Boom! Boom! Boom!
Inside the Fire Temple, violent tremors came one after another.
A savage force descended like a hurricane, crushing and demolishing large numbers of buildings within the temple, scattering countless pieces of rubble and broken tiles all around.
Dust as thick as fog shrouded the Fire Temple, only to be dispersed by fierce winds a moment later.
Terrifying chakra disrupted the air currents, whipping up waves of howling that set teeth on edge.
The once quiet and peaceful Fire Temple now looked as though the end of the world had struck.
Thud!
A dull crash rang out!
Void, in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, slammed unconscious into a tottering building, sending rubble and tiles flying as dust billowed.
"Whew..."
Sasuke put away the Kusanagi Sword and let out a breath of relief.
His Mangekyō Sharingan slowly rotated, reverting to their three-tomoe form.
After all, this was Sasuke's first time using his Mangekyō Sharingan against an enemy since awakening them, and he had yet to truly grow accustomed to them.
In particular, his reckless expenditure of ocular power sent constant, searing pain through both eyes, making it difficult for him to remain unaffected in battle.
Reaching up to wipe the bloody tears from his cheeks, Sasuke turned around, ready to take away Void, who was trapped in genjutsu.
Elsewhere, Chiriku, already severely wounded after Sasuke severed his arm, had fallen into a losing position under Jūgo and Suigetsu's joint assault and looked likely to be defeated and killed at any moment.
"Heh heh heh, that really was something of a shortcut." Standing outside the Fire Temple, Obito Uchiha watched the battle end and spoke with a hint of surprise in his voice.
"Sure enough, someone who isn't a Jinchūriki is much easier to control with genjutsu."
"If he'd run