In the Shinobi World, everyone had finally relaxed, believing the great war was settled, and basked in the joy of victory. Yet Kaguya's departure had not brought everything to an end. A surge of black chakra suddenly erupted, shrouding the entire Shinobi World in darkness.
Dark Naruto and Good Naruto suddenly emerged from underground. At the sight of them, Tsunade gritted her teeth. "You two! You're still alive?"
Good Naruto smiled faintly. "Granny Tsunade, don't start talking about life and death the moment we meet. We're old acquaintances, after all. Can't we skip that boring talk?"
Orochimaru, who had been about to leave, could no longer do so. He turned to the two of them. "I'm hardly a good person, but I truly despise you two. Now that the threat of Kaguya is gone, I'll show you some mercy and send you both to the Sanzu River while I'm at it." With that, he channeled the power of the heavenly killing star and slashed his sword at Dark Naruto and Good Naruto.
Good Naruto said helplessly, "I already told you not to start trying to kill us the moment we meet. Can't you understand?" He extended a hand, and a sealing rune appeared, absorbing every trace of Orochimaru's sword energy. Then the rune shifted, and that same sword energy shot back out toward Orochimaru.
Shocked, Orochimaru hurriedly unleashed another slash. The two blasts of sword energy collided in midair and exploded. Once the smoke cleared, Orochimaru stared at Good Naruto in astonishment. "So it was you back then. I always thought it was that brat Naruto, but it was you."
Good Naruto smiled. "Yes, that was indeed me. But you could also say it was Naruto. In theory, he and I are the same person, after all. Whether I did