Ryushi, hiding in the grass and observing silently, wore a serious expression. "Have the elite warriors under Great Demon King Shimaseki already risen in this era? Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuga, and even the Five Kage, Three Sages, and Seven Star Generals..."
Although their current power levels were still far below what they would eventually achieve, they were already terrifyingly strong!
A small living planet, a remote world that had been in a barbaric age a thousand years ago, had produced no fewer than ten warriors at the Otsutsuki level. Some were even stronger than higher-ranking warriors who had never led the God Tree Festival. It was simply unbelievable!
"To rise from this planet... No, to lead this planet's rise, the Great Demon King Shimaseki is truly terrifying!" Ryushi's eyes were filled with apprehension. The more he understood this world, the more he realized just how terrifying that man was!
Compared to calling Shimaseki's rise a hell mode, it would be more accurate to say those living in his era were the ones experiencing hell mode!
"If my time travel had been any later, I might not have been his match either. Fortunately, destiny is still on my side!"
...
In the sky, Naruto was still getting beaten up.
It wasn't that he didn't want to fight back, but he had already completely fallen into Toneri's combat rhythm and couldn't break free.
He had tried countless techniques—Transformation Jutsu, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, Harem Jutsu, even Reverse Harem Jutsu—but none of them had any effect whatsoever on Toneri!
This man had an abnormally strong mental fortitude!
Toneri streaked across the sky like a meteor, punching Naruto's face as Naruto transformed into a naked Minato. "It's useless! Failure is your only destiny!"
"Damn it! Even my dad's naked form didn't work!" Naruto cursed through gritted teeth, suddenly getting an idea. "Could this guy be into animal transformations? Maybe I should try Monster Harem Jutsu: Nine-Tails!"
"Not necessarily!" Sasuke recalled how Big Naruto had transformed into a naked Hagoromo in Big Sasuke's memories, shocking the Mother of Hagoromo for an entire year. "Naruto, change the simulation target of [Reverse Harem Jutsu] to Aizen!"
"Aizen?" Naruto hesitated, but immediately noticed a flicker of panic on Toneri's face. He was suddenly grinning from ear to ear. "That's right! How could I have forgotten this trick!"
"Don't dare defile Lord Aizen!" Toneri glared angrily. No longer using the frog-in-boiling-water approach, he instead slashed directly at Naruto with [Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion].
"You've fallen for it!" Naruto chuckled. Instead of using [Reverse Harem Jutsu], he suddenly vanished, leaving behind only a single strand of hair.
"Substitution Jutsu... No, it's Amenotejikara!" Toneri realized the truth. Since Sasuke had previously used Flying Thunder God to teleport next to Naruto, he had maintained spatial sealing around the battlefield to prevent Naruto from being taken away by spatial abilities like Flying Thunder God or Otsutsuki Teleportation.
But [Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion] consumed too much energy. He couldn't maintain the spatial sealing while using it, which gave Sasuke his opportunity.
Realizing this point, Toneri quickly calmed down. "Hmph! It's just back to square one! With just the two of you, you're still no match for me!"
Noticing that Naruto seemed about to speak, Toneri issued a warning in a harsh yet trembling voice, "If you dare threaten me with that filthy, low-class Harem Jutsu, I—I'll just transform into your leader!"
Although the Harem Jutsu and Reverse Harem Jutsu were originally created by Naruto, they weren't particularly advanced jutsu. Given Toneri's talent in dojutsu, Naruto naturally had no doubt that he could learn them.
But Naruto wasn't worried at all, wearing a carefree expression as he launched a psychological attack. "Then let's hurt each other! After all, I've even sold out my own father..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Sasuke slapped him hard on the head.
"If you dare do something like that, don't blame me for punishing you on behalf of our teacher!"
Rubbing his head, Naruto grumbled under his breath, "I was only kidding him—I didn't actually plan to go through with it!"
"Even thinking about it is unacceptable!" Sasuke snapped sternly. "Stop messing around and come combine with me already!"
"Coming!" Hearing this, Naruto turned serious again, focusing back on the battle.
In the next moment, a giant, humanoid Nine-Tails appeared in the sky. Sasuke infused his chakra into it, and vast amounts of dark purple armor covered the fox's body, making it look like a legendary fox-samurai straight out of mythology!
Majestic and full of vitality!
Naruto and Sasuke could feel their chakras resonate with each other!
The friendship they had built up in this world, the twisted, broken friendship from the parallel world—right at this moment, their bond transcended even the limits of the world itself!
As their chakra flared to its absolute peak, two ancient, mighty souls awakened within them, sharing a dialogue across space-time!
"How is this possible? Their chakra complements each other perfectly!" Toneri thought in shock. This combination had already gone far beyond the usual meaning of a fusion!
He even sensed a terrifying energy from their combined chakra!
It didn't feel like the power of two people—it felt like the strength of four fused together!
"That's right, we are brothers!" The realization struck both Naruto and Sasuke as the blade in the fox-samurai's grasp flared with brilliant light, cutting toward Toneri with a crushing force!
"I can't—can't block this!" Toneri's forehead veins bulged with strain as he desperately resisted the immense pressure!
But the force was too overwhelming, as if it surpassed the limits of the world itself, even shattering space!
"Cursed! How did they do this? Was it really just their bond?" Toneri raged inwardly in frustration.
Just then, Ichimomozuki's voice rang in his ears.
"They combined chakra—you can combine too!"
A powerful surge of energy suddenly rushed into his body. Instinctively, Toneri wanted to reject it, but he forcibly held back his resistance.
"This power is... the Ten-Tails?!" Toneri realized inwardly. "Is this the Ten-Tails from Isshiki Ōtsutsuki?!"
Hesitating for a moment, Toneri summoned the stone statue of Hamura, then forced the Ten-Tails into it.
Then, mimicking Sasuke's method, he enveloped every inch of the Hamura statue with his Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
Seeing this, Ichimomozuki, hidden in the shadows, twitched visibly as her eyes twitched violently.
"This kid's reaction is actually this fast—he figured out a way to use the stone statue as a buffer in such a short time. No wonder he's Aizen's disciple!"
However, he did not withdraw the Ten-Tails just yet, watching coldly instead, "I'd like to see how long you can resist taking this bait... just how long!"
Though it was also the Ten-Tails, the one under Isshiki's control had not yet matured into the God Tree and was inferior to Kaguya's.
Still, the Ten-Tails remains the Ten-Tails. No matter how weakened it was, its power still surpassed that of the half-sealed Nine-Tails within Naruto.
Furthermore, once the Ten-Tails was placed into the Hamura Statue, the residual Hamura chakra was awakened, resonating with Toneri's chakra!
Fueled by the combined power of three chakra sources, Toneri's aura surged to match his opponent's completely!
[God - Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!]
[Six Paths - Sword of Concordance!]
The primordial blade blazing through the starfield and the blade of the siblings piercing through space-time violently collided, instantly unleashing a force so intense it seemed capable of tearing apart the entire hidden realm!
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