Chapter 348: Last Showdown Between Sasuke and Naruto

Sasuke and Naruto both roared furiously as they clapped their hands together.

"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"

As Sasuke clapped his hands and roared, the ground trembled and countless terrifying Wood Release techniques swarmed forth. Just as the golden, enormous Nine-Tails made its appearance, it encountered its nemesis in the Wood Release and Sharingan.

"Wood Release!"

Naruto and the Nine-Tails inside him exclaimed in shock, while Sasuke's eyes spun wildly with the six-pointed star pattern of the Mangekyō Sharingan, roaring fiercely.

"Indeed! It's Wood Release, for the revolution of the ninja world! To prevent the children of Konoha from experiencing war again, I've risked my life in body experiments. Although my Wood Release is not yet on par with the First and Fifth Hokage, it's enough to handle you, Naruto!"

The golden, massive Nine-Tails struggled furiously, and the giant, broken tree stumps flew everywhere, hinting at the terrifying power of the Nine-Tails.

Even Sasuke felt wary at this moment, "Naruto! You've mastered perfect Tailed Beast Mode! That's impossible!"

Seeing Naruto's golden, enormous Nine-Tails, Sasuke suddenly had a realization and his pupils constricted as he angrily said, "Naruto! Have your schemer come out from behind you!"

Clearly, Sasuke didn't believe Naruto could have mastered perfect Tailed Beast Mode so innocently. Since he was recognized as the candidate for the Sixth Hokage, he knew many secrets of the village, including problems with Naruto and how Jiraiya didn't dare to teach him too much ninjutsu.

"Sasuke, you underestimate me too much."

Naruto roared, he thought that Sasuke was jealous of the powerful strength he had obtained.

However, Sasuke's eyes gradually became colder, "Naruto!"

"Amaterasu!"

Instantly, terrifying black flames of Amaterasu spread over the golden Nine-Tails. Yet, Naruto, filled with confidence, managed to control the Nine-Tails to roar and instantly dispel a swath of chakra engulfed by Amaterasu, along with shedding off the black flames.

"Sasuke, take this move!"

Naruto roared, and instantly, the massive golden Nine-Tails roared, its mouth forming a black Tailed Beast Ball.

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

Seeing the Tailed Beast Ball, Sasuke sneered and clapped his hands, shouting as a giant wooden figure emerged from the ground, its formidable power no less than that of a Tailed Beast.

"Naruto, witness the power of the Senju and Uchiha that founded Konoha! This power is called Buddha Armored Susano!"

Sasuke roared, and the Sharingan in his eyes slowly rotated as the giant wooden figure began to emit purple armor.

"Susanoo armored with a giant Buddha, although Sasuke's Wood Release hasn't reached the level of the First Hokage, it surpassed Yamato. Combined with the power of the Sharingan's Susanoo, the fusion of Senju and Uchiha power exploded into an even greater strength called Buddha Armored Susano."

A black Tailed Beast Ball roared forth, cutting through the myriad Wood Release forests in its path.

"Just a Tailed Beast Ball!"

Inside the Susanoo, standing on the wooden figure, Sasuke watched the approaching Tailed Beast Ball with a wild smile. Instead of evading, he braced his right leg and with a powerful kick, fiercely struck out as the Tailed Beast Ball approached.

With a solid kick, a deep thud sounded as the Tailed Beast Bomb was kicked away like a soccer ball.

Boom! The Tailed Beast Bomb exploded, forming a small mushroom cloud. Upon seeing this, Naruto roared in anger, "Sasuke!"

Watching Naruto's furious roar, Sasuke smiled slowly, saying, "That was careless. It ended up right on the escape route of the Cloud Village."

After the explosion of the Tailed Beast Bomb, numerous Cloud Ninjas and the Ninja Alliance were filled with anger and resentment, but they had no choice but to continue breaking out.

"Sasuke, your attitude of wantonly killing others is too evil! I will never tolerate someone like you becoming Hokage!" Naruto felt more than ever that if someone with Sasuke's character were to rule, the slaughter in the ninja world would never end.

"Sasuke! The Land of Lightning is one of us too! Your thinking is too narrow, you're racist!"

Boom! In response to Naruto's verbal attack, Sasuke angrily unleashed an arrow. A long bow appeared in his hand, with a wood-style arrow covered in purple Susanoo chakra.

