Rock and earth split apart, and before the dust could settle, two colossal beings that seemed to have stepped out of myth stood between heaven and earth, their terrifying pressure making even the air freeze.
Without a moment's hesitation, the Perfect Susanoo controlled by Uchiha Hikari moved first!
Behind the crimson armored giant, a pair of enormous red wings formed from pure chakra unfurled with a sharp whoosh!
Their span blotted out the sky, churning the air and whipping up savage wind pressure!
With a beat of its wings, Susanoo's enormous body lifted off the ground. Like a blood-red meteor, it hurtled toward Ōnoki and the Gōriki Style construct he controlled high in the sky, carrying a chilling intent to kill!
Clearly, her objective was set. Following Naruto's earlier arrangement, she would face the Third Tsuchikage head-on!
Cold sweat poured off Ōnoki as he watched the Perfect Susanoo charge toward him. He thought of the man named Madara Uchiha.
But he quickly composed himself. At the very least, he could not show fear.
As Ōnoki, he could be afraid.
But right now, he was the Tsuchikage!
His villagers and his son were watching from below. As Tsuchikage, he could not retreat. As a father, he had all the more reason to stand tall!
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
The instant the white beam formed, the enormous Susanoo burst upward at a speed that belied its size, evading the attack.
Meanwhile, the fully manifested Nine-Tails under Naruto's control slowly lowered his head. His fox eyes, burning with molten-gold flames, swept coldly over the Iwagakure ninja below, who had briefly frozen in terror.
For these "small fry," Naruto clearly had a more "efficient" method.
Naruto did not undo his Tailed Beast Transformation. Instead, from within the Nine-Tails' enormous head,