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The surging storm, like a giant wave, swallowed everything around it. Just a slight ripple from the collision of the two created a blank, flat ground on the water-like earth, and countless surrounding tall towers fractured under this immense force, stirring up plumes of rising dust.
Although the group behind them had Sawara Kiri as protection, they still had to leap from the tower walls and jump further away.
With just one glance, everyone present determined that this was a realm they could not interfere with.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
Namikaze Naruto called out, turning to look at him with a face full of anxiety.
However, Kakashi merely looked at the two in the center of the battlefield with a solemn expression, his twin swords firmly gripped, ready to charge forward at any moment.
But, looking at Sawara Kiri's back, a sense of calm inexplicably settled in his heart.
Although the time spent with this Adult was not long, most opportunities were at the Ninjutsu High School, but a Konoha high-ranking official like Kakashi was very clear about this Adult's strength.
According to past mission records, this Adult was the only strong person in the entire Ninja World capable of confronting a single or even multiple Ōtsutsuki Clan members head-on. Both the former Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and the Momoshiki who appeared later all died by his hand.
If it's this Lord...
Kakashi's expression grew firmer: "Just watch quietly, Naruto."
"That is the only monster who has touched the realm of gods with human power."
Upon hearing this, the members of the squad behind him were all startled.
The next moment, the two confronting each other suddenly vanished.
"Boom—!"
Vast air currents dispersed shattered dust in mid-air. Sawara Kiri's figure shot towards Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's figure, skimming the ground at a speed so extreme that even his shadow was invisible.
Almost the instant his figure burst forth, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's originally pure white, delicate face suddenly erupted with several grotesque blue veins, her white pupils contracted towards the center, and all vision before her instantly turned black and white.
Unlike the Hyuga Clan's incomplete Byakugan, the Byakugan perspective unleashed with the Ōtsutsuki Clan's Kekkei Genkai and Chakra, in just an instant, captured clear Chakra images—a higher-level ocular Ninjutsu that allowed Indra to transform the Byakugan into the Sharingan based on it, naturally possessed comprehensive capabilities for long-range observation and dynamic capture.
However, even under this perspective, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's expression couldn't help but freeze.
How could a mere mortal be so fast?!
The moment that thought had time to reflect in her mind, Sawara Kiri's figure had already closed in on her.
The surrounding airflow compressed into a pure white, every bit of air seemingly roaring with immense power, wrapping around that seemingly slender fist, and smashing it directly into her face.
Without any time to react, Kaguya's snowy white long hair behind her, like a sword-clad armor, stiffened and wrapped around her front, hardening and all standing erect like needles, all pointing at the young man before her.
However, Sawara Kiri's movement showed no sign of stopping, actually pushing through the swarming white needles, and with a 'boom', he struck her squarely in the chest.
The surging airflow, like a dragon's roar and a tiger's growl, exploded in the small space between the two with a deafening blast.
Kaguya intuitively felt that the instant this punch landed, the violent force seemed to pierce through her entire body, whistling from front to back. The surface of her hair wrapped behind her exploded with a 'bang', forming a crack, and her whole body involuntarily spun backward with the immense force, shooting towards the ground like an arrow from a bowstring.
How is that possible?!
The moment that thought arose in Kaguya's mind, she had already instinctively stabilized her figure, and just as she was about to hit the ground, she ascended as if lifted by an invisible current.
The white long hair wrapped around her body scattered, her slender fists clenched tightly, and she suddenly threw a punch forward.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack"
Chakra, almost like a sonic boom, surged forward with the wind. Despite the lack of refined technique, the sheer volume of Chakra still displayed a violence that was difficult for ordinary people to withstand, actually sweeping a straight path several kilometers long through the area in front of this pure white young woman, clearing away countless collapsed tower ruins and causing a series of stone-shattering explosions.
However, her 360-degree vision, the moment this attack was unleashed, captured the young man's stepping figure.
With just one step, the space beneath his feet seemed to compress before him, instantly folding to one side, then folding back again, his hand shaped like a gun, a sharp red glow rapidly converging.
"Technique Reversal: Red"
An overwhelming repulsive force suddenly swept out, launching at a speed many times faster than a bullet, directly aimed at Kaguya.
However, the moment Kaguya saw this technique, her brow couldn't help but furrow.
Space Ninjutsu?
The moment she perceived the profundity of this technique, she immediately swung her long sleeve, her graceful figure twisting in mid-air, and shattered, dark spatial rifts stood like shields before her, forming a void.
"Yomotsu Hirasaka."
Sawara Kiri's brow furrowed in response.
The next moment, the red glow, already imbued with spatial repulsion, was completely negated by the equally torn spatial force, and with a bang, it turned into nothingness.
This was the first time he had seen someone resolve his spatial Ninjutsu with a head-on confrontation.
However, this worry lasted only for a moment, and he once again shot towards her.
In reality, the moment Kaguya saw this technique, her heart also tightened abruptly.
What worried her even more were the eyes in the lower realm person's eye sockets.
Those were not any Kekkei Genkai she knew of.
