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No, you are reading that correctly. Yes, this is a bait. This is an attempt to upgrade base Naruto to 5-C.
Here is the thing: most of this was Naruto's doing.
And lastly, Toneri stated that the Chakra of Hamura's Tenseigan was powerful enough to move the Moon into the Earth.
What this means is:
And, before you attempt to argue that "Naruto borrowed power from Kurama with this attack", no. Nothing, not even the novelization, proves or states that Naruto borrowed Kurama's power. In fact, the novel states this was done with Naruto's own Chakra. And when Naruto borrows power from Kurama, his arm glows the same way his body does in Kurama Chakra Mode, as seen here and here; however, in the initial rescue, in the third confrontation with Toneri (Naruto even says its his Chakra when it is sucked out), and while destroying Hamura's Tenseigan, his arm, which would be golden if he were borrowing Kurama's power, was completely normal.
However, Naruto and Sasuke were virtually rawdogging him once they got serious, which is further emphasized in the anime, with the two of them literally just knocking Momoshiki around and throwing him across the map once they really got into the battle; and, honestly, the two of them did not even seem like they were giving it their all, as they were laughing and giggling and just screwing around with Momoshiki the entire time; yes, they were serious, but they were obviously not "Jigen serious". Naruto also had his energy drained for quite some time (for reference, the audience of the Chunin Exams had time to black out and then wake up in the hospital), so he obviously was not giving it his all.
So, trying to argue against Naruto closely downscaling from Fused Momoshiki on the basis that Six Paths Sage Mode Naruto is comparable to Fused Momoshiki is moot, considering Six Paths Sage Mode Naruto and Rinne-Sharingan Sasuke were actually portrayed as superior to him.
The reason this is a tertiary argument, though, is because the Ninja Encyclopedia is incredibly unreliable. For example, Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki have Strength values that are nearing those of Naruto and Sasuke, even though they are only Genin at the time. Of course, you could argue that their stats only apply to the other Genin, which is a fair argument. But then, there is also Sakura, who possesses a 100 in Strength, placing her close to the level of Naruto and Sasuke, which obviously is not true.
These Ninja Encyclopedia are all covering these characters in their normal states, unless stated otherwise, like with Ao or Kawaki, so Sakura in her normal state possessing a combat ability in the same range as Sasuke, who would be 5-C at this point, is nonsense, considering with the Byakugan in the Great Ninja War, she was casually intercepted by Dual Rinnegan Madara and could not budge against his Limbo clone, unless you actually consider her punching a distracted Kaguya as a feat worthy to place her there.
Yes, the New Era takes place many years into the future, but Sakura was given the Gohan treatment and has settled down in the Blank Period of peace. She has not trained over the years because she was busy raising a family.
So, take this with a grain of salt.
Main Argument: Destroying the Tenseigan
Hamura's Tenseigan was protected for thousands of years by a curse that would instantly drain the Chakra of those who lacked the blood of Hamura, which in this case would be Naruto. Hinata, who is of Hamura's blood, attempted to strike down the Tenseigan, only to be outright rejected, lacking the strength to destroy the superpower.While running, Hinata told Naruto about Ootsutsuki Hamura, and how his Tenseigan was moving the moon. They exited the castle, and ran through the entrance to the smaller celestial body. The two arrived in front of the giant Tenseigan.
“So if we destroy this, the moon will stop? Alright! My [Rasengan]…”
As Naruto began to form his [Rasengan], Hinata rushed to stop him.
“No! There’s a curse on this Tenseigan, so if shinobi outside of Hamura’s bloodline touch it, they’ll have their chakra extracted.”
When she spoke, Hinata took her [Gentle Fist] stance. Hinata gathered chakra before both hands, and it began to glow. The flames of chakra looked like the faces of lions. Hinata jumped up.
“[Eight Trigrams Twin Lions Crumbling Attack]!”
She struck the Tenseigan.
Boom!
The Tenseigan pulsed in response to the impact.
Crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle!
However, the pulsing gradually weakened, and the Tenseigan remained unharmed.
“I can’t destroy it,” Hinata murmured with regret.
“What should we do…”
Upon realizing Hinata was powerless against Hamura's Tenseigan, he came up with the plan to combine Hinata's ability to touch the Tenseigan with his overwhelming power in order to completely destroy the eye. So, they combined their Chakra, powered up an attack, and crashed into the Tenseigan, with their combined might destroying the eye completely.For a moment, Naruto recalled the night before when he had grabbed Shikamaru by the collar and seen his calm eyes up close. Naruto didn’t have Shikamaru’s level of composure or intelligence. But when it came to jutsu skills, he didn’t lose to Shikamaru.
Right… if neither of us is enough, we’ll compensate for each other!
Hinata could touch the Tenseigan, but she didn’t have enough chakra. On the other hand, Naruto couldn’t touch the Tenseigan, but had a massive amount of chakra… If the two of them combined their strength, he thought they could definitely do it.
