"Hm?"
Naruto and Sasuke were somewhat dumbfounded when they saw Toneri suddenly rush in front of them, raise his hands, and stop moving.
However, they soon caught the fleeting expression of pain on Toneri's face.
"His current state comes at a cost?"
As that thought surfaced in their minds, a trace of delight flashed across both their faces.
As long as he wasn't unbeatable, that was fine.
Honestly, when Toneri had been crushing them earlier, the two of them had begun to question their lives.
With the strength Toneri had displayed, forget taking Neji's Byakugan back—they would be lucky not to get beaten to a pulp themselves!
But judging from Toneri's current state, there was no doubt that wielding such immense power came with certain side effects.
And those side effects were not minor.
Otherwise, why had Toneri not used this power from the beginning?
Neither Naruto nor Sasuke was stupid, and both possessed excellent combat instincts.
They realized this instantly.
They exchanged a glance, and in the next second, Naruto and Sasuke moved at the same time.
How could they possibly let such a good opportunity to attack slip away?
Having been suppressed earlier had already built up a great deal of anger in their hearts. Now, it was time to let it out!
The shift from defense to offense happened in an instant.
Naruto opened with a Tailed Beast Ball.
A golden Nine-Tails Chakra Claw extended from each side of his abdomen, and between those two golden Nine-Tails Chakra Claws, a Tailed Beast Ball quietly took shape.
As for Sasuke, a crossbow had already appeared in the hands of his third-stage Susanoo.
Moreover, the phantom image of a white snake transformed into an arrow and nocked itself upon the crossbow.
Just as Toneri suppressed the discomfort in his