The scene struck terror deeper than anything seen before.
In the world of pirates…
Marine Headquarters, inside Fleet Admiral Akainu's office—
"Sakazuki-sama! Should we raise that Straw Hat brat's bounty?"
"Of course! Even fifty billion berries is justified, right?"
Akainu's face twisted in fury as he roared,
"Idiots! Don't overhype it!"
Meanwhile, just before reaching the waters near Sabaody Archipelago—
"Luffy survived? He awakened his Devil Fruit power? Hah!"
Sabo burst into genuine laughter.
But deep down, a trace of worry lingered.
"If that idiot Luffy wins… then my wish won't be to bring me back to life, right?"
"Man, I really hope not. That'd be a waste of a golden chance!"
Even Naruto with his Tailed Beast cloak got slapped around. Luffy's power is on another level entirely!
Nami gritted her teeth.
"Even the fox-cloaked Naruto got blown away. This time, Luffy's got this! Go get him!"
In the world of Naruto, within the Pure Land—
The Sage of Six Paths closed his eyes and slowly shook his head.
From Luffy's body, an aura erupted—majestic and divine.
It reminded him of the gods themselves.
"The difference in realms is too vast.
Naruto… is likely to lose."
Near the edge of the battle arena's crater—
"In realms? Kurama, what do you mean?"
"When I lunged at Luffy just now, I sensed it."
"That presence—I've only felt it once… from the Old Man himself."
"How do I put it? The gap between you and him…
It's like a mortal trying to strike down a god."
"No wonder your attack couldn't hurt him.
That's the kind of distance between the two of you."
Kurama's eyes narrowed, his tone dead serious.
Naruto didn't argue. He leapt out of the pit, eyes sharp.
He summoned thousands of shadow clones once more.
"This time… I'll finish you off with this!"
He unleashed his strongest move and charged Luffy again.
BOOM!
An overwhelming wave of energy engulfed the entire battlefield.
In an instant, a rainstorm of Rasenshuriken came flying at Luffy—
dense, relentless, a true hurricane of destruction.
But just a second later—
Luffy… merely tilted his neck left, then right,
dodging dozens of attacks with ease.
Hundreds more Rasenshuriken landed directly—
BOOM!!!
The entire arena trembled with the deafening roar,
as if the whole dimension was about to collapse.
And yet—
"Ow ow ow!!"
Luffy only winced slightly, frowning from the sting.
Everyone was stunned.
Frozen.
Speechless.
He took on all those Rasenshuriken head-on…
and all he did was say it hurt a little?
What the hell is this guy? Is he even human?!
But that wasn't the end.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!!"
Luffy's laughter rang out across countless dimensions.
Those rooting for him laughed along, unable to help themselves.
But to Naruto's supporters… that laugh felt razor-sharp—like mockery.
"...Is he laughing at me?"
Naruto clenched his fists, frustration boiling inside.
But for now, he had no way to counter.
"I told you," Kurama said.
"There's a difference in realms. Believe me now?"
"Enough talk! It's time to play the trump card!"
"Yeah! Use that power! Win this match with everything you've got!"
Naruto's smile faded. His eyes turned fierce.
"Let's go!!!"
Kurama shouted,
"Then rise, Naruto!"
Naruto brought his hands together.
"Six Paths Sage Mode!"
BOOM!!!
This time, unlike his old Kurama mode with the orange cloak,
his body was wrapped in a radiant golden aura.
Now, Naruto's presence was holy.
Sovereign.
Like a True God descending to Earth.
Foundational chakra and divine energy radiated from his body—
spreading across all realities through every screen and every dimension.
In that moment… the multiverse trembled.