Although Naruto's neck injury was fatal, with half of the Uzumaki bloodline in his veins—and Tsunade, the greatest medical ninja in the entire shinobi world—by his side, it normally wouldn't be a problem at all.
Unfortunately, even with the external wounds healed, it was useless. The chakra inside Naruto's body was vanishing rapidly.
No matter how powerful the Creation Rebirth technique was, it could not recreate a soul that had already been extinguished.
By the time Tsunade reacted, you had already used Earth Release to move beneath Shukaku's feet.
You didn't recognize the exact nature of the seal, but you could feel the unprecedented power of the summoning connection. With just one glance—
—you saw through the key link hidden on Shukaku's body that bound him to Gaara.
At the moment, the artifact visible in your Sharingan was still suppressing the Nine-Tails, rendering it unusable.
But that posed no issue for you. You transformed fire into a blade—fusing three flames into one. Centered around the 〖Flame of the Infested〗, a massive flaming greatsword emerged in your hand.
Slash!
With one sweep, the greatsword easily tore through Shukaku's external defense and penetrated the inner seal protecting Gaara.
The seal was carved from chakra—it caught fire instantly, burning to nothing in an instant.
Sensing the release of its bindings, Shukaku let out an instinctual roar of joy.
But you immediately reasserted control over it with your Sharingan. Surprisingly, it was much easier this time. Your Ocular Power seemed to be skyrocketing!
There was no time to focus on that now. You quickly began carving a Four Symbols Seal in your hands.
At that moment, Tsunade rushed in behind you. The Yin Seal had disappeared from her forehead, and the black markings on her face showed she had activated her most powerful state without hesitation. Empowered by the Strength of a Hundred Technique, she brought her fist down once more.
If that blow landed, even you wouldn't have the slightest chance of survival.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!? How do you know—?!"
Tsunade's voice was filled with sheer disbelief as golden chains erupted from your back, ensnaring her tightly. Her punch slowed slightly in hesitation.
You said nothing and completed the carving of the Four Symbols Seal.
Seal!
The colossal Shukaku shriveled instantly upon contact with the seal, collapsing like a deflated balloon. It was rapidly converted into chakra and absorbed into your body.
This is bad!
On another battlefield, Jiraiya and the Fourth Kazekage both noticed this at the same time.
Jiraiya's eyes locked onto the motionless Naruto and Tsunade, caught between fury and hesitation.
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, however, saw something entirely different—a supposed ally was stealing the ultimate weapon of his village!
Feeling utterly betrayed, Rasa swung his arm, reclaiming all his gold dust and ignoring Jiraiya completely. He took off in pursuit, flying toward the site where you were absorbing Shukaku.
At that moment, the long-anticipated Danzo finally revealed himself.
Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!
Jiraiya spat out a stream of fire. On his shoulders, the two Toad Sages added their own techniques—one exhaled wind, the other expelled oil infused with Sage Chakra. The three forces combined, creating a blaze approaching the power of Amaterasu.
Magnet Release: Grand Burial of Gold Dust!
The Fourth Kazekage unleashed a tidal wave of gold dust, blotting out the sky and crashing down with mountain-crushing force!
Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!
From the outskirts of the village, Danzo let out a bestial roar as he and his summoned beast unleashed a storm of high-pressure transparent air bullets. With the beast blowing tailwinds behind them, the wind pressure was enough to push even Susanoo aside—hurling you directly toward Jiraiya's incoming flames.
But absorbing Shukaku still required more time. You had no choice but to focus chakra into your feet and raise molten rock walls around you to hold them off.
Hah!
Just then, Tsunade—who had been restrained—finally accepted that Naruto was truly dead. Overcome with grief and fury, she cast aside all bloodline reservations and fully aligned herself with Konoha.
With a fierce pull, she shattered the Adamantine Sealing Chains, then smashed the molten barrier with a single devastating punch!
Boom!
With a dull crash, you stumbled back a few steps—but had taken her punch, one empowered by the Strength of a Hundred, head-on.
Stimulated by the Yang Nine-Tails, the Uzumaki and Uchiha bloodlines within your body had completely fused. The two powers combined, and your Strength, Speed, Endurance, chakra reserves, regeneration, and even Ocular Power began growing at an astonishing pace!
Boosted further by the Added-Weight Rock Technique, you now no longer feared close combat against Tsunade at all.
Bang!
Catching her off guard, you landed a brutal punch. Her chest exploded outward, her back torn open as she flew a hundred meters like a broken puppet, crashing to the ground like a discarded rag doll.
In that moment of impact, you also completed the absorption of Shukaku.
Feeling the newly acquired tailed beast chakra and the surging power from your bloodline, you looked up to face the combined attacks of the three Kage-level opponents converging on you from land and sky.
And surprisingly—you were actually eager to test yourself!
Bound by your Sharingan, Shukaku had no say. You forcibly activated his Magnet Release.
Though you weren't yet familiar with it, you raised a finger to the sky, concentrating the magnetic force at your fingertip.
You stomped the ground hard, triggering a seismic wave that jolted all the iron sand buried in the earth to the surface. Within a thousand-meter radius, every trace of iron—ninja tools, cookware, you name it—was summoned to your side.
You formed a massive iron ball. It was only a tenth the size of Rasa's gold dust, but that didn't matter—you had the Light-Weight Rock Technique too.
It's enough!
The iron ball broke apart and flew skyward, forming a thin layer reinforced by the Light-Weight Rock Technique. It collided with the incoming Grand Burial of Gold Dust and held firm.
Even when bits of it were torn open and let some gold dust through, it didn't matter.
Then, you pointed at Danzo. Three multicolored fire dragons burst from your fingertip and instantly devoured the massive Wind Release technique, erupting into a dazzling explosion.
As for Jiraiya's Toad Oil Flame Bullet—you decided to test your defense against it.
An ominous red chakra barrier appeared in front of you—Susanoo, awakened from Uchiha Itachi's bloodline.
Though Itachi's will had been completely erased, the Susanoo it had once awakened had become a part of you.
However, against a fire technique of this level, an unformed Susanoo couldn't hold—it began melting rapidly.
You summoned your bloodline powers again. Two golden chains emerged from your back, wrapping around Susanoo. Then you used Shukaku's Magnet Release markings along his body to reinforce it further with a sealing barrier.
Boom!
The Toad Oil Flame Bullet crashed into the reinforced Susanoo and exploded spectacularly—but it couldn't shake you at all.
"My turn!"
You stomped hard, cracking the earth beneath your feet.
Lava Release!
The ground beneath Jiraiya erupted with dozens of lava geysers. No matter how he tried to dodge, he was caught in the barrage.
His massive summoned beasts?
They became nothing more than giant, helpless targets under the relentless onslaught!
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