The clone that had held the second rasenshuriken was caught in the outer part of the explosion, and had vanished along with Naruto's other two clones, and his sage mode.

Naruto smirked. 'I would only have been able to perform a single rasenshuriken in my current sage mode, so I made an extra shadow clone to build up more nature energy quickly, have me receive it, and then use the rasenshurikens.' He thought.

Bolin nodded. "Yep. Wouldn't have wanted to be caught in that."

Meelo and Ikki's eyes both lit up. "You did it!"

Korra gripped his shoulder from the side. "Nice work. I thought I would've been the star battler this time around, but... you took that position early on."

Naruto rubbed the back of his neck. "Aw... well I can let you have it next time around if you'd like."

Korra chuckled. "Nah, it's alright. I'm kinda tired of having to fight all the time anyway."

Naruto then walked forward to where the dust cloud was still remaining. He stopped and just stared at it. "...I don't see anything... and I don't hear any noise either. I think he's dead!"

Suddenly Naruto received a swift direct punch to the face, as he flew back several dozen feet.

Korra gasped. "Naruto!"

But she couldn't register where he went, as Bolin, Ikki, Meelo, and herself were all shoved back with a sudden shockwave of air.

Then came an evil chuckle from inside the dust cloud. "...I'm still alive..."

The dust cleared and there was Kyuseishu: still standing with his arms outstretched from attacking them. However, his usually tough skin that seemed to be completely untouched of any wounds or scars, had several dozen fairly-sized cuts all over. And, one large on his front torso area, and another equally large one on his back.

Another thing to note: he was panting.

Kyuseishu looked around with a wicked gleam in his eye; one full of hate for the dastardly kid that did this.

Korra and the other three all stood up with a couple groans. Korra's eyes widened at him standing, but she acknowledged his horrible injuries. 'How is he still alive; and standing too?!' She thought.

"How are you still alive?!" Bolin shouted in question at him.

Kyuseishu proudly pounded his chest, and then grimaced. "This skin acts likes some of the toughest armor around. It withstood the blast of those things, as it has withstood the blast of several other things in the past."

'But only did I barely survive.' He thought to himself, but did not say it aloud.

Ikki profusely pointed at him. "You look really hurt! So does that mean you'll surrender?"

The gulfskin started chuckling evilly, which turned into loud cackling, which turned into hysterical laughter.

They all watched as the spirit laughed for quite a few seconds until he finally came to a stop.

His nearly gleeful expression changed to one of absolute hatred and determination instantly. "No."

He then bounded toward them with immense speed.

Bolin ran up to Korra and stood with her. "I'll help ya out up here."

Ikki and Meelo both knew what to do, and took to the skies.

Kyuseishu did not care where they went; he was still going to destroy them no matter what.

Bolin and Korra earthbended in unison, and pushed a large rock wall at the giant spirit, which, seemed to be most obvious at this point, he jumped over.

'Arg, I can't break through it.' He thought while running at them. 'I don't want to get more injured then I am now, otherwise it could lead to very bad things in the future for my body.'

Before he reached them, Bolin broke apart the ground, and made lava surface all in front of them, while Korra fired off a large and wide-range of fire over the lava; so that Kyuseishu couldn't jump over it, nor run through it.

Meelo and Ikki watched it unfold from the skies, but then Meelo gritted his teeth. "We gotta help Korra!"

"And Bolin too!" Ikki added.

"Yeah! We need a plan!"

Ikki and Meelo both circled over them as they tried to think of the best way they could help.

Kyuseishu skidded to a stop, and clapped his hands with a loud thundering noise; which, in turn blew the fire and lava at the two who put it there.

Korra and Bolin's eyes went wide as they simultaneously gasped.

But the elements never reached them, for a large and tall tornado was formed in front of Korra and Bolin, which scattered the elements around them.

Korra looked up to see Meelo and Ikki; still flying, but also making the tornado at the same time.

They were actually working together with no outside source helping them or motivating them.

Truly a miracle.

Kyuseishu growled. "That won't do a thing to save you from the inevitable!"

He charged at them with no worries of lava or fire.

Bolin grunted as he lifted his arms, and pulled the earth from the his left side (Kyuseishu's right side) over, and on top of Kyuseishu.

But, the boss spirit grabbed the tip of the earth before it crashed down, and pulled himself over it with a flip.

Korra then stomped her foot to raise up a large rock, and fire it at him.

To this, he head-butted it to pieces.

"There's just no stopping him!" Bolin shouted in a concerned tone.

Meelo and Ikki both descended, and when they had gotten low enough, both used their arms and legs and blew an enormous wind gust at Kyuseishu, who did not notice until it was right at him.

He got caught in it, and was quite literally blown away by it.

Meelo and Ikki both landed on the ground, and panted. "It's hard to fly and airbend at the same time." Ikki stated.

Korra ran over to them. "You guys did awesome! You're definitely both going to pass your father in airbending someday."

Bolin looked over to where the gulfskin had fallen, and as soon as he saw him, quickly encased him in a simple earth cone.

Kyuseishu's arms and legs were both inside the cone; only his head was outside.

The four benders ran over to him. They saw that his face was beaded with sweat, and he was definitely exhausted.

Korra got right up to him. "Kyuseishu."

He looked at her with weary eyes. "What is it girl?" He spouted that word like it was the biggest insult he could think of.

"Why don't you just give up?" She asked.

He chuckled, and then sighed. "Because I hate you so much, I would never stop trying to kill you; every one of you! You are all disgusting, despicable things. You are trash and worthless." He spit on the ground.

Korra shook her head. "No. No we're not. None of us are. You just don't understand it. But... you could if you surrendered. We're not cruel, and we wouldn't enslave you, or force you into labor, or to just sit in a metal prison for the rest of your life. We could show you the world, and how humans are wonderful things. And the newfound harmony of spirits and humans."

Kyuseishu growled. "Never! I would never wish for such a thing! You all deserve to die!"

He began struggling against the cone, and it began developing cracks quickly.

Bolin gasped, and started to try to keep it together.

Korra saw this, and did the same, while Meelo and Ikki both stood by; ready to fight once more.

But everyone heard a sudden 'BOOM' across the field, and they all looked that direction. They saw a column of dust rising up to the sky.

And then, they started to hear a sound. A whipping sound, a high-pitched blade sound.

They all looked up as that was where it was coming from.

The sky was illuminated with a bright white light. The light started to descend through the sky toward the ground.

Kyuseishu's mean glare changed into an expression of fear, and worry.

Bolin and Korra as well as Ikki and Meelo all watched in awe, as they saw someone come down through the clouds.

It was Naruto, holding another rasenshuriken; except this one was massive.

Naruto grinned. "Final blow! Get out of the way everyone!"

Korra nodded and looked at the three of them. "Alright--let's go!" And they all flew off or ran.

Kyuseishu stared at it for a while as Naruto came lower and lower...

"Wind style: massive rasenshuriken!" He shouted.

Kyuseishu finally looked down. "I've... lost this fight for sure. You are all too powerful for me. I hope to come to terms with this in my afterlife."

Naruto roared, and threw it with all his might as he felt his sage mode begin to fade from such a massively-powerful jutsu.

Kyuseishu closed his eyes as it neared him.

It collided with him, and exploded into a blinding light.

He did not survive.

(Hang on: it's not over yet! Wait for the Epilogue chapter!)