Following Momoshiki's furious roar, the battle instantly escalated!
On one side was the 'Inukai Takeru no Mikoto' activated by the enraged Momoshiki, and on the other was the complete body 'Susanoo' activated by the cautious Karin going all out. With the appearance of these two behemoths, the originally vast battlefield suddenly seemed crowded.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Several dog-headed, dragon-bodied monsters, accompanied by whistling wind and wrapped in surging air waves, attacked Karin's 'Susanoo' from different angles.
Karin didn't indulge them, swinging her blade directly twice with clank clank sounds, severing two of the dog-headed, dragon-bodied monsters.
Floating in the air, Momoshiki clenched his fists: "Tear him apart!"
Instantly, the dog-headed, dragon-bodied monsters severed by Karin's 'Susanoo' recovered instantly. Like crazy, they bit towards Karin's 'Susanoo' one after another.
"!?"
Karin was startled.
She didn't expect these extraordinarily fast and infinitely strong monsters could recover rapidly even after their heads were severed. A moment of carelessness, and her 'Susanoo' was bitten by several of these dog-headed, dragon-bodied monsters, and then violently pulled.
Boom...
Accompanied by a loud noise, Karin's complete body 'Susanoo', under the tearing of Momoshiki's 'Inukai Takeru no Mikoto', had large chunks torn off from its shoulders, arms, legs, and even the wings on its back. In the blink of an eye, it became a tragic sight.
"Hahaha!"
Momoshiki laughed maniacally, his eyes full of smugness.
Although he had already swept across several planets, in his long life, there were few truly evenly matched battles, and even exchanges were rare. The vast majority of troubles were solved by his guardian, Kinshiki Otsutsuki.
Therefore, gaining the upper hand in the situation, he felt incomparably carefree!
Karin glanced at Momoshiki, a trace of doubt flashing between her brows. She was only slightly at a disadvantage. At this stage, it would only be considered the mutual probing phase in the shinobi world. The opponent was rejoicing a bit too early.
"He must still have some means he hasn't used yet, I must be careful!"
With a thought, Karin immediately activated her pupil power, repairing the damaged 'Susanoo'!
Momoshiki floated down from the air at this time, landing on the head of a dog-headed, dragon-bodied monster: "You are not my opponent, hurry up and hand over Isshiki!"
Karin said coldly: "You haven't won yet!"
Momoshiki spread his hands: "Since that's the case, let me show you the true power of our Otsutsuki clan!"
Soon, amidst a high-pitched bird cry, a fiery red giant chakra bird appeared beside the dog-headed, dragon-bodied monsters. Immediately after, another rumbling earthquake shook the mountains, and a giant ape composed of rocks rose from the ground.
Undoubtedly, after activating 'Inukai Takeru no Mikoto', Momoshiki summoned his signature 'Pheasant Hunter' and 'Monkey Rock'.
Whether it was the dog-headed, dragon-bodied monsters of 'Inukai Takeru no Mikoto', the 'Pheasant Hunter' giant bird emitting scorching flames, or the giant ape named 'Monkey Rock', all were powerful chakra creations not inferior to Karin's 'Susanoo'.
In the original timeline, Sasuke suffered a great loss under Momoshiki's 'Inukai Takeru no Mikoto', and it was Naruto's timely intervention that saved Sasuke.
Subsequently, Naruto and Sasuke joined forces, using the 'Majestic Attire: Susanoo' to defeat Momoshiki's 'Pheasant Hunter' and 'Monkey Rock', putting Momoshiki at a complete disadvantage.
But unlike the original timeline, Karin now had to face Momoshiki alone, who activated 'Inukai Takeru no Mikoto', 'Pheasant Hunter', and 'Monkey Rock' simultaneously.
...
"Such strong chakra..."
Karin sighed secretly.
Although she had successfully stepped into the 'Six Paths Level', she was still an utter novice in this realm, her power not yet completely mastered. Compared to Naruto and Sasuke in the original timeline who were already battle-hardened and had full tacit understanding, her individual combat power might not necessarily be higher than their combined force.
So she dared not be the slightest bit careless, hurriedly clasping her hands with a clap, shouting: "Wood Dragon Susanoo!"
Roar...
Instantly, a huge wood dragon flew out from Karin's body. After patrolling a circle in the air, it flew onto Karin's 'Susanoo', wrapping around the 'Susanoo' in a coiling posture, forming a set of Wood Release armor on the surface of the 'Susanoo'.
This move 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' was developed by her recently. The principle is very simple, combining 'Wood Release' with 'Susanoo', further enhancing the strength of 'Susanoo'.
"Eh!"
Looking at Karin's 'Wood Dragon Susanoo', Momoshiki's expression became a few points graver.
'Wood Release' is very mysterious in the shinobi world, but in the eyes of the Otsutsuki, it is not much of a secret. So he recognized at a glance that 'Wood Release' is a 'Bloodline Limit' born from the God Tree. And now with 'Wood Release' and 'Susanoo' superimposed together, the power naturally increased by a large chunk.
Just as Momoshiki's expression was grave, Karin launched an offensive.
Whoosh!
Karin urged the 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' to swing a blade, slashing fiercely towards Momoshiki standing on the head of the dog-headed, dragon-bodied monster.
Momoshiki immediately dodged, and the dog-headed, dragon-bodied monsters under his feet repeated their old trick, attacking Karin's 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' from different angles.
At the same time, the flame giant bird 'Pheasant Hunter' and the rock giant ape 'Monkey Rock' on the side also attacked Karin's 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' from left and right.
Rumble...
The fierce battle of this pile of behemoths instantly turned the entire battlefield upside down!
Karin's 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' first severed several dog-headed, dragon-bodied monsters of Momoshiki's 'Inukai Takeru no Mikoto', then as 'Monkey Rock' attacked, grew two more arms from its side to block 'Monkey Rock's attack.
At the same moment, the flame giant bird 'Pheasant Hunter' attacking from the air was also bitten by the wood dragon on Karin's 'Wood Dragon Susanoo', forcibly pulled down from the sky.
Soon both sides fell into a stalemate.
Momoshiki also didn't expect Karin's 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' to be able to generate three pairs of arms. One pair held a blade to block 'Inukai Takeru no Mikoto', two pairs joined forces to wrestle with 'Monkey Rock', while the wood dragon on its body tore at 'Pheasant Hunter'.
Both sides were roughly evenly matched, gradually feeling strained in the continued confrontation. After all, maintaining such powerful chakra creations was a huge burden for both Karin and Momoshiki.
It's just that Karin was fighting one against three. While her 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' was stronger in defense than Naruto and Sasuke's 'Majestic Attire: Susanoo', its destructive power was obviously not up to par with their combined force, so she gradually fell into a disadvantage in the stalemate.
Sensing that the situation was wrong, Karin immediately burned her boats, completely abandoning defense, urging the 'Wood Dragon Susanoo' to swing the long blade with a desperate attitude.