Standing next to Kaguya, Naruto's face was full of disbelief.
Is this battle finally over?
Sasuke stood on the other side, looking at Naruto with confusion as he spoke: "What's wrong with you? Are you stunned?"
"No... I just feel... like it's not real." Naruto shook his head and held out his right hand to look at the sun mark on his palm.
"True enough." Sasuke stretched lazily and held out his left hand to look at the moon mark on his palm.
This is the yin and yang power of Hagoromo and Hamura, known as the world's greatest sealing technique 'Divine Chibaku Tensei', and it's also the only jutsu in the world that can seal Kaguya.
To be honest, not just Naruto—Sasuke felt a bit unreal too, though he was handling it better.
Over these years, his initial goal wasn't even to defeat Kaguya. It started with killing Itachi, then learning the truth and wanting to find him, and finally battling Itachi... If it weren't for that fight with Naruto, he might have turned into a machine driven by revenge.
He had figured it all out now. He didn't hate the Uchiha, or Konoha, or Itachi. He hated this world full of war, and he believed in Naruto.
Kurama sat on the ground, looking at Kaguya covered in wounds. The playful energy he once had seemed to vanish, making him look like the old Nine-Tails: "My dream is just one step away."
"To be a shut-in?" Kaguya asked with a light smile as she looked at Kurama.
"Yeah." Kurama nodded. "I've thought about it a lot before—how to beat you, how to get stronger, how to fight the Otsutsuki clan. In my plans, it should have been harder than this."
"Disappointed?" Kaguya tilted her head.
Kurama laughed: "No, this is even better."
Would you expect someone who wants to be a shut-in to pick the harder path?
"Next, we just need to pull out the nine tailed beasts." Kurama extended his right paw, gently placing a finger on Kaguya's stomach. Chakra flowed and entered her body. "Even without the Ten-Tails, you won't die. As expected, you're the true god of the Otsutsuki."
"God, huh..." The pain of having the tailed beasts extracted made Kaguya wince a bit. "A god is just... a stronger person. Your memories... told me that."
"True, after all, that guy was a firm atheist." Kurama grinned. "Sometimes I envy him—play when he wants, rest when he wants... If I didn't have his memories, I'd never believe he carried so much pressure."
At that, Kurama changed the subject: "But then again, everyone has pressure. Keeping a smile under that kind of weight? That's pretty impressive too."
Kaguya looked up at the sky: "I don't have full memories, so I don't know what pressure you're talking about."
"That's a real shame." Kurama pouted, pulling his right paw back a bit. "The nine tailed beasts are all recovered. The Ten-Tails shell is yours—nice pillow for sleeping. I'm so thoughtful."
Kaguya found it a bit funny. She reached out and placed her hand on Kurama's paw, smiling as she said: "To thank you for being so thoughtful, I prepared a gift for you. I hope you like it."
"Huh? What gift?" Kurama suddenly got alert.
"You'll find out soon." Kaguya's eyes narrowed in a smile.
Kurama scratched his head in confusion.
This guy's about to be sealed— what kind of trick can she pull on me?
Whatever, just treat it as a dying wish.
With that, Kurama nodded at Naruto and Sasuke.
The two stepped forward and stood on Kaguya's left and right. Naruto took a deep breath as he looked at her, his eyes serious:
"Are you ready, Kaguya?"
Kaguya's lips curved into a slight smile. She didn't answer, just quietly closed her eyes.
Deep breath...
If that's how it is, then let's end it!
The sword of Damocles hanging over the ninja world!
Now! Completely gone!
Naruto and Sasuke stood on either side, placing their right and left hands on Kaguya's shoulders. The yin and yang power inside them gathered uncontrollably in their palms, turning into an indescribable force that wrapped around Kaguya.
In a daze, a figure stood behind them. Blue's form smiled as Naruto and Sasuke's palms suddenly clapped together.
"Divine Chibaku Tensei!"
With Kaguya at the center, everything in sight was destroyed. Endless rocks wrapped around her as the powerful yin and yang force covered her body. The Rinne Sharingan on her forehead closed at that moment.
Her form floated up into the sky, completely hidden as the rocks gathered.
But in the final moment, she opened her eyes. Her Byakugan looked at Kurama's massive body, and her smile grew a bit wider without her realizing it.
Kurama... I'll be waiting for you over there.
The light faded, and Kaguya fully closed her eyes.
The Fourth Great Ninja War... ends!
"Achoo!" Kurama sneezed and looked at the gathering Chibaku Tensei. "We should get out of here too. If we stay too long, we'll get sealed as well."
Naruto and Sasuke stood up and looked at their palms. The sun and moon patterns had completely vanished.
Sasuke clenched his fist: "Let's go."
"Yeah." Naruto nodded.
