Uchiha Yato's expression turned grave. He knew this attack was no trifling matter.
He swiftly formed hand seals, unleashing Jun's power to its fullest. An invisible barrier formed from countless emotional fluctuations surrounded him.
At the same time, he once again used the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan, briefly freezing time for half a second.
In that fleeting instant, Yato sharply twisted aside, narrowly evading Kanoshius's fatal strike.
The golden energy palm slammed into the ground, instantly blasting out a bottomless crater. Ripples spread through the surrounding space.
Uchiha Yato seized this fleeting opportunity. Lightning-nature chakra erupted beneath his feet, and he shot toward Kanoshius like an arrow loosed from its bow. The blade in his hand ignited with tricolored chakra once more, and, empowered by Jun, stabbed viciously toward Kanoshius's chest.
"Pfft!" The blade pierced the golden soul body again. This time, Yato clearly felt the fragility of Kanoshius's core.
At that moment, Uchiha Yato revealed his signature smile as he watched Kanoshius struggle desperately beneath his hand.
Meanwhile, the destructive operation carried out by Itachi Uchiha and the other two had also reached its climax.
As the final landmark structure of Program City was brought down by the Yasaka Magatama, the entire space began to shake violently.
Large sections of the ground collapsed. The robots that had surrounded them lost their energy source and shut down one after another, turning into program fragments that danced through the air.
"My... Program City..." Kanoshius felt her energy draining away rapidly and let out a despairing howl.
Her golden soul body began to shrink rapidly, while more and more cracks spread across its surface, as if it could shatter at any moment.
Yato gave Kanoshius no chance to catch her breath. He pulled out his blade, gathered chakra again, and prepared