"It will take five seconds for this technique to be activated again. Everyone, attack together!"
After sharing the information, Jiraiya immediately began forming hand seals.
"Ninjutsu – Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"
Jiraiya's hair rapidly extended, forming a ferocious lion's head at the front, lunging toward Naruto with incredible speed.
Naruto smirked. "Sensei, you want to restrain me and keep me here? What a pity, I'm not Sasuke."
As Jiraiya's attack closed in, Tsunade followed up with a powerful punch, putting her full strength behind it. She had no hesitation—Naruto possessed the regenerative abilities of the Nine-Tails, meaning he could recover quickly even if he was injured.
Meanwhile, Ōnoki floated into the air, preparing to join the fray.
Gaara remained still, his brows furrowed. He didn't attack because Naruto was his friend. Fighting him felt wrong, and deep down, he believed Naruto had a reason for his actions—one he simply couldn't share at this moment.
In mid-air, Naruto's expression remained calm.
Whoosh!
In an instant, his entire body transformed, his skin glowing golden as he entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. The radiant energy emanating from him was overwhelming.
Naruto didn't even move his physical hands. Instead, two enormous chakra arms emerged from his back—one catching Jiraiya's lion mane and the other effortlessly blocking Tsunade's devastating punch.
Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock. "This is—!!!"
Tsunade was equally stunned. "How is this possible?"
Gaara narrowed his eyes. "This form… It's the complete transformation of a Jinchūriki."
From the distance, C, the sensory-type ninja from the Cloud, analyzed Naruto's chakra and gasped. "This chakra… Why has its volume increased so drastically in such a short period of time?"
Raikage, watching from afar, roared in frustration. This time, he leaped high into the air, his entire body coated in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, targeting Naruto's head with a devastating attack.
"This ends now! Liger Bomb!!"
Naruto frowned. "I don't like people looking down on me."
Without even raising his head, two massive chakra arms formed behind him, their fingers interlocking into a single gigantic fist. With a powerful swing, the enormous chakra construct hammered down onto Raikage with a force like a meteor crashing into the earth.
Raikage barely had time to react, and despite bracing for impact, he was sent flying several miles away, crashing through multiple trees before skidding to a stop.
Meanwhile, Naruto casually threw Jiraiya and Tsunade aside before landing on the ground. However, the moment his feet touched the ground, he realized he was trapped inside a transparent, cubic barrier.
Ōnoki, floating above, looked at Naruto with an almost regretful expression. "I'm sorry, Naruto, but seeing you in this state, I can't take any chances. You're just like Madara. If we let the Akatsuki capture you, the entire shinobi world is doomed. I have no choice but to eliminate you first! That way, Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan can never come to fruition."
Saying this, Ōnoki activated his jutsu.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Seeing the incoming technique, Gaara immediately intervened, his sand surging forward to block the attack.
"Tsuchikage!" Gaara shouted angrily. "Naruto is my friend! How can you try to kill him without my consent?!"
Ōnoki turned to Gaara with a deep frown. "I had no choice. You young people don't understand the horrors of war."
Tsunade clenched her fists in frustration, but before she could react, Jiraiya placed a hand on her shoulder, stopping her.
Suddenly, C's voice rang out in shock. "Naruto isn't dead! Over there!"
Everyone turned their gaze toward the woods in the distance, where Naruto sat leisurely on a tree branch, looking down at them with an amused expression. The blue sky and drifting white clouds served as his backdrop, making his golden figure stand out even more vividly.
By now, he had deactivated his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, appearing completely unscathed.
At that moment, Raikage returned, having recovered from the earlier attack. He roared in frustration, "Where is Naruto?! Where is he?!"
Ōnoki exhaled sharply, trying to maintain composure. "Calm down, Raikage."
Floating forward, he addressed Naruto. "It seems you've mastered some form of space-time ninjutsu as well."
Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya, noticing his slight smirk.
Of course, she thought. He's the Fourth Hokage's son. Flying Thunder God, Space-Time Ninjutsu—of course, the Dust Release wouldn't be able to trap him.
Moreover, Jiraiya, having fought against Pain before, understood something crucial—Naruto didn't even need to use space-time ninjutsu to escape. With the Rinnegan, he could've easily negated the attack using Shinra Tensei's repulsion field or absorbed it with the Preta Path.
The fact that Naruto chose to evade rather than counterattack meant only one thing—he was giving Ōnoki face, sparing him the humiliation of having his technique rendered useless.
Jiraiya chuckled softly. "Naruto… you've grown far beyond what we expected."
However, unknown to everyone present, Naruto was already making plans of his own. He hadn't shown the full extent of his power yet—he was saving it for something bigger.
A parting gift, if you will.
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