The heavens and earth became an ocean, explosions the wind, and everyone else a small boat in a raging storm, battered by towering waves until completely disoriented.
It felt like ages had passed, yet also like only an instant.
Within this earth-shattering storm, people lost all sense of time.
Finally, when the world settled and the storm calmed, a single beam of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds.
Everyone looked up in horror to see a massive black hole hanging in the Dome of Light, devouring all light.
"They... they've actually cracked the heavens!"
"Is this even something human hands can do?"
"No wonder they're the final four in the World's Strongest Ninja Tournament!"
Toneri and the others weren't affected by these murmurs. After their fierce clash, the three quickly resumed fighting.
However, someone else had definitely been affected by their battle.
Beneath the Earth, Neji's eyes popped wide open. "I can't hold it in any longer—I'm gonna blow!"
He had originally planned to quit while he was ahead, siphoning power from the ancient ancestor and then running away.
But who knew those bastards fighting above would severely destabilize Lunar Space!
The disruption of Lunar Space caused Kaguya's power output to suddenly spike several times over!
By the time he realized it, parts of his body had already started transforming!
This discovery made Neji's hair stand on end—he absolutely did *not* want to end up like Tenten! "No good, I have to release this power immediately!"
Thinking this, Neji no longer hesitated. He burst out from the ruins and shot into the sky like a rocket!
"I'm back!"
The fighters below were startled as Neji suddenly burst out from underground.
"Neji? Wasn't he supposed to be dead? Even if he survived, he shouldn't be this energetic!"
"I get it now—it must be Leader-sama's secret recovery jutsu he taught Neji!"
"Amazing... but am I imagining things? Neji's voice sounds a bit sharper somehow!"
Upon hearing Neji announce his return, reactions from the three above varied.
"That Neji... I knew he wouldn't die!" Naruto felt exhilarated.
"Has Neji been infected by Naruto too? He could've stayed hidden and launched a sneak attack!" Sasuke grumbled inwardly.
"He actually survived?" Toneri furrowed his brows, but quickly noticed something was off. "Wait, his chakra seems..."
"Neji, this time I'll create the opening for you..." Naruto shouted loudly, but Neji had no plan to coordinate with him at all. He immediately activated the Eight Gates Mode and charged straight at Toneri!
Puzzled, Naruto couldn't help but wonder why Neji looked like he was running from something dirty.
Toneri easily fended off Neji's attack. After combining chakra from both Hamura and the Ten-Tails, his power had grown exponentially compared to just minutes ago!
But his face looked grim—sure, he was stronger, but so were Neji and the other two!
The power shifts every few minutes gave him an unreal sensation!
Is everyone just going full cheat mode now?
This sense of déjà vu was especially strong for Ichimomozuki!
Their combined strength through the Otsutsuki Gatai had greatly enhanced their power in a short time, but what about after arriving at the battlefield?
Suddenly, everyone's power could surge!
It was one thing for Aizen and Seiki Shimaseki to get a sudden power-up in a few days, but even their disciples had grown not once — but twice!
At this moment, Ichimomozuki gained deeper understanding of Aizen and Shimaseki's actions.
This war wasn't just stimulating those two, but awakening everyone's potential!
Thinking this, Ichimomozuki took a deep breath. "No way — I need to tap into my own potential too!"
...
With Neji's arrival, the tide turned once again in favor of the Alliance.
Toneri felt helpless — he was trying to hold up the sky as a lone tree!
Although he could roam using his Spatial Abilities, trying to maintain an undefeated stance, his Spatial Abilities consumed massive amounts of chakra. His chakra reserves were not endless. Every retreat to the Spring for rest resulted in the front lines being pushed back over ten kilometers!
Three days later, the battlefield had moved from the center of all three sides to right in front of the Xu Organization's Spring!
More alarmingly, after three days and nights of intense fighting, all three armies were approaching their limits!
While the Spring could restore physical strength and spirit, the tightly wound tension could not be calmed.
The Alliance could still rely on willpower to push through, but the White Zetsu Army had no such conviction — they'd already hit their limit!
"Damn it! Are we going to lose?" Xianglin's delicate face was filled with frustration, although losing didn't mean Xu Organization's defeat — the final result would still depend on the three leaders' battle.
But whoever falls first will lose the advantage and become the hunted!
Just imagining Aizen's disappointment and disdain toward her made Xianglin's heart clench painfully!
Sasori manipulated countless puppets to self-destruct, yet still couldn't stop the enemy's advance. He sighed to himself, "I've owed him for years. This time, I'll repay him with my life!"
Just when everyone from Xu Organization saw no hope, Toneri suddenly flew toward Neji. "It's not over yet!"
Neji, who had released some power and returned to normal, was carefully guarding against the residual ancestral power. Suddenly seeing Toneri rushing toward him, he instinctively threw a punch!
Toneri didn't defend, instead gritting his teeth to take the punch head-on, then tightly grabbed Neji's fist.
"It's yours!"
"What…?"
While Neji was puzzled, he suddenly felt powerful energy from Toneri's chest flowing into his body!
"What is this… the Ten-Tails? No good!" Neji's face changed dramatically as his body instinctively tried to reject this energy.
However, the previously dormant part of Kaguya's chakra suddenly erupted, like an endless black hole, pulling the Ten-Tails energy in and absorbing it!
With this internal and external cooperation, Neji quickly lost control of his body!
The next moment, his body was molded and reshaped like dough.
His hair turned from black to white, flowing down to his waist. His body became shapely, his face coldly exquisite and noble, just like a goddess emerging from a snow-covered world!
The Alliance members, who had previously been riding a wave of momentum, all stiffened and stared in shock at this "Neji!"
"Neji… Neji turned into a woman!"
[Gulp...] S-so...so beautiful!
"This is the Harem Jutsu [a technique that creates multiple sexy female illusions] Neji learned from Naruto? Ugh, that's way too half-assed!"
"Exactly! The good parts aren't even visible! How are we supposed to make fun of it like this?"
While everyone else was joking around, Naruto and Sasuke both wore serious expressions.
Thanks to their memories of a Parallel World, they naturally knew the truth—this wasn't really Neji transformed. It was the demon who once ruled this land—the mighty Kaguya Otsutsuki!
Ichimomozuki was equally shocked. He glared at Toneri and gritted his teeth, cursing, "That bastard actually dared to sell my Ten-Tails?!"
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