Ning Xue noticed something was wrong in the tone and immediately started Byakugan observation.
I saw that the little Dark Chakra left in Shinnō's body was flowing in the reverse direction in an extremely strange way.
Instead of releasing it outwards, Chakra with all its limbs and bones is compressed to one point!
And his body was shaking violently, as if he was being drained dry by something.
An almost sickly flush appeared on that old face.
"He's going to destroy this place!"
The voice of Ning Xue suddenly sounded.
"Hahaha--!"
Shinnō raised his head and let out a burst of crazy laughter. The laughter was hoarse and twisted, with a kind of terminal madness.
"Even if I die! I won't make it easy for you!"
His arms suddenly opened, and the compressed Dark Chakra in his body poured crazily into the veins of the rune walls under his feet and the lines on the ceiling.
The whole fortress began to tremble violently.
The already dim blue runes on the wall suddenly burst out with dazzling light, and then began to shatter and disintegrate as if overloaded.
"Boom--!"
A dull loud noise came from deep underground.
The ceiling began to fall off, and huge stones fell from high places, hitting the floor, the walls, and the broken runes.
"This madman..."
Sasuke cursed in a low voice, and the expression on his face instantly darkened.
Without any hesitation, he stepped forward and flew towards the tunnel from which he came, like an arrow from a string.
"Gone."
When passing by Ning Xue, he only dropped these two words.
Ning Xue also did not hesitate.
He turned around, followed Sasuke's footsteps, and rushed into the dark tunnel.
Behind him, the sound of the fortress collapsing became more and more intense and intense.
Rubbles fell from overhead, the walls began to tilt, cracks appeared on the floor beneath their feet, and the entire tunnel was shaking violently.
Naruto is half a beat slow.
He looked at the two figures disappearing at the entrance of the tunnel, then glanced at the old man behind him who was laughing crazily and whose body had begun to disintegrate, and gritted his teeth.
"Asshole!"
He cursed, turned and rushed towards the tunnel.
But after running a few steps, he suddenly stopped.
Yu Liu.
Yu Liu is still up there!
"Damn it!"
Naruto cursed secretly, turned around, and ran towards the upper level.
The sound of collapse followed closely behind, rubble rained from overhead, and the entire fortress was shaking, as if it would completely collapse at any time.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Naruto ran all the way, through the broken corridors, around the falling boulders, and jumped over the disintegrating steps one after another.
Finally, he rushed to the upper level.
"Yu Liu!"
His voice echoed in the empty corridor.
"Naruto!"
A cry-like response came from not far away.
Naruto turned his head suddenly and saw Yu Liu holding on to the wall with a frightened expression, standing there staggeringly.
And behind her was a wall that could collapse at any time.
Naruto rushed over and dragged Yu Liu over.
"Let's go!"
He didn't waste any time, put Yu Liu under his arm, turned around and ran towards the exit.
Yu Liu was sandwiched between him, his vision shook violently, and he could only see the walls, rubble and collapsed ceiling that were rapidly retreating.
She bit her lip tightly, without screaming or struggling, but tightly closing her eyes and letting Naruto lead her to run wildly through the collapsing fortress.
I don't know how long I ran.
Ahead, a dazzling light suddenly shone in.
Export.
Naruto quickened his pace and rushed out of the tunnel.
Underfoot is an empty platform.
The fort's helipad.
On the platform, there were Sky Ninja running around in panic.
Some carried the aircraft on their backs and took off in a hurry, and some even jumped from the high altitude without even having time to put on the aircraft and let their bodies fall freely.
No one cares about them.
Everyone is running for their lives.
"We... how should we get down?!"
Yu Liu looked at the surrounding Sky Ninja who were running for their lives, and looked at the abyss at the edge of the platform, with a hint of despair in his voice.
Naruto did not answer.
His eyes quickly scanned the platform and finally landed on an aircraft leaning on the ground in the corner.
It was a spare aircraft that had not had time to be taken away.
"Yes!"
Naruto rushed over, put Yu Liu on the ground, bent down and picked up the aircraft.
But he has never used such a thing.
But now, there is no time to hesitate.
He hurriedly tied the aircraft to his body, fastening every buckle and tightening every strap.
Then, he picked up Yu Liu again, took a deep breath, and jumped off the platform.
The strong wind howled in my ears.
Yu Liu clutched Naruto's clothes tightly, eyes closed, face pale.
"Ahhhhhh--!"
Naruto's voice echoed in the wind. I don't know whether it was excitement or fear.
The sound of collapse of the fortress behind him became more and more intensive.
The sunlight is gradually obscured by the shadow of the fortress.
And just when Naruto thought he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Whoosh--!"
A Kunai was shot from behind, accurately destroying the power system.
"Crack!"
The sound of breaking metal came from the side, causing the two people still in the air to lose their balance instantly.
"What?!"
Naruto turned around suddenly.
On the platform, I saw a Sky Ninja standing on the edge, still maintaining a throwing posture in his hand, with a twisted look of joy on his face.
"Go to hell!"
That Sky Ninja roared, then turned around and disappeared on the collapsed platform.
Naruto It's too late to curse.
The aircraft completely failed, and his and Yu Liu's bodies began to fall rapidly.
"Damn--!!"
The wind howled and the ground got closer and closer.
Naruto desperately pulled the aircraft on his back, trying to restart it, but the broken propeller did not move at all.
