"Byakugan? Who are you?"
Facing this mysterious intruder, who clearly meant ill and possessed a familiar ocular jutsu, Uchiha Satsuki immediately asked with vigilance.
However, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki didn't even glance at Satsuki, clearly not putting her in his eyes at all. His Byakugan locked onto the wary Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Boruto, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"You really came too," Urashiki's voice carried an unpleasant frivolousness, "Just like bugs, always getting in my way."
The grey substance on his head, which looked like a forehead protector, was actually his horn, and at this moment, half of that horn was clearly missing—and the culprit was standing below, ready for battle.
Cold sweat began to seep from Naruto's forehead. The Ōtsutsuki, who was expected to invade decades later, had now appeared before him prematurely. He quickly assessed in his mind whether he could safely overcome this crisis with his current strength.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several whooshing sounds rang out, and multiple specialized Kunai instantly appeared in Naruto's hands, accurately shooting in all directions, pinning into the nearby ground, tree trunks, and rocks, setting up Flying Thunder God Technique Formula coordinates.
Urashiki, suspended in mid-air, looked down at the young Naruto, a satisfied expression on his face.
"I finally meet you, Mr. Uzumaki Naruto." His voice carried the playful teasing of a cat playing with a mouse, "It seems the plan was correct; at this time, you are afraid, attacking wildly, aren't you!"
"Whoosh!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Urashiki violently swung the red fishing rod in his hand, and the fishing line shot straight towards Naruto! Naruto was about to activate Flying Thunder God to dodge, but Boruto preemptively tackled him aside, narrowly avoiding the attack. The fishing line struck the empty ground, leaving a deep mark.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
On the other side, witnessing the mysterious person suddenly attack Naruto, Satsuki's Three-Tomoe Sharingan instantly appeared in her eyes, and she quickly formed hand seals, spewing a massive fireball from her mouth that whistled towards Urashiki!
However, just as the fireball was about to hit, Urashiki's figure instantly transformed into countless red Paper Cranes, scattering and flying away, avoiding the attack.
"Disappeared?"
Satsuki frantically looked around, her Sharingan operating at full power, trying to find the reappeared Urashiki immediately.
"Look out!"
Naruto suddenly shouted; he saw Urashiki's movement—the opponent had appeared directly not far behind Satsuki! The fishing rod was swung again, the fishing line pointing straight at Satsuki's back.
In the nick of time, Naruto, relying on the Flying Thunder God Mark left on Satsuki, instantly moved to her side, wrapped his arm around her waist, and quickly retreated from the spot. Where the two had just stood, the fishing line struck, leaving a deep pit.
A trace of astonishment flashed across Urashiki's face as his attack missed again, but he immediately reverted to his indifferent expression, believing Naruto had merely used a Clone or some other illusion. He gently swayed his fishing rod, preparing to launch the next round of attacks.
"Naruto! Run! This person is after you..."
As Satsuki landed, before she could finish speaking, she felt a dull pain in the back of her neck. Naruto decisively knocked her unconscious. Although this decision was somewhat selfish, it was also a responsible one.
Urashiki was indeed after him, and with Satsuki's current Jonin-level strength, the gap against an Ōtsutsuki-level enemy was simply too great.
A Shadow Clone immediately appeared to support Satsuki's limp body, then activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to instantly move to a safe area within Konoha. After Satsuki was properly settled, the Clone dissipated into white smoke.
Meanwhile, Kurama's enormous warning voice echoed in Naruto's mind.
"Naruto! Your friend is right! Run now! This guy's Origin... Damn it! Even this old man isn't confident in defeating a fellow like this!"
Kurama's voice was filled with rage and vigilance. It sensed immense malice from Urashiki—an arrogant malice that viewed all living beings as mere ants.
But what concerned Kurama even more was that it sensed a very nostalgic aura from Urashiki.
Kurama, unaware that this aura originated from the Ōtsutsuki, instinctively felt that this enemy possessed power from the same Origin as the Six Paths Sage.
However, the coldness and arrogance contained within it formed a stark contrast to the Six Paths Sage's loving and inclusive aura. Kurama felt that for such a guy to possess Origin power similar to the Six Paths Sage was simply a blasphemy against the Six Paths Sage who created it!
On the other side, Sasuke drew his kusanagi sword with his remaining hand and resolutely faced Urashiki. Urashiki calmly countered each slash with the red fishing rod in his hand, the sound of metal clashing echoing crisply across the training ground.
"...?"
Naruto finally noticed something was wrong. He had prepared to deal with various strange Rinnegan abilities, but why did Urashiki only use that fishing rod?
Even stranger, why didn't Sasuke use his Mangekyo Sharingan or Rinnegan, relying only on taijutsu to fight?
In the fierce taijutsu exchange, Sasuke gradually fell into a disadvantage, his breathing becoming heavy, and fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.
"It seems your strength hasn't recovered, you've become weaker." Urashiki said contemptuously, landing a precise kick to Sasuke's abdomen, sending him crashing to the ground. Sasuke struggled to get up, but seemed to be out of strength.
"Boruto! Take Naruto and run!" Sasuke shouted with difficulty.
"???"
Naruto's mind was filled with doubt. Was this really a Six Paths level battle? The scene before him felt intensely incongruous.
"I can't!" Boruto responded excitedly, forming a Rasengan in his hand, and rushed towards Urashiki recklessly. However, Urashiki merely swung his fishing rod casually, sending Boruto flying aside.
"Boruto! Don't forget, we came here to protect Naruto! Don't forget that!" Sasuke's voice carried a rare urgency.
For some reason, although Naruto didn't see any earth-shattering Ninjutsu clashes, both of them acted as if their Chakra was about to run out, yet they stubbornly stood in front of him.
"You're really persistent, but please give up!" Urashiki said playfully, pulling a ball of Chakra from the fishing basket on his back, transforming it into a green Wind Release, attempting to blow the two in front of him away.
"Run!" Sasuke plunged his kusanagi sword deep into the ground to barely steady himself, still urging Boruto.
Suddenly, Sasuke seized an opening and violently threw his sword at Urashiki. Urashiki tilted his head to dodge the attack, and the Wind Release dissipated.
Immediately after, Sasuke rushed forward, tightly locking Urashiki with his single arm, attempting to restrict his movements with a body slam.
"What? Let go! Let go!" Urashiki clearly didn't expect this move, and repeatedly struck Sasuke's back with his elbow, trying to break free from the sudden restraint.
"...Though I don't know what's going on, what needs to be done hasn't changed, has it?"
Naruto muttered to himself, his eyes gradually becoming firm. Despite the suspicious nature of the current battle, his determination to protect his comrades never wavered.
"Boom—!"
In an instant, immense golden Chakra erupted from Naruto's body like a volcanic eruption! The dazzling light illuminated the entire training ground as if it were daytime, and the powerful energy fluctuations caused the surrounding air to tremble.
The brilliant golden Chakra quickly enveloped Naruto's entire body, transforming into a flowing Chakra Cloak, on which six pitch-black tomoe patterns appeared, subtly rising and falling with the energy flow.
"Please! Kurama!"
Naruto shouted in his heart, resonating with his partner within.
"Roar!!!"
An earth-shattering roar erupted from the golden light, and nine massive golden Chakra tails suddenly extended from behind Naruto. The golden Chakra continued to rapidly expand, instantly transforming into a colossal golden Nine-Tailed Fox, towering like a mountain, standing majestically between heaven and earth.
The complete golden Nine-Tails lowered its head, letting out a deafening roar at the stunned Urashiki and Sasuke below.
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