After Young Naruto and the others blocked Thanatos's slash, they went on full alert. Thanatos, meanwhile, charged toward Young Naruto with the Death God's scythe, using the dust raised by the explosion as cover after his Death God's Scythe Slash was blocked. In his eyes, only Young Naruto, who stood at the peak of the early divine realm, qualified as an opponent. He paid no heed to the others. Even Hinata, who had obtained the Yata Mirror, was merely troublesome at best, not a true opponent.
Thanatos thought even less of the others, so Young Naruto was his first target. Young Naruto had already prepared to defend himself the moment Thanatos locked onto him. Thanatos rushed up to him at tremendous speed and swept his scythe toward Young Naruto's waist.
Young Naruto turned the Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him into two black rods and blocked the sweeping slash. The Death God's scythe struck with tremendous force, driving him back several meters. Thanatos pressed his advantage with another slash aimed at Naruto's head. Young Naruto could only cross his black rods above him to block the scythe while sending the four Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him shooting toward Thanatos. Forced to abandon his assault, Thanatos swung the Death God's scythe and knocked all four orbs away.
Jiraiya and Hinata, who had been watching for an opening, seized the chance to attack. Hinata gathered chakra and called out, "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!" Jiraiya launched his attack as well. "Sage Art: Meteor Flame Bullet!" He used a ninjutsu combining Earth Style and Fire Release, sending four enormous, spherical boulders wrapped in searing flames hurtling toward Thanatos. The heat melted the rock into magma.
Sensing the threat behind him, Thanatos flipped the scythe in his hand, turned, and unleashed a sweeping slash. Its powerful black blade