A long trench appeared across the ice field. At its end, Naruto Uzumaki gathered with his shadow clones, warily watching Kaguya Ōtsutsuki hovering high in the distance.
Honestly, Naruto was very strong now.
But there was still a considerable gap between him and Kaguya.
Of course, if Sasuke Uchiha had still been there, the two of them working together could have posed a considerable threat to Kaguya.
But now, only Naruto and Kaguya were in the Ice World Space.
Shihōin Naraku and Sasuke were both in other Alternate Spaces and could not come to his aid.
So Naruto could only find a way to deal with Kaguya himself.
Inside the sealed space within Naruto, the Nine-Tails warned him, "Facing Kaguya alone, you absolutely mustn't fall into her traps."
"If Kaguya gets an opening, you could die in an instant without even a body left to bury."
"You must be careful!"
At the Nine-Tails' warning, Naruto looked back and smiled. "Don't worry. I'll be fine."
He dared not promise he could defeat Kaguya-Naruto knew the difference in their strength, after all-but he felt he could keep himself safe.
He even believed he could make Kaguya suffer if he seized the right opportunity.
"Naruto, you haven't mastered Space-Time Ninjutsu, so you can't rescue Shihōin Naraku and Sasuke Uchiha."
Kurama swished his tails behind him and said, "But both of them know Space-Time Ninjutsu, so barring any accidents, you should be reunited soon."
"But..." Naruto hesitated before asking, "Isn't this Kaguya's Alternate Space? Can Big Brother Naraku and Sasuke still come and go freely in an enemy's space?"
"If they have enough chakra, it should be possible." Kurama thought for a moment, then continued advising Naruto in a somewhat uncertain tone. "Sasuke Uchiha only recently received the power passed down by the Sage