—Ōmononushi Style: Great Sun Heaven Sword Orb!
Naruto embedded the Ōhi no Ōmika blade into Kurama'sTailed Beast Ball, then, using Ōmononushi, duplicated and mass-produced the combination—launching them all into the sky in one overwhelming barrage!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM...!
The colossal wooden fists of the Top Transformed Buddha hammered down from above, smashing the Tailed Beast Balls with brute force. The resulting explosions devoured a huge swath of the wooden arms—but the true spectacle was yet to come.
The Ōhi no Ōmika sword, a divine weapon famed for its "unbreakable edge," represented not only the power to cut through anything, but also the impossibility of being broken. The force of the Tailed Beast Ball explosions didn't destroy the embedded blades; instead, the blasts became terrifying boosters, hurling the swords outward with unstoppable momentum!
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK...!
Each high-energy explosion became a high-density cutting attack, further grinding away the Top Transformed Buddha's fists!
Over countless clashes through the ages, True Several Thousand Hands had always held the upper hand against Beast's Tribulation in terms of raw power. Even when Naruto had managed to turn the tables in the past, it was always through clever tricks, not sheer force.
But this time—Beast's Tribulation overwhelmed True Several Thousand Hands in a head-on collision!
Watching the Top Transformed Buddha falter, Madara couldn't help but sigh. "To think the Top Transformed Buddha is actually being overpowered... Hmph. As expected of the Beast's Tribulation I created!"
Kurama finally vented his long-held grudge: "Hmph! Big body, long arms—so what? I'll tear you apart all the same!"
The Top Transformed Buddha's arms were spent!
Madara quickly formed a one-handed seal.
—Sage Art: Five Elements Guardian!
The five faces near the crown of True Several Thousand Hands opened their mouths, unleashing torrents of lightning, water, fire, earth, and wind—five elemental jutsu surging downward in a devastating flood!
Once, Obito had used a smaller True Several Thousand Hands to deploy this very technique, which Hiruzen had countered with his Five Release Great Combo. But this was the Sage Art version—no ordinary ninjutsu could hope to block it!
BOOM!!
Naruto instantly fired the Great Sun Heaven Sword Orb he'd prepared as a duplication sample from Kurama's mouth, following up with a barrage of small Tailed Beast Balls—barely managing to block the onslaught of the Sage Art: Five Elements Guardian!
Kurama rumbled, "Naruto, that's it for me. My chakra's completely drained. You're on your own!"
Naruto nodded. "Go on, get some rest."
Whoosh!
Kurama's massive form faded away, leaving only the empty shell of Susanoo to shield Naruto.
Madara muttered, "Limbo's not ready yet. I'll have to hold out a bit longer with the main body of True Several Thousand Hands..."
CRACK!
The oval plate on True Several Thousand Hands' back broke loose, tumbling into the abyss below!
BOOM!
Now unburdened, True Several Thousand Hands stood up from its lotus position atop the bottom of the Chibaku Tensei satellite. Its hands, previously pressed together in prayer, split apart and clenched into massive fists—ready to strike!
Seeing this, Naruto called out, "Hey, Madara—should I unleash a True Several Thousand Hands of my own?"
Madara just laughed. "Hmph, don't bluff. Your sage power is long gone!"
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And how do you figure?"
Still upside down, Madara looked down past his feet at the celestial body—so massive that even the True Several Thousand Hands couldn't obscure it. His voice grew serious: "You used Ōmononushi to duplicate the gravity cores for Chibaku Tensei. Aside from the ocular power, you barely spent any chakra. That much is true.
"But to forcefully fuse all those Chibaku Tensei satellites into one after they'd formed, even you couldn't do it without sage power. That's when your reserves ran dry, am I wrong?"
Naruto grinned. "You saw through all that..."
Madara snorted. "How many battles do you think I've fought? Now your Nine-Tails chakra is gone too, and my Limbo is nearly recovered. Your chances of victory are shrinking by the second..."
Naruto replied, "That's not a given."
Madara waved him off. "Oh? And what, exactly, are you betting on? Just your Susanoo?"
Naruto spoke slowly, "Uncle Madara, you once took Sasuke's eyes. You should know that not all Rinnegan are created equal."
Madara nodded, matter-of-fact. "Rinnegan with tomoe do have superior ocular power."
Naruto continued, "Then you should also know there's a fundamental difference between a single eye and a pair..."
A deep frown creased Madara's brow.
"The Susanoo I used earlier was just to fit Kurama's smaller form—not my full strength." Naruto slowly raised his gaze. "Only someone who's awakened 'Superior Rinnegan' in both eyes can manifest the next stage of Susanoo!"
Madara's breath caught. "A higher stage? You mean there's something beyond the Complete Body?"
Naruto explained, "The term 'Complete' refers to the traditional forms of Susanoo—but that's not the limit. As far as I know, there are two more forms..."
Madara's pupils shrank to pinpoints. "Two!?"
Naruto revealed the truth, "The Susanoo the Sage of Six Paths once used could rival the Ten-Tails in power. That form is called 'Six Paths Susanoo.' What I'm about to unleash is a stage between the Complete Body and the Six Paths form!"
BOOM!
The Complete Body Susanoo around Naruto dissolved into a wild, flame-like chakra. The hidden power within erupted, and the fiery aura swelled to more than double its former size!
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK...!
When the chakra solidified again, Susanoo's size was nearly equal to True Several Thousand Hands—now stripped of its plate!
Naruto murmured, "If it was the higher-level 'Six Paths Susanoo,' I could completely cover True Several Thousand Hands. But for now... this'll do."
—Susanoo: Ultimate Form!
Madara threw his head back and laughed. "Hahahahaha! To think it wasn't me, Uchiha Madara, but you, Uzumaki Naruto, who stepped into this new realm first. Good. Very good..."
BOOM!
True Several Thousand Hands bent its knees and launched itself from the bottom of the satellite, plummeting down from the heavens!
As it fell, the Kannon's arms spread wide, descending with a force that threatened to shatter the world!
Naruto called out, "A palm strike from the heavens? What's it called?"
Madara replied, "Vajra Demon Subjugation!"
Naruto grinned, "And who's the demon?"
Madara's eyes glinted. "Everyone is a demon. Other people are hell!"
HUMMM! In the hand of Susanoo: Ultimate Form, a massive shield materialized!
Naruto declared, "This is the third divine treasure—Yata no Yae-gaki!"
Yata no Yae-gaki couldn't reflect attacks completely like the Yata Mirror, but it could absorb the majority of incoming force and return it as a shield bash, amplified by Susanoo's own might. If the attack's strength exceeded the shield's limits, the overflow would be distributed throughout the entire Susanoo—meaning it could never be broken, unless the attack was so overwhelming it could destroy the whole Susanoo even after being spread out.
Susanoo spread its wings, raising Yata no Yae-gaki high to intercept the descending Vajra Demon Subjugation!
BOOOOM...!!!
The instant they collided, the sky erupted with a deafening sonic boom!
CRACK...!!
Vajra Demon Subjugation's arm shattered on impact...!
BOOM!
True Several Thousand Hands was blasted backward, then leapt from the satellite's base to dive again—this time unleashing another Vajra Demon Subjugation with its other arm!
"Savior of the world—who else but me?!" Madara's eyes burned crimson. "Let's finish this!!"
—Earth Release: Super-Weighted Boulder Jutsu!!!
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