Seeing that the thousands of Shadow Clones were about to be completely wiped out, Shun's expression remained calm as he slammed his hands together.
Six Paths: Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Poof! Poof! Poof...
Thousands more clouds of white smoke exploded, and new Shadow Clones formed once again. They were still formidable beings capable of flying, condensing Truth-Seeking Orbs, and performing thousands of types of Ninjutsu.
As soon as they appeared, they quickly filled the gaps and launched a fierce assault while controlling the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
This scene caused the faces of the six Otsutsuki Upper Echelon members to change, their eyes filled with unbelievable shock.
"He can actually summon thousands more clones?"
The cruel grin on Migaki's face froze, replaced by a solemn expression. "Just how much Chakra does he have? It's simply endless."
Murata's figure emerged from his void state, his eyes carrying a rare sense of wariness, yet a hint of greed quietly surfaced in his heart.
"He can actually summon them continuously. This Chakra capacity has exceeded common sense. If I can find the secret behind his massive Chakra, my strength will surely reach a higher level."
Seirin, with his hands behind his back, slightly tightened his grip. His cold expression flickered with greed as he said, "No matter how vast his Chakra is, it will eventually run out. Continue to strike with all our might, we cannot give them a chance to catch their breath."
As members of the Otsutsuki Upper Echelon, they had seen countless powerful individuals with vast Chakra, but they had never seen anyone who could continuously summon thousands of special Clones with core abilities like him. If they could master this secret, reaching a higher level would be just around the corner.
Yojin's wild laughter also stopped. He paused his action of devouring the life force of his clansmen, and the greed in his eyes grew even stronger as he looked at Shun, causing his wariness to fade slightly.
"If I can plunder his Chakra, my life energy will definitely reach another level. No, I must find the secret of his endless Chakra. When that time comes, I won't even need to plunder others' life force to have inexhaustible energy."
He raised his hand and gestured toward several wounded Otsutsuki nearby, a greedy light flashing in his eyes.
Life Plunder!
Pale green energy threads shot out from his palm like agile poisonous snakes, accurately piercing into the bodies of those clansmen, forcibly extracting their remaining life force and turning it into a pale green torrent of energy that surged into his body.
The clansmen whose life force was plundered quickly shriveled up, their skin losing its luster as if they had aged decades in an instant, eventually collapsing into ashes on the ground.
Meanwhile, Yojin's aura instantly skyrocketed. The green halo around him became even denser, and even his physique expanded slightly.
"A piece of trash who only knows how to plunder the lives of others!"
A Shadow Clone shouted out in disdain, then quickly gathered a dozen fellow Shadow Clones to concentrate their fire on Yojin.
Sizzle... Sizzle... Sizzle...
The sound rang out as the threads plundering life energy were instantly severed, temporarily cutting off his life supply.
Yojin's smile stiffened, the healing speed of his wounds noticeably slowed down, and the green halo dimmed slightly.
He waved his hand and fired beams of condensed green energy. Wherever they passed, the air was slightly distorted by the heat.
When a Shadow Clone was hit by a beam, its body would rapidly wither, its skin losing its luster and becoming shriveled and black, like dry wood drained of all moisture, before instantly turning into smoke and dissipating.
"Even if my supply is temporarily cut off, killing you all is more than enough!"
Yojin roared, continuously firing energy beams, forcing the surrounding Shadow Clones to dodge quickly, making it difficult for them to organize an effective attack for a moment.
Seirin stood in the center of the six high-level members like a battlefield commander. Densely packed golden runes floated around him, dancing like living fireflies. With his hands behind his back and a cold expression, he did not actively charge into the fray but instead calmly observed the battle.
Whenever a Shadow Clone attempted to use a powerful jutsu, he would wave his hand, and several runes would shoot accurately at the target like homing missiles.
"Once hit by my sealing runes, your techniques or abilities will become useless."
Seirin said coldly, and a golden sealing rune accurately struck a Shadow Clone that was preparing to use a space-time technique. The golden Chakra around that Shadow Clone instantly became chaotic, and it turned into smoke and dissipated.
"Suppress all things, seal everything!"
Seirin condensed a golden sealing array dozens of meters in diameter. The array was inscribed with complex runes, emitting a terrifying suppressive aura.
The Shadow Clones within the array's range instantly felt an invisible, massive force pressing down on them. Not only were they unable to perform techniques, but even the flow of their Chakra became extremely difficult. They could only passively endure the surrounding attacks, and many Shadow Clones were easily crushed as a result.
"Concentrate fire to draw away the runes!" A Shadow Clone shouted.
