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"I am very clear about my own personality."
Upon hearing this, Minato's expression turned extremely solemn. He seemed to understand Madara's intention: "So, in order to prepare for the worst-case scenario that might occur in the future, Mr. Madara, you..."
Madara confirmed Minato's guess, his gaze once again burning with fighting spirit as he locked onto Naruto: "So, enough talk! Attack, Naruto!"
"Let me see for myself just how much you've improved! How long can you hold out against me!"
Before he finished speaking——
A terrifying aura that was so vast it was suffocating, so cold it was extreme, and so violent it was incomparably ferocious.
Like a real tsunami, it suddenly erupted from Ban's not-so-tall body, instantly sweeping across the entire consciousness space!
The water rippled wildly, and even the Nine-Tailed Fox couldn't help but let out a low roar.
The "walls" formed by Naruto's subconscious were completely destroyed by this pure aura.
Like fragile glass, it shattered, collapsed, and vanished inch by inch!
In the blink of an eye, the entire space of consciousness turned into a boundless, empty, and desolate void!
Only the water beneath their feet and the distant cage remained, desperately holding on!
In Ban's eyes, the complex and eerie kaleidoscope pattern slowly rotated, like two black holes capable of devouring everything.
Just by standing there, he seemed to become the center of this empty universe, bringing a sense of oppression far exceeding any enemy Naruto had ever faced before!
Minato and Kushina's souls both became somewhat ethereal under this terrifying aura.
His face was filled with horror, but he could no longer utter a sound to stop it.
They knew that Madara was serious, and this might truly be a test that Naruto would have to face in the future.
Under this overwhelming pressure, Naruto's heart pounded violently, and he even had difficulty breathing.
But as he looked at the pair of cold, yet seemingly burning, kaleidoscope-like eyes before him, and at Madara's earnest and serious expression, he saw them.
All the hesitation and doubt in my heart were instantly swept away!
Instead, there is a boiling fighting spirit and a strong desire to challenge!
Since this was a test from his father, a way to prepare for a possible future tragedy, he had no choice but to give it his all!
Golden chakra erupted from Naruto's body like flames.
It instantly covered his entire body, forming a perfect cloak of tailed beast chakra!
Naruto assumed a fighting stance, his eyes sharpening, and shouted:
"Then—please guide me, Dad!"
The next moment, his figure transformed into a golden lightning bolt.
They launched a charge towards that abyss called Uchiha Madara, which seemed capable of swallowing everything!
Within the realm of consciousness, a father-son duel of unprecedented intensity and transcending reality suddenly erupts!
Chapter 346 The Gap Between Naruto and Madara
A golden chakra cloak, like a burning flame, instantly enveloped Naruto's entire body, and the powerful energy fluctuations blew away all the rubble beneath his feet.
Facing Madara Uchiha, Naruto felt no hesitation or wishful thinking.
He knew this "father" who had raised him from childhood all too well—
Showing leniency in any form is an insult to their strength.
What you'll get in return is not satisfaction, but rather merciless criticism and even more severe blows.
Naruto let out a low roar, and his body instantly transformed into a golden lightning bolt that tore through the air.
With a speed exceeding the limits of what the naked eye can perceive, it launched a fierce charge at Madara!
The ground cracked from the force of his stomp, and a sonic boom exploded behind him.
Almost as soon as his voice fell, the fist burning with golden flames slammed into Madara's face with immense force!
This speed is fast enough that most Kage-level powerhouses cannot react in time.
However, Madara simply stood still, his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, which fused with the power of all things in the universe, turning slightly.
The deep pattern clearly reflects the exertion of every muscle fiber in Naruto's body, the flow of every strand of chakra, and even the most precise trajectory of his punch.
Under his dynamic vision, Naruto's incredible speed, which was enough to make him stand out in the ninja world, was broken down into perfect detail, as if it were a slow-motion replay.
"too slow."
The words, seemingly bland and even carrying a hint of commentary, came from Ban's mouth.
