What happened in the spiritual world was, to everyone in the real world, nothing more than an instant!
Both Naruto and Sasuke, in the eyes of everyone else, had merely dozed off for a brief moment before suddenly straightening up.
Seeing Sasuke suddenly move, Uchiha Obito and the others were startled. Uchiha Obito was about to ask what was going on when—
Suddenly!
An invisible yet immense pressure erupted from Sasuke's body.
Uchiha Obito, Kakuzu, Sasori, Hidan, and the rest all felt their bodies grow heavy, and each turned to look at Sasuke with incredulous eyes.
"So this is the power that Uchiha Madara and Yuto possess."
"And now I have it too!"
Sasuke flexed his fist slightly, a smile appearing on his face.
"Your eyes!"
Uchiha Obito, who was closest to Sasuke, was naturally the first to sense the change in him. When he looked at Sasuke's eyes, his pupils contracted sharply.
There it was!
Sasuke's left eye had transformed into a purple Rinnegan — but unlike an ordinary Rinnegan, this one displayed the form of a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in purple!
Sasuke reached up and crushed the white snake coiled around his arm, then glanced at Uchiha Obito and the others. In an instant, his figure had already vanished!
"What on earth just happened?"
Sasori, who had been unusually quiet, spoke up rarely.
Unfortunately, no one present could answer Sasori's question!
Only Uchiha Obito, standing silently in place, his eyes flickering endlessly, his face bearing an expression of deep suppression.
At this moment, on Jiraiya's side.
Naruto, returned from the spiritual world, also wore a smile as he plucked the eight colorful venomous snakes from his body one by one.
"Naruto, are you alright?"
Jiraiya flashed in front of Naruto, his face full of concern.
Orochimaru stood quietly to the side, his eyes fixed intently on Naruto. Although it had only been an instant, and there was no visible change in Naruto's appearance.
Orochimaru had an instinct — the Naruto before him had reached an entirely new height!
"Don't worry, Pervy Sage!"
Naruto clenched his fist and looked up at Jiraiya with a smile:
"I'm still a bit confused about what's going on, and it feels kind of unreal, but right now I feel like I can change everything!"
Jiraiya, Kurotsuchi, Darui, and the others immediately sensed the change in Naruto.
"This kid? He feels… different."
Kurotsuchi looked at Naruto and couldn't help but stare in a daze.
Just then, a faint sound of cutting air suddenly rang out.
Jiraiya and the rest all changed expression, quickly assuming combat stances as they looked toward the source of the sound.
There, standing atop a broken tree, was Sasuke's upright figure, looking down at Jiraiya's group.
More precisely, Sasuke's gaze was fixed solely on Naruto!
Those eyes!
Seeing the Rinnegan in Sasuke's left eye socket, Jiraiya first showed a flash of astonishment, then as if suddenly realizing something, quickly turned to look at Orochimaru.
"Tsk tsk. The results are even more delightful than I expected."
Orochimaru let out a low chuckle, murmuring softly to himself.
"You're slow, Naruto!" Sasuke's tone carried a hint of impatience as he looked calmly at Naruto.
"Haha, sorry to keep you waiting!"
Naruto scratched his hair and spoke with a somewhat embarrassed smile.
As he spoke, a terrifying chakra rose from Naruto's body, spreading an overwhelming aura.
Naruto's clothing turned golden under the influence of chakra. The magatama markings of the Sage of Six Paths appeared on his body, and three black stripes materialized on his cheeks.
Five Truth-Seeking Orbs rapidly formed behind Naruto, arranged in a precise pattern!
Six Paths Sage Mode — deployed!!
"Leave the rest to us."
Naruto turned around, a brilliant smile on his face as he looked at everyone.
The moment those words left his lips!
Naruto and Sasuke vanished simultaneously!
"Sasuke!"
Haruno Sakura only managed to call out Sasuke's name before his figure had already disappeared. She couldn't help but show a look of sadness on her face.
Sasuke had appeared, yet he hadn't even glanced at her.
