While Naruto and Sasuke were battling Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Meihui was happily enjoying being fed by Shizuku.
Although he had some faith in their strength, their enemy was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. One careless mistake could genuinely get them killed.
Shizuku wanted to persuade Meihui, but he cut her off.
"Shizuku, you have to believe in Naruto and Sasuke. They could take on several enemies like Isshiki!"
Shizuku nodded dubiously at his words.
Naruto and Sasuke couldn't hear their conversation. Otherwise, they would definitely have cursed Meihui out.
Naruto and Sasuke: Come on, man. Can you leave us out of your bragging?
Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke were acting out the Naruto version of Temple Run. As though venting his anger, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki kept toying with them. Even after all this time, he showed no intention of dealing a killing blow. He was simply playing with them.
"Huff, huff... Sasuke, we can't keep this up! Hurry and think of something!"
Even Naruto, who had always boasted exceptional stamina, was thoroughly exhausted. For some reason, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's attacks seemed to have eyes of their own, constantly targeting him.
Sasuke, on the other hand, received no such treatment. Only a few scattered cubes hurtled toward him. Almost all the rest went straight for Naruto.
Still, there was no denying Naruto's strength. After all this time, Isshiki still hadn't crushed him. Isshiki holding back was one reason, but Naruto's own strength was another.
"Naruto, how about using nine-tails chakra to throw me out?"
Hearing Sasuke's suggestion, Naruto thought it made sense. If he could throw Sasuke out, they could figure out a way to fight Isshiki.
"All right, get ready!"
Naruto was a man of action. He immediately summoned a tail made of the Nine-Tails' chakra and flung Sasuke away.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched them, waiting to see