The Challenge Mission Ends

"Prepare to be embraced by the sun," Nagasawa said, raising his sword.

At this point, his body had become unlike that of a normal person; it had turned somewhat translucent. If one were to perceive Nagasawa's life force with the Byakugan or Rinnegan, they would find that Nagasawa's life force had become extremely weak, akin to an elderly person at death's door. However, Nagasawa didn't mind; after all, this body was created by the system, and he didn't care if it perished.

Nevertheless, he had thoroughly enjoyed putting on a few acts of weakness in front of the Allied Shinobi Forces, which had left them bewildered.

As the light on Nagasawa's body grew dimmer, the small golden ball of flames on the tip of his sword grew brighter, and its temperature became higher and higher. 

When Nagasawa felt it was time, he launched the fiery ball.

The fiery ball wasn't particularly large, only about the size of a person's head, unlike what one might expect after concentrating that much flame.

The moment the golden ball was launched, it burst into an intense golden light, enveloping the entire battlefield, making it seem as though they were in a completely different world.

Thanks to his Mangekyo Sharingan, Kakashi could still see what was happening inside the barrier despite the blinding light. 

The fiery ball was about to come into contact with the large black sphere that Madara formed using the Truth-Seeking Balls.

It all came down to which one was stronger, the fiery power of the golden flames, which seemed to burn everything, or the Truth-Seeking Balls, which had nullifying properties of Yin-Yang and the Five Nature Types.

Boom!

The moment the fiery ball struck the black sphere formed by the Truth-Seeking Balls, a terrifying explosion occurred. The fearsome golden flames engulfed the entire barrier, and the ground inside it was instantly incinerated, revealing the flame barrier hidden underground.

Without this barrier, who knows how much destruction Nagasawa's attack would have caused.

The violent golden flames emitted by the exploding fiery ball swallowed everything, even the flame curtain that had only shaken slightly after being struck by the Truth-Seeking Balls began to shake violently.

Kakashi felt a sense of unease and silently prayed that the Barrier Technique would hold up.

The power was so terrifying that even the aftermath of the attack was devastating.

Fortunately, Kakashi was worried for nothing. Although the flame curtain continued to shake, it remained standing at the end.

After a while, the golden flames subsided, and Kakashi could finally see what was happening inside.

The large black sphere had disappeared, replaced by a charred figure on the ground.

Nagasawa stood in mid-air, and his aura was extremely unstable. Sometimes it was as powerful as the sun, but sometime it was as weak as a flickering candle in the wind.

Even so, Nagasawa still stood tall.

He waved his hand, and the six golden sticks he planted to make a barrier earlier dissolved into the air. Nagasawa himself slowly fell from the sky.

Might Guy and Kakashi quickly approached Nagasawa.

"Lord Second, how are you? And what about Madara?" Kakashi inquired about Nagasawa's condition.

"It's nothing major. I'm just going to die in a few minutes. As for Madara, I've burned him to death," Nagasawa explained.

Even after attaining Six Paths Senjutsu, Madara shouldn't be able to withstand his Supernova Mode.

However, he couldn't say the same for Kaguya.

Kaguya had consumed Chakra Fruit, theoretically granting her immortality. However, Nagasawa knew that this form of immortality was not absolute; otherwise, Kaguya wouldn't have feared the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

Nagasawa sensed something and immediately waved his hand; an arrow made of golden flames materialised and was shot toward Madara's corpse.

In an instant, a dark figure that emerged near Madara's corpse was pierced by the golden flame arrow and turned to ashes.

"Heh, did you think I've run out of strength?" Nagasawa's face showed a hint of mockery.

It seemed that even the most clever individual like Black Zetsu would get desperate when he nearly succeed. He had actually attempted to revive Madara through possession.

Madara was still in his Six Paths Senjutsu Mode. Although Nagasawa had killed him, his body was still brimming with strength.

Nagasawa wasn't exactly pretending to run out of strength earlier. His life force was like a feeble flame in the raging wind, could be extinguished at any moment.

However, even in this weakened state, he was still in his Supernova Mode. His power was not something to be trifled with.

