However, just as Sasuke was about to move, that same invisible force struck his body squarely.

Under the impact of this violent force, a flush of red suddenly surged onto Sasuke's face. A moment later, he spat out a mouthful of crimson blood, his body like a kite with broken wings, falling helplessly toward the ground in the distance.

"Skree!"

Under the gaze of several pairs of eyes, Sasuke's figure skidded across the ground for dozens of meters before finally coming to a stop. This alone showed just how heavy the force Sasuke had just endured was!

"Sasuke!"

Haruno Sakura watched Sasuke's battered figure and cried out in heartache; she would have preferred that the blow had landed on her instead.

"Sigh, if only I hadn't been restrained!"

Seeing Sasuke also knocked down by the sneak attack, Kakashi sighed helplessly from within the water prison.

An ordinary person certainly wouldn't understand why Naruto and Sasuke were being attacked by something unseen, but Kakashi, with his Sharingan activated, could see it clearly: it was Iwayano using the Camouflage Invisibility Technique to launch his strikes.

"Heh heh, to be able to die under my Camouflage Invisibility Technique, you should be proud!"

Just as Kakashi's sigh faded, Iwayano's transparent body returned to normal, and he let out a sinister laugh.

"It... it isn't over yet. I cannot die here. Shisui, Brother, Father, Mother... they are still waiting for me to come home!"

Listening to Iwayano's sinister laughter, Sasuke's hazy mind suddenly cleared a little. Then, under several shocked gazes, he trembled and slowly stood up.

"How truly tenacious!"

Watching Sasuke slowly rise, a sinister smile couldn't help but appear on Iwayano's face. He then drew a Kunai and walked toward Sasuke step by step.

However, Iwayano had only taken a few steps when a slender figure instantly blocked his path in front of Sasuke.

"From now on, I won't let you hurt Sasuke again!"

Also drawing a Kunai, a cold voice emerged from Haruno Sakura.

"Sakura, get out of the way!"

Watching this scene, Sasuke wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shouted urgently. He knew very well that with Sakura's strength, fighting the powerful Iwayano was equivalent to suicide.

"Heh heh, no need to shout. I already said that you will all be hitting the road together today."

Iwayano chuckled at Haruno Sakura's attempt to protect Sasuke, then quickly charged toward her.

Watching Iwayano rush forward, Haruno Sakura did not choose to dodge, instead swinging her Kunai to engage him. Immediately after, the crisp sound of Kunai clashing rang out continuously.

The disparity in their strength was vast; after a few rounds of attacks, Haruno Sakura could no longer block Iwayano's onslaught.

Watching Haruno Sakura struggling to hold on, Iwayano gave a cold, sinister smile. In the blink of an eye, he appeared right in front of her. Without the slightest hesitation, the Kunai in his hand transformed into a black streak, stabbing viciously and cunningly toward Haruno Sakura, who had no time to dodge.

"Skree!"

As the sound of piercing flesh rang out, Iwayano's Kunai was seen buried deep in Haruno Sakura's left arm.

There was no other way; to block Iwayano's attack, Haruno Sakura had been forced to use her arm as a shield.

"Although I am weak, I will keep fighting to protect my comrade!"

Enduring the pain in her arm, Haruno Sakura shouted with all her might, then jerked her arm and thrust the Kunai held in her right hand fiercely toward Iwayano.

Because they were so close, this was the only chance Haruno Sakura had to strike at Iwayano.

Haruno Sakura's sudden attack caught Iwayano off guard, but he was a veteran of many battles after all, and he reacted quickly, retreating a few steps.

"Go to hell!"

After dodging Haruno Sakura's attack, Iwayano's right leg lashed out, kicking heavily into her abdomen.

Instantly, with a dull thud, Haruno Sakura spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward as if struck by a charging bull.

"Sakura!"

Behind her, Sasuke watched the slender figure flying backward, his eyes nearly bursting as he screamed.

The next moment, ignoring his own fragile body, Sasuke rushed out and caught Haruno Sakura in mid-air.

"Sakura, are you alright?"

After landing on the ground, Sasuke looked down at the pale-faced Haruno Sakura in his arms, his heart filled with panic as he asked.

"Sasuke... I'm sorry..."

Squinting at Sasuke's anxious face, Haruno Sakura squeezed out her last bit of strength to speak.

"I did my best."

Her consciousness fading, Haruno Sakura could no longer continue speaking. Her extremely weak murmur dissipated quietly as her eyes closed.

"Damn it! I must break through!"

Inside the water prison, watching the miserable state of Haruno Sakura, Kakashi exerted his strength once again to strike at the barrier; ever since Sasuke and the others had begun their bloody battle with Iwayano, he had been incessantly attempting to break free.

However, every time he struck, he was met with even heavier water pressure.

This time, the pain caused by the water pressure was so intense that it nearly made Kakashi lose consciousness.

"Heh, still struggling?"

Sensing the movement within the water prison, Sanli let out a cold sneer. Yet, before his laughter could even fade, he heard a startling roar.

"Ah!!"

Sasuke's voice was hoarse, and he felt as if his chest had been crushed by a giant boulder, causing him immense agony.

Staring blankly at Naruto's figure, then glancing down at Sakura in his arms, Sasuke lowered his head and muttered to himself: "Why... why..."

"Why must you hurt my comrades!"

His body trembled uncontrollably. Under the stimulation of this pain, Sasuke lowered his head and closed his eyes, as a special kind of chakra within him began to awaken and surge into his brain.

"Heh, what are you howling about? You're next!"

In response to Sasuke's painful roar, Iwayano said with a sinister grin.

However, faced with Iwayano's sneer, Sasuke remained silent, pressing his hands together and quickly forming hand seals with his head bowed.

"Chirp, chirp."

As the hand seals were completed, silver lightning instantly appeared on Sasuke's hands.

Snakes of lightning coiled around him, their brilliant radiance blindingly bright, enveloping his entire body as an exceptionally violent fluctuation radiated outward.

At the same time, Sasuke suddenly snapped his eyes open, and a massive change occurred within them.

His originally black pupils instantly turned crimson, and within those pupils, four black tomoe appeared.

But because the light of the lightning was too dazzling, and Sasuke was keeping his head low, Iwayano and the others failed to notice the change in Sasuke's eyes.