The moment Konra and Tōra appeared—their eerie and powerful chakra became an undeniable presence.
Naruto and his group stopped in their tracks. The two sides faced off. One atop the mountain. The other below.
Konra said playfully. "Miru~ [Look]—they're glaring at us. That brat called Meijin has especially vicious eyes."
Tōra laughed. "Kekeke—I just love how he can't stand us but can't take us down either."
Naruto murmured. "Two androgynous freaks standing there like candles. Just looking at them pisses me off."
Whoosh.
The formation of Susanoo shrunk by Sukunabikona shot forward.
Tōra: "Oh~ He's attacking~~!"
"Let me play first~!"
Konra grinned. And actually advanced to meet them.
"Oh~ Facing the four of us—he's not attacking together. Is this the composure of a so-called strong one?"
Naruto formed a two-finger seal.
—Sukunabikona: Release.
Whoosh. Whoosh.
At the vanguard—Hashirama's Susanoo returned to their original size. Filling the sky. Wielding great swords—they slashed toward Konra.
"Heh—Susanoo. Synonymous with being large but useless."
Konra chuckled lightly. As he weaved freely through the storm of blades.
Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly. "That androgynous freak moves even more nimbly than Isshiki. But under this Susanoo battle formation—he has nowhere to hide."
Swish. Swish. Swish.
Hashirama's Susanoo deployed in the sky. Forming an encirclement. Then—the divine weapon inherited from Indra—the Heavenly Halberd—materialized. After charging up—they thrust forward in perfect unison.
"Hmm?" Konra's eyes focused.
—Phantom Flash.
CLANG.
The instant the Heavenly Halberds interwove and collided—Konra bizarrely slipped through the gaps. Landing on the surface formed by the crossed halberds.
Hashirama exclaimed in amazement. "Unbelievable. With that attack density—he actually dodged!"
Naruto said calmly. "At least that proves not dodging would've been trouble for him."
"Hmph!"
Konra snorted coldly. Stomping his right foot with a clang—he bounced up. And delivered an aerial kick toward the face of the Susanoo ahead.
—Air Cannon.
BOOM. The powerful air cannon generated by the kick directly destroyed that Susanoo's head.
Everyone was shocked. "What?!"
—Continuous Air Cannons.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
As Konra's body spun—he kicked continuously. The leg shadows created afterimages. And multi-stage continuous air cannons swept in all directions.
Amid scattering fragments—those Susanoo with their heads blown off couldn't maintain themselves. And collapsed one after another.
Naruto's gaze darkened. "His taijutsu prowess far surpasses Isshiki too. Then how about this!"
Swish. Swish.
Sasuke's Susanoo replicas formed a battle circle in the distance. Drawing the divine weapon Ame no Mahakaguyumi. And nocking arrows of Kagutsuchi. After locking on—they fired.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh. Arrows carrying heat waves tore through the air. There was no room to dodge.
"Nothing but useless tricks."
Konra spread his arms. His gaze dark.
—Shikon Realm Technique.
A dim spherical barrier expanded. Isolating all the Kagutsuchi arrows outside the barrier.
Fwoosh. Fwoosh. Fwoosh.
After the arrows exploded—black flames engulfed the entire barrier. But couldn't penetrate inside.
Sasuke said, "A defensive barrier centered on himself. Extraordinary chakra is compressed within that barrier. What kind of chakra is that?"
Obito said, "But if that barrier is solid—"
Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
Obito's Susanoo simultaneously manifested pitch-black magatama in their hands.
The divine weapon imbued with Kamui power—Kuji Kamui Magatama—would penetrate all mediums before hitting the target. And would lock onto the enemy. This meant it couldn't be intercepted. An essentially unsolvable attack.
Sure enough—the magatama successfully penetrated the barrier. Heading straight for Konra at the center.
Konra naturally noticed. He grinned. "Oh? This move is worth using a dojutsu on!"
Szzzt.
His left black Rinnegan flowed with dark light.
—Michikaesu Ōkami.
Swish.
All the Kuji Kamui Magatama shot back in reverse. Striking Obito's Susanoo replicas.
Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
Terrifying Kamui vortexes linked in the sky. Consuming the Susanoo in backlash.
Sasuke was shocked. "What just happened—he reflected those magatama back?"
Obito focused. "No. Because force fields including Shinra Tensei can be viewed as materialized obstacles that the magatama can pass through—so the essence of that move isn't reflection but target alteration. In terms of jutsu principles—it's inviolable."
Sasuke clenched his fist. "Then that means all projectile-type attacks will only backfire!"
Naruto said, "Not necessarily. Because the prerequisite for all dojutsu is observation. If the attack is too small to see coming—the dojutsu is helpless."
Szzzt.
As he spoke—Naruto's Sand True Eye focused on Konra.
—Daikokuten.
Swish.
But Konra's hand moved like lightning. Actually catching those spikes that enlarged after shooting toward his eyes.
Even Naruto was somewhat taken aback.
Hashirama said, "Hey—forcibly catching that move? Is that theoretically possible?"
Naruto said, "It's not impossible. But that requires instinct beyond perception. Back then—I only accomplished the same thing under the Mushin State boost of Heavy Particle Mode. But this proves that in his normal state—his combat instinct equals or surpasses Kurama's Heavy Particle Mode."
"But well—that's within reason."
Those spikes all had Flying Raijin marks written on them.
Swoosh.
Naruto—wearing the Ten-Tails Six Paths golden coat—flashed before Konra. In his palm—Truth-Seeking Balls spun rapidly. Forming blurred chaotic patterns.
—Truth-Seeking Ball Rasengan.
Konra smiled. "You're fast. But not fast enough."
Szzzt.
His right Rinnegan concentrated.
—Michishiku Ōkami.
Crack.
In an instant—Naruto's body froze in midair. The Six Paths Ten-Tails cloak on his body simultaneously extinguished. And even his Rinnegan reverted to a tomoe-less state.
"This is—!"
Konra smiled. "Can't move, right? But this isn't simple restraint. Once hit—you can't use any techniques. Including dojutsu and spatial coordinate teleportation like before. In other words—you can only await your execution~"
Naruto cursed. "You androgynous freak!"
"Die!"
The Truth-Seeking Ball Demon-Subduing Staff in Konra's hand swung straight down at Naruto's head.
But the Truth-Seeking Ball Rasengan before Naruto's palm actually separated from his hand. And smashed straight into Konra's face.
"What!"
Caught off guard—Konra took it full in the face. And crashed into the ground.
Naruto regained movement. "Kurotarō—well done."
Kurotarō grinned foolishly. "Hehe O(∩_∩)O~!"
Tap.
Tōra landed before Konra. "You were careless. You should've been able to dodge that attack just now."
Konra sat up. His nearly disfigured face repairing amid scorching steam. "But who could've thought that thing was alive."
Tōra: "Well—one against four is a bit much for you. But us brothers together makes it easy."
Konra: "Fine. Since it's the King's order."
The two brothers stood shoulder to shoulder.
Obito, Hashirama, and Sasuke also came to Naruto's side.
Four shinobi versus twin gods. About to explode.
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