The scarlet in dark Naruto's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a serene, sky-like blue.
A gentle, familiar smile curved his lips, mirroring Naruto's own. He reached out, embracing Naruto, and slowly merged back into his body.
Along with him, Kurama's immense chakra flowed into Naruto as well.
This overwhelming power no longer resisted Naruto it willingly entered him, seamlessly fusing with his own chakra.
Naruto's eyes snapped open.
An incomprehensibly massive golden chakra surged from within him, flooding the space like a radiant torrent.
It was a golden tsunami of pure energy, surpassing any previous outburst. Yet this force carried no destructive rage. It was vast, magnificent, and warm, like the first rays of a rising sun, imbued with a sacred sense of cleansing all darkness.
Under Naruto's precise control, the explosive chakra immediately condensed and took shape.
The blinding brilliance stabilized, forming a tangible "golden battle armor" around his body.
Flowing black patterns, intricate yet harmonious, adorned the chest, arms, and legs, resonating with a mysterious power.
Above his head, ethereal golden ribbons floated gracefully, stirring even without wind, each subtle wave sending ripples of pure, potent chakra outward.
Naruto stared at himself in awe.
"This is extraordinarily pure Yang chakra!" he said with recognition.
In his eyes, Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan reflected back, the ultimate Yin chakra of the Sharingan complementing Naruto's Yang chakra perfectly.
The elemental attributes within him seamlessly merged under his single thought.
Behind him, three black spheres materialized.
"The Orb of Seeking?" Naruto felt an inexplicable knowledge pulse through his chakra, revealing the identity of the three spheres.
Sasuke and Hinata appeared alongside him from his inner space.
Sasuke, seeing Naruto's transformation, felt his own Mangekyō Sharingan stir. At that instant, a golden battle armor formed around him too, and the potent Yang chakra instantly restored the clarity of his previously strained vision.
Three Orbs of Seeking also appeared behind him.
This was the power of synchronized ocular ninjutsu.
Even in a temporary shared state, Naruto's tailed-beast chakra mode could be shared.
Hinata shared Sasuke's state as well. Golden armor enveloped her, and three Orbs of Seeking floated behind her.
Both Sasuke and Hinata were stunned by their transformations.
Sasuke stared at his hands. "What immense power is this!"
"I feel… invincible!" Naruto breathed deeply, stepping out of the pavilion to face the horizon.
Raindrops fell on him, yet the golden chakra shielded him completely.
He could feel the unprecedented torrent of pure, overwhelming power flowing within him.
A sharp whistle cut through the silence.
Naruto's fist shot forward with tremendous force.
For an instant, it seemed as though the world itself had frozen.
There was no deafening explosion, only the silent roar of space compressing and tearing apart.
A concentrated, dazzling golden stream burst from his fist, straight into the sky.
It was not a chaotic shockwave but a divine golden blade, forging a path as if splitting heaven and earth.
The stream ascended at a speed beyond vision, clearing all air, dust, and light in its path, forming a perfect vacuum.
It struck the thick clouds overhead with tremendous force.
Only then did the delayed roar of thunder echo, the residual vibration of the immense energy release.
The true spectacle was breathtaking.
The endless leaden sky split down the middle, a straight, massive fissure carved by Naruto's golden strike.
The clouds on either side were violently pushed apart, rolling and tumbling in response.
The rift was perfectly straight, its edges still sparking with golden chakra. The sky now appeared divided into two enormous sections.
Sunlight poured through the gap, forming a magnificent pillar of light.
Naruto's punch had literally split the heavens in two.
Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan spun frantically, capturing the devastating moment and the energy trail left behind, leaving even his composed face etched with awe.
"This power…" Hinata's vision pierced beyond the physical scar in the sky, sensing the wild yet concentrated energy rippling across space.
"Do you two want to try?" Naruto called to Sasuke and Hinata with a grin.
Eager, they took hold of the immense power themselves. Two new rifts tore across the sky.
"Now, the Orbs of Seeking!" Naruto concentrated, and the three black spheres floated to his front.
"These are the Orbs of Seeking," he explained. "They are formed from Yin-Yang chakra shaped into physical spheres, enhanced with the high-density chakra of the seven elemental attributes."
Sasuke and Hinata had obtained the Orbs through clever methods, but might not have fully understood their nature.
"Because my mastery of Yang and Yin chakra is not yet perfect, I can only create three at a time, though they can reach a maximum of nine."
"Each orb may look small, about the size of a fist, but each contains immense power, encompassing the energy of all creation. Ordinary elemental attacks cannot affect them, and they can freely change form."
For example, at Naruto's thought, one orb became a long sword, another a round shield, and the last a floating platform.
Grasping the sword and shield, Naruto stepped onto the floating orb, soaring into the air.
"Sasuke, attack me with ninjutsu!" Naruto called.
Without hesitation, Sasuke unleashed a Fire Release technique at him.
The Orb of Seeking shield automatically expanded into a semi-circular barrier, effortlessly blocking the fire attack.
It remained completely unharmed.