Beauty and power are not always in conflict. In fact, true power often possesses a beauty all its own.
When Emiya Shirou's Armored Ten-Tails appeared, its terrifying chakra marked it as the most powerful fighting force in existence. In comparison, Kaguya Otsutsuki's own Ten-Tails form—a giant, humanoid rabbit—looked almost shabby.
In terms of sheer presence, she had already lost.
But Kaguya still had other moves. She immediately began absorbing chakra from the ninja trapped in the outside world, merging it into her body.
Behind the giant rabbit, a pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orb slowly formed, constantly expanding outward. In the mortal realm, such an orb was capable of destroying the world.
It was a deterrent, and a deterrent could only be countered by an equal threat.
Behind Shirou's Armored Ten-Tails, another Truth-Seeking Orb formed just as quickly, appearing like a black sun blotting out the sky.
Watching this, Black Zetsu could only tremble. He knew that if these two expanding orbs were unleashed, the entire dimension of Amenominaka would be annihilated. It couldn't possibly survive a clash of this magnitude.
However, it seemed neither Shirou nor Kaguya intended to use their ultimate weapons just yet. Instead, the two behemoths, each over a thousand meters tall, began to fight directly.
"Roar!"
The armored White Tiger, glowing with blue chakra, roared and clawed at the rabbit's head before opening its mouth and biting down on its skull.
"Roar!"
The rabbit struggled with all its might, its hands desperately prying at the tiger's head. Its eyes were fierce, clearly pushed to its limit.
A scarlet Tailed Beast Bomb formed in the White Tiger's mouth and blasted into the rabbit's body. The massive explosion caved in its torso, but such an injury was a minor concern. Its body regenerated in moments, and it lunged at its opponent once more.
At this moment, the two most powerful beings in the world were fighting like beasts.
No one could interfere with this primal clash of chakra. In fact, the number of people who could even witness it was pitifully small. This single battle would decide the future of the ninja world and determine who would rule it, yet it could only be seen by Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha...
No... not just two people. The figures of a third and fourth person finally appeared.
Obito Uchiha had taken advantage of a moment when Kaguya's attempt to switch dimensions was disrupted by Shirou's spatial interference. Using his Kamui, he brought Kakashi Hatake into the dimension with him. Both were instantly stunned by the sight before them.
"What... should we do?" Kakashi murmured.
"What... can we do?"
Obito's usual calm was gone. His eyes were tense as he watched the two behemoths clash. A casual blow from their fight created a shockwave strong enough to nearly send them flying.
In a battle of this level, even his Perfect Susano'o would be useless. The moment he deactivated Kamui, his hundred-meter-tall Susano'o would be like a toy before these giants.
But everyone watching—Obito, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke—could be certain of one thing: Shirou's armored White Tiger would be the victor.
"Roar!"
A giant samurai sword materialized in the White Tiger's hand. Its claws gripped the hilt like a human hand, and with a single slash, it cleaved through the rabbit and the fleshy sphere of chakra behind it.
That one slash severed Kaguya's connection to the Tailed Beasts, stripping their chakra from her body. Unable to maintain her monstrous form, she reverted to her human state.
The moment the fleshy sphere landed, it split into the nine Tailed Beasts. As they recovered, they looked at their own bodies and trembled. Each one nervously eyed the armored White Tiger.
"What kind of monster is that..."
"Judging from the chakra, it's another Ten-Tails..."
It was clear this was not an enemy they could handle.
Besides the Tailed Beasts, the other chakra within Kaguya was also stripped away. Madara Uchiha lay on the ground, looking up at all this with a face full of confusion.
"Not good!"
Obito was the first to realize the danger. He watched in terror as the massive Truth-Seeking Orb Kaguya had created began to fall from the sky. Now that Kaguya was back in her human form, she had lost control of it. It was an orb large enough to obliterate the entire dimension.
However, the colossal White Tiger simply raised a claw and tore open a massive space-time gate. As the orb fell, it was banished into another dimension.
The next moment, the White Tiger raised its massive sword and swung. The force of the blow created a powerful gust of wind that struck Kaguya down from the sky.
At this point, Kaguya had no way to resist Shirou's power. She couldn't even dodge. The legendary Rabbit Goddess fell from the sky, crashing to the ground and coughing up a mouthful of blood. It was clear she had lost all ability to fight back.
With its victory secured, the Susano'o White Tiger began to shrink rapidly. The mountain-like behemoth slowly condensed into the small figure of Emiya Shirou.
"You've lost," Shirou stated calmly, walking step by step toward Kaguya. He brought his palms together, his eyes as unreadable as ever.
The Rabbit Goddess's face was filled with terror.
"Wei Yuan..." Black Zetsu quickly drilled out from Kaguya's sleeve, desperately pleading for her. "Mother had her reasons... The crisis of the ninja world isn't over yet!"
He continued, "You don't know how powerful the enemies Mother has to face are. Only by continuously creating an army could she feel any sense of security..."
"Wei Yuan... Wei Yuan..." Black Zetsu looked at Shirou and repeated his proposal, "We shouldn't be fighting. We should join forces to deal with the Otsutsuki from outer space..."
"Failures..." Shirou said, looking down at Black Zetsu as a cold light flashed in his eyes. "Since when do you have the right to propose an alliance? When did you get the idea you were qualified to be my ally?"
Black Zetsu's body stiffened.
"Alright," Shirou said, "It's about time to wrap this up. Compared to you, I have more important things to do."
He placed his hand on Black Zetsu's head, absorbing the memories from its body. At the same time, Black Zetsu's form began to rapidly dissipate and disintegrate.
The mastermind who had orchestrated a thousand years of war, who had once forced even Shirou to rack his brain to defeat, was finally and completely annihilated.
The others watching felt a sudden wave of panic. This was the moment the victor claimed the world. Black Zetsu's fate was death...
So what would their fate be?
However, Shirou paid them no mind. Using Yomotsu Hirasaka, he appeared next to Madara Uchiha and began checking on his condition.
Madara looked at Shirou, completely baffled.
Wait... Why is he bothering with me at a time like this?