*Boom!!*
A thunderous impact shook the battlefield as the colossal body of the Two-Tails was hurled through the air, tracing a wide parabola before crashing down onto the Kumo ninja forces like a fallen star. Dust exploded into the sky, screams echoed, and the very ground trembled under the weight of the impact.
"So cool!!"
Naruto's heart pounded with exhilaration, his eyes sparkling as he stood on a high vantage point.
Everyone had always thought that tailed beasts were the most terrifying and awe-inspiring beings in the world. But today—today had rewritten that belief entirely.
There was something even more powerful than a tailed beast.
Turning to his side, Naruto looked up at Namikaze Mirai with uncontainable excitement. "Uncle! What's the name of this big metal guy?"
A small smile tugged at the corner of Mirai's lips as he looked down at his nephew. "Mecha." he replied, calm and composed atop the giant metal figure.
"Mecha???" Naruto's jaw practically hit the floor. He was so overwhelmed he nearly jumped up in place. "I want to have a Mecha when I grow up!"
On the battlefield below, the Two-Tails—knocked dizzy from the punch—staggered back onto its feet. Its massive feline head shook, eyes glassy, tail flicking with rage. The pupils locked onto Mirai's towering mechanical creation, seething with primal fury.
This was the second time.
The first time, Mirai had nonchalantly deflected a flying Tailed Beast Ball. And now, before it could even get its footing, he had summoned an even larger opponent that had sent it flying with a single punch.
The humiliation boiled inside the Two-Tails.
Its lips curled back, fangs bared, as it dropped into a crouched stance. With a mighty roar, it began to charge.
But atop the metal giant's head, Mirai's voice was as serene as a still pond.
"The so-called tailed beasts are nothing more than overgrown animals." he declared. "And if it's a beast… it can be tamed."
The Two-Tails stomped its massive paws into the battlefield, each step a thunderclap. Panic swept through the nearby shinobi ranks—Kumo and even some Konoha ninjas fled its path.
"Arrogant fool!" the Two-Tails bellowed. "You'll pay the price for mocking me!!"
Mirai didn't flinch. He merely chuckled.
"Then come."
The charging beast collided with the mech—but instead of collapsing under the impact, the mech's right leg bent, grounding itself firmly and absorbing the momentum.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Its massive fists swung down with earth-shattering force, hammering the Two-Tails' head again and again. Each punch forced a yowl of pain from the beast, its limbs flailing wildly.
The watching ninjas could only gape in horror and awe.
A tailed beast—one of the most destructive forces in the world—was being pinned and pummeled by a towering metal titan.
Even the famously stoic Uchiha clan members were visibly stupefied.
"This... This is beyond anything I've seen before!"
"There's something this badass in the ninja world?!"
"A real man should pilot a Mecha!"
Within Naruto's seal, in the depths of his consciousness, the Nine-Tails was losing its mind.
Its crimson eyes widened, ears twitching as it observed the events through Naruto's senses.
"That damned Namikaze Mirai bastard!!" the beast growled. "What kind of nonsense is he teaching my Jinchūriki?!"
It cursed Mirai a thousand times in its heart.
If Naruto started idolizing this "mecha nonsense" too, the one who'd suffer most... was undoubtedly the Nine-Tails itself!
But the battle wasn't over yet.
On the other side of the battlefield, a massive shadow loomed.
A new, even larger figure emerged, sending shockwaves through the air—the Eight-Tails had arrived.
"Looks like I'll need your strength." Killer Bee's voice echoed in the Eight-Tails' spiritual plane.
The beast's tone was grim. "He's a tough opponent."
Though the Two-Tails was on the weaker end among the tailed beasts, it had still been overwhelmed. Mirai was not just powerful—he was intelligent, strategic, and fearless.
"Tailed Beast: Octo-Twister!!"
The Eight-Tails roared, wrapping its massive tentacles around itself. Like a monstrous spinning top, it rotated at high speed, generating a storm so fierce it tore through the battlefield.
Nearby ninjas were lifted off their feet, torn apart like paper dolls.
