In the void, within a spatial rift, Yakumo and an elder of the Shinigami Clan watched the great battle unfold. Yakumo was still savoring a roasted chicken in his hand.
"The Ninja World might even become a major power in the future!"
Looking at the meticulously coordinated forces on the battlefield, the elder couldn't help but exclaim. What truly astonished him was the Ninja World's rapid development. After some investigation, he had learned that the Ninja World had originally been extremely weak and had only developed over the last twenty years.
"I hope they can win. After all, it would be a pity for such a beautiful planet to be occupied by the Ōtsutsuki Clan."
Yakumo spoke with emotion, his hands never pausing as he continued eating.
The Shinigami elder glared at him.
"Eat a little less. You're just reluctant to part with the food in your hands!"
Below them, the Ōtsutsuki Clan's White Zetsu were being slaughtered on a massive scale.
These White Zetsu were nothing more than expendable soldiers. No one felt any pity for them. After all, the Ōtsutsuki Clan possessed hundreds of billions of White Zetsu.
However, they were scattered across countless planets, guarding various territories. For a single world, a million of them was already more than sufficient.
The true determining factor in such wars was high-level combat power.
Yet the Ninja World possessed secret techniques capable of concentrating the power of many into a single individual. Because of this, sheer numbers could still become a terrifying advantage.
In the Starry Sky
Naruto radiated divine light, as if the laws of the universe revolved around him.
When the two forces collided, waves of energy rippled through space.
"As expected of someone capable of killing a genius of my clan," the Ōtsutsuki transmitted his thoughts to Naruto. "Their deaths were not in vain."
"Since someone like you has appeared in this universe and does not belong to our clan… you must die."
After a brief pause, the Ōtsutsuki continued:
"However, if you lead your subordinates and join the Ōtsutsuki Clan, your death sentence can be pardoned."
Naruto sneered.
He gathered energy in his hand before thrusting his palm forward.
"Such arrogance. Do you really think you have me cornered?"
The energy in his hand expanded rapidly, instantly forming a massive sphere hundreds of meters wide—something akin to an advanced Rasengan.
Facing such an attack, Ōtsutsuki Bushiki attempted to absorb Naruto's energy.
But Naruto's power was no longer ordinary chakra.
It was chakra fused with Natural Energy, further sublimated into divine power.
Absorbing it was impossible.
Realizing this, Bushiki let out a silent roar.
Although sound could not travel through space, the terrifying aura he released caused space itself to tremble.
Countless bolts of black lightning erupted, striking directly toward Naruto.
Wherever the lightning passed, space cracked like shattered glass.
Bushiki's attack had literally torn space apart.
Seeing such a terrifying assault, Naruto did not dare take it lightly. If those attacks struck him directly, even he might not be able to endure them.
Naruto formed a hand seal with his left hand.
Dark and mysterious runes appeared in the void.
In the next instant, Bushiki's attacks vanished completely.
This was Naruto's Matter Eradication Technique—a technique categorized as a Sealing Technique, closely related to Yin–Yang Release.
Bushiki stared in shock as his attack was effortlessly neutralized.
"What kind of technique is that?"
That move of his had been a Rinnegan dōjutsu—an attack combining the destructive power of Amaterasu with world-destroying black lightning, Great Black Heaven.
Naruto smiled faintly.
"This is the Matter Eradication Technique. You could also call it the Great Destruction Technique."
Although it looked simple, the technique consumed an enormous amount of energy. It was an advanced application of Yin–Yang Release—perhaps even surpassing Kaguya's Truth-Seeking Orbs.
Seeing his technique countered so easily, Bushiki completely abandoned his previous disdain.
Black stripes slowly began spreading across his face.
Naruto watched calmly.
This was a familiar phenomenon among the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Those black markings represented a deeper level of Ōtsutsuki power being released—awakening the clan's true strength.
In essence, it was the power of their bloodline.
Naruto's lips curled slightly.
Throughout the entire Ninja World, bloodline power had always been considered supreme.
And when it came to bloodline abilities…
Naruto possessed countless methods.
"Let's see," he thought calmly, "whose bloodline is truly superior."
Of course, a mere Ōtsutsuki Bushiki was not worthy of forcing Naruto to unleash his truly powerful techniques.
Naruto now was far stronger than what Future Sasuke had once described.
Behind Bushiki, a gigantic arm suddenly appeared, gripping a long sword and radiating a terrifying aura.
"Is that the divine power of the Ōtsutsuki Clan?"
Naruto could clearly sense it—the energy carried a far deeper and purer form of Susanoo-like power.
Within the Uchiha Clan, Susanoo only contained a tiny fragment of that power. But what Naruto felt now was thousands of times stronger.
Naruto calmly created several shadow clones.
Each clone was imbued with an extremely pure and terrifying energy.
This was the most fundamental, original power of chakra itself.
Naruto's understanding of chakra had already reached an extraordinary level. He could now draw upon the primordial source of chakra, something only achievable by beings who had stepped into the eighth level of the demigod realm.
The clones gathered together, combining their power.
Terrifying waves of energy erupted outward, twisting the surrounding space.
The immense aura released by both Naruto and Bushiki instantly spread across the entire Ninja World.
On the battlefield below, countless shinobi paused and looked up at the sky.
An overwhelming pressure descended upon them.
"Is this… Naruto's true strength?"
Feeling that suffocating power, Uchiha Madara revealed a look of disbelief.
Mixed with that disbelief was deep unwillingness.
He was Uchiha Madara.
How could he fall behind others?
How could he chase someone whose back he couldn't even see?
For a brief moment, Madara fell into deep self-doubt.
He had once believed he could catch up to Naruto.
Now he wondered if that was even possible.
What Madara didn't know was that Naruto's power came directly from the original path of chakra itself. Naturally, it carried an incomparably vast and majestic aura.
Compared to such power, anyone would feel insignificant.
Ōtsutsuki Bushiki stared at Naruto in shock.
"How can you possess such power?!"
"To make sure you can't escape," Naruto replied calmly, "let me show you what true power is."
Naruto shouted, deliberately amplifying his voice to shake Bushiki's resolve.
Seven-colored energy began gathering in front of him, radiating an overwhelming aura.
Bushiki roared in fury.
The enormous Susanoo-like figure behind him swung its sword.
Wherever the blade passed, space shattered, creating violent spatial turbulence.
"It's over…"
Naruto murmured quietly.
The seven-colored sphere in front of him seemed capable of devouring everything.
Bushiki's devastating attack was swallowed instantly—like a drop of water falling into the ocean, unable to stir even the slightest ripple.
"No!!!"
Bushiki's desperate scream echoed through the void.
In the next moment, his entire body was completely devoured by the terrifying energy.
Silence returned to the starry sky.
The void once again became tranquil.
(End of Chapter)
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