Digital Emperor (Naruto X Digimon)

The two Rasenshuriken tore through the battlefield like judgment itself. Traveling at Mach 500, they moved so fast that even the strongest Digimon in the area couldn't react in time.

The first Rasenshuriken struck Megadramon, who had been engaged in a vicious aerial duel with Shogun Gekomon. The impact was instant.

The cyborg dragon barely had time to register the attack before the spiraling sphere of pure devastation carried it skyward. Within moments, the Rasenshuriken detonated, unleashing a storm of microscopic wind blades that ripped through its armored body.

The attack was not just powerful—it was merciless. The sheer number of wind blades in the explosion numbered in the billions, each one capable of slicing through solid steel like butter. Mountains would have crumbled under this force, and if Naruto had chosen to expand the area of effect, an entire city would have been erased from the map.

But the true horror lay in the nature of the attack itself.

Each blade was so impossibly small that it bypassed natural defenses entirely, slipping between molecules and cutting from within. Even the body's ability to regenerate was useless against such a force—it was like being erased at a microscopic level.

However, Megadramon was clad in chrome digizoid. Even though its alloy was inferior, it was just enough to prevent complete annihilation. The Ultimate-level dragon survived, but barely. Its body was covered in deep, bleeding wounds, its armor cracked and shredded, and its ability to fight was effectively gone.

The second Rasenshuriken struck GrapLeomon with the same terrifying force.

The lion-like Digimon had been locked in combat, using its chrome digizoid-plated fists to pummel its opponent, but all of that meant nothing when the Rasenshuriken struck. It suffered the same fate as Megadramon—the chrome digizoid armor saved its life, but it was left in critical condition.

With two of the most dangerous Ultimate-level threats crippled, the tide of battle shifted dramatically.

Toad and Mai, now free from their previous engagements, immediately turned their attention to Pumpkinmon.

Despite being an Ultimate, Pumpkinmon was a trickster more than a warrior. Now that he was outnumbered and unable to rely on stronger allies, he was overpowered easily. His mischievous smirk quickly faded into panic as Toad's and Mai's partners unleashed a relentless assault, forcing him on the defensive.

Naruto wasn't done yet. He turned his attention to his partner—Asura.

Even in this moment of victory, there was still a lingering fear in Asura's heart. The fear of being powerless.

Asura hated being left behind. Hated being weak while his master risked everything.

He had insisted on fighting, even when Naruto had warned him of the dangers.

And Naruto understood.

His partner had the will to grow stronger. He had the potential to evolve. But the process they were about to attempt was something completely untested—completely unknown.

Normally, Digimon evolution was a controlled process, often guided by external factors like a Tamer's energy or Digi-Eggs. But Naruto was about to do something entirely different.

He had gathered fragments of chrome digizoid from the battlefield—the blue digizoid from TiaLudomon, the golden digizoid, and the raw scales of Groundramon.

These were materials that no Digimon could normally absorb so easily.

But Asura wasn't normal.

Naruto crouched beside his partner, his expression calm, but his golden eyes burned with absolute confidence.

"Asura," Naruto said firmly, handing him the fragments, "I believe in you. We will never fail. Don't even consider the possibility of failure."

Asura looked at him, his small body trembling—not from fear, but from raw emotion.

"Master…" Asura clenched his fists. "I will never let you down. So please… keep relying on me."

Naruto grinned, pulling him into a firm hug. "I won't repeat the same mistake again. Don't keep me waiting, partner."

Without hesitation, Naruto placed his hand on Asura's small frame and began pouring his own energy into the Digimon.

Asura was engulfed by the golden sphere, his small body vanishing along with the metallic fragments and the nuclear reactor Naruto had ripped from Megadramon.

This kind of forced evolution was completely unnatural. The very concept of a Digimon fusing chrome digizoid, an organic nuclear power source, and a human's chakra was insane.

But Naruto had no choice.

Their enemy's arrogance had given them this opening.

M.Etemon, standing atop his self-made throne of digital arrogance, merely watched.

The Mega-level Elvis impersonator wasn't worried in the slightest. He had time. And in his mind, time was all he needed to crush these fools.

