"Uzumaki Naruto!!!" The Great Toad Sage rose in anger, and a terrifying surge of natural energy erupted from within him.
"Boom!" The already dilapidated hall couldn't withstand the pressure and collapsed.
The Great Toad Sage was completely taken aback by Naruto's audacity!
He dared to openly declare war on Mount Myoboku?!
"As expected, you are the greatest demon in the ninja world. Sooner or later, you will bring destruction to the ninja world!" The Great Toad Sage's face turned grim, and his clothes fluttered as chakra surged through him.
His aged body straightened, and his cloudy eyes suddenly emitted a sharp light.
A millennium of time had made him old but not decayed.
His power had become even more unfathomable through centuries of cultivation.
A thousand years ago, he was just a small toad, but now, he was the most powerful Sage of the Toad Clan.
Compared to the immense natural energy of the Great Toad Sage, Naruto appeared minuscule.
"Naruto Uzumaki, draw your sword!!" His voice was as deep as a mountain and echoed through Mount Myoboku.
A terrifying pressure descended, but what made the Great Toad Sage uneasy was that Naruto stood within that pressure, looking calm with a faint smile on his lips.
"White Snake Attack!!"
"Help!!! The White Snake is attacking Mount Myoboku!" Suddenly, a piercing scream came from outside, and the Great Toad Sage's gaze turned angry as he looked at Naruto.
"Naruto Uzumaki, you dare to join forces with the Ryuichi Cave!!"
"Die!" He drew his sword with a mighty swing towards Naruto.
"Boom." The long sword, enveloped in natural energy, created a deafening sound as it struck. The earth quaked, and the entire space reverberated.
Even this furious strike had the destructive power to rival the Super-God-Level Heavenly Punishment.
"You truly are an ancient monster." Naruto stood still, his expression calm.
His vision seemed to distort, like ripples on a calm lake.
The blade struck the area where Naruto stood, turning the sky white, and the ground collapsed into an abyss.
Countless debris scattered, and the mountain cliff collapsed.
However, the Great Toad Sage could still sense Naruto's presence.
His face darkened.
"Mirror Flower Water Moon can still affect me?" he said in disbelief.
As he spoke, he saw Naruto's figure slowly appearing in the sky, looking down at him with pride.
"Lurking for a thousand years, treating the Three Realms as your pawns, but the puppeteer becomes a puppet in the end."
Naruto looked at the Great Toad Sage indifferently, his tone calm.
"Little Toad!!! I'm coming, hahaha!!!" In the next moment, the laughter of the White Snake Sage echoed in Mount Myoboku, and then the White Snake Sage sped towards the Great Toad Sage.
"Old Toad, it seems you're not past your prime."
The White Snake Sage excitedly looked at the Great Toad Sage, his tongue flicking out crimson.
Snake eyes scanned Naruto and the Great Toad Sage, filled with triumph.
As long as the Great Toad Sage died, Naruto wouldn't leave here alive.
He, the White Snake Sage, would be the ultimate victor.
The Great Toad Sage's body was undoubtedly strong, perhaps capable of helping him break through to a new realm!
The Great Toad Sage looked at the White Snake Sage and Naruto angrily, realizing that this battle was inevitable.
He raised his sword, and a powerful aura enveloped Mount Myoboku, creating a vortex in the sky, making the heavens tremble.
Centuries of cultivation had given him a new understanding of his swordsmanship, and his immense natural energy filled the entire space almost instantly.
"Why isn't Mirror Flower Water Moon working?" Naruto felt puzzled.
The Great Toad Sage's combat instincts were still sharp, and he could break through the partially activated Mirror Flower Water Moon with natural energy.
To ensure the success of his plan, Naruto hadn't unleashed his full power yet.
The Great Toad Sage's aura made the White Snake Sage somewhat uneasy.
They were old rivals, and snakes were the natural enemies of toads, a grudge dating back a millennium.
The White Snake Sage hadn't neglected physical training, so when he sensed the Great Toad Sage's presence, he didn't panic, but rather felt excited.
"Boom." The two clashed, and the Great Toad Sage's movements were agile. He wielded a katana, easily cutting the White Snake Sage's skin.
But the White Snake Sage's movements and ninjutsu were extremely elusive, allowing him to easily dodge the deadly slashes and push the Great Toad Sage back with mysterious techniques.
"I didn't expect that after a thousand years, you're still in your prime. I thought you were just focusing on being a great prophet," the White Snake Sage taunted.
