In the waters east of Japan, beneath the pitch-black night sky, neither stars nor moon shone.
As far as the eye could see, ship debris, oil slicks, and billowing smoke stretched for dozens of nautical miles in every direction across the churning sea. Clearly, an unprecedentedly brutal naval battle had taken place.
No, this one-sided war would have been more aptly called a maritime disaster.
Divine punishment for mortals who challenged a god!
"Your courage in challenging me was impressive, but that is the only thing I can praise."
Standing atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as it beat its six wings, Uchiha Naruto looked down over the devastation and spoke approvingly.
Soon after the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path took off from New York, formations of fighter jets began following far behind it.
But the United States had clearly been terrified by the earlier earth-shaking battle and did not dare attempt an interception over its own territory. The fighters trailed at a great distance, "escorting" the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path across the country.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had a clear destination: Japan.
During its flight across the Pacific Ocean, individual fighters kept breaking formation and slowly approaching, clearly intending to negotiate with "Madara Uchiha."
Before the fighters could get close, Uchiha Naruto shot them down without a second thought.
"Madara Uchiha" was utterly unyielding and refused to negotiate. Coupled with the increasingly clear intelligence about his horrifying ambitions and plots, this made the Americans resolve to make a last stand.
By the time Uchiha Naruto reached Japan's coastal waters, fighter jets wove an iron curtain across the sky, while the gun barrels of aircraft carriers, destroyers, and frigates formed a steel forest on the sea.
And then there was nothing more.