The battle between Shindai's group and Madara Uchiha was proving extremely difficult.
Madara seemed unstoppable, like he was cutting through everything in his path.
Shindai's hair stood on end with fear. What the hell is going on?!
Come on! Even strength has its limits!
For the first time facing Madara Uchiha, Shindai felt a crushing sense of helplessness and despair.
However, right at that moment, Konoha's Number One Unpredictable Ninja burst onto the scene.
Seeing how intense the battle had become, Naruto rushed toward the battlefield.
[Ultra-Big Ball Spiraling Multisphere!]
Maintaining his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Naruto created multiple Shadow Clones, each launching an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan simultaneously to attack Madara's Susanoo.
So many Ultra-Big Ball Rasengans struck Madara's Susanoo, forcing it back several steps.
"Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... I didn't expect you to walk straight into my trap. Perfect... Summoning! Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
A massive Outer Path Demonic Statue appeared on the battlefield. Madara released his Susanoo and stood atop the statue's head.
Minato Namikaze's eyes widened in shock as he shouted at Naruto, "Naruto! Run away now!"
Everyone sprang into action, rushing toward Naruto.
But after forming a hand seal, Madara commanded the Demonic Statue to open its mouth. A chain shot out and struck Naruto directly, beginning to extract the Nine-Tails from within him.
Their attacks hit the chain but failed to budge it. At the same time, Madara activated his Rinnegan-phase Susanoo and attacked Shindai and the others.
Hikaku Uchiha's Susanoo was struck by Madara's Rinnegan-phase Susanoo, but thanks to Shindai's Iron Sand Armor absorbing the impact, his Susanoo wasn't forcibly dispelled.
Hikaku Uchiha looked at Naruto anxiously, "Naruto can't control Kurama's power inside him. Kurama's chakra is draining out fast!"
Shindai frowned and asked, "Then what should we do?"
Hikaku replied, "We must get Kurama to cooperate with Naruto!"
Looking at Naruto's current state, it was clear he hadn't reconciled with Kurama yet.
Shindai shouted desperately at Naruto, "Kurama! If you don't reconcile with Naruto now, you'll become nothing more than nourishment for reviving the Ten-Tails! I swear, Naruto is truly the one you've been waiting for! This time, I absolutely won't lie!"
Then Shindai turned and screamed at Madara, "Madara! Black Zetsu has deceived you! There was never any Moon Eye Plan! The stone tablet you saw was altered by Black Zetsu! He is actually Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's will embodied! He wants to trick you into using the Infinite Tsukuyomi to remove Kaguya's seal on the moon and resurrect her through your body!"
Black Zetsu gawked at Shindai in disbelief.
How could he possibly know all this? He'd never told anyone about these matters before!
Black Zetsu quickly approached Madara Uchiha, feigning disdain. "Those guys are just spouting nonsense because they can't defeat you. I was created by you; you know better than anyone who I'm the embodiment of. To say I'm Kaguya Otsutsuki's incarnation is truly ridiculous!"
While speaking, Black Zetsu kept glancing cautiously at Madara from the corner of his eye.
Madara didn't doubt Black Zetsu's words. He was an extremely proud man who firmly believed that Black Zetsu was indeed his creation—there was no room for doubt.
If the Moon Eye Plan were false, then the stone tablet would also be fake, yet that tablet had been passed down since the time of the Sage of Six Paths.
If the tablet had actually been altered by Black Zetsu, wouldn't that mean Black Zetsu already existed during the era of the Sage of Six Paths?
Madara sneered, "What an utterly foolish attempt at persuasion."
Hearing Madara speak like this, Black Zetsu immediately relaxed.
But Black Zetsu still felt extremely puzzled—how exactly had Shindai found out?
Shindai's face turned grim. Of course Madara wouldn't believe him. After all, he was now Madara's enemy. If Madara had actually believed him, Shindai would have thought it was a miracle.
Meanwhile, Naruto, with Kurama being forcibly pulled away from him, entered a consciousness space.
Within this space, Naruto saw all the Tailed Beasts except Eight-Tails, as well as their former Jinchuriki.
Kurama growled angrily, "That damn human still dares to deceive me even now!"
Seven-Tails teased, "Kurama, you're still as stubborn as ever. Haven't you already accepted that Naruto is the one we've been waiting for?"
Kurama snorted, "I never said such a thing."
Kurama had watched Naruto grow up. Regarding what Shindai claimed, Kurama had verified it over many years and naturally reached his own conclusion.
Otherwise, Kurama wouldn't have frequently offered chakra to Naruto—and only lost control when Naruto couldn't handle his power anymore.
Still, Kurama remained angry, though not at Naruto, but rather at Shindai.
Naruto looked bewildered. "Where am I?"
Yugito explained to Naruto, "Since the Seven-Tails have been sealed into the Demonic Statue, you're currently bound by chains, dragging you even deeper into your mind."
Yagura Karatachi urged them, "Hurry up! Right now, the Outer Path Demonic Statue is pulling on Kurama's chakra. It'll be terrible if he gets completely dragged into the statue."
Then Yagura told Naruto, "Although all the Tailed Beasts have been sealed into the Demonic Statue, our consciousnesses remain. Naruto, work together with Kurama to break free—we'll lend you our power."
Naruto looked at Kurama, surprised. "Hey, Kurama, will you help me?"
Kurama turned his head with a tsundere-like huff. "Hmph, I'm not helping you at all—I'm doing this for myself. Don't think I'd ever help you!"
The Seventh looked at Naruto and said, "Naruto, come forward. It's time to fulfill my promise with Kurama."
Naruto asked in confusion, "A promise?"
Six-Tails explained, "Kurama's always saying one thing but meaning another. He actually asked us before you got here to lend you some of our power."
Naruto looked at Nine-Tails with deep emotion: "Kurama..."
Nine-Tails spoke awkwardly, "Don't look at me like that! And it wasn't begging either—I just told them that if they were willing to offer their power, they should just do it already! Hurry up and take it instead of dragging your feet!"
Naruto walked in front of the Two-Tails.
"I am Matatabi," Yugito introduced herself from atop the Two-Tails: "Two-Tails, Yugito."
"Isobu, Three-Tails, Yagura Karatachi."
"Son Goku, Four-Tails, Roshi."
"Kokuo, Five-Tails, Han."
"Saiken, Six-Tails, Ephemeral."
"Chomei, Seven-Tails, Fu."
Shukaku grumbled unwillingly, "Even though I hate Kurama... Fine, my name is Shukaku."
The old man on Shukaku's head spoke gently, "I am Bunpuku, Shukaku's jinchūriki."
All the tailed beasts and their jinchuriki turned to face Nine-Tails. Kurama feigned reluctance: "Let me say it clearly one more time—my name is Kurama!"
All the tailed beasts extended their fists. Naruto felt his blood surge with excitement as he thrust his fist forward, making contact with theirs.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki! The future hero of Konoha, the Seventh Hokage, the strongest ninja, and the one who will free you all!"
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