In Konoha, a gigantic purple Susanoo and the golden Nine-Tails were locked in battle.
However, with the battlefield right on Konoha's streets, Naruto could never cut loose.
Sasuke noticed this as well and took the initiative to draw their battle away from Konoha's streets.
To him, Naruto Uzumaki was still the Dead Last he remembered.
He knew that Dead Last had encountered plenty of opportunities over the years, growing stronger at an incredible pace, and even had an enormous cheat like the Nine-Tails.
But so what? He was a noble Uchiha.
If he was going to win, he would win fair and square.
Sasuke controlled his towering Susanoo, firing an arrow at the Nine-Tails a short distance away. Black flames coiled around the arrow, its piercing force unstoppable!
Facing Sasuke's arrow, Naruto and the Nine-Tails acted as one. The enormous Nine-Tails opened his mouth, gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb.
While everyone was fighting away, two figures sat atop the Kage Rock, watching it all unfold.
Those two figures were Hashirama and Madara.
Tetsuya had called them over as a safeguard.
The Uchiha squad Sasuke had brought was powerful. Every member had at least a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and several had a Mangekyō.
But their opponent was Konoha.
Not only did Konoha have Naruto, whose Six Paths Power had never been taken back, but it also had Might Guy. If Guy was pushed far enough to unleash a Night Guy kick, even Susanoo might not withstand it.
Sasuke and Naruto fought fiercely, beginning with Susanoo versus the Complete Nine-Tails. After a long battle, both dismissed their gigantic "Gundams" and began trading ninjutsu.
It became Kurama Mode versus the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
By the end of their fierce exchanges, Naruto and Sasuke returned to the most fundamental form of combat.
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