Amaterasu is theoretically an unavoidable teique, with the exception of someone like the Raikage, who possesses extraordinary reflexes and the Lightning Release Body Flicker Teique.

  While Sage Mode enhances sensory abilities and taijutsu, it is still insuffit to dodge visual-based dojutsu like Amaterasu.

  During the battle between Itachi and Sasuke, there was a moment of "setting oneself on fire," which the observant uood well...

  Boom!

  Bck fmes erupted on Naruto's body, and the intense heat immediately made his expression tense!

  "Ugh... it's so hot! At this rate, I'm really going to be buro death!"

  In their previous battle, Sasuke had also used Amaterasu on Naruto.

  Back then, Naruto's solution was to use the ails' chakra to isote Amaterasu and peel away the fmes.

  At this moment, the ails was unwilling to lend chakra to Naruto, even closing off their chakra el, making that method unusable.

  Using the powers of the Rinnegan's Deva Path and Preta Path could easily dispel Amaterasu.

  But Naruto had previously stated that he wouldn't use the Rinnegan's abilities against Sasuke in this fight.

  "......" Sasuke kept his left eye partially closed, watg Naruto ily through the gap between his fingers.

  Murderous i flickered in his eyes...

  The left eye released Amaterasu, while the right eye trolled its shape transformation, includiinguishing it.

  "Still not pnning to use your left eye's ability? Or is it that your left eye is only capable of this much? In any case, I woinguish these fmes. Let them burn, Naruto. Once you're dead, no one will be able to stop me. I finally wage my lone war of vengeance against Danzō and Konoha...!!"

  Naruto pulled out a scroll from his cloak, quickly scribbling intations with a pen from his ninja tool pouch. Once done, he bit the pen's shaft and pressed both hands on the scroll.

  ——*Fire Sealihod!*

  Whoosh!

  All the Amaterasu fmes flowed into the scroll's ter, f a character for "fire" surrounded by btations in the bnk space!

  Though the Amaterasu fmes had burned his body, it was unavoidable.

  The experts from the sidelines were moved in their own ways.

  Konan: That's Jiraiya-sensei's teique...

  Orochimaru: To perform such a plex Fire Sealihod so smoothly while being burned by Amaterasu requires extraordinary endurand precision. I'm increasingly curious, Naruto-kun, about what you've experienced during my time sealed away to grow this much.

  Tobi: He and Sasuke are no longer on the same level...

  Naruto calmly put away the pen and scroll and stood up, asking, "Shall we tinue, Sasuke?"

  "Don't get cocky! You loser!" Sasuke ched his fists tightly, responding to his inner rage as dark purple chakra maed outside his body!

  Karin shivered: It's that chakra, as cold as falling into an ice celr...

  The purple chakra sublimated, solidifying into a skeletal frame!

  "What you do about this!"

  Sasuke's arrogance was at an all-time high!

  "Susanoo, huh, how nostalgic..."

  Naruto's expression turned solemn as he formed a seal with four fingers in front of his chest.

  Poof! A shadow e appeared from the smoke, infusing Wind Release into the Rasengan f in Naruto's left hand.

  Buzzing...! Apanied by the screech of wind bdes, the Rasenshuriken took shape!

  Sasuke's pupils shrank: "What is that?? A strengthened version of the Wind Release: Rasengan!?"

  Poof!

  The shadow e dispersed.

  "Catch this, Sasuke!!!"

  Naruto charged and threw it at Sasuke!

  ——*Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!*

  Whoosh!!

  The Rasenshuriken tore through the air, and Sasuke relied on Susanoo to take it head-on!

  Boom!!!!

  The storm exploded, engulfing the spot where Sasuke stood in an instant.

  "Ugh...!!"

  The storm spreading outward forced Jūgo and others the battle to retreat!!

  Crack! Crack!

  Amidst the storm, the sound of bones shattering could be heard...

  Karin screamed, "Sasuke!!!!"

  As the stradually subsided, Sasuke remained unharmed, but Susanoo's skeleton was nearly shattered, leaving only a thin yer of purple c his body...

  Sasuke hung his head low, his shoulders trembling, his expression dark: "Again and again..."

  Snap! Snap! Snap!

  New bone sprouts emerged from the purple exterior!

  Sasuke suddenly raised his head, his gaze ferocious as he shouted, "How many times do you want to provoke me until you're satisfied, ahhhhh...!!"

  Boom!!!

  The dark purple skeleton reared up, with extra chakra f muscles around the bones, and soon, an arment maed...

  Susanoo advao aage!

  Tobi's gaze was deep: "Yes, just like that... Keep pushing Sasuke to grow, Naruto."

  Snap! Snap!

  In Susanoo's left hand, a magnifit longbow formed, while a mighty arroeared in the right.

  Naruto's eyes flickered: The Totsuka Bow, Sasuke's Susanoo's divine on, has appeared!

  Snap, snap, snap... The bow was drawn, arrow nocked, aimed directly at Naruto!

  "!" Naruto dared not be careless. He pushed his Sage Mode sensory abilities to the limit, leaning back with all his might, his left hand releasing a surge of chakra. As the great arroroached, he thrust the 'Sage Art: Super Big Ball Rasengan' upward!!!

  Boom!!

  With a muffled sound, the great arrow veered off course, shooting into the forest behind, raising a cloud of dust!

  Having witnessed Naruto's previous prowess, Sasuke was no longer as shocked. The first shot being deflected was within his expectations.

  "Huff, huff, huff, huff, every cell in my body is in pain. Is this what Itachi felt back then..." Sasuke panted heavily, enduring the pain as another arrow formed, nog it onto the b, pulling it taut!

  "The same trick won't work twice. This arrow will have even more force, and it won't be deflected by you!!"

  Whoosh!!!

  An arrow with eveer force tore through the air!!

  Snap!

  "No choice..." Naruto bit his finger and pressed his 'single hand' onto the ground.

  Orochimaru's eyes sparkled: "This is..."

  ——*Triple Rashomon!*

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Three massive gates adorned with demonic faces, bristling with fierce iron spikes and adorned with bells, rose before him...

  Bang! Bang... Bang!

  The great arrow pierced through two Rashomon gates in succession, embedding halfway into the third, its tip about a meter from Naruto.

  Poof!

  The Rashomon vanished in a puff of white smoke, taking the arrow with it...

  Amidst the drifting snow of the Land of Iron, Sasuke, with his eyes unfocused from overusing his dojutsu, stared at Naruto and asked a plicated question: "Naruto... what exactly are you?"

  Naruto replied sincerely, "I'm your friend—past, present, future, that has never ged..."

  "Friend...? Heh heh heh." Sasuke chuckled absurdly before asking in a deep voice, "Then if I want to destroy the vilge, will you lend me a hand? Answer me!!!"

  "Well..." Naruto lightly pinched his , his gaze carrying the weight of years: "How about this time 'I use' my right hand instead?"