Blue light interlaced, bursting with destructive power!
Naruto roared and shot forward, taking the fight straight to Toneri!
"I will never let you hurt my friends!!"
The two instantly clashed in a fierce battle!
Yet even after three years of training had vastly increased Naruto's strength, even with the immense power of his Rasengan, he still stood no chance against Toneri.
Though layers of white cloth covered Toneri's eyes, his perception and anticipation had already reached their peak.
Every move Naruto made, every shift in position, every attack and opening was perfectly clear to him, with nothing hidden.
No matter how fast Naruto moved or how fiercely he attacked, Toneri always anticipated him, easily dodging and casually countering his moves.
Only a few exchanges had passed!
Bam!!
Another invisible blow struck!
Naruto was sent flying once more and slammed hard into the ground. Pain wracked his entire body, his chakra was in turmoil, and even getting back up was an immense struggle.
Toneri looked down at Naruto's battered figure on the ground, his gaze filled with utter contempt and vile disgust.
"What an ugly display of resistance."
"So weak and useless, yet so eager to meddle."
"Watch closely."
"Because you tried to stop me without knowing your place..."
"These friends you spend every day with..."
"...are about to pay for your stupidity with their lives."
He turned toward the other battlefield.
At that moment, Sakura, Kiba, Shino, and Choji were being completely suppressed by another powerful Otsutsuki, driven back again and again.
Against such an overwhelming gap in strength, their combined attacks were too fragile to withstand a single blow.
Yet even in this desperate situation, Sakura Haruno's eyes held no fear, only blazing anger and an overwhelming will to fight!
Sakura clenched her fist, concentrating a tremendous amount of