Sakura sensed Mukade's location.
The others followed Sakura's gaze but saw nothing.
Sasuke said, "Let's go take a look."
Sakura nodded and suddenly vanished from where she stood.
She appeared in the air ahead.
Clenching her fist, she slammed it fiercely toward the ground.
"Rumble..."
Sakura's fist descended from the sky, and the terrifying force of the blow instantly blasted a crater dozens of meters wide into the ground.
The earth shook violently.
Across several kilometers, large amounts of yellow sand sank into the ground.
Slowly, the ruins of the ancient city of Rōran, buried beneath the sand, were revealed.
Though they had still been heavily weathered by wind and sand,
they were far more intact than the tiny bit of foundation they had seen earlier.
Mukade was now at the bottom of the crater Sakura had just created.
Beneath the crater was a remarkably intact altar.
Mukade looked up at Sakura as she descended from the sky, utterly stunned. "What kind of monster is this woman?"
"How can she possess such strength?"
The power of Sakura's punch made Mukade question whether she was even human.
Sakura saw Mukade standing before the Dragon Vein's sealing altar.
A kunai that Sakura regarded with great seriousness was embedded in the sealing altar.
It was a Flying Thunder God kunai.
"Mukade, surrender. You have nowhere left to run."
Temari, who had arrived close behind, immediately pointed at Mukade and shouted.
Kakashi, Sasuke, and Naruto had arrived as well.
Seeing Mukade standing before the altar, they were all somewhat worried. "Mukade, surrender. That way, you might still live."
Mukade looked at them and laughed coldly. "Go back with you?"
"Hehehe, does Sunagakure even have any prospects for development now?"
"I will definitely carry puppet techniques forward. Sunagakure cannot keep me."
Naruto pointed at Mukade