It was this hubris that Naruto had exploited.

Because the truth was clear:

Even the Ultimate-level Digimon were useless against the enemy.

They had been getting trashed with basic attacks. They could barely land a hit.

The battlefield was filled with crippled warriors, their bodies battered and broken, teetering on the edge of death.

And yet—Naruto's team refused to give up.

Even though it seemed pointless, some of them had evolved in the heat of battle, desperately trying to tip the scales.

It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing.

For some, it was the only way to keep themselves from falling into despair.

To just sit back and watch was never their way.

This battle had forced them to understand the true cruelty of this world.

But Naruto?

Naruto had no time for despair.

He left Asura to continue his transformation, trusting that his partner would make it through.

For now, Naruto had to make sure nobody else died.

Naruto released Apemon, stepping off as the massive ape collapsed from exhaustion.

He could only sync with one Digimon at a time, and Apemon had lost too much energy to be useful now.

Naruto needed something durable.

Something with massive energy reserves.

Something that could withstand his power.

His eyes locked onto Groundramon.

The dragon was the perfect choice.

"Rory," Naruto turned to Groundramon's Tamer. "Tell him to cooperate."

He could have forced the sync, but pushing an Ultimate-level Digimon against its will would be dangerous.

Rory didn't hesitate. He had already seen what Naruto was capable of.

Groundramon nodded.

And Naruto's body glowed.

The moment the sync activated, Naruto transformed once again—this time into his Six Paths Sage Mode.

Golden chakra swirled around him, his eyes shifting into the Rinnegan-like cross pattern.

His aura flared, but unlike in the past, he lacked Kurama's chakra.

However…

That didn't matter.

Even without Kurama, Naruto had already mastered the flow of his own energy.

And now, with Groundramon's massive body and deep reserves, Naruto could replicate his Kurama Mode.

The battlefield trembled under his presence.

For the first time since the battle began—

—M.Etemon actually paid attention.

Naruto now looked almost identical to his adult self during the Fourth Great Ninja War.

Golden markings covered his body. His energy crackled with power.

This was Naruto Uzumaki, the warrior who once stood against immortals.

And now?

He was about to test if that power could still change fate.

"Pass me the axe, Rory," Naruto commanded, extending his hand.

Rory threw the massive weapon toward him.

Naruto caught it casually, despite its insane weight.

At the same time, TiaLudomon leapt onto his chest—

—transforming into armor.

TiaLudomon was only a Champion-level Digimon, but his defensive power was incredible.

Even an Ultimate-level Digimon would struggle to break through his protection.

It wasn't perfect, but it was better than nothing.

And at this moment, every advantage mattered.

Naruto clenched the axe in his hands, feeling the raw power coursing through him.

With Groundramon's body as his foundation, his chakra refined into its ultimate form, and TiaLudomon's armor boosting his defenses—

—Naruto was ready to take the fight straight to M.Etemon.

And this time?

He wasn't holding back.

The battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

The moment Naruto activated his fusion with Groundramon, his transformation sent shockwaves through the air. Golden chakra radiated from his body, his form wrapped in the brilliant glow of Six Paths Sage Mode. The massive axe in his hand hummed with power, its edges glinting with razor-sharp wind chakra.

Everyone—humans and Digimon alike—watched in utter disbelief.

Naruto's power now rivaled that of a Mega-level Digimon.

It shouldn't have been possible.

Some of the Digimon warriors stepped back instinctively, their instincts screaming at them to put distance between themselves and the golden entity before them. Even their own allies couldn't fully comprehend what they were witnessing.

How?

How could a human possess this level of strength?

Even among those who had seen Naruto perform impossible feats before, this was beyond anything they had expected.

Whispers of confusion rippled through the group.

"Is he… really human?"

"This looks like DNA Digivolution…"

"No, it's even more than that! This isn't normal fusion…!"

They had never seen anything like it. Naruto's transformation resembled a Digimon achieving a higher form, as if he himself were part of the Digital World's evolutionary process.

But right now, none of that mattered.

