Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's face lit up with joy when he saw the Nine-Tails finally appear.
A delighted expression appeared on the Nine-Tails' face as well.
Without hesitation, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki immediately charged toward the Nine-Tails.
"Nine-Tails, hurry back inside Naruto. Leave this to me for now."
"All right."
The speaker was Sasuke. He had awakened.
Then Sasuke took the initiative and charged at Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
The Nine-Tails' body rapidly shrank, and in an instant, he was back inside Naruto.
Not long after the Nine-Tails returned to Naruto's body, Naruto woke up.
At that moment, Sasuke had just reached Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Although Sasuke couldn't fly, he showed no fear as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki swooped down at him. Instead, he was brimming with confidence.
He met the charge with Inch Force: Open Heaven.
But Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had no intention of getting tangled up with Sasuke. He opened a spatial portal in front of himself and slipped inside.
Sasuke's pupils contracted.
This was yet another move he had never seen before.
Rather than withdrawing the power in his fist, Sasuke changed direction and punched to his left.
A bang rang out. Although he had clearly punched empty air, Sasuke felt as though he had struck something.
With his left eye, Sasuke could see that he had hit something resembling a shadow.
"So that's it. Was this what injured Naruto and me so badly?"
Without the Rinnegan, he probably would never have noticed that something so dangerous was lurking around him.
Sasuke began falling toward the water below. At the same time, he saw a pitch-black spatial portal open beside Naruto, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's hand reached out toward him.
"Rasengan!"
Naruto countered with a Rasengan, forcing Ōtsutsuki Isshiki back.
"Hey, Otsutsuki! It's about time we settled the score!"
Naruto instantly entered Sage Fox Mode. Golden light enveloped