Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

A series of deep, resounding booms, like the beating of a heavenly drum, echoed continuously! Each strike exploded with bursts of sparks of interwoven crimson and deep gold energy! The bull demon's charge was forcefully deflected, its massive horn grazing the burning fur of the nine-tailed fox, sending sparks flying like wildfire! The nine-tailed fox was also thrown backward by the immense impact, its claws carving several deep, terrifying furrows into the ground, sending rubble flying high into the air like a volcanic eruption!

Naruto, inside Kurama, formed hand seals, and a ball of golden chakra suddenly expanded above the heads of the civilians of the Land of Lightning below, transforming into a shield wall that perfectly blocked the boulder falling from the sky!

"Lord Senko!" Upon seeing this scene, the people of the Land of Lightning below erupted in cheers once again. At this moment, the ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village in the city also stepped forward, attempting to suppress these troublemakers who were cheering for the enemy.

However, the long-standing oppression had already pushed the people of the Land of Lightning to the brink of explosion. They could tolerate the heavy taxes at the beginning and the levies of labor and materials when they retreated to the Lightning Capital. But not long ago, the Cloud Ninja forcibly seized their stored grain, which undoubtedly became the last straw that broke their backs.

"You ninjas' good days are over! Once Lady Fox Deity defeats that evil bull-headed octopus, she won't let you off the hook!" A slightly bolder civilian roared at the Cloud Ninja in front of him.

"You damned commoners, are you betraying your country?" the Cloud Ninja immediately shouted. "Look carefully, that nine-tailed fox is not some fox spirit, but the Nine-Tailed Fox of Konoha. Lord Killer Bee and Lord Gyuki are protecting the Daimyo right now!"

"Hmph, he is indeed protecting His Highness the Great, but the Fox Spirit is protecting us!" the man said, pointing to the golden defensive shield above them that was shielding them from falling rocks.

"Besides, so what if Lady Fox Deity is from Konoha? I've heard that the people in the areas occupied by Konoha are living much better lives than before!" This commoner from the Land of Lightning roared fearlessly, looking at the kunai that the other party had already drawn.

"Come on! Kill me! My son has already been worked to death by you all! You might as well kill me too! The fox spirit will avenge me later!"

A fierce look flashed across Yun Yin's face after being rebuked. He picked up a kunai and stabbed it at the ignorant and reckless commoner in front of him.

However, the next moment, a golden light suddenly fell from the shield wall above, protecting the civilian. The ninja who made the move did not react in time. After the kunai was stuck in the shield wall, the resulting reaction force sent him flying far away.

"Lord Celestial Fox is still protecting us!" Upon seeing this, the surrounding civilians cheered with joy!

"Do you dare to be distracted while fighting me?" the bull demon gritted his teeth and said.

"Do you expect me to use my full strength to beat you up?" Nine-Tails grinned, secretly pleased by the feeling of being surrounded by the worship of countless people, which made him even more adept at fighting the Bull Demon.

The demon was also puzzled. Although Kurama was indeed the most favored of the Sage of Six Paths among the tailed beasts, the amount of chakra in front of him was only half of what it was at its peak. So why was he still at a disadvantage?

"Awooo—!!" After Kurama knocked the Gyu-ki back with a punch, it suddenly opened its massive maw, and a point of destructive black energy rapidly condensed deep in its throat! Tailed Beast Ball! At the same time, Naruto inside Kurama also infused Sage Chakra into this Tailed Beast Ball.

The Gyūki's single eye snapped shut! This Tailed Beast Ball, which looked anything but ordinary, had triggered its beastly instincts. The giant octopus's lower body contracted sharply, and its eight tentacles, like giant springs, unleashed unimaginable power, propelling its massive, mountain-like body to the side at incredible speed! At the same time, its enormous bull-like mouth opened wide, and a thick, black, pungent-smelling ink, like a black torrent bursting its banks, spewed towards the Kurama!

"BOOM—!!!"

The Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball grazed the edge of the Gyu-ki's rapidly dodging body and shot into the distant sea of ​​clouds, detonating instantly! A ball of light, even larger and more dazzling than before, rose from the depths of the clouds, illuminating half the sky as if it were daytime, and the terrifying shockwave shattered most of the cliff face below!

Almost simultaneously, the torrent of pitch-black ink slammed into the Nine-Tails! The ink possessed extremely strong adhesion and corrosiveness, and also carried a strange energy that interfered with perception! The crimson-gold flames burning on the Nine-Tails' body were instantly suppressed and dimmed, emitting a hissing wail. Its massive body was forced back again by the impact of the viscous and heavy ink, its movements noticeably slowed for a moment!

