- Delta and Naruto continue to trade blows, each getting a punch and kick in. Delta uses her jet-boots to great effect, allowing her an aerial dodge and allowing her to extend her kicks into a barrage of giant stiletto attacks
- Naruto blows her legs off with a Lava Rasenshuriken, to her surprise, but her legs regen in a single panel (although it looks a lot different than the regen seen in the series before)
- Naruto notes that while her arms and legs seem to regen instantly, she seems to be protecting her torso. He wants to use ninjutsu but he's wary of her absorption limits. Delta glares at him in anger.
- Boruto wants to jump in and help, but he can't think of a trump move. Kawaki tells him to not even think about it, much to Boruto's confusion. Kawaki notes that Naruto is the one who's leading Delta around by the nose, or the lead in a ballroom dance
- Boruto, panicky, says that his dad seems to always be on the defensive! Kawaki asks if he's stupid: Naruto is purposely leading Delta away from the kids, analyzing her fighting style, and looking for time to use Jutsu.
- In Summary: Naruto is so much stronger than Delta, that he can
afford to be letting himself be on the back foot... so long as nothing intervenes
- Delta and Naruto pause in their fight, glaring at each other. Delta sarcastically applauds Naruto's capabilities, and Naruto asks if that means she'll surrender.
- Delta: "
Haha, no."
- Naruto dodges the energy beams from her eyes, and a section of the forest behind him is destroyed. Delta is pissed her aim isn't better.
- Kawaki informs the group that those beams aren't just powerful, they specialize in rapid disintegration of cells for regeneration powers, noting that not even Kawaki or Naruto's healing could heal it
- Naruto notes that it sure is scary... but that it must take an awful lot of chakra to use. Delta begrudgingly admits to that, but it doesn't matter since all she needs is one hit. Naruto states that it's impossible with her limits.
- Delta charges at him and a short scuffle sends Naruto to the ground, where she tries to beam him, only for him to duck to the side, landing a powerful kick to her gut.
- She escapes the follow up blow, but is fucking PISSED, calling Naruto a cunning old bastard. Naruto just plans to keep this going until she runs out of chakra. They clash once more in combat.
- Boruto looks on more and more anxiously
- Delta kicks Naruto to the ground again, and Boruto has had enough, activating Karma and launching a vanishing Rasengan much to Kawaki's horror.
- Naruto shouts out his name in shock.
- Boruto is betting on her having the same weakness as Momoshiki, unable to absorb what she can't see. Delta seems confused, until her Drone uses some sort of radar to pick up the invisible attack, absorbing it anyways
- Delta smirks, bum rushes Boruto with a punch to the face, and thanks him for giving her an idea (notable that she says this while he's falling through midair from the punch).
- She grabs Himawari and tosses her into the sky, launching her beams at her. Naruto shouts in horror and rushes to Himawari. An explosion occurs.
- Delta smirks... until it's revealed that Kawaki used his own arm as a shield to protect Naruto and Hima, much to Delta's shock. Naruto cradles Kawaki, asking him why he would sacrifice himself, while Boruto apologizes profusely for his fuckup.
- Kawaki says that if Naruto has gotten hit, the fight would be over... and that now he's even with Boruto about the vase, causing Boruto to smile. Delta is now SUPER PISSED