Truth-Seeking Orbs wield all the power of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, easily surpassing even Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tōta. Yet, they are not classified as Kekkei Mōra—according to official data from the "Book of Formation," Truth-Seeking Orbs fall under the category of Ninjutsu.
Only when Ōtsutsuki Kaguya absorbed the chakra of shinobi captured by the Divine Tree and unleashed the so-called Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb—also known as the Final Truth-Seeking Orb—did it truly count as Kekkei Mōra.
Still, Truth-Seeking Orbs possess an innate ability to expand. The essence of this expansion is the transformation from a solid sphere into a hollow one—sacrificing density for volume. So, ordinary Truth-Seeking Orbs can only expand so far.
But because these orbs can erase matter from existence, even a hollow, expanded sphere remains a deadly threat. Trading density for volume is a perfectly viable tactic!
The greater the density or mass of a Truth-Seeking Orb, the larger it can theoretically expand. That's why, by fusing thousands of smaller orbs together, one can create an orb of truly monstrous proportions!
However, due to the limits of the technique, it's still not a "true" Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb.
That's why Naruto made a point to distinguish his own approach—to showcase a style that belongs to Uzumaki Naruto alone!
—My Style: Expanding Truth-Seeking Orb!
BOOM!
In front of Kurama's massive paw, the Truth-Seeking Orb swelled with blinding speed. The Yin-Yang lightning in front of Sasuke'sSusanoo faded, then was completely devoured by the orb in seconds!
Crack! Crack!
Susanoo's arms began to disintegrate from the hands up.
A wave of black terror flooded the battlefield.
"...!" Sasuke sensed disaster and tried to retreat with Susanoo, but the orb's expansion was even faster. In a blink, the sphere collided with the armored shell!
From a distance, Sasuke'sSusanoo: Perfect Form looked like a tiny baby, struggling to carry a ball ten times its size.
Naruto's Tailed Beast avatar soared to a diagonal vantage above the expanding orb.
The faceplate of Susanoo's armor slid open, and Kurama opened his golden jaws wide. He gathered a Tailed Beast Bomb to its largest scale, swallowed it, and then unleashed it as a blazing pillar of light!
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...!
The diagonal beam of the Tailed Beast Bomb slammed into the fully expanded Truth-Seeking Orb, which in turn bulldozed Sasuke'sSusanoo straight into the ruins of what was once the Valley of the End!
Uchiha Sasuke let out a hysterical scream: "No! No way—this can't be happening!!!"
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...!
Susanoo's back struck the earth with a thunderous crash, and then its entire body was driven underground by the orb's relentless advance!
As the orb pressed down, the ground split wide open.
Crack! Crack...!
Deep beneath the surface, Sasuke'sSusanoo: Perfect Form began to crumble, swallowed by endless darkness.
Sasuke's spirit shattered. "Why? Why is the gap still so huge? What does it take to beat that guy?!"
BOOM...
When the orb was half-buried in the earth, it finally stopped. Seconds later, it began to shrink, revealing a vast new basin below.
By this point, the Valley of the End had been utterly erased. Even if rebuilt, it would never be the same mountain and waterfall.
So, Naruto decided: there was no need to rebuild. Let it become history.
Whoosh!
As the orb contracted, it became a massive sphere fifty meters across, then split into two medium-sized spheres, each thirty meters in diameter.
This was the form before the two orbs had fused.
Finally, each medium orb broke apart into thousands of small spheres, each only ten centimeters wide—the original form of the Truth-Seeking Orbs, and the direct result of Naruto's replication with Ōmononushi.
Whoosh!
The countless orbs parted, opening a path for the Tailed Beast avatar to pass through.
As he neared the basin, the Tailed Beast avatar dissipated.
Cloaked in his Six Paths Sage mantle and carrying the nine soul-infused orbs, Naruto landed on the slope, looking down at the battered Sasuke lying at the basin's lowest point.
Thud!
Sasuke slammed his fist into the ground, stone fragments scattering across his face as he growled, "Why? Why didn't you finish me off with that last attack?!"
Naruto walked down the slope and approached the pit. "How many times do I have to say it, Sasuke? I won't kill you…"
"You'll regret your foolish mercy!"
Sasuke forced himself to sit up. One leg was broken, but the six tomoe still burned in his eyes—he wasn't finished yet.
Naruto's gaze darkened. "What must come, will come. There's no escaping it."
Zzzzt!
Sasuke's right eye locked onto Naruto.
—Ame-no-Sakate!
Whoosh!
Wounds swapped!
Naruto staggered, right knee slamming into the earth, but he gritted his teeth and formed hand seals!
—Sage Art: Myōjin Gate!
BOOM!
The Myōjin Gate crashed down from above!
A smirk tugged at Sasuke's lips as his left eye focused on Naruto. "It's over for you!"
—Amenotejikara!
Whoosh!!
Positions swapped—Naruto was trapped beneath the Myōjin Gate!
Now standing in Naruto's former spot, Sasuke burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! Caught by your own technique, Naruto! I told you—you'd regret this!!"
Under the Myōjin Gate, his leg broken, Naruto just smiled and pointed ahead. "Sasuke, you might want to check behind you…"
"Heh. Spare me the playground tricks! At this distance, you can't control the orbs—"
But suddenly, Sasuke realized something!
The Truth-Seeking Orbs behind Naruto hadn't swapped positions with him—and those orbs had souls!
Whoosh...!
"Shimatta!!!" As Sasuke spun around in a panic—
"Heave-ho~!" Kurosaburō Uzumaki twisted into a club and bonked Sasuke right on the back of the head! [Note: With Six Paths power, Sasuke can touch Truth-Seeking Orbs—just as in the original.]
Thunk!
Sasuke's vision went black, and he collapsed, unconscious.
The orbs circled around the fallen Sasuke.
"Heh, got him."
"What a klutz! Doesn't even check his six?"
"Dumb little bro Kurosaburō, you didn't kill Uncle Two-Pillars, did you…"
"Idiot second bro, I know my limits. At worst, it's just a comminuted skull fracture~!"
"What if he gets up again? Should we give him a couple more whacks?"
Whoosh!
While the brothers bickered, the youngest—Kujūrō Uzumaki—floated before Naruto. "Father, please use me!"
"Always so thoughtful…"
Kujūrō transformed into an awl in Naruto's hand. He used it to pry open a gap in the Myōjin Gate, then squeezed his body through.
"So it's my right leg this time…"
Naruto looked down at his fractured right leg and opened his left palm.
Yang power had always been his specialty in his previous life, so he'd carved the seal on his dominant hand—his left.
He pressed his left hand to the break, and Yang power surged forth… Bones that even Hashirama's regeneration couldn't easily repair mended in moments.
"Whew…" Naruto took a deep breath, steadied himself, and walked toward Sasuke.
Since he'd decided not to rebuild the Valley of the End, Naruto had already resolved—this would be his and Sasuke's final battle.
And now, he would convince Sasuke.
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