ocean-life Chapter 339, 6 Paths?
Chapter 339, 6 Paths?
The Nine-Tails' earth-shattering roar formed a tangible sonic wave, violently sending Urashiki flying below. Sasuke took the opportunity to release his grip on Urashiki, bracing himself with one arm to steady himself, and looked up in disbelief at the massive, mountain-like golden Nine-Tails.
"Sasuke-san!"
Boruto rushed forward to support Sasuke, his voice trembling with barely suppressed excitement. Looking at the imposing golden behemoth, he couldn't help but exclaim in awe, "Amazing! Dad's already this strong at his age?"
At this moment, Sasuke's heart was in turmoil. Was Naruto really that strong at this stage? The answer is, of course, no.
In his memory, Naruto's strength at this time was indeed slightly better than his own at the same age, but it was impossible for him to reach such a terrifying level.
If Naruto had truly possessed such power back then, Sasuke would likely have had his limbs broken and been forcibly brought back by Naruto the moment he defected from Konoha. Even more terrifying, Sasuke analyzed his own extremely arrogant personality from back then; faced with such a vast difference in strength, his inner jealousy would probably have made his personality even more twisted.
"This...this is impossible!"
Urashiki steadied himself in mid-air, his face a mask of utter bewilderment at the collapse of his logic. He had always been extremely confident in his abilities, but because of the interference of these two uninvited guests, he hadn't been able to travel to the time when Naruto was still a child as he had envisioned, but instead had arrived at the point when Naruto had become a genin.
But! Is this really the strength a low-level ninja on this planet should have? If this guy already possesses such terrifying power at this point, then his progress over the years has been far too slow!
When Urashiki realized that the "easy target" he had carefully chosen was actually an indestructible iron plate, he finally lost control and roared.
"What a joke... Don't try to fool me anymore! You inferior creature!"
After adjusting his posture in mid-air, Urashiki suddenly swung his red fishing rod and lashed it forcefully at the golden nine-tailed fox in front of him! His lips twisted into a maniacal smile.
That's right! This arrogant guy dares to display such a huge form. Doesn't he know that the larger the size, the harder it is to dodge attacks? As long as I can get his chakra, I still have a chance to turn the tide! Urashiki convinced himself of this.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, something terrifying happened—the enormous golden nine-tailed fox in front of Urashiki vanished into thin air! It left no trace of its movement, as if it had never existed.
Before Urashiki could recover from this sudden turn of events, his Byakugan, capable of observing from every angle, had already pinpointed the enemy's location!
"not good!"
Urashiki hurriedly tried to activate another ability, but before his Byakugan could switch to the blue Rinnegan, his back was hit by a devastating impact!
It turned out that Kurama had appeared directly behind Urashiki using the Flying Thunder God Technique just moments before. After consuming a massive amount of chakra, Naruto had successfully achieved the feat of spatial transfer in his complete tailed beast form. This attack was precise and ruthless, completely catching Urashiki off guard.
The giant golden claw slammed into Urashiki, sending him flying like a kite with a broken string, plummeting rapidly towards the outskirts of Konoha!
Although he hadn't fully grasped the situation, Naruto realized that this Otsutsuki wasn't as invincible as he had imagined. He made a decisive decision: to finish the battle quickly!
"Tailed Beast Ball!"
The golden nine-tailed fox opened its massive maw, and a black-purple energy sphere instantly condensed into shape! The sphere, containing destructive energy, pierced the sky, chasing after Urashiki who had been swatted away!
"Damn it... You're nothing but a creature less than a monkey... How dare you even think of destroying me!"
Urashiki roared angrily in mid-air! At the critical moment, his blue Rinnegan ability finally activated successfully.
"boom!!!"
The Tailed Beast Ball exploded in the forest outside Konoha, forming a massive mushroom cloud. The scorching shockwave swept across half of Konoha like a tsunami. Trees in the distance were uprooted, and the land at the epicenter of the explosion was reduced to scorched earth.
"Did we win...?"
Naruto, standing atop Kurama's head, muttered to himself, his gaze urgently searching for Urashiki's figure.
However, the Otsutsuki clan was not so easily destroyed. In the smoke and dust of the explosion, Urashiki's figure reappeared—at the last moment, he successfully rewound time by a few seconds, avoiding a direct hit from the Tailed Beast Ball.
