Ryūmyaku: Rasengan – Revolving Heaven.
Veigar didn't dodge.
A massive Rasengan spun atop his body, bulldozing straight through Mukade's Dragonflame Jutsu as he charged head-on.
Unlike Mukade, who could merely manipulate the Ryūmyaku's power, Veigar was the Ryūmyaku—its energy had fused with his very bloodline.
BOOM—
Mukade's Ryūmyaku: Fire Dragon Jutsu was powerful, no doubt, but Veigar's Ryūmyaku: Rasengan – Revolving Heaven wasn't just a match; it was superior.
Veigar slammed into Mukade, the Rasengan still spinning furiously.
Slammed, not struck.
And that slam launched Mukade flying.
Tower after tower collapsed under the weight of Mukade's puppet body, crumbling in a thunderous cascade.
Ultra-Fast Regeneration Technique.
Amid the rubble, Mukade hastily activated the technique, channeling Ryūmyaku energy to repair his colossal puppet form.
Before he could rise fully, Veigar struck again.
Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.
He wasn't done.
Twenty of Veigar's shadow clones appeared, each wielding Rasengans larger than themselves, descending from every direction like meteorites aimed squarely at the ruins below.
BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—
A barrage of impacts followed. Mukade was once again pinned to the earth, buried beneath Veigar's overwhelming assault. The clones, drained of chakra, vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Sara… Sara…"
Mukade staggered to his feet again, muttering Sara's name like a curse.
He knew he couldn't afford to stall any longer. If Sara succeeded in sealing the Ryūmyaku's source, it'd be over.
He had to kill her, now.
Refusing to waste another moment in combat with Veigar, Mukade turned his focus.
Ryūmyaku: Fire Dragon Jutsu.
Once more, the scorching flames surged, but this time, they weren't aimed at Veigar.
They targeted the towers of Rōran.
An inferno swept the cityscape. Tower after tower collapsed as flames and shockwaves engulfed them. The Ryūmyaku energy powered the technique, but at its core, it was still fire.
Veigar hadn't anticipated this. Mukade's willingness to destroy the city to escape was a ruthless gambit.
He dodged the cascading debris, but the distraction worked.
Mukade seized the moment.
To seal the Ryūmyaku, Sara would have to reach the base of Rōran's central tower, the heart from which the energy flowed.
By the time Veigar regained his footing, Mukade was already scaling the tower.
Sara, escorted by Naruto, had just arrived at the altar of the Ryūmyaku's seal.
If the ritual completed, the Ryūmyaku would be sealed, and Mukade's source of power would vanish.
Panicking, Mukade let out a furious roar.
"Sara!"
The sheer force of it startled her, her hands froze mid-gesture.
Mukade lunged, chakra threads whipping toward her like snakes.
"Sara, look out!"
Naruto leapt between them, disregarding his own safety to protect her.
At that moment, Minato appeared.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Wind-chakra-infused shuriken streaked toward Mukade's threads, slicing through them with precision, and impaling his puppet body.
"What… is that?"
Minato narrowed his eyes, as if suddenly realizing something deeper. He gazed at the regenerating puppet with rare seriousness.
Then he turned to Naruto and Sara, a gentle smile spreading across his face.
"Seal the Ryūmyaku. Now. Once that's done, Mukade will no longer be a threat."
To Minato, Mukade's strength meant little, but the puppet's ability to endlessly regenerate using the Ryūmyaku was a true nuisance.
Naruto and Sara both nodded.
Together, they ascended to the altar.
As Sara placed her hands upon the seal, the energy of the Ryūmyaku resonated with the blood in her veins. A strange glow enveloped her hands.
Moments later, the flow of Ryūmyaku energy ceased. The seal reactivated.
Rōran's Ryūmyaku pulse began to fade, then vanished completely.
"Damn you, Sara!"
Mukade's expression twisted in panic.
Without the Ryūmyaku, his immortality crumbled.
His techniques dissolved alongside its power.
In a blind fury, he began destroying everything around him and launched himself at Minato.
There was only one option left, to force Sara to break the seal again.
"Sara, I'll get you out of here!"
Dodging falling debris, Naruto rushed to her side.
"Okay."
She nodded, allowing Naruto to lead her to safety.
"Mukade! This time, I'm gonna flatten you!"
Once sure Sara was safe, Naruto charged at Mukade again, performing Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
POOF—POOF—POOF!
Hundreds of Naruto clones appeared, surrounding Mukade from all sides.
"Everyone, go!"
With his battle cry, the army of Narutos lunged.
"Haaahhh—!"
Rasengan!
Each clone wielded a Rasengan, slamming into Mukade in a flurry of relentless strikes.
With the Ryūmyaku sealed, Mukade could no longer rely on Ultra-Fast Regeneration.
Yet even now, his ambition refused to die.
Rasengan.
Partial Expansion Jutsu.
Secret Technique: Insect Sphere.
And Naruto wasn't alone.
Minato, Shibi, and Chōza joined the fray.
They understood that although the Ryūmyaku was sealed, the massive reserves of energy still within Mukade's puppet body had to be exhausted.
Only then could Mukade be defeated, for good.
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