"Roar—" The moment the Nine-Tails manifested, it tilted its head back and let out a thunderous roar that shook the heavens, sending gale-force winds sweeping across the world!
Its form and presence were like a Falling Devil descended from the heavens, akin to a god of calamity walking the earth!
This, without a doubt, was the supreme divine might of the complete Nine-Tails.
"This kind of power?!" In the distance, Obito felt his heart hammering against his ribs. His Mangekyō Sharingan activated of its own accord, and he stared in shock, muttering, "Is this... the true power of the Nine-Tails? Compared to what it was back in Konoha, the difference is like heaven and earth!"
"That is because a Tailed Beast alone can rarely push its power to the absolute limit. But if it achieves perfect resonance with its Jinchuriki, a qualitative transformation occurs!" Black White Zetsu's pupils trembled violently as he revealed this little-known secret.
"..." Obito fell into a deathly silence, yet he knew that Black White Zetsu spoke the truth.
The Nine-Tails he had once controlled in Konoha and the brilliant, golden Nine-Tails before him now were like two entirely different creatures.
Once a Jinchuriki and a Tailed Beast reconcile and resonate, it is no longer a simple case of one plus one equaling two; it creates a difference in essence!
At this moment, he could only pin his hopes on Sasori's final gamble!
Thinking of this, Obito clenched his fists tightly and prayed silently in his heart: Sasori, you must destroy him! If you succeed, I'll burn a hundred puppet beauties for you every year!
Perhaps sensing Obito's thoughts, at that very moment.
BOOM—
The World-Destroying Cannon erupted with an even more terrifying aura. The sphere began to dissolve, transforming into the purest blue energy that completely filled the pitch-black muzzle.
It was energy compressed to the absolute limit, powerful enough to tear through the void itself!
If this strike were launched, it would surely be enough to obliterate a large ninja village and make the very earth tremble!
Naruto, standing atop the head of the complete Nine-Tails, witnessed this scene. He narrowed his eyes and exclaimed, "This attack is truly terrifying!"
However, Naruto's tone suddenly shifted, and he let out a hearty laugh: "But how could I possibly be inferior to you!"
As the words fell, in an instant.
Naruto thrust his hands forward, palms open, and poured his full effort into channeling the Nine-Tails' near-infinite chakra.
The next moment.
WHOOSH! The complete Nine-Tails opened its massive maw, and a surge of potent chakra gushed out. Countless black-purple particles tore through the void, converging and hovering before the beast's giant mouth.
The number of black-purple particles grew rapidly, forming a massive black sphere in the blink of an eye. It looked like a black sun, radiating a power capable of destroying the world!
It was, unmistakably, a Tailed Beast Bomb!
Yet, this was only the beginning.
The Nine-Tails placed its two massive paws on either side of the Tailed Beast Bomb and began to rotate them frantically.
BOOM! A vast amount of chakra erupted from its palms, and the air became saturated with the aura of the five elemental natures. As this energy poured into the Tailed Beast Bomb, a wildly spinning ring of five-element light emerged, causing the bomb's aura to skyrocket!
In a flash.
RUMBLE—!
A massive Five-Style: Tailed Beast Stellar Spiral Sky-Curtain Sword appeared like a war god descending from the heavens. The five-element power and Tailed Beast chakra within it compressed and rotated, emitting a terrifying aura capable of erasing everything in its path!
"This technique! How is this possible?!" Seeing this, Obito's Sharingan shook in disbelief.
It was no wonder Obito was so shocked; he had once controlled the Nine-Tails to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb.
However, compared to this, his previous experience was like a flickering candle competing with the moon—no, it was like comparing a spark to the sun!
And at that very moment, the World-Destroying Cannon was finally fired!
On the field, it felt as if Sasori's final swan song had echoed out.
"Ultimate: Universal World-Ending Strike!"
The next moment.
BOOM—!
A beam of blinding blue light tore through the void like lightning, carrying a pressure capable of devouring all things, and blasted toward the complete Nine-Tails!
Wherever it passed, the void let out a mournful wail, as if it had been shattered and torn asunder by this world-ending light!
