Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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Without further hesitation, he unleashed his Lightning Release chakra to its fullest potential.

He transformed into a blinding blue bolt of lightning and charged headlong into the destructive behemoth!

"Sasuke! Danger!" Kakashi exclaimed!

laugh--! ! !

The raging crimson chakra, like the hottest firestorm, instantly scorched Sasuke's body!

His headband ribbon was burned.

The clothes were instantly charred black.

A sharp burning pain shot through my exposed skin!

But he gritted his teeth, his Sharingan locked onto Naruto's beastly eyes, filled with rage.

He poured all his strength and all his will into those scarlet eyes!

The distance is closing rapidly! Three meters! Two meters! One meter!

Sasuke's right arm was grazed by a chakra tail that swept by unconsciously, instantly tearing his skin and causing it to bleed profusely!

But he endured the excruciating pain and used the impact to force his body into the brief defensive gap that appeared in Naruto's chest!

The beast's eyes met the crimson Sharingan!

"Illusion! Sharingan!"

Om-! ! !

Sasuke's Sharingan with its three tomoe instantly spun to its maximum!

A powerful and precise illusionary force, ignoring physical barriers.

Like an invisible shackle, it instantly pierced into the depths of Naruto's consciousness, which was filled with violent emotions!

Outside, the six wildly thrashing crimson tails suddenly froze! As if a pause button had been pressed!

Immediately afterwards, the viscous, blood-like chakra rapidly receded and contracted at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The bones retracted, the skin healed, and the sharp claws turned back into fingers...

In just a few breaths, the enormous six-tailed monster vanished.

All that remained was Naruto, covered in wounds, his chakra depleted, and in a deep coma, as he slumped forward.

Despite the burning pain and exhaustion throughout his body, Sasuke reached out his still-functioning left hand and steadily caught the falling Naruto, holding him in his arms.

"Huh...huh..."

Sasuke was panting heavily, sweat mixed with blood sliding down his forehead.

Looking at Naruto's pale but now calm face in his arms, his tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

As Sasuke's genjutsu invaded, the boiling and turbulent golden space instantly calmed down as if doused with ice water.

The rampant crimson chakra receded back into the Nine-Tails' cage like a receding tide, and the golden runes on the cage stabilized again, emitting a soft light.

Kurama collapsed onto the water's surface, panting heavily: "Huff... huff... finally... it's under control... Uchiha brat... you did... not bad..."

Minato and Kushina breathed a sigh of relief, their faces filled with the joy of surviving a disaster and lingering fear.

If Sasuke had been any later, or if the genjutsu had failed, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in this space of consciousness—it was Sasuke's mental projection!

His image was somewhat illusory, clearly because he forcibly penetrated Naruto's mental barrier when he went berserk.

Sasuke's spiritual form looked at Madara, who was floating in front of the huge cage.

His tone was weary and he explained, "Ancestor, the situation was urgent. I could only use illusion magic to forcibly suppress his emotions and calm him down."

Madara's crimson Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan swept over Sasuke's spiritual form, nodding slightly, his voice unusually devoid of sarcasm: "Hmm, well done. The timing and methods were both precise."

This is the highest praise he could give.

Minato stepped forward, his azure eyes filled with sincere gratitude: "Sasuke, thank you so much! If you hadn't intervened in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

Kushina rushed forward excitedly and hugged Sasuke's spirit form tightly, her eyes brimming with tears: "Sasuke! Thank you! Thank you for saving Naruto! Auntie really... I really don't know how to thank you enough!"

She vigorously ruffled Sasuke's hair.

Sasuke was taken aback by the sudden, enthusiastic hug, and his body stiffened slightly.

After all, this person wasn't here when he came last time.

He looked at the woman in front of him, who had fiery red hair and was beautiful and full of vitality.

Recalling the domineering sealing power Naruto used when he broke through the barrier, a name instantly came to mind: "You...you are Naruto's mother?"

"Yes, yes!"

Kushina released Sasuke, put her hands on her hips, and smiled proudly: "My name is Uzumaki Kushina! You're Mikoto's child, right?"

She looked at Sasuke with curiosity.

