Six Paths Power

"Is that Naruto? He feels completely different from before! That Obito..." Madara looked at Naruto, who had suddenly appeared, with some confusion. But when he noticed that both Ming Jing and Naruto were focused on him, his heart tightened, though his expression remained calm. He absolutely could not let those two see that he was barely holding on. Otherwise, decades of meticulous planning would truly go down the drain.

"Surviving Teacher Bushy Brows' heavy blow... no wonder you're someone mentioned in the same breath as the First Hokage," Naruto said solemnly as he looked at Madara.

"I imbued Kai with Sage Chakra. Logically, only taijutsu and Sage Art can harm Madara, so taijutsu combined with Sage Art should theoretically deal double the damage. But Madara doesn't seem as badly hurt as I expected," Ming Jing said, somewhat puzzled.

"Huh?! Brother Ming Jing, you did that too?" Naruto asked in surprise.

"Yeah. Kai's Night Guy was devastating. That means Madara's defenses are far stronger than I expected." Ming Jing smiled and looked at Naruto. "Is this the Sage of Six Paths' Yang Release?"

"Yeah. Even I find it unbelievable. This power... makes me feel like I can change everything now." Naruto nodded and instantly entered Sage Mode.

"The Chakra around his heart hasn't disappeared. Looks like you two saved him." Madara looked at Kai, who lay nearby with his entire body charred black, and asked in surprise, "You actually prevented the final outcome of the Eight Inner Gates. How did you do it?" Naruto did not answer. He kicked off the ground and charged at Madara.

Madara held a Truth-Seeking Orb in his left hand and was about to turn it into Black Rods when Naruto had already closed in. Then Naruto drove a straight punch into Madara's abdomen. At the