Compared to Sakura's dejection, everyone's attention was now fixed on Orochimaru!
Both Naruto's transformation and Sasuke's transformation were clearly connected to Orochimaru!
"So this is your plan, Orochimaru?"
Jiraiya swallowed hard, looking at Orochimaru in disbelief.
He could clearly feel the terrifying power contained within both Naruto and Sasuke — power that could rival Yuto and Uchiha Madara!
With Uchiha Madara and Yuto both weakened from their battle, Naruto and Sasuke striking now was absolutely the perfect timing.
"Not entirely."
"But this level of success exceeded my expectations. This means the next steps have an even higher chance of succeeding."
A rare smile appeared on Orochimaru's pale face. His long tongue flicked across his lips repeatedly, betraying a hint of excitement.
Meanwhile, at the center of the plain battlefield.
A vast cloud of dust filled the air in every direction!
The combined technique unleashed by Uchiha Madara's Perfect Susanoo had been cleaved cleanly in two by Yuto's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and dispersed.
"Cough…"
Uchiha Madara lay sprawled on the ground in a wretched state, blood continuously coughing from his mouth.
Most terrifying of all, half of Uchiha Madara's body had already turned to ash and scattered. Even with the undying body granted by Six Paths power, a full recovery was impossible in the short term!
And Yuto, clearly, would not give him that chance!
Step! Step!
With light but steady footsteps, Yuto appeared before Uchiha Madara.
At this moment, Yuto's clothes were torn and tattered, his entire body covered in wounds of various sizes — bruised blue and purple, looking equally haggard.
Even with the Black King's devouring ability and the rapid recovery from Tenseigan power, Uchiha Madara's super combined technique infused with Six Paths power was certainly not easy to endure.
However, even though Yuto was also in rough shape, compared to Uchiha Madara, he was clearly in far better condition!
"You won, Yuto."
Uchiha Madara lay half-propped on the ground, his tone carrying both defiance and defeat as he slowly spoke.
"I did win. It seems the battle between us is over."
Yuto nodded.
As he spoke, Yuto materialized a Black Rod in his hand, then raised it and thrust it fiercely toward Uchiha Madara's forehead!
A bitter smile appeared on Uchiha Madara's lips. He didn't feel much resentment — in a head-on clash, a loss was a loss.
Just as Uchiha Madara prepared to accept death, Yuto suddenly vanished into thin air before his eyes.
Before Uchiha Madara could react, Sasuke and Naruto had already appeared before him!
"You two…"
Uchiha Madara's eyes widened as he looked at Naruto and Sasuke in their current states, his face showing an expression of utter disbelief.
In particular, the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in Sasuke's left eye caused even Uchiha Madara to freeze for an instant!
"Move!"
"Extract the Ten-Tails first!"
Sasuke shouted to Naruto, his figure already appearing before Uchiha Madara.
Sasuke reached toward Uchiha Madara's chest, his fingers plunging directly into it, then ripped outward with tremendous force!
A portion of the Ten-Tails' body was actually torn from Uchiha Madara by force!
"Sasuke!!"
Uchiha Madara snapped back to his senses and let out a furious roar.
An explosive, violent aura erupted skyward. Even gravely wounded, Uchiha Madara's remaining might was still formidable!
Rage burned in Uchiha Madara's eyes. He could die at Yuto's hands, but he absolutely refused to die at the hands of Sasuke and the others!
It would be an insult to him!
Naruto flashed behind Uchiha Madara and slammed him face-first into the ground with one hand, forcibly halting all of Uchiha Madara's movements.
Already severely injured, Uchiha Madara was completely immobilized by the combined efforts of Naruto and Sasuke!
And in that brief moment, taking advantage of Uchiha Madara's weakness, Sasuke forcibly tore out a full third of the Ten-Tails' towering body.
And just then!
An ice-cold voice rang out from the distance, rapidly closing in on their position.
"You two are courting death!"
Yuto's roaring voice exploded across the entire sky above the plain, and a violent, thunderous, world-ending aura descended upon them like an overwhelming tide.
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