Within the Extreme Ice Space, Naruto's body was encased in ice. Before him, Black Zetsu was trapped within a Yang Release seal, a pitch-black figure faintly visible amid the golden light, frozen in his previous pose.
A dark spatial rift appeared, and Kaguya emerged in the distance. Looking at the bound Naruto, her eyes held no emotion whatsoever.
Yang Release power continued to erupt, cracks appearing across the solid ice as Naruto threatened to break free at any moment.
Kaguya raised one hand. Wind and snow swirled around her as gleaming ice spikes condensed, shooting toward Naruto in an instant.
Without Sasuke's Amaterasu, Naruto found it difficult to quickly escape after being frozen.
The ice spikes tore through the air and pierced the solid ice, abruptly impaling Naruto's body. With an incredulous look in his eyes, Naruto was nailed to a distant wall of ice.
Black Zetsu, sealed by Yang Release, also fell below. Kaguya casually beckoned, lifting him up as she attempted to undo the Yang Release seal.
Everything returned to silence. It seemed Naruto had lost the battle, while Kaguya had emerged victorious.
But don't think that was the end. Naruto was the protagonist of the entire Naruto story—if he got killed off in a place like this, he wouldn't have made it this far. The protagonist's halo around him was shining brilliantly.
In the depths of his dark consciousness, cold lake water rippled faintly as Naruto opened his eyes.
"Where is this...?" Naruto murmured in confusion. This place gave him an unusually familiar sense of déjà vu. Then, as though he had thought of something, he abruptly rose and looked into the distance.
Sure enough, a sage in white robes floated in midair. It was still that familiar face he had seen before, utterly unlike an ordinary