Chapter 338 Battle at Level 6
Chapter 338 Battle at Level 6
"Eye roll? Who are you?"
Faced with this mysterious intruder who clearly had ill intentions and possessed familiarity with eye techniques, Uchiha Satsuki immediately asked warily.
However, Urashiki Otsutsuki didn't even glance at Satsuki, clearly not taking her seriously at all. His Byakugan locked onto the wary Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto Uzumaki, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"So you guys came too," Urashiki's voice carried an unpleasant flippancy, "You're like bugs, always getting in my way."
The gray substance on his head that looked like a headband was actually his horn, which was now clearly missing half of its length—and the culprit was standing below, ready to pounce.
Cold sweat began to bead on Naruto's forehead. The Otsutsuki clan, which he had anticipated invading decades later, had appeared before him far ahead of time. He quickly assessed whether he could safely weather this crisis with his current strength.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several whooshing sounds rang out, and Naruto instantly produced multiple specially made kunai in his hands, which he accurately shot in all directions, embedding themselves in the ground, tree trunks, and rocks nearby, setting up coordinates for the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Hovering in the air, Urashiki looked down at the young Naruto with a satisfied expression.
"Finally, I've met you, Mr. Naruto Uzumaki." His voice held a teasing, cat-and-mouse quality. "Looks like the plan worked. Are you scared now, attacking indiscriminately?"
"Whoosh!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Urashiki swung his red fishing rod, sending the line hurtling towards Naruto! Naruto was about to use Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge, but Boruto dodged him first, shoving him aside and narrowly avoiding the attack. The fishing line left a deep mark on the ground after missing its target.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
On the other side, witnessing the mysterious man suddenly attack Naruto, the three-tomoe Sharingan instantly appeared in Sasuke's eyes. He quickly formed hand seals and spewed out a huge fireball that roared towards Urashiki!
However, just as the fireball was about to hit, Urashiki's figure instantly transformed into countless red origami cranes, scattering in all directions and avoiding the attack.
"Disappeared?"
Satsuki looked around in alarm, her Sharingan operating at full power, trying to find Urashiki who had reappeared as soon as possible.
"careful!"
Naruto suddenly shouted, he saw Urashiki's movement - the other party appeared directly behind Satsuki not far away! The fishing rod was swung again, the fishing line pointing directly at Satsuki's back.
At the critical moment, Naruto, using the Flying Thunder God Seal he left on Satsuki, instantly teleported to her side, grabbed her waist, and quickly retreated from the spot. The place where the two had just stood was now a deep crater created by the fishing line.
Urashiki's face flashed with surprise as his attack missed again, but he quickly regained his indifferent expression, assuming that Naruto had merely used a clone or some other illusion. He gently wiggled his fishing rod, preparing to launch his next attack.
"Naruto! Run! This person is after you..."
As soon as Satsuki landed on the ground, 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 elite Jonin-level strength, the gap between him and an enemy of Otsutsuki level was simply too great.
A shadow clone immediately appeared and supported Satsuki's limp body, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to instantly teleport to a safe area inside Konoha. After settling Satsuki in, the clone turned into white smoke and dissipated.
At the same time, Naruto heard Kurama's loud warning in his mind.
"Naruto! Your friend is right! Run! This guy's background... Damn it! Even I'm not confident I can defeat this kind of guy!"
The Nine-Tails' voice was filled with rage and vigilance. It sensed immense malice from Urashiki—an arrogant malice that viewed all living beings as ants.
But what Kurama was more concerned about was that it sensed a very nostalgic feeling from Urashiki.
Unaware that this aura originated from the Nine-Tails of the Otsutsuki clan, Kurama instinctively sensed that this enemy possessed power originating from the same source as the Sage of Six Paths.
However, the coldness and arrogance it contained stood in stark contrast to the compassionate and inclusive aura of the Sage of Six Paths. Kurama felt that this guy possessing a similar primordial power to the Sage of Six Paths was utterly blasphemous to the Sage of Six Paths who created it!
On the other side, Sasuke drew his Kusanagi sword with his only remaining hand and resolutely faced Urashiki. Urashiki, on the other hand, calmly countered each strike with his red fishing rod, the crisp sound of metal clashing echoing across the training ground.
"……?"
Naruto finally realized something was wrong. He had prepared himself to deal with all sorts of strange Rinnegan abilities, but why was Urashiki only using that fishing rod?
What's even stranger is why Sasuke doesn't use the Mangekyou Sharingan or Rinnegan, but only relies on taijutsu to fight?
In the intense physical combat, Sasuke gradually fell into a disadvantageous position, his breathing became heavy, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Looks like your strength hasn't recovered yet. You've gotten weaker," Urashiki said contemptuously, delivering a precise kick to Sasuke's abdomen, knocking him heavily to the ground. Sasuke struggled to get up, but seemed to be completely exhausted.
"Boruto! Quickly, take Naruto and run away!" Sasuke shouted with difficulty.
"???"
Naruto was filled with doubt. Was this really a battle at the Six Paths level? The scene before him made him feel a strong sense of incongruity.
"I can't do it!" Boruto responded excitedly, conjuring a Rasengan in his hand and charging towards Urashiki without hesitation. However, Urashiki simply swung his fishing rod casually, sending Boruto flying to the side.
"Boruto! Don't forget that we came here to protect Naruto! Don't forget that!" Sasuke's voice was unusually urgent.
For some reason, although Naruto didn't see any earth-shattering ninjutsu clashes, both of them seemed to be running out of chakra, yet they stubbornly stood in front of him.
"You two are really annoying, but please give up!" Urashiki said with amusement, taking out a ball of chakra from the fish basket on his back and transforming it into a green wind release, attempting to blow the two people in front of him away.
"Run!" Sasuke barely managed to steady himself by plunging his Kusanagi sword deep into the ground, still urging Boruto on.
Suddenly, Sasuke seized an opening and hurled his sword at Urashiki. Urashiki dodged the attack by tilting his head, and his Wind Release technique dissipated.
Immediately afterwards, Sasuke rushed forward and used his one arm to lock Urashiki tightly, attempting to restrict his movements by taking him down.
"What? Let go! Let go!" Urashiki was clearly caught off guard by this move and kept hitting Sasuke's back with his elbows, trying to break free from this sudden restraint.
"...Although I don't know what happened, the things that need to be done haven't changed."
Naruto muttered to himself, his eyes gradually hardening. Despite the many uncertainties surrounding the battle, his resolve to protect his comrades remained unwavering.
"boom--!"
In an instant, a torrent of 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.
A dazzling golden chakra quickly enveloped Naruto's entire body, transforming into a flowing chakra cloak. Six jet-black tomoe patterns appeared on the cloak, undulating slightly with the flow of energy.
"Please, Kurama!"
Naruto shouted in his heart, resonating with his comrades within him.
"roar!!!"
A deafening roar erupted from the golden light, and nine enormous golden chakra tails suddenly stretched out from behind Naruto. The golden chakra continued to expand rapidly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a golden nine-tailed fox as large as a mountain, standing majestically between heaven and earth.
The fully-formed golden Nine-Tails lowered its head and let out a deafening roar at Urashiki and Sasuke, who were staring blankly below.
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