Compared to the other Konoha 11, who were still at the starting point of their development, Naruto had the Nine-Tails as a Cheat and had secretly developed for some time in the "Dream World," so he was far less disheveled than they were.
Even amid such pain, only a thin sheen of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he still wore a smile.
Naruto gently shook his head and murmured, "When Dad and Mom died before my eyes, it hurt far more than this.
"I won't feel pain anymore..."
"Is that so?"
Daren Yi narrowed his eyes at little Naruto, who had "successfully courted death," and revealed a "kind" smile.
Good. I like stubborn little brats like you who don't know when to quit.
Come on, I'll turn it up just for you! Enjoy yourself, Naruto!
"Rumble!"
Another deafening boom echoed through the Mind World, and Naruto's spiritual body was forcibly pressed into the Sealing Space.
The passage connecting Naruto's Mind World to the ocean of Emotions and Desires suddenly expanded countless times over. Seawater formed from endless emotions and desires poured down in a devastating torrent.
Inside the Sealing Space, Naruto and the Nine-Tails—one human and one fox—stared dumbfoundedly upward. Everywhere they looked—
The entire sky had collapsed!
It was no longer merely a river, but like an entire ocean falling from the heavens and crushing down upon them.
"What does this have to do with me?! Why does this old man have to suffer with Naruto?"
"Naruto, you bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"
"If you can't talk properly, then shut your mouth! Naruto, I—glub glub glub..."
Struck by this disaster from the sky and dragged down as an innocent bystander, the Nine-Tails was completely dumbfounded.
His orange fur stood on end, his nine tails stretched ramrod