"Roar—!" The bull demon seized this fleeting opportunity! Its three tentacles, which had been entangled by the fox tail, suddenly exerted force, their muscles bulging, forcefully breaking free from the scorching flames and restraints, tearing away large patches of charred flesh! At the same time, its massive, mountain-like octopus body lunged forward, its remaining five tentacles, like a net from heaven and earth, lashing out with ferocious force from all directions at the nine-tailed fox, which was covered in ink and unable to move! It intended to use its most primal and savage power to completely imprison its opponent!

A glint flashed in the Nine-Tailed Fox's golden cross-shaped pupils, which were covered in ink! It sensed the deadly strangulation force, but instead of fear, it was aroused by an even deeper ferocity!

"Awoooo ...

A soul-rending roar erupted from the Nine-Tails' mouth, which was covered in ink! The vast ocean of Nine-Tails chakra within its body boiled and burned with unprecedented ferocity! The ink covering its body was forcibly blasted away and evaporated by the sudden burst of tangible, crimson-gold chakra flames! The nine enormous fox tails, like a raging inferno, danced and expanded wildly, forcefully withstanding the five massive tentacles that were strangling towards it!

It abandoned its defenses, roared to the sky with its massive head, and then lunged forward to bite! Its fangs, like towering blades, bit down hard on the bull demon's thick neck covered in armor!

Crimson gold and deep red, flames and lightning, claws and tentacles, fangs and giant horns! Two ancient ferocious beasts engaged in the most primal, savage, and earth-shattering melee on a shattered floating rock platform, amidst churning clouds and falling boulders! Every collision was like a clash of stars, every roar made the heavens and earth tremble! The entire Thunder City trembled in fear during this cataclysmic battle of behemoths!

Just minutes later, the crumbling Daimyo Palace collapsed with a roar.

As for the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, no one cares whether he is dead or alive.

The giant, dark red body of the bull demon trembled violently and retreated step by step in the raging crimson-gold storm of the nine-tailed demon! Each collision brought an impact like a landslide, and the ruins of the palace crumbled and collapsed under their feet like brittle biscuits.

"Roar—!" The Nine-Tailed Fox roared, its giant tail, burning with crimson-gold flames, was like a whip of divine punishment, accompanied by a shrill whistle that tore through space, and it slammed into one of the giant tentacles that the Bull Demon was trying to block!

"Crack—Pfft!"

A sickening cracking sound accompanied by the muffled thud of flesh being torn apart! The tough tentacles wrapped in lightning chakra were forcibly snapped off! Dark blue blood gushed out like a burst dam, the severed ends charred black and emitting acrid smoke! The Gyu-oni let out a roar of extreme pain, its massive body staggering backward from the terrifying force!

The Nine-Tailed Fox, emboldened by its momentum, pressed its advantage! Its other two burning fox tails flashed like lightning, piercing the vital areas of the Bull Demon's chest and abdomen, exposed by excruciating pain! Simultaneously, its massive head opened its blood-red maw once more, the destructive black light deep within its throat rapidly coalescing, its target aimed directly at the Bull Demon's single, crimson eye, which was constricting violently from pain and shock! The aura of death, like a chilling tide, instantly engulfed the Bull Demon!

For the first time, horror flashed in the bull demon's single eye. Its remaining tentacles flailing wildly, trying to block the fatal thrust, but the excruciating pain from its severed limb overwhelmed it! The deadly Tailed Beast Ball was about to erupt, and it had no way to avoid it—

At this critical moment!

Time seemed to have been paused.

Without warning, a strange ripple spread through the space. At the center of that ripple, directly above the Nine-Tailed Fox's hideous head, a figure silently appeared.

The figure hovering in the air possessed an elegant, almost indifferent demeanor. His pale skin gleamed with an inhuman luster in the residual light of the explosion, and a strange horn grew from his forehead. Most striking of all were his eyes—black and white eyes that flashed with an eerie, cold light, with several black tomoe surrounding the pupils. He coldly looked down at the raging Nine-Tailed Fox below, as if looking down at a maddened ant.

Otsutsuki Ichishiki!

He didn't even glance at the besieged Ushioni below, as if it were just an insignificant background rock. He casually raised his right hand, palm down, aiming at the Nine-Tails' massive, defenseless head that was gathering its Tailed Beast Ball.

"Watch out, Kurama-nii!" Naruto quickly warned upon seeing this.

"The Guiding Force of All Things".

There was no sound, but an irresistible, incomprehensible, and terrifying suction force, seemingly originating from the very rules of the world, suddenly descended!

"Huh—?!"

The Nine-Tails' action of condensing the Tailed Beast Ball was instantly interrupted! Its massive, flame-burning body stiffened abruptly, as if an invisible giant hand had choked it! Even more terrifying, the Nine-Tails' chakra, which was as turbulent as a vast ocean within its body, now surged uncontrollably and frantically toward Isshiki Otsutsuki's palm like a flood bursting its banks!

