Naraku's situation became increasingly perilous, especially after Yun Muyan used his Secret Blood Manipulation Jutsu.
He had no chance to breathe, and even a momentary mistake would lead to him being devoured by the "Blood Python."
A close-up showed Yun Muyan's pensive expression.
Subsequently, his attacks became even more impenetrable, as if he intended to finish Naraku in one fell swoop.
[No, brothers, something's up!]
[Damn it, that kid did it on purpose! Even Yun Muyan figured it out!]
[He wants to use someone else to do the killing!]
Suddenly realizing all of this, or perhaps getting hints from the bullet comments, the viewers felt both shocked and enraged.
Their hair practically stood on end.
In the scene, Naraku realized that if this continued, he would surely die.
He resolutely unleashed a large-scale Lightning Release ninjutsu that he had not yet fully mastered, hoping to find an opportunity to get close to his target.
Lightning Release: Myriad Thunder Formation almost destroyed all nearby vegetation and terrain, and it also eliminated many poison blood needles.
With the situation unfavorable, Yun Muyan gathered his blood to form a defense.
However, he was then bombarded by a powerful Fire Release, leaving him unable to continue fighting.
This allowed Naraku to easily close in, thrusting his long sword into his body.
—Is this Konoha's Uchiha...?
Yun Muyan looked at Naraku's slightly youthful face, sneering with a mix of sarcasm and regret.
—But... the whole world is just like the Yun Mu... dirty...
[This Lightning Release is so cool; it's second only to Kirin, right?]
[Naraku is truly a favored child of the God of Shinobi; he knows so many cool ninjutsu.]
[Yun Muyan really has a hidden agenda.]
[Who cares about him now! We don't even know what's happening with Naraku's captain!]
[After this burst, Naraku will have no chakra left.]
[Marararararararararara!]
[Naraku, look behind you! Ahhh—]
Just as Naraku had steadied himself, a dark figure instantly appeared behind him.
A blade in its hand glinted with malicious cold light, piercing straight through Naraku's chest.
[Naraku, be careful!!!]
[!!!]
[No, no, no!!!]
[Ahhhhhh—!!!!]
[Na—ra—ku—!!!]
Most viewers were stunned by this scene.
Like Naraku's expression on screen, they murmured in disbelief, "Why...?"
Then, amidst the swirling afterimages of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, they heard that vicious curse.
"Go to hell and ask the Shinigami, Uchiha!"
In the nick of time, the Mangekyō Sharingan bloomed from his crimson eyes.
A colossal, snow-white Susanoo skeleton rose from the ground, stirring up a sky-piercing storm.
The violent currents of lightning and fire tore down the Earth Style Wall, destroying all obstacles hindering its expansion.
The shockwave even swept across to the cliffs on the other side of the abyss, shattering countless rocks.
[You can't do this! Old Thief, you can't do this to him! Ahhhhhhh!!]
[It's over! It's completely over!]
[The white Susanoo... it's just like Naraku himself.]
[The most ordinary, yet also the purest color.]
Why, why, why...!
Naraku's sorrowful question, choked with blood, struck like heavy hammers, pounding on the hearts of all viewers.
He was in so much pain that he almost lost his sanity.
The pure white Susanoo gradually formed a complete upper-body skeleton, emanating a sacred glow.
Yet, it roared in grief and rage like a rampaging beast, destroying the crumbling cliff walls.
The ocular power of the Mangekyō was too overbearing, rapidly eroding Naraku's meridians and internal organs.
Even the Healing Seal was almost ineffective, no longer able to suppress the fierce onset of his bloodline limit disease.
Finally, the dazed young man vomited blood and was swallowed by the torrent of earth and stone.
He fell into the bottomless abyss with despair for the world in his heart.
[Why did you! Old Thief, why did you!]
[Seeing Naraku go crazy really makes me want to cry.]
[I'm already crying so hard I can't breathe.]
[Naraku fans are really heartbroken, boo hoo hoo hoo hoo.]
[The sound of Susanoo can already be considered a wail; one can imagine how desperate Naraku is.]
[He's been holding on strong until now...]
[How cruel must this world be to him? How much must it torment him before it's satisfied?]
[The Old Thief just loves to abuse him, boo hoo hoo.]
[The cruelest thing in this world is to first give him all the best things, and then take them all away without leaving anything behind.]
[And when nothing is left but destruction, finally end his life.]
Using a broken rock to block the camera, the animator transitioned to Might Duy.
It filmed from behind a large tree trunk, gradually pulling into a close-up.
The green light in Naraku's shadow clone's palm dissipated.
Mustering the last of his chakra, he only managed to say half a sentence to Might Duy before being forced to disappear.
Might Duy rushed to the cliff, stepping over a charred, overturned wasteland.
He arrived only to see a piece of clothing disappear into the collapsing torrent of earth and stone.
"Naraku—!!!"
His cry abruptly ceased, and the ending theme began to play, note by note.
The beautiful, dreamy piano music, playful and cheerful, floated lightly around his ears.
Yet, it only made the preceding plot seem even more terrifying and oppressive, like a nightmare from which he could never wake.
[No, don't let Naraku die, please, please!!!]
[Ahhhhhh, my Naraku (T_T)]
[I knew Naraku might not live long, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this...]
[He clearly deserves any kind of glorious end.]
[Falling off a cliff won't kill him! Naraku will definitely meet an old man, learn secret divine techniques, and come back to Konoha! Hahahahahahaha—what am I even saying (gone crazy)]
[I don't want to live anymore, ahhhhhh—]
[He and Kakashi haven't even made up yet, boo hoo hoo hoo hoo.]
—
Naraku glanced at the episode list; there was only one episode left.
If this episode wasn't about him being saved by Madara, but rather other storylines involving, for example, Kakashi, Minato, or the Uchiha...
Then it would indicate that the animator was determined to keep Madara and Black Zetsu hidden until much later in the story.
In that case, he would have to find a way, with a suitable reason, to temporarily withdraw from the Eye of the Moon Plan.
He would then reappear before the audience as Uchiha Naraku.
However, he had to manage it carefully so that Madara and Black Zetsu wouldn't think he intended to rebel and completely break away from them.
Naraku originally wanted to just watch the next episode's content.
However, the comment section was particularly active, with many long reviews pushed to the top.
He roughly scanned them; many viewers were analyzing the plot on the spot, and some had even posted screenshots from forums.
This would allow him to see what everyone had analyzed when this episode first aired.
—
@Doesn'tLikeWatermelonLikesPears: Old Thief, look what you've done?! [Image], [Image].
Clicking to enlarge the images, they appeared to be screenshots from a live stream.
The masked girl was the streamer, wearing fuzzy pajamas and sitting behind a desk.
The first image's caption read: [Before watching this week's update].
The girl seemed to be happily greeting her fans, with a bright smile on her face.
The second image's caption read: [After watching this week's update].
The girl's expression was clearly one of crying, her eyes red.
She was holding the folding chair she had been sitting on, which was now twisted and deformed in the picture.
Comment 1: Look what the Old Thief did to the Naraku fan sister; a sweet girl turned berserker.
Comment 2: It's not just her; "Brother Shan Hou," a ten-year veteran fan of Hokage next door, even smashed his monitor.
Comment 3: And there's more; this girl also watched the plot analyses of those big streamers, and afterward, her chair was completely shattered...