Naruto's voice rang out as he recounted their past. Suddenly, his tone sharpened, rising into a powerful shout:
"Sasuke! Don't you realize you've gone down the wrong path?!"
"You've turned against the entire shinobi world just to gain power—do you really think that'll bring your loved ones back?!"
"All you're doing is causing more innocent people to suffer—more families to be torn apart! Is that the perfect world you're after?!"
"Mokushu-san gave us strength so we could protect, not destroy!"
"Your hatred has blinded you. You can't even see the truth anymore. Even if you revive the Ten-Tails—so what? That kind of power doesn't belong to you!"
"Sasuke, come back! Don't let yourself be consumed by darkness. Don't let hatred be the thing that drives you! Let's change the world together—the right way—just like we once dreamed!"
...
Sasuke clutched his face with one hand and let out a crazed laugh. He laughed until his breath caught, then gradually composed himself.
He lifted his head, staring at Naruto.
"Do you even realize how naive you sound right now, Naruto? Power is power—what difference does it make where it comes from? That Nine-Tails of yours isn't originally yours either, is it?"
"You clearly don't understand how far Hyuga Gakuya's research has come. You think those massive federal labs were doing what—twiddling their thumbs?"
"They've already perfected a jutsu that can bring the dead back to life. I've obtained it. Once I become the Jinchūriki of the Ten-Tails, I can bring my family back."
"All I need is for you to hand over the Nine-Tails. Walk away and stop standing in my way—and once I've succeeded, I'll even bring your parents back!"
He pointed at Namikaze Minato. "Naruto! Don't you want to be with them again?!"
Minato slowly shook his head.
"No. Kushina and I… we don't want to be revived like that. Knowing that Naruto is happy now is enough for us."
"Even if you bring us back that way, our hearts would never be at peace. And I believe your family would feel the same."
Naruto looked at his father, nodding firmly, determination burning in his eyes.
"Sasuke, I'm not backing down. Power gained the wrong way only leads to disaster. Even if it means reviving the people we love—if that power is built on the pain of others, what's the point?"
...
Sasuke's fury exploded like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
"Shut up! What do you know, Naruto?!" he roared, his eyes bloodshot. "You've never had to watch your loved ones die right in front of you! You've never had to kill your own kin with your own hands!"
Chakra surged wildly from Sasuke's body. The power of Susanoo erupted around him once more, swelling with overwhelming force that seemed ready to crush the world itself.
"My family was slaughtered by the hands of Konoha! This was all the doing of the village's higher-ups!" Sasuke bellowed. "They'll pay the price! I'll use the Ten-Tails to obliterate everything!"
"If you think this power isn't mine… then watch what it can do!"
With a flash of hand signs, his body exploded with violet light. The Complete Body Susanoo burst upward, towering into the sky.
It loomed massive and divine, casting a shadow across the battlefield and radiating pure pressure.
...
Naruto and Minato weren't about to be outdone. In unison, they entered full Tailed Beast Mode.
The golden chakra of the Nine-Tails cloaked both father and son, their nine tails whipping like great lances as their forms radiated dazzling light.
Sasuke struck first.
He launched a powerful offensive with Susanoo, dual blades slashing down, sending out slicing waves of chakra toward Naruto and Minato.
Naruto used the Nine-Tails' speed to dodge, firing a massive Tailed Beast Bomb from his mouth straight at Sasuke.
Minato vanished with Flying Thunder God, reappearing at Sasuke's flank, searching for a window to strike.
Sasuke faced the dual assault without the slightest hesitation.
Susanoo's blade easily parried the Tailed Beast Bomb, redirecting it with a crash of sparks, then followed up with relentless close-quarters blows.
Against Susanoo's titanic form, even the Tailed Beast Modes of Naruto and Minato seemed small.
Each slash of Susanoo's twin blades carried the weight to annihilate mountains.
Naruto and Minato worked seamlessly. Minato blinked in and out with Flying Thunder God, weaving between Susanoo's attacks. Naruto launched Tailed Beast Bombs in rapid succession, looking for any weakness in the defense.
But Susanoo's armor was impenetrable. Even the massive bombs only left faint scorch marks.
Then Minato seized an opening.
He teleported above Susanoo's head, forming an enormous Rasengan and slamming it downward.
Sasuke reacted instantly. Susanoo's hand shot up, shielding its head as the Rasengan collided in a thunderous explosion, filling the air with smoke and debris.
...
Naruto charged through the haze, the Nine Tails' limbs driving him forward like spears.
But the outer shell of Susanoo remained rock solid—his tails failed to do any real damage.
"Chidori Stream!" Sasuke shouted.
Electricity erupted from Susanoo's body in all directions, forcing Naruto and Minato to dodge. The ground where the lightning struck split open in smoking craters.
The battle had reached its boiling point.
Naruto and Minato were beginning to feel the weight of chakra and stamina loss.
...
They exchanged a glance. Minato raised his fist. Naruto bumped it.
Through their Tailed Beast link, they communicated silently.
"Conventional attacks won't cut it. We need to go for his weak spot—we have to strike Susanoo's forehead. That's where Sasuke is. I'll draw his attention—you go for the real blow."
Naruto nodded. "Got it. Be careful, Dad."
Minato inhaled, then vanished again with Flying Thunder God. He reappeared in front of Susanoo and launched another barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs to create a distraction.
As expected, Sasuke focused on Minato, diverting all of Susanoo's defenses forward.
That was the moment.
Naruto braced against the earth with all nine tails and launched himself like a golden bolt of lightning toward Susanoo's head.
In his hand, he formed a Rasengan the size of the Nine-Tails itself.
Sasuke sensed it and tried to shift Susanoo's defenses—but Naruto was already there, too fast, too close.
In that instant, Minato reappeared beside him.
Together, father and son channeled their full strength into the Rasengan.
The colossal Rasengan smashed into Susanoo's forehead with a roar that shook the heavens.
"I will bring you back, Sasuke!" Naruto shouted.
BOOM!
With a deafening crack, Susanoo's head split open, glowing energy pulsing from the fracture.
Sasuke's face turned ghostly pale. Blood sprayed from his mouth.
Still, he refused to give in.
He strained to gather more chakra, desperately trying to keep Susanoo's form intact...
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