"If you can’t win, just call for backup. Pathetic." Kurama twitched his mouth in annoyance.
"I can’t help it, the Karma power is too strong," Naruto complained, his voice full of frustration. "I thought Sasuke would only use the Six Paths power against me, and I was confident I could beat him. But that guy went all out, even using Otsutsuki’s power!"
"What was I supposed to do? I had no choice!"
He spread his small hands out in resignation, completely giving up.
No, giving up wasn’t an option. If he gave up, he’d die.
So, Kurama, save me! Please!
This Naruto is way too slick.
But honestly, Sasuke may have looked the same as before, but both Kurama and Naruto could sense the darkness inside him. If things continued , Sasuke really might go all the way and kill Naruto.
After thinking for a moment, Kurama said, "If I give you my power, even if you win, Sasuke won’t accept the outcome. He’ll still fall into darkness. That’s why I can’t interfere in this fight."
If this had been before, it wouldn’t have mattered much. But now, Kurama also possessed Six Paths power, and during the era of the Sage of Six Paths, he had already been acknowledged as an individual existence. If he stepped in now, it would basically be a two-on-one fight.
"Then what am I supposed to do?" Naruto’s palms were starting to sweat. He wasn’t afraid of dying, but he was terrified of what would happen after—Sasuke falling deeper into darkness, Sakura being devastated, and Hinata left all alone.
Kurama frowned. "There’s one thing you can try, but it’s really dangerous. You need to be prepared."
"Tell me." Naruto’s expression was firm. As long as it could bring Sasuke back from the darkness, he would do it—no matter the risk.
Kurama understood that, so before Sasuke could fully charge his attack, he quickly spoke. "You still have the tailed beast power given to you by the old man of Six Paths. You can try using your body as a vessel for that power—basically turning yourself into the Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails."
Naruto’s tailed beast chakra existed within his inner space, sealed away. Whenever he wanted to use it, he had to draw it out.
But the Ten-Tails was different. Its power was part of its body, always accessible.
To put it simply, the tailed beast chakra inside Naruto was like natural energy—he had to draw it in, mix it with his own chakra, and then turn it into Senjutsu chakra. Meanwhile, the Ten-Tails’ power was like an arm—always there, always usable.
Kurama was suggesting that Naruto let the tailed beast power fully merge with his body so that he could use it directly—just like how Sasuke had once absorbed all nine tailed beasts in the final battle of the original story.
The power that would come from this was on a completely different level.
"One more thing," Kurama added. "Absorb natural energy—a massive amount. If your body can’t handle it, let the tailed beast’s body take the hit instead."
Naruto froze for a second before his eyes lit up in realization. "I get it now."
In simple terms—he had to turn himself into the Gedo Statue!
Naruto didn’t know about the Gedo Statue, but he understood the Ten-Tails. As Sasuke’s power continued to build, Naruto suddenly clasped his hands together. Inside his mind, the tailed beast chakra began to flow—starting from Shukaku and ending with Kurama, all of it merging into his body.
As chakra surged wildly, the golden form of Kurama floating in the sky began to glow. Then, a gray-white energy poured out of Naruto, swallowing up the golden light. Black tomoe-like patterns spread across his body, forming an intricate design.
Pain—unbearable pain. It was worse than when his Shadow Clone had been flicked to death by the Raikage.
But Naruto gritted his teeth and endured it. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, but he didn’t care. The veins on his forehead, neck, and face bulged, becoming even more pronounced as he absorbed more and more natural energy.
Sasuke sensed something and immediately looked up at Naruto.
In the distance, the once golden Kurama was turning blue and white. The nine tails behind him slowly merged together, forming a shape similar to that of Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
Naruto had changed completely. His Six Paths Mode’s golden glow had been replaced with a blue and white hue. The cross-patterned pupils in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a strange, pure white gaze. His outfit had also changed—it was now a flowing, wide-sleeved robe in the same blue and white colors as Hagoromo’s.
"T-Tenseigan Chakra Mode?" Kurama blurted out in shock.
The next second, he shook his head furiously. "No, no! It looks similar, but Naruto doesn’t have the Tenseigan! His eyes... are those Byakugan?!"
That was impossible! How could Naruto have the Byakugan?!
The nine Truth-Seeking Orbs slowly spun under the influence of Naruto’s chakra. Eventually, they took on the same blue-and-white glow as his robe, looking like nine floating flames burning behind him.
If this isn’t the Tenseigan Chakra Mode, I’ll cut my tail off!
...Not that I even have one.
Kurama swallowed hard and glanced to his left at Sasuke—white robes, Rinnegan, a pair of horns on his head. Then he looked to his right at Naruto—blue-and-white robes, Byakugan, and also a pair of horns.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo vs. Otsutsuki Hamura, huh?
Wait a minute. Weren’t these two supposed to be Indra vs. Asura?
How did their seniority get mixed up all of a sudden?
What kind of fantasy novel is this?
Kurama was completely dumbfounded. How did things end up like *this*?
Naruto, however, wasn’t thinking about Kurama’s complicated feelings. All he could feel was the overwhelming power surging inside him—a force even stronger than the Six Paths power, something eerily similar to Sasuke’s Karma seal.
But as strong as it was, his body was definitely taking a hit. It felt just like when he had borrowed Kurama’s power before breaking the seal—constant erosion, wearing him down every second.
He wouldn’t last long .
Understanding that, Naruto’s expression grew firm. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Sasuke. "I’m ready, Sasuke."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly. Even with his Rinnegan, he couldn’t see through the nature of Naruto’s power.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke up. "What’s with this form of yours?"
"I don’t know." Naruto shook his head honestly. "I absorbed a huge amount of natural energy and used my body like a core for Tailed Beast power. I can feel something in my bloodline waking up—it’s the reason I can control this power and why I look ."
To be honest, Naruto had thought he was going to fail. The natural energy and Tailed Beast power had been so overwhelming that he couldn’t even control it.
But right at that moment, something inside his body had awakened. It was like a stabilizer, balancing the two forces and keeping them in check—without Naruto even needing to control it. That was how he ended up in this form.
"There’s actually one more thing," Naruto muttered, rubbing his eyes in confusion. His voice was filled with disbelief. "I feel like I can *see* so much more than before. Even though I’m looking at you, I can also see Kurama below us. I can see far away... even behind me."
"Byakugan?" Sasuke was just as confused.
"I don’t know..." Naruto shook his head. "But... so this is what it feels like to have 360-degree vision."
It was fascinating, like he could see everything.
Naruto clenched his fist. The power surging within him made him feel something—an illusion, a sensation that...
...Or at least, that’s how it *felt*.
PS: Just to be clear before anyone starts arguing—this is NOT the Byakugan, this is NOT the Byakugan, this is NOT the Byakugan!
Saying it three times so nobody gets confused.
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