Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 23 Death

Sasuke threw kunai from the four directions of east, south, west, and north. The kunai were not thrown directly at Naruto, but instead landed precisely at Naruto's feet.

If you look closely, you'll notice that each kunai has a talisman tied to its tail. These talismans are detonation tags that Sasuke carefully prepared to deal with various emergencies.

Before Naruto could react, the explosive tags attached to the kunai detonated at the predetermined time.

With a deafening explosion, the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart, and dust and debris flew everywhere, obscuring the view.

The battle was not over yet. Sasuke quickly finished off Naruto, throwing several more explosive tags in his direction in an attempt to further suppress him.

Before the aftershocks of the previous detonation tag explosion had subsided, a new explosion caused sparks to fly everywhere.

As the aftershocks of the explosion gradually dissipated and the dust slowly settled, Sasuke's gaze remained fixed on the epicenter of the explosion, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

Since all the explosive tags have been used up in this attack, if such a fierce offensive cannot defeat Naruto, then the following battle will become extremely difficult.

Seeing Naruto lying on the ground looking quite disheveled, Sasuke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sasuke walked up to Naruto, looking down at him with a hint of contempt in his voice: "It seems your strength has reached its limit, Naruto."

Just as Sasuke was about to bend down and help Naruto up, preparing to take him back to reunite with his companions, a scene that surprised him suddenly unfolded.

Naruto, who had been lying motionless on the ground, began to struggle to his feet, albeit shakily.

As Naruto struggled to his feet, the Nine-Tails' chakra behind him began to surge violently, churning as if alive.

The chakra gradually condensed, eventually forming a red chakra tail. It swung in the air, radiating an even stronger aura than before, accompanied by a colder and more sinister feeling.

At the same time, wisps of white smoke began to rise from Naruto's wounds, and his body was repairing itself at an astonishing speed.

The wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in no time, the original scars completely disappeared, restoring the wound to its original state.

"What! How could this happen!"

Sasuke frowned, his eyes filled with disbelief. He had never expected Naruto's recovery ability to be so strong; it was completely beyond his expectations.

Naruto stood in front of Sasuke, and apart from his clothes being somewhat torn from the battle, he was in almost the same condition as when the battle had begun.

In contrast, Sasuke appeared battered and bruised, covered in signs of battle, looking rather disheveled.

Sasuke's three clones moved forward rapidly, launching a new offensive from all angles.

Naruto simply swung his claw, and with a few sounds, the three clones instantly dissipated under Naruto's attack, turning into smoke and disappearing into the air.

Naruto stood quietly in place, slowly extending one hand, palm facing upwards. The surrounding air seemed to sense his call and began to slowly rotate.

As Naruto made his gesture, the airflow gradually accelerated, forming a vortex around his palm. This vortex spun faster and faster, gradually condensing into a dazzling blue sphere of light.

"That's... the Rasengan! When did this guy learn it?"

Sasuke's gaze was fixed on the blue ball of light in Naruto's hand, and he immediately recognized that the ball of light was the Rasengan, a technique that Naruto had been practicing hard recently.

Naruto gripped the Rasengan, which was brimming with powerful chakra, and charged straight at Sasuke.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

Sasuke quickly formed hand seals, and as the last seal was completed, Sasuke opened his mouth and exhaled a powerful flame. This flame formed the shape of a fire dragon in the air and rushed straight towards Naruto.

Sasuke's Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique was instantly torn apart by the Rasengan's chakra flow in mid-air, unable to form an effective block, and Naruto's offensive was not hindered in the slightest.

The scent of death lingered in Sasuke's mind. Death! He would die! If he were to take the attack head-on, he would not be able to withstand its immense power and would surely be pierced through.

A deep sense of sorrow welled up in Sasuke's heart. He couldn't help but ask himself, was he really going to end his life here? To die at the hands of this mentally unstable loser?

Naruto's figure approached swiftly like lightning. He gripped the destructive Rasengan tightly and smashed it into Sasuke's chest without hesitation, piercing through Sasuke's chest.

Under the high-speed rotation of the Rasengan, Sasuke's heart suffered a fatal blow. The rotating power of the chakra was like a sharp blade, mercilessly cutting and shredding his heart.

Sasuke gripped Naruto's arms tightly with both hands, his eyes filled with disbelief, his gaze fixed on the empty hole in his chest.

There, the beating heart was no longer there; in its place was a bloody wound.

As his vital signs gradually faded, Sasuke's breathing became weaker and weaker, his eyes began to become empty, and the flame of his life was extinguished at this moment.

Sasuke's body gradually lost strength, and his hand slid limply off Naruto's arm, feeling that his life was finally coming to an end.

Naruto slowly pulled his hand away from Sasuke's chest. With this action, Sasuke's body lost its last support and collapsed limply to the ground.

Deep within Naruto's consciousness, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) was particularly active at this moment. It watched Sasuke's falling figure with satisfaction, its voice carrying a hint of coldness: "That troublesome brat is finally dead."

Boruto rushed to the scene and witnessed Sasuke's fall, his eyes filled with shock.

Boruto was filled with despair; he couldn't accept this reality. His voice became hoarse and filled with pain as he cried out Sasuke's name: "Sasuke!!!"

Boruto never expected that his father would actually kill Sasuke. Everyone was doing well in the future, so why did this happen?

Boruto's mind went into a deep daze at this moment. He couldn't help but wonder if his arrival in this era had inadvertently triggered a series of chain reactions, the so-called "butterfly effect".

Was his arrival the direct cause of Sasuke's death? Was he the "culprit" who changed the course of history?

Boruto's shout caught Naruto's attention. Taking advantage of Boruto's momentary daze, Naruto closed in and launched an attack, seemingly intending to tear Boruto apart as well.