Rain poured relentlessly around the vast Kurayami hideout.Torches hanging from stone pillars cast trembling shadows on the walls, as if the entire place were holding its breath.
At the center of the main hall stood Naruto, draped in a black robe marked with a white moon… eyes closed.His chakra was calm — too calm.Like the surface of an ocean right before a storm.
Around him, the clan members watched in silence.
Aiko:— His energy… it's changing again.
Yumeha, arms crossed, staring at Naruto without blinking:— It's not just chakra anymore… it's something older. Something ancient.
A deep rumble shook the hall.A vibration so heavy it felt alive.
The black moon carved into the ceiling began glowing with a strange light,as if responding to the power awakening within Naruto.
Aiko stepped back.— It's starting again…
Naruto's eyes snapped open.
His pupils had transformed into a glowing red Rinnegan, crackling with dark lightning.A burst of energy exploded around him, sending a violent gust through the entire room.
Naruto, voice deep and slightly doubled:— Nagato… your power is finally resonating with mine.
Time seemed to freeze.
The members of Kurayami felt their throats tighten.This wasn't the Naruto they once knew.This was something colder.More determined.More sinister.
Yumeha stepped forward anyway, fearless.
— You're controlling this new chakra better… it seems.
Naruto slowly turned his head toward her.His eyes glimmered with a dark light, yet his expression remained calm.
— I have no choice, he said.— The villages are reforming. The Kage are preparing their response.— If we want to survive… Kurayami must become stronger than ever.
A moment of silence.
Then Aiko asked:
— What are you planning now?
Naruto raised his hand.A black seal formed in the air, swirling like a vortex.
— We will show the world…— that the Black Moon has only just begun to rise.
The light vanished.The wind settled.
But in the hearts of every member…
Naruto's true power had only just awakened.
And far away, in the stormy night,the red moon glowed brighter than ever.