The only thing that mattered was that Naruto was fighting for all of them.

And he was not going to hold back.

The golden warrior vanished.

It wasn't teleportation—Naruto moved at a speed so fast that he became imperceptible to the naked eye.

He reached light speed instantly.

For a moment, even MetalEtemon—one of the fastest Digimon in existence—couldn't track his movements.

Naruto's minimum survivability requirement was the level of Tsunade's monstrous strength. But Groundramon far surpassed that. His body was built for endurance, and Naruto was exploiting that advantage to its absolute limit.

A blur of golden light appeared above MetalEtemon.

The monkey Digimon barely had time to register it.

Then—

BOOM!

The giant axe, cloaked in Naruto's wind chakra, came crashing down at an angle.

The attack hit with the force of a meteorite, slicing straight through the Digizoid armor that covered MetalEtemon's body. The impact sent an earth-shattering shockwave across the battlefield.

The entire desert trembled.

The resulting explosion engulfed MetalEtemon, hurling the metallic Digimon hundreds of meters into the air.

The sheer force of the attack had actually left a dent in his Digizoid-coated body.

For the first time—MetalEtemon felt pain.

Not much. But enough.

His golden armor allowed him to manipulate pain receptors, dulling his senses so he never truly suffered.

But right now?

He felt it.

And that infuriated him.

Naruto didn't stop.

The moment MetalEtemon was launched into the air, Naruto followed.

Moving faster than MetalEtemon's sensors could process, he appeared above the metallic beast and swung his axe again.

BOOM!

Another explosion.

Then another.

BOOM!

Then another.

Naruto's movements were like a storm of devastation.

Each attack propelled MetalEtemon further through the sky. He was unable to counter. Every time he tried, Naruto struck faster, harder, driving him miles away from the others.

The brutal onslaught only came to an end when Naruto—now hundreds of miles away from the initial battlefield—sent MetalEtemon crashing into the desert.

The impact crater was massive, stretching several kilometers across the wasteland.

Sand and debris exploded into the air, creating a mushroom cloud of dust.

Then, without hesitation—

Naruto formed a new attack.

Naruto raised his hand, golden chakra coalescing at his palm.

But this was no ordinary Rasenshuriken.

It was forged from the opposing forces of Yin and Yang, the very essence of creation and destruction.

A Yin-Yang Rasenshuriken.

The spiraling vortex of energy crackled with power, shifting the very color of the world around it.

The desert sky turned monochrome, the battlefield becoming a realm of black and white.

Naruto threw it.

The spinning blade of absolute destruction tore through the air. The instant it touched MetalEtemon's fallen form—

BOOOOOOM!

The explosion erased the land itself.

A shockwave unlike anything before rippled across the Digital World, powerful enough to wipe a country off the map.

The very fabric of the desert warped, torn apart by the sheer force of the attack.

And yet—

It wasn't enough.

As the dust settled, Naruto narrowed his eyes.

A shadow emerged from the devastation.

MetalEtemon stood there—his entire body covered in burns and cracks.

But he was still standing.

The ultimate defense of his Digizoid-coated body had prevented a total obliteration.

MetalEtemon had survived battles against mid-tier Mega Digimon in the past for this reason.

His overconfidence wasn't entirely misplaced.

Even if he couldn't win a fight immediately—he could outlast his opponents.

And that was why he had been so arrogant from the start.

Naruto's strongest attack had wounded him—but it wasn't enough to kill him.

That realization annoyed Naruto.

And it infuriated MetalEtemon.

The metallic ape clenched his fists, rage burning in his mechanical eyes.

He was humiliated.

He, the great MetalEtemon, had been tossed around like garbage.

By a human.

His speed had been outmatched. His defenses had been cracked. His pride had been shattered.

No one would take him seriously if he let this continue.

No one.

He could not let Naruto leave this battlefield alive.

MetalEtemon slammed his fists together, a violent shockwave erupting from his body.

His eyes locked onto Naruto with a killing intent unlike before.

"I will make this desert your grave, human!"

With roaring fury, MetalEtemon charged forward—

The real battle had just begun.