This was Naruto's first time using this ability. Previously, he had only used Life Return on imagined constructs. Now that he had combined it with ordinary genjutsu, the effect was even more powerful than he had imagined.
With the boost from his Eternal Mangekyo, even ordinary Kage-level experts found it difficult to detect his genjutsu, much less break free from it. By the time they realized they had been killed within the illusion, they were already dead in reality as well, and they died in exactly the same way as they had in the illusion.
After dealing with the two giant toads, Naruto did not pause for even a moment before heading once more toward the Six Paths Chakra.
Mount Myōboku could not possibly be foolish enough to think Gamabunta and Gama Hiro alone could deal with him. After all, he had just easily defeated Gama Ken and Jiraiya.
Those two giant toads had merely been sent by Mount Myōboku to stall him. At most, they had only given him time to catch his breath.
Inside a palace halfway up Mount Myōboku, Gamamaru stared gravely at the scene within the crystal ball. Gamabunta, Gama Hiro, and Gama Ken, who had previously been severely injured by Naruto, were already among Mount Myōboku's strongest forces. Yet Naruto had dealt with all of them so easily.
Beside him, Fukasaku and Shima, who had returned after completing their task, wore equally unpleasant expressions. Their yellow frog eyes were filled with boundless sorrow and pain.
Gamabunta and Gama Hiro were their children. Watching their children end up like this before their very eyes, how could they not be in agony?
"There is no time left. Is this as far as we can go?"
Gamamaru let out a soft sigh.
Yet the corpse of Jiraiya,