Resolve Must Be Absolute

"Argh!"

Suddenly, a scream came from within the Six Red Yang Formation.

Naruto's face abruptly changed, and he let go in shock.

In that instant, Obito pulled Naruto's Truth-Seeking Orb staff into the formation, and the pierced area was repaired as well.

"Idiot Naruto!"

Seeing this, Sasuke could not help but curse.

Clearly, Naruto's Truth-Seeking Orbs were the only things capable of breaking through the Six Red Yang Formation.

Only Truth-Seeking Orbs themselves could defend against Truth-Seeking Orbs.

No matter how powerful the Six Red Yang Formation was, its strength was high, but its "quality" had still not reached the Six Paths Tier.

Truth-Seeking Orbs were certainly not invincible. They could be shattered through brute force Taijutsu, warped away by Kamui Space, or sliced in half by a laser from "Bring Me a Coke."

But Naruto clearly had none of those things.

The only thing he could use was the Truth-Seeking Orb.

Yet he had still treated them as disposable items, allowing Obito to trick his last two Truth-Seeking Orbs into the formation.

The few Truth-Seeking Orbs Naruto had previously used alongside his Transformation Jutsu to drill into Obito's stomach had not been retrieved in time. They were probably inside the Six Red Yang Formation as well.

Now Naruto did not have a single one left.

"I... I..."

Naruto stared at the repaired hole, filled with regret.

At the instant he had been about to pierce through the Six Red Yang Formation, he had heard Jiraiya scream from inside.

He recalled Tobirama Senju's earlier analysis: the Six Red Yang Formation was not transparent. Obito had merely projected distorted images from within onto its walls.

So Naruto's first reaction had been that Jiraiya was standing directly on the other side of where he had stabbed.

Naturally, he had let go.

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