Outside, the instant his fist shattered the pure white mask, violent chakra exploded fiercely between them.
Time seemed to stretch infinitely. Naruto's consciousness raced along the golden chain tightly binding Obito, smashing headlong through the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki's mental barrier.
"Bang!"
The voidlike darkness was kicked apart, and pure golden light tore open a passage by force. Naruto swaggered into a deathly silent world.
There was no sky here, only endless black water stretching beyond sight, giving off a nauseating aura of despair. Several stone pillars towering from earth to heaven stood around them. Nine massive Tailed Beasts were tightly bound by absurdly thick dark red chains around their necks and limbs, forcibly pinned to the water's surface.
"Naruto Uzumaki, you came here looking to die?"
Ten meters ahead, Obito's figure materialized out of thin air. He still wore the pure white coat symbolizing Six Paths Power, a Black Tin Staff in hand as he looked down at Naruto from above.
Within this absolute home ground of his, Obito tried to reclaim that godlike arrogance. "This is my mental domain. Do you think barging in with brute force can change anything? Here, I can crush you into dust with a single thought."
As he spoke, Obito raised a hand. The black water around them instantly boiled, transforming into more than a dozen enormous water dragons that bared their fangs and lunged at Naruto.
Naruto did not even blink. He sneered. "Who the hell are you trying to impress? Even if you gave me this dump for free, I'd still think it stank!"
The Great Evolution Divine Soul Art circulated wildly within him, and Pure Yang Chakra erupted around him like a volcano. Naruto stomped hard onto the black water.
Buzz!
Nine completely different colors of chakra shot into the sky from