—Six Paths: Advent of a World of Trees!
Hundreds of thousands of saplings burst from the desert, instantly transforming into a forest spanning hundreds of hectares. The raging sandstorm, after being blocked by this woodland barrier, no longer possessed the force to deal lethal damage!
"A Six Paths forest? Pity it's still only fit to serve as fertilizer for Mokka Chiryū!"
Indra murmured, spreading his hands apart. His own Rinnegan slowly opened in his palms!
But immediately, those eyes snapped shut.
Indra's brow furrowed. Kaguya's subconscious was still interfering with him.
"Fine." Indra formed hand seals again: "Trees can block the desert, but the desert can equally devour trees. A technique's scale is determined by chakra intensity!"
Whoooosh...!
The desert undulated like ocean waves. Sand surged madly from the horizon's edge—from the end of the end, and countless ends beyond that—piling into towering dunes around the forest's perimeter!
With Indra's malicious grin spreading across his face, the dunes collapsed thunderously, transforming into rushing quicksand that crushed toward the woodland!
The scene could only be described as utterly devastating!
"Can't hold it back..."
The forest was swallowed whole. Naruto and Madara's footing vanished beneath them!
The final result was a terrifying sand sphere formed by gathering most of this desert dimension's sand!
At the sphere's very center, the nine Kuroneko brothers spontaneously formed a Truth-Seeking Orb protective barrier, sheltering both Naruto and Madara within!
Scritch scritch scritch scritch scritch...!
The friction between sand and the Truth-Seeking Orb's surface was unbearably harsh!
Madara asked: "Can you handle this? If not, we'll teleport to the Limbo world!"
Naruto considered carefully: "Entering Limbo only gives us five minutes, and it'll massively drain your ocular power. Obito wasn't transported here with us—we don't have much margin for error. Let's save Limbo for life-saving!"
The sand weighed countless tons, yet the Truth-Seeking Orb barrier remained completely unmoved!
Madara looked at him with newfound respect: "Your Truth-Seeking Orbs seem unusual though—they actually blocked all that sand..."
Naruto grinned: "You think these little guys haven't devoured how many of their own kind? Even if the amount absorbed as nutrients is limited, treating these nine like ninety would be more than enough..."
Outside, Indra also sensed something was wrong.
"Hmm? The sand was actually blocked. Those underworld Truth-Seeking Orbs of his? When he used Ashura Mode before, those underworld orbs became massive. I'd estimate that was their true size. Hmph... time to repay them for devouring my Susanoo!"
Indra descended to the sand's peak, thrusting both hands directly into the surface!
—All-Killing Ash Bone: Mandala Dance!
Crack crack crack crack...! The All-Killing Ash Bones bloomed like mandala flowers, eroding toward the sand sphere's interior!
In Six Paths Sage Mode, Naruto immediately sensed the approaching crisis: "Here it comes...!"
But the sand sphere was massive with extremely high density—even the All-Killing Ash Bones couldn't fully penetrate immediately!
This gave Naruto precious time to prepare!
Thump! Thump! Thump!
"Father, we'll hold them off here—quickly hide in Uncle Madara'sLimbo!!!!"
"Father, don't worry about us—you can create identical versions of us again!!"
"That's right! If you don't hurry, it'll be too late!!"
The Kuroneko brothers' anxious voices echoed in the confined space!
Naruto's heartbeat accelerated.
"Think of something! What method could break this situation—keeping Madara'sLimbo, preserving myself, AND protecting the Kuroneko!"
Swoosh!
The All-Killing Ash Bones rapidly closed in! The situation had reached a critical point!
"Father, run!!!!"
"Even if we die, we'll always be with you!!"
Together??
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Naruto's mind!
The solution was right in front of him!!
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...!
A thunderous lightning bolt shattered through the sand barrier and burst into the sky!
Naruto'sSix Paths robe had vanished. His exposed skin was covered in pitch black with dark golden lightning 'burning' across it!
His blonde hair had turned black, growing down to his back in sheets like banana leaves, gleaming with metallic luster!
"Whoosh... hiss!"
Scorching breath escaped between Naruto's lips!
"Hmm?" Indra's gaze turned strange.
This particular strangeness would be most familiar to a certain silver-haired man with a nasty personality.
When your own techniques are copied right before your eyes and evolved into new variations... this kind of strangeness often results.
Dōko Agaryū—a powerful technique Indra had improvised when facing Might Guy, combining Truth-Seeking Orbs with taijutsu!
Indra mused: "Oh? You combined my Dōko Agaryū with your Tailed Beast Lightning Release Chakra Mode to successfully break through the sand defense..."
Crackle...! Watching the black lightning that had just faded from Naruto's left palm, Indra said flatly: "You even used Six Paths Yin Lightning Thrust. Seems you're not good at original creation, but you're a genius at adaptation..."
Naruto declared righteously: "Sorry... I don't know what 'Dōko-whatever-ryū' you're talking about. This technique 'Yami Mitsuha Ōan Raimei' is undoubtedly an original taijutsu by me, Uzumaki Naruto, dattebayo!"
Veins bulged on Indra's forehead: "What an absolutely infuriating bastard..."
His peripheral vision swept the area—Madara and his shadows were scattered around. One Limbo shadow was missing. Obviously, Madara had been killed in the recent attack but used Limbo to cheat death.
"I remember after using shadow substitution, that guy enters a state similar to Izanagi for a short time—the main body can't be killed. The shadows are positioned far back with no attack intent. Seems he's planning to use that technique purely for survival. Hmph, smart judgment..."
Whoooosh...!
The raised sand sphere collapsed, transforming into rolling loose sand. The buried All-Killing Ash Bones were revealed!
Naruto glanced down and extended his palm.
—Universal Pull!
Whoosh!
One All-Killing Ash Bone swayed as it flew up from the sand into Naruto's grasp.
"Copying enemy techniques drains more ocular power. I've only used Sasuke's arrows as samples before—that was somewhat playful. In a life-or-death battle, I haven't truly tested this yet. But given this technique's value, it's worth trying..."
Sizzle!
Naruto's left eye blazed open.
—Ōmononushi!
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh...!
All-Killing Ash Bones filled the 300-meter void overwhelmingly!
Naruto's gaze focused.
—Ōmononushi: Beacon!
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh...!
The airborne All-Killing Ash Bones turned their points, shooting toward Indra in perfect unison!
Indra remained motionless: "Knowing your abilities and choosing this battlefield—what do you think that was for?"
Swoosh!
The flowing sand, infused with Indra's chakra, spontaneously formed seamless defense, blocking the continuous All-Killing Ash Bone barrage. This was the same sand defense as Gaara's, but tens of thousands of times greater in both scale and strength!
Every single All-Killing Ash Bone was blocked by sand—none could even break through within ten meters of Indra!
Naruto's brow furrowed. Then he looked at the All-Killing Ash Bone in his hand that served as the copying sample.
Whoosh!
Truth-Seeking Orbs flowed over that All-Killing Ash Bone, followed by black lightning from Six Paths Yin Lightning coiling around it!
"You said I'm a genius at adaptation—I won't deny that. Let me show you Uzumaki Naruto's 'Ultimate Spear'!"
Lightning exploded around his body as Naruto thrust forward!
—Great Dark Thunder: All-Killing Bone Thrust: Single Penetrating Hand!
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