The content displayed on the Heavenly Screen continued to play...
Might Guy entire body carbonized, lay silently on the ground, his life force flickering like a candle in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment. In the distance, Six Paths Madara raised his hand with a cold smile, a black Truth-Seeking Orb condensing in his palm, the destructive energy causing the very space to tremble.
"It's over."
The Truth-Seeking Orb transformed into a black light, tearing through the air and heading straight for Kai's heart!
(It's too late--!)
Impure World Reincarnation Minato's pupils constricted sharply, but there were no more Flying Thunder God Kunai to support him! Kakashi's Kamui spun wildly, but still couldn't catch up with that beam of death! Rock Lee's heart-wrenching screams were drowned out by the explosion--
Swish!
At this critical moment, a golden figure streaked across the battlefield like a shooting star!
"Bang--!"
A whip kick imbued with Senjutsu Chakra sent the Truth- Truth-Seeking Orb flying back!
"What?!" Six Paths Madara's Rinnegan contracted violently. "The Truth-Seeking Orb was... kicked away?!"
As the smoke cleared, the figure finally became clear—it was Naruto Uzumaki, recovered.
Naruto Uzumaki looked at Might Guy lying unconscious on the ground and gently placed his hand on Guy's charred chest.
"Bushy-Brow Sensei..."
A soft white light emanated from his palm, and pure Yang Release Chakra flowed into Guy's shattered body like a spring breeze. His heart, which had stopped beating, miraculously regained a faint spark of life under the nourishment of this life energy!
A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of Kai's mouth, but his breathing gradually became steady.
Six Paths Madara stared intently at Naruto, his disdain replaced by seriousness for the first time. "Naruto? No... this feeling is completely different from before."
Naruto slowly stood up, his Sage Mode eyes reflecting Six Paths Madara's shocked face.
"I find it unbelievable myself." He clenched his fist, the Nine-Tails' Chakra perfectly merging with Natural Energy. "But now—"
The image on the Heavenly Screen began to blur at this moment, but the boy's resounding words still pierced through time and space:
"I feel like I can change everything!!"
Then, the scene in the Heavenly Screen gradually blurred and finally disappeared...
The real Shinobi World...
In a forest clearing, Naruto leaped three feet high!
"Pervy Sage! Karin! Can you see that?! It's me! It's me--!" He was so excited that he waved his arms and pointed at the golden figure in the Heavenly Screen, almost kicking over the wild vegetable soup he had painstakingly cooked.
Karin hurriedly steadied the pot, adjusted her glasses, and the lenses reflected the last image of the Heavenly Screen — Naruto with a serious expression and determined eyes, completely different from the idiot jumping around in front of her.
(It's clearly the same person...)
She stared at the Sage Mode frozen in mid-air, and her heart skipped a beat.
(How can he be so handsome?)
But the next second, in reality, Naruto was already grabbing Jiraiya's sleeve and shaking it frantically. "Why is it gone?! I didn't even see how I beat that bastard Madara away! Is the Heavenly Screen broken?!"
Karin's forehead veins bulged. "Shut up! Can't you be quiet for a second?!"
Naruto paused, scratched his head, and chuckled sheepishly, "Huh? That... well, it's me from the future, after all!"
Jiraiya stood to the side with his arms crossed, a meaningful smile on his lips. His gaze lingered on the Heavenly Screen — Naruto, who perfectly controlled the Natural Energy, his eyes burning with the same fighting spirit as Minato Namikaze back then.
(The Child of Prophecy...)
The Great Toad Sage's prophecy echoed in his ears, Jiraiya's gaze returned to Naruto. At that moment, the boy was yelling and shouting about half a pot of spilled soup, arguing fiercely with Karin.
(He's still just a greenhorn...)
Jiraiya looked at Naruto and thought to himself: I need to speed up Naruto's training. Once Naruto has trained enough, I can take this kid to Mount Myōboku to learn Senjutsu!
Amidst the swaying shadows of the trees, Six Paths figures silently lurked.
Gekko Hayate leaned against the tree trunk, his Transparent Release Chakra making him almost one with the sunlight.
He gazed at the golden figure in the Heavenly Screen, a slight smile playing on his lips, "As expected of the Fourth's child... the timing of that kick back the Truth-Seeking Orb was just as precise as Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique."
Beside her, Uzuki Yugao gently stroked the hilt of her sword, her purple hair fluttering in the breeze. "Are all young people these days so exaggerated? That Sasuke Uchiha too, that Susanoo he showed in the Heavenly Screen last time..."
"That's why we need to be even more cautious." Namiashi Raidō's black sword rested across his lap, a flash of lightning streaking across its blade. He glanced at Naruto, who was tugging at Jiraiya and yelling in the distance, a hint of helplessness appearing on his usually stern face. "Although this kid seems..."
"--Completely unlike a hero?" Aburame Muta pushed up her sunglasses, and a few shimmering blue Kikaichū crawled out of her sleeve. "But Shino said he's the kind of person his comrades can entrust their backs to unconditionally."
The Crow feather held between Aoba Yamashiro's fingers suddenly burst into flames, turning into a wisp of smoke. "An optimistic persistence bordering on foolishness... perhaps that's the key to changing the world."
"Situation detected." The Tobitake Tonbo suddenly opened its eyes. "Traces of activity have been detected in the Iwagakure Anbu three kilometers to the southwest. Should we rule it out?"
All six of them looked at Naruto, who was bathed in the setting sun. The boy was gesturing wildly as he practiced the "Night Guy" move, and almost tripped over his own ninja tool pouch.
"Rotate the guards as planned." Gekko Hayate coughed twice, his figure gradually becoming transparent.
Six Paths eyes met in the air, reaching a silent consensus.
(We must never let the flame of hope be extinguished.)