The golden radiance gradually faded, revealing Otsutsuki Urashiki's transformed state to the three onlookers. His Byakugan had turned golden, a golden Rinnegan had opened on his forehead, multiple black horizontal stripes adorned his face, giant bird-wing-like horns sprouted from his head, and his feet had transformed into black talons. Perhaps due to the original horn-like forehead protector being partially damaged, his wing-shaped horns also appeared incomplete.
"Bastard!" Otsutsuki Urashiki, now in his crane-like form, felt the emptiness where his left arm had been and let out a furious roar. His figure blurred, appearing before Naruto. He grabbed Naruto's face with his right hand and slammed it hard into the ground.
Boom!
The rocks exposed in the mud layer were instantly pulverized by Naruto's head.
Just as Urashiki was about to press his attack, he felt his palm empty. Looking up, he saw a golden-glowing foot rapidly enlarging in his vision.
Thwack!
The terrifying force caused Otsutsuki Urashiki's face, as hard as steel, to distort like soft mud. His body skipped across the ground like a stone on water, bouncing high into the air with each impact during its high-speed trajectory.
"Gulp..." Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help but swallow, watching the trail of smoke clouds that formed a straight line. He didn't know if it was because his Mangekyo Sharingan's vision was declining or because the two were moving too terrifyingly fast, but he could barely even make out their figures.
Naruto wiped the dirt from his face, pulled out a Flying Thunder God Kunai, predicted the enemy's landing spot, and threw it with all his might.
Boom!
The incredible speed created a sonic boom cloud in mid-air. Arriving a step ahead of Otsutsuki Urashiki, the Flying Thunder God Kunai embedded itself in the earth. Naruto seized the opportunity and instantly vanished.
A massive amount of Nine-Tails chakra gathered in his right hand as he caught the enemy's head like a baseball. Finding a patch of relatively hard ground, he slammed it down forcefully.
Boom!
A crater roughly a meter in diameter appeared beneath them, with Urashiki's head at its center. Just as Naruto was about to deliver a second slam, the golden Rinnegan on Otsutsuki Urashiki's forehead pulsed with golden light.
In an instant, an incredibly terrifying repulsive force surged outwards. The crater created by the Tailed Beast Bomb instantly doubled in size. Naruto's figure tumbled, and in the blink of an eye, he reappeared several kilometers away, crashing into the water's surface and creating a huge circular crater.
"Uzumaki Naruto, is it? You, lowlife, have successfully enraged me!" Otsutsuki Urashiki stood up, drew his severed limb from afar, and reattached it to the stump of his left arm. White smoke billowed. After a few breaths, thanks to the Otsutsuki clan's powerful regenerative abilities, his left arm was reattached.
The gravel beneath his feet exploded as his figure vanished.
A splash erupted on the lake's surface as Naruto leaped out, his expression grave as he faced the attacking enemy. So, Shinra Tensei is a standard Rinnegan ability, huh! He had thought it was unique to Nagato. The fact that Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke awakened different Mangekyo Sharingan abilities had led him to believe that each Rinnegan also possessed different powers.
Naruto swung his Kusabimaru, clashing with the incoming black rod. Countless sparks flew!
Watching the two locked in fierce combat, both Sasukes exchanged glances. Good heavens, there was absolutely no opening for them to intervene.
"It seems Otsutsuki Urashiki's abilities have also changed in this form?" Future Sasuke, having activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan at some point, carefully observed their battle.
"His speed and strength have qualitatively improved, but he hasn't used any of his normal form's abilities even once. Is this the price of transformation?" Present Sasuke also felt puzzled. Both had experience fighting Urashiki and keenly noticed the change in his attack patterns.
"Very likely," Future Sasuke nodded.
What's going on? Naruto wondered, looking at the enemy attacking him with a frenzied expression. There was a strange sense of disparity. Every one of the enemy's attacks made him feel like he could barely parry. Yet, the opponent's attack patterns were like the clumsy, flailing punches of a six-year-old—all wild swings with no technique... just blindly attacking.
Boom!
Naruto suddenly ducked. Otsutsuki Urashiki, having lost his target, stumbled.
Just as I thought... His inner guess was confirmed. He sent Urashiki flying with a spinning kick. Did his strength increase too easily, leading him to neglect martial arts training?
Seeing the opponent's face contorted with shame and anger, Naruto readjusted his stance. The simple trap he'd just set could have been seen through and countered by any random Chunin, yet Otsutsuki Urashiki not only failed to see through it but had also exposed an opening.
But then again, if he hadn't had his experiences in the world of the undying... With his own rapidly increasing strength, he might have ended up like the Otsutsuki before him—possessing immense brute force but lacking the skill to utilize it perfectly.
"Is this all the Otsutsuki clan is capable of?" Naruto taunted. Another potential pitfall of rapidly increasing strength—a significant deficiency in temperament.
"You dare to think so, you lowly creature from a native planet?" Otsutsuki Urashiki sneered.
"Actions speak louder than words." Naruto shrugged slightly. Suddenly, a sense of crisis welled up in his heart, and he instinctively moved aside.
Boom!
A terrifying torrent of air split the lake in two. Looking down from above, the stones and silt at the bottom of the lake were clearly visible.
"Amenomihashira ・ Tamatebako!"
A purple sphere of light once again condensed in Otsutsuki Urashiki's palm. With a flick of his right hand, the lake was parted again. The affected lakeshore was instantly carved with a trench several meters deep.
Swish!
A Flying Thunder God Kunai flew past him. Seeing this uniquely styled kunai, the image of his severed left arm instantly flashed in Urashiki's mind. He gave a savage grin and conjured a black rod in his right hand. "Appearing here, are you?"
Through the eye on his forehead, he had already foreseen where the enemy would appear next. He thrust the black rod in his hand forcefully.
Splurt!
A splash of blood appeared. Naruto's head was slightly tilted; the black rod had pierced through his skull, just past the edge of his eye socket. If he hadn't followed his body's instinct just now, the black rod would have pierced not his left eye, but his brain.
"Aargh!" Otsutsuki Urashiki let out a miserable shriek. A wound several inches deep was slashed across his upper body. If not for the skin on his back holding him together, his torso would have been split in two.
"Now!"
The two Sasukes, who had been waiting for an opportunity, were jolted by this scene and immediately launched their attacks at top speed. Such a good chance was hard to come by!
Ignoring the injury to his left eye, Naruto kicked Urashiki towards the two Sasukes. Immediately after, he vanished using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Chidori Nagashi!"
One purple longsword, one azure longsword, slashed towards the enemy from two different directions!
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