Chapter 338: Six Paths-Level Battle
"Byakugan? Who are you?"
Facing this mysterious invader who was clearly hostile and possessed familiar ocular jutsu, Uchiha Satsuki immediately asked vigilantly.
However, Otsutsuki Urashiki didn't even glance at Satsuki, obviously not taking her seriously at all. His Byakugan locked onto the vigilant Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Boruto, corners of his mouth curving into a mocking smile.
"As expected, you came too," Urashiki's voice carried unpleasant frivolity. "Just like insects, always getting in my way."
What appeared to be a forehead protector atop his head was actually his horn—currently obviously missing half. The culprit stood below, maintaining battle readiness.
Cold sweat began seeping from Naruto's forehead. The Otsutsuki who should have invaded decades later was now appearing before his eyes ahead of schedule. He rapidly assessed whether his current strength could safely weather this crisis.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several sounds of air being split rang out. Multiple special kunai instantly appeared in Naruto's hands, precisely shooting toward the surroundings, nailing into nearby ground, tree trunks, and rocks, laying down Flying Thunder God coordinate points.
Urashiki floating in midair looked down at young Naruto, revealing a satisfied expression.
"Finally meeting you, Uzumaki Naruto." His voice carried cat-and-mouse-like mockery. "Seems the plan was correct—at this time, you're afraid, actually attacking wildly!"
Swoosh!
Words barely finished, Urashiki violently swung the red fishing rod in his hand. The line shot directly toward Naruto! Just as Naruto was about to activate Flying Thunder God to evade, Boruto preemptively lunged, pushing him aside, narrowly dodging this attack. The line struck empty, leaving deep traces in the ground.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
On the other side, witnessing the mysterious person suddenly attack Naruto, three-tomoe Sharingan instantly appeared in Satsuki's eyes. Her hands rapidly formed seals, spewing a massive fireball from her mouth roaring toward Urashiki!
However, just as the fireball was about to hit, Urashiki's figure instantly transformed into countless red paper cranes, scattering and flying, avoiding the attack.
"He disappeared?"
Satsuki looked around in panic, Sharingan operating at full power, attempting to immediately locate the re-emerging Urashiki.
"Watch out!"
Naruto suddenly shouted. He'd seen Urashiki's movements—the opponent had actually appeared directly not far behind Satsuki! That fishing rod swung again, the line pointing straight at Satsuki's back.
At this critical moment, relying on the Flying Thunder God mark left on Satsuki, Naruto instantly teleported beside her, embracing her waist and quickly withdrawing from their position. Where they'd just stood was struck into a deep pit by the line.
A trace of astonishment flashed across Urashiki's face as his attack missed again, but he immediately recovered that indifferent expression, thinking Naruto had merely used clone-like deception. He lightly swayed his fishing rod, preparing to launch the next round of attacks.
"Naruto! Run quickly! This person is targeting you..."
Just landing on the ground, before Satsuki finished speaking, she felt a dull pain at the back of her neck. Naruto decisively struck to knock her unconscious—this decision, though somewhat selfish, was also responsible.
Urashiki indeed targeted him, and with Satsuki's current elite jonin-level strength, facing an Otsutsuki-level enemy—the gap was truly too vast.
A shadow clone immediately appeared to support Satsuki's collapsing body, then activated Flying Thunder God to instantly teleport to a safe zone inside Konoha. Only after settling Satsuki properly did the clone disperse into white smoke.
Simultaneously, Kurama's tremendous warning voice rang in Naruto's mind.
"Naruto! Your friend is right! Run now! This person's origins... Damn it! Even I'm not confident of defeating this kind of guy!"
Nine-Tails' voice filled with fury and vigilance. It sensed tremendous malice from Urashiki—that arrogant malice viewing all living beings as ants.
But what concerned Nine-Tails more was sensing an extremely nostalgic aura from Urashiki.
Not knowing this aura originated from the Otsutsuki, Nine-Tails merely instinctively felt this enemy possessed power sharing the same source as the Sage of Six Paths.
However, the cold arrogance contained within formed sharp contrast with the Sage of Six Paths' loving, tolerant aura. Nine-Tails felt such a fellow actually possessing power similar to the Sage of Six Paths was simply blasphemy against the Sage who created it!
On the other side, Sasuke drew his Kusanagi sword with his sole remaining hand, resolutely engaging Urashiki. Urashiki calmly used the red fishing rod in his hand to respond to each slash, metallic collision sounds crisply echoing across the training ground.
"...?"
Naruto finally perceived something wrong. He'd originally prepared to handle various strange Rinnegan abilities, but why did Urashiki only use that fishing rod?
More strangely, why didn't Sasuke use Mangekyo Sharingan or Rinnegan either, merely relying on taijutsu to fight?
During intense taijutsu exchanges, Sasuke actually gradually fell into disadvantage, breathing becoming heavy, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.
"Seems your power hasn't recovered. You've weakened." Urashiki said contemptuously. A precise kick struck Sasuke's abdomen, heavily knocking him to the ground. Sasuke struggled to rise but seemed already exhausted.
"Boruto! Quickly take Naruto and escape!" Sasuke shouted with difficulty.
"???"
Naruto's heart filled with doubt. Was this truly Six Paths-level battle? The scene before him made him feel intense disharmony.
"I can't!" Boruto responded emotionally, condensing a Rasengan in his hand, recklessly charging toward Urashiki. However, Urashiki merely casually swung his fishing rod, sending Boruto flying aside.
"Boruto! Don't forget we came here to protect Naruto! Don't forget this!" Sasuke's voice carried rare urgency.
Somehow, though Naruto hadn't witnessed any earth-shattering jutsu clashing, both acted as though their chakra was nearly depleted yet still stubbornly blocked his path.
"How persistent, but please give up!" Urashiki said playfully, pulling out a chakra mass from the fish basket behind him, transforming it into green Wind Style, attempting to blow away the two before him.
"Run!" Sasuke deeply thrust his Kusanagi sword into the ground to barely stabilize himself, still urging Boruto.
Suddenly, Sasuke seized an opening, violently throwing his sword toward Urashiki. Urashiki tilted his head avoiding this strike—the Wind Style also dissipated accordingly.
Immediately after, Sasuke rapidly charged forward, using his single arm to tightly lock Urashiki, attempting to restrict the opponent's movements through grappling.
"What? Let go! Let go!" Urashiki obviously hadn't anticipated this move, continuously striking Sasuke's back with his elbow, wanting to break free from this sudden restraint.
"...Though I don't know what's going on, the thing to do still hasn't changed."
Naruto muttered quietly, gaze gradually becoming resolute. Though the battle situation before him was full of doubts, his determination to protect comrades never wavered.
"ROAR—!"
In an instant, majestic golden chakra erupted from Naruto's body like a volcanic explosion! Dazzling radiance illuminated the entire training ground like daylight. Powerful energy fluctuations made surrounding air begin trembling.
Brilliant golden chakra rapidly enveloped Naruto's entire body, transforming into a flowing chakra cloak. Six pitch-black tomoe patterns emerged on the cloak, slightly undulating with energy flow.
"I'm counting on you! Kurama!"
Naruto called out in his mind, completing resonance with his partner within.
"ROAR!!!"
An earth-shaking roar erupted from the golden light. Nine massive golden chakra tails suddenly extended behind Naruto. The golden chakra continued rapidly expanding, in the blink of an eye transforming into a golden Nine-Tails fox as colossal as a mountain, majestically standing between heaven and earth.
The complete golden Nine-Tails lowered its head, releasing an ear-splitting roar toward the dumbstruck Urashiki and Sasuke below.
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