"So, in that form, your eyes weren't actually Byakugan? They just looked that way because of the Tenseigan?" Sasuke tilted his head, looking at Naruto.
Naruto nodded. "Yeah. Grandpa Hamura said my body is pretty similar to the Otsutsuki clan's, so when I took in the Tenseigan's chakra, it kind of triggered a genetic reaction. That's why my eyes turned solid white like the Byakugan. But they aren't real Byakugan."
Basically, the eye color just changed. The Byakugan-like vision came from the Tenseigan's chakra and its sensing ability, but even then, its range was nowhere near that of a real Byakugan.
Sasuke got it, but he still had one more question: "So did Grandpa Hamura give you the Tenseigan? Does that mean you actually have it now?"
"No." Naruto shook his head. "Before Grandpa Hamura disappeared, he used his chakra to give me the power to connect to the Tenseigan on my own. So now I can enter Tenseigan Chakra Mode without needing his help. But that Tenseigan is still on the moon."
"Are you planning to go get it?" Sasuke asked again.
"No." Naruto said flatly. "Grandpa Hamura said that eye shouldn't exist. Right now I can connect to the Tenseigan through his chakra, and it's pretty much the same as owning it. So I promised him that after we seal Kaguya, I'll go back to the moon and destroy that Tenseigan."
That Tenseigan was created using the life energy of Hamura's descendants. From Hamura's point of view, it shouldn't have existed in this world. To him, such a dazzling eye was actually made of many lives.
That's why he hoped Naruto would destroy it once everything was over, so his descendants could finally rest in peace.
Sasuke could understand it, but he still frowned with a bit of concern. "If that eye is destroyed, you won't be able to use the Tenseigan Chakra Mode anymore, right? Your strength will drop a lot."
"That doesn't matter." Naruto looked at Sasuke with firm eyes. "I will definitely fulfill Grandpa Hamura's wish. My strength isn't the most important thing."
Anyway, according to Grandpa Hamura, even without the Tenseigan, his power was already at the top level of the ninja world—at most just a bit weaker than Sasuke and Kurama. Naruto could accept that...
Well, no, he couldn't. Being weaker than Kurama was fine. But Naruto absolutely couldn't accept—
being weaker than Sasuke.
"So after that, I'll keep training. Just like Kurama said, I'll get even stronger!" Naruto clenched his fist. "I won't let you beat me, Sasuke!"
Sasuke smiled. "Looks like I was worried for nothing... *Dattebayo!*"
"Sasuke!" Naruto clenched his fist and reached out his right hand, eyes burning with fire. "I'm your rival—I won't lose to you!"
"Dattebayo!" Sasuke's grin widened as he reached out and bumped fists with Naruto. "I'm not gonna stand still and wait for you to catch up!"
"Sasuke!"
"Dattebayo!"
"Shut up, you two!" Kurama shouted, while a Tailed Beast Bomb formed in his mouth. His huge chakra burst out without holding back, pressing down on everyone.
Even for those two, this kind of power wasn't something they could ignore. It came too fast to dodge—they had no choice but to take it head-on.
Without hesitation, Naruto jumped behind Sasuke, and Sasuke instantly activated the power of his Rinnegan. As the Karma mark lit up, the giant Tailed Beast Bomb turned into pure chakra before it could even explode, completely absorbed by Sasuke.
As the glow from the Karma faded, Sasuke stared at Kurama with his Rinnegan. "Hey! If your mood's a mess, fine, but why are you attacking us?"
"And that kind of huge blast would've hit Konohagakure too!" Behind Sasuke, Naruto peeked his head out and waved his fist at Kurama. His voice was loud, but with that sneaky move, he looked kind of guilty.
"I'm just sick of seeing the two of you! What're you gonna do about it?" Kurama didn't care at all. He just wanted to beat them up right now.
His orange fur turned white, and nine tails waved behind him. The massive Hagoromo form wrapped over Kurama's body, and nine huge Truth-Seeking Balls suddenly formed.
Kurama let out a roar to the sky, entered Sage of Six Paths Mode again, and gathered another Tailed Beast Bomb. "Time to die! Sage Art: Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Seeing this, both Naruto and Sasuke's faces changed instantly.
The purple Rinnegan gave off light, and the red Mangekyou reflected the huge Tailed Beast Bomb. Sasuke cursed, "Kurama, are you insane?! If that thing goes off, forget Konohagakure—the whole Land of Fire's map is getting redrawn!"
Honestly, Kurama had never really shown his power in front of Naruto and Sasuke. So until now, they didn't fully understand just how strong he really was. They only knew that he could use Six Paths power—
and not just a part of it—he had the full Six Paths power.
But how far Kurama had actually gone, the two of them didn't have a clear idea.
Even so, this Tailed Beast Bomb was way over the top. Sasuke figured that not even the Evil Sealing Absorption and the Karma's chakra absorption could stop it. In other words, the power of this bomb had already gone beyond what the Rinnegan and Karma could handle.
Naruto's body turned gold as he activated Sage of Six Paths Mode, looking completely freaked out. "We're dead, we're so dead—Kurama's totally lost it! Sasuke, we need to figure out a way to block this now!"
"Even if we block it, the Land of Fire's geography is still gonna change after the blast." Sasuke looked helpless. "We've gotta go all out and guide it up into the sky... Also, what did you *do* to him to make him this mad?"
Last time he just got grumpy from being woken up, and it wasn't even close to this scary.
"I don't know," Naruto said with an innocent look. "He just went nuts after I told him about Grandpa Hamura this morning."
Oh right, right after Naruto mentioned Hamura, Kurama dragged him out for a sparring match. The burst of chakra from that drew Sasuke over, and then the whole thing happened.
Could it be jealousy?
No way, right? He's the strongest tailed beast—he wouldn't really get jealous, would he?
Kurama: Yep, you caught me. I'm jealous, so what?
"Today, it's either you die, or I do!"
The massive Tailed Beast Bomb changed color. Under Kurama's control, it shifted from purple to a pure, pitch black. The whole thing was completely still—no energy waves at all.
But that calm darkness carried a kind of fear that made even Naruto and Sasuke's hearts skip a beat.
"This is gonna take everything we've got…" Sasuke closed his eyes. The next moment, black markings appeared on his shoulder and strange patterns crept across his face. A white horn grew out, and when Sasuke opened his eyes again, his red Sharingan had turned into a blue Rinnegan.
One eye purple, one eye blue—both glowing faintly.
"Six Paths Sage Art: Heavenly Mustering Purple Dragon—Dragon Palace!"
Naruto nervously formed hand signs, drawing in tons of natural energy. His body was suddenly covered in green chakra, and the black Truth-Seeking Balls behind him were wrapped in green flames.
Naruto's eyes widened, and in his pure white pupils, pale blue flower petals seemed to slowly spin.
"Six Paths Sage Art: Silver Wheel Rebirth Explosion!"
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