"Master, you're finally letting me fight!"
It was the Monkey King speaking. Naruto had once promised to restore its soul, and now he'd kept that word!
This time, to avoid awkwardness over seniority, Naruto had defined their relationship as master and servant!
As for the Golden-Eyed Toad and Nine-Headed Sage Serpent, Naruto hadn't yet restored their souls. However, the Nine-Headed Sage Serpent's final head—from which Naruto had previously extracted a fang stained with Indra's blood—had received its promised compensation: a massive gold tooth!
This created a new promise: after this war ended, Naruto would use Ōmononushi to replicate gold for Kakuzu.
Thanks to its Diamond Body, the Monkey King couldn't be pierced by Six Paths black rods—except for one, stuck in its vulnerable spot... the Thousand Years of Death location!
It was projected from Naruto's Rinnegan, retaining its unique "Fiery Golden Eyes" at the center of its pupils!
Naruto commanded, "Those armored warriors are troublesome. Can you play cleanup this time?"
"Those guys? Heh, piece of cake!" The Monkey King clenched its explosive fist and charged straight forward!
The armored warriors swung their Susanoo great swords mid-charge, weaving their blade-light into a web of death!
"Hmph All flash, no substance!"
The Monkey King snorted coldly. Its massive frame bulldozed through the web of slashes, delivering a devastating punch to the lead warrior's chest!
"Thanks to Master's enhanced summoning technique, I'm stronger than ever~~! Die~~!!"
BOOM!!
The armored warrior's chest exploded clean through to its back, the punch's force drilling through an entire line of warriors behind it!!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Then it clashed with the encircling armored warriors, fighting dozens at once without giving an inch!
Indra murmured, "The Monkey King's Diamond Body might rival my Dōko Agaryū..."
But he didn't intervene—there were too many armored warriors!
—Summoning Jutsu!
Seeing the Monkey King's valor, Sasuke refused to be outdone, summoning his "Green Snake"!
"Young Master Sasuke, this is..." The Green Snake materialized to witness an apocalyptic scene.
Sasuke asked, "Can you handle those things?"
Green Snake replied, "If they weren't wearing that armor... maybe..."
In other words, it couldn't win.
"..." Sasuke's eyes narrowed slightly. He pressed his palm, bearing the mark of Yin power, onto the Green Snake's body.
CRACK!
Susanoo armor completely enveloped the Green Snake!
Sasuke asked, "Any problems now?"
Green Snake: "None whatsoever!"
"Go make me proud!"
"Yes, Young Master Sasuke!"
Whoosh!
The armored Green Snake curved toward the enemy formation. Even while charging, its vertical pupils glanced back at Naruto.
"I see—Young Master Sasuke has his competitive spirit up. I absolutely cannot disgrace him!"
Watching the Green Snake's retreating form, Sasuke asked, "Naruto, how exactly do you contract Animal Path summons? I can't find a single one."
Naruto replied, "You need to reach a place called the 'Realm of Reincarnation.' It requires opportunity. You've only recently awakened your eyes, so not triggering it is normal."
Sasuke: "The Realm of Reincarnation—I want to go there too."
Naruto: "Well... there's really no need anymore."
Sasuke glanced over. "How so?"
Naruto looked somewhat embarrassed. "The Realm of Reincarnation has already been completely cleaned out by me."
After a pause, Sasuke sighed helplessly. "You..."
Naruto quickly offered, "How about I transfer some summons to you! Manda and his kind should be retired anyway~!"
Sasuke: "Manda's type would be useless!"
Naruto grinned. "Then what do you want? How about I give you the Nine-Headed Sage Serpent?"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
After charging into enemy ranks, the Green Snake nimbly deflected an armored warrior's slash, used its flexible advantage to coil around the warrior's body, then bit down hard on the Susanoo armor with its fangs!!
"Roaaaar...!"
The armored warrior fought back savagely, freeing one arm to hack at the writhing Green Snake with its great sword, leaving scratches across the armor!
The situation was simple: whoever broke armor first would win!!
CRACK!
Ultimately, the Green Snake proved more ferocious—its fangs broke through the armor first, severing the Ten-Tails splinter body's neck!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! More armored warriors charged in, but the Green Snake fought on with its simple method, utterly fearless!
