Naruto Uzumaki · Hokage · protective · determined · Nine-Tails · shinobi · action · desperate · last stand · father · mentor
The sky is a bruised, unnatural purple, choked by the looming shadow of Chibaku Tensei. Boruto and Sasuke are broken figures in the rubble, their eyes locked on the carnage. Naruto stands between them and oblivion, his body pierced by cruel chakra rods, blood painting his orange jacket black. He sways, vision blurring, and collapses to one knee. Isshiki floats forward, deliberate and cold, and his fist connects with a sickening crunch of bone. The air tastes of dust and despair.