Just as Naruto and Sasuke were locked in a fierce battle, in the distance...
"Oh ho ho ho! I'm flying! It feels so good!!!"
"Hey! Hongshi, don't throw up!"
" Hongshi-kun! What kind of ninja tool is this? It's so useful!"
"It's so... so high, I'm scared!"
The Old, Young, Disabled, and Disabled Team, each equipped with a Chakra Furnace on their chest. When the mechanism was activated, a pair of wings formed behind them, flapping up and down.
After the four of them got used to the use of the " Blue Bird Type One ", they were able to take off directly, just like birds. However, because it had wings, its stability was a bit worse, and it was easy to deviate from the course due to the wind.
Hanabi Hyuga and Gekko Hayate flew in the lead, activating their Byakugan to determine their location.
Hongshi, because of dizziness... wings?, was abandoned by the three at the end.
"You guys vomit... wait, I need to vomit... ah, vomit..."
Valley of the End
Naruto and Sasuke were locked in a fierce battle, and Naruto's battle intelligence was no joke. After being Sasuke, he quickly Hand Seals: " Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!"
More than a dozen gusts of wind were exhaled from his mouth. Sasuke knew that Naruto's Wind Release was extremely powerful after receiving training from the Hongshi, so he dared not force it.
" Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
The Lord God: "Your onomatopoeia is damn realistic."
"Boom boom boom."
Before Naruto could react, Sasuke had already used Shadow of the Dancing Leaf to appear beside him, just as the fireball was hit by the Vacuum Sphere.
"You! When!"
" Lion Combo!"
Sasuke a knee strike, sending Naruto flying high into the air. Then, mimicking Rock Lee's movements, he landed several consecutive kicks on Naruto, culminating in a spinning back kick that struck Naruto in the back.
Naruto fell into the water.
Sasuke stood on the water's surface, staring expressionlessly at his reflection, which transformed into Itachi's image. "Hate me, my foolish Bean."
"Giggle!"
Sasuke's hatred surged, and he gritted his teeth. " Itachi! To kill you, even if I fall into darkness, I will continue forward. No matter what I lose, I will gain power!"
The Cursed Seal spread again, covering nearly 70% of his body. Power surged forth, and his mind gradually went mad. "That's it! That's it! This is the feeling! Itachi, I'm chasing you with all my might! One day, I will catch up with you!"
The Lord God: "You're dreaming."
"Puha!"
Naruto leaped out of the water, looking at Sasuke was growing increasingly frantic. " Sasuke, you're actually serious. It seems you've truly fallen into darkness."
Sasuke gradually lost his mind. "Hey! I'm really going to kill you. If you don't use your full strength now, you'll never have another chance."
Naruto still clung to a last glimmer of hope. "Hey, Sasuke, to you, aren't Sakura, Hongshi, and I still your comrades? Are we really nothing anymore? Did everything we did together in Team 7 mean absolutely nothing?"
Sasuke chuckled softly and closed his eyes, "Hmph, no, all of that is meaningful. To me, you, Sakura, and Hongshi are all my best friends."
Naruto: "(°ー°) Huh? Best friend. Then why are you like this?"
Sasuke, his eyes still closed, said, "That's precisely why you're worth killing."
After saying that, he opened his eyes and saw that Sasuke's Sharingan had now completely transformed into Mitsudomoe.
Orochimaru, watching the battle, was even more delighted. "Hehehe, he's already reached the Mitsudomoe! Incredible! What a perfect body!"
Naruto finally understood what Sasuke wanted to do. "Now, no matter what I say, you won't listen anymore. I've decided to teach you a lesson, take you back to Konoha, and make you apologize to Sakura and Hongshi!"
Sasuke chuckled, "You can try, but the price will be your life."
Shadow Clone Technique! jiujiujiu!
" Naruto, you need clones to help you even with a jutsu, ugh!"
" Sasuke!"
" Naruto!"
" Sasukeke!"
" Narutoto!"
" Spicy Sage Root!"
" Chidori!"