Boom! A huge arrow shot out. Naruto, controlling Kurama, quickly dodged. The arrow struck deep into the ground, and then, terrifyingly, it branched out into dense thorns, hinting at the dreadful consequences if one were to be hit by this arrow.

"Kurama, close combat!" Naruto roared, now too afraid to launch the Tailed Beast Bomb, fearing Sasuke might deflect it towards the Cloud Village again.

"Close combat!" Seeing Naruto's move, Sasuke smirked coldly, continuously shooting arrows.

The golden tails of Kurama wildly rotated, either deflecting the arrows or blocking them.

Boom! The battle between the two was on a gigantic scale, far surpassing any ordinary Kage-level combat.

"When did Lord Sasuke's eyes become so powerful!" Many Konoha ninjas were shocked at the scene. It was widely known in the ninja world that the Mangekyō Sharingan typically damages the user's eyesight with each use.

Yet Sasuke's Mangekyō seemed to operate smoothly, free from the previous agony and bleeding.

"Sasuke's Mangekyō has been replaced with Itachi's," a senior Uchiha jonin said solemnly, his face showing admiration.

"An Eternal Mangekyō requires the eyes of a direct relative. Before this, Itachi had replaced his with the former Uchiha clan leader's Mangekyō, making it eternal. And before the Fourth Great Ninja War, Sasuke replaced his with Itachi's Mangekyō."

As the Uchiha ninja explained, everyone finally realized. The Eternal Mangekyō, along with Wood Release.

Meaning, Sasuke's potential had surpassed even the First Hokage, filling countless people with excitement.

What they fear most is that a hundred years after Uchiha Yoru unifies the ninja world, everyone faces birth, aging, sickness, and death. Once Uchiha Yoru is gone, the ninja world will need someone capable of suppressing the existence of the God of Ninjas.

Sasuke's future seems to be a wonderful imagination for everyone.

Rumble~

"Sasuke! You can't escape this time!"

The Nine-Tails quickly rushed in front of Susanoo, holding a Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth and launched an attack at such a close distance, leaving no opportunity to dodge.

"Naruto, you can't win against me!"

Similarly, Sasuke roared, ignoring the attack of the Tailed Beast Ball and instead cast a terrifying Wood Release technique.

Wood Release: Several Thousand Hands

With his body covered in black curse marks, Sasuke's combat power soared, and a giant wooden hand heavily struck down towards the Nine-Tails' forehead.

Simultaneously, the explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball erupted, and a mushroom cloud rose amidst the roaring flames.

After the explosion, the two figures were revealed, both gasping for breath.

Sasuke's Susanoo was half shattered, revealing the wooden figure inside, while Naruto's giant golden Nine-Tails was also half destroyed, with the half golden fox lying on the ground.

"What happened here!"

Naruto was shocked to feel the fatigue of the Nine-Tails inside him, even the usually smooth Nine-Tails chakra was now difficult to manipulate like mud.

The Nine-Tails, looking exhausted and weak inside, said, "Naruto, Sasuke's Wood Release technique 'Several Thousand Hands' has a hypnotic effect that restrains us Tailed Beasts."

"This Uchiha brat, to be this powerful..."

Inside the seal, the Nine-Tails' eyes, filled with blood and ferocity, slowly closed, filled with reluctance but eventually succumbed to deep sleep.

Wood Release: Several Thousand Hands, this technique has a stronger hypnotic effect than the Kaleidoscope Hypnotism, which the Nine-Tails had suffered from before, not expecting to fall for it again today.

As the Nine-Tails fell into deep sleep, the golden Nine-Tails chakra outside began to dissipate, leaving Naruto in disbelief of his own body.

"All the Nine-Tails' chakra inside has fallen asleep! How is this possible!"

Naruto couldn't believe what was happening to his body, no longer able to use the Nine-Tails' chakra. He was deeply aware of the Nine-Tails' power, but now he had lost it!

"Naruto!"

At that moment, Sasuke jumped down from the wooden figure and landed calmly, looking indifferently at Naruto.

"Without the Nine-Tails, what do you have left? You're merely squandering the wealth left to you by the Fourth Hokage. Now I'll give you one last chance! Surrender, and I'll plead with Teacher Yoru to leave you some of the Nine-Tails' chakra."

