Moriyue had not expected Naruto, influenced by Kotoamatsukami, to appear in this way. Naruto seemed to have split his personality in two, which naturally had both advantages and disadvantages.
The downside was obvious. Dark Naruto's existence had always been a threat to Naruto. Two personalities meant that each had a certain degree of control over this body. Naruto had controlled it for the past decade or so, but that also meant Dark Naruto could control it as well.
But there were naturally benefits too. It seemed Naruto had already possessed these two personalities before Kotoamatsukami was cast on him. Only Naruto's usual personality had been affected by it; Dark Naruto, on the other hand, had not been influenced.
Moreover, because Dark Naruto existed, all of Naruto's negative emotions and the effects of his unpleasant experiences were absorbed by Dark Naruto. The Naruto who appeared in daily life was always carefree and optimistic, which somewhat made up for his unhappy childhood.
"I didn't expect it to be split personality. That makes things much easier..."
Moriyue had no choice but to abandon the plan of "replacing only the brain." In that case, Dark Naruto only needed to seize control of the body. There was no need to go through so much trouble.
That was what Moriyue thought, and what Moriyue did. But Naruto would not accept such an outcome. Perhaps some kind of trigger had been activated—Naruto's gaze suddenly became resolute, and his eyes fixed on Moriyue and Dark Naruto opened slightly wider.
"Wait! The Will of Fire isn't some hypocritical thing! I won't allow you to say that!"
Dark Naruto had no interest in wasting words on him. He stomped hard on the ground with one foot, and under his influence, this dim space began turning pure black.
The spread was