"Hello, Aunt Kushina."

Sasuke bowed slightly, maintaining the etiquette of the Uchiha clan: "My name is Uchiha Sasuke."

He looked at Kushina, his heart filled with complex emotions.

This is the mother Naruto has always longed for... so strong, so warm.

"Oh my! Sasuke! Mikoto's son is so polite!"

Kushina patted Sasuke on the shoulder happily: "You're way cuter than your arrogant dad, Fugaku! Come visit often!"

Sasuke: "..."

He was momentarily at a loss for how to respond to this overly familiar enthusiasm.

"Okay, let's stop talking about old times."

Ban's cold voice interrupted this brief moment of warmth.

His crimson Sharingan turned to Sasuke's spiritual form, his tone commanding and unquestionable: "Kid, did you see that blond brat outside throwing the bomb?"

Sasuke's spirits lifted, and he nodded: "Mm."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Ban's lips: "Go, kill him. Don't come back to see me if you can't beat him."

The brief words were filled with absolute killing intent and expectation.

Sasuke's eyes instantly sharpened like knives. He straightened his body and replied in a deep voice, "Yes!"

Chapter 268 What is Eternal Life?

Outside, inside the cave.

Sasuke held the unconscious Naruto and gently laid him down in a relatively safe corner.

He glanced at Naruto's pale face and said in a low voice, "You idiot, you're such a worry."

His tone carried a hint of barely perceptible worry.

"Wow! No wonder it's the Sharingan!"

Deidara stood atop his giant clay bird, looking down at Sasuke with a mixture of amusement and surprise on his face: "To actually suppress that monster, what an amazing work of art! Hmm!"

Sasuke slowly stood up, ignoring the burns on his body and the excruciating pain in his arm.

He turned to Deidara, and in his crimson Sharingan, the three tomoe swirled slowly like burning flames.

A chilling killing intent locked onto his opponent, almost tangible: "Although I haven't had much interaction with that guy (Gaara),"

His voice was as cold as ice: "But to hurt this guy (Naruto) so much, to put him in such a predicament... you've really angered me!"

Deidara felt a chill run down his spine from Sasuke's cold gaze and undisguised killing intent.

But this was quickly replaced by a burning fighting spirit: "Ha! You've got some nerve! Let's see if your Sharingan is faster, or my art is faster! Hmm!"

He laughed wildly and flailed his arms wildly!

Dozens of clay spiders, swarming like bees and flashing with a dangerous white light, descended upon the location of Sasuke and Naruto!

"Chidori-ryu!"

Sasuke didn't waste any words! His hands instantly formed hand seals, and violent blue lightning erupted from his body once again!

This time, instead of defending himself, he poured violent electric current into the ground beneath his feet!

*Sizzle!*

A piercing electrical crackling sound exploded!

Like countless blue lightning snakes darting and spreading wildly across the ground!

The clay spiders that pounced on it lost their vitality the moment they came into contact with the violent lightning.

A white "carpet" formed on the ground.

Deidara clicked his tongue in annoyance, his face revealing undisguised disgust: "I hate people who use lightning release! Hmm!"

Just then, Scorpion, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

His cold, emotionless voice echoed in the cave: "Deidara, if you want to fight, go outside. This space is too small; you can't fight properly, and it's easy to destroy... the 'materials'."

His gaze seemed to glance at Gaara's corpse on the ground.

Deidara was taken aback, but then he understood what Sasori meant.

The cave was too cramped for him to carry out his large-scale artwork, and Sasori also seemed unwilling to get caught in the crossfire when he fought Chiyo-baba here.

He nodded immediately: "Understood! Brother Scorpion!"

He quickly formed hand seals, and a giant clay bird with a wingspan of over five meters instantly took shape beneath his feet!

"Kid! Want to avenge your friend? Then come with me! Let's unleash the most magnificent art under the vast sky! Hmm!"

Deidara, riding his giant clay bird, glanced defiantly at Sasuke, then maneuvered the bird with a nimble turn and flew swiftly out of the cave!

Sasuke didn't hesitate at all!

He glanced back at the unconscious Naruto and Kakashi and Chiyo, who were confronting Sasori.