Shihōin Naraku was about to unleash his strongest move at his current stage!
That was why, before acting, he called out to Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha:
"You two, get farther away. I'm about to go all out, and I won't be able to protect you!"
Already several hundred meters away from Naraku, Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance. Was even this distance not enough?
Just how powerful a move was Shihōin Naraku (Big Brother Naraku) planning to unleash?
Naruto was obedient. After hearing Naraku's warning, he headed farther away without hesitation.
Sasuke stayed where he was for several seconds before following Naruto with a trace of doubt.
Only after sensing that Naruto and Sasuke were more than a kilometer away did Naraku feel somewhat reassured.
Still, he could not really guarantee that Naruto and Sasuke would be outside the Serious Punch's area of effect at that distance.
Neither of them is directly in the path of my punch. Even if they get caught in it, it shouldn't affect them too badly.
A few injuries won't matter.
With Naruto's and Sasuke's healing abilities, they should recover as long as they aren't seriously injured.
Even if they can't, I'm still here.
With that thought, Naraku put the two of them out of his mind for the moment.
For the first time, his expression grew this solemn, and irrepressible excitement flickered in his star-bright eyes.
Fully braced, Naraku took a punching stance aimed at the Final Truth-Seeking Orb slowly descending from the sky.
"Let me get a good look at just how strong the Serious Punch is, with enough power to affect an entire planet!"
Naraku knew full well that the Serious Punch was powerful enough to destroy an entire planet.
But he had never witnessed it firsthand in reality, so he