Just as Neji opened his eyes again.
He saw the barrier being forcibly broken apart with a crashing sound, revealing a pitch-black opening. Another peculiar wave of energy emanated from within.
"Let's go!"
Naruto's voice rang out.
"Yeah!"
"Whoosh!"
More chakra poured into the flying puppet.
It surged to life.
Then shot straight into the opening.
They passed through the corridor.
As they entered the interior of the artificial sun,
from Naruto and Neji's perspective,
a suspended castle came into view, its outer structures shrouded in a chilling aura.
And from every direction, another enormous swarm of flying puppets converged on them.
But Naruto paid no attention to the swarm.
Instead, in Sage Mode, he fully released his sensory abilities.
"Neji."
"I know, Naruto!"
Neji supplemented him with his Byakugan.
Together, they searched the area thoroughly.
They quickly pinpointed the special area they needed.
"Is it over there!?"
Not only could Neji's Byakugan see the distortion in space,
Naruto could also sense the immense chakra emanating from within.
There was no doubt!
The suspended area northwest of the castle
was where the Giant Tenseigan was housed.
"That's the place!"
The two of them ignored the puppets swarming in to attack.
They charged straight ahead.
"Sage Art: Art of Endless Storm Breath!"
"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"
The puppets were no match for them. Naruto and Neji swept them aside with ease, breaking through in force as they raced toward the special area where the Tenseigan was stored.
Toneri had already reached the Tenseigan's location.
He had sensed their arrival as soon as Naruto used the Rasenshuriken to forcibly break through the outer barrier and enter the artificial sun.
In that instant,
Toneri's expression twisted with fury.
"Damn it! They're here already!?"
More importantly, Naruto had directly challenged the barrier,