Just as the Nine-Tails thought Naruto and Sasuke were doomed, he suddenly sensed something. He opened his eyes and looked in another direction, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. He knew they would survive this time.
Aoyun thought Naruto and Sasuke had no strength left to resist and laughed arrogantly. Just as his dragon claws were about to reach them, a massive Tailed Beast Bomb hurtled toward him. With all his attention focused on Sasuke and Naruto, Aoyun failed to notice the attack.
But this was Aoyun's domain, after all. Although he had yet to master its advantages, an attack of this level alone could never injure him within it. Aoyun swiftly mobilized the laws of his domain, raising countless bolts of lightning to block the Tailed Beast Bomb.
Aoyun's lightning slowed the Tailed Beast Bomb. He turned and swiped at it, shattering it instantly. But Naruto and Sasuke, who had been barely clinging to life, poured every last scrap of their chakra into the fading Demon Blade Muramasa, making it solid again. Taking advantage of the opening as Aoyun turned, they swiftly thrust the demon blade forward and stabbed him in the abdomen.
Aoyun had never expected this. Though unwilling to retreat, he decided to withdraw immediately and put some distance between himself and Naruto and Sasuke. The stab wound was no great concern to him, but a sudden, ominous feeling warned him that he would be in danger if he stayed near them. He had no idea how the utterly exhausted pair could threaten him, but he fled without hesitation.
Seeing Aoyun trying to leave, Naruto immediately realized that he must have noticed something. He exchanged a glance with Sasuke, and they both nodded. Ignoring the backlash from their Mangekyō Sharingan, they forcibly manifested Majestic Attire: Susanoo