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Chapter 198 -  Meruzuna, Reduced to Nothing

One minute earlier…

Seeing that the Akatsuki were in danger, Ye's sense of justice immediately flared up. She decided to unleash a powerful technique to save them.

Drawing upon a massive amount of chakra, Ye locked onto Meruzuna and condensed an enormous fireball high above him.

"Scorch Release: Setting Sun Afterglow!"

Meruzuna noticed something unusual above his head. When he looked up—

He froze.

"Did… the sun just fall out of the sky!?"

Watching the Screen

Rasa:

"Wait, that's Scorch Release!? Are you sure that's not actually the sun!?"

Good grief. If Pakura's daughter had used that attack on Sunagakure while killing me… the village would've been wiped off the map.

Chiyo:

"This old woman has truly learned something new today. I never imagined Scorch Release could reach such terrifying levels."

Pakura:

"As expected of my daughter. Her strength is extraordinary."

Nagato:

"But… won't that destroy Amegakure?"

Deidara:

"Yeah, after that attack, Amegakure might have to change its name to Sunnygakure."

Yahiko:

"I see… a land where the sun shines and the clouds disappear. Not a bad name."

Deidara:

"Right? Boss, you've got good taste."

Konan:

"Now is really not the time for that."

"If my Paper Person of God Technique were added on top of this… the entire Land of Rain might not survive."

Ōnoki:

"By the way, that girl Eida—her memory-restoring technique earlier. If I remember correctly, Nagi's son Kū used something similar before."

Hiruzen Sarutobi:

"Yes, but Kū used a necklace to activate it. Eida cast it directly."

Mei Terumi:

"Sigh… even Nagi's children's friends are this powerful?"

The Screen Continues…

In front of that gigantic "sun," even the massive Susanoo looked tiny.

Feeling the terrifying heat, Meruzuna immediately realized the danger.

"Not good—run!"

He tried to control the Susanoo to dodge.

But he quickly discovered the armor was already melting.

The leg armor had begun to liquefy under the intense heat. The Susanoo could barely move.

"Damn it… then I'll dive into the sea!"

He canceled the chakra beneath Susanoo's feet, intending to drop quickly into the ocean using gravity.

But the moment he tried—

Something felt wrong.

"Wait… what's going on? Why can't I sink!?"

Meanwhile

After Nagi brought the Akatsuki to a safe distance, Konan watched the massive fireball descend.

She raised her hands.

"Paper Person of God Technique!"

The ocean beneath Meruzuna suddenly churned violently.

In an instant—

The sea surface transformed into countless explosive tags.

Under Konan's control, the tags rose up and attached themselves all over the Susanoo.

"WHAT!? What is this!?"

Meruzuna stared in disbelief at the ocean of explosive tags beneath him.

What the hell is this!?

The explosive tags began detonating one after another.

At the same time—

The colossal fireball above began engulfing the Susanoo.

Meruzuna could feel his flesh already cooking under the heat, yet he had nowhere to escape.

Above him: apocalyptic heat.

Below him: a sea of endless explosions.

In the end—

Meruzuna could only watch helplessly as his Susanoo completely disintegrated.

Moments later—

His body was instantly vaporized, leaving not even ashes behind.

The water in that entire region rapidly evaporated under the scorching heat.

Eida turned to Ye.

"That's enough. There's nothing left of him now."

(Note: Uchiha Hikari lived several centuries before Madara. When she sacrificed herself, she never used Izanagi. It's possible she either lacked sufficient chakra, or the technique hadn't been created yet in her era.

Since Meruzuna only copied Hikari's ability, he also could not use Izanagi.)

Seeing the objective achieved, Ye quickly dismissed the fireball.

If she left it any longer—

Amegakure might have been completely boiled dry.

Watching the Screen

Deidara:

"Now that is art! Konan, I didn't know you had a move like that. Beautiful!"

Kurotsuchi:

"Huh!? Deidara, are you calling that woman beautiful!?"

Deidara:

"I meant the explosion art is beautiful."

Kurotsuchi:

"…Phew."

Deidara:

"Though Konan is pretty too."

Kurotsuchi:

"..."

Kakuzu:

"Konan, you can use that technique too, right? That number of explosive tags must be hundreds of billions. Where did you get them?"

Konan:

"…I made them myself out of paper. (Probably.)"

Kakuzu:

"Perfect. Keep producing them. I'll find buyers and sell them through proper channels. Don't worry—I'll get you a great price."

Konan:

"..."

Madara Uchiha:

"That Susanoo wasn't a perfect Complete Body, but it was still worthy of dancing with."

"And yet before Nagi's child… it appeared utterly powerless."

Hashirama Senju:

"Hahaha! When the next generation surpasses us, that's a good thing."

Ōnoki:

"Perhaps. But comparing our strength to Nagi's children… in the future's main battlefield, we might not even be able to contribute."

Rasa:

"It really makes one feel powerless."

Pakura:

"Hmph. You died in every world anyway, so you don't need to worry about the future."

Rasa:

"Hmph. What if I'm resurrected in the future?"

Orochimaru:

"With all due respect, Rasa—dead people are far more valuable to me and Nagi."

"After all, a tireless gold-dust miner is an enormous source of wealth."

Ōnoki:

"Besides, if Pakura is around in the future, even if you're resurrected… do you think she'll let you off easily?"

Mei Terumi:

"And given what you've done, who would even want to resurrect you?"

Rasa:

"That's not true! Gaara has a good relationship with Nagi. He—"

Gaara:

"Heh. Father, you're not even dead yet."

"How about you die first? Then I'll personally ask Nagi to revive you."

Yes… I'll gift your Impure World Reincarnation body to Nagi.

He'll definitely be happy.

Rasa:

"..."

The Screen Continues…

Although Ye canceled the fireball quickly, Amegakure had still been affected by the immense heat.

Large amounts of moisture across the village evaporated.

Buildings began melting, and people were nearly roasted alive.

"…Maybe I went a little overboard."

Ye wiped cold sweat from her forehead as she looked around.

She quickly activated the projection again.

"Third Sister, can you send over a Restoration Pearl?"

On the screen, Ai calmly sipped her coffee.

She seemed completely unsurprised.

"When have you not gone overboard?"

She sighed slightly.

"Forget it. Big Brother will be coming to pick you up soon."

"He'll restore everything."

"Hehe, got it!"

Ye became excited when she heard her big brother was coming.

However, Eida looked worried.

She asked Ai:

"How will Kū get there? Won't it be dangerous?"

Ai replied calmly:

"Relax. He'll travel through Mom Satsuki's dōjutsu to reach you."

"There won't be any problems."

"Phew…"

Eida finally relaxed.

After all—

Interdimensional time travel was extremely dangerous.

Watching the Screen

Mikoto Uchiha:

"Kushina, did you hear that? Did you hear that? Ai said 'Mom Satsuki.'"

Kushina Uzumaki:

"Yeah! I heard it!"

Tsunade:

"So Nagi solved the other-world problem in the future."

Mito Uzumaki:

"If Satsuki can do it… then it seems Hinata and Naruko will be fine as well."

The Screen Continues…

As everyone was still talking—

A purple portal suddenly appeared beside Nagi and the others.

Moments later—

A boy stepped out from the portal.

He had short golden hair, sparkling blue eyes, pale skin, and delicate, handsome features.

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