Within the alternate dimension, even the glacial land was trembling.
Every collision between the two afterimages in the air unleashed a powerful shockwave.
"Ultra Chakra Tailed Beast Cannon!"
Naruto and Shion shouted furiously. The Golden Body Nine-Tails formed by the Ultra Chakra Armament opened its huge mouth, and the Tailed Beast Ball, infused with Ultra Chakra combined with Shion's power, snapped shut before firing a violet Tailed Beast Cannon from its mouth.
Bang!
The violet blast seemed to devour even the light as it engulfed Awen and smashed him into a glacier hundreds of meters tall.
Boom...
A mushroom cloud shot into the sky, scattering the clouds that had been gathering overhead.
"Great!"
Naruto and Shion beamed in delight and high-fived each other.
Shion clenched her little fists and shouted, "What now, huh? Keep acting all cool, you out-of-character bastard! You've seen how strong we are now, haven't you?!"
Naruto laughed. "Taking that attack head-on, even if you don't die, you'll lose a layer of skin. Awen, don't underestimate us!"
Thump!
Suddenly, a heartbeat-like sound of connection rang out, and Naruto froze slightly.
"This is... Kurama inside Dad. Did the other Kurama just come over?" Naruto muttered, leaving Shion staring at him in confusion.
The Nine-Tails spoke directly. This time, he was not speaking to Naruto alone; Shion could hear him as well.
"That's right. The other half of me just entered and brought extremely important news. Hanabi used her Byakugan to carefully inspect this alternate dimension and made a major discovery. The Awen before us is not one person."
"Not one person? Wait, what does that mean?" Shion stared in astonishment at the spreading mushroom cloud. "Nine-Tails—no, Kurama, are you saying that the Awen fighting us isn't actually just one person?"
Even the Nine-Tails was at a loss. "That's