All the Tailed Beasts marched toward Kurama, their massive forms shaking the battlefield with every step.
The ground trembled beneath them, cracks spreading as their combined weight pressed down like a storm. Kurama stood his ground.
His tails swayed slowly behind him, each one heavy with power, carving through the air. His eyes locked onto the approaching beasts.
Naruto stood at the center. 'Alright, let's do this, Kurama,' he thought.
The Two-Tails moved first, its blazing form darting forward with sharp speed, blue flames trailing behind it like streaks of light.
Then the others followed.
The Four-Tails charged head-on, molten fists slamming into the ground as it closed the distance. The Five-Tails burst forward in a straight line, steam exploding from its body. Above, the Seven-Tails hovered, wings vibrating as it prepared to dive.
They came all at once.
Kurama moved.
One tail whipped out, colliding with the Two-Tails mid-charge, sending it skidding across the ground in a burst of blue fire.
Another tail rose up, blocking the Four-Tails' massive fist, the impact sending a shockwave ripping outward.
BOOM—
Kurama pushed back, claws digging deep into the earth as the ground beneath him fractured and sank under the pressure of the combined assault.
His muscles tensed, tails flaring outward as he forced himself to hold his ground against the overwhelming force pressing in from all sides.
"Looks like you're losing, bro," Naruto said, a grin forming on his face.
"Shut up!" Kurama roared, his voice shaking the cavern walls.
The Five-Tails barreled into him from the side, its massive horned head slamming into Kurama with crushing force.
KRRRASH—
Kurama was driven back several meters, his claws carving long trenches through the ground as steam erupted violently around them, hissing and boiling as it swallowed the area in thick white clouds.
At the same time, the Six-Tails reared back and launched a barrage of bubbling projectiles, each one hissing as it tore through the air before detonating on contact.
Boom
Boooom
BOOOOOM
Explosions rippled across Kurama's body, bursts of corrosive energy splashing and erupting against him. Yet not a single mark remained.
"That tickles," Kurama said, baring his teeth as his eyes locked onto the Six-Tails with a dangerous gleam.
From above, the Seven-Tails descended rapidly, wings slicing through the air as it dove straight toward him.
Kurama reacted instantly. One of his tails snapped upward.
WHIP
It intercepted the Seven-Tails mid-air, wrapping tightly around its body before yanking it down with brutal force.
He slammed it into the ground.
BOOOOM
The impact shattered the surface beneath them. The earth gave way completely, collapsing into a massive cavern below as cracks spread outward like lightning.
All the Tailed Beasts dropped with it.
They crashed into the depths below in a thunderous collision that echoed endlessly through the cavern.
BOOOOOOM
Dust and debris filled the air.
Yet Kurama caught himself mid-fall, one claw digging into a jagged outcrop of rock. The stone cracked under his grip, but it held long enough for him to pull himself up.
With a powerful push, he launched himself high into the air, rising above the collapsing terrain.
His mouth opened wide. Chakra began to gather.
Red and blue energy spiraled together, condensing into a dense sphere, a faint white core forming at its center as the pressure built. The air around it warped, space itself trembling under the sheer density of power.
The low hum quickly turned into a deafening roar.
Kurama hovered above the battlefield, tails spread wide as he aimed downward.
"Sayonara!" he growled.
He fired.
The Tailed Beast Bomb shot downward like a falling star, tearing through the air with unstoppable force. The remaining Tailed Beasts looked up but it was too late to react.
The sphere struck the center of them.
B O O O O O O M
Light swallowed everything.
The explosion erupted outward in a blinding flash, followed by a colossal shockwave that tore through the cavern, vaporizing stone and sending debris flying in every direction. The ground above ruptured as the force punched upward, bursting through the surface.
A massive mushroom cloud surged into the sky.
Kurama had already moved, leaping back as the blast expanded behind him, the heat and pressure chasing him across the battlefield.
The surrounding forest? Gone it was wiped clean in an instant. The shockwave continued to spread, flattening everything in its path as it roared across the land, carrying the echo of destruction far beyond the battlefield.
Kilometers away…then further.
Across the war, every shinobi paused as they heard it. A distant, overwhelming boom that shook the air itself.
For a few long moments. There was nothing but ringing silence.
Back with Naruto , who wasted no time.
"Let's get the rods!" he said.
Kurama immediately dove through the smoke cloud.
Without even seeing, he could still tell where the Tailed Beasts were. His tails spread forward, the tips forming hands as they grasped the rods.
The moment he did, Naruto found himself in a subconscious space, surrounded by all the Tailed Beasts and Jinchūriki.
"Yo, everyone!" he said with a smile.
TO BE CONTINUED