On the other side, Makima personally stopped Kisame, and beside her stood the Angel Devil. The two immediately intercepted him, preventing him from joining the rest of the battlefield.
As for Shanks, he looked across the chaotic battlefield. Until now, all the onlookers who had gathered here to witness his battle against Madara had merely been spectators. But now, they were being forced into battle against wave after wave of reanimated ninjas. The enemy forces were not only powerful but also overwhelming in number.
Looking at this scene, Shanks knew that he could not stay here. By remaining on the battlefield, I'll only become a liability. I absolutely hate that. During the past few minutes, he had recovered enough chakra to return to Uzushiogakure. Once he arrived there, he had a way to restore himself almost immediately.
Inside the Uzumaki Clan Temple, he had previously stored a large amount of his chakra. All he needed to do was absorb that chakra back into his body. The moment he did so, his reserves would recover almost instantly.
Having made his decision, Shanks did not waste any more time. Space distorted around him, and he teleported away from the battlefield.
While all of this was happening in the outside world, the Uzumaki siblings were struggling within Kaguya's various dimensions.
Inside the Ice Dimension, Mereoleona and Benimaru found themselves surrounded by an endless frozen landscape. Towering ice mountains stretched into the distance, while frozen valleys and massive cliffs dominated the terrain. The cold here was unnatural, carrying a suppressive force that seemed to affect even chakra and magic.
Mereoleona, who was currently in her Hellfire Incarnate form, was visibly affected. Her body and flames had become almost indistinguishable from one another, yet even those terrifying flames were beginning to flicker. The fire surrounding her was being suppressed by the environment itself.
Benimaru, however, appeared far less affected. The endless ice and freezing temperatures crashed against his body, yet his expression remained calm. Although the environment was hostile, it was not enough to significantly hinder him.
Meanwhile, Todoroki and Erza had been thrown into the Lava Dimension. That world was the complete opposite of the Ice Dimension. Rivers of molten lava stretched endlessly beneath them. Massive streams of lava fell from above like fiery waterfalls, turning the entire realm into a burning hellscape. The air itself seemed capable of melting flesh.
The two were barely managing to survive. Todoroki continuously used his ice abilities to counter the extreme temperatures, creating pockets of safety around himself and Erza whenever possible.
As for Gildarts, he had been sent to the Super Gravity Dimension. The moment he arrived there, an immense force crashed down upon him.
Boom!
The gravity was so overwhelming that he was nearly forced straight into the ground. His knees bent involuntarily, and his body dropped into a half-crouched position. Every muscle in his body strained under the pressure.
Gritting his teeth, Gildarts resisted. Veins bulged across his arms as he slowly pushed himself upward. Little by little, he forced his body to stand upright once more.
However, at that very moment, space rippled nearby. Kaguya appeared directly within the Gravity Dimension. Her target was obvious: Gildarts.
Although Kaguya had suffered significant injuries from Benimaru's Amaterasu flames, there was another threat she considered even more dangerous. Gildarts. His attack earlier had left a deep impression on her.
Unlike ordinary attacks, Gildarts had effortlessly pulverized her All-Killing Ash Bones and had even managed to injure her. The sensation was entirely different from being struck by blades or elemental attacks. It is as if his power is directly crushing and cutting apart existence itself.
Only because of her immense chakra reserves had she been able to resist the full effect. Even then, small cuts had still appeared across her body. She understood one thing clearly: If Gildarts is given the right opportunity at the right moment, he could seriously injure me. He might even be capable of killing me. And that is something I have no intention of allowing.
So, she had chosen her first target. She would kill Gildarts before he became a greater threat.
Calmly, she walked toward him through the crushing gravity. From her palm, an All-Killing Ash Bone slowly emerged, extending outward like a deadly spear. Gildarts immediately tensed.
Kaguya continued advancing. The distance between them rapidly shrank until only a few feet remained. Just as she was about to strike—
A figure suddenly appeared between them. It was Benimaru. He had teleported directly into the Gravity Dimension.
