"How is it looking, Sakura?" Kakashi asked.
"They appear to be in a standoff for now," Sakura replied.
"I see..."
Kakashi stared down at the sea of lava churning below, cold sweat beading on his forehead as his expression hardened. "They've forcibly dragged us into a space that isn't even a genjutsu... the sheer scale of this power is simply in another dimension. She is nothing short of a god... at this point, I suspect only Kanon, Naruto, and Sasuke have the strength to stand against her."
Sakura looked toward Naruto's shadow clone. "How do you intend to deal with an enemy like that, Naruto?"
"Even though this might be the final battle, as long as Kanon is by my side, we have to give it everything we've got and see it through," Naruto said, his eyes reflecting a grim determination. "After all, that's what we've done up until now."
With those words, Naruto placed his palm, infused with the Six Paths Yang Power, against Obito's chest, much as he had done to save Rock Lee.
Slowly, Obito began to regain his breath; the man who had been on the brink of death began to show signs of life as color returned to his skin.
High above, Kanon, Naruto, and Sasuke stood in a tense standoff against Kaguya. Kanon looked at Naruto with a flash of surprise, while Sasuke wore an expression of sheer bewilderment.
"Come again?!" Kanon looked utterly lost, trying to process Naruto's suggestion.
"You're serious?" Sasuke was stunned speechless.
"Kanon, let's try it just once! Remember when we practiced back in the day? How about we go with the advanced version?"
"Hey, hey, hey! Naruto, don't drag me into this!" Kanon's face flushed a deep, embarrassed red.
"You never know until you try!" Naruto patted Kanon on the shoulder, giving her a look that screamed believe in me. "I've been secretly refining this technique longer than I worked on the Rasengan. You know that, Kanon."
Kanon glanced toward Kaguya in the distance and whispered, "I'm not saying the technique isn't effective, but do you really think it'll land on someone like her?"
"I don't know either, but it's worth a shot," Naruto turned, flashing her a confident grin.
"Fine. Let's do it," Kanon relented with a slight nod.
"If this can create an opening for her... fine. I'll prepare the technique for my left eye as well." Sasuke glanced at Naruto, who was standing beside Kanon, and sighed at the absurdity of it all.
"Prepare to move!"
"Right!"
In the next instant, Sasuke activated his Rinnegan, instantly engulfing Kaguya in the black flames of Amaterasu.
Simultaneously, Kanon's Rinnegan shimmered. She swapped the positions of Naruto and the air itself, instantly placing him directly in front of Kaguya.
At that moment, Naruto finally understood what Madara had felt; with Kanon's support, he didn't even need to close the distance. Or perhaps, it was simply that Kanon understood him far too well. Knowing that this technique required him to be right in front of Kaguya, Naruto felt a sudden, rhythmic fluidity to his movements.
Watching from below, Sakura called out, tense, "They're moving! Kanon is supporting Sasuke and Naruto!"
"It seems their goals are aligned," Kakashi remarked, a hint of comfort in his voice. The final member of Team 7 had finally returned to the fold.
Kaguya saw Naruto flash before her eyes and activated her Byakugan, but it was too late. Naruto's hands pressed together, the sign of a Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
At this critical juncture, everyone's eyes went wide. Sakura, Kakashi, and the others all watched with bated breath.
Suddenly, Kaguya was surrounded by a swarm of handsome young men, even including a copy of Sasuke.
"Sexy Technique: Reverse Harem Jutsu!"
Kaguya froze in confusion. Sakura burst into a massive nosebleed, while Sasuke didn't say a word, focusing entirely on preparing his follow-up.
Kanon watched the scene without a flicker of emotion. If Naruto had dared to use this technique on her, she would have sent him flying. However, she had always begrudgingly acknowledged the effectiveness of the Sexy Technique since they were kids. Though she found the current situation ridiculous, she remained poised and ready.
Sexy-style ninjutsu is most effective against the most powerful of enemies, Naruto thought to himself.
"You idiot!" Sakura screamed, blood gushing from her nose. "What are you doing using a move like that in a situation like this?!"
"Kanon and I might be used to it, but against an enemy like a god... it's absurd to think this would work!"
But in the next heartbeat, every single clone vanished in a puff of white smoke. Within the concealment of the clouds, Kanon used Amenotejikara to swap with the empty air, and she and Naruto swung their fists in perfect, devastating synchronicity from left and right.
BOOM! CRASH!
Two thunderous impacts sent Kaguya spiraling down, slamming into the lake of lava below.
"It actually worked!" Sakura's nosebleed went into overdrive before she collapsed. Kakashi stood there, completely dumbfounded, his eyes rolling back as he looked at the unconscious Sakura.
"I don't care if you're the Progenitor of Chakra!"
