With Night Guy bearing down on him, Naruto immediately opened Yomotsu Hirasaka!
How about this! Night Guy might be incredibly powerful, but it attacks in a straight line. Let me catch you off guard!
In a split second, Might Guy shifted his leg slightly outward!
Whoosh!
Space bent into an angular distortion, perfectly bypassing Yomotsu Hirasaka!!
"!!!"
As Naruto stared in shock, a gray chakra "shield" rose before his eyes!
-Divine Artifact: Yata-no-Kagami!
As the defensive Divine Artifact of Naruto's Susanoo, the Yata-no-Kagami possessed terrifying defensive power. Even if an attack exceeded its limits, it could disperse the excess impact throughout the entire Susanoo, making it an almost unshakable absolute defense!
Boom...!
Night Guy exploded against the Yata-no-Kagami, and cracks appeared in the Susanoo that took shape behind it!
In that brief moment of respite, Naruto swiftly retreated, light flashing in both eyes!
-Ōmononushi: Yata-no-Kagami!
Clack, clack, clack, clack, clack...!
Copies of the Divine Artifact Yata-no-Kagami created by Ōmononushi overlapped before him. There were dozens of them, if not a hundred. Night Guy's long dragon tore through them one after another, but its momentum finally ran out!
"Whew..."
Naruto let out a long breath.
"Looks like I made the right choice by not giving the Yata-no-Kagami a soul!"
The spectators erupted in astonishment.
"Not even the Eight Gates Released Formation can do anything to Naruto?"
"He's a real monster!!!"
In a corner of the stands, Himawari clutched the hem of Hitomi's clothes and asked in confusion, "Hitomi, why are they calling ♡Dad♡ a monster?"
Hitomi thought for a moment. "Because ♡Dad♡ is strong. Stronger than everyone else. Even as he protects them, they're afraid of his power. So that word, 'monster,' probably contains three things: acknowledgment, awe, and... jealous hatred."
"Oh." Himawari nodded, only half understanding, and murmured, "♡Dad♡ really