While in his Supernova Mode, Nagasawa had a feeling that he could raze the entire planet with a single strike if he wished to do so.

Although he didn't blow up the entire planet earlier, he could if he wanted to.

Just then, Naruto, who had entered Six Paths Sage Mode, arrived at the battlefield together with Minato and Obito.

Naruto had given Obito some of his life force, so Tobirama didn't die immediately and could hold on for a while.

Originally, Naruto had asked Obito to stay in the Kamui Dimension to recuperate, but Tobirama insisted on joining Naruto in facing Madara.

"Madara..." Naruto was about to unleash a barrage of words at Madara when he suddenly realized that he couldn't see Madara anymore.

"Naruto, Madara has already been defeated, the war is over," Kakashi pointed to Madara's charred corpse.

"Second Hokage no.1, you..." Naruto, who had become even more powerful after attaining Six Paths Sage Mode, instantly noticed Nagasawa's condition.

Nagasawa now seemed like an empty shell, with nothing left inside his body, and his life force was as fragile as a candle in the wind.

Naruto approached, intending to use Yin-Yang Release to heal Nagasawa, but Nagasawa shook his head and refused.

"I'm perfectly aware of my condition, it's no use," Nagasawa smiled and shook his head.

"We won't know unless we try," Naruto insisted stubbornly, determined to try and heal Nagasawa.

At this moment, Sasuke, who had broken free from his restraints, also arrived with Sasuke, who had awakened Rinnegan, in tow.

Tobirama was a perceptive Shinobi, and although he had been unable to sense Chakra due to being restrained by the Black Receiver earlier, he quickly discovered that Madara's Chakra had disappeared and there was something off with Nagasawa's Chakra once he broke free.

"Where's Madara?" Sasuke asked coldly as he activated his Rinnegan. With his increased power, his first priority was to exact revenge and defeat Madara.

"Has Madara been defeated?" Tobirama immediately recognized Madara at a glance even though he was charred.

"It looks like the war is over," with Madara's death, in addition to Tobirama, Hashirama was also freed.

"Little Tobirama, you…." Hashirama quickly shifted his attention to Nagasawa.

"Big brother, I'm fine, I'm just about to die. Speaking of which, big brother, you're already dead, are you really in the place to console me?" Nagasawa cracked a rather dark joke.

No one in the room laughed, not because the joke was too dark, but because they were so overwhelmed.

Everyone knew that the Second Hokage from another world was different from the other Hokage.

The other Hokage had all been brought back through Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation, but the Second Hokage from another world was different.

When he died, he would truly die because he was alive.

Nagasawa could have chosen not to participate in the Fourth Great Shinobi World War because it wasn't his world.

Hashirama had even told Nagasawa that he didn't have to come.

But Nagasawa did not only participate but also fought with his life on the line. How could the others not feel emotional about it?

Looking at the silent crowd, Nagasawa smiled. The time has come. Even if he didn't die, he would still fail the Challenge Mission.

After all, the Challenge Mission required him to defeat Obito, Madara, and Kaguya. Even though he had defeated Obito and Madara, Kaguya failed to be revived, so he naturally failed the Challenge Mission.

He didn't plan to clear the Challenge Mission in one go anyway. He simply wanted to try out Sage Mode, and he had achieved more things than he expected.

"Goodbye, all of you. I'll be satisfied as long as you remember that there was once a Second Hokage from another world who came to this world and participated in a war. I hope that my big brother and sister-in-law in my world won't argue too much. Without me to mediate, I don't know how much damage they'll cause." Nagasawa sighed.

"There must be a way. We can ask the Sage of Six Paths. He's the ancestor of all Shinobi, so he must have a solution."

Nagasawa patted Naruto's head and injected the last of his power into Naruto's body, saying with a smile, "Train well with the power I've given you. It's the proof that I once existed."

With that, before Naruto could say anything else, Nagasawa's energy disappeared entirely, turning into points of light that vanished before everyone's eyes.

Naruto tried to hold onto those points of light but found himself holding onto nothing.