Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 445 Naruto: Knock
Clang!
Sparks exploded again in the dimly lit castle, illuminating the eyes of the two men who were so close together.

Both had scarlet eyes, but one had Sharingan and the other had beast-like vertical pupils.

Sasuke's attack missed, and the silver spear that had been deflected by the claws swung around, the spear humming as he flicked his wrist, taking a half-step back to dissipate the impact and readjust his posture.

Without the slightest pause, the silver spear in his hand, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, thrust upwards at a tricky angle, the tip of the spear flashing with arcs of electricity, aimed at Naruto's chin.

Just as the spear tip was about to strike him, Naruto leaned his entire upper body backward, almost parallel to the ground, thus avoiding the thrust.

At the same time, taking advantage of the backward momentum, he kicked out his right leg like a steel whip from below, tearing through the air and kicking hard at Sasuke's chest, which was slightly leaning forward due to the stab.

Sasuke's thrusting silver spear hadn't finished its momentum when he twisted his wrist, turning the thrust into a parry, the sturdy spearhead blocking his chest.

boom!
With a muffled thud, Naruto's powerful kick landed squarely on the silver spear.

The immense force made Sasuke's arm sink, and he was pushed backward several meters by the force, his boots carving two clear tracks in the dust-covered stone slabs.

In terms of strength, he knew very well that he was no match for Naruto, even now when he used Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he was still no match for him.

However, he also has his own advantages.

Just as Sasuke slipped backward.

Naruto, who had been flipping backwards, landed without pausing the moment his feet touched the ground. Instead, he slammed his foot down with even more ferocity.

boom!
The stone slab beneath his feet suddenly shattered, spiderweb-like cracks spreading out, and ice dust and gravel flew everywhere.

He crouched low, like a true wild beast, transforming into a blurry black shadow, and with a piercing shriek that tore through the air, he pounced straight at Sasuke!

The heavy cloak behind him was stretched taut by the violent air currents, making a fluttering sound.

"You, who are always calm and rational, are actually using this fighting style that is no different from that of a beast?"

Sasuke's Sharingan narrowed, a flash of lightning appeared on his body, and he retreated rapidly. As he spoke, he gripped the silver spear tightly with both hands, wielding it so skillfully that it was impenetrable.

Naruto had already pounced close, his arms, covered in pale, hard bone armor, now transformed into the most ferocious weapons.

Clang! Clang! Clang!
The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing exploded instantly, continuous and unending, like a sudden rain pounding on banana leaves, sparks flying wildly, drawing short but dazzling streaks of light!

Naruto's ferocious claws tore through the air, creating a heart-stopping whistling sound as he slashed, chopped, grabbed, and plucked from all angles!

His fighting style is completely different from the techniques commonly used by ninjas, and is full of the most primitive and direct wildness and violence.

Clang! Clang! Clang!
The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing exploded instantly, continuous and unending, like a sudden rain pounding on banana leaves, sparks flying wildly, drawing short but dazzling streaks of light!

Sasuke pushed his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its limit, constantly dodging and weaving within the limited space. His dynamic vision allowed him to keep up with Naruto's storm-like attack rhythm.

The silver spear in his hand almost transformed into a silver light curtain, thrusting, parrying, and blocking, precisely deflecting every claw strike as he retreated.

Each collision sent a tremendous force through the spear, making his hands numb and his arms ache. But he gritted his teeth, kept his feet steady, and kept moving backward to absorb the force.

Bang bang bang! !

The two figures moved at high speed, collided, separated, and collided again in the empty hall!

Naruto's ferocious power and attack methods constantly pressured Sasuke, who struggled to keep up thanks to his superior speed and reflexes.

Snow, gravel, and dust that had accumulated on the ground for many years were constantly stirred up by the air currents generated by their fierce battle, quickly forming a hazy gray fog.

Sasuke's crimson eyes shone brightly, and the dust and mist that filled the air did not hinder him at all.

Every movement of Naruto, the trajectory of his muscles, the force he exerted, and even the changes in airflow caused by his claws were clearly reflected in his eyes.

This was exactly the opportunity Sasuke had been waiting for.

His strengths lie in speed and dynamic vision!
clang!
Sasuke's eyes flashed, and as he once again used his silver spear to parry Naruto's sweeping right claw, sparks flew as the spear and claw collided, revealing a slight opening in Naruto's chest.

"drink!"

Sasuke let out a low shout, and his right leg, wrapped in dazzling lightning, delivered a swift and powerful side kick to Naruto's arms, which he had just crossed to protect his chest.

boom!
With a heavy thud, Naruto was kicked backward by Sasuke's sudden burst of power, creating a distance of several meters between the two.

Sasuke took a step back to steady himself, his arm muscles bulging as he gripped the silver spear. Lightning Release chakra instantly flowed into the spear, and he assumed a perfect javelin-throwing stance.

The silver spear emitted a high-frequency humming vibration, and a point of dazzling lightning gathered at its tip, sending chills down one's spine.

