In the dense forests of Mount Myoboku, the sound of fabric brushing against leaves echoed intermittently as Naruto sped toward the location Kurama had indicated.
"Naruto, are you really going to fight the old man? If you die, it'll take me a long time to recover."
Inside the seal space, despite having already provided Naruto with the location of the Sage of Six Paths' Chakra, Kurama still wanted to try to dissuade him.
Although it clearly understood that Naruto's current strength was immense, perhaps even comparable to Madara in his prime, Kurama couldn't shake the unease.
After all, it had never seen Naruto go all out. Moreover, this was the Sage of Six Paths they were talking about. Even if only a faint trace of his Chakra remained, Kurama couldn't help but feel anxious.
It and Naruto were bound together. If Naruto, as its Jinchuriki, were to die, Kurama, sealed within him, would also dissipate. It wouldn't die, but it would take a long time to reform. And Kurama wasn't even sure if the reformed version would still be it.
At this moment, Kurama, the so-called strongest Tailed Beast, resembled more of a frightened quail.
"Heh, so when the fight starts, don't hold back your Chakra. Give me everything you've got!"
"You little brat!"
Seeing Naruto's determination, Kurama couldn't help but feel frustrated, yet there was nothing it could do.
With a sigh, it decided to focus on the positive.
'The old man had been dead for nearly a thousand years. The Chakra he left behind was incredibly weak, so the power he could wield would surely be limited.'
'Naruto's strength, on the other hand, was unfathomable. At the very least, I had yet to see Naruto go all out.'
'Moreover, with me inside him providing support, Naruto had an almost inexhaustible supply of Chakra.'
'Don't underestimate the bond between us!'
Whoosh!
At this moment, a sharp sound of something cutting through the air rang out.
Naruto noticed a shadow looming over him as an enormous tanto came slashing down.
The malice radiating from the attack was so intense that Naruto sensed it the moment the blade was swung.
With a graceful leap, Naruto easily dodged the strike. Mid-air, a gust of wind surged around him, allowing him to shift his position like a falling leaf, evading a cross-shaped slash from two massive swords.
After dodging the attacks, Naruto landed as lightly as a bird, his toes touching the crown of a giant tree. He stood there steadily, the breeze rustling the leaves and causing his clothes to flutter. He then turned to face his attackers.
Two enormous toads stood before him. One was a giant red toad with a massive scar on its left cheek, a giant smoking pipe in its mouth, and bandages wrapped around its waist. It held a massive tanto, its tip pointed directly at Naruto.
It was Gamabunta.
The other was a giant turquoise toad wielding two enormous swords… Gamabunta's brother, Gamahiro.
Both toads glared at Naruto with hatred in their eyes. After all, Gamaken, their brother, was severely injured and possibly on the brink of death, while Jiraiya, their summoner, had been killed by Naruto.
"Looks like I'm being underestimated."
Naruto smirked coldly as he faced the two toads. Then, black Chakra gathered in his hand, forming a sphere.
Seeing this, Gamabunta immediately opened its massive mouth.
"Water Release: Gunshot!"
Several water bullets shot out from its mouth. Naruto responded by releasing a black beam from his hand.
"Cero!"
Gamabunta's water bullets were obliterated by Naruto's black beam, which continued toward the toad.
"Toad Double Sword Slash!"
Just as the Cero was about to hit Gamabunta, Gamahiro stepped in front of it, swinging its twin swords to block the attack.
To Naruto's surprise, the Cero was split in half by the swords, though a massive dent was left in the blades.
'Despite their enormous size, these toads were remarkably agile, and the material of their swords was also extraordinary.'
Seeing its attack blocked, Gamabunta opened its mouth again, preparing to fire another water bullet.
This time, Naruto didn't choose to counter directly. The three tomoe in his eyes spun, transforming into a vertical pupil. A Flying Thunder God's mark appeared at the edge of Gamabunta's mouth.
In a flash, Naruto appeared in front of Gamabunta's mouth, holding a small, planet-like black sphere.
"First meeting, so here's a little gift."
Gamabunta's yellow eyes widened in terror. Before it could close its mouth, Naruto tossed the sphere inside.
As Gamabunta tried to spit it out, Naruto's left eye widened slightly, and several massive chains appeared, tightly binding the toad's mouth shut.
Boom!
A muffled explosion sounded from within Gamabunta's stomach. Its eyes bulged as if they might pop out.
It felt as though thousands of explosive tags had detonated inside its belly. Its already bloated body swelled to an absurd size, and all its internal organs suffered severe damage.
If not for its body being tempered and enhanced by Natural Energy over the years, Naruto's attack would have torn it apart from the inside.
Naruto's eyes showed a flicker of surprise, 'The mystical creatures of Mount Myoboku were indeed extraordinary.'
But his movements didn't falter. In a flash, he appeared on a distant giant tree, evading Gamahiro's next attack.
"Bunta!"
Gamabunta's massive body collapsed, causing the ground to shake as if a mountain had fallen. Seeing this, Gamahiro panicked and rushed to check on its brother's injuries.
Naruto, of course, didn't wait for them to recover. The vertical pupil in his eye trembled slightly, and for a brief moment, his gaze met Gamahiro's.
In that instant, Gamahiro's eyes transformed into replicas of Naruto's.
"Genjutsu: Hell Viewing Technique!"
The effectiveness of any Jutsu varies depending on the user's skill. Although the Hell Viewing Technique was only a D-Rank Genjutsu, it could force the target to see their greatest fear.
Combined with Naruto's Mangekyo Sharingan and the power of his Dojutsu, Michikaeshi, which could turn illusions into reality, this Genjutsu's potency rivaled that of an S-Rank technique.
Gamahiro's body suddenly froze, and strange bulges appeared across its tough skin.
Within moments, those bulges burst open, revealing sharp, gleaming swords protruding from its body.
Naruto had launched an attack from within its body!
Gamahiro's mountain-like figure collapsed as well. In just a few moments, the core strength of Mount Myoboku had been neutralized by Naruto.