Energy surged through the "Star Core Chamber," and killing intent seethed.
Gray light condensed into something almost tangible around the Faceless One's hands. That terrifying, pure fluctuation embodying the concept of "erasure" locked firmly onto Lin Ye, Sasuke, and Karin, who had just reunited. Having fought a fierce battle with Dreamweaver before rushing here, Sasuke and Karin were far from their best. Yet now they stood beside their battered elder brother Lin Ye, whose gaze remained hard as iron, facing that chilling power of annihilation.
"Brother Ye!" Naruto burst into the spherical chamber. The first things he saw were Lin Ye's pale, bloodstained face and swaying body, and the white-masked figure radiating absolute danger nearby. "Bastard! Leave Brother Ye alone!"
Gold and silver-white star-celestial chakra erupted. Nine tails burning with starfire lashed wildly behind Naruto as he instantly entered his strongest state, fusing Kurama Mode with star-celestial power! Without hesitation, he rapidly worked his hands before his chest. An unprecedented Star-Celestial Tai Chi Spiral Tailed Beast Bomb, combining the destructive energy of a Tailed Beast Bomb with star-celestial purification power, rapidly took shape. With a shriek that tore through space, it hurtled straight toward the Faceless One's back!
"Naruto, watch out!" Sakura followed close behind. The instant she grasped the situation, she slapped both hands against the floor. The markings of the Strength of a Hundred Technique spread across her body, and violent chakra mixed with star-celestial healing power transformed into monstrous strength pushed to its absolute limit! Instead of attacking the Faceless One himself, she drove a fist into the specially constructed floor of Between the Star Cores!
"Sage Art: Star-Celestial Cherry Blossom Impact: Modified!"
BOOM!!! The entire spherical chamber shook violently! Centered beneath the Faceless One, the floor within a radius of several dozen meters instantly filled with