Judging by the actions of those two children, Hagoromo and Hamura, they must have shared the bloodline inherited from her with these lower realm humans in the form of Chakra information. So, ultimately, the abilities these people possess should only spread through her bloodline.
But...
Before that thought could finish.
Sawara Kiri's figure had already appeared before her.
"Iron Block Fist!"
Fiery Chakra surged rapidly through his tenketsu, causing his already indestructible body to instantly harden and expand its muscles. Under the protection of Chakra, he could even unleash a more powerful force than the previous second, while also increasing his body's capacity to withstand spatial compression.
His punch speed, already past the speed of sound, suddenly increased severalfold, making it impossible for Kaguya to react.
However, this time, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had already realized her weakness.
The instant Sawara Kiri's figure lunged forward, her body was already covered in layers of armor wrapped in deep gray bone, all gathered in front of her.
"Bang!!!"
An extremely vibrating roar spread out in spherical walls between the two, yet Kaguya, for the first time, took his punch head-on, standing firmly in place.
"A mere mortal, no matter to what extent you elevate my bloodline and abilities, you are but a mantis trying to stop a...
"Crack!"
Before she could finish her sentence, she already heard a crisp sound.
Kaguya's expression froze. She lowered her head and saw that the surface of the All-Killing Ash Bones armor covering her chest had already developed fine, spiderweb-like cracks, which continued to spread outwards as Sawara Kiri pressed deeper.
This time, Kaguya's expression was almost one of astonishment.
Before she could react, Sawara Kiri immediately used his left leg as a pivot, his right leg suddenly exerting force, and with a 'bang', he took a step-kick to the side, striking the bone surface that had just cracked.
His ninja shoes could not withstand the erosion and were completely annihilated by the disintegrating ash of the All-Killing Ash Bones.
However, the moment the ash gradually eroded to his foot, it was completely blocked by a thin layer of grayish bone armor that had protruded at some unknown point.
With just one blow, Kaguya was sent flying backward by the immense force, crashing into the ruins of the tall tower with a 'bang'.
Until she was sent flying, her expression was almost one of astonishment.
'How is that possible?'
'How could a mere lower realm human elevate her bloodline to such an extent?'
'Even if this Divine Tree vessel's capacity is insufficient at the moment, she is a true Ōtsutsuki Clan member!'
However, Sawara Kiri merely looked at her with that cold expression.
At the same time, the gray bone armor on the surface of the fist he had just thrown was also slowly receding.
As the wielder of All-Killing Ash Bones, he naturally knew that this existence could only be broken by higher-level energy like Truth-Seeking Balls, or by All-Killing Ash Bones itself.
As for why his All-Killing Ash Bones could reach such a level, one had to look at the inconspicuous talent column on his status panel.
"Kekkei Genkai: Evolving (S)"
Based on what he saw and learned, remedying the flaws in his own bloodline was one of the instincts that came with being in an evolving state.
Although it usually seemed useless, when encountering a pure talent like Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, it was a sure kill.
Getting stronger when facing stronger opponents was his current exclusive portrayal.
"Your taijutsu is unrefined, your Ninjutsu is weak, your footwork is sloppy, your reactions are slow; there's nothing decent about you. How can someone like you be worthy of the so-called name of a god?"
"Don't make me laugh."
At this moment, Sawara Kiri truly felt a bit of injustice for Uchiha Madara, who was backstabbed by Black Zetsu in the original work.
Given Kaguya's current performance, what right did she have to be on par with Six Paths Madara?
Watching the scene unfolding before their eyes, everyone present felt their worldview had been overturned.
Was this the invincible Ōtsutsuki Clan in their impression?
Although the Hatake Squad had never directly confronted these monsters, their widely circulated reputation alone made them dare not underestimate them.
But now, judging by this woman's performance, she seemed utterly unworthy of such a title.
"Kakashi, let's go too!"
Sasuke stood beside him, his face eager to test himself.
He had long wanted to see what level the so-called Ōtsutsuki Clan was at.
Now, witnessing this scene, the surging excitement in his heart was even more intense.
However, Kakashi was far more rational than these youngsters.
His expression remained calm as he whispered, "Don't be impulsive, look over there."
Sasuke heard this and subconsciously looked in the direction Kakashi had glanced, then saw a piece of ash bone that Sawara Kiri had just shattered.
The ash bone had barely touched the ground when its entire structure dissipated into the air like gas.
However, the ground touched by that piece of bone began to melt without warning, as if ice had touched a branding iron, eventually forming a large corroded pit.
Sasuke's heart instantly turned cold.
Was that what Lord Fifth just hit? And shattered it?
Kakashi's voice was calm: "That guy's combat ability might be a bit weak, but her inherent ability is not weak at all. I'm afraid even our scientific ninja tools can't touch her body; they'd melt upon contact."
At this instant, everyone understood.
It wasn't that the woman was weak, but that Sawara Kiri's performance was so overwhelmingly dominant that it caused them to misjudge slightly.
Not only the future squad members, but Orochimaru also noticed the ash bone on the ground, as well as the layer of gray substance gradually fading from Sawara Kiri's body. His gaze was somewhat profound, then he suddenly showed a smile, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Boom—"
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's figure shot out amidst a burst of explosions, already floating in mid-air, but her appearance was now a bit disheveled.
