As the battle reached a fever pitch, the clash between Naruto Uzumaki and the Sage of Six Paths became more than a simple contest of victory and defeat. It was a cataclysm capable of destroying and reshaping this entire "Life-and-Death Shogi" battlefield.
Earlier, Naruto's declaration-"If I have to, I'll sink the Pure Land"-had sounded rather exaggerated.
Now, it seemed to be coming true, step by step.
Every clash of sage arts, every collision of divine weapons, every exchange of teleporting strikes unleashed catastrophic destruction that shook heaven and earth.
The earth tore apart like paper, hills were flattened by the shock waves, and the perpetual torrents of energy in the sky were scattered and re-formed by even more violent forces. The entire environment of the Pure Land was changing visibly.
There were those who tried to intervene in this godlike duel.
Uchiha Hikari seized several opportunities to try to ignite the hem of the Sage of Six Paths' robes with Amaterasu's black flames, disrupt his judgment with Tsukuyomi's mental genjutsu, or even provide support with the Sharingan's unique ocular power.
Yet all her attacks, physical or mental, were effortlessly neutralized, absorbed, or nullified upon touching the purple chakra aura surrounding the Sage of Six Paths, which contained six paths power. They vanished without a trace.
The gulf between their levels was laid bare. The dōjutsu she took such pride in seemed utterly powerless before someone who truly wielded the power of the six paths.
Hashirama Senju tried to restrain him from a distance or create obstacles with Wood Release. Nagato attempted to disrupt the Sage of Six Paths' balance or defenses with his Rinnegan's abilities. Konan's paper was shredded by the raging energy currents before it even reached the edge of the battle. Even Kakuzu's varied combination ninjutsu probably could