With sun-kissed golden hair, azure eyes, and his signature smile, it was none other than Uzumaki Naruto!
After he and Kurama blew up the Sky Ninja's mothership, he returned to Konoha Village.
Upon learning that Sasuke and Sakura had come to aid the Village of Amegakure with Shinno, he immediately rushed over and easily discovered the massive ancient ruins of the Sky Ninja floating above the forest.
Shinno's movements suddenly froze, and the Zero-Tails' tentacles also paused slightly.
He looked at the entrance with a mix of surprise and uncertainty: "Another one coming to die? It's the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki of Konoha Village, hahahaha, today is truly a bountiful harvest! Konoha Village couldn't find him, but he unexpectedly delivered himself to my doorstep. It seems even heaven is helping me!"
And Sasuke, who was almost unconscious, felt as if he had been struck by lightning the moment he heard that voice.
Especially the phrase "You've gotten weaker," which was like a sharp thorn, piercing deeply into his proud yet incredibly fragile heart.
"Naruto—"
Sasuke struggled to utter two words, and intense humiliation and unwillingness erupted like lava within his almost depleted body!
Why at this particular moment? Why did Uzumaki Naruto have to see him in such a pathetic state, like a lamb to the slaughter?!
"Sasuke, you're getting weaker and weaker."
"Even three years ago, when we graduated from the Ninja Academy, you weren't my match. As the top student, you were easily defeated by me, the dead last. Now, three years have passed, and you haven't made any progress at all. Could it be that the former top student of the Ninja Academy, the genius of the Uchiha Clan, has now become a common commodity?"
"No wonder you can't even defeat a mere old man."
Naruto, who appeared at the entrance of the hall, walked in smiling, deliberately provoking Sasuke.
He knew Sasuke was on the verge of activating his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, so he came to add fuel to the fire and fan the flames.
Sure enough, Naruto's words were like the final spark igniting a powder keg!
"Shut up!!! You dead last!!!"
Sasuke let out an extremely hoarse roar of fury!
The intense emotional impact was like a volcanic eruption, instantly breaking through a certain limit. His eyes, originally dim due to Chakra depletion, suddenly burst forth with crimson light!
The single tomoe pattern spun wildly.
Its speed was so fast that afterimages appeared, then it split and solidified, finally transforming into three pitch-black tomoe, slowly rotating around his pupil.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan, in this ultimate humiliation, anger, and unwillingness, finally awakened!
Surging pupil power, accompanied by a new wave of Chakra, coursed through his entire body.
Sasuke violently broke free from the Zero-Tails' tentacles, and his body erupted with astonishing strength, actually managing to stand up temporarily!
"Oh? A breakthrough in battle? Interesting!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Shinno's eyes, but there was more greed. "A Three-Tomoe Sharingan! What an unexpected surprise!"
However, although Sasuke's pupil power and strength had increased with the activation of the Three-Tomoe, his severe injuries and significant Chakra loss remained unchanged.
He roared, holding his lightning-glowing ninja sword, and charged at Shinno again, his speed much faster than before.
But Shinno merely sneered, and the Zero-Tails' tentacles lashed out like a whip!
"Thwack!"
Sasuke was violently sent flying again, crashing heavily to the ground. Although he immediately struggled to get up, he was clearly at the end of his rope.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan allowed him to see Shinno's movements more clearly, but his injured body still couldn't keep up.
"Futile struggle," Shinno scoffed, then turned his gaze to Naruto. "After I deal with this one, it'll be your turn, Nine-Tailed Fox brat!"
Naruto looked at Sasuke, who had been knocked down again, and his smile faded slightly as he sighed, "Honestly, it always comes down to me in the end."
Although it was just a Shadow Clone, it was more than enough to deal with a mere leader of the Land of Sky.
He seemingly casually took a step forward, and his figure instantly vanished.
Shinno's Zero-Tails' tentacles instinctively lashed out forward, but struck empty air!
It was the Shadow Instant Kill Array.
The next second, Naruto had already appeared in front of Shinno, unleashing a simple, straightforward punch!
There was no dazzling light, no violent Chakra leakage, just pure, ultimate strength and speed, and—
Tatsumaki's psychokinesis from one-punch man.
Naruto had indeed exchanged for Tatsumaki's superpower.
That ridiculously powerful psychokinesis was a super-enhanced version of Shinra Tensei, Universal Pull, and Planetary Devastation, and it had no cooldown time.
Shinno's pupils constricted, and he crossed his Zero-Tails' tentacles and his arm covered in Dark Chakra in front of him!
"Thump!!!"
An extremely dull, colossal thud!
Shinno felt as if he had been directly hit by a flying mountain. He was sent uncontrollably flying backward, crashing heavily into the giant throne in the center of the hall, breaking its high backrest, which then collapsed. He then slammed into the hall wall, embedding himself in it like a painting that couldn't be pried off.
"Pfft ah—"
He felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his eyes filled with horror!
"How is this possible?! Pure strength actually—. No, there was also a mysterious and powerful force just now. What Ninjutsu is this, brat?"
"This move is called Shinra Tensei!" Naruto casually blurted out.
"It's not over yet."
Naruto's voice echoed in his ear again like a ghost.
"Bang bang bang bang—"
Naruto's attacks rained down like a furious storm!
Fists, feet, knees, elbows—
Each attack contained terrifying power capable of shattering mountains and splitting rocks.
Shinno's proud activated flesh and Dark Chakra defense were as fragile as paper in the face of Naruto's seemingly simple yet absolutely powerful taijutsu.
He could only frantically block and dodge, yet he was still continuously hit. The sound of bones breaking was clearly audible, and he coughed up blood repeatedly. Muscles all over his body rippled like churning waves, then "pop pop" burst open, and a bloody mist permeated the air.
Shinno manipulated the Zero-Tails' tentacles to wildly lash out at Naruto, but couldn't even touch his clothes.
Naruto's speed was too fast!
"Damn it! Bastard!"
Shinno was beaten without any ability to fight back, his dignity completely lost. Finally, his thick, wild hair instantly turned black, then withered and fell out. His muscular, strong man appearance also changed, rapidly aging, and he eventually transformed into a bald, scruffy, withered, pathetic old man.
"Cough cough cough—. No—. As expected of the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, much—much stronger than the Uchiha brat—."
"However—"
He suddenly slapped an ancient device on a part of the wall, activating a hidden mechanism!
"Click!"
The ground beneath him suddenly opened into a secret passage, and he instantly fell down.
The entrance to the secret passage quickly closed!
"Trying to run?"
Naruto frowned, about to give chase.
Just then, the entire ruins suddenly began to shake violently.
The floor of the hall cracked layer by layer, collapsing downward!
Naruto, Sasuke, and the unconscious Sakura all fell along with the rubble!