"But... like this?"
The next moment—
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The severely distorted space-time was suddenly corrected by another mysterious force.
It was as if a crumpled sheet of paper had instantly been smoothed flat.
Everyone watching was stunned, but no one was more shocked than Kakashi Hatake himself.
He suddenly clutched his left eye, dropped to one knee, and gasped for breath.
"H-How is this possible...?"
"Impossible! Was Kamui actually disrupted?!"
Yagura Karatachi sneered.
Of course, those words did not truly belong to him.
Far away, the mysterious masked man who called himself Madara Uchiha watched silently. Beneath the twisted mask, only his right eye was visible, radiating terrifying visual power.
That eye possessed the exact same Mangekyō Sharingan pattern as Kakashi's Kamui.
Without a doubt, the man was nearby.
Even if Yagura was being controlled through genjutsu, maintaining control during battle from a great distance was impossible. This was not Edo Tensei.
The masked man—Uchiha Obito—looked at the shocked Kakashi with cold amusement.
Kakashi was utterly stunned.
"Kamui was actually countered..."
"This shouldn't be possible..."
He had intended to end the battle with a single strike. Instead, Kamui had failed completely, consuming an enormous amount of chakra and mental energy. He was now exhausted.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
Naruto immediately noticed something was wrong and rushed over.
"Are you alright, Kakashi-sensei?"
"I-I'm fine..."
Kakashi breathed heavily.
"I'm sorry, Naruto. I planned to decide the battle with that attack, but I never expected this outcome..."
Naruto frowned.
"Kakashi-sensei's space-distortion technique should have been unbeatable. Somehow, it was neutralized."
"This doesn't seem like Mizukage-sama's ability..."
Kakashi nodded.
"You're right. Someone else is involved."
Naruto clenched his fists angrily.
"Fine! First I'll defeat this fake Mizukage, then I'll find that coward hiding behind the scenes!"
Kakashi shook his head.
"Naruto... be careful..."
At that moment, Hinata activated her Byakugan and looked into the distance.
For a brief second, she spotted someone.
Then the figure vanished as if it had never existed.
"Huh?!"
Naruto turned toward her.
"What happened, Hinata?"
"My Byakugan detected someone far away just now, but they disappeared instantly."
Kakashi inhaled sharply.
"That must be a Space-Time Ninjutsu."
"A Space-Time Ninjutsu capable of countering Kamui..."
He looked at Hinata seriously.
"Hinata, stay alert. That person may launch a surprise attack at any moment."
"Yes, Kakashi-sensei!"
Yagura mocked them.
"So this is the famous Kakashi of the Sharingan?"
"You can only use the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan once before becoming helpless?"
"What kind of genius are you? In my eyes, you're nothing but trash."
Kakashi frowned but lacked the strength to respond.
Naruto, however, exploded with anger.
"You bastard!"
"You hide your face and manipulate others from the shadows. What right do you have to look down on Kakashi-sensei?!"
Yagura snorted.
"Hmph. Uzumaki Naruto, you're just as arrogant as ever."
"Let's see how long that arrogance lasts."
Water Release: Iron Bullet!
Drawing upon the chakra of the Tailed Beast, Yagura's chakra reserves seemed limitless.
A gigantic sphere of water descended from the sky like a falling meteor.
Facing the attack, Naruto immediately unleashed his greatest trump card.
Wind Release Chakra Mode!
More specifically—
Flowing Wind Mode!
Whoosh!
Boom!
Violent chakra erupted from Naruto's body.
Wind Release chakra swirled around him like a raging hurricane while simultaneously flowing through every cell of his body.
At that moment, Naruto seemed to merge with the wind itself.
He became one with heaven and earth.
Yagura narrowed his eyes.
"So this is the so-called Wind Release Chakra Mode?"
Under countless astonished gazes, Naruto unleashed a powerful technique.
Flow: Great Breakthrough!
Instantly, Naruto's body became like a massive black hole.
The surrounding energy and airflow were drawn toward him before being violently expelled.
A terrifying tornado burst from his mouth.
Rumble!
BOOM!
Having fully mastered the essence of "Flow," Naruto's Wind Release Chakra Mode had reached perfection.
The enormous storm engulfed the battlefield and collided directly with the descending Iron Bullet.
For a moment, Naruto's attack completely overwhelmed it.
BOOM!
Wind and water exploded outward.
Violent storms swept across the battlefield while towering waves surged in every direction.
The Iron Bullet Technique was completely destroyed.
Meanwhile, Naruto's Great Breakthrough continued forward like an unstoppable force.
Yagura's expression changed instantly.
"What?!"
"It actually overpowered my Iron Bullet Technique, even with Tailed Beast chakra supporting it?!"
Naruto's chakra reserves had always rivaled those of a Tailed Beast.
Even without using the Nine-Tails' power, he was never inferior to anyone in terms of chakra.
Now, with both the Yin Seal and Wind Release Chakra Mode enhancing him, the quality and quantity of his chakra had increased dramatically.
Every attack carried enough power to destroy everything in its path.
Yagura immediately formed hand seals.
Water Release: Water Wall!
A massive wall of water erupted from the ground.
Its scale was so enormous that it looked as though an entire Water Release squad had cast it together.
The two forces collided violently.
The earth trembled.
Storms raged.
Waves soared into the sky.
Even so, Yagura was pushed back seven or eight meters before stabilizing himself.
His expression grew serious.
"Uzumaki Naruto... it seems I underestimated you."
"Your Wind Release Chakra Mode is quite interesting."
Naruto snorted.
"This is only the beginning."
The Flowing Wind Mode connected Naruto internally and externally, allowing chakra to circulate endlessly.
Not only had his power increased significantly, but his chakra consumption had also been drastically reduced.
A single activation could now last nearly fifteen minutes.
Naruto had nothing to worry about.
Flow: Wind Cutter Technique!
A stronger and more destructive ninjutsu erupted from his hands.
Countless gigantic wind blades tore through the air and slashed toward Yagura.
"Hmm?!"
Yagura was startled and immediately formed hand seals.
Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!
A water mirror suddenly appeared.
From within it emerged a perfect duplicate of Naruto.
The clone possessed the same Wind Release Chakra Mode and instantly unleashed its own Wind Cutter Technique.
The two attacks collided violently.
The battlefield was filled with endless explosions and shrieking winds.
Deep valleys appeared across the land.
The sky crackled loudly.
Every tree in the area was sliced apart and scattered across the ground.
Naruto was shocked.
"It completely copied my Wind Release Chakra Mode?!"
"What kind of technique is this?"
The Water Mirror Technique could replicate nearly any ability and perfectly counter most attacks.
However, it consumed a tremendous amount of chakra.
After all, energy could not be created from nothing.
Replicating an opponent's technique required even more chakra than the original user spent.
Naruto quickly figured that out.
Without hesitation, he unleashed another powerful attack.
Flow: Wind Release—Pressure Damage!
This was arguably the strongest Wind Release Ninjutsu in Naruto's arsenal.
Normally, Pressure Damage already possessed devastating explosive power.
Enhanced by Naruto's perfected Wind Release Chakra Mode, it became even more terrifying.
Naruto now resembled a living natural disaster.
The violent Wind Release chakra compressed itself to the limit.
The dense energy condensed further and further before exploding outward.
A roaring mass of wind surged across the battlefield.
The destructive force was enough to shatter massive sand dunes—
Or even flatten a small mountain.
For a moment, everyone was left speechless.
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