Sealing the Land of Earth Person

[The tide of memories swiftly receded.]

[Sasuke Uchiha's eyes refocused, settling on the Land of Earth Person at his feet, who was still weeping and begging for mercy.]

[The faint stir of emotion that fleeting recollection had brought was already gone, leaving nothing but boundless disgust.]

["A fake is still a fake," Sasuke Uchiha murmured. "You don't have even a ten-thousandth of his backbone."]

[Seeing such a pathetic expression on the Land of Earth Person's face—a face so like the dear friend in his memories—dispelled the last trace of hesitation that resemblance had stirred in Sasuke.]

[He wasted no more words. The power of his Rinnegan gathered once again.]

["Planetary Devastation."]

[A massive stone sphere engulfed the sobbing Land of Earth Person and slowly rose into the sky, ultimately becoming a star in the heavens, sealed for eternity.]

[Sasuke stood there, gazing up at the sky for a long time until he confirmed that the sealing was complete.]

[Sasuke Uchiha did not leave immediately.]

[He stood silently, his Rinnegan sweeping impassively over the devastated battlefield below before his gaze settled on the shadow of a misshapen rock in the distance.]

["Come out, Orochimaru." His voice was calm, but his commanding tone brooked no argument.]

["Hiss, hiss, hiss!" An unsettling sound rang out, mingled with a slick, low chuckle.]

[The surface of the rock in the shadows rippled like water. Orochimaru slowly seeped out of it as though he had no bones, then came to a standstill.]

[He applauded, his golden, serpentine eyes gleaming with undisguised admiration and curiosity.]

["What a magnificent performance, Sasuke-kun." Orochimaru's voice carried its distinctive resonance. "That Clone reproduced almost all of Naruto-kun's potential to near perfection, along with cutting-edge technology even I don't understand."]

["He was powerful enough to topple a great nation. Yet before you,