The Lord God: "(°ー°) Here we go again..."
Naruto formed Rasengan, while Sasuke jumped to a distance and used Chidori to dash forward.
The two grew closer and closer, just like their intertwined fates, until finally...
Just as the two were about to meet, a pair of hands reached out from beneath the water and grabbed Sasuke's feet; it was Naruto's Shadow Clone.
"Nani!"
When Naruto was kicked into the water by the Lion Combo, he had already created Shadow Clone to ambush him, and now they were attacking.
Sasuke, caught off guard by this move, lost his balance and fell forward. Naruto, however, leaped lightly, spun in the air, and delivered Rasengan from above, striking Sasuke squarely in the back. " Downing Rasengan!"
"Pfft!" The power of the Rasengan burst through his body. Even with the defensive enhancement of the Cursed Seal, Sasuke's internal organs were torn apart by the powerful Chakra rotation, and he coughed up blood.
However, just as Naruto succeeded in his attack, Sasuke suddenly sprouted a pair of fleshy wings from his back, which stretched out and grabbed Naruto.
Die!
Sasuke was also fighting desperately. He turned his body and the Chidori Naruto squarely in the right chest, passing right through him and tearing away a lot of flesh and blood.
"Whoosh..."
Sasuke struggled to stand up straight, lifting Naruto up. " Naruto, it seems I'm stronger than you."
"Pfft!" Naruto also spat out a mouthful of blood, tears welling in his eyes. "Sa... Sasuke."
At that moment, the Nine-Tails ' voice echoed from within Naruto: "Hey! Kid! Are you even capable?"
Naruto: " Nine-Tails -nii, I'm really done for, could you lend me some...?"
"Take them, take them, take them! Are two tails enough? If not, add another one. If that's not enough, I'll take over."
"Three tails are enough. I can do it myself. Don't bother me."
Lord God: "So what exactly did Hongshi say to Nine-Tails???"
Sasuke felt Naruto's body become burning hot. He released him and saw that the holes in Naruto's body had completely healed in the blink of an eye.
Naruto's form had now transformed into the Nine-Tails form, with a red Chakra Cloak covering his entire body and three tails extending from behind him.
Sasuke, observing Naruto's transformation, asked, "What kind of monster are you?"
Naruto, unaffected by Nine-Tails's power, declared, "I'm your friend, so I definitely won't let you go to Orochimaru!"
Sasuke, writhing in pain from the Rasengan's attack on his back, pulled out his Forehead Protector with trembling hands and put it on. "I admit that you and I are equals now, but this bond is the source of my suffering. Let me sever this bond in my strongest form."
Sasuke decided to fully unleash the Cursed Seal and enter Stage Two. The Cursed Seal quickly spread throughout his body, a pair of fleshy wings grew from his back, and his hair lengthened and turned white.
Just as the two were about to start fighting, a strange cry came from the sky.
Hongshi: "Hohoho, I see them!"
Kosuke: " Hongshi-kun, how do we stop this?!"
Hongshi: "Now that you mention it, I really didn't know!"
Gekko Hayate: "You bastard, you don't know how to stop, yet you still use it!"
Hanabi Hyuga: "Brother Hongshi, if we don't stop, we'll fly far away!"
Hongshi: "Don't be nervous! Let me take a look at the user manual!"
Gekko Hayate: "You idiot, you tricked us!"
Hanabi Hyuga: "There's a cliff ahead! Quick, quick, turn the corner!"
The four of them flew perfectly over the Valley of the End... and then flew back to continue their perfect flight.
Orochimaru: "(°ー°)."
Sasuke: "(°ー°) I think something just flew past from above."
Naruto: "(°ー°) Hmm, it looks like a big black moth."
" Naruto!"
" Sasuke!"
Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!
In his Stage Two, Sasuke 'Chakra underwent a qualitative change; the Fire Dragon Bullet was mixed with black, and the surrounding lake water boiled.
"Roar!"