"Go!" he growled, swinging his arm.

hum! !

The silver spear transformed into a silver thunderbolt that was almost invisible to the naked eye, tearing through the pervasive dust and mist, and with a piercing shriek, it shot straight at Naruto's chest at terrifying speed!

The attack was incredibly fast; a flash of silver light and it was already in front of him.

Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly. Instead of trying to block the attack with his body, he suddenly exerted force with his legs covered in bone armor and leaped to the side.

His body leaped into the air and he forced a side somersault.

Oh!

The silver spear, wrapped in lightning chakra, grazed the edge of Naruto's fluttering cloak and his pale, bony face, passing by in the blink of an eye!
A strong gust of wind tore a corner of the banner apart, sending fragments flying.

boom!
The silver spear continued its trajectory, striking the wall dozens of meters behind Naruto with a loud bang.

The stone wall was easily pierced, the spear shaft deeply embedded, leaving only a small portion trembling outside. Lightning cracked the wall, creating a charred fissure, and rubble fell in a flurry.

"Ah……"

As the silver spear grazed the bone, Naruto flipped sideways in mid-air and whispered, "Throwing your weapon away is not a wise move, Sasuke."

Before he finished speaking, his body, still in mid-air, suddenly twisted, his claws crossed, and he swung them at Sasuke, who was slightly stunned by the throw.

呲!
Several invisible yet incredibly sharp transparent wind blades instantly tore through the air, emitting a sharp screech, and attacked Sasuke in claw shape!

Even before the wind blade arrived, its razor-sharp, all-cutting intent already caused Sasuke's skin to sting slightly.

But Sasuke's Sharingan had already seen Naruto's actions clearly.

Almost at the same instant Naruto swung his claws, his hands were already raised, his fingers flying, forming hand seals so fast that they left afterimages.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

His chest bulged, and a surge of violent fire-style chakra gathered in his throat. Then, a massive fireball roared out, carrying a scorching shockwave, and crashed into the sharp wind blades.

boom! !

The wind blades and the fireballs collided violently, the gale and flames intertwined to form a vortex, and the scorching air waves violently lifted the ice dust and gravel on the ground, sweeping them in all directions.

Just as the flames from the explosion had not completely dissipated, a dark shadow pierced through the crimson curtain of flames.

The cloak on Naruto's body was blown backward by the shockwave, fluttering and rustling. The bone armor covering his entire body under the cloak gleamed coldly in the firelight.

He was like a wild beast locking onto its prey, his five sharp claws gleaming coldly as he reached out to grab Sasuke, the distance between them almost touching.

The Sharingan possesses superhuman insight, enabling it to observe the flow of chakra, but it cannot see through things where chakra is condensed.

This is also one of the reasons why the "Hidden Mist Technique" is effective against the Sharingan, because the mist is essentially chakra.

The same principle applies to the flames of ninjutsu. At this moment, the two were so close that Sasuke could clearly see the marks left by the high temperature on Naruto's clothes, and Sasuke had no weapon in his hand.

But Sasuke showed no panic on his face. Instead, a slight glint of malice appeared in his eyes. He stretched out his right hand, his five fingers making a sudden grasping motion, as if grabbing something from afar, and pulled it back sharply!
hum! !

Just as Naruto was about to touch Sasuke's clothes, a metallic clanging sound came from behind him!
It was that silver spear, deeply embedded in the stone, that suddenly shot out of the wall on its own.

It was faster and quicker than when it was thrown, turning into a silver streak of light and shooting towards Naruto from behind!

This attack was indeed somewhat beyond Naruto's expectations.

When he left Konoha and Sasuke, Sasuke used this ninja tool, which he obtained from Miyajo En, primarily as a powerful bow.

It was only when the two confronted each other on the outskirts of the capital that they began to demonstrate their skills in using spears and guns, and even then, their skills were still quite rudimentary.

It seems this guy hasn't been idle during our time apart...

Naruto's mind raced with thoughts, but his body did not hesitate in the slightest.

Sizzle! Whoosh!

The claws that were originally aimed at Sasuke only managed to tear three deep gashes and bloodstains in Sasuke's clothes before retracting their claws and twisting their bodies without hesitation.

He suddenly spun around his left foot, and his heavy cloak unfurled and spun like black wings, tracing a path.

Click!

The silver spear tip grazed Naruto's right ribs, which were exposed as he spun around!
The sturdy, pale bone armor rubbed against the spear blade, producing a series of dazzling sparks and a teeth-grinding scraping sound, and a corner of the banner was completely torn apart by the spear.

"..."

Naruto spun around and landed steadily, then lowered his head slightly to look at his right side.

There, on the bone armor covering it, was a clear crack.

Although Sasuke failed to completely break through his defenses and injure his internal organs, this was undoubtedly the first time Sasuke had truly caused him visible damage since their first encounter.