He glared fiercely at the golden Nine-Tails in the distance, the killing intent in his eyes almost tangible. As his blue Rinnegan turned a vivid red, a pitch-black portal opened up beside him out of thin air.
Yomotsu Hirasaka—this is a space-time ability at the level of a bloodline limit. Urashiki gave Naruto a deep look, then floated into the black portal, his figure disappearing completely, leaving only a mess and lingering smoke.
Naruto thought regretfully that he hadn't found an opportunity to leave the Flying Thunder God mark on Urashiki during the battle. But even if he had, the situation probably wouldn't be optimistic. He remembered that Kaguya Otsutsuki also possessed similar space-time abilities, allowing her to freely travel between different dimensions, and those domains were beyond the reach of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
To be honest, this battle was much easier than Naruto had expected. Even the Nine-Tails inside him was incredulous, carefully observing the situation through Naruto's vision.
The Nine-Tails could sense that Urashiki was indeed emanating a power aura that shared the same origin as the Sage of Six Paths, and his distinctive eyes further confirmed its judgment.
However, Kurama was also well aware that this enemy was far less powerful than the Sage of Six Paths—although their powers were of the same origin, there was a clear difference in the intensity of their auras.
Kurama originally deduced that this enemy should at least have the strength of Madara Uchiha... but the actual situation before him... isn't it a little too... easy to deal with?
Now that the enemy had temporarily retreated, Naruto deactivated Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. The golden beast slowly dissipated into the air, and Naruto landed lightly on the ground, returning to his normal state.
He glanced at Sasuke, who was still staring in disbelief, and Boruto, whose face was full of amazement, not far away, sighed softly, and walked towards them.
"...So you've gotten to this point?" Sasuke spoke first, his voice filled with undisguised shock.
"Hmm, unexpected, isn't it?" Naruto shrugged slightly. "Sorry I didn't have time to explain. But, more than my own situation, I'm more concerned about yours."
Sasuke fell silent. He had come to protect others, but instead, he had become the one being protected, a role reversal that made him feel extremely embarrassed.
"Didn't your Mangekyou Sharingan evolve into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan? And your Rinnegan," Naruto pressed, puzzled, "where did your power go?"
"...I was careless."
Sasuke's voice was somewhat low, "In the previous battle, Urashiki stole a large amount of my chakra. With the amount of chakra stored within me now, I'm not able to use that power."
Naruto rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. Was the reason really that simple? Just because he didn't have enough chakra? He had wanted to say, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" If he was short of chakra, he could have asked him for help.
But then he thought again, didn't he also not tell Sasuke about the Nine-Tails? So he swallowed back the angry words that were about to come out and changed to a gentler tone.
"Okay, I understand now what people mean when they say 'Naruto and Sasuke are nerfed'..."
"What?" Sasuke asked, puzzled.
"It's nothing," Naruto shook his head. "Now, let me restore your chakra. It was my fault; I only intended to encourage you and only transferred a small amount of chakra."
Sasuke's expression also became somewhat strange. The reason he didn't ask Naruto for help was indeed because he hadn't expected that Naruto at this time would possess a massive amount of chakra that rivaled that of the future Naruto.
Although he always knew that his chakra reserves were inferior to Naruto's, the fact that he couldn't even match Naruto's during his teenage years made Sasuke feel extremely embarrassed.
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(The author has already planned Naruto's future upgrade path, making him a very resilient character even in Boruto.)
(Otsutsuki Urashiki's settings and abilities are all incredibly overpowered, such as freezing time, reversing time, and having a bloodline limit that allows him to travel through space at will. Theoretically, he should be considered an extremely weak Six Paths, but he was defeated by two genin.)
(Therefore, the author decided to strengthen Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, since writing doesn't require extra expense for elaborate designs.)
(There will be a few Boruto-themed elements added, but it won't be out of place or disrupt the viewing experience.)
(Also, while the author was adding to the Boruto series, I discovered the character design of Urashiki Otsutsuki... which is surprisingly appealing?)
Urashiki is a character with a dual personality. On one hand, he is optimistic, cheerful, humorous, and talkative; on the other hand, he is cunning, ruthless, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. However, he is not bloodthirsty. He has defeated many people, but he has never killed anyone.
(That's right, the lore says this guy has never killed anyone?)
(Furthermore, Urashiki didn't even kill Boruto, who broke his horn, because Boruto was Momoshiki's vessel, and Urashiki felt that killing Boruto was equivalent to killing his own comrade.)