Chapter 468: Outcome Decided
Outside the battlefield.
For some reason, an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in Sasuke's heart.
Perhaps because the earth-shattering commotion of the battle subsided abruptly, the violent and turbulent chakra fluctuations of Haruno Sakura and the unknown enemy gradually faded, no longer clearly perceivable by Sasuke.
He had arrived at a very close place.
Haruno Sakura's uniquely textured chakra was like a lighthouse in the dark, indicating the direction of the battle—but this lighthouse suddenly dimmed.
"Is the battle... about to end?"
Sasuke stopped abruptly, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the chakra presence ahead.
Sakura's chakra was still there, just much less imposing than before. Judging from the rate of decay, it didn't look like she was injured; Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief.
However, seeing Sakura, who possessed the Yin Seal, forced into physical decline was a first for Sasuke.
Not knowing what stage the battle had reached... he must rush over to support her immediately!
"Wait for me... I'll be right there!"
He opened his eyes abruptly, gritted his teeth, and said.
His steps became swifter.
Haruno Sakura was right in front of him!
On the battlefield.
Just as Sasuke worried... continuous high-intensity combat, especially after using the Majestic Attire God Warrior, had nearly exhausted the clone's stamina.
Even with the main body secretly transmitting Yin Seal chakra and natural energy, the clone's momentum was much weaker than before.
However, Obito Uchiha's situation was equally unoptimistic...
The power of the Majestic Attire Wood Golem was directly proportional to its consumption. Using Kamui to forcibly suck away the Giant God Warrior, and then healing his own heavy injuries—which of these actions wasn't high-consumption?
Unlike Haruno Sakura who had experienced fierce battles repeatedly... Obito hadn't been beaten so wretchedly for many years.
Even in the battle against the Fourth Hokage, he only fled immediately after falling into a disadvantage. He hadn't engaged in such ultra-high-intensity combat, nor had he tried fighting to the point of near exhaustion.
So, he got impatient.
When the sound of cracking ice came from Haruno Sakura, Obito realized this.
"Ice...?"
Obito on the field, and Karin and Sasuke outside the field, discovered this almost simultaneously.
The girl's warm body turned into cold-emitting... crystal ice blocks step by step before Obito's eyes.
"Damn it, this is a clone!"
The man was stunned. The expression under the mask changed suddenly, and the exposed Mangekyo eye widened instantly!
In a duel between masters, the one who seizes the initiative occupies a huge advantage.
How could Haruno Sakura let go of such an opportunity?
Just at the moment the long sword pierced through the Ice Clone's chest, Haruno Sakura completed her hand seals—
"Ice Release: Multiple Ice Clone Explosion Jutsu!"
The ice blocks shattered by Wood Release were recycled by Haruno Sakura and transformed into endless Ice Clones; hundreds and thousands of expressionless Ice Clones staring with bewitching red eyes stood up as the seals were completed.
They cast their emotionless cold gazes on Obito in unison.
Then—
Obito's figure was abruptly engulfed by the infinite self-destruction generated by the Ice Clones' Body Flicker!
Boom boom boom!!
Infinite brilliance, endless sound waves bloomed from the explosion center!
Continuous explosions seemed to lift the earth; deafening roars sounded like thousands of thunderclaps exploding simultaneously, connecting into a piece in mid-air, exciting the air into a transparent air wall, spreading around with manic strong winds!
"Ugh...!"
The raging wind, carrying gravel and sand, swept across the earth destructively; Karin was hit by the oncoming flying debris, groaned, and quickly covered her forehead, shrinking behind the big rock.
"What a terrifying explosion!... Is Madara Uchiha dead?"
While spitting out sand from her mouth, she asked with lingering fear.
"Don't know..."
Sasuke frowned slightly. The faint shadow of Susanoo appeared on his body, blocking the aftershocks of the explosion outside. His Mangekyo Sharingan stared closely at the figures of the two fighting on the field.
Madara Uchiha... would he die under this move?
It would be too laughable for such a legendary god-like figure to fall to a weak and cute little girl like Sakura!
But if it's Haruno Sakura like this, the Haruno Sakura who instantly killed his Susanoo with one punch—
Sasuke was unwilling to admit it... but deep in his heart, he was already captivated by the girl's heroic fighting figure.
"Maybe not dead yet... and even if he dies, it has nothing to do with us. He and I are just strangers..."
He said coldly.
On the battlefield.
Haruno Sakura also wanted to know the answer to the same question.
Obito, who made a small mistake due to impatience, was tricked by her seizing the opportunity with the Ice Clone Explosion. Sakura herself couldn't say how effective it was.
The girl always felt that this mysterious masked man wouldn't be killed by her so easily.
While she used a large amount of chakra on the Multiple Ice Clone Explosion Jutsu, maintaining the bombardment on Obito without stopping, she secretly raised her vigilance.
Until the last Ice Clone on the field was thrown into the explosion by her.
"The result is out."
Haruno Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, clapped her hands, ended the ninjutsu, and stared coldly at the explosion center covered by dust, blocking out the sky and sun.
"Madara Uchiha... should be dead too!"
The girl waited for the dust to settle, saying expressionlessly, her voice cold as ice.
And at this instant, a sudden change occurred!
Behind Haruno Sakura, space suddenly fluctuated, and the masked man abruptly poked out his blood-stained wretched figure!
"The one who dies... is you!"
He snorted coldly, saying in a chilly voice, while swinging the sharp blade in his hand straight at Haruno Sakura.
The long sword cut through the air, making a sharp and terrifying whistle. A sharp and killing-intent-filled blow fell fiercely towards the girl's slender neck.
This was the final blow.
Obito narrowed his eyes, watching Haruno Sakura turn her head abruptly, as if seeing the panicked look in the girl's eyes.
However, Haruno Sakura's cold Mangekyo Sharingan remained calm and unhurried, showing no sign of wavering.
Instead, a will so hot it was blinding reflected from her burning pupils!
Facing Obito's slash, the girl showed no intention of dodging—
"Monstrous Strength: Star Cannon Hammer!"
Sinking her shoulder and punching, the small fist blasted towards Obito with unmatched power.
The battle ended in this instant.
Blood filled the sky, spraying out!
Dyeing the world into tragic black and white.
Karin and Sasuke outside the battlefield were stunned.
From another direction, the Sasuke of the other world, who finally arrived at the battlefield, was also stunned.
In the center of the battlefield, two figures stained into blood people by spraying blood stood together intertwined.
Standing lifelessly.
Half of Obito's body disappeared, breathing had stopped.
The last bit of remaining chakra barely maintained his clear mind at the last moment.
"Cough cough!"
Blood poured out from Obito's mouth desperately. Under the broken mask, the man barely revealed a smile.
"What a... terrifying opponent!"
Before falling down dejectedly, he said the last sentence.
Then, without Obito's support, the girl's headless body also fell softly.
"How could it be..." Sasuke widened his eyes, watching the scene on the field, his heart seemed to stop beating suddenly.
"Sakura...?"
"Ahhhhh—!"
Sensing the last trace of chakra disappearing from Haruno Sakura's body on the field, watching the girl fall, the Sasuke of the other world let out a desperate wail!
Bloody tears flowed from his eye sockets.