[Furthermore, as the Savior, Naruto possesses a fusion mode beyond the Nine-Tails Mode: the Nine-Tails + Sage Mode fusion, referred to as Sage Fox Mode. This state is easy to understand; it means Naruto can utilize Sage Mode while maintaining Nine-Tails Mode, combining numerous advantages into one.]
[In this mode, Naruto's limits are extremely high. Even just after mastering this mode, he was able to fight Six Paths Obito alongside Sasuke. By the Boruto era, it had become one of his strongest forms—capable of taking on even Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki.]
The people of the Shinobi World were instantly stunned.
The Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon was actually that powerful?
In addition to Ōtsutsuki Toneri and Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, yet another named Ōtsutsuki had appeared.
And this Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki was at least another Six Paths-level figure.
Even stronger than Six Paths Obito. As the future Naruto's lower limit was already on par with Six Paths Obito, and he needed even greater strength to fight Momoshiki. That meant Momoshiki's power far exceeded that of Six Paths Obito's.
And judging by what the Sky Screen was implying, Momoshiki was likely the strongest Ōtsutsuki revealed so far.
Ōtsutsuki Toneri who could split the moon was already terrifying enough—and now another, even stronger one had appeared? How many secrets did the Shinobi World still hold?
Across the various timelines, Madara, Hashirama, Obito, Nagato, and others felt the weight of a heavy, dark shadow settle over them.
They had no idea what the Ōtsutsuki clan's true purpose was.
Was it really all just for the Hyūga clan's Byakugan?
That would be ridiculous.
They didn't have a matured Savior in every era.
So if the Ōtsutsuki were only after the Byakugan to evolve their eyes into the Tenseigan, no one could stop them.
Forget the Six Paths-level Ōtsutsuki—any one of the Super Kage-level fighters could obliterate the Hyūga without breaking a sweat.
Even Obito was confident; his Kamui couldn't even be resisted by the stronger Uchiha, let alone the Hyūga.
The Hyūga didn't even have a single Kage-level fighter, so what could they possibly use to defend themselves?
The most likely explanation was that the later-named Ōtsutsuki had reached Six Paths-level through other means and thus didn't need the Byakugan.
But then why would the Ōtsutsuki clan target Naruto and the others in the future?
If they wanted the Byakugan, why not just come and take it right away? Why wait decades? What secret lay behind all this? Or had their goal never been the Byakugan in the first place, but something else?
If they acted against the Shinobi World right now, could they—or the combined forces of the entire Shinobi World—stop them?
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[Konoha, Year 60. On the Moon]
In the empty palace, only two figures remained—one large, one small.
The tall man stood silently, hands clasped behind his back, his gaze fixed on the screen, brows deeply furrowed.
Toneri stood nearby, his young face also filled with confusion. He occasionally glanced up at his father, then down at the screen, opening his mouth as if to speak—but in the end, he stayed silent.
He was too young to understand many things, but he could sense his father's unease.
The tall man was deeply puzzled. The Ōtsutsuki clan now consisted only of himself and Toneri. He had initially thought he had misheard when Ōtsutsuki Urashiki was mentioned. But now another—Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki—had appeared. Where were they all coming from?
Could it be that when they killed the main branch of the clan in the past, they missed someone?
Impossible!
For a thousand years, their clan had lived on the moon. The family records were clear—every member was accounted for. They hadn't overlooked anyone.
So could it be that the Sage of the Six Paths had secretly left behind other branch lineages?
Or… were there Ōtsutsuki from beyond the world that they didn't know about? Just where did those names and beings come from?
If there really were Ōtsutsuki beyond the world, then what did that make them?
The tall man stood in silence, not speaking.
Toneri stood beside him, his gaze fixed on the screen, also silent.
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[Somewhere on a cliff in the Shinobi World]
Veins bulged beneath Obito's mask.
He felt his patience with the Sky Screen was nearing its limit. It was supposedly talking about Naruto and Sasuke, so why did it keep bringing 'him' up?
Yes, fine. He knew that Naruto + Sasuke could defeat Six Paths Obito. But right now, those two brats were no match for him!
If pushed, he would just go and watch them every single day. He didn't believe he couldn't catch them off guard 24/7.
Even Jiraiya and Kakashi would slip up eventually.
[Beyond that, Naruto and Sasuke received the Sages power and rose to Six Paths-level. After that power-up, the two were essentially on equal ground overall.]
[However, based on their performance on the battlefield, Six Paths Naruto was still slightly stronger than Six Paths Sasuke. When the two fought Kaguya, her Eighty Gods Vacuum Fist shattered Sasuke's Complete Body Susano'o in one blow—yet Naruto could tank it with his physical body alone. The gap was undeniable.]
[Of course, this was partly because Sasuke had just awakened his Rinnegan and hadn't mastered it yet. By the time of their second battle at the Valley of the End, Sasuke performed much better. When he fought while nearly perfectly controlling the chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts, Nine-Tails himself said Sasuke's power was approaching that of the Sage of the Six Paths.]
[In their final battle, Sasuke clearly carried killing intent, while Naruto only wanted to persuade him from beginning to end. Though the battle ended in a draw, Sasuke ultimately succumbed to Naruto's Talk-no-Jutsu and chose to concede. It has to be said—the saviour's mouth is truly unbeatable.]
On the screen, two figures suddenly appeared.
On the left stood Sasuke. He wore a simple robe, tunic tucked into his belt, his right hand resting at his waist and his left hand hanging naturally.
The hem of his robe fluttered in the wind, making him look incomparably cool.
The most striking feature was his left eye—no longer in the shape of a Mangekyō, but now a ring of purple ripples with several tomoe on it.
On the right stood Naruto. He wore black underneath and a golden coat over it. A black rod in each hand, several Truth-Seeking Orbs floating behind him, and a kunai held in his mouth.
Keen-eyed Minato instantly recognized it as a kunai marked with the Flying Raijin formula.
They stood left and right, their robes flapping loudly in the wind.
Just standing there, their presence was overwhelming—so oppressive it was hard to breathe.
It felt as if only these two figures existed in the world, even the wind seemed to go around them.
The people across all timelines watching the Sky Screen knew: these were the future Six Paths Naruto and Six Paths Sasuke.
For a long moment, there was only silence.
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