"The Sun... it's so close... I never thought I would witness a sight like this with my own eyes one day."
Naruto floated in the Void Realm, gazing at the scorching white giant object that filled his entire view and radiated light and heat, his heart filled with shock and emotion.
Before this, he had just "visited" a planet with an extremely harsh environment—a planet seemingly composed of violent cyclones and liquid matter.
The environment there was Hell for humans: terrifying gravity, lethal radiation, Magnetic Field Storms that shredded everything... any ordinary life form would likely be reduced to dust the moment they arrived.
But Naruto barely felt any substantial discomfort or injury. It wasn't that he felt nothing; he could still perceive a slight sense of strange pressure and energy flow when the violent energy impacts struck his "body."
But they were greatly weakened, ultimately failing to cause effective damage to Naruto's physique. Gravity, radiation, magnetic fields... for an Ōtsutsuki, they seemed to be merely "environmental background" requiring slight attention.
His original first stop was The Moon, the closest celestial body to Earth, but information vaguely surfacing in his memory about "the descendants of the Six Paths Sage's brother residing there" made him abandon the idea.
Rash intrusion would likely lead to him being viewed as an invader, triggering unnecessary conflict. Thus, he chose other planets that were "less friendly" to humans as testing grounds.
"Naruto, the environment here is too unstable and unknown! Hurry back!" Inside his inner world, Minato Namikaze, "seeing" the cosmic scene far beyond his comprehension through Naruto's senses, urged him anxiously.
"Mhm, I know, Dad. I'm going back right away." Naruto agreed, but his gaze remained firmly fixed on the Star.
In his limited astronomical knowledge, The Sun was a "giant red fireball." But what he saw now was a Domain of extreme, scorching white, nearly boundless, filled with destructive light energy. The brightness of the central region was so intense that without the special nature of his eyes, he likely wouldn't even be able to look directly at it.
If a human were to look directly at The Sun at such a close distance without special protection, the brightness would be enough to instantly scorch or even completely melt the retina. But he felt no stinging or burning sensation. On the contrary, the strange black-and-gold eye in his right socket was currently trembling slightly and heating up uncontrollably.
Although Naruto never dreamed of becoming an astronaut, witnessing and standing personally in this vast Universe that humanity had sought to explore and understand for thousands of years, yet remained perpetually out of reach, a sense of surging emotion—a mix of insignificance, awe, and infinite possibility—still resonated within his chest.
"Naruto! Get out of here quickly! Something dangerous is coming!"
Suddenly, Kurama's roar, filled with rare terror, boomed in Naruto's inner world! That
Naruto's heart froze!
Almost at the same instant—there was no sound, but a destructive energy fluctuation capable of making the Soul tremble suddenly struck from the direction of The Sun!
In his field of vision, on the edge of the scorching white light, a white "ripple," more dazzling and violent than the surrounding area, suddenly erupted. It was a seemingly insignificant energy splash from The Sun, spewing out ultra-high-intensity radiation and high-energy particle streams—a Solar Storm that might be "small" in the vast Universe and wouldn't even cause noticeable effects on the distant Earth.
But at this moment, for Naruto, who was located not far from the path of the "storm," this "small" eruption meant total destruction!
The threat of death, like cold steel needles, instantly pierced every nerve in his body!
Too fast! So fast that his mind could barely keep up!
Driven by instinct, Naruto's first thought was—use Flying Thunder God! Instantly teleport back to Earth! Activating Yomotsu Hirasaka requires concentration and a brief formation time, which he probably wouldn't have!
His thoughts raced, and the Chakra in his body surged wildly as he tried to lock onto a familiar Flying Thunder God coordinate on Earth... There was no reaction!
Failure! This was the first time Naruto had failed to activate the Flying Thunder God Technique since mastering it!
After a moment of shock, a cold realization struck Naruto.
Distance!
The average distance between The Sun and Earth is approximately 150 million kilometers.
The diameter of the Earth is approximately 12,742 kilometers.
This meant that the distance from his current location to Earth was approximately... 11,740 Earth diameters away!
The transmission distance of the Flying Thunder God Technique is not infinite; it heavily relies on the caster's amount of Chakra, understanding of Space-Time, and the clarity of the coordinate.
Such an astronomical distance... it was unknown if even Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's entire supply of Chakra could achieve a single jump!
There was no time for regret or fear; the destructive light and Particle Torrent were already upon him! His vision was almost swallowed by pure, scorching white!
Naruto frantically poured all his hope and will into the intensely trembling golden pupil of his right eye!
Too slow! He could feel the heat and radiation capable of annihilating everything already touching his body surface!
The anticipated intense pain, burning, and disintegration... did not come.
He didn't even feel anything at all.
Had his body... been completely annihilated? To the point where he couldn't even feel pain? This thought flashed through Naruto's mind, but immediately he realized something was wrong—his thoughts were still present, and his consciousness was clear!
He was even worried that Yomotsu Hirasaka might accidentally bring the Solar Storm back to Earth, so he subconsciously stopped the Dojutsu.
So... what exactly was his current state?
Naruto "looked down" at his "body."
What met his "eyes" was not his familiar flesh and blood body, but a vast expanse of azure blue flowing with a faint light.
Moreover, this blue was not a solidified whole, but was composed of countless tiny blue Energy Light Points tightly clustered together... This form was strangely familiar.
The next moment, he understood.
In his "vision," the destructive Solar Storm swept past him unimpeded, like passing through an illusion, rushing toward the depths of the Universe without causing him any harm.
Meanwhile, his right eye, the golden pupil, continued to flash with intense, steady light.
At the same time, he clearly "felt" that his entire existence was currently manifesting in an unprecedented way—transformed into countless "Paper Cranes" emitting pure blue light... He decided to return to Earth first.
Naruto knew his body seemed to have truly become Ōtsutsuki, and he thought with mixed feelings that this must be the other ability of this eye: manifesting existence as "Energy Manifestation." After the Solar Storm ended, Naruto opened Yomotsu Hirasaka, whose coordinate was Earth, and stepped into the black portal.
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