"A technique to absorb chakra... Kurama, hold on!" Seeing this, Naruto gritted his teeth and began to gather natural energy, channeling it into the chakra that Kurama was extracting.

Otsutsuki Isshiki frowned. Although the natural energy entering his body couldn't harm him, it had caused him considerable trouble. So he stopped absorbing it and coldly said, "Stubborn fool."

His free left hand silently rose.

A long, thin, jet-black spike, gleaming with a cold metallic luster—the Yin-Yang Release Black Rod—instantly materialized at his fingertips! Wrapped in the purest, most destructive energy, enough to annihilate the very source of chakra!

Just as that chilling, destructive energy was about to erupt from Yishi's palm—

"call out--!!!"

A piercing shriek, tearing through the air with soul-shaking speed, arrived in an instant from the distant horizon! It was not a physical object, but a gigantic arrow composed purely of condensed, dark purple lightning energy! The trajectory of the arrow exploded with a series of booming sounds in the air!

"Indra's Arrow!"

The arrow wasn't aimed at Isshiki himself, but at the left hand he had just raised, ready to finish off Naruto!

Otsutsuki Isshiki's unchanging indifferent expression finally showed a slight ripple. He seemed somewhat surprised by the sudden and accurate sniping. His raised left hand had to change its trajectory instantly, his five fingers spread open, and a dark light shone brightly in his palm!

The purple arrow vanished suddenly less than three feet from Yi Shi's palm.

Although he blocked the arrow, his move to finish off Naruto was abruptly interrupted! For the first time, his cold gaze truly turned towards the direction from which the arrow had come.

Chapter 303 The War Ends, the Ninja World is Unified

Taking advantage of this moment, Sasuke appeared beside Naruto and said coldly, "Yo, isn't this Naruto Uzumaki, the rogue ninja of Konoha? How come you've gotten so disheveled in just a few days?"

Naruto, who had just been freed from Isshiki Otsutsuki's ninjutsu, instinctively wanted to retort, but when he looked up and saw Isshiki Otsutsuki looking in their direction again, he had no choice but to give up for the time being.

"This guy should be the leader of the group of androids that Jiraiya and I encountered on the border of the Land of Rain. The special energy he has is very similar to that of the group of androids we encountered back then."

“I don’t need you to remind me. I’ve also received intelligence that this guy appeared on the battlefield in the Land of Earth some time ago. Neji was seriously injured in order to defeat him,” Sasuke said coldly. “His target is the Tailed Beasts.”

"Are you here for Kurama?" Naruto nodded, then used a Ninja Cult technique to contact Jiraiya and Gaara, who were below who were about to make their move.

"Grandpa Jiraiya, can you hear that? That guy is after the Tailed Beasts. You take Gaara and get out of here first," Naruto said seriously.

"What will you do if we leave?" Jiraiya asked hurriedly.

"Leave this to me and Sasuke. This isn't a battle you and Gaara can get involved in." Naruto took a deep breath, and then the orange-red Sage Mode eyeshadow appeared around his eyes.

"You should still be able to fight, right?" Sasuke said, as purple Sage Mode eyeshadow also appeared at the corner of his eyes.

"I could fight him all day long," Naruto said, clenching his fists tightly. The crimson-gold Nine-Tails chakra erupted once more, and almost simultaneously, Sasuke's Susanoo completed its coverage! The deep purple, liquid crystal-like chakra armor seamlessly enveloped and adhered to the Nine-Tails' massive body! The purple armor covered the Nine-Tails' crimson fur, and the burning purple flames intertwined and entwined with the Nine-Tails' golden chakra, forming a new, purple-gold fusion form brimming with destructive power!

"Roar--!!!"

A roar, a blend of the Nine-Tails' fury and Susanoo's cold majesty, erupted from the purple-gold behemoth's mouth! It abruptly rose from the collapsed ruins! Its massive body, covered in Susanoo armor, appeared even more ferocious and imposing! With each step it took, the shattered palace groaned under its weight!

Otsutsuki Isshiki hovered in the air, a clear emotion appearing in his eyes for the first time. His eyes were no longer completely indifferent, but rather held a hint of cold interest and scrutiny. "Interesting... but that's all."

He then raised his right hand, and the eerie light in his palm shone again. "In the face of absolute power, all struggles are futile."

"Whether it's futile or not, we'll find out by trying!" Inside the Nine-Tails Susanoo, Naruto roared with all his might, enduring the tearing pain! His and Sasuke's consciousnesses were synchronized like never before at this moment!

