The instant Thanatos raised his power and aura to their peak, a Hexagram Array appeared before him. He swung the Death God's Scythe into it, and the array blazed with light. A massive beam of darkness erupted from it, shooting toward Naruto and the others.
Watching the dark beam approach, Naruto said, "Here it comes! Hinata, Sasuke, get ready! Block it!" His power surged to its limit. Sasuke and Hinata nodded firmly and unleashed their full strength as well.
As Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata unleashed their power, the Taiji Bagua Diagram formed by the Three Sacred Treasures blazed with light. The instant the dark beam struck it, Naruto shouted, "Guard!" A massive Barrier sprang up around them.
The dark beam struck the Barrier, sending tremors through the ground. The violent shaking nearly knocked everyone off their feet, but the Barrier held. Naruto and the others gritted their teeth and kept pouring chakra into the Three Sacred Treasures, stabilizing the Barrier to keep the beam from breaking through.
Thanatos was momentarily stunned to see the Three Sacred Treasures block his Death God's Scythe Slash Fifth Form. He had never imagined their combined power would be strong enough to withstand it. He immediately increased his output. As his power rose, so did the pressure on Naruto and the others, but they stubbornly held their ground.
Thanatos gritted his teeth. "Let's see how long you can hold out." As both sides persisted, their strength steadily drained away. Thanatos feared an unexpected turn if he failed to finish this quickly. His situation was far from promising. Naruto and the others were exhausting their strength, but so was he. Once his power fell below a certain point, he would collapse on his own, even if they never attacked.
Watching Naruto and the others continue to