The black smoke had not yet completely dissipated.
A golden figure swiftly leaped out from within it.
Beneath Toneri's utterly horrified expression, Neji's face showed clear relief.
Naruto was merely a little battered, his clothes slightly torn. The blast's lingering force seemed to have cut his cheek, leaving a small wound where he hadn't managed to block it completely. Apart from that, he had no injuries at all. The contrast with Otsutsuki Toneri, who looked almost gravely wounded not far away, was stark. This outcome had clearly far exceeded Toneri's expectations. That Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion had been unleashed with energy very nearly equal to the greatest amount he could refine from the Tenseigan. So why did the blond boy in front of him look completely unscathed!?
"Damn you! Who the hell are you!?"
His eyes were wide, and the sockets around them appeared utterly black.
Facing Naruto not far away, Otsutsuki Toneri roared furiously. His words betrayed the panic and rage in his heart. Anyone who saw such an unexpected person disrupt a plan they had been certain would work would feel much the same. And no matter how mature Toneri seemed, he was still only a boy in his teens.
In fact, it wasn't just Toneri.
Even Naruto himself was somewhat surprised by what had happened.
It wasn't the attack that surprised him. Before even setting foot on the moon, Naruto had already learned everything he could about Toneri, including the Tenseigan Chakra Mode he could activate after obtaining the Tenseigan, his ability to form Truth-Seeking Orbs, and the many jutsu he could unleash that dealt nearly catastrophic damage. Although Toneri hadn't obtained the Tenseigan yet, Naruto had prepared for the possibility that he could use these techniques, given that the moon already had a Tenseigan of its