Yu Liu's screams exploded in my ears.
Naruto gritted his teeth, hugged Yu Liu tightly, and closed his eyes.
At this critical moment.
A hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed Naruto's collar.
The downward momentum suddenly stopped.
Naruto opened his eyes suddenly.
Sasuke.
He didn't know when he had turned on Curse Mark Stage Two, and the pair of huge palms behind his back spread out in mid-air, like a giant black bird.
There was no expression on his face, his cold snake eyes looked at Naruto calmly, and he uttered three words.
"The end of the crane."
Naruto was stunned.
He looked at Sasuke, at that familiar yet unfamiliar face, at those eyes that were so calm and almost indifferent, he opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
After Sasuke said this, he also turned his head.
He held Naruto by the collar like a chicken, drawing an arc in mid-air and slowly landing towards the ground.
Behind him, Ning Xue stood on a slowly falling ice plate, looking at the two figures gradually receding, and shook his head.
After a while.
"Bang."
Sasuke threw Naruto and Yu Liu to the ground.
Naruto rolled around on the ground, covered his sore buttocks, and stood up with a grin on his face.
"Can't you be gentler..."
He muttered in a low voice and raised his head, only to see that Sasuke had exited the Cursed Seal state and was slowly putting his shirt back on.
The sun shone on him, his long black hair fluttered slightly in the wind, and his stern face showed no expression.
Sasuke put on his clothes and turned to look to the side.
There, Ning Xue was jumping off the ice tray, landed on the ground, and lightly patted the dust on his clothes.
His mask is still intact and no expression can be seen.
Sasuke looked at him and nodded slightly.
"Let's go."
Ning Xue nodded and said nothing more.
The two turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wait--!"
Naruto's voice suddenly came from behind, with urgency, unwillingness, and too many indescribable emotions.
He stretched out his hand and wanted to catch up, but he tripped over something, staggered and almost fell.
But Sasuke didn't stop.
His steps were still steady, and his back was still cold.
Naruto gritted his teeth and wanted to continue chasing, but he saw a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.
Ning Xue.
He didn't know when he stood in front of Naruto, and the pure white eyes under the mask looked at him calmly.
"What are you doing!"
Naruto's voice was filled with anger, anxiety, and a hint of... confusion.
Ning Xue did not answer immediately.
He just looked at Naruto quietly, at those blue eyes burning with fire, at his clenched fists, and at his slightly trembling body.
A long time.
"I know what you want to say."
Ning Xue's voice was very calm, almost indifferent.
"But he won't go back."
"How do you know!"
Naruto's voice suddenly rose, with an instinctive resistance.
"You're not him! How do you know he won't go back!"
Ning Xue looked at him and was silent for a moment.
Then, he shook his head slightly.
"I am indeed not him."
He paused.
"But you can't understand him after all."
"How could I not understand him!"
There was an almost paranoid certainty in Naruto's voice.
"We are companions! We are friends! I..."
"Then do you understand why he left Konoha?"
Ning Xue interrupted him, his voice still calm, but Naruto's words got stuck in his throat.
"Do you understand the depth of the hatred in his heart? Do you understand what he sees when he closes his eyes every night?"
Naruto's lips trembled, trying to say something, but nothing came out.
Ning Xue looked at him and sighed softly.
"Forget it."
He shook his head.
"That doesn't make sense to you."
He paused, and his tone suddenly became incomprehensible.
"Whenever you... resolve the hatred of that guy in your body, come find him again."
Naruto was stunned.
That guy inside him...
Nine-Tails?
Ning Xue didn't look at him again.
He just raised one hand, and a ball of air condensed in his palm.
"Wind Release, Gale Palm."
"Bang!"
With a palm shot, Naruto's body flew upside down like a kite with its string broken, rolling several times on the ground and finally stopping when it hit a rock.
"Naruto-kun!"
Yu Liu exclaimed, ran over quickly, and helped Naruto up.
Naruto covered his chest, raised his head, and looked at the white figure who had turned around, his eyes full of unwillingness.
Sasuke stood not far away, glanced at Naruto who was knocked away, and then at Ning Xue who was walking over, but said nothing.
Finally, before leaving, I took one last look at Naruto.
In those black eyes that seemed to be able to speak, a very faint and fleeting complexity flashed.
Then, he turned around.
"Gone."
The two figures, one behind the other, disappeared into the woods.
Naruto knelt on the ground, looking at the two figures who were gradually receding, and stretched out his right hand, trying to grab something, but couldn't.
The sun shone on him, making him feel warm but cold.
"Sasuke..."
His voice was very, very soft.
It was so soft that he could barely hear it himself.
Yu Liu stood behind him, looked at his slightly trembling back, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
She just stood beside him quietly, accompanying him, looking at the direction in which the two figures disappeared.
A long time.
A long time.
After a long time, Naruto finally put down his hand and lowered his head.
"Nine-Tails..."
His voice was hoarse, with a hint of doubt, and then his tone suddenly became firm.
"Anyway, Sasuke..."
"I will definitely bring you back."
"Definitely."
Behind him, the huge sky fortress in the distance finally completely collapsed with a loud noise, turning into countless fragments and falling from the sky.
The fragments shimmered in the sunlight, like a meteor shower, falling to the earth.
The wind blows through the mountains and forests.
It took away the smoke and dust, took away the debris, and also took away the once crazy laughter.
Everything is finally over.