Chapter 1173 Escape in embarrassment

Suddenly, a brilliant light blazed from the mysterious figure's side, and Mukuro appeared beside him. A strange smile curled his lips, and he formed a strange hand seal. Instantly, the surrounding space distorted, and countless black tentacles emerged from the ground, sweeping towards Naruto and Sasuke. Naruto quickly concentrated his chakra and used a seven-colored Rasengan to shatter the approaching tentacles one by one. Sasuke controlled Susanoo and swung his greatsword, severing those that attempted to entangle them. But the tentacles multiplied, seemingly endless. Mukuro seized the opportunity to form hand seals and summon a swarm of eerie skeletons, which pounced on the two. Naruto and Sasuke stood back to back, fending off the tentacles and the skeletons. Just as the battle reached a stalemate, the mysterious figure suddenly roared, and all the tentacles and skeletons instantly merged into one, forming a gigantic monster that lunged towards them, claws and fangs bared. Naruto took a deep breath, preparing to unleash another all-out attack. Sasuke also tightened his grip on the Kusanagi sword, his gaze fixed firmly on the monster. A fiercer battle was about to ensue. Just as the monster was about to pounce, a golden light suddenly erupted from Naruto, and he entered Nine-Tails mode. His powerful chakra instantly repelled the monster. Seeing this, Sasuke also activated his full-strength Susanoo. Holding a massive bow, Susanoo unleashed a sharp arrow, which, along with Naruto's Rasengan in Nine-Tails mode, blasted the monster. The monster roared in anger from the powerful attack, but only staggered slightly. A smug smile crossed the faces of the mysterious man and Mukuro, realizing the monster was merely a test. Just as Naruto and Sasuke prepared to attack again, the mysterious man formed hand seals, and countless phantoms appeared around them, encircling them. Mukuro also summoned an even more powerful army of skeletons, which surged forward from all directions. Naruto and Sasuke realized the situation was dire. They exchanged glances and decided to unleash their ultimate combined attack. They began to gather their chakra, preparing to deliver a fatal blow, while the mysterious figure and Mukuro watched intently from the sidelines. A life-or-death battle was imminent. Just as Naruto and Sasuke were about to complete their combo attack, the mysterious figure unleashed a spell to disrupt their chakra flow. Naruto's body swayed slightly, and the focus of his combo was slightly off. Sasuke frowned, trying to steady himself, but more phantoms and skeletons pressed forward.

Suddenly, a familiar figure rushed over from a distance. It was Sakura. She quickly formed hand seals and unleashed a powerful healing ninjutsu, helping Naruto stabilize his chakra. Meanwhile, Shikamaru, Choji, and the others arrived on the battlefield, each using their own ninjutsu to pin down some of the skeleton army and the phantoms.

Naruto and Sasuke seized this opportunity to refocus their chakra, finally completing their ultimate combo. A brilliant flash of light flashed, and a powerful wave of energy swept towards the mysterious man and Mukuro. Their expressions changed, and they scrambled to defend themselves. Under this devastating attack, the mysterious man's phantom and Mukuro's skeleton army collapsed. Seeing the situation was dire, the mysterious man and Mukuro used their escape technique to vanish from the scene. Running away when they couldn't win was the height of shamelessness.

Naruto, Sasuke and others breathed a sigh of relief. The crisis was temporarily resolved, but they knew that the mysterious man and Mukuro would come back again.