However.
Naruto merely smiled at the sight and waved his hand.
"Five-Style: Tailed Beast Stellar Spiral Sky-Curtain Sword!"
As he spoke.
SWISH! The terrifying Five-Style Tailed Beast Bomb tore through the air, carrying the might of a god, and resolutely met the ultimate beam head-on!
The two collided with absolute force!
RUMBLE—
A heaven-shaking explosion erupted in the void. The energy at the center compressed and expanded, and a blinding white light, accompanied by world-swallowing shockwaves, swept outward in an instant.
Where the shockwaves passed, the earth cracked, mountains collapsed, and everything was reduced to dust in an instant!
"Too terrifying!" Obito, engulfed by the white light and feeling the suffocating shockwave, was so frightened that he immediately activated his Kamui to turn intangible.
As for Black White Zetsu, he immediately utilized the Mayfly Technique, and only after diving hundreds of meters underground did he mutter with lingering fear: "This clash of energy is no less intense than the battles between Hashirama and Madara!"
The citizens of the Land of Rivers naturally witnessed this heart-stopping scene, and they fell to their knees one by one, lips trembling as panicked cries filled the air.
"Is this divine retribution?!"
"It's too terrifying! It is absolutely impossible for humans to reach such a level!"
"I pray to the heavens, do not visit your wrath upon us!"
Just as the wailing of the masses rose and fell in waves, Kakashi and the others were forced to a standstill, unable to move a single inch due to the shockwaves.
At this moment, Kakashi looked up toward the center of the explosion, his eyes flickering with extreme shock: "What kind of earth-shattering battle is that, exactly?!"
Sakura trembled all over, stammering: "We... simply have no power to intervene!"
Chiyo watched the scene, her aged face twitching slightly as she sighed: "Even in the early days of the Five Great Shinobi Nations, an era where heroes from all walks of life vied for supremacy, a battle of this caliber could be called one in a million!"
Only now did Chiyo realize that Sasori, her grandson, had long since surpassed all other puppeteers and flown to a realm of his own!
She also understood just how unfathomable the strength of the rising star of the shinobi world, Uzumaki Naruto, truly was.
At the center of the battlefield, the aftermath of the boundless explosion had yet to cease.
However, because the battlefield was deep in the countryside, this event had not actually caused any physical harm to the Land of Rivers...
"Damn it! Are these even human?!" Obito was drenched in cold sweat, feeling that these two were absolute cheaters!
Is this something a human could overcome?!
At the very least, he with his single eye would be instantly slaughtered like a stray dog before them.
The only way was to reunite the Mangekyō and unleash that third power, akin to a god!
Thinking of this, a chill surged in Obito's eyes, and he whispered: "Kakashi, it is time for that Sharingan to return to its rightful owner!"
A moment later.
The earth-shattering explosion finally slowed to a halt, and the blinding white light receded like a tide, finally revealing the state of the scene.
The trees and flowers on the land had been completely erased, leaving behind only a bottomless, massive crater, like a scar upon the earth.
The World-Destroying Cannon now lay fallen within the pit, its exterior turned completely black; though not destroyed, it had certainly suffered heavy damage.
And nearby.
Whoosh! The complete Nine-Tails had long been swallowed by the torrent of the explosion, leaving only a tattered, golden fox head that barely managed to shield Naruto from the erosion.
Soon after, the fox head slowly dissipated, and Naruto shed the Kurama mode.
"Haa... haa..." Naruto panted slightly, his gaze fixed on the cannon in the crater as he sighed: "Sasori! Regardless of everything else, I acknowledge your art!"
This was the first time since crossing into this world that Naruto had felt the onset of exhaustion.
Therefore, Sasori was worthy of those words from Naruto!
However, as his voice faded, Naruto's gaze shifted toward the distance, where a figure had been revealed due to the disappearance of the obstructions.
A mocking smirk immediately appeared on the corner of Naruto's mouth as he spoke.
"Yo! Isn't this the shinobi world's Asura, Uchiha... Madara, who loves to hide and peek the most!"