Naruto was in his Three-Tails form, his Chakra was in a frenzy, and he let out a beastly roar. The sound waves and air pressure directly shattered the Fire Dragon Bullet. Then, like a wild beast, he stepped on all fours and transformed into a red shadow, rushing to Sasuke's side.
"So fast!"
"Oh la oh la oh la!"
Naruto's claws kept scratching at Sasuke, and although Sasuke's Sharingan accurately predicted Naruto's attack trajectory, his body simply didn't have time to react, and he could only fall like a leaf in the wind.
Sasuke was dizzy from the beating. Although he recovered quickly in his Stage Two, he was unable to retaliate and was extremely annoyed. Itachi's voice echoed in his mind again, "My stupid Bean, you can't even beat Naruto, how are you going to get revenge?"
"Damn it! Chidori Blast!"
It's unclear whether it was the resonance between the Chakra of Indra and Asura within the two, but the surrounding lake water was pushed further and further away by the powerful fluctuations. Sasuke let out a roar and unleashed a large amount of black lightning from his body, actually forcing Naruto was in his Three-Tails form, back.
"Ah!"
Black Lightning continuously coiled around Naruto's body. The Black Lightning, mixed with the Senjutsu energy from the Cursed Seal, passed directly through the Nine-Tails Cloak, causing damage to Naruto's body, and his skin began to peel off.
However, Sasuke had no intention of stopping there. His fleshy wings continued to flap, and he floated in the air, Black Lightning continuously shooting from his right hand, wrapping around Naruto: "You will perish in my Lightning of Darkness, Naruto!"
The Black Lightning split into five strands, wrapping around Naruto's limbs and neck respectively, and the intense pain and numbness prevented him from escaping.
"Hateful!"
Naruto abandoned the Chakra Cloak defense and transformed it into Chakra arm behind him, which he then blasted towards Sasuke.
"Boom!"
Sasuke was unable to dodge in time and was knocked into the water.
Kakashi, standing amidst the Four Violet Flames Formation, was heartbroken. "Why... why did it turn out like this! You two, stop!"
Unfortunately, he was controlled by the white snake and unable to move.
Orochimaru was also deeply moved. "Perhaps Sasuke really can kill Itachi, but I don't have time."
Kakashi suddenly realized what Orochimaru was about to do. " Orochimaru! What are you doing!"
Naruto stared at the water, his body wracked with pain. "This Black Lightning is unlike any other Ninjutsu; the Nine-Tails ' Chakra can't be restored."
"Boom!"
Sasuke leaped from the water, his condition not very good either. His Cursed Seal Stage Two, thanks to the previous training at the Hongshi, could only be maintained for about five minutes, and now only one minute remained. " Naruto, I admit, you are indeed very strong. The final stage is about to begin."
Just as Naruto was about to answer, five cold glints suddenly appeared in his eyes.
"Pfft pfft..."
Five golden rays pierced through Naruto's body, and a large amount of blood sprayed onto Sasuke's face.
The statue depicts Orochimaru holding a war bow, a wicked smile playing on his lips.
Sasuke in shock, " Orochimaru! What are you doing!"
Orochimaru used his Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Sasuke: "That's enough for today. Trouble is coming."
"You bastard! Why are you interfering in my affairs!"
Orochimaru placed his hand on Sasuke's shoulder, releasing him from his Cursed Seal state. "If you continue in this state, you'll die."
"Cough cough cough."
Naruto, whose body had been pierced by five holes, could no longer move. He floated on the water, looking at Sasuke's expressionless face. His lungs were now filled with blood and he could no longer breathe. He slowly raised his trembling right hand, as if trying to pull Sasuke back.
Seeing that Naruto had lost his fighting ability, Sasuke stopped arguing and said, "He can't fight anymore in his current state. Let's go."
Orochimaru was even more pleased with Sasuke's resolute demeanor. "Truly cold-blooded."
The two turned into liquid and disappeared into the lake.
"Hiss."
The four Snake Clone beside Kakashi also disappeared, and the white snake at his feet turned into liquid.
" Naruto!"
Kakashi lay on the water's surface, watching Naruto blood had stained the lake red.