This—this was why tailed beasts were feared as natural disasters.
But Mirai didn't panic.
With a single hand seal and a snap of his fingers, the battlefield beneath the Eight-Tails shimmered with a red glow.
The beast howled as searing heat engulfed its body.
The ground had become molten.
Induction Furnace—a field of intense electromagnetic heating that melted the earth in seconds.
The Eight-Tails' rotation ground to a halt, tentacles burning, limbs sinking into the red-hot magma.
"Hot! HOT!" the beast screamed, its limbs twitching as the smell of burning flesh wafted into the air.
Then came another technique.
In Mirai's hand, a blinding thunder spear formed—an evolved variant of the Electromagnetic Cannon. He hurled it with force rivaling a railgun.
*Zzztt—BOOM!*
The spear pierced through the Eight-Tails' tentacle, leaving a gaping hole.
The beast screamed again, attempting to retaliate—but the molten ground surged beneath it, gripping its limbs, chaining it in searing agony.
Another thunder spear. Another piercing wound.
And another.
"Victory against tailed beasts." Mirai's voice carried calmly through the field, "Doesn't come from brute strength alone. You need intelligence."
Naruto trembled with excitement. His uncle's brilliance, strength, and calm—everything about this battle had seared itself into his heart.
From afar, the Konoha shinobi watched in awe.
They weren't just spectators to a fight—they were witnesses to a masterclass.
Against the Two-Tails, Mirai used close-quarters dominance.
Against the larger Eight-Tails, he used terrain control and ranged punishment.
A symphony of tactics against monstrosities.
At the rear of the Kumo forces, Dodai's eyes bled red from shock and fury.
Tailed beasts—living weapons of war—were being reduced to helpless prey.
Inside the lava trap, the Eight-Tails howled in frustration. At last, with a violent gurgle, it sprayed forth an immense stream of ink.
*Fwooosh!*
Steam exploded into the air as the ink cooled the lava. Seizing the opportunity, the beast tore itself free.
"I'll never forgive you!" the Eight-Tails roared, eyes wild with vengeance.
"Oh right." Mirai murmured. "Octopuses do that."
The beast struck with a broken tentacle, smashing down on the mech.
*WHAM!*
Naruto squeaked and covered his eyes. When he opened them again—
They were in the air.
Floating.
A silvery platform of electromagnetic fluid was carrying them skyward at immense speed.
"U-Uncle?! Where are we going?!"
"The sky." Mirai laughed. "Have you ever seen an attack… from the heavens?"
Naruto blinked in confusion. "An attack… from the heavens?"
Far below, the Eight-Tails watched them rise. "They're escaping?!"
Killer Bee gasped in the spiritual realm.
"Wait... Look! Up there!!"
…
Above the clouds, just below the stratosphere, Mirai stood steady. The air was thin. Any higher, and Naruto wouldn't survive.
"Watch closely, Naruto. I'll only show you this once."
Behind them, clouds parted—revealing a colossal metal cylinder hanging in the sky.
Mecha: Final Judgement — Heaven's Lance.
It began to fall, friction igniting the outer shell, flames trailing behind it like a divine spear of wrath.
The Eight-Tails' pupils shrank to pinpricks.
"A-A metal pillar?!"
"Shoot! Attack!!" Killer Bee shouted in panic.
The beast opened its mouth, a Tailed Beast Bomb forming—but it was too late.
*BOOOOOOM!!!*
The metal spear struck with godlike force.
The plain erupted into chaos. Shockwaves radiated out in translucent arcs. Ninjas closest to the impact were obliterated before their defenses could form.
Even Uchiha Fugaku and the distant observers staggered.
"Brace for impact!!"
*CRACK!!THUD!!*
The wave hit them like a hurricane.
The earth wailed like a creature in agony.
Up above, Naruto clung to his uncle's leg, eyes wide.
"U-Uncle... What was that move called...?"
Mirai's eyes narrowed, voice like steel.
"This move… is called Heaven's Lance."
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