บท 23: Raikage VS Sasuke

Raikage uses his elbow to attack but Sasuke evades him by using Sharingan and stabs Raikage with Chidori. He fails to thrust through Raikage's Thunder Armor, "He failed" Suigetsu suprised. "Yup... And now Sasuke's dead man." Darui responded. Suigetsu looks at the battle and Karin surprised by Raikage chakra power.

Raikage slams Sasuke on the floor, the floor has been destroyed immediately. The samurai at the location is surprised by Raikage jutsu and he thinks that we don't need reinforcements. Sasuke has defended the attack with Susano'o, "Shee, Are you allright?" Darui asked and Shee also asks Darui that his fight is finished. Sasuke is using Mangekyou Sharingan, Raikage increases his Thunder Armor and the reinforcements of the samurai arrives. Darui doesn't believe that Sasuke can still survives and Shee says that genius like that is rare.

"Hey, Shee. What's with Sasuke's eyes. Don't they look different?!" Darui asked. Shee answered that is Mangekyou Sharingan and understood why Raikage increasing his body. Karin is scared by Raikage chakra, "he's at Biju level".

"Naruto, you will probably end up fighting Sasuke again one day. or rather i'll throw Sasuke at you. This long predestined battle... I will have Sasuke prove his heritage as an Uchiha. " Fake Madara said. "Sasuke is not your toy!! Quit talking nonsense!" Naruto yelled. "You think you can sway Sasuke like you did Nagato? That's even more of a fantasy, Naruto."

Naruto is angry about Fake Madara compared Nagato with him, "Our methods may hav differed but he trully want peace. But you're different!". Fake Madara disappeared from here without answered Kakashi's questions, "Well, if i were forced to choose...It would probably be to become a complete form. Talking to you about it now would be somewhat meaningless, I'll tell you under more fitting circumstance".

Sasuke is using Amaterasu but Raikage easily evades that black flame. Shee knew the Amaterasu"s description. Raikage wants to smack Sasuke and he wraps himself with Amaterasu, "Nice!! A shield of black flames. He can't recklessly attack Sasuke" Karin thought. Raikage doesn't stop his attack, "Don't underestimate The Raikage!!!". Raikage jumps up to stomp, Sasuke is using Amaterasu to block but Gaara's sand blocks the flames for Raikage. Temari and Kanjuro save the burned samurai by removing Amaterasu, "You samurai, stay back. This's shinobi messiness, there's no need for samurai to become casualities" Gaara said.

"Why'd ya interfere Kazekage.?? Not that i'm going toforgive you either way!" Raikage yelled. "If you had continue your attack, you would have been further injured by the black flames. Plus there's something i'd like to ask Uchiha Sasuke." Gaara answered.

Raikage cuts his left arm and tells Shee to stop the bleeding then he wants to fight Sasuke again. "Your eyes are still as they were in the past. I have to come reliaze that vengeance one's bread of life does not resolve anything. it's not too late for you... do not be obsessed by hatred that you escape into world of solitude... or else you will not be able to return." Gaara added. Kanjuro tells Gaara that he isn't the same with Sasuke already fell in the Akatsuki level otherwise Naruto won't be failed to persuade him and Temari also says the moment Sasuke attack Gokage summit conference, he got no future.

Gaara fights Sasuke and blocks the black flames, Kanjuro, Temari and Darui attack together but Sasuke's Susano'o blocks them all. "The power that only those who have awakened Mangekyou in both eyes can achieve... The third power...The Susano'o" Sasuke said.

Sasuke smiled at them and attacks the pillars of the hall, the ceiling of the hall falls down. Raikage punches a pillar and Gaara protects the other people with the sands. Sasuke asks Karin where Danzo is, Karin leads him with fear in her heart.

Suigetsu isn't injured because his body can turn into the water and Jugo absorbs the energy from the wounded samurai. Torune has felt Karin's induction and Danzo tells him that they will retreat from here with the confusion scene.

"Quit whispering amongst yourselves! I let you know that i'm a sensory type too... so i also know that the enemy's found this place. But none of you budge an inch! we'll deal with them." Ao yelled. Sasuke arrives and stares Danzo, Mifune attacks him that making Danzo escaped. Ao gets the permission from MizuKage to chase after Danzo, Sasuke and Karin also want to chase but are blocked by Mizukage.

Sasuke is attacked by acid water and magma from Mizukage that can melting Susano'o and Chojiro simultaneously attacks with Hiramei Karei. When Sasuke's Chakra is weakened, White Zetsus are appeared by absorbing other person's chakra and give them to Sasuke.

Tsuchikage also attacks Sasuke with his atomic dismantling jutsu. Karin cried by thinking Sasuke is died then Gaara and Raikage come in ask where Sasuke is. Raikage is angry to Tsuchikage for interrupting his fight with Sasuke. Fake Madara appears, teleports Karin and Sasuke into other space then says hello to Gokage about his Operation Tsuki No Me.