“Hinata, infuse me with your chakra! If you do that, we might be able to break this thing!”
“Ok!” Hinata answered with a smile, and the two held hands.
Naruto and Hinata jumped up high. Between their joined hands, his [Rasengan] and her [Eight Trigrams Twin Lions Crumbling Attack] appeared, and they were combined.
“Uooooooohhhh!”
“Haaaaaaaaaaaa!”
They hit the Tenseigan together.
Boom!
There was pulsing incomparable to what had happened before.
Crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle! Crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle!
Finally, Hamura’s Tenseigan gave a big explosion, and was gone.
Just as it was disappearing, Naruto saw tens of thousands of eyeballs scatter. They were all byakugan.
“Hamura’s Tenseigan… was a cluster of Byakugan?” Naruto mumbled, dumbfounded.
Here is the thing: most of this was Naruto's doing.
- Hinata herself was not able to even "scratch" Hamura's Tenseigan, let alone damage it; however, after combining her powers with Naruto's, they could destroy it.
- The novel explicitly states that the heavy lifting was done by Naruto's own "massive amount of chakra".
And lastly, Toneri stated that the Chakra of Hamura's Tenseigan was powerful enough to move the Moon into the Earth.
What this means is:
- Hamura's Tenseigan's Chakra was so powerful that it could move the Moon and push it into the Earth.
- That Chakra was much more powerful than Hinata's, hence why she failed to destroy it.
- However, Naruto's Chakra was powerful enough to destroy Hamura's Tenseigan, resulting in the Moon halting, temporarily saving the world.
And, before you attempt to argue that "Naruto borrowed power from Kurama with this attack", no. Nothing, not even the novelization, proves or states that Naruto borrowed Kurama's power. In fact, the novel states this was done with Naruto's own Chakra. And when Naruto borrows power from Kurama, his arm glows the same way his body does in Kurama Chakra Mode, as seen here and here; however, in the initial rescue, in the third confrontation with Toneri (Naruto even says its his Chakra when it is sucked out), and while destroying Hamura's Tenseigan, his arm, which would be golden if he were borrowing Kurama's power, was completely normal.
All excerpts of the The Last: Naruto the Movie novelization come from here.
Secondary Argument: Vs Momoshiki
Naruto briefly battled with Fused Momoshiki in his base form, clashing with him, dodging his attacks, taking his attacks, and reacting to him from close range. On its own, this means nothing, and many would be quick to point out that this scaling does not work, arguing that Six Paths Sage Mode Naruto is comparable to Momoshiki.However, Naruto and Sasuke were virtually rawdogging him once they got serious, which is further emphasized in the anime, with the two of them literally just knocking Momoshiki around and throwing him across the map once they really got into the battle; and, honestly, the two of them did not even seem like they were giving it their all, as they were laughing and giggling and just screwing around with Momoshiki the entire time; yes, they were serious, but they were obviously not "Jigen serious". Naruto also had his energy drained for quite some time (for reference, the audience of the Chunin Exams had time to black out and then wake up in the hospital), so he obviously was not giving it his all.
So, trying to argue against Naruto closely downscaling from Fused Momoshiki on the basis that Six Paths Sage Mode Naruto is comparable to Fused Momoshiki is moot, considering Six Paths Sage Mode Naruto and Rinne-Sharingan Sasuke were actually portrayed as superior to him.
Tertiary Arguments
Boruto's Ninja Encyclopedia
According to the Ninja Encyclopedia, Naruto possesses a 110 in Strength, whereas Sasuke has a 130, meaning that Naruto is in the same ballpark as him.The reason this is a tertiary argument, though, is because the Ninja Encyclopedia is incredibly unreliable. For example, Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki have Strength values that are nearing those of Naruto and Sasuke, even though they are only Genin at the time. Of course, you could argue that their stats only apply to the other Genin, which is a fair argument. But then, there is also Sakura, who possesses a 100 in Strength, placing her close to the level of Naruto and Sasuke, which obviously is not true.
These Ninja Encyclopedia are all covering these characters in their normal states, unless stated otherwise, like with Ao or Kawaki, so Sakura in her normal state possessing a combat ability in the same range as Sasuke, who would be 5-C at this point, is nonsense, considering with the Byakugan in the Great Ninja War, she was casually intercepted by Dual Rinnegan Madara and could not budge against his Limbo clone, unless you actually consider her punching a distracted Kaguya as a feat worthy to place her there.
Yes, the New Era takes place many years into the future, but Sakura was given the Gohan treatment and has settled down in the Blank Period of peace. She has not trained over the years because she was busy raising a family.
So, take this with a grain of salt.
Conclusions
Adult Naruto scales to 5-C, based on the fact that:- He is more powerful than Hamura's Tenseigan, which is powerful enough to move the Moon.
- He could briefly hold his own against a Fused Momoshiki, even after having his energy drained for quite some time.
- According to the Ninja Encyclopedia, he possesses strength in the same range as adult Sasuke.
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