"No, Sasuke, only I can do it here."
Fugaku also advised Naruto that if he couldn't persevere, he should just give up.
Be careful.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Naruto, Itachi could only try to reason with him, saying that over the years they had come to regard Naruto as family, as a member of the household.
Naruto nodded solemnly, then pried Sasuke's hand off his and charged towards the giant sphere formed by the intertwined pale arms without looking back.
As Naruto approached the giant sphere, he could hear a sticky, deep sound. Just hearing it sent chills down his spine. Moreover, as Naruto drew closer, he could sense the eyes on the arm scrutinizing him.
Naruto's lips curled into a faint smile. Chakra gathered in his fist, and he punched the giant sphere. With sheer force, he blasted a large hole in the sphere. Without hesitation, Naruto jumped into the eerie spatial Uzumaki.
Just when Sasuke and the others thought Naruto could destroy the source of these strange arms, bad news came: the arms, which had been relatively calm just moments before, had become extremely violent and had even increased in number.
Fugaku and Itachi exchanged a glance, seeing a hint of doubt in each other's eyes. However, they quickly composed themselves, and the last thing they could see was a glint of red light flashing in their eyes. It was unclear what Fugaku and Itachi were plotting.
Sasuke, of course, hadn't noticed the strange behavior between his older brother and father. He was still completely bewildered. Just a moment ago, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Now, all he wanted to know was how Naruto was doing. He wanted to move forward, but the dense array of arms made it impossible for him to advance an inch.
"Hateful."
Sasuke's expression turned serious as he pondered which Ninjutsu he could use to break through the defenses of those arms and reunite with Naruto.
After thinking for a moment, Sasuke told his father.
"Father, I need your help, you've done this and that..."
After hearing Sasuke's plan, Fugaku was taken aback at first, then smiled. It seemed that his youngest son did have some ability. He quickly gave instructions to his clansmen.
"Everyone, unleash Fire Release Ninjutsu into the air!"
Although no one knew why their clan leader had issued such an order, they still chose to obey their clan's command.
Several powerful Fire Style straight into the sky and bombarded the clouds.
The powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu rapidly heated the surrounding air. As children who have learned geography know, when air heats up rapidly, it expands, becomes lighter, and gradually rises. This is a typical thermal ascent phenomenon. After reaching a certain height, the rising air gradually cools down. When it reaches the dew point temperature, the water vapor condenses into clouds, forming cumulus clouds.
Sure enough, after everyone felt the surrounding air getting warmer, raindrops began to fall from the sky, and the raindrops kept getting bigger and heavier.
And so the rain began to fall.
The rain came suddenly and heavily, accompanied by deafening thunder, as if it were displeased with being forcibly awakened by the crowd.
When Sasuke saw this, he had already revealed his Sharingan, constantly observing the trajectory of the lightning in the sky.
The rain intensified, and the thunder grew louder.
Just then, Sasuke's eyes narrowed, as if he had found something.
He activated his Chidori Sharp Spear, shooting it straight into the thunderclouds in the sky. Only then did Fugaku and Itachi realize what Sasuke was trying to do.
They never expected that Sasuke would think of using the power of nature.
"I've been researching this move for a long time, and I didn't expect it to succeed on the first try! Lightning Release: Kirin, descend!"
Sasuke used his Chakra to summon lightning in the sky, and a blue Kirin appeared, like an ancient behemoth staring at the strange sphere on the ground.
It roared; it was the sound of thunder.
They charged toward the sphere on the ground, accompanied by deafening thunder. They were utterly astonished that Sasuke could use such a powerful Ninjutsu; their mouths gaped open as if they could fit an egg inside.
"W-what, what incredibly powerful Ninjutsu! No wonder he's the Second Young Master, he's truly amazing."
"I think the Uchiha clan is truly blessed to have an eldest son and a second son!"
Me too!
"Second Young Master is my hero! He saved everyone! Second Young Master, you're practically my god!"
Me too!
Sasuke ignored the flattery of those around him. His expression remained grim, making it unclear whether it was from exhausting his Chakra by unleashing such a powerful Ninjutsu or from fear of the strange arm.
He looked into the enormous sphere, which had been shattered by the Ninjutsu, and even the black spatial vortex had been destroyed and disappeared. But he still couldn't see the figure he most wanted to see.
Thinking of this, Sasuke's expression worsened. Oh no, where's Naruto?
Seemingly noticing Sasuke's unusual behavior, Fugaku and Itachi also came over and asked with concern:
"What's wrong, Sasuke? You don't look well. Are you too tired?"
But Sasuke's next words, and the reactions of the two, left Sasuke completely bewildered.
"Father, Nii-san, haven't you noticed Naruto hasn't returned? I'm worried he might be in danger."
However, both Itachi and Fugaku looked puzzled after hearing Sasuke's words, as if they didn't understand what Sasuke was talking about.
Sasuke was somewhat bewildered after seeing his father and older brother react this way. What was wrong with them?
"Father, Nissan, what's wrong with you?"
Just as Sasuke was still wondering, Fugaku's puzzled voice reached Sasuke ears.
"What Naruto? Sasuke, what are you talking about? Naruto?"
Sasuke, looked at Itachi again.
"Nii-san, what about you? You don't remember Naruto either?"
But Sasuke only saw confusion, bewilderment, and deep concern on Itachi's face.
" Sasuke, are you alright? Are you injured?"
Seeing this, Sasuke became even more distraught. He stubbornly asked the two of them again:
"No, Father, Nii-san, you really don't remember Naruto? You mean that guy with the long blond hair, who always came to our house for meals, like family? You don't remember him at all?"
Sasuke's heart sank to the bottom. What on earth had happened?