Of course, Misty Clouds Fill the Sky was essentially a killing technique that forced enemies within a certain range out into the open. But if the opponent's defenses were strong enough, there was nothing to be done. Still, for these Tailed Beasts to think they could withstand Li's attack head-on was nothing but a pipe dream.
The movements of the Tailed Beasts suddenly became sluggish. They felt as though their bodies, once brimming with strength, were gradually slipping out of their control. Their movements froze in place, leaving them completely unable to move...
It was as if they had been bound in midair.
In Li's eyes, their bodies had been pierced through from every direction by countless streams of sword energy, as though innumerable threads had passed through them and tied them up in midair. At this point, they had no chance to turn things around, flee, or even beg for mercy.
Li was no longer using his power to lock down their chakra cores. Instead, he was using sword energy. With a single thought from Li—or if they tried to break free with brute force—their chakra cores would immediately explode. For Tailed Beasts like them, that meant certain death.
Shikamaru was completely dumbfounded by the sight. Was this Naruto's strength?
Although Shikamaru had never reached the level of the Six Paths, he still felt that Li's power had surpassed the limits of this world. With strength like that, destroying the entire world in one go probably would not be all that difficult, would it?
But Shikamaru quickly shook his head desperately. No, Naruto was the hero who had saved the world. How could he destroy it? He must have been overthinking things.
Despair appeared in the eyes of the Tailed Beasts. They had finally realized that the only reason