Chapter 360: Requiem of the Infinite Sasuke Alliance
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
Facing the endless horde of robots blocking his path, Transformed Sasuke countered with a massive fireball. "Damn it, there are way too many of them…"
A similar scene was unfolding at the gates of the Hidden Leaf Village.
The Infinite Sasuke Alliance, having rushed to support the battle, had been whittled down to just two: Hokage Sasuke and Brother Sasuke, standing back-to-back.
Because he had been adopted by Minato, Sasuke naturally inherited the other half of the Nine-Tails' chakra. It was this power that allowed him to survive until now. As for Hokage Sasuke, he relied solely on his vast arsenal of forbidden jutsu.
"If you still have chakra left… then run," Hokage Sasuke muttered to himself.
As the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, Brother Sasuke did indeed have chakra to spare.
"Run where?" Brother Sasuke retorted. "This is our last chance. We have to buy enough time for Big Brother."
In the underground city, inside the Infinite Sasuke Alliance's hidden base—
Kid Sasuke curled up in a corner, clutching his mouth to stifle his screams. Tears streamed down his cheeks as his body trembled. From time to time, a Sasuke would be dragged out by a robot—and promptly killed.
Facing such an overwhelming robotic army, the underground base of the Infinite Sasuke Alliance held out for less than an hour before it was overrun.
...
Naruto stood beside Transformed Sasuke. The claw of the Nine-Tails chakra formed a fist and sent a lunging mechanical ninja hound flying, buying precious recovery time for his comrade.
While Naruto focused on the swarm of machines in front of him, a sudden beam of light accompanied by Skynet's voice pierced his chest.
"That… was Chidori Sharp Spear…"
As the beam vanished, Naruto half-knelt on the ground. The wound caused by the Chidori Sharp Spear slowly began to heal.
"Mechanical Sasuke!"
Transformed Sasuke gasped at the sight of the clearly robotic Sasuke.
This Mechanical Sasuke was also a fugitive from another parallel universe, who had fled to this world—only to fall under the control of Skynet Naruto after he hacked into its network.
By constantly moving, he could convert kinetic energy into chakra and ocular power. His energy came from solar power stored during sunny days.
The solar energy stored in Mechanical Sasuke was enough to support four hours of full-powered combat.
A fully manifested purple Susanoo enveloped Mechanical Sasuke.
"Sasuke!"
Recovering quickly, Naruto got to his feet, grabbed Transformed Sasuke's hand, and together, they stared at the Susanoo summoned by Mechanical Sasuke.
"Armor Mode: Susanoo!"
A pink suit of armor wrapped around Naruto, who had entered his Tailed Beast Mode.
Looking down at his now pink armor, the Nine-Tails felt deeply resistant.
"Let's go, Naruto," said Transformed Sasuke, reversing her grip to clasp Naruto's hand.
"Blaze Style: Kagutsuchi!"
Mechanical Sasuke's Susanoo nocked a black-flame arrow to its bow and fired at Naruto.
The Nine-Tails drew its massive pink Susanoo greatsword and sliced the black-flame arrow in two. Then, with a stomp, it launched itself into the air, aiming for the target above. Two large, pink wings sprouted from the Nine-Tails' back as it ascended.
"Heavenly Hand Power!"
Mechanical Sasuke attempted to swap places with Naruto using Amenotejikara.
"Heavenly Hand Power!"
Transformed Sasuke immediately used his own Rinnegan to counter the move, swapping their positions once again.
Naruto's Susanoo greatsword ultimately struck Mechanical Sasuke's Susanoo, knocking the latter from the sky.
"Data analysis… Planetary Devastation!"
Fallen to the ground, Mechanical Sasuke gazed at the Tailed Beast Naruto in the sky and activated another Rinnegan ability.
This technique required immense chakra and ocular power. Normally, no Sasuke from any parallel ninja world would use it—too ineffective against strong enemies and overkill for the weak.
But Mechanical Sasuke was different.
With his vast reserves of chakra and ocular power, he could easily afford to use it against powerful opponents.
After running a data analysis, Mechanical Sasuke decided to expend all of his chakra and ocular power to activate Planetary Devastation.
A powerful gravitational force centered on Naruto, drawing massive stones to wrap around him.
Because the jutsu consumed all of Mechanical Sasuke's chakra and ocular power, Naruto's ability to destroy the boulders couldn't keep pace with how fast they surrounded him.
"Damn it… at this rate, Naruto's going to be sealed away…" Transformed Sasuke stared in panic. In his mind, he saw the same scene from his own world: his husband Naruto staying behind to buy time, ultimately killed in the end.
"Heavenly Hand Power!"
Transformed Sasuke suddenly swapped places with the grounded Mechanical Sasuke. Having drained himself with Planetary Devastation, Mechanical Sasuke could no longer use his Rinnegan abilities.
"This is the last time…" Blood tears dripped from Transformed Sasuke's Rinnegan as he looked at Naruto, who was holding a lantern.
"Heavenly Hand Power!"
Once again, Transformed Sasuke swapped places—this time with Naruto.
"Sasuke!"
Naruto, now back on the ground, looked up and shouted as Transformed Sasuke was gradually sealed away by Planetary Devastation.
Transformed Sasuke merely smiled and said the words he had always been too shy and proud to say aloud to Naruto.
In the end, Planetary Devastation was completed—sealing both Transformed Sasuke and Mechanical Sasuke together.
Naruto fell to his knees, devastated. Beside him was the lantern containing Clown Sasuke.
"It's okay, little fox. I love you too. I can love you in her place."
"Shut up…"
With all the time they had spent together recently, it was impossible for Naruto not to have developed feelings for Transformed Sasuke. It was just that, because of Hinata and Boruto, he had always suppressed those emotions.
"You're breaking my heart here…"
Clown Sasuke suddenly opened his Rinnegan. "Heavenly Hand Power!"
Naruto never imagined that Clown Sasuke had a Rinnegan too. But with only a single head, his chakra and ocular reserves were small—he could use the Rinnegan only once.
The lantern holding Clown Sasuke's head and Naruto suddenly swapped positions.
A black sphere smashed the lantern and shattered Clown Sasuke's skull.
"Sasuke!"
Only then did Naruto react, staring in pain at the now-silent head of Clown Sasuke on the ground.
"At last, we meet… another me from a parallel ninja world. To be honest, I couldn't be happier."
The black sphere returned to Skynet Naruto's side. He had six of these spheres in total—Truth-Seeking Balls crafted from massive quantities of chakra-absorbing materials.
-------
[Support me and read ahead on Patreøn: patreøn.com/craxx_real.]
[WN Exclusive Powerstone Event: For every 50 powerstones, +1 chapter.]