Chapter 359: A Handsome Entrance
Boom!
"Lava Release: Rasenshuriken!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Beams of white light flashed, instantly shredding Naruto's ninjutsu and launching a relentless counterattack toward him.
Poof—
Fortunately, it was just a shadow clone.
"Dammit, her Taijutsu is way too strong. It's even tougher than Thick-Eyebrows Sensei's!"
Naruto and Sasuke were attacking with everything they had, yet they were being repelled by Kaguya's fists one by one.
"Naruto, this isn't like you. We will win," Sasuke said beside him. By now, both of them were looking quite battered.
"Hahahaha! Mother is the Progenitor of Chakra! In front of her, you two stand no chance," Black Zetsu cackled from her sleeve.
"Hmph, we're not giving up yet. Sasuke, I'm using that move!" Naruto whispered into Sasuke's ear.
Sasuke broke into a cold sweat. "Now is not the time for jokes."
What kind of idea is that? How could that possibly work?
"I've practiced this move longer than the Rasengan, it'll work! The stronger the person, the bigger the opening they leave for this jutsu," Naruto said confidently.
"Fine... we have no choice but to try," Sasuke relented. They were strong, but there was still a gap between them and Kaguya. They needed the element of surprise.
"Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Poof! Poof! Poof!
Countless shadow clones manifested, swarming the sky and completely surrounding Kaguya.
"Naive. Mother, separate them. If they can't touch, they can't use the sealing jutsu," Black Zetsu suggested.
Kaguya was about to act when the Naruto clones in the distance transformed.
"Reverse Harem Jutsu!"
Poof!
Countless handsome men suddenly filled the sky. Not only was the naive Kaguya stunned, even Black Zetsu was dumbfounded.
What on earth?!
In this dimension of purple earth and lava, another man appeared in the distance at that exact moment.
"Oh, what a coincidence."
Tonbo Tobitake hadn't expected that the moment he used the neural threads on Naruto to coordinate a space-time jump, he would witness this scene.
Snap!
With lightning speed, a camera appeared in his hand.
Flash!
He had been happy enough just securing the Divine Tree's roots; he didn't expect to walk into this. Talk about perfect timing.
"Ninja Hero Naruto Transforms into Pretty Boys to Seduce the Enemy."
He already had the headline ready.
Though the odds of him actually publishing this were low—it was a trump card, after all, and revealing intelligence like this might get him banned by some "annoying enemies."
"It looks like without the support of Obito, Kakashi, and Sakura, these two kids are really struggling!"
Tonbo watched the Reverse Harem tactic succeed in opening a gap, but the only result was Naruto landing a single punch on Kaguya. The power gap was still massive.
And...
Before he could finish his thought, Sasuke was snatched away by a rift in space, vanishing from the dimension. Naruto was left to face her alone.
"Without me, they'd have to wait for Sasuke to master his Rinnegan's space-time abilities before he could get back."
Tonbo put away his camera and prepared to play support.
"Dammit!" Naruto's heart sank as Sasuke vanished. He didn't know any space-time ninjutsu.
Boom!
Naruto maneuvered his Truth-Seeker Orbs to dodge an attack, but he was clearly losing ground.
"Kurama, Gyuki, Son... do any of you know space-time ninjutsu?" He turned to the Tailed Beasts in his mental plane.
The Nine-Tails shook its head. The others followed suit. It wasn't their specialty.
Shukaku spoke up: "I can't do it instantly. I could teach you, but given your talent in that area, you probably won't learn it in time."
Whoosh!
Bone-like projectiles streaked toward him with incredible speed. They clipped a clone, which immediately began to harden and crumble into ash.
"So dangerous."
Poof!
"Another shadow clone? This brat is annoying. But now that you're separated, your death is only a matter of time," Black Zetsu sneered, emboldened by his mother's presence.
"This is bad." Without Sasuke's help, Naruto felt his back was against the wall. He wasn't stupid; he knew the odds were slim. Kaguya was immortal; even if he suppressed her temporarily, he couldn't outlast her.
"Naruto, giving up isn't your style. How do you know you can't win if you don't try? Force her to use her space-time jutsu again—I'll bring Sasuke back."
Just as Naruto was slipping into despair, a familiar voice echoed in his mind.
While Naruto was still reeling in shock, a black flash blurred over Kaguya's head.
Clang!
A sword light flashed with blinding speed. Kaguya reacted quickly, just barely avoiding a lethal strike. However, her left arm was sliced clean off.
The familiar voice, the white hair, the Konoha flak jacket, and the katana... The rapid movement left his hair fluttering in the wind. Looking at that back, Naruto was stunned.
"What?!"
From the severed left arm lying on the ground, Black Zetsu cried out in shock. How is this possible? He doesn't have the power of the Rinnegan; how did he avoid the Infinite Tsukuyomi?
This was completely outside Black Zetsu's calculations. Is this man not a living being? Only the dead should be immune.
Above them, Kaguya's arm rapidly regenerated as she stared at the figure. "He bypassed the Infinite Tsukuyomi... is this a technique of Hagoromo or Hamura?"
In her memory, no one outside the Otsutsuki clan could resist the Infinite Tsukuyomi. A mere ninjutsu mimicking a Divine Art shouldn't be capable of this.
"Uncle Tonbo! You're okay?" Naruto asked, quickly pinning Black Zetsu down with a black receiver.
"Heh, I'm a Genjutsu Grandmaster. It would be weirder if I couldn't break a Genjutsu, wouldn't it? Stop talking and do as I said," Tonbo said coolly, giving his blade a stylish flick.
He knew better than to touch Kaguya's body directly. Even though she was the Progenitor of Chakra, Tonbo firmly believed that being the source didn't make her the best at utilizing it. It was like a brain: some people only use it to think about food and play, while others use the same organ to develop high technology. Same raw materials, vastly different end products.
However, Kaguya's ability to deconstruct finished products back into raw materials was the annoying part. Thus, he had to use his blade.
In reality, Tonbo's mind was currently being pushed to its limit by the sheer volume of data streaming from Kaguya's body. Even with his "Super Brain," it was lagging.
Ever since Kakashi was hospitalized early on, Tonbo had hidden neural threads within Kakashi's Sharingan. He added more during the fight with the Gedo Mazo, and again during the battle with the Ten-Tails. When Madara absorbed the Ten-Tails and used Kakashi's eye, the threads entered his body. Since Kaguya was born from Madara, she inherited all of his "attachments."
Every previous setup was for this exact moment!
To ensure success, he had set up multiple contingencies. But he hadn't expected the biological data of an Otsutsuki to be this vast and complex. His brain felt like it was stuttering.
But it made sense. If the data for an immortal body were simple, everyone would be doing it by now.
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