As Naruto spun around to dodge, Sasuke lightly leaped backward, creating several meters of distance once again.

His clothes were torn at the chest, revealing three shallow bloodstains, from which a little blood seeped out, staining the fabric red.

But he didn't care at all. He simply opened his palm, caught the silver spear called "Holy Arrow of Annihilation," and twirled it behind his back.

"Come again!"

Behind him, a silver spear pointed diagonally at the ground, its tip gleaming coldly at Naruto. His crimson Sharingan eyes burned with excitement in the dim light.

“Very good.” Naruto slowly raised his head, looked at Sasuke and smiled. “It seems you are no longer the brat I need to worry about losing you.”

"Warm-up done, let's get serious."

With that, Naruto raised his right hand, pointing a finger covered in sharp claws at Sasuke in the distance, and said, "This place is no longer suitable as a battlefield."

呲!
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark red beam of light, silent yet as fast as lightning, burst forth from his fingertips.

—Cero!
Without a second thought, Sasuke changed the direction of his silver spear from a slanted point to a horizontal bar, holding it in front of him.

boom! !

The tiny beam of light struck the spear, causing it to deflect slightly and fall to the ground, where it exploded with an impact completely disproportionate to its small size.

"Ugh!" Sasuke groaned as his feet left the ground and he shot upwards, crashing hard into the dome.

Bang!
Amidst shattered ice and bricks, Sasuke flew backward from the broken dome, heading straight into the bleak, snow-covered sky!
The cold wind was like a knife, instantly enveloping my entire body.

Sasuke, suspended in mid-air, looked down at Naruto inside the fortress below through the shattered dome.

Naruto looked up as well, his finger once again aimed at Sasuke in the air, and the chilling energy at his fingertip condensed once more.

Without the slightest hesitation, Sasuke gripped the middle of the silver spear with one hand, held it horizontally in front of him, and with his other hand, he made a grasping motion in the air as if holding an invisible bowstring, pulling it back with all his might!

As he drew his bow, the spearhead began to bend and transform into a silver longbow.

Lightning Release chakra condensed into a bowstring, and then compressed and concentrated between Sasuke's fingers.

It's sizzling!

Lightning Release chakra surged from his body, flowing along his "bow-like" form, and condensed at the fingertips of his loosely drawn bowstring into a lightning arrow that danced wildly with electric snakes, which he then released and fired!
The two attacks, one above and one below, were launched almost simultaneously, and the Cero and the Lightning Arrow collided violently in mid-air!
boom! !

An explosion more violent than any before erupted in mid-air!
The crimson and azure light expanded and exploded, the impact instantly vaporizing the snowflakes in the air.

A biting wind howled in, quickly dispersing the flames from the explosion.

Sasuke landed on the ground, assumed a ready-to-draw-bow stance, and looked towards Naruto inside the fortress.

But then he saw Naruto lower his finger and make an unprecedented gesture with one hand in front of him.

Pinch the tips of your thumb, middle finger, and ring finger together to form a "circle," while your index finger and little finger point upwards.

Naruto's crimson vertical pupils, through the circle formed by his three fingers, looked towards Sasuke outside the castle in the distance.

In Sasuke's eyes, his gesture, combined with that vertical pupil, was like...

A fox head?

Naruto's lips moved slightly, and he said softly, "Knock."

The attack didn't come from Naruto, nor from the air; the sound came from below.

boom! !

Suddenly, a giant fox head appeared from below, opened its huge mouth, and then snapped it shut, swallowing the unsuspecting Uchiha Sasuke whole!
"Sasuke!" Uchiha Yakumi and the others roared in shock and anger from afar.

[There are illustrations above. I tried my best, but this is the best I could manage. It's really hard to describe a fight scene vividly; it feels like a lot of effort for little reward. I hope you can imagine it while reading. Please give me some monthly votes! lol]

　Py, where is Danganronpa? What the heck is the King of Cinder ascending the throne?

　　Having unexpectedly transmigrated to the world of DanMachi, carrying a "Soul-based Panel," Ron always felt that his dungeon exploration was somewhat different from others.

　　From the spawn point to the boss floor, there's a 365-mile journey with no place to rest or stop, and dungeon monsters setting up crossbows on a single-plank bridge...
　　The treacherous sixth brother, lurking in the shadows, writhes and waits to ambush; the mimicry, an indispensable element of the Soul Wanderer; and hidden paths.
　　But it doesn't matter!

　　As a soul-wandering pastry chef, facing all sorts of malicious persecution, Ron only wants to say:

　　"With your level of hellishness, you are not qualified to block my path!"

　　-

　　Years later, when the Black Dragon appeared in Orario, the Orario Families, unable to defeat it, chose to unite and devise a detailed battle plan.

　　Even though the guidance has already been broken.

　　Ron still ascended the throne of the Lord of Cinder, climbing the steps forged from countless bones.

　　"very good."

　　"I will offer my destined death for the appearance of the Black Dragon!"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)