Naruto could still remain conscious in his Five-Tails state.
This was his strongest stage.
If another tail emerged, Naruto would lose consciousness.
Then he would become a pure beast, and his strength would instead become uncontrollable.
Against ordinary powerful opponents, even as an unconscious Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto could still tear them to pieces with a beast's instincts.
But his opponent was Sasuke.
He had to remain sufficiently clear-headed at all times.
Otherwise, the outcome would be embarrassing.
Charging toward Sasuke, Naruto gathered all his strength into a single punch.
The air itself erupted with booming blasts from the impact.
Violent airbursts exploded around them.
The ground beneath them was torn apart by the shockwaves.
This strike had absolutely surpassed the strongest attack of an ordinary Kage-level fighter.
In terms of destructive power alone, Naruto had already surpassed Kage-level fighters.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."
"Boom..."
Naruto's fist slammed into Sasuke's Susanoo.
The terrifying recoil still surged through Naruto's entire body.
Naruto's bones and muscles were instantly torn apart.
"Aah..."
Blood spilled from Naruto's mouth, yet he still gritted his teeth and held that punch in place.
He roared as he continuously poured out chakra.
The power in his fist did not diminish; it only continued to rise.
Yet it was still stopped outside the Susanoo.
However, the Susanoo had begun to tremble.
Sasuke watched Naruto calmly as he roared and drew upon his own chakra.
He frowned slightly.
"Are you really throwing your life away?"
Naruto roared, and the immense force shattered the ground within a radius of over a thousand meters beneath them, causing it to collapse dozens of meters downward.
The ground broke into chunks of earth that flew into the sky.
Yet no matter how thoroughly the surrounding earth shattered or how terrifying the force became,
Sasuke remained utterly