Just as the fist wrapped in golden chakra was about to touch the tip of his nose.
His head tilted to the side by a mere fraction of a second, almost imperceptibly.
A fist carrying a strong wind grazed his temples, the powerful gust of wind blowing his long hair wildly backward, but it failed to harm him in the slightest.
"What?!" Naruto's pupils shrank. The moment his all-out attack missed, the opening was revealed!
Ban's counterattack was even faster.
He didn't even use any ninjutsu; he simply delivered a side elbow strike, precisely hitting Naruto's exposed ribs from his punch!
An unimaginable force came, and Naruto felt as if he had been struck head-on by the tail of a tailed beast.
His ribs groaned under the strain, and his golden chakra cloak rippled violently, nearly collapsing.
He staggered uncontrollably to the side.
Before he could regain his balance, Madara's next attack arrived.
With a seemingly casual forward step, his right leg lashed out like a steel whip, leaving afterimages as it struck Naruto hard in the abdomen!
A heavy, muffled thud sounded.
Naruto's eyes bulged out, his stomach churned, and his body was thrown out as if by a catapult.
It transformed into a golden streak of light and flew backward, carving a deep trench in the ground.
They finally managed to stop amidst a cloud of dust and rubble.
"So...so strong..."
Naruto knelt on one knee, clutching his aching abdomen, breathing heavily, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
In just two physical exchanges, he was almost powerless to fight back!
This was nothing like the strength he remembered Madara displaying when he occasionally guided him!
"Is it just to this extent?"
Ban remained standing in the same spot, without even changing his posture.
He looked at him indifferently: "Show me your true skills, Naruto. What I've taught you should go beyond this."
That overwhelming sense of pressure from above completely ignited Naruto's fighting spirit.
"as you wish!"
Naruto suddenly stood up and quickly formed hand seals.
His chest bulged high, and a massive amount of Sage Chakra mixed with the power of the Nine-Tails converged wildly.
"Fire Escape·The Great Fire Extinguishes!"
boom--! ! !
The flames, fueled by the combined chakra of the tailed beasts, surged towards Madara like a tsunami of lava!
Its range far exceeds that of conventional fire-style techniques; the intense heat instantly melts and vaporizes rocks in the distance.
A giant wave of golden flames roared and surged toward Ban with a destructive force that devoured everything!
Faced with this sea of fire, powerful enough to turn a forest to ashes in an instant.
Instead of showing any emotion, Madara's face revealed a faint hint of approval, as if he had finally seen his student use some decent ninjutsu.
At the same time, his hands slowly and deliberately formed a mudra in front of his chest.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation Arrow".
Ban took a deep breath, then exhaled sharply!
However, what spewed from his mouth was not a sea of fire.
Instead, it was an extremely compressed and condensed flame ray that emitted a heart-stopping incandescent light!
The ray was thin and sharp, forming a stark contrast to Naruto's overwhelming sea of fire.
It shot out silently, tearing through the air in an instant, and accurately struck the roaring golden sea of fire!
laugh--! ! !
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a tooth-grinding, violent sound of energy annihilation!
That incandescent flame was like a red-hot iron being poured into butter.
It was like the sharpest spear piercing through the waves.
It was with absolute dominance that it easily tore through and pierced Naruto's massive sea of fire!
Wherever it passed, the raging golden flames retreated and were annihilated, unable to stop it in the slightest!
And its momentum did not diminish; carrying devastating heat, it shot towards Naruto, whose expression had changed drastically!
"How can it be?!"
Naruto was horrified. The intense heat that hit him made his scalp tingle, and a sense of impending death instantly enveloped his entire body!
He didn't even have time to think about how Madara compressed and condensed Fire Release to such a terrifying degree.
His survival instinct had already prompted him to react.
"Flying Thunder God Technique!"
With a flash of golden light, Naruto's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
Almost at the same instant he disappeared, the incandescent flame ray struck precisely the spot where he had just been standing.