The Nine-Tailed's earth-shattering roar formed a tangible sound wave, violently flinging Urashiki away.
Sasuke took the opportunity to release his restraint on Urashiki, using his single arm to stabilize himself on the ground, and looked up in disbelief at the colossal, mountain-like golden Nine-Tailed.
"Mr. Sasuke!"
Boruto rushed forward to support Sasuke, his voice filled with uncontrollable excitement.
He looked at the majestic golden giant beast and couldn't help but exclaim, "That's incredible! So Dad was already this strong at this age?"
At this moment, Sasuke's heart was in turmoil.
Was Naruto truly this strong during this period? The answer was definitely no.
In his memory, Naruto's strength during this period was indeed slightly superior to his own at the time, but it was absolutely impossible for him to reach such a shocking level.
If Naruto had truly possessed this kind of power back then, he probably would have had his limbs broken and been forcibly dragged back the moment he defected from Konoha.
What was more terrifying, Sasuke analyzed his own extremely arrogant personality back then; if he had faced such a vast gap in strength, the jealousy in his heart would likely have made his personality even more twisted.
"This... this is impossible!"
Urashiki stabilized himself in the air, his face filled with the confusion of shattered logic.
He had always been extremely confident in his abilities.
Due to the interference of these two uninvited guests, he hadn't been able to travel to the intended period when Naruto was still a child, but had instead arrived at the point when Naruto had become a Genin.
But!
Was this truly the strength a Genin on this planet should possess?
If this guy already had such terrifying power at this time, then his rate of progress over the years must have been far too slow!
When Urashiki realized that the "soft target" he had carefully chosen was actually an unbreakable iron plate, he finally roared uncontrollably.
"What a joke... Don't think you can fool me anymore! Inferior creature!"
After adjusting his posture in the air, Urashiki violently swung the Red Fishing Rod in his hand, fiercely casting it toward the golden Nine-Tailed in front of him!
His mouth twisted into a maniacal grin.
That's right!
How dare this arrogant fellow display such a massive form? Didn't he know that the larger the size, the harder it was to dodge attacks?
As long as he could fish out his Chakra, he still had a chance to turn the tables! Urashiki convinced himself of this.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, something terrifying happened—the massive golden Nine-Tailed in front of Urashiki vanished into thin air!
It left no trace of movement, as if it had never existed.
Before Urashiki could recover from this sudden change, his Byakugan, which could observe 360 degrees without blind spots, had already captured the enemy's location!
"Oh no!"
Urashiki frantically tried to activate another ability, but before his Byakugan could switch to the Blue Rinnegan, his back was struck by a devastating impact!
It turned out that the Nine-Tailed had instantly appeared directly behind Urashiki using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After consuming a massive amount of Chakra, Naruto successfully achieved the feat of spatially transferring his entire Full Tailed Beast Form.
This strike was precise and vicious, completely catching Urashiki off guard.
The massive golden claw slammed heavily into Urashiki, sending him flying like a kite with a broken string, plummeting rapidly toward the area outside Konoha Village!
Although he hadn't fully understood the situation yet, Naruto realized that this Ōtsutsuki wasn't as invincible as he had imagined.
He made a prompt decision to finish the battle quickly!
"Tailed Beast Ball!"
The golden Nine-Tailed opened its massive mouth, and a black-purple energy sphere condensed instantly!
The sphere, containing destructive energy, streaked across the sky, chasing after the retreating Urashiki!
"Damn it... nothing more than a creature inferior even to a monkey... how dare you dream of eliminating me!"
Urashiki roared furiously in mid-air!
In the nick of time, his Blue Rinnegan ability finally activated successfully.
"Boom!!!"
The Tailed Beast Ball exploded in the forest outside Konoha, forming a huge mushroom cloud.
The scorching heatwave swept across half of Konoha like a tsunami.
Distant trees were uprooted, and the land at the explosion's epicenter turned to scorched earth.
"Did we win..."
Naruto, standing atop the Nine-Tailed's head, muttered to himself, his gaze frantically searching for Urashiki's figure.
However, an Ōtsutsuki was not so easily eliminated after all.
Urashiki's figure reappeared in the smoke and dust of the explosion—at the last moment, he successfully utilized Time Rewind by a few seconds, avoiding a direct hit from the Tailed Beast Ball.
He glared fiercely at the distant golden Nine-Tailed, the murderous intent in his eyes practically solidifying.
When the Blue Rinnegan changed to a vivid red, a pitch-black portal opened up beside him out of nowhere.
Yomotsu Hirasaka—this was a Space-Time Ability of the Kekkai Mōra level.
Urashiki gave Naruto a deep look, then floated into the black portal, his figure vanishing completely, leaving behind only devastation and lingering smoke.
Naruto thought regretfully that he hadn't found an opportunity to leave a Flying Thunder God Mark on Urashiki during the battle.
But even if he had left a mark, the situation probably wouldn't be optimistic.
He remembered that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya also possessed similar Space-Time abilities, allowing her to freely travel between various Different Dimensions, and those Domains were unreachable by the Flying Thunder God Technique.
To be honest, this battle was much easier than Naruto had anticipated.
Even the Nine-Tailed inside him felt unbelievable, carefully observing the outside situation through Naruto's vision.
The Nine-Tailed could sense that Urashiki indeed emanated a power signature originating from the same source as the Six Paths Sage, and those special eyes further confirmed its judgment.
However, the Nine-Tailed also knew clearly that this enemy was far less powerful than the Six Paths Sage—although the power originated from the same source, there was a noticeable gap in the intensity of the aura.
The Nine-Tailed had originally deduced that this enemy should possess at least Uchiha Madara-level strength... but the actual situation right now... was it perhaps too... easy to handle?
Since the enemy had temporarily retreated, Naruto deactivated the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
The golden giant beast slowly dissipated into the air, and Naruto lightly dropped back to the ground, returning to his normal state.
He looked toward Sasuke, who was still dumbfounded, and Boruto, whose face was full of awe, sighed softly, and walked toward them.
"...So you've already reached this level?" Sasuke spoke first, his voice carrying undisguised shock.
"Yeah, was it unexpected?" Naruto shrugged slightly.
"Sorry I didn't get a chance to explain clearly. But, compared to my situation, I'm more concerned about yours."
Sasuke fell silent.
He had come to protect others, yet he ended up being the one protected, a role reversal that made him feel extremely embarrassed.
"Didn't your Mangekyo Sharingan already evolve into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? And your Rinnegan," Naruto asked confusedly, "Where did your power go?"
"...I was careless."
Sasuke's voice was low.
"During the previous fight, Urashiki stole a large amount of my Chakra. With the amount of Chakra currently stored in my body, I cannot use that power."
Naruto rubbed his forehead, nursing a headache.
The reason was that simple? Just insufficient Chakra?
He originally wanted to say, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" If he needed Chakra, he could have asked him for help.
But then he thought, hadn't he also failed to tell Sasuke about the Nine-Tailed?
So he swallowed the angry words he was about to say and adopted a gentler tone.
"Alright, I think I understand what people mean when they say 'Naruto and Sasuke Nerf'..."
"What?" Sasuke asked back, confused.
"Nothing," Naruto shook his head.
"Now, let me restore your Chakra for you.
This is also my fault; I only meant to encourage you before, so I only transferred a small amount of Chakra."
Sasuke's expression also became strange.
The reason he hadn't asked Naruto for help was indeed because he hadn't expected Naruto at this age to possess a massive Chakra reserve comparable to the future Naruto.
Although he had always known his Chakra reserve was inferior to Naruto's, the realization that he couldn't even compare to this younger Naruto made Sasuke feel especially awkward.
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