"I bet you've never seen a jutsu like this before!"
"This is the history of the ninja, you bastard!" Naruto bellowed.
"So the history of ninjas is just the Sexy Technique, is it?" Kanon rolled her eyes at him.
"Kanon, don't pretend like you don't know it too!"
"Nonsense... I... I don't!" Kanon delivered a swift, punch to the top of Naruto's head.
Seeing Kanon and Naruto standing together, Kakashi felt a wave of nostalgia.
The number one unpredictable ninja... could it be that Naruto's Sexy Technique is truly what saves the world?!
In that moment, he was reminded of the time he had tested Team 7 with the bells. Even then, it had been Kanon and Naruto working in perfect tandem, with Kanon providing the cover for Naruto's antics. Although Naruto had been kicked away back then, times had changed. Naruto was now a presence beyond Kakashi's wildest dreams, having mastered Jiraiya's Sage Mode, gained the aid of the Nine-Tails, and harnessed the Six Paths Power.
And Kanon, she was more formidable still, her strength long since surpassing both Naruto and Sasuke.
Kakashi's mind drifted to a memory: a conversation he once had with Jiraiya.
Jiraiya had been leaning against a railing, his expression resolute. "I believe the children of the prophecy who will save the world are Naruto and Kanon."
"In the Way of the Ninja of Konoha, we call it inheritance, right?"
"Compared to Minato, Naruto is more like me, while Kanon is actually more like Minato."
"They both have their own charms, which is why I firmly believe they will be able to carve out the future they dream of. I have absolute faith in Naruto and Kanon."
Back in the present, Kakashi watched the coordination between the two of them and smiled, a sense of peace washing over him. "Are you watching, Jiraiya-sensei?"
"Your two students now possess the power to change the course of history."
In that exact instant, Sasuke moved. He shouted to Kanon and Naruto, "Kanon, Naruto, now is our chance!"
"Right!" Naruto turned, extending his hand toward Sasuke, who reached back to meet it.
Amenotejikara activated. In the blink of an eye, Kaguya's body was warped directly in front of Naruto and Sasuke.
Just as they were about to make contact, Kaguya activated Yomotsu Hirasaka. The environment shifted instantly, morphing into a landscape of frozen ice.
Naruto and Sasuke were encased in ice, and Kaguya used the portal to escape her frozen prison. But the moment she emerged from the space-time rift, the world changed yet again.
CLANG!
The environment shifted. This was Kanon's version of Amenominaka!
In the next heartbeat, the frozen landscape was replaced by a blistering desert. Naruto and Sasuke broke free from the ice, but they were shocked by what they saw.
Kaguya had already been struck by Kanon's blade, sent flying backward to crash into the earth, creating a massive crater. A flash of pink energy followed her instantly. Kanon, gripping Kaguya's throat, dragged her out of the crater, smashing her through a series of snow-capped mountains.
Kakashi observed the surroundings. "The terrain... it's shifted again."
"Which one of them is controlling the environment, Naruto?" Sakura asked, struggling to stand.
Naruto's shadow clone looked just as baffled as she was. He didn't have a clue what was happening.
It seems Kanon's Rinnegan ability is superior to Kaguya's, Kakashi realized. This was Kanon's doing, overriding Kaguya's technique.
It's just like when we teleported to the lava world, but she's teleporting again mid-shift. Kaguya shouldn't be able to perform two shifts in such rapid succession; there must be a cooldown period for that jutsu.
So, if someone is initiating a second shift like this, it's either Kanon or Sasuke. But Sasuke was frozen just a moment ago. Therefore, it has to be Kanon's ability, Kakashi analyzed.
This kind of power... to rewrite reality in an instant, and yet make it tangibly real... it's almost like a genjutsu.
Sakura nodded at Kakashi's assessment. "A desert world now... what is the principle behind this?"
High in the sky, Kaguya attempted to use Yomotsu Hirasaka to teleport, but Kanon was faster. Her own Yomotsu Hirasaka anticipated Kaguya's movement, and she reached out from the void to seize the goddess.
"Mother... she's too strong..." Black Zetsu stammered, his form unstable.
Kaguya's brow furrowed, but Kanon's fist arrived before she could react.
Kaguya was sent reeling, shattering several more mountain peaks as she was launched through the air, the very clouds in the sky bursting apart from the shockwave.
They were no longer on Earth. Kanon prepared for the final stage of the Infinite Flower Realm, right here in this desert wasteland.
The Rinnegan in Kanon's eyes flickered with an eerie, ghostly light. A surge of pink energy erupted from her body.
Naruto and Sasuke landed beside her. "Kanon, what are you planning to do?!"
"Defeat her," Kanon said, her gaze ice-cold. "That is all."
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