From the perspective of those below, the clouds were suddenly blocked by a black disc dozens of kilometers in diameter, and the sky finally turned completely dark.
But it wasn't entirely dark.
At the edges of the disc, countless streams of scattered energy still flowed in other directions, appearing as if they were plating the edge of the black disc with a magnificent lace.
In the grand scene resembling an annular solar eclipse, Naruto's figure was as tiny as a speck of dust in comparison, almost impossible for anyone to see clearly.
"...Ha...haha... It's futile, damn it..."
Shamrock, with his head pierced, could actually still barely speak a few words, but before his voice faded, Karin and Sasuke simultaneously punched his head, completely shattering his skull.
Even so, Shamrock's body continued to twitch slightly, as if still healing.
High in the sky, feeling the Truth-Seeking Balls still being bombarded by lasers from the outside, Naruto's face showed little tension.
However, upon 'seeing' the second giant energy ball, Naruto still frowned.
"Sigh... still unavoidable."
He let out a long sigh.
"If it were the old me, I might have really been helpless."
As he spoke, his floating form slowly began to change.
The 'normal' appearance disguised by some special power gradually faded away, replaced by the pale skin and magatama-adorned robe very familiar to those from the ninja world.
Silvery-white long hair replaced Naruto's golden ponytail, and two blade-like sharp horns emerged from both sides of his head.
When Naruto opened his eyes again, the deep blue eyes had completely changed.
Three eyes slowly opened, the Rinnegan, Byakugan, and Kokugan representing the power of the Otsutsuki Clan fully revealing their forms in the One Piece World.
"If possible, I really don't want to become like this."
After completing the Otsutsuki transformation, Naruto's hands left the Truth-Seeking Ball disc, gently hanging at his sides.
Yet, without his support, the Truth-Seeking Balls not only didn't sink but became even more stable, 'fixed' high in the air, seemingly completely unmoved by the impact of the Mother Flame.
Even the cracks on the surface caused by the continuous impact were quickly restored after a special chakra was injected.
Otsutsuki Form, or Otsutsuki Mode.
This was the natural result of Naruto's 'growth' after using the Baku Baku no Mi to devour Kaguya.
As the reincarnation of Asura, Naruto's own bloodline also contained a trace of Otsutsuki's blood... or rather, many people in the Ninja World did.
Unlike Karin, who had a [Kama] carved into her soul after killing Momoshiki, Naruto actively devoured Kaguya.
Therefore, his way of using the Otsutsuki Clan's power was different from Karin's, who needed the hidden Momoshiki to 'lend' it, actively or passively.
In fact, the Otsutsuki's power Naruto now possessed belonged to himself.
Using a figurative analogy…
Generally, those implanted with a Karma are like 'coats' for the Otsutsuki Clan's members. They seem to be granted omnipotent power out of thin air, but the control is still held by the owner of the Kama.
They cannot develop abilities that the Kama's owner hasn't mastered, because their bodies are merely vessels for those Otsutsuki Clan's members to parasitize.
As for Naruto, after devouring Kaguya, he filled the most fundamental, core power within her into the barely perceptible trace of recessive genes in his own bloodline, allowing it to grow rapidly, ultimately transforming Naruto's body completely.
What he uses are the abilities grown from his original bloodline after being nourished by Kaguya's power.
It is precisely for this reason that Naruto was able to awaken the third kind of Dojutsu that even Kaguya never possessed, the [Kokugan].
However, power comes with a price.
To fully utilize the power belonging to the Otsutsuki Clan, Naruto's body must completely 'revert' to its true form...
To be honest, Naruto found it really hard to accept his transformed appearance, so he still chose to maintain the 'ill-fitting' human form, even if it meant he could only partially control the Otsutsuki's power. It didn't matter.
Joking aside, Naruto had been hanging around in the One Piece World for so many years, so if others saw this neither-human-nor-ghost appearance, they'd laugh themselves to death.
Especially that guy Shanks, who would probably find a way to take a picture as a memento.
Yes, it was precisely for this 'willful' reason that Naruto could give up this overpowered power.
One could only say this is the leeway of the strong.
Of course, now that he had flown to an altitude of ten thousand meters, and wasn't worried about being seen, it didn't matter anymore.
"Hoo…"
Having completely reverted to his original form, Naruto's height reached four meters. The robe-like garment that hung on Kaguya like a long gown resembled a trench coat jacket on Naruto.
And Imu, standing within the Room of Flowers, saw this scene through other means, his ringed eyes somewhat similar to the Rinnegan slightly widening.
'Is this your true form?'
As perhaps the longest-living person in the One Piece World, Imu was very familiar with all the races in this world.
Yet, Naruto's current form was not among them.
"White hair... white..."
Looking at Naruto's long hair dancing freely like silver flames behind him, Imu instinctively thought of his nemesis.
The warrior representing 'liberation', [Nika].
'No... that's not right, Uzumaki Naruto cannot be Nika.'
'It's just the same hair color.'
Thinking this, Imu's fingers lightly tapped on the table a few more times.
Meanwhile, the charging of the second Mother Flame was almost complete.
'It doesn't matter, Uzumaki Naruto. Whatever you are, the only outcome today is to turn into nothingness along with this island.'
Vegapunk once said that each activation of the 'Mother Flame' would cause an irreversible rise in sea level.
But Imu didn't care about that.
"Die."
The second Mother Flame descended simultaneously, its energy beam connecting with the first, instantly doubling the impact force of the lasers.
However, facing the laser flow as hot as the surface of the sun, Naruto performed an action that shocked Imu.
He changed the shape of the disc-like Truth-Seeking Balls, opening a 'hole' three to four meters wide at its center, transforming the entire Truth-Seeking Ball disc into a funnel shape.
"Is he mad?"
Imu was puzzled.
What result could this have, other than making the energy flow more concentrated?
"Let's try a small opening first..."
On his side, Naruto muttered to himself as he finished shaping the Truth-Seeking Balls.
Immediately, the Mother Flame, like a laser, rushed towards him in a torrent through the hole.
The black pupils with black wheel-like patterns opened at this moment, the center where the black lines converged slowly being dyed with gold.
"Onogoro."
Onogoro, once the first island in the world according to myth and legend, was also the name of the Kokugan's Dojutsu Naruto was now performing.
This ability should be the product of the combination of Naruto's Baku Baku no Mi and Otsutsuki Power.
It was Naruto's first time using it, and he wasn't sure of its effect, so he raised one hand, ready to close the hole at any moment.
After Onogoro was activated, nothing seemed to change, and the concentrated, enhanced energy beam rushed towards Naruto unimpeded, completely covering his body.
'Did it fail?'
Seeing this from afar using her Garuda vision, Karin was about to take off from the deck but was stopped by Sasuke.
Unlike his previous grave expression, Sasuke's brows had now relaxed.
"He's fine."
As he spoke, he pointed towards the sky, and Karin's gaze followed.
They saw that the energy seemed to be 'cut off' mid-air as if by something, stopping right where Naruto had been floating, unable to advance even a fraction further.
It seemed as if an entrance to another space had appeared in the air, swallowing all those high-energy lasers.