Chapter 341: Self-Destruction
Boom!
The rogue shadow clone didn't give Li Yao a chance to act. Sensing that the original was completely unaffected by the Black Hole Space Orbs, he realized his fate was sealed. Time Reset Ryūmyaku Chakra flickered across his body, and he released the largest Black Hole Space Sealing Jutsu to date.
Endless black hole space expanded outward, forming an immense sphere.
Even from hundreds of kilometers away in Sunagakure, the phenomenon was visible.
Just as the sun began to rise, a massive black sphere swelled into view, swallowing the sun like a dark eclipse. The entire sky dimmed.
"What is that?"
"The sun's been eaten?!"
"Or has it turned black?!"
Countless Suna shinobi stared in shock. Such a terrifying sight was unprecedented. The higher-ups quickly ordered ANBU and other squads to investigate.
Buzz!
The enormous black sphere suddenly contracted and vanished.
Moments later, a howling gale swept in from all directions.
Where the black sphere had disappeared, a massive yellow vortex—like a tornado—formed, sucking in the endless desert sand like a black hole.
Even hundreds of kilometers away, the wind's pull was felt in Sunagakure.
Whrrrrr!
The sandstorm swept across the village's skies, funneling into that enormous golden vortex.
In that moment, it was as if a hole had been punched into the sky.
The desert turned into an ocean, its sand flowing inward like water down a massive drain.
From afar, it looked as though the sky itself had been torn apart.
The sheer force of the event left every Suna shinobi shaken, fearing that the storm would come for them next.
Fortunately, the golden vortex remained in place.
At its center, Li Yao hovered mid-air. Despite the wind's ability to rip through steel, it couldn't touch him. His hair didn't move, his expression calm—only his eyes betrayed a hint of awe.
"I never imagined a full-power self-destruction would be this intense…"
Even Li Yao was surprised. A mere shadow clone, unleashing the full extent of Black Hole Space Sealing, had created such devastation. He looked down.
The heart of the vortex was an endless abyss.
The entire city of Loran was gone.
The rogue clone's Black Hole Sphere had expanded to 50 kilometers in diameter, devouring both Loran and a swath of desert.
Now, a massive circular crater marked the land where a city once stood.
The tornado had formed as a result of this abrupt 50-kilometer-wide Bakuum, the pressure difference creating a natural disaster.
Compared to this, the Nine-Tails, the Five Kage—they were all nothing.
Li Yao now understood just how terrifying spacetime jutsu truly was.
At this point, even Kekkei Mōra didn't seem that important.
After all, Truth-Seeking Orbs couldn't block Kamui—and they definitely couldn't block his Black Hole Space techniques, let alone his latest spacetime ninjutsu.
Time to go.
Li Yao flew off and, after reaching a peaceful stretch of desert, released Naruto from the Black Water dimension and undid the seal.
"What happened to Big Brother Minato and Lady Sāra?!"
The moment he awoke, Naruto's first concern was for the others. Say what you will about his infamous "Talk no Jutsu"—at least he truly cared about his friends.
Even Sasuke had been abandoned at times by Kakashi and Sakura when they considered killing him.
Only Naruto never gave up on bringing Sasuke back—and never once considered killing him.
That alone deserved respect.
Unfortunately, their paths diverged.
He and Li Yao were never meant to walk the same road.
Memory Seal!
Before Naruto could be forcibly ejected from the world, Li Yao quickly sealed away all of his memories from this timeline.
As the seal activated, Naruto's body grew more and more transparent, until he finally vanished.
Now, Li Yao stood as the only outsider remaining in this world.
Why wasn't he rejected by the world like Naruto?
Because he had merged with Ryūmyaku chakra. Even the rogue clone, after gaining Time Reset Ryūmyaku Chakra, was no longer rejected.
Only Naruto and Yamato lacked Ryūmyaku chakra, and so were forcibly expelled.
Though in the end, only Naruto returned—Yamato had already been consumed by the black hole.
"Wait… didn't Minato's group have one more person?"
Thinking about the always-overlooked Yamato, Li Yao suddenly remembered—wasn't Kakashi also in the Loran movie?
But he hadn't sensed Kakashi's presence at all.
Could it be that this version of the Loran timeline wasn't the same as the one he'd watched in his past life?
Maybe this was a version where Kakashi never showed up.
That idea made Li Yao's lips curl slightly.
Good.
That meant there were many parallel Naruto worlds. Maybe even that meme version with gender-swapped Uchiha Madara existed.
It gave him something to look forward to.
At the very least… he could still find more Ryūmyaku.
…
"Naruto, Naruto, wake up!"
"Naruto, open your eyes!"
Back at the ruins of Loran, at the bottom of the Ryūmyaku crater, the sealing altar had collapsed. Naruto lay atop a massive piece of rubble, and Sakura was anxiously calling his name.
Sai was searching the area for Yamato.
Earlier, when Mukade had pulled out the sealing kunai, the Ryūmyaku had exploded, destroying the altar and sucking both Naruto and Yamato into its force.
When the energy surge subsided, Sakura and Sai had found Naruto—but Yamato and Mukade were nowhere to be seen.
"Ugh… did I fall asleep?"
Naruto slowly opened his eyes like he'd just napped for days. Rubbing his face, he blinked at Sakura in confusion.
Right… he'd been sucked into the Ryūmyaku. And then… and then… he scratched the back of his head, feeling like something was off.
Seeing that he was awake, Sakura sighed in relief but quickly asked, "Naruto, where's Captain Yamato? You both got sucked into the Ryūmyaku together. Did you see him?"
"He's not here?!" Naruto jumped up, looking around frantically. Sure enough—there was no sign of Yamato.
"How could he be gone?" Naruto asked, clearly worried.
Sakura replied, "After the explosion, only you were left. Mukade and Captain Yamato vanished. Try to remember what happened."
Naruto frowned, trying to recall… "I… I don't know. I remember being pulled in, and then… I woke up here."
Sakura's face darkened. She couldn't make sense of it either.
Just then, Sai returned from his search. Naruto and Sakura immediately asked, "Sai, did you find Captain Yamato?"
"No," Sai shook his head. "Let's head outside and see if he ended up somewhere else."
The three quickly left the ruins, but even after scouring the surrounding area, there was still no trace of Yamato—or Mukade.
"What's going on?"
"Where did Captain Yamato go?"
Watching their worried expressions, Sai paused and then said, "I think Captain Yamato was pulled into another world by the Ryūmyaku."
(END CHAPTER)
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