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The despair in his eyes was replaced by a new light, a mixture of gratitude and resolve.
"Yes! I believe you, Naruto-sama!" Ashiho nodded vigorously.
"Alright! Let's cheer up and go!"
Naruto waved his hand dismissively, as if the death prophecy from before was just an insignificant little episode.
The team set off again, but the atmosphere was even more somber than the day before.
Sasuke, positioned in front, activated his Sharingan, wary of any potential attacks from their surroundings.
Naruto in the middle perceives his senses as an invisible spider web, covering a wider area.
Sakura carried Shion on her back, walking with exceptionally steady steps, wary of any disturbance.
Foot Feather followed closely behind Naruto, her eyes sharp, her hand always resting on the hilt of her sword.
Time passed silently and rapidly.
The sunlight gradually grew hotter, filtering through layers of leaves and casting dappled light spots through the forest.
Just as they were crossing a relatively open riverbed covered with huge pebbles—
"They're here!" Naruto and Sasuke shouted almost simultaneously!
"Water Release: Water Whip!"
A chilling, stern shout rang out from the dense forest to the side!
Countless sharp water whips, formed from highly compressed water, gleamed with a cold light.
Like a swarm of venomous snakes, they shot towards Class 7 and Shion in a massive, overwhelming attack!
The sheer size and the treacherous angle instantly sealed off all their escape routes!
Sasuke reacted the fastest, his Sharingan instantly capturing the trajectory of the water whip's attack, and he gave a stern order.
"Sasuke! You're in charge of Ashiho-kun!"
Naruto roared and, without hesitation, pushed his foot spike towards Sasuke the instant the dense water whips came crashing down.
At the same time, his chakra exploded beneath his feet, and instead of retreating, he charged forward, rushing towards the sky full of water shadows!
"The art of multiple shadow clones!"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Dozens of Naruto's shadow clones appeared instantly, fearlessly rushing towards the deadly water whips.
Use your body to block and detonate!
The explosion sent water splashing everywhere, creating a misty spray!
"Spiral pills!"
The azure chakra ball in Naruto's hand spun rapidly, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.
It aimed precisely at the source of the water whip attack—Shizuku, hidden in the tree canopy!
Shizuku snorted coldly, her body instantly liquefying and turning into a stream of water that merged into the sky full of water whips.
Naruto's Rasengan hit the water, only creating larger waves, but did not harm his body.
Her goal was never to fight head-on!
"Lure the tiger away from the mountain!"
Sasuke instantly understood the enemy's intentions.
Naruto is the strongest, so they need to use the most troublesome Shizuku to hold him back, or even lure him away!
Chapter 229 I overestimated you!
"Sasuke-kun! Watch out!"
Sakura, carrying Shion on her back, used her astonishing strength to crush the boulder beneath her feet.
Using the momentum, he leaped backward a considerable distance, dodging several cunning water whip attacks.
Just as Sasuke had predicted, Naruto was entangled by Shizuku's liquefied water release and forced to move to the other side of the riverbank.
Three other figures pounced out from different directions like ghosts!
Kusuna, his entire body wrapped in jet-black energy armor, charged straight at Sakura, who was carrying Shion on her back!
In a flash, his figure completely blended into the shadows, like the most deadly venomous stinger, silently circling towards Sakura's back!
The tallest of them all, Banner, resembled a raging rhinoceros, exuding an unyielding and domineering aura.
Enveloped in violent chakra, it crashed directly into Sasuke, who was responsible for protecting Ashiho and providing support from the center!
Their goal was clear—
While Naruto was distracted, Banner forcefully broke through Sasuke's blockade, while Setsuna and Kusuna joined forces to kill Sakura and seize the priestess!
Sasuke's eyes were cold, and his three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly, instantly locking onto the three people's movements.
He moved with lightning speed, advancing instead of retreating!
"Chidori-ryu!"
A deafening clap of thunder exploded!
Sasuke's entire body instantly erupted with dazzling blue-white lightning.
Countless tiny lightning snakes spread wildly in all directions as if they were alive, forming an absolute lightning domain!
Kusuna's black claw strike was forcefully deflected by the raging lightning, sparks flying everywhere!
His figure was forced to reveal itself in the lightning flash, and he rolled around in a sorry state to avoid the lightning snake's bite.
The tip of the kunai in his hand was even melted by lightning!
However, Banner's charge was fueled by a reckless madness!
Ignoring the raging lightning, he forcefully rammed his strong, metallic-looking body into the lightning field!
The lightning scorched black marks on his body, making a sizzling sound, but it did not completely stop his bull-like charge!
"Get out of my way, you Uchiha brat!"
Banner's eyes were bloodshot, and his huge fist, carrying the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, slammed fiercely towards Sasuke's face!
He risked injury to open a path for his comrades!
Sasuke's eyes narrowed as his Sharingan precisely tracked the trajectory of the fist.
His body slid sideways at an incredible angle, while his Kusanagi sword was drawn from its sheath.
With a piercing whistling sound, it aimed straight at Banner's exposed ribs from the charge!
"clang--!"
The deafening clang of metal clashing was deafening!
The Kusanagi sword failed to penetrate completely!
Banner's skin under his ribs gleamed with a deeper metallic sheen, managing to block the fatal blow, leaving only a deep, bone-revealing bloodstain!
The immense recoil caused Sasuke's arm to go slightly numb.
It's that momentary delay!
Using the force of Sasuke's sword strike, Banner's massive body suddenly changed direction with an agility disproportionate to its size.
The huge foot stomped hard on a protruding boulder on the riverbank!
With a deafening roar, the boulder shattered into pieces!
Banner, like a cannonball, used the reaction force to force his way out of Sasuke's lightning field.
Their target is Sakura, who has just landed and is protecting Shion behind her!
"Sakura!!"
Naruto was anxious when he saw Banner break through, but Shizuku's several high-pressure water whips were like leeches clinging to his bones.
They tightly bound his shadow clone and his main body, preventing him from escaping for the time being.
"Lord Shion!"
With eyes wide with rage, Ashiho rushed forward to block Shion without thinking, but Sasuke grabbed her shoulder.
"Don't make things worse!"
Sasuke's voice was cold and calm, his Sharingan fixed on Banner, who was lunging at Sakura.
And Kusuna and Setsuna, who were close behind and trying to bypass him.
Kusuna looked at Sasuke and saw that instead of panic, Sasuke had a confident, almost mocking sneer on his face.
A chill ran through him for no apparent reason: "You don't seem worried at all! Can that pink-haired woman stop a furious Banner?"
Sasuke twirled his Kusanagi sword, lightning crackling across its blade.
His deep Sharingan eyes reflected his lips, and the curve of his mouth was filled with absolute certainty: "Why worry? What you should be worried about is how you're going to collect that brute's corpse later."
That cold confidence, as if it had already foreseen Banner's fate, sent a chill down Kusuna's spine.
At the same time, Banner charged towards Sakura with a furious roar!
His massive fist was like a battering ram, without any fancy moves.
With terrifying power capable of shattering mountains, it slammed down on Sakura and Shion behind her!
The force of the punch caused Sakura's pink ponytail to flutter wildly!
"Put her down! Get out of here!"
Banner roared, his eyes fixed on completing the mission and tearing apart any obstacles.
Sakura snorted coldly, her emerald green eyes showing no fear whatsoever, only an extremely calm fighting spirit.
Instead of retreating, she took a step forward to meet the terrifying giant fist!
At the same time, she grabbed Shion's arm and casually tossed it backward as if discarding an object—