The colossal, purple-gold beast moved! The Nine-Tails, clad in Susanoo armor, drew its massive sword wreathed in purple flames and golden chakra, and with a crushing force, slashed fiercely at Otsutsuki Isshiki in mid-air!

At the same time, the huge wings on the back of Susanoo Nine-Tails flapped violently, stirring up a violent hurricane! Its huge head opened, and a ball of jet-black Tailed Beast Ball rapidly condensed in its mouth. The Tailed Beast Ball, which was wrapped with Sage Chakra and covered with a layer of jet-black lightning, was aimed at Otsutsuki Isshiki.

"Let's go, Sasuke!"

"Humph!"

The purple-gold sphere of destruction, arriving first after being launched later, followed closely by the giant claw that tore through space, like a world-destroying meteor, crashing towards Otsutsuki Issho!

Faced with this terrifying combined attack that could destroy a country, Otsutsuki Isshiki hovered in the air, his eyes calm and undisturbed. His black eye flashed, reflecting the overwhelming destructive energy that was sweeping in.

Young name Bikanna

A strange wave enveloped the Tailed Beast Ball that was hurtling towards him. Otsutsuki Isshiki activated his special eye technique, attempting to shrink the incoming Tailed Beast Ball.

However, having already gathered some intelligence, Sasuke naturally wouldn't sit idly by and watch his opponent succeed. He instantly formed hand seals and detonated the Tailed Beast Ball ahead of time.

The devastating explosion occurred instantly, and Otsutsuki Isshiki was caught off guard and was also affected by the blast wave, flying backward.

Amidst the shock of the explosion, Kurama, clad in Susanoo armor, followed up with a heavy slash. Otsutsuki Isshiki, somewhat disheveled, flashed a ruthless glint in his eyes. With a wave of his hand, a spatial gate opened in front of him, from which a massive, pitch-black cube shot out and collided with Kurama's massive sword.

A terrifying energy surge erupted, and the bull demon below, who had just recovered a little from his injuries, was enveloped by the energy surge as soon as he looked up, letting out another piercing wail.

The massive purple-gold body of Susanoo Nine-Tails trembled violently under the terrifying energy backlash. The Susanoo armor covering its body emitted a piercing cracking sound, and spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly. The Nine-Tails' main body let out a painful roar, and golden chakra spots seeped out from under its crimson fur.

Sasuke groaned in the crystal on Susanoo's forehead, blood tears streaming from his eyes, the Eternal Eye reaching its limit.

Naruto felt as if his internal organs had shifted at the core, and the intense pain almost made him faint.

However, before the light from the explosion had completely dissipated, Otsutsuki Isshiki's pale figure still hovered in the shattered spatial rift, his golden Rinnegan coldly looking down at the struggling behemoth below, completely unharmed. However, the spinning speed of the tomoe around his right eye seemed to have slowed down slightly.

"Is that all?" Itachi's voice remained calm, yet carried a hint of barely perceptible annoyance. To have his clothes soiled by ants in his eyes was unacceptable to him. He slowly raised his hands, and an eerie light shone from his palms once more. This time, the light was deeper and more dangerous, as if it wanted to compress and devour the entire space! "Then, the game is over."

The terrifying suction force descended once more! This time, the target wasn't just chakra; it seemed as if even light and space itself were about to be devoured by those palms!

The massive body of Susanoo Kurama was uncontrollably pulled upwards, the cracks on its surface spreading rapidly, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable strain! Naruto and Sasuke simultaneously felt their souls being pulled out of their bodies!

"Damn it!" Naruto roared, desperately squeezing out the last bit of Kurama's chakra within his body. The purple-gold light intensified for a moment, attempting to resist the terrifying suction force.

"Damn it! This guy is even stronger than when I last met Neji!" Sasuke gritted his teeth.

"Naruto!" Sasuke shouted.

"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted through gritted teeth, resisting the immense suction force. Their tacit understanding, honed from growing up together, allowed them to find a way to defeat the enemy without needing to communicate.

Within the Nine-Tails Susanoo, the wills of the two were unified like never before! The behemoth suddenly opened its maw, and this time, what it condensed was not a massive energy ball, but an extremely condensed, compressed beam of destructive light, like a thin purple-gold thread—the ultimate compressed form of the Tailed Beast Ball and the power of Susanoo! This beam of light ignored the edges of the chaotic repulsive field and, with a speed beyond visual perception, precisely shot towards the center of Itachi's chest, which was slightly exposed due to his raised hand in defense!

Otsutsuki Isshiki's pupils contracted violently for the first time! He sensed the concentrated destructive power contained within this beam of light, enough to threaten his vessel! At the critical moment, Otsutsuki Isshiki had no choice but to activate his ability once more.

"His name is Bikanna!"