Sasuke looked coldly at Naruto, but Naruto showed a determined look.

At this moment, the two resembled the historic confrontation at the Valley of the End between the First Hokage Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.

Similarly, this was their final battle, but this time the roles were reversed.

Inheriting Indra's chakra, Sasuke became the protector of the village Konoha, aspiring to continue as the future Sixth Hokage. His firm will make him absolutely unwilling to allow any threat to the village.

As the inheritor of Indra's chakra, Sasuke had a village to protect, just like Hashirama once did for Konoha, even if it meant killing his closest companion, Uchiha Madara.

Naruto, the inheritor of Asura's Chakra, feels as rootless as Uchiha Madara once did at this moment. Despite this, he clings to his beliefs that only through mutual understanding can there be peace in the ninja world. He witnessed endless slaughter in his unified battle, particularly aimed at the Land of Lightning.

"Sasuke, I will not give up my ninja way!"

Exhausted, Naruto roars out, unable to use the Nine-Tails Chakra but still possessing his vast chakra and Sage Mode.

Instantly entering Sage Mode, Naruto roars, creating a bright blue Rasengan in his palm.

"Sage Art: Rasengan"

Seeing this, Sasuke's eyes flash determinedly, and a streak of lightning appears in his palm.

"Lightning Release: Chidori"

The two ninjutsu clash, creating a massive explosion, from which multiple Narutos attack from all directions.

"Sasuke!"

Facing the assault from all sides, Sasuke, with his crimson Sharingan, coldly launches black flames like blades in every direction.

"Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi"

With a puff, the shadow clones dissipate into smoke, and the two engage in close combat.

They exchange blows as if back in ninja school or during their Team 7 days, with many echoes of their past.

"Anyone who wants to disrupt change is my enemy!"

In the midst of their physical combat, Sasuke, looking at the determined Naruto, roars angrily as his body emits a massive surge of electricity.

"Lightning Release: Chidori Stream"

Under the powerful electric current, Naruto screams and instantly turns into a shadow clone, with the real Naruto appearing at a distance.

"Sasuke! Your so-called revolution is just bringing disaster to others, I will never agree!"

Their clash intensifies, symbolizing not just a fight but a clash of wills.

Soon, Sasuke gains the upper hand, especially since Naruto, without the Nine-Tails, has plenty of chakra but lacks in jutsu and physical combat.

Using taijutsu, various ninjutsu, and wire strings, Sasuke with his sharp chakra blade gradually dominates.

As Sasuke exploits an opening, he disarms Naruto and lands a heavy punch on his face.

"Sage Mode isn't your exclusive skill!"

Enraged, Sasuke's facial lines become more pronounced, his speed increases, and his fists continuously strike Naruto's face.

Despite being battered, Naruto remains steadfast in his ninja way, angrily shouting, "I will not lose!"

Both of them were panting, especially Naruto, who, despite his vast chakra, had just been in a long fight and was significantly drained.

Rasengan!

Chidori!

The two fated ninjutsu clashed once again, instantly Naruto was sent tumbling awkwardly.

Stumbling and then unsteady, Naruto fell to the ground in an ungainly heap, gasping weakly, "Sasuke! I will never acknowledge your so-called revolution!"

Sasuke, looking down from above, watched Naruto coldly, his eyes filled with endless disappointment.

"Naruto, you're such a disappointment. For the sake of people from other countries, you even abandoned your own village that raised you…"

Just then, with a loud boom, Naruto burst from underground, roaring determinedly, "Sasuke! You are the one who has failed! I will never let someone like you become the Hokage!"

The distant Naruto suddenly poofed into white smoke, revealing he was a shadow clone all along. Sasuke, realizing this familiar scene, understood it was the same old trick.

Boom!

"I win, Sasuke!"

With a ferocious punch from below upwards hitting Sasuke's chin, Naruto was filled with a victorious grin.

But Sasuke, sent flying, seemed lost in memories, murmuring, "It's been such a hard journey to get here. My family, my village, sacrificed so much... The dream of revolution is about to be realized, how could I..."

With a splatter, blood dripped down. Naruto, in disbelief, saw the bloody blade protruding from his chest, coughing up blood.