"Sasuke in this world, is he really strong?" Sakura asked.
"Not just really strong? He's downright terrifying! Uchiha Sasuke, Namikaze Naruto. They're the Twin Stars of the Empire, powerhouses acknowledged by the Shinobi Emperor."
"In fact, they're the two strongest since the Imperial Shinobi Academy was founded! Even Gaara is far below them."
Imperial Kankuro said with a serious expression.
"There's nothing I can do… Who told those two to be the reincarnations of Indra and Ashura?"
Imperial Gaara said with a helpless expression.
It wasn't that he wasn't impressive, but those two were just outright cheating!
"The two strongest since the Imperial Shinobi Academy was founded? That sounds incredible. But who are Indra and Ashura? Why are Sasuke and Naruto their reincarnations?" Sakura asked, slightly confused.
Yamato and Sai were also puzzled.
"They're the two sons of Grandpa Rikudo." Imperial Kankuro said.
"Grandpa Rikudo? Who's that?"
"He used to be called the Sage of the Rikudo."
Imperial Kushina said with a smile.
"The Sage of the Rikudo? Hiss… you're kidding, right?"
Sakura, Yamato, and Sai gasped.
That was a legendary figure! Were they sure they weren't joking? And how dare they call such a figure Grandpa Rikudo? That's completely disrespectful!
The three of them had strange expressions.
Of course, they didn't believe it in their hearts.
However, everyone in the Empire didn't continue the topic of Grandpa Rikudo at that moment, as Otherworldly Naruto and Imperial Sasuke were already prepared, staring at each other.
But compared to the seriousness of Otherworldly Naruto, Imperial Sasuke looked relaxed, merely crossing his arms over his chest with keen interest, gazing at Otherworldly Naruto:
"Why aren't you attacking? Let me see how strong you really are."
"Hmph! Arrogant Sasuke! I'll show you how awesome I am! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Otherworldly Naruto shouted loudly, forming hand seals.
With a puff of smoke, hundreds of Narutos appeared. They roared and charged toward Imperial Sasuke.
"Shadow Clones? Hundreds of them—your chakra is indeed plentiful. But how could you still not defeat those guards?"
Imperial Sasuke tilted his head, asking with a hint of curiosity.
Seeing the group of Narutos from the other world rushing toward him, his body remained still.
But on his body, a purple energy slowly emerged. This purple energy solidified, transforming into a giant figure, five or six meters tall, with only an upper body!
The giant held two swords, swinging them forcefully.
*BOOM!*
A terrifying sword energy surged! While shattering the ground, a large group of clones was sliced into smoke!
"What is this?"
Otherworldly Naruto let out a shocked cry, but he didn't retreat. He continued charging together.
Attacking the giant with punches and kicks or stabbing with kunai yielded the same result: they were either repelled by the counterforce into smoke or made a clanging sound and were thrown back!
Even with Imperial Sasuke standing still, Otherworldly Naruto seemed unable to harm him, displaying an invincible demeanor.
"What exactly is this? Why don't my attacks have any effect at all?"
The group of Narutos asked in unison.
Anger, shock, and confusion appeared on their faces simultaneously.
"This is Susano'o, an ability exclusive to the Mangekyou Sharingan. It's also a power once called divine by the Uchiha!"
"Don't the Uchiha in your world have this power? Why are you so surprised? Of course, you who live in the ninja village era are not only foolish but also pathetically weak."
Imperial Sasuke's expression was flat, but his attitude was extremely arrogant and haughty.
*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*
Susano'o kept swinging its arms, its sword slashes cutting across, and a large group of Shadow Clones was sliced and exploded.
This made the group of Narutos even angrier.
"Come on! Keep entertaining me! Is this all your strength? Truly people from the ninja village era—only your mouths are tough." Imperial Sasuke mocked.
"Annoying arrogant Sasuke! Don't underestimate people! Rasengan!"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out.
A Naruto with a pale blue energy ball in his hand fell from the sky, pressing the entire ball hard against the purple Susano'o.
*THUD!*
The pale blue energy ball spun continuously, trying to damage Susano'o's surface.
But after a while, Susano'o showed no damage whatsoever.
Instead, beneath its pair of arms, another pair formed, suddenly grabbing Otherworldly Naruto. With a slight exertion of force, accompanied by Naruto's pained groan, a series of pop pop pop sounds followed, and all the Shadow Clones turned into smoke!
"Underestimating people? You're so weak—what qualification do you have for me to regard you highly? You don't even have the right to dance! Truly pathetic!" Imperial Sasuke said coldly.
"Annoying arrogant Sasuke!"
Naruto struggled, shouting angrily.
While furious in his heart, he also felt a bit of despair.
'Why? Why, after training for three whole years, is my strength still this weak?'
'Why can't I not only defeat a single guard but also be so powerless against arrogant Sasuke?'
'Am I really that weak? What can I even do?'
Otherworldly Naruto grew restless, inevitably recalling the first time he met Sasuke in his world.
The same helplessness, ultimately only able to watch his opponent walk away.
Why was this happening!
'I can't accept it! I absolutely can't accept it!'
As Otherworldly Naruto thought to the end, his once-round pupils slowly turned into vertical slits!
The whisker marks on his face lengthened.
A dense red chakra emerged on his body.
The onlookers from afar saw this, and their expressions changed slightly.
Yamato shouted in alarm: "This is bad! If this chakra is unleashed, it'll cause massive chaos! I have to stop Naruto immediately!"
After speaking, he was about to rush forward. But a large hand quickly pressed on his shoulder, followed by Imperial Minato's gentle voice:
"Don't worry, Sasuke can handle it well. Trust him."
"I never would've thought that 'I' in the other world is the Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki… So after Mom and Dad died in that world, they sealed the Kyuubi inside 'me'? That wasn't a good choice."
Imperial Naruto frowned.
"The Kyuubi destroyed the village, resulting in Naruto becoming its Jinchuuriki. What exactly did Minato do in that world? Honestly!" Imperial Kushina sneered.
As his consciousness blurred, when Otherworldly Naruto came to, he was already in a dark space.
In front of him, inside a large cage, the Kyuubi stared cunningly at the despairing blonde boy and whispered softly:
"Regret? Frustration? This is the consequence of lacking power. Come on! Use more of my power! Only then can you achieve victory and reach your goals."
'Bring him… back! Relying on your own strength alone, you can't do anything! Come on… come on…'
The highly tempting words echoed in Naruto's ears.