Dozens of Shadow Clones actively charged toward the sealing array, using their bodies to draw the fire of the sealing runes.
Other Shadow Clones took the opportunity to flank and launch an attack on Seirin.
They knew that Seirin's weakness was the need for focused control over the array, any distraction would reveal a flaw.
The most bizarre one was Satsuki. Pale purple spiritual energy swirled around him, flowing slowly like a viscous liquid and emitting an unsettling aura.
His eyes glowed with a strange purple light, and his pupils seemed to hide two rotating purple vortices. Tiny spiritual threads constantly emerged from the vortices, his Shinjutsu had already been activated.
He did not attack the Shadow Clones directly. Instead, he turned his spiritual energy into countless fine threads nearly invisible to the naked eye, silently drifting through the air like a spider's web waiting for prey. Once a Shadow Clone approached, they would accurately invade its mind.
"Become my puppet and destroy your master."
His voice was like a snake's hiss, carrying a seductive power as he continuously expanded the coverage of his spiritual energy.
In the Shadow Clones whose minds were invaded, the golden hue in their eyes was instantly replaced by purple light. Their gaze became hollow and numb, like marionettes.
"This is... Enslavement!"
Kaguya's pupils shrank, and she subconsciously took half a step forward, wanting to rush out and help.
She knew the horror of mental control. Once the Shadow Clone army fell into internal strife, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Shun raised his hand and pressed it on her shoulder, his tone remaining steady. "Kaguya, don't panic. I have my own way of dealing with this."
Sure enough, as soon as the enslaved Shadow Clones launched an attack, their companions immediately reacted, simultaneously raising their hands to cut off their Chakra supply.
Deprived of Chakra support, the Shadow Clones turned into smoke and dissipated, perfectly preventing the chaos from spreading.
"Your Shinjutsu: Enslavement is useless against me."
The Six Paths Shadow Clones shared the original body's awareness. They knew that Satsuki's spiritual energy coverage was limited and that there was a brief gap when switching mental control targets—this was his fatal weakness.
On the battlefield, golden Chakra intertwined and collided with various Shinjutsu lights—pale blue, golden-yellow, light gray, green, and purple—forming a brilliant yet deadly sea of light. Wherever the sea of light passed, space itself slightly distorted.
Explosions, screams, the sharp ring of energy collisions, and the crisp clatter of clashing weapons rose and fell, echoing throughout the palace and making one's eardrums ache.
The ground was plowed into pits and hollows by countless attacks. The tiles were shattered into countless small pieces, revealing the rock layer beneath, which bore the marks of various energy attacks and emitted wisps of blue smoke.
The originally solemn and tidy square of the palace had now turned into a hell on earth strewn with corpses and rivers of blood. Blood flowed along the furrows in the ground, gathering into small pools that reflected a strange light.
Shun's main body stood at the gate, watching the battle with a cold gaze. His golden Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan spun rapidly, capturing every detail on the battlefield in real-time. From the minute Chakra flow of a Shadow Clone to the attack trajectories of the high-level members, everything was clearly presented in his mind, allowing him to constantly adjust the Shadow Clones' attack strategies.
From time to time, he would raise his hand and tap lightly toward the battlefield. Streams of condensed golden Chakra would surge out, accurately injecting into the Shadow Clones that needed energy replenishment.
More and more beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, sliding down his cheeks and soaking the collar of his chest, forming a dark water stain.
Obviously, maintaining the existence of thousands of Shadow Clones and commanding them in real-time consumed his Chakra far beyond expectations. His breathing also became increasingly heavy, and the rise and fall of his chest grew more pronounced.
His seemingly endless Chakra was actually the Natural Energy of fifty-six Life Planets, compressed and stored by him using twelve Nature Marks, combined with the pure Chakra contained within a ten-thousand-meter-tall God Tree. The fusion of the two formed a terrifying energy reserve, which supported the consumption of his continuous summoning of special Shadow Clones.
Kaguya stood beside him. Watching the tragic melee before her, her tense emotions gradually calmed down a bit.
She could clearly feel her husband's absolute control over the battlefield. Those seemingly chaotic Shadow Clone charges were actually every step precisely calculated, with no flaws in the transition between offense and defense.
She saw the pathetic state of the six Otsutsuki high-level members, then turned to look at Shun. Her silver-white eyes held a bit more admiration and reliance.
Kaguya quietly raised her hand to wipe the sweat from Shun's forehead. "Shun, Satsuki's enslavement ability is too troublesome. If this continues, the consumption of the Shadow Clones will only get larger."
Shun nodded slightly, acknowledging Kaguya's judgment.