Hundreds, even thousands, of deadly bone spikes suddenly stopped less than ten meters above Naruto's head.
It was as if an invisible hand had seized them. All their momentum and power were forcibly erased. Then they reversed direction and shot back even faster than they had come!
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
Kaguya, in her frenzied state, had no defense. She was struck by every one of the bone spikes she had fired.
Her body was pierced like a sieve, but she didn't bleed. The wounds healed at a visible speed. Only the chakra aura around her body weakened for a moment.
"You..." Kaguya's crimson eyes fixed on Naruto. For the first time, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face. "Hagoromo... No, you're not him..."
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto," Naruto replied calmly. The black Truth-Seeking Orb cloak fluttered behind him despite the still air. "But that last move really was borrowed from the old man."
In that instant, under the pressure of life and death, Naruto's understanding of Six Paths Power had broken through to a new level. He was no longer simply wielding power—he was beginning to understand its nature.
The chakra the Sage of Six Paths had left within Naruto and Sasuke was more than just power. It was a kind of "privilege," a backdoor program. At the most critical moment, Naruto's pure desire to protect his companions had successfully activated this highest privilege.
For a time, he had "logged in" to the Sage of Six Paths' "account."
"Sasuke," Naruto's voice rang out through the Mental Link.
"...I'm here." Sasuke looked at Naruto, who seemed like a different person, his feelings a tangled mess.
"Are you ready? This is our last chance."
"Yeah."
Sasuke dispelled Susanoo and walked to Naruto's side, extending his left hand. Naruto extended his right.
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