Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 651 Betrayal

"Planetary Devastation!"

Sasuke, inside Susanoo, raised a hand. In the instant that Kurama was still under the intense burden of Kirin's lightning chakra and paralyzed in place, a jet-black core shot out from Sasuke's palm and flew straight into the sky above Kurama's head.

The next moment, the earth cracked open. Countless massive rocks and shattered crust were ripped from the ground by the irresistible force of gravity, uprooting the earth beneath Nine-Tails' feet. Rocks, soil, broken trees, the wreckage of buildings—everything was frantically converging towards that black core!

The Nine-Tails' massive body was forcibly lifted from the ground by this gravitational force, and a huge sphere, resembling a second moon, slowly took shape in the sky, completely sealing the Nine-Tails in the very center of the layers of rock.

"What's wrong, Mai? Keep going!"

Sasuke's voice came from the Complete Susanoo. He knew that this method could not truly trap Mai, but she had not shown any signs of breaking through since being sealed in Chibaku Tensei, which made him even more anxious.

"These tricks can't possibly hold you back! What are you waiting for? Come out!"

"...What exactly do you want?"

Mai's voice came from deep within the planet Chibaku Tensei. Sealed in the very center of layers of rock, she did not struggle; her voice was calm yet confused.

"What exactly are you trying to prove? I don't think what you're doing right now is trying to prove to me that you're better than me."

She understood Sasuke. He was very arrogant, and if he wanted to prove himself better than someone, he would challenge them squarely and defeat them head-on when they were at their peak.

We will absolutely not take advantage of the opponent's weakness after they have already engaged in a costly and exhausting war of attrition.

"Of course I don't want to prove that kind of thing." Sasuke stood in the mirror on the forehead of Susanoo, looking up at the huge rock sphere in the sky.

"But I will not stop until you give me a clear answer. I don't care if I break your arms and legs."

"...Admit? Admit what?"

Mai's brows furrowed even more, her voice now filled with more confusion than indifference. "Admit you're indeed strong now? Admit you can fight me on the same level after acquiring the Rinnegan? If that's the answer you want, I can admit it. Your current strength is indeed enough to contend with me. Is that enough?"

"Give me the answer—Mai Uzumaki."

Sasuke ignored her dismissive answer. His voice was deliberate and clear: "Right now, in this world, am I the only one who can stand against you?"

"..…."

Inside the planet Chibaku Tensei, Mai remained silent for several seconds.

"...That's right."

She finally spoke. "If you're going to stop me from achieving my goals, you'll be the biggest obstacle. And in this world, only you can do it. So—" She paused, then asked a question as serious as Sasuke's, "Will you stop me?"

If Sasuke's answer is yes, she will continue fighting.

She wouldn't change her plans just because he possessed the Rinnegan, nor would she abandon her goal of unifying the ninja world just because he was Uchiha Sasuke.

"...I see."

However, Sasuke only uttered those two words in a low voice. The Chibaku Tensei in the sky began to disintegrate.

The enormous rock sphere, which resembled a second moon suspended in the sky, began to peel away layer by layer from its core. Freed from the constraints of gravity, the rocks plummeted back to the ground, creating numerous deep craters.

The hundred-meter-tall purple chakra giant of Susanoo also began to slowly dissipate at the same time. From the helmet to the armor, from the arms to the legs, the purple light faded away layer by layer like the receding tide.

Mai landed back on the ground from the disintegrating Planetary Devastation, her feet firmly planted on the rubble. She looked at Sasuke opposite her, who had completely dispelled his Susanoo and even restrained the power of his Rinnegan, and her brows furrowed even more.

She escaped without lifting a finger, which was completely unexpected.

"What exactly are your plans?" she couldn't help but ask again.

"Aren't you going to take care of your subordinates?" Sasuke pointed into the distance. Apart from Mai herself, no one in the entire Akatsuki organization was capable of continuing to fight.

Mai was taken aback. This guy had just been ready to fight her to the death, but now he was reminding her that her subordinates needed treatment?

She didn't understand his logic at all, but now was definitely not the time to dwell on it. Several thick, solid Vajra chains extended from behind her, golden chakra chains spreading out in all directions, searching for the Akatsuki members scattered across the battlefield.

Each chain targeted a member who had lost the ability to fight, piercing their backs, while the warm light of Yang energy flowed continuously into their severely injured bodies along the chains.

While she was doing all these things, Sasuke really didn't do anything.

He didn't leave, nor did he say anything superfluous. He simply stood there, quietly watching her use the Vajra Lock to pull his men back from the brink of death, one by one.

The battle, which began suddenly, ended just as suddenly.

"Mai..."

Until, in the distance, after the earth-shattering battle had finally subsided, those who could not contain their excitement finally arrived at the scene.

Leading the way was Minato Namikaze. In this world, he was just an ordinary Jonin, without the authority of a Hokage or the power to interfere with high-level decisions. After his wife's death, he could only watch helplessly as his newborn daughter was pushed onto the altar by the village to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Looking at his daughter, whom he had spent eighteen years with day and night, he finally had to admit that he had never truly understood her.

Following behind were the Konoha ninjas, the Anbu, Tsunade clenching her fists warily, and Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto, who rushed over with worried expressions.

"Dad, I'm so sorry for keeping this from you for so long."

Mai looked at Minato and spoke first. Her voice remained icy, devoid of any emotional fluctuation even when apologizing.

"...How could this be?" Minato's voice was hoarse and dry. He lowered his eyes to look at his hands, which could do nothing, his fingers trembling slightly. "I'm so useless..."

"You bastard—you were never up to any good intentions!"

Suddenly, sharp words pierced the air. A Konoha ninja standing at the back finally snapped out of his shock and pointed at Mai's face, shouting loudly.

"Lying in wait in Konoha, posing as a victim while secretly engaging in such nefarious activities—the Demon Fox is truly a monster! No matter how many years pass, she will never change!"

"A monster is a monster! No matter how many layers of human skin it wears, it can't change its nature!"

The insults exploded one after another. Mai Uzumaki slowly raised her head and glanced at the group.

With just a glance, those who were shouting the loudest stopped abruptly, as if something had grabbed their throats. Cold sweat slid down their foreheads, and they involuntarily took a step or two back.

However, the Konoha ninja leading the group saw Uchiha Sasuke standing in front of Mai and immediately remembered that such a power was on their side during the battle just now.

So he mustered his courage again, pointed at Mai's face, and shouted, spittle flying everywhere.

"You should have been executed when you were a child! The Hokage shouldn't have been so soft-hearted and spared such a menace!"

"Now that you've fallen to this state, what do you have to say?! You murderer of the Fourth Hokage! You shouldn't even be alive! You and the Nine-Tails should have been taken together in the first place—"

"...You people are really disgusting."

The insulter didn't finish his sentence. Uchiha Sasuke spoke up.

Sasuke turned around and looked at the group of Konoha ninjas behind him who were still cursing Mai Uzumaki incessantly.

Then, the Mangekyou Sharingan appeared in his eye sockets. An eerie purple light bloomed on his scarlet irises, and the patterns of the Mangekyou Sharingan slowly rotated deep within his pupils like the scythe of death!

The Konoha ninjas who were still hurling insults suddenly fell silent.

The last thing they saw was a blood-red sky and an endless wasteland. The eerie Mangekyou Sharingan filled the entire sky, looking down at them from the heavens. The patterns in its pupils spun in circles, crushing their will and those vicious words into powder.