His eyes were no longer normal; they had transformed into sharp, reptilian draconic eyes. Benimaru's draconic eyes possessed an extraordinary ability. Through them, he could see across dimensions, observing what was happening in realms entirely separate from his own. It was through those eyes that he noticed Kaguya's sudden appearance in the Gravity Dimension.
The moment he saw her, he immediately understood her intentions. She's going after Gildarts. Without wasting even a fraction of a second, Benimaru used teleportation, crossing the boundaries between dimensions and appearing directly between Kaguya and Gildarts.
However, he was not the only one to arrive.
A black-blue spherical gate suddenly formed nearby, rotating slowly as space distorted around it. From within that gate, Antares stepped out in his humanoid dragon form. Almost simultaneously, Guy appeared as well through a similar spatial movement.
The sight itself was revealing. The fact that Guy had appeared here almost instantly through teleportation meant that he too possessed a form of space-time ninjutsu.
Soon, all three of them stood between Gildarts and Kaguya. Looking at their backs, Gildarts finally felt a sense of relief.
Antares glanced toward him and immediately spoke. "You leave here. Walk through the gate."
As soon as Gildarts heard those words, he nodded without hesitation and moved toward the rotating black sphere. Just as he was about to step through the space-time gate, Kaguya suddenly acted.
The All-Killing Ash Bone extending from her hand detached itself and shot forward like a deadly projectile. However, it was not aimed at Gildarts. It was aimed directly at Benimaru.
Benimaru was already prepared to receive the attack head-on. But suddenly, space tore apart. A dimensional rift appeared directly in the path of the Ash Bone. The projectile entered that tear instantly.
Then, another tear opened behind Gildarts. The All-Killing Ash Bone emerged from it and shot toward him at terrifying speed. The attack would have undoubtedly pierced him in the very next moment.
But before that could happen, Guy appeared. Without any hesitation whatsoever, he reached out with his bare hand and caught the All-Killing Ash Bone.
Just like that. As if he were grabbing an ordinary weapon.
For the first time since this battle had begun, genuine surprise appeared on Kaguya's face. This... how is this possible?!
She could accept many of the things that had happened during this battle. There were numerous strange abilities, bloodlines, and powers among her opponents. Many things could be explained away as a unique Kekkei Genkai or some other special capability.
But this? This was entirely different. Guy was holding an All-Killing Ash Bone with his bare hand. Not only had he stopped it, but he had also survived. His body was not turning into ash. He was not disintegrating. Nothing was happening at all.
That was something Kaguya had absolutely not expected.
Meanwhile, Gildarts did not even turn around. He had sensed the spatial distortion behind him and had noticed the danger. In truth, he could likely have reacted himself if necessary. But he did not. I trust my siblings completely. They will stop it.
So, without even looking back, he stepped through the gate. The moment Gildarts entered, Antares closed the space-time portal behind him.
However, that was not the only gate Antares had created. Across Kaguya's various dimensions, similar gates had appeared. The rest of the Uzumaki siblings had already begun leaving those isolated worlds and returning to the outside battlefield. One after another, they escaped Kaguya's dimensions.
Soon, only three people remained behind. Benimaru, Antares, and Guy. The three of them stood facing Kaguya alone.
Then, suddenly, the world around them shifted. Space distorted. The Gravity Dimension vanished.
In the blink of an eye, they found themselves inside the Ice Dimension where Benimaru had previously been trapped. Endless snowstorms raged around them as frozen mountains stretched into the distance, and the temperature plummeted instantly.
And Kaguya did not waste even a moment. The instant they arrived, she activated her technique. Massive quantities of ice erupted around them. Heavenly Ice Chambers formed almost instantaneously, surrounding all three of them from every direction as Kaguya attempted to trap them within the frozen prison the moment they entered the new dimension.