Ning Xue kept his Sage Mode active throughout. He could clearly sense the vast, almost limitless chakra within the Ten-Tails, like a bottomless ocean, more terrifying than any Tailed Beast he had ever sensed before.
It was no longer a difference in quantity, but one in quality.
"Tailed Beast Ball!"
Naruto and Killer B spoke simultaneously. A massive ball of dark purple energy formed in each Tailed Beast's mouth, hurtling toward the Ten-Tails with world-destroying force.
In the distance, Madara Uchiha stood with his arms folded, watching the two approaching Tailed Beast Balls without a flicker in his purple Rinnegan.
He neither helped the Ten-Tails defend itself nor controlled it to dodge.
He merely stood there like a spectator, watching with interest as the attack doomed to fail unfolded.
The two Tailed Beast Balls struck the Ten-Tails squarely in the torso. Flames shot into the sky, scorching shock waves swept away all the surrounding rubble, and dazzling light washed the entire sky a ghastly white.
"All right! We hit it!"
Naruto pumped his fist, excitement spreading across his face.
But a second later, Ning Xue's voice came from nearby.
"It's not over yet, Naruto."
He stood atop a shattered rock, his Byakugan fixed on the area obscured by smoke and flames.
The smoke gradually cleared, revealing the outline of the enormous figure behind it. The Ten-Tails still stood where it had been, without so much as a scorch mark on its body.
The Ten-Tails threw its head back and roared. The sound was like an ancient beast waking from slumber, making the entire earth tremble slightly.
It broke through the smoke, raising all ten tails at once toward the moon that had yet to rise fully into the sky, forming a strange pattern.
Naruto looked at the drastically transformed Demonic