At this moment... it felt like they should say something, but when it came time, they didn't know what to say.
Anyway, it's over. Everything is over.
Yomotsu Hirasaka opened. Standing at the space passage entrance, Kurama took one last look at the Chibaku Tensei in the sky. He wouldn't see Kaguya again. He'd enjoy games and anime in the Boruto era, while she'd be stuck alone here.
If you hadn't peeked at my memories...
Whatever.
Anyway, goodbye.
He turned and stepped into the space passage, vanishing from the Kamui space.
The massive chakra aura still erupted in the Kamui space. The immense power of Divine Chibaku Tensei tore at the entire dimension.
Moments later, the Kamui space... destroyed.
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In the ninja world, the space passage opened. A fox and two people stepped out. They looked up at the sky—it was still so calm, so beautiful, except for the surrounding mess.
Kaguya was sealed, Black Zetsu eaten by Kurama, and the coming Otsutsuki weren't a match for them.
Naruto suddenly felt a bit sentimental. He looked at Kurama beside him: "Kurama, what do we do next?"
"How should I know what you're doing?" Kurama replied without thinking.
Naruto's face froze.
Sasuke glanced over: "To be honest, suddenly asking me that now—I don't know how to answer either. Kurama's just shy..."
"It's not that." Kurama shrugged. "I'm going to hide in Naruto's inner world and sleep for about ten years. When I wake up, I can find new games to play. Perfect."
Kurama's face showed his full smug grin.
Naruto: "..."
Sasuke: "..."
The two covered their faces.
After a moment, Naruto suddenly looked up at Kurama: "By the way, Kurama, you keep talking about playing games, but with your huge size, we can't make a console for you. So you should learn some ninjutsu to turn human... or shrink a bit."
True, Kurama's huge size was great in battle,
but for playing games and such, human size was way more convenient.
"Huh?" Kurama looked at Naruto with an innocent face. "Who said I can't turn human?"
Naruto and Sasuke both froze.
"Wait, hold on... you can turn human?" Naruto looked like he'd seen a ghost.
"Didn't I say that?" Kurama tilted his head.
"Your sister said it!" Naruto shouted in surprise.
"Oh." Kurama rubbed his chin. "Well, I'm telling you now."
Naruto: "..."
Sasuke next to him also rubbed his chin, giving Kurama a scrutinizing look. Even without Sharingan, Kurama could see the three black lines on his face.
Kurama's mouth twitched: "You don't believe me? Just wait."
He clasped his paws together. Otsutsuki power surged inside him. His massive body suddenly swelled like a balloon, rounding out until, with a huge burst of chakra, it turned completely into a massive orange-red sphere.
Naruto and Sasuke's jaws dropped as they watched.
"This move from Kurama... feels familiar." Naruto muttered.
The next second, the huge orange ball burst. Kurama's body shattered, and a massive white ball emerged from inside.
"A white... Truth-Seeking Ball?" Sasuke wasn't sure, but the power felt just like one. "But a Truth-Seeking Ball this big... what is Kurama up to?"
As if answering Sasuke, the white Truth-Seeking Ball slowly shrank until it became a man-sized white orb in front of them. The chakra waves calmed and gathered together.
The two exchanged looks, confused.
"Crack..." It sounded like an eggshell breaking. Cracks appeared all over the white Truth-Seeking Ball. A pale hand broke through the shell, and the white orb collapsed in an instant, revealing the person inside.
White long hair, a cool face, white Hagoromo robes with pale orange eyes...
"Holy crap! Otsutsuki..." Naruto pointed at the person and yelled.
"Idiot, it's me, Kurama." Kurama, who looked like someone else, rolled his Byakugan. "When I became part of the Otsutsuki clan, I got two chances to create bodies—one normal, one second form. My Kurama mode is the normal body, and this is the second form mode."
Kurama looked at his pale wrist with a satisfied smile: "I hate to admit it, but my second form is a bit stronger than the first... You two, close your mouths."
His mouth twitched as he looked at the stunned faces of Naruto and Sasuke beside him, feeling oddly pleased.
"Hey, this face I spent a long time crafting—it's a real handsome guy, absolute top tier." Kurama thought Naruto and Sasuke were envying his good looks.
Naruto, Sasuke: "..."
The two exchanged glances.
Naruto: Should we tell him?
Sasuke: No, let him find out himself.
Naruto: He'll kill us later.
Sasuke: It's fine, we'll team up. Even if we can't beat him, he can't kill us both.
Sasuke (blinking hard): Don't you want to see the other tailed beasts' reactions? Don't you want to see Hashirama's great-grandpa's reaction? Don't you want to see Aunt Kushina's reaction!
Naruto (shuddering all over): You convinced me.
Kurama (subway, old people, phones): What's wrong with these two?
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