The battlefield lay in ruins, shrouded in dust and the metallic scent of blood. Screams echoed across the shattered earth as the last of the shinobi forces—wounded, broken, or already lifeless—littered the ground.
Naruto lay face-down in a crater. Kakashi was slumped against a shattered pillar. Might Guy's blue aura had faded completely. The remaining Kage were scattered and motionless.
A single figure floated down from the smoke-filled sky and landed without sound.
Goku.
His eyes moved slowly across the field. Wherever someone groaned, twitched, or tried to crawl away, a thin beam of ki lanced out. The movement stopped instantly. One by one the wounded shinobi were erased until only silence remained.
Sasuke staggered to his feet, Sharingan blazing.
"Amaterasu!"
Black flames exploded forward and swallowed Goku whole.
For two seconds the fire roared. Then Goku's aura flared once—bright, gold, violent. The inextinguishable flames shattered like glass and blew away in every direction. Sasuke was thrown backward, boots sliding through dirt.
High above, yellow lightning cracked.
Minato appeared in freefall, right arm pulled back, a massive Rasengan spinning wildly in his palm. He drove straight down like a meteor.
Goku raised one hand.
The Rasengan slammed into his open palm. For a heartbeat the two powers pushed against each other—then Goku's ki surged outward in a sharp pulse. Minato was blasted straight up, breaking the sound barrier as he vanished into the clouds.
Naruto forced himself upright. Kurama's red chakra cloak ignited around him. He looked at Sasuke. No words. They moved at the same time.
They attacked together.
Rasengan. Chidori. Sword slashes wrapped in Amaterasu. Kick after kick. Punch after punch. A storm of violence aimed at one target.
Goku slipped between every strike. He didn't counter. He just flowed. Hands in pockets, head slightly tilted, like he was watching children play.
Then he moved.
One heavy stomp.
The ground split in a violent star pattern. Cracks raced outward in every direction. The shockwave threw Naruto and Sasuke off their footing for half a second.
Half a second was enough.
Goku vanished from sight and reappeared between them. Two straight punches buried deep into their stomachs. Air and blood sprayed from both mouths at the same instant. They rocketed backward, carving long trenches before crashing through several ruined walls.
A roar tore through the battlefield.
"Eighth Gate… of Death!!"
Crimson steam detonated around Might Guy. His skin turned blood-red. The ground under his feet cratered instantly. He became a red streak that tore across the field, passing straight through the smoke and dust left by Goku's earlier strike.
He disappeared.
He reappeared directly behind Goku.
A barrage of strikes—each one aimed at a lethal pressure point, each one delivered at speeds that made the air scream.
Goku didn't turn around.
His arms moved in a blur. Every finger strike, every elbow, every palm was caught and deflected. Then he twisted and threw a single back-fist.
Guy crossed both arms to block.
The impact sounded like a cannon shot. Guy's body was hurled backward, feet dragging twin furrows through solid rock for nearly sixty meters. When he finally stopped, he dropped to one knee, steam pouring off him, chest heaving violently.
Goku took one step toward him.
Sand surged upward in a thick wall—Gaara's last desperate move.
Goku didn't even glance sideways. A casual wave of his hand sent a wide ki blast ripping through the sand. It caught Gaara in the chest and launched him skyward in a spiraling arc, shockwave trailing behind him.
Three voices shouted at once.
"Take this!!"
Naruto's cloak exploded into its final form—six tomoe spinning, Kurama's full power roaring behind him. He formed five Tailed Beast Bombs at once and fired them forward.
Minato flashed back into existence, yellow lightning crackling around him. A Rasengan the size of a small building spun in his hand, laced with divine-speed lightning.
Sasuke's Perfect Susanoo stood at full height. Its blade burned with purple-black flames as it swung downward in a single, earth-splitting arc.
Goku raised one hand, palm forward.
But in that exact moment—
"Kamui!"
Kakashi's exhausted, bloodshot eye opened wide. A black portal tore open right in front of Goku.
The five Tailed Beast Bombs, the lightning-charged Rasengan, and the Susanoo's full-powered slash all vanished into the void… and reappeared from directly behind Goku.
No time to react.
All three attacks collided with his back at the same instant.
A blinding white-gold explosion swallowed half the battlefield. The shockwave flattened everything still standing. The sky itself seemed to bend for a moment.
Dust and smoke rolled outward for kilometers.
When the light finally cleared…
Goku was still standing.
His gi was torn across the upper body, revealing his tattoo. A thin line of smoke rose from his back. Little blood dripped from his back.
He slowly turned his head and looked at the battered shinobi still on their feet.
Naruto coughed blood.
Sasuke's Susanoo flickered and began to collapse.
Minato dropped to one knee.
Kakashi's Sharingan bled.
Guy remained on one knee, barely conscious.
Goku exhaled once.
Then he cracked his neck.
"Alright…"
His voice was calm. Almost cheerful.
"Now let me show you all what true power feels like."
His eyes glowed, energy exploded, surging into the sky, his hair spiked up turning gold, as his screams echoed throughout the battlefield, boulders levitated into air, the ground trembled, and cracked opened like spiderwebbs.
This guy is more of a monster than any in history, tobirama standing to his feet said.
Lord second, seems you enjoyed your nap, Sasuke responded, blood dripping from his eye.
Uchiha, you have my respect... "Now everyone let's give this battle our final all!"
The kage's struggled to their feet,
instantly unleashing their full power, everyone's eyes remained on Goku as he had completely transformed into a super Saiyan.