Chapter 496

"This is the last time I'll fight you! Naruto... die! Just—die!!!"

Indra's Arrow!!!!!

"I've always wanted to have a good fight with you and defeat you, but... not the you of right now! You understand that too, right? Sasuke!!!"

[The clash of Yin and Yang!]

Although the visual impact might be slightly inferior to the dragon-like Six Paths Madara from earlier.

With the emotional stakes of the two protagonists, the audience's hearts beat even faster.

The moment their strongest moves collide.

The time and space of the whole world freeze, and the BGM stops abruptly.

I don't know if it was a second or longer.

A giant ball of light, like a small planet, explodes at the point of their collision.

It directly occupies most of the screen for the 3D audience.

BOOM!!!!!

The sound finally returns.

Accompanied by a blast that nearly scares the headphone-wearing fans out of their gaming chairs.

Endless energy released from the ball of light turns into ten thousand beams of light descending from the sky.

Constantly bombarding the ground below.

The sky wails, the earth shatters, and mountain torrents roar!

On the screen:

[Hashirama, Madara: My statues!]

[I suddenly remembered something, these two are still Genin, right?]

[God-tier Genin, but now that I think about it, it's true.]

[As everyone knows, Genin are the ceiling of combat power in the Naruto world.]

[To be honest, the story of Naruto is still a bit idealistic. In reality, for a terrorist like Sasuke who won't listen to reason, executing him on the spot would be the right choice.]

[I suddenly feel that Naruto and Sasuke don't necessarily have to kill each other to awaken the Rinnegan. Isn't the God of Shinobi's corpse right there? Hurry up and dig out those Rinnegan eyes before they get cold!]

[Madara: Are you going to fleece a sheep to death?]

In the giant mushroom cloud, two figures, one gold and one purple, can be seen falling rapidly from the dust.

It's Nine-Tails and Susanoo!

And during the fall, the chakra cloaks fade away rapidly.

Naruto and Sasuke fall to the ground, battered and exhausted.

All the mountains for a hundred miles are leveled, and even the statues of their ancestors, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, are left with only their ankles down.

The two barely manage to push themselves up with their hands.

Stumbling toward each other.

Not yet, the outcome hasn't been decided!

However, the following battle completely lacks the visual impact of before.

Instead, it looks more like a clumsy brawl between kids at the village entrance.

"Enough already!!??"

Finally, Sasuke can't take it anymore.

Bruised and swollen, after taking a punch from Naruto, he crawls up from the ground again and yells in despair:

"Again and again, again and again... you should just give up and let me kill you already??!!"

"That won't do..."

Opposite him, Naruto, also covered in bruises, struggles to support himself with his hands, crawls up with difficulty, and forces a smile:

"Because to me, you are that 'one and only'..."

Sasuke is struck as if by lightning, but the next moment he grits his teeth and concentrates all his remaining power into his left hand.

Chidori!

And Naruto also struggles to raise his right hand, a weak Rasengan condensing and rotating in his palm.

The two stumble toward each other again; finally, this is truly the very last move!

However, just as Naruto is rushing toward Sasuke.

A large hand brushes past the Rasengan in Naruto's palm, making the Rasengan seem to expand and grow a bit larger.

Many sharp-eyed fans immediately recognize it as Jiraiya's hand!

But it's not over; then, Minato, Kushina, Kakashi, Iruka, Hinata, Gaara... one by one, their companions' hands brush past the Rasengan, making its light even more scorching and dazzling.

In the original work, the three pairs of Asura and Indra, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, and Naruto and Sasuke.

Can be said to be the three pairs of rivals that run through the entire story of *Naruto*.

Of course, in Xu Feng's view, the setting of Asura and Indra is simply redundant.

To be precise, it should be Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, Kakashi and Obito, and Naruto and Sasuke.

These three pairs of rivals' battles all illustrate the collision of their philosophies—

Whether to believe in oneself or to believe in one's companions.

The collision of the Rasengan and the Chidori.

At this moment, it is just like that moment back then.

Just like three years ago, the scorching light envelops them both.

I don't know how much time passed before they woke up again.

There is no winner; to be precise, neither of them died.

"Don't move. If you move around, we'll both die from blood loss."

Naruto's voice echoes in Sasuke's ear.

"Why, why would you go this far to stop me?"

At this moment, Sasuke is finally willing to calm down and talk properly.

"I don't know..."

Because his eyes are swollen like eggs, Naruto's speech seems to carry a sad effect as he forces himself to speak:

"But, when I saw you carrying your hatred and causing chaos out there... I don't know why, but I felt... very heartbroken."

Looking at Naruto like this, Sasuke widens his eyes in shock, childhood memories gradually invading his mind, and his inner voice echoes:

"Naruto... I know, you've been alone since you were little, just like me, a survivor of the Uchiha, always ostracized by the village."

"You always did boring, stupid things because you wanted to build connections with others. At first, I just thought you were a troublemaker, but I don't know when it started, I gradually began to care about you..."

"And then I gradually felt a sense of peace..."

"So, every time I see you in pain, I also... feel heartbroken."

Listening to Sasuke's inner monologue, the anime fans have somewhat strange expressions.

Although I know, but... it still feels a bit gay.

"Hahahaha!"

The inner monologue ends, and Sasuke suddenly lets out a hearty laugh, different from the previous "Four Great Uchiha Maniacs."

In Naruto's surprised gaze, he finally says the line fans have been waiting for for a year.

"I acknowledge you, I... lost!"