"You damn fox!!"
Gyūki, the Eight-Tails, roared in frustration as he stared down Kurama.
The tailed beast he had expected to fight alongside Killer Bee—
Was now facing him down on behalf of Konoha.
It wasn't supposed to be like this.
But—
There was no time to hesitate.
The arrow had already been nocked—
And it had to be released.
The Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails charged at each other, colossal chakra shaking the very sky.
To prevent catastrophic damage to Konoha, Naruto quickly formed a shadow clone—
And with a coordinated effort, he and Kurama forced the battle out of the village limits.
Their titanic clash erupted in the forest outside Konoha.
And there—
A battle that would shake the world began.
In the heart of Konoha Village, the Fifth Hokage Uzumaki Naruto now stood alone.
Facing him were three of the Five Great Nations' mightiest leaders:
Tsuchikage Ōnoki,
Raikage A,
Mizukage Mei Terumi.
They had believed that summoning the Eight-Tails would tilt the scales in their favor.
But reality had other plans.
The Eight-Tails appeared—
And so did the Nine-Tails, Kurama.
No one expected that Naruto had formed a bond so deep with the Nine-Tails that he could call upon him freely—fighting not as host and beast, but as equals.
That alone shook them.
Still—
Surprise was one thing. The battlefield demanded action.
They couldn't afford to let the Eight-Tails' presence be neutralized this quickly.
They had to press the attack.
Without hesitation, the three Kage and their elite guards launched a coordinated assault.
From Iwagakure:
Kurotsuchi unleashed her Lava Release,
Akatsuchi used Earth Style jutsu,
and Ōnoki, the old Tsuchikage, prepared his dreaded Dust Release.
From Kumogakure:
Killer Bee charged in with his Super Vibrato Lightning Blades,
Darui used his Storm Release,
and the Raikage A activated his Lightning Chakra Mode, powering up to full strength.
From Kirigakure:
Ao cast Water Style techniques,
Chōjūrō drew the Hiramekarei,
and Mizukage Mei Terumi attacked with both her Lava Release and Boil Release.
All of them moved at once.
Their target?
A single Shadow Clone of Uzumaki Naruto.
They struck with overwhelming force, sealing every possible escape route.
If it had been anyone else—
Even the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen himself—
There would be no way to come out of this unscathed.
But…
Naruto Uzumaki is not Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He is the Fifth Hokage, with power that eclipses all who came before.
And at that moment—
Naruto activated a mysterious new state.
A silver-white aura surged around him like divine energy.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!"
His face remained calm.
His gaze—
Clear. Unshakable. Focused.
It was as if instinct itself had awakened.
His combat awareness reached a terrifying height.
The Kage watched with wide eyes as Naruto's chakra shifted.
They didn't understand what they were seeing.
"Is that… some kind of sage mode?"
"Or a new transformation?"
But before any of them could react—
Naruto moved.
With blinding speed, his Shadow Clone vanished from their sight.
"Swish!"
In the blink of an eye—
He reappeared behind all three Kage.
Ōnoki. A. Mei.
They didn't even sense him move.
Then—
With perfect control, Naruto struck each of them—
Not to kill,
But to end the battle.
Each blow precise. Measured. Flawless.
A second passed.
And then, one by one—
The Tsuchikage, the Raikage, and the Mizukage were sent crashing into the ground of Konoha, leaving behind craters in the village.
The battle had lasted mere seconds.
Those watching—
From the rooftops, behind walls, or far away—
Were utterly speechless.
Among them were:
The First Hokage, Senju Hashirama,
The Second Hokage, Tobirama,
Uchiha Itachi,
Hoshigaki Kisame,
As well as the Konoha civilians and shinobi who had gathered nearby.
All witnessed it.
When Naruto entered that silver state…
He no longer seemed like a man.
Even though Naruto was already unbelievably strong in his base form…
In this state—
He became something else entirely.
With speed faster than lightning and instinct sharper than any blade,
he crushed the united front of the three major Hidden Villages—
Alone.
The three Kage—each powerful enough to command armies—
were defeated within moments.
The ground trembled beneath them, their bodies buried in deep craters.
And the entire battlefield—
Fell silent.
They had believed that even if Naruto was powerful, with three Kage and their elite guards acting in unison, he'd at least be slowed down.
But now?
Now they understood.
The battle never truly had a chance to unfold.
Because once their Hokage—Uzumaki Naruto—entered that state,
That serious, focused state of power…
Even if the three great Kage joined forces—
Even if every one of them fought with all they had—
It wouldn't matter.
They still wouldn't stand a chance.
Now, the Fifth Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto, walked toward the massive crater where the three Kage had fallen.
His footsteps were steady.
He stared down at the fallen Kage's—Ōnoki, A, and Mei Terumi—lying in the crater below.
His expression remained unreadable, his presence overwhelming.
"Do you understand the gap between us now?"
"Unifying the ninja world…"
"It's not a joke."
Uzumaki Naruto said expressionlessly.
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