"Is this also a Mangekyō Sharingan ability?"
Naruto didn't retreat a single step. His left fist drove forward, bracing against the purple skeletal giant's punch. The ground beneath his feet collapsed by nearly half a meter—but in the same instant, his body surged larger, expanding until he stood nearly ten meters tall.
Leaning down, Naruto looked directly at Sasuke, who stood within the ribcage of the skeletal Susanoo. His right hand opened wide and reached for the skull.
"AAAAAH!"
Sasuke roared in fury. The Susanoo's other skeletal arm materialized a long sword and thrust it straight toward Naruto's palm.
Boom!
Naruto flipped his wrist and slapped the blade aside. An overwhelming force transmitted through the skeleton. Sasuke barely managed to hold onto the sword—but the blade veered uncontrollably downward, slashing toward Fugaku and Mikoto below.
"STOP IT!!"
Sasuke's eyes split wide. His chakra erupted violently once more. The sword was about to cleave his parents in two—
When suddenly, the purple skeleton let out a howl and vanished completely.
"Hah… hah…"
Sasuke dropped to his knees, gasping for air.
Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly. His hand continued reaching down—
Then multiple voices rang out, overlapping with the Mirror World's system alerts and the Tailed Beasts' shouts.
"Why did it turn into water again?!"
"Look under the surface!"
"That's Ashura!"
"Huh? He disappeared again?!"
—
Warning! Unknown will detected. Maximum defense forcibly activated. Locking target…
Target locked! Anomalous spiritual entity — Ōtsutsuki Ashura. Initiating forced link…
"Heh. Anomalous spiritual entity…"
Naruto sneered inwardly. He had long known that so-called "chakra reincarnation" could never be that simple.
Forced link failed. Initiating second forced link…
"Hm?"
Naruto paused and glanced at Sasuke.
The chakra Sasuke had erupted moments earlier had completely subsided.
At the same time, Sasuke looked up.
Within his Sharingan—now bearing an additional circular ring—three black tomoe began spinning rapidly.
In the next instant, Sasuke stood up.
His body expanded rapidly, growing taller and broader until he became a giant nearly equal in height to Naruto.
Naruto smiled faintly.
"Interesting. You figured out the Expansion Technique without a teacher. Is that your eye's ability?"
Sasuke ignored the question, staring at Naruto with pure hatred.
"You took everything from me," he said coldly.
"So I'll take everything from you."
Naruto laughed softly.
"You really are still the same kid."
Lightning exploded.
Sasuke instantly formed two blades of lightning in his hands—
But then his expression froze.
His body began shrinking uncontrollably. The lightning swords vanished. Worse still, he felt his Sharingan forcibly shut down.
"What did you do to me?!"
"You'll never know."
Naruto returned to his normal size, issued a command to Orochimaru through the Mirror World, and sent a shadow clone to seize Sasuke and leave.
Then—flash—Naruto appeared beside Kushina.
Just as Sasuke had seen in the Mirror World, the banquet continued as if nothing were wrong. Many guests raised cups toward empty air. Even Minato frowned, muttering to himself.
Naruto took Kushina's hand and rose into the sky.
Strangely, another Kushina remained behind, chatting cheerfully with Hinata's mother.
Kushina paused midair, then looked seriously at Naruto.
"Naruto… Sasuke's family, and his clan…"
Naruto nodded gently.
"I promised you, Mom. I won't break my word."
He guided her toward the plaza. As they passed over two walls, Kushina saw Fugaku, Mikoto, and the Uchiha clansmen standing motionless in the street beyond.
She relaxed slightly—then, before she could speak, Naruto activated Flying Thunder God.
They vanished.
Behind them, the Uchiha suddenly stirred and began moving, following Fugaku and Mikoto.
—
In the next moment, Naruto and Kushina appeared atop Mount Kōshin, where the Tailed Beasts resided.
Six Tailed Beasts stood gathered.
Kushina looked around—and noticed Sasuke standing behind them, glaring at Naruto with hatred.
"Sasuke, you—"
"Mom," Naruto interrupted calmly.
"He can't speak. And there's no point talking to him. It's time to fulfill our promise to Kurama."
