"Since this state resembles the God of Thunder, let's call it Take-Mikazuchi Mode," Naruto muttered, his voice like rolling thunder from beyond the sky, deafening and shaking the soul, leaving one disoriented.
Just his "ordinary" speech already possessed the power to break through sound-based genjutsu!
At this moment, Naruto unconsciously floated off the ground, suspended in the air without wind.
In the past, to fly, he would either use his self-created Wind Release Ninjutsu or manipulate shadow power.
But now, Naruto was flying naturally without using any power, as simple and natural as breathing, as if it were an instinct and a normal state.
In Naruto, flight was endowed with special significance.
Aside from certain specific Ninjutsu, secret techniques, or items, sustained flight was a power only possessed by "gods."
At present, without a doubt, Naruto had mastered this power, fully standing in the realm of a god.
After creating Take-Mikazuchi Mode, Naruto's blazing eyes surveyed his surroundings.
The air was ionized, forming huge, leaping spherical lightning bolts that indiscriminately bombarded the surroundings, each strike triggering a violent explosion, with the power of each blow comparable to Sasuke's Lightning Release: Kirin.
As for the circular valley below, it was imaginable that the earth was no longer just cracking but directly melting, forming a massive, bottomless lava pit where crimson magma churned and boiled!
The vast, silent valley resembled a forbidden sea of thunder, a scene of apocalypse, with the circular valley walls appearing to be repeatedly struck by an invisible giant hammer, collapsing, shattering, and turning to dust over large areas at a visible speed.
The entire valley's structure was heading towards complete collapse.
Huge dust mixed with energy chaotic currents shot straight into the sky, forming a pillar of destruction connecting heaven and earth!
Naruto merely being in Take-Mikazuchi Mode had already caused terrifying phenomena of heaven and earth upheaval, similar to the birth of the Ten-Tails.
However, once the state stabilized, Naruto skillfully mastered Take-Mikazuchi Mode, and the destructive phenomena of heaven and earth upheaval ceased.
"Let's test the power of Take-Mikazuchi Mode."
Naruto simply clenched his fist, flying higher and higher, standing in mid-air, like an emotionless Thunder God descending, overlooking the Ninja World.
The next moment.
He suddenly punched down towards the circular valley below.
A fist aura of immeasurable diameter, mixed with destructive lightning and chaotic golden Sage Mode energy, instantly expanded, transforming into an energy beam even more magnificent and terrifying than Evening Elephant, directly crushing down towards the circular valley!
Great sound is silence!!
At this moment, there was no earth-shattering roar.
All matter—lava, boulders, dust, air—was completely disintegrated, annihilated, and reduced to its most basic particles!
When that destructive light finally slowly dissipated—
The originally huge, deep circular valley had completely disappeared. In its place was a massive impact crater, several kilometers in diameter and nearly a thousand meters deep, with edges as smooth as glazed glass!
The bottom of the crater retained a black, glassy surface formed by rapid cooling after high-temperature melting, reflecting an eerie glow.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of ozone, sulfur, and rock dust, as well as residual, heart-pounding energy radiation.
The void in the sky still existed, like a giant, indifferent eye, gazing down at this completely leveled, desolate scorched earth.
"Otsutsuki Toneri's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion can cleave the moon. My Thunder God Evening Elephant, if activated to fifth gear, can still punch the moon apart," Naruto looked at the bottomless giant hole in the earth, his eyes flickering.
Just as Might Guy's Evening Elephant is divided into five gears, Naruto's Thunder God Evening Elephant is also divided into five gears.
The punch just now was merely the most ordinary punch, equivalent to first gear.
Even so, its power was astonishingly immense, simply unimaginable.
While the Planetary Spiraling Shuriken, which can destroy islands, is terrifying in power, it requires charging. But Thunder God Evening Elephant is different; it's fast, and Naruto can unleash countless punches in an extremely short time!
"Finally, let's test the speed of Take-Mikazuchi Mode."
Naruto randomly picked a direction, then burst with speed, transforming into a lightning bolt interwoven with golden, red, and green colors. With a "boom," he vanished from the spot, a streak of lightning tearing across the sky, instantly disappearing into the distance.
It was only about one second.
Naruto abruptly stopped, the sound of thunder cracking in the clear sky.
He looked down at the barren, desolate, withered yellow earth beneath his feet, his expression turning strange.
"Where is this?"
"Looking at the geographical environment, it doesn't seem to be within the Land of Fire at all."
"I just counted '1,' did I end up outside the Land of Fire?"
Naruto activated Transparent World and Kagura Mind's Eye, discovering that the Hidden Cloud Village was not too far from him.
"Land of Lightning."
"In one second, I traveled from the Land of Fire to the Land of Lightning. It seems I truly have lightning-fast speed."
Amidst his shock, Naruto realized that his life force was rapidly depleting.
The burden created by Take-Mikazuchi Mode was equally immense, constantly carbonizing Naruto's cells.
Naruto's cells were also regenerating at an astonishing rate, maintaining his peak state.
However, an immortal and perfect being is not a perpetual motion machine; all of this is built upon Naruto's vast and majestic life force.
If his life force runs out, Naruto will still die.
"Let's go back first."
Naruto's expression shifted, and he once again transformed into golden-green lightning, streaking across the sky of the Land of Lightning, returning to Konoha Village.
Late at night.
Naruto sat on a lounge chair outside his house, casually retrieving an ancient-looking key from "the void."
It was the Black Iron-grade Underground City key obtained after clearing Demon Slayer.
"This is the second Black Iron-grade Underground City key."
Naruto casually toyed with the Underground City key between his fingers, his eyes flickering with contemplation.
"The Demon Slayer world is a Black Iron-grade Underground City. To be honest, the level is too low, and the experience it can provide is simply too little, not even enough to fill a gap in my teeth right now."
"But not going would be a bit of a shame."
"Because in the Demon Slayer world, I obtained the Perfect Demon King's potion."
"So, even though Black Iron-grade Underground Cities offer little experience, there might still be unexpected surprises."
"If there truly are no surprises, I can always just come back."
Naruto thought for a moment, then without hesitation, immediately stood up from the lounge chair, gripped the black iron-forged Underground City key, and thrust it into the void.
Then, with a twist, a new, dark blue Uzumaki expanded.
Passing through the portal, a chaotic clamor immediately invaded his ears.
Naruto stood on a platform, looking around to find a lead-gray sky pressing low, the air filled with the smell of rust, low-quality steam, and a faint, lingering stench of decay. Not far away, a steel beast-like train lay silently on the tracks, spewing white steam and emitting a low, rhythmic "whoosh" sound.
And the rusty tracks stretched into the unknown distance.