How Kurama Leads Naruto Astray

Golden chakra rose from Naruto's body, and his immense power surged like a storm, sweeping through the area. Glass shattered from the surrounding buildings as golden winds swirled, forming a storm over Roran. 

Naruto closed his eyes. A second later, the golden cloak around him condensed into a simpler golden robe with a black undershirt. The golden chakra covering his skin faded, revealing his normal skin tone, while black markings shifted across his body, forming the Six Paths patterns. 

Naruto's eyes snapped open—his pupils now resembling a cross. Behind him, nine Truth-Seeking Orbs floated, while the whisker marks on his face turned into sleek black lines. 

Uzumaki Naruto, in Six Paths Sage Mode, had arrived! 

In this form, Naruto's presence became nearly undetectable. If one wasn't paying close attention, it would be easy to overlook him entirely. 

Naruto's usual carefree attitude was gone. With this power activated, he was completely serious. He looked like a younger version of Minato—calm, focused, and incredibly cool. 

Sasuke stood behind Naruto, watching. There was a trace of envy in his eyes. 

Back during the years of the Six Paths era, Sasuke had awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan first. For over a year, Naruto hadn't been able to match him in strength. 

But nearly two years later, Naruto had earned Kurama's complete approval, and Kurama had lent him the full power of the Tailed Beasts. 

 Six Paths Yang Power, the combined power of all the Tailed Beasts, the strength of the Sage of Six Paths, and finally, his Uzumaki bloodline's natural Sage Body—Naruto now had all four at once. 

This transformation had enhanced every aspect of his fighting abilities.

Naruto's chakra reserves were now over a hundred times greater than before—even without counting Kurama's chakra. 

Ever since then, whenever Naruto activated Six Paths Mode, Sasuke was no match for him. Every battle between them ended quickly. 

Sasuke envied Naruto because, according to the Sage of Six Paths, if he wanted to catch up, he had to evolve his eyes into the Rinnegan. Only then, with the power of Six Paths Yin, the Rinnegan, the Sage's strength, and the Sage's ocular powers, could he stand on equal ground with Naruto. 

But for now, he didn't have that power yet. 

However, he did have one advantage over Naruto. 

Naruto had to gain the approval of all nine tailed beasts before he could use their power. Sasuke, on the other hand, could use their chakra directly thanks to his Rinnegan, without needing their permission. 

That was why the Sage of Six Paths didn't give Sasuke the tailed beasts' power like he did for Naruto—Sasuke simply didn't need it. 

Even though he envied Naruto, Sasuke wasn't jealous. He believed he could reach Naruto's level—it would just take him a little longer. 

Being slower than others was unacceptable. But being a little slower than Naruto? That, he could accept. 

"Naruto, I'm going up," Sasuke said seriously. 

"Yeah." Sasuke nodded slightly. His Mangekyou Sharingan spun faster and faster, as the black curse marks on his body slowly faded away. The crimson of his Mangekyou was replaced by a soft purple. The spinning stopped, and a strange energy flowed in his eyes. 

Uchiha Sasuke—Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode! 

The moment Naruto finished speaking, his body turned into a golden blur. In less than a blink, he appeared in front of Pushi, left hand holding a Tailed Beast Bomb, right hand gripping a Rasengan. 

Urashiki's blue Rinnegan spun, and his face darkened. 

Boom! 

Flames exploded in the sky above Roran. A surge of powerful chakra spread outward, instantly shattering the nearby buildings into rubble. 

Naruto frowned at the destruction. 

"I need to find a way to lure this guy outside." 

The Queen had already prepared for the possibility that Roran would get caught in the battle. But at this rate, in less than ten minutes, the entire city would be in ruins. 

Naruto's power was simply too overwhelming. Even the shockwaves from their fight could put Roran in danger. 

As he was thinking, a purple fishing rod cut through space, striking toward him. 

Though Six Paths Mode couldn't detect spatial rifts, it gave Naruto a keen sense of incoming attacks. He saw the trajectory clearly and dodged it with ease, then flew straight out of Roran. 

Yes, Naruto in Six Paths Mode had the ability to fly. 

Urashiki stepped out from the space portal, his blue eyes filled with anger. 

"Your power is strong… but compared to your future self, it's nothing." 

He would never forget how he had been completely overpowered by the adult Naruto. 

And no, that wasn't a metaphor. He had literally been slammed into the ground. 

This Naruto was powerful, but still far from his future self. 

"I'll make you break my seal yourself. Let's start by breaking your arms first." Urashiki sneered as he stepped into the space portal. 

He knew exactly why Naruto was flying away from Roran. 

But he didn't care. 

He had absolute confidence in himself… mainly because Naruto's current strength made him think he could win. 

From a distance, Sasuke watched Naruto fly away, frowning but not immediately following. 

As Urashiki disappeared into the portal, a golden flash appeared beside Sasuke. 

Minato stood next to him. 

"Naruto's trying to lure that guy outside?" 

"Yeah." Sasuke nodded. "Naruto's power in this form is too strong. Even if he tries to control it, Roran will still get caught in the fight." 

Just like his future self. 

Even if Sasuke tried to control his power, he couldn't guarantee that the surroundings wouldn't be affected. Whether it was a full-body Susano'o, Shinra Tensei, or any other Rinnegan ability, everything around him would suffer.

In the future, every time Sasuke and Naruto fought against the Otsutsuki, they either chose to fight in a different dimension or in a remote area. Otherwise, they couldn't guarantee that their attacks wouldn't destroy everything in the surrounding area.

Rather than fighting with their hands tied, it was better to fully unleash their strength in a separate space, since no one else would be there.

After saying that, Sasuke turned to Minato: "Uncle Minato, are your tactics ready?"

"They're all set, but we need you and Naruto to create an opening," Minato replied.

Pushi, who had the ability to reverse attacks, wouldn't be hurt by a normal ambush, so they had to make an effective attack. According to future Sasuke's intelligence, their chance would only last for a moment.

"We'll cooperate fully," Sasuke nodded in agreement.

Hearing the seriousness in Sasuke's tone, Minato gave a light smile and said casually, "Don't worry, even if the mission fails, we won't blame you, so just relax and fight with everything you've got."

"The rest, leave to us."

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