Beginning Ball Dimension, Fierce Battle

The moment Kaguya Clan vanished, the ground beneath Naruto's feet changed.

It did not change gradually—it changed with a snap, like switching slides. The scorched earth beneath him became black rock, while the blood-red sky overhead became a deep purple, starless dome like an enormous curtain. There was no wind in the air, no temperature, not even a scent. The entire world was as silent as a grave.

Beginning Ball Dimension.

The instant Naruto stepped onto the black rock, Kurama's Chakra exploded within him. It was not intentional—it was Kurama's instinct. Something was wrong with this space. The air did not move, the gravity was slightly heavier than outside, and the rules here were different. It was as though someone had rewritten part of the Ninja World's laws of physics and pasted them into this dimension.

"This is..." Before Naruto could finish, Sasuke appeared beside him. Amenotejikara. Sasuke's Rinnegan flashed in this space—not with its previous dim violet glow, but with a brighter light, as if something had stimulated it.

"The Beginning Ball Dimension." The Sage of Six Paths' voice came from behind them. His halo was fainter than before, but his voice was clearer instead, as though his will could be transmitted more directly in this space. "Kaguya Clan's core dimension. All the other dimensions extend from here."

Naruto frowned. "Core dimension? So this is her lair?"

"You could say that." The Sage of Six Paths' halo trembled faintly in the air. "Here, her power is at its strongest. But she normally would not fight us here—because it is too vast, so vast that even she cannot fully control it."

The moment he finished speaking, a rift split open ten meters in front of them. It was not a black, sharp-edged rift like Yomotsu Hirasaka—this rift had white edges,