Seeing Naruto grow serious, the Nine-Tails adopted a solemn tone as well. "Naruto, there's one thing you have to consider: how you're going to deal with the Infinite Tsukuyomi, that massive genjutsu."
"You can only take the next step if you aren't caught under its control," the Nine-Tails reminded him.
Naruto frowned and thought for a moment. "Kurama, aren't both a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and Six Paths Sage Mode able to resist the Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
The Nine-Tails fell silent for a moment. "Naruto, I'll be blunt. Six Paths Sage Mode won't keep you from falling under that genjutsu."
"Why?" Naruto asked in confusion.
The Nine-Tails said gravely, "Ultimately, Six Paths Sage Mode is just an incredibly powerful form of Sage Mode. It's different from becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, which transforms you completely, inside and out. Do you understand, Naruto?"
Watching Naruto sink into thought, the Nine-Tails continued, "And there's another problem. Without the Sage of Six Paths' help, you can't master Six Paths Sage Mode in one go. It takes time to train, and time is exactly what you're short on right now."
"The Sage of Six Paths' help?" Naruto looked at the Nine-Tails in confusion.
The Nine-Tails nodded. "You'd have to receive the Sage of Six Paths' power, just as Asura did back then!"
Naruto rolled his eyes dramatically. "Kurama, the Sage of Six Paths has been dead for thousands of years. How's he supposed to give me his power?"
"That's not necessarily true, Naruto. With someone on the Sage of Six Paths' level, there's no telling what might happen or what abilities he might possess," the Nine-Tails said meaningfully.
"Eek..." At the Nine-Tails' words, goosebumps suddenly rose all over Naruto's body. He glanced around warily and cried, "Having some Asura guy's chakra possessing me was creepy enough already, and