Lightning tore through the night. Sasuke had already vanished beyond the scorched earth.
Trapped by Amaterasu's black flames, the Five Kage faced a life-or-death crisis. Raikage A, the most hot-tempered of them, drove his brilliant blue Lightning Release Armor to full power and tried to smash through the wall of fire.
"Don't waste your strength!" Tsunade shouted, but she was too late.
The black flames crawled up the Raikage's right shoulder with a hiss. The acrid stench of burning flesh filled the air. He grunted in pain and raised his left hand like a blade, ready to cut off his own shoulder to survive.
Whoosh!
A flash of gold landed before the wall of fire. Without a word, Naruto thrust out his right arm. Pure Yang Chakra condensed into a dense golden film over his palm. He grabbed the black flames on the Raikage's shoulder and ripped them off him like a plaster.
Then Naruto slammed both hands into the ground. Golden Chakra Chains burst from the earth, severing the Leyline beneath the wall of fire. He tore up a huge slab of ground, flames and all, and hurled it hundreds of meters into the sky.
Boom!
The remaining black flames burst apart overhead, scattering like a rain of black fire without heat before fading away.
"Save your strength, Raikage. Once that fire catches you, cutting off your arm won't get rid of it." Naruto dusted off his hands, his voice unnervingly calm.
Ōnoki hovered in midair, gasping for breath. His aged eyes were full of horror. "That boy's eye... What kind of monster has it become?"
Naruto did not answer. He only looked up at the sky.
The first light of dawn pierced the heavy clouds and fell across the ravaged Southern Battlefield.
With the Infinite Tsukuyomi fully undone,