"White Snake, you dare to cooperate with Naruto Uzumaki? You need to think carefully. Once I die, the Spirit Realm won't remain peaceful, and the Seireitei won't allow the Spirit Realm to develop freely."
The Great Toad Sage shouted in a stern tone as he closed in on the White Snake Sage again, swinging his sword with a fierce slash that cut through the air.
"You're overestimating yourself. The Spirit Realm won't crumble just because you're not around. I'm an immortal too, and if the Seireitei dares to meddle with the Spirit Realm, it won't end well!" The White Snake Sage's face darkened, his body twisting to evade the sword strikes, and he quickly entangled the Great Toad Sage's body, contorting his long form.
"Crack, crack, crack." With the crisp sound of bones shifting, the Great Toad Sage's face contorted in pain, blood oozing from his mouth.
But his body erupted with an even stronger aura.
"Heavenly Slash." Countless sword lights enveloped both of them, and with the White Snake Sage's agonized screams, blood sprayed.
When the sword lights dissipated, the weakened White Snake Sage fell to the ground, and the Great Toad Sage, who had been entangled, also looked worse for wear, blood oozing from the corners of his mouth.
"Young brat, why don't you do something?" the White Snake Sage looked at Naruto.
"Sure, you've waited long enough. Forests, seas, thousand blades like fire." In the moment the White Snake Sage was surprised, Naruto unsheathed his sword.
"Boom." The fully unleashed Ryūjin Jakka enveloped Mount Myoboku in a sea of flames. All the trees and even rocks turned to ashes in an instant, as if the high temperature could melt the entire world.
The Great Toad Sage had already activated all his natural energy to escape long before Naruto drew his sword, leaving only the foolish White Snake Sage waiting for the Great Toad Sage's death.
"Ah." In the flames, the White Snake Sage writhed in pain, and although his natural energy could temporarily resist the flames, it couldn't fully protect him. He could feel his body melting.
All his snake ninjutsu was useless in this environment.
"Why?! Naruto Uzumaki!!!" The White Snake Sage looked at Naruto.
"You ask me why?" In the midst of the flames, Naruto's eyes were cold. "The Great Toad Sage was right. I won't allow the Spirit World to develop freely. The Seireitei will eventually take control of the Spirit World, and I will become a god of the Three Realms."
A fire dragon and phoenix formed behind Naruto.
"Boom!" The fire dragon and phoenix descended with a deafening explosion, creating shockwaves that swept away everything.
The temperature reached its peak, and the entire Mount Myoboku instantly melted. The ground was shattered by the shockwaves.
Amidst the raging flames, White Snake Sage's voice, filled with anger and unwillingness, could be heard: "Naruto! I will definitely kill you!"
White Snake Sage never imagined that he had calculated everything perfectly, only to be outsmarted by Naruto. Naruto's displayed power had surpassed his own. As long as he died, the Great Toad Sage would be unable to stop Naruto.
It was a well-executed plan.
In other words, Naruto had long harbored the intention to eliminate the Spirit World.
The flames continued to burn, and White Snake Sage's body gradually dissolved. However, in the midst of the dissolution, a small snake skillfully wriggled out and desperately burrowed towards the ground.
The ground's temperature was so high that almost no living creature could survive. Even White Snake, who used all of his natural energy to protect his body, felt the agonizing heat, with his skin constantly burning.
But compared to the pain, life was undoubtedly more important.
However, his hopes were destined to be in vain.
Clear footsteps echoed, and then a tremendous force came from above. Soon, Naruto grabbed him and lifted him up.
His azure eyes were filled with coldness.
White Snake Sage was terrified.
Having lived for a thousand years, he had become more afraid of death.
"Don't kill me, Naruto! I'm willing to become your subordinate," White Snake Sage pleaded in panic. "As long as you accept me as your subordinate, the Seireitei will definitely be invincible in the Three Realms. I'm obedient!"
"All the snakes from Ryuichi Cave are yours. You can kill them or make them your subordinates. Just spare me."
"I'm an immortal. As long as I become a Shinigami, I can definitely reach the Six Paths level. I will be the most valuable blade of the Seireitei."
As White Snake Sage desperately begged, Naruto's face twisted into a mocking and disdainful smile.
"To me, whether you're a human or an immortal, you're nothing more than ants I can crush with ease."
With those words, the flames enveloped White Snake Sage.
He didn't even have a chance to scream before he turned into ashes.
Naruto looked calmly in the direction where the Great Toad Sage had fled, then casually wiped his hands.