Battles at the Kekkei Mōra and Six Paths levels were simply too dangerous for ordinary shinobi to approach.
The fighting had split into two separate fronts.
Seiryū against Isshiki.
Madara against the Isshiki of this timeline.
Both battlefields were locked in fierce combat, and the fighting had already reached its most intense stage.
It was at this moment that Naruto and Sasuke, having received the Six Paths Yang Power and Six Paths Yin Power respectively, finally returned from the brink of death.
And both of them had gained even greater power.
Kakashi looked at the two of them and relaxed slightly, though his expression remained serious.
"Naruto, Sasuke, are you two all right?"
"I'm fine, Kakashi-sensei."
Naruto nodded, then looked toward Sasuke.
"Sasuke, let's work together from here on out!"
Sasuke did not answer immediately.
His left eye had already transformed into a tomoe Rinnegan.
By concentrating the Six Paths Yin Power into a single eye, his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan had undergone a complete transformation.
Sasuke swept his gaze across the two battlefields before finally speaking.
"First, we'll deal with Madara and that other man."
"We can't allow Kaguya to be resurrected."
"As for those people from the other space-time."
"We'll deal with them afterward."
The sudden increase in his ocular power had clearly boosted Sasuke's confidence.
Once again, he felt as though he could take on anyone.
"Sage Seiryū isn't an enemy. He's on our side!"
Naruto glanced at Sasuke, then clasped his hands together and smiled.
"But you're right. Let's deal with Madara and that other guy first!"
Naruto had learned a great deal from the Sage of Six Paths.
Kaguya, whom the Sage had warned them about, was the greatest threat of all.
They had to stop Madara before she could be resurrected!
"Dad, Grandma Tsunade, Kakashi-sensei, you can't interfere in a battle at this level."
Naruto turned toward Minato, Tsunade, Kakashi, and the others.
"Leave the rest to me and Sasuke!"
Without waiting for anyone to respond, Naruto and Sasuke disappeared in a flash.
They rushed toward the battlefield where Madara and the Isshiki of this timeline were fighting.
Meanwhile.
Seiryū and Isshiki were still locked in intense combat.
The surrounding space had been sealed by Seiryū's Bakudō and Sealing Jutsu, restricting Isshiki's Space-Time Dōjutsu.
The two were clashing almost entirely through Taijutsu.
'Boom, boom, boom!'
They fought like two humanoid monsters.
Every movement carried terrifying power capable of shaking mountains.
Each collision made the earth tremble and split apart beneath them.
"Dragon Fist Burst!"
The Bakudō and Sealing Jutsu applied through Fullbring: Heaven's Chain caused Isshiki's movements to falter for the briefest instant.
Seiryū immediately seized the opening and unleashed his strongest Taijutsu attack.
Dragon-shaped fist force tore through the air and struck Isshiki head-on.
Isshiki coughed up blood as he was blasted out of the sky and smashed into the ground below, creating an enormous crater.
"Hadō #90: Kurohitsugi!"
"Hadō #98: En'goku!"
Seiryū followed up immediately with two Hadō capable of directly damaging the soul.
Both attacks struck Isshiki before he could recover.
The damage to his soul forced a scream from his throat.
Unlike his physical injuries, this damage could not simply be reversed.
'Rumble!'
Enduring the agony in his soul, Isshiki unleashed an enormous repulsive force.
Everything around him was blasted away.
The attack also deflected Seiryū's next strike.
"Damn it."
Isshiki activated Time Reversal.
His physical injuries disappeared as his body returned to its previous state, but his expression remained grim.
'I need to become stronger.'
'Otherwise, I won't be able to defeat him.'
If the battle continued like this, there was only one possible outcome.
He would die at Seiryū's hands.
'Boom!'
Isshiki flashed aside to avoid another punch.
This time, however, he did not continue fighting Seiryū directly.
Instead, he rushed toward the other battlefield.
He intended to absorb the Chakra of his counterpart from this timeline and use it to strengthen himself!
"Do you really think you can get away?"
Seiryū immediately pursued him.
'Crack!'
The Bakudō and Sealing Jutsu locking the surrounding space shattered beneath Isshiki's hand.
With a low hum, he activated his Space-Time Dōjutsu and vanished.
"You think I'll let you succeed that easily?"
With a thought, Seiryū activated the Flying Raijin Jutsu.
He disappeared and instantly reappeared beside Naruto.
Seiryū had already scattered Flying Raijin formulas throughout the battlefield.
He had even secretly marked Naruto with one.
'Boom!'
The instant he appeared, Seiryū sensed something unusual.
He threw a punch.
An invisible figure was blasted away.
It was one of Madara's Limbo clones.
Then Seiryū turned toward Naruto and complained.
"You two really are something."
"Did you honestly think you were ready to fight Six Paths-level opponents by yourselves?"
These two brats had clearly become overconfident.
They were only approaching the Six Paths level, yet they had tried to take on true Six Paths-level opponents head-on.
Against someone inexperienced at that level, they might have had a chance.
But Madara and Isshiki were both highly experienced fighters.
Beating Naruto and Sasuke into the ground would not be difficult for either of them.
"W-we didn't expect them to be this strong."
Naruto looked somewhat embarrassed.
They really had been confident when the fight started.
But not long afterward, they had already been reduced to desperately defending themselves.
If Seiryū had not intervened just now, Naruto might already have been injured.
Seiryū fell silent.
As expected of Naruto and Sasuke.
"You two, stay together."
"The Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei that old man gave you can only be used when the two of you cooperate."
"It might come in handy later."
After saying that, Seiryū prepared to go after Isshiki again.
The man was already heading toward his counterpart, and his objective was obvious.
Seiryū naturally had no intention of letting him succeed.
"Don't underestimate me, shinobi from another space-time!"
Madara, however, had no intention of letting Seiryū leave.
He switched places with his Limbo clone and immediately swung his Six Paths staff down toward Seiryū.
"I don't have time to deal with you right now, Madara."
Seiryū snorted.
He threw a punch directly at the descending staff.
'Boom!'
The moment fist and staff collided, Madara felt an overwhelming force travel through the weapon in his hands.
It was like trying to resist an entire mountain.
There was no way to withstand it.
Madara was blasted away instantly, coughing up blood as he flew backward.
Shock appeared on his face.
He could not even withstand a single blow?
"Uh."
Naruto's eyes widened.
He knew exactly how powerful Madara was.
Even after gaining Six Paths power, Naruto still had to remain extremely cautious around him.
Yet Seiryū had sent Madara flying with a single punch.
That level of strength was absurd!
"Stop acting so surprised."
The Yin half of the Nine-Tails within Naruto, which had been transferred to him by Minato, was not surprised in the slightest.
It spoke calmly.
"This Madara still isn't as strong as the Sage of Six Paths."
"But that Sage Seiryū has already surpassed the Sage of Six Paths."
Naruto's eyes widened even further.
"Sage Seiryū is stronger than the Sage of Six Paths?!"
Sage Seiryū was actually stronger than the Sage of Six Paths!
As expected of Sage Seiryū!
(To be continued.)
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