"Acting righteous after playing dirty?"
The moment those words left Kyūsei 's mouth—
Ōtsutsuki Yōmei's face twisted.
Veins pulsed.
His expression turned feral.
Boom—!
The air beneath his feet exploded as he shot forward like a released arrow.
Kyūsei didn't move back.
Didn't dodge.
Even now—
His mouth kept running.
"What?"
"Hit a nerve?"
"Die!"
Yōmei's palm surged with spiraling wind.
A crushing strike tore through the air.
Kyūsei stepped forward—
"Good!"
—and met him head-on.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
In an instant—
Dozens of exchanges.
Fists.
Palms.
Shockwaves.
The ground shattered beneath them.
Kyūsei blocked—
Countered—
Analyzed.
…This style.
"Gentle Fist…?"
No.
Something more refined.
More complete.
Every strike—
Anticipated his movement.
Read him.
Kyūsei caught Yōmei's wrist—
Locked it—
And stared straight into his eyes.
"…Tenseigan."
Yōmei smirked.
"So you recognize it."
He twisted free—
A green sphere forming instantly in his palm.
"Then die knowing…"
"Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion."
His voice fell—
Like a death sentence.
The sphere expanded—
Faster—
Wider—
Until it became a massive storm—
Devouring everything.
Kyūsei 's pupils shrank.
Then—
ROAR—!
A colossal golden fox manifested instantly.
The Nine-Tails.
The storm swallowed it whole.
—
When everything settled—
Silence.
A massive crater—
Tens of kilometers wide—
Carved into the moon.
But the most shocking part—
Was beyond it.
Through the opening—
A blue planet hung in the void.
Earth.
"…That's…"
Nao whispered.
Her voice trembling.
"Yeah."
Kyūsei gently set her down.
"We're on the moon."
"…Moon…"
Her thoughts froze.
She didn't even notice—
How calm he sounded.
As if—
He already knew.
"Stay back."
Kyūsei stepped forward.
Eyes locked on the floating figure ahead.
The Tenseigan wielder.
The one who wiped out the moon's main family.
"…You're worthy."
Yōmei said coldly.
"To face the Tenseigan."
His tone—
Still arrogant.
Still superior.
Black spheres formed behind him.
Truth-Seeking Orbs.
Green chakra ignited—
Flames dancing around his body.
Like a god descending.
—
Kyūsei exhaled.
Then—
Tear.
He ripped off his ruined shirt.
His chest was exposed.
And on it—
A blazing sun-like mark appeared.
Dark patterns intertwined—
Nine-Tails chakra.
Sage energy.
Combined.
In that instant—
Yōmei's pupils contracted.
Danger.
Real danger.
This power—
Was equal to his.
"…Interesting."
Kyūsei grinned.
Cracked his knuckles.
"Round two."
His eyes burned with excitement.
For the first time—
He unleashed it fully.
Nine-Tails Sage Mode.
—
Yōmei glanced once at the artificial sun—
Then dove into the crater.
Clearly—
He didn't want this battlefield destroyed.
Kyūsei understood.
This place—
Was too important.
The moon's inner world.
The artificial ecosystem.
The hidden secrets.
Not something to casually ruin.
He turned briefly to Nao.
"Stay safe."
"I'll be back."
She stared at him—
Complex emotions in her eyes.
Frustration.
Helplessness.
She was too weak.
Too far behind.
Even the aftershocks—
Could kill her.
But still—
She spoke softly.
"…I'll wait."
—
Yōmei burst out onto the lunar surface.
Kyūsei followed.
And then—
He unleashed it.
Golden-red chains erupted—
Like an ocean.
A tidal wave—
Filling the sky.
They surged—
Carrying him upward.
Suspended like a king above the battlefield.
In his hand—
A bow formed.
Golden-red.
Burning.
He drew it back.
A flaming arrow appeared—
Condensed chakra—
Sage energy—
Nine-Tails power—
All fused.
Below—
Yōmei felt it.
A chill.
For the first time—
Fear.
I have to stop him.
He accelerated.
Green light tearing through space.
Behind him—
A Truth-Seeking Orb transformed—
A thin barrier.
He pushed forward—
Through the storm of chains.
Breaking through—
Reaching Kyūsei .
But—
Kyūsei smiled.
Savage.
And released.
TWANG—!
The arrow shot forward—
And in an instant—
Expanded.
Transformed.
Into a massive flaming spear—
Blazing with golden-red fire.
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