Chapter 298:
A spatial rift opened beside Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and Sasuke emerged, slashing with his Kusanagi Sword to sever Kaguya's left arm, where Black Zetsu was hiding.
"Sasuke?!"
Naruto looked at the arriving Sasuke in surprise and delight.
Future Boruto followed closely behind Sasuke, throwing his own Kusanagi Sword into the struggling Black Zetsu, pinning him to the ground.
"I... can't move...?"
Black Zetsu, hidden in the sleeve of Kaguya's severed left arm, spoke.
"Don't just stand there, Naruto! Keep up the attack!"
"Right!" Naruto quickly formed hand seals. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Including his original body, nine Narutos simultaneously raised their right hands, each gathering different tailed beast chakra to create Rasenshurikens.
"Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken!"
As the Rasenshuriken struck Kaguya, the resulting explosion gradually cleared, revealing her severed left arm writhing unnaturally, as rabbit-like creatures began to emerge from the wound.
These rabbit-like entities swelled rapidly, wrapping around Kaguya's body. On its back, the form sprouted nine distinct heads resembling the tailed beasts.
"Here comes another giant freak... What is this, anyway? A wolf? A tanuki? A boar? A rabbit...?"
Naruto muttered as he stared at the transformed Kaguya, now resembling a beast-like version of herself.
Technically speaking, this could be considered a form of Ten Tails transformation, except it wasn't triggered by Kaguya's will. Rather, the tailed beasts had responded to Naruto's earlier attack, inadvertently forcing this transformation.
"Whatever it is, we need to seal her—fast," Sasuke said, watching the rabbit-beast form of Kaguya.
White arms extended from the rabbit's body, grabbing one of Naruto's shadow clones. The clone was instantly absorbed the moment it was caught.
"Sasuke, be careful! Don't let that thing touch you!" Naruto called out, receiving feedback from his vanished clone. "Anyone caught by those white arms gets absorbed immediately!"
"Got it!"
The white arms continued attacking not just Naruto and Sasuke, but also Sakura and Future Boruto.
"Sasuke! Use your dōjutsu to help Sakura get free!"
Seeing Sakura narrowly escape several times, Naruto shouted anxiously to Sasuke.
Kurama's claw intercepted one of the white arms just as it was about to grab Sakura.
"Let's go, Kurama!"
"Right, Lord Boruto!"
Future Boruto and the Nine Tails behind him pressed their hands together. A chakra construct of the Nine Tails formed around Boruto and Sakura, shielding them.
"Careful! Don't touch those hands—if you do, you'll get absorbed!"
Naruto warned from a distance.
"Majestic Attire: Susanoo!"
The Nine Tails, now armored in Susanoo's chakra armor, remained unaffected even when touching the white arms.
"Whoa! I didn't know Susanoo could be used like this! Sasuke, let's try this next!"
Naruto looked at Sasuke with excitement.
"...Susanoo? And it even resembles mine..."
The armored Nine Tails grabbed a white arm and swung the massive rabbit beast, slamming it into the ground.
All the white arms withdrew into the rabbit's body. It jumped away, and the Rinne Sharingan on its forehead opened. It activated Yomotsu Hirasaka, pulling everyone into a strange alternate dimension.
Inside this dimension, part of the rabbit transformed back into Kaguya, while the rest became a Truth-Seeking Orb—unlike Naruto's six smaller orbs, Kaguya's single orb was significantly larger.
This "Primordial Sphere Space" was a unique realm belonging exclusively to Kaguya. In this domain, the tailed beasts were unusually subdued, and Kaguya could generate an expanded Truth-Seeking Orb infused with all chakra natures—Wind, Fire, Earth, Lightning, Water, Yin, and Yang—a Bloodline Encompassing technique.
"That thing... it looks like the Truth-Seeking Orbs on my back," Naruto said, looking up at Kaguya's massive orb.
"It's way bigger! And it's still growing!" Sasuke added, staring at the orb. "The only way to deal with that is to seal Kaguya immediately."
"I'm immortal! The only way to defeat me is by sealing. But if even one of you dies, the seal becomes impossible..." Kaguya said from above, gazing down at Naruto and Sasuke. "So... which one should I choose?"
"Naruto! Sasuke! I'll hold her off! You two get the sealing jutsu ready!" Future Boruto shouted, rushing toward Kaguya with the Nine Tails.
"Not a chance!"
Kaguya swung her right hand, bringing the giant Truth-Seeking Orb to her side.
The Susanoo-armored Nine Tails reached out to block it, but was steadily pushed back by the orb's force.
"I'm counting on you now, Sakura," Future Boruto said, turning to Sakura.
"Alright! Whatever it is, leave it to me!" Sakura cracked her knuckles. The Nine Tails wrapped its tails around her.
"Eh? What are you doing?"
"Go!! Sakura!"
With that, Future Boruto hurled Sakura toward Kaguya using the Nine Tails' tail.
"Oh, I get it now..." In midair, Sakura adjusted her posture and aimed her right fist at Kaguya. "As a fellow woman, don't underestimate me!"
"All-Killing Ash Bones!"
Kaguya raised her right hand and unleashed the technique at Sakura.
Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bones could pierce through any defense—including Susanoo.
"Naruto, let's go!"
"Yeah!"
Sasuke and Naruto simultaneously extended their hands from opposite sides, flanking Kaguya.
"I have to... help Mother..."
A spatial tunnel opened beside the Kusanagi Sword pinning Black Zetsu to the ground. At the same time, Kaguya's severed left hand began channeling the All-Killing Ash Bones through the tunnel.
"Amenotejikara!"
Future Boruto swapped places with the sword embedded in Black Zetsu, and then swapped places again with Sakura, who was about to be hit.
"Die!!"
With the sudden switch, Sakura's right fist struck the just-rising Black Zetsu, interrupting the casting of the All-Killing Ash Bones aimed at Naruto.
Future Boruto, now in Sakura's place, used Shadow Clone Jutsu to intercept Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bones attack with a clone.
"Naruto!"
"Sasuke!"
The two looked at each other, then pressed their respective hands to opposite sides of Kaguya's body.
"Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei!"