His experiment was now complete, and it was time to leave this world. But before departing, there were still a few things he intended to take along…
"Sakura Haruno — hand Sasuke over to me." Aoi stretched out his hand coldly, demanding the unconscious Uchiha.
"Akatsuki?! I will never give Sasuke to you!" Sakura's eyes filled with tears as she clutched Sasuke tightly and backed away, while Yamato and the others immediately stepped forward to shield her.
Even in such a dire situation, the Hidden Leaf's long‑standing habit of standing by their own no matter the truth remained unchanged…
Seeing this, Aoi laughed in exasperation. "Sakura Haruno — with your current level of medical ninjutsu, are you trying to let Sasuke die?"
The words struck Sakura like a heavy gong, echoing loudly in her mind and shaking her resolve to the core.
"You cannot save him — but I can!" Aoi smirked and tugged at his cloak. "If you want him to perish, then keep dragging this out with your clumsy healing techniques."
"I…"
Sakura hesitated for a long moment. Finally, ignoring the objections of everyone around her, she carefully placed Sasuke into Aoi's arms.
The Akatsuki were indeed untrustworthy, wicked, and ruthless — yet there was no denying that every member possessed abilities far beyond ordinary comprehension.
If anyone could bring Sasuke back from the brink, it might well be them.
Aoi rolled his eyes inwardly. Typical Sakura — never fails to make the worst possible choice, does she?
Taking Sasuke, Aoi then pulled out a special syringe designed to extract Kekkei Genkai. This time, not even the world's will reacted to his action…
After all, when a "doctor" was about to treat a patient, using a syringe was perfectly reasonable and logical.
To make it look even more convincing, the syringe already contained a small amount of crystal‑bright pink liquid — which Sakura firmly believed to be some kind of miraculous medicine.
She held onto that belief right up until the moment the needle pierced Sasuke's neck and drew out a stream of vivid, deep purple‑black blood — and in that instant, Sasuke's breathing stopped completely.
Unlike Naruto, who could survive thanks to the Nine‑Tails and the bloodline of Asura, the only thing keeping Sasuke alive was the power of Indra's lineage.
Once that bloodline was extracted, Sasuke's life came to an immediate end.
As if sensing what had just happened, Naruto — now fully transformed under the Nine‑Tails' influence — snapped his head around.
Even the consciousness inside the seal ignored the Fourth Hokage's attempts to stop him, tearing open the restraints and surrendering his body entirely to the Nine‑Tails.
"Oopsie~"
Aoi smiled and shook his head. "Just as I thought — before the world‑line shift reaches thirty percent, even stealing feels like trying to sneak something past a guard."
"ROAR!!"
A massive Tailed Beast Ball formed, glowing with the power of Yin‑Yang Release — far stronger than any ordinary blast. Aoi knew he could not hope to block it.
"In that case…"
Aoi muttered, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Sasuke's eyes. "I'll just take them openly instead!"
With a soft squelch, he removed both Mangekyō Sharingan. But the terrifying blast was already upon him, engulfing his entire form and dissolving him from this world.
"Whoosh~"
A cool sea breeze brushed against his face. Aoi slowly opened his eyes — he was back.
This trip had been a huge success!
Aside from the bloodline of Indra and Sasuke's Mangekyō, the most valuable gain was his deeper understanding of the training realms and the new world‑line system.
"Ding…"
"World‑line shift rate is below 50%. Insufficient authority to mark a permanent return coordinate."
The message echoed in his mind as he left the world. Aoi smiled to himself — this was only the beginning.
The vast, limitless possibilities of the Naruto universe still lay waiting for him in the future.
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