Watching the Green Snake's valiant form, Sasuke said to Naruto, "Let's leave it for now. The Green Snake is excellent. Besides, power in your hands and power in mine serve the same purpose—fighting external enemies and protecting this ninja world. If the Realm of Reincarnation is useless now, there's no point going."
Naruto smiled meaningfully. "Not necessarily... it's just that current exploration has reached its limit..."
Sasuke: "Current stage—what do you mean?"
Naruto: "After we finish this battle, we'll discuss it in detail..."
BOOM!
Just then, the Golden-Eyed Toad made its move!
—Frog Sky Step!
It stepped on air ripples, ascending majestically to the heavens!
Its frog palm gathered power before striking down!
—Frog Heaven Snipe!
BOOM!
A natural energy cannon descending from above instantly pulverized an armored warrior!!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Successive frog palm strikes crushed warrior after warrior!
It successfully drew Indra's attention. "So that's the Golden-Eyed Toad... Though I've never visited Mount Myōboku, I've heard of their unique Sage Arts. Seeing it today, it truly has extraordinary qualities..."
"Well, try this!"
Indra formed a two-finger seal.
Behind the lines, the waiting armored warriors all manifested Susanoo divine weapons—"Heavenly Jeweled Spears"!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
They simultaneously assumed throwing stances, hurling the Heavenly Jeweled Spears skyward!!
Naruto's gaze sharpened. "Oh? Playing that card..."
The Golden-Eyed Toad pressed its palms together!
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!
Invisible natural energy walls rapidly condensed into omnidirectional protective barriers, blocking the Heavenly Jeweled Spears outside!
"Not bad, but I've already seen through it..."
Indra's eyes gleamed darkly as he raised his palm.
—Amaterasu: Flame Draw!
FWOOSH...!
That wall of natural energy was actually ignited by black flames!
Naruto: "He used Amaterasu to burn natural energy?!"
Indra: "Precisely... using natural energy as Amaterasu's 'fuel.' Different jutsu principles create vastly different combat results!"
The Frog Heaven Shield was broken!
The subsequent Heavenly Jeweled Spears pierced through the Golden-Eyed Toad's body!
POOF...!
The Golden-Eyed Toad's massive form vanished in white smoke!
Naruto felt slight regret. "Didn't get to use the trickiest 'Frog Heaven Sound'... but that's fine, there'll be plenty of opportunities in the future..."
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
The Green Snake's Susanoo armor was now tattered, its body bleeding profusely...
Around it lay the corpses of armored warriors.
Green Snake: "Young Master Sasuke, I've already..."
Sasuke: "That's enough, Green Snake. Go rest!"
POOF!
The Green Snake vanished in white smoke!
BOOM!
The Nine-Headed Sage Serpent entered the battle!
Its eight front heads opened simultaneously, spewing eight blazing light beams directly at the armored warriors' formation!!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM...!
Explosions erupted one after another!!!
BOOM...!!
The Monkey King backflipped, landing on the Nine-Headed Sage Serpent's rearmost head!!
"Master, behold my divine technique!!"
Standing atop the serpent head, it struck an incredibly majestic pose, then leaped with one foot, its body transforming into golden light that shot directly at Naruto!
Then, before Naruto and Hinata's eyes, an incredible scene unfolded: "This—this is..."
WHOOSH... CRACK!
Naruto's golden Six Paths Sage Mode robe actually transformed into 'armor mode'!
"This is the Monkey King's fusion technique—Ruyi Diamond Transformation..."
A suit of flowing golden burning armor, each plate gleaming with lifelike radiance!
Black tomoe and Rinnegan patterns remained on the armor!
This was simply the 'samurai' form of Six Paths Sage Mode!
CRACK!
A face guard completely protected Naruto's cheeks while not affecting his vision at all!
Because... the Monkey King's 'Fiery Golden Eyes' on the face guard shared vision with Naruto!
WHOOSH! Beside Naruto's hand... overflowing gold continuously shifted into various weapon shapes!
Monkey King: "Master, I can accommodate seventy-two weapon transformations. You can freely switch weapon forms according to combat needs!"
Naruto was amazed. "This is truly wonderful..."
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