Naruto stepped forward and raised his fist.
"Everyone—please withdraw your chakra."
"Why don't you want ours?" Shukaku asked, puzzled, placing his paw against Naruto's fist first.
Naruto smiled.
"Because when I release Kurama, I might instinctively absorb your power. You all know—through the Mirror World, taking your strength would be effortless for me."
"What about Isobu?" Son Gokū asked.
Naruto's smile didn't change.
"He'll be freed as well—just like Kurama."
At that, Mu, Chōmei, and Saiken nodded, stacking their paws together.
Within the Mirror World, Naruto revoked the "World Guardian" permissions for the seven Tailed Beasts.
Inside the seal, their presence rapidly diminished—until only Kurama and Isobu remained.
In the real world, the five beasts withdrew their paws and stepped back.
Naruto turned to Kushina.
"Mom. We can begin."
"Alright."
Kushina's gaze sharpened. She stepped forward and thrust out her arm. From her palm burst a golden Adamantine Sealing Chain, piercing into Naruto's abdomen.
Inside the seal, Isobu saw a chain descend before him. Without hesitation, he grasped it.
"See you later, Kurama!"
In an instant, Isobu was pulled skyward.
In the real world, a red chakra cloak erupted from Naruto—then was forcefully torn away by Kushina, condensed, and ripped free.
Thump!
Isobu—now only the size of Shukaku's fist—landed on the ground. He thanked them, flicked his tail, and hurried to Mu's side.
"Naruto, how do you feel?" Kushina asked anxiously.
"With my current chakra, I feel nothing," Naruto replied calmly.
"Get ready, Mom. It's Kurama's turn."
Golden light spread across Naruto's body. A radiant cloak formed, black magatama markings appearing along his collar and neck, black lines tracing his form.
Sasuke's pupils shrank.
Then—
Light flared.
A golden Nine-Tailed Fox manifested, towering over the mountain. Naruto stood upon its head.
"He was hiding this much chakra…?"
Sasuke's hatred turned into disbelief.
Kushina looked up. Multiple golden chains burst from her back, spiraling upward and piercing through the fox's head, binding Naruto tightly.
With a single pull, Naruto was yanked into the air. The golden fox dissolved instantly—revealing the true Nine-Tails, blazing crimson.
Naruto landed lightly.
Kushina retracted the chains and caught him.
"Naruto—how much time do you have left?"
Warning! Life Flame approaching extinction. Core-origin function forcibly activating…
"Don't worry, Mom," Naruto said calmly.
"I'll recover soon."
He sat down cross-legged. Symbols flared in his palm as a teapot-shaped vessel appeared.
Absorbing secondary replenishment target… Countdown remaining…
"What is that?" Kushina asked, sensing Naruto's chakra rapidly stabilizing.
"I resurrected the last sixty-three shrine maidens of the Land of Demons," Naruto explained.
"What's inside is the other half of the power they cultivated—the new Mōryō."
Absorption complete. Please continue replenishment. Countdown remaining…
Naruto's eyes flickered. He glanced at Sasuke, set the teapot aside, and formed hand seals.
"What kind of technique is this now?!" Sasuke exclaimed.
Naruto's soul separated from his body, drifting forward.
Before Sasuke could react, Naruto's soul lunged at him.
"What are you doing?!"
Buzz—
Sasuke's vision blurred.
When he regained awareness, he stood upon a vast surface of water beneath a dark sky.
Naruto stood beside him.
"You—!"
Sasuke was about to attack—
Then he froze.
An old man with a dignified, authoritative presence appeared before them.
Naruto stepped forward.
Light spread outward, transforming the surroundings.
Sasuke realized—
On Naruto's side, the water had turned into that familiar, mysterious solid ground.
But beneath the old man's feet, the water still rippled.
As Sasuke reeled in confusion, the old man floated closer.
"Young man," the elder asked calmly,
"What do you seek?"
Naruto smiled.
"What are you willing to give me?"
—
Warning! Multiple reality intrusions detected. Maximum defense forcibly activated. Intruders expelled.
Multiple foreign spatial coordinates detected. Filtering invasion points—filtering failed.
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