As the battle dragged on, the disdain in Yushento's eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression.
Naruto was undoubtedly an Advanced-level expert. Although some of his techniques still showed signs of immaturity, he possessed an astonishing variety of abilities, formidable combat power, and extremely powerful survival capabilities.
Against such an opponent, Yushento could no longer afford to underestimate him.
Divine light began radiating from Yushento's entire body. His powerful aura surged outward, making him appear incomparably majestic.
"It seems… I need to get serious."
Yushento looked at Naruto as he spoke calmly.
Seeing this, Yakumo quietly stepped backward.
The reason Elder Yushento carried the title "Blazing Fire" was not only because of his mastery over powerful fire-based abilities, but also because of his extremely violent combat style.
Countless crimson starlike particles began swirling around him, resembling a sky full of blazing fireflies erupting from his body.
Suddenly, the red starlight stretched into long streams and shot back into Yushento's body.
Even his weapon—the Shinigami Scythe—became wrapped in fiery red patterns.
BOOM!!!
A violent burst of energy erupted around him, unleashing a massive hurricane.
Orochimaru and the others felt the powerful pressure and could not help but inwardly marvel.
"Is this what a true top-tier powerhouse in the universe is like?"
"To create such terrifying force with aura alone…"
Everyone was astonished.
Madara's eyes burned with intense excitement as a powerful sense of longing surged within him.
At that moment, Yushento—surrounded by overwhelming divine light—suddenly unleashed a crimson energy blade.
Naruto immediately formed a Great Ball Rasengan to block the attack.
But the moment the two forces collided, Naruto was blasted backward.
"So this is your divine power… impressive!"
Naruto grinned as his feet slid across space, dissipating the impact.
His azure eyes narrowed sharply.
"Getting serious now? Then I'll show you something interesting too."
Naruto smiled faintly.
The energy within his body suddenly began to boil violently.
"Hyperfrequency Particle Mode!!!"
This was an overloaded combat mode Naruto had personally developed to unleash his ultimate power.
The idea was inspired by the Nine-Tails' Baryon Mode he had once seen.
However, while Baryon Mode was powerful within the Six Paths–level realm, Naruto considered it far too crude.
After all, Baryon Mode consumed the life force of the Nine-Tails itself.
Naruto instead developed a far more advanced and complex technique—Hyperfrequency Particle Mode.
The principle behind it was simple.
It forced the energy within the user's body into an ultra-high-frequency state.
Under such conditions, a single unit of energy could unleash dozens of times its normal power.
However, this power came with a severe drawback.
Energy that entered a hyperfrequency state would be permanently consumed.
In other words, the more Naruto used this mode, the weaker he would eventually become.
The lost energy could not be restored—it could only be re-cultivated from scratch.
If too much energy were burned away, even Naruto's cultivation level could decline.
But Naruto had anticipated this problem long ago.
"Chakra?"
Naruto smiled confidently.
"I really don't lack that."
A faintly triumphant expression appeared on his face.
Inside Naruto's personal storage space, an enormous amount of chakra had already been prepared.
This chakra represented only a tiny portion of the Uzumaki Empire's accumulation over more than a decade.
From the very beginning of the empire's establishment, Naruto had created chakra fusion reactors.
For years, he had been searching for ways to utilize the vast reserves of chakra they produced.
During every ninjutsu battle and energy experiment, excess chakra was collected and stored.
Even though enormous amounts of chakra were used throughout the empire's industries, the remaining reserves were still practically limitless.
Thus, Hyperfrequency Particle Mode was born.
Permanent chakra consumption meant almost nothing in the face of the empire's overwhelming energy reserves.
Naruto's aura suddenly surged.
The terrifying energy erupting from both fighters could now be clearly felt even by those on the Moon.
The sheer pressure was so immense that it even began affecting the Shinobi World itself.
Fortunately, the world's massive barrier formation intercepted the destructive force. Otherwise, the shockwaves alone would have triggered devastating hurricanes, typhoons, and tsunamis across the planet.
Even so, their battle had already been detected throughout the Shinobi World.
A Level-One Alert had been issued.
At this moment, most people had already learned a shocking truth.
Aliens had invaded the Shinobi World.
Naruto shot forward and charged straight at Yushento.
Yushento swung his Shinigami Scythe, releasing what seemed like an endless torrent of blazing energy. At the same time, Naruto raised one hand like a blade, gathering an equally terrifying power.
The two forces collided.
Boom!!!
A violent shockwave erupted across space.
For a moment, the universe seemed filled only with the blurred silhouettes of the two fighters and the overwhelming aftermath of their clash. Their movements had already surpassed what the eye could follow.
Naruto's combat power in Hyperfrequency Particle Mode had skyrocketed.
However, his chakra was also being burned at an astonishing rate.
Fortunately, compared to Naruto's enormous chakra reserves, the loss was practically negligible.
"Flame Release: Thousand Scrolls of Great Annihilation!!!"
Yushento roared.
Dozens of gigantic flaming vortexes appeared in space, spinning like miniature black holes as they dragged Naruto's body toward them.
"Space Annihilation!!!"
Naruto instantly shattered the surrounding space, intending to destroy Yushento's attack along with the fractured void.
"Absolute Conversion!!!"
Just as Naruto's spatial destruction technique began to take effect, Yushento countered.
The shattered space was forcibly redirected, and the ruptured void began rapidly restoring itself.
Space itself possessed extremely powerful self-repair properties.
Naruto's current strength was not yet enough to create permanent spatial ruptures. After all, this was not the same as simply opening small pocket dimensions.
Creating such spaces required isolating and expanding a portion of existing space—forming a completely independent spatial world.
It was similar to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's personal dimensions.
"Fire-Sealing Method!!!"
A sealing vortex appeared.
The enormous flaming vortex released by Yushento was immediately sealed away by Naruto.
The Fire-Sealing Method was actually one of the simplest sealing techniques in the shinobi world.
But simplicity did not mean weakness.
What mattered was whether the technique suited the situation—and in this case, it was perfectly suited.
Of course, the result also depended heavily on the user.
In the hands of an ordinary Six Paths–level shinobi, it would have been impossible to seal an attack from a demigod-level being like Yushento.
After all, Yushento's attacks contained a higher-tier energy: divine power.
Chakra might be abundant in the universe.
But divine power was exceedingly rare.
The two clashed again.
Violent energy erupted as their attacks collided repeatedly.
At this stage of the battle, Naruto had only one real disadvantage.
Because Hyperfrequency Particle Mode required precise control over the energy in his body, using too many ninjutsu techniques would interfere with its operation.
As a result, Naruto's attacks were now mostly close-quarters combat.
Every strike was direct and brutal.
However, taijutsu techniques were still perfectly usable, since the power of physical combat came from the body itself.
For a time, Yushento actually began to fall into a disadvantage.
Naruto pressed the attack relentlessly, forcing him backward.
Watching from afar, Yakumo felt a growing sense of unease.
Although he could barely follow the battle due to its speed, one thing was clear:
Elder Yushento was not gaining the upper hand.
Even when Yushento managed to injure Naruto, the wounds healed almost instantly.
Naruto was in a similar situation, however.
Despite overwhelming Yushento in close combat, he still couldn't deliver a decisive, killing blow.
(End of Chapter)
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