During the recent taunts, her face couldn't help but show more anger, and her Byakugan stared intently at the young man opposite her, her voice cold:
"Unforgivable!"
However, in the recent exchange, she had already realized her weakness and naturally wouldn't engage Sawara Kiri in close combat again.
Immediately after, she seemed to suddenly discover something, and her figure flickered. A fine spatial rift appeared in mid-air, and she quickly vanished into it.
Sawara Kiri was startled by this, subconsciously thinking she was going to run after saying her harsh words, and immediately shot forward without hesitation.
However, almost the moment he moved, his Six Eyes immediately detected a spatial ripple opening in the center of his body, almost like a lock-on, and he suddenly realized the opponent's intention.
No wonder, she had already discovered the flaw in Limitless.
No matter how far the distance, it couldn't stop someone who appeared directly at the destination.
Suddenly, his figure, which was shooting forward, abruptly paused. His feet stepped hard in mid-air, turning sideways with Moonwalk, and at the same time, he compressed space with Technique Lapse: Blue, causing his entire body to abruptly appear dozens of meters away.
"Pop!"
He only heard a faint sound of spatial collision by his ear.
"Cough."
Sawara Kiri, whose body was overloaded, coughed up a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.
On one side of his waist, a smooth, semi-circular hole abruptly appeared.
However, under the operation of Reversal Technique, fine muscle fibers rapidly stitched together the muscles and blood vessels at the wound like weaving.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's figure appeared in the air opposite, looking down at him.
On the surface of her right hand, sticky blood beads gradually dripped.
This was the difficulty of fighting Kaguya.
No matter what kind of defense or attack, with her comprehensive abilities, she had corresponding countermeasures.
If his movement had been even a beat slower in that instant, this hole would have appeared in his heart.
Sawara Kiri curled his lips, looking at her with his azure eyes.
If that's the case...
His Six Eyes ignored all obstructions, meticulously scanning the inside of Kaguya's body, finally locking onto a 'stone' wrapped in the center of her heart, compressed to only the size of a fingertip, yet covered with Ryumakyu energy and sealing patterns.
Constantly attacking the opponent's immortal body would cause no damage at all.
Therefore, directly attacking the core was the way to go.
Seemingly sensing his intention, Kaguya's eyes suddenly narrowed, sweeping directly towards him.
The next moment, her figure once again vanished into Yomotsu Hirasaka.
However, this time Sawara Kiri had seen through her thoughts, and his figure immediately rushed out from his original spot, constantly refracting at high speed across the ruined area at a speed difficult to capture.
Nevertheless, even so, the lock-on ability based on her advanced Byakugan still firmly kept up with his speed, constantly shifting across various parts of his body.
Through the perception of Six Eyes, Sawara Kiri could clearly sense the shifting feeling of that spatial coordinate.
However, that was exactly what he wanted.
Almost the instant this spatial coordinate gradually shifted from the heart and deviated to the abdomen.
Sawara Kiri, who was still moving at high speed, abruptly paused for a moment.
'Opportunity!'
Kaguya, hidden in Yomotsu Hirasaka, immediately stretched out her arm forward. Her slender, delicate palm, with unstoppable momentum, penetrated all the obstacles of Limitless. A dark spatial rift immediately appeared at the 'destination' marked in the center of Sawara Kiri's body.
"Pfft—!"
In an instant, that slender arm suddenly became stained with blood, completely red.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's face slowly revealed a smile.
However, the moment she tried to withdraw her arm, her movement couldn't help but pause, and a look of astonishment appeared on her face.
Outside the dark spatial rift.
Sawara Kiri, whose abdomen was pierced by the arm, bared a nearly ferocious smile. His left hand was firmly fixed in the center of that slender arm, his five fingers seemingly about to embed themselves into the flesh, forcefully fixing their two bodies together. He actually slowly pulled Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who was hidden inside the spatial rift, out of it little by little, until her astonished face and entire upper body were revealed.
At the same time, he raised his right hand.
"Nine Ropes."
"Polarized Light."
"Crow and Declaration."
"Between Front and Back."
"Hollow Technique: Purple!"
In an instant, purplish-red light filled the white-haired woman's entire vision. The terrifying sense of spatial shattering instantly broke through her alertness threshold, yet her body, in this firm restraint, could barely move a single inch.
His fingertip rested on her chest.
Sawara Kiri's face showed a malicious smile.
"Bang!"
The next moment, with Kaguya's disbelieving expression, a huge empty space was opened in her left chest.
Only in the center, a seed that had not yet been broken remained.
"Snap."
It was held in Sawara Kiri's hand.
Rip.
The arm that had pierced his body was easily torn off. Sawara Kiri looked down at the body lying on the ground, like a puppet that had lost its power source, gradually corroding, and said condescendingly:
"Go practice some more, oh God."
Kaguya's gradually returning consciousness stared fixedly at him, as if wanting to engrave that face completely into the deepest part of her memory, and said coldly:
"I will come for you again."
"Human."
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