Konoha: Prepare to defect, the system is coming.

The cold, viscous killing intent, like a tangible shackle, firmly enveloped Madara Uchiha.

Kaguya Otsutsuki made no fancy moves; she simply gathered terrifying chakra in her palm, and then—a barrage of fist shadows rained down like a storm.

this moment.

The spatial structure groaned under the impact of the chakra.

The entire sky resembled a piece of glass struck by a heavy hammer, covered with ever-spreading dark cracks.

Upon seeing this, Black Zetsu's pupils suddenly contracted, and he let out a scream that was almost desperate, "Mom! We have to get out of here quickly, the space here can't hold on any longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp glint flashed in Madara Uchiha's eyes, and he fiercely met the barrage of fist shadows.

Boom boom boom!
With each punch a collision, a terrifying shockwave spread outwards, like an invisible giant hammer slamming into the already cracked spatial structure, initiating an irreversible and complete collapse.

Kaguya no longer cared about the integrity of the space.

She glanced at the collapsing space out of the corner of her eye and said coldly, "Since this place can't hold on, then let this shattered space be the price for their demise!!"

Crack!

As the two clashed head-on, pure violence swept down from above.

The ground beneath Madara Uchiha's feet instantly flew apart, countless fragments of rock shattering in all directions, tearing a bottomless, pitch-black abyss into the ground.

Just as Madara was falling, Hashirama Senju's calm, low shout rang out from the perimeter of the battlefield.

"Senjutsu·Wood Release·Tree World Arrives!"

All of a sudden.

Countless giant trees burst forth from the abyss, their branches and roots intertwining wildly as if they were alive, instantly transforming into a colossal wooden net that blotted out the sky, precisely catching the falling Uchiha Madara.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!" Hashirama clapped his hands together, and a wooden dragon made of trees soared into the sky, directly biting at Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was floating in the air.

Kaguya suddenly looked up, activated her Byakugan, and in the instant she dodged the wooden dragon's attack, her long hair swelled and spread out as if it had come alive.

"Rabbit hair needle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his swollen hair transformed into countless steel needles, shooting straight at Madara, Hashirama, and Asuka like a dense rain.

Dangdangdang!

Asuka gripped the Kusanagi sword in one hand, slashing it in front of her, creating afterimages and sparks as the incoming feathers flew towards her.

"Susanoh!"

After blocking the first wave of attacks, Asuka's right eye's Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly, and a blue, fully-formed Susanoo burst forth from the sky.

It spread its wings, its body ablaze with blue chakra flames, and like a streaking meteor, it tore through the air with a roar as it crashed straight into Kaguya Otsutsuki.

boom!
A deafening roar shook the heavens and earth, and a terrifying shockwave exploded outwards as if it were a tangible object.

Kaguya's figure flew backward uncontrollably. Her entire attention was focused on Uchiha Asuka, and she was completely unaware that an invisible shadow had been waiting for her along her path.

"Wheel Tomb·Border Prison!"

boom! !

An invisible, devastating fist, carrying the power to shatter mountains, slammed down from the void, striking Kaguya squarely on the back. The immense impact momentarily stunned her, only to send her blasted back at an even greater speed!
At that very moment, Asuka's chakra began to converge frantically into the Rinnegan.

"The Lord of the Great Country!"

A huge semi-circular space suddenly unfolded, enveloping everyone on the battlefield.

Asuka gripped the sword hilt tightly in her right hand, watching Kaguya being "sent back" by Madara, and swung her sword with a flourish, "Reincarnation: Slaughter!"

A visible slash erupted from the Kusanagi sword. With the enhancement of the semi-circular field, its speed exceeded the limits of perception, and it was imprinted on Kaguya's shoulder almost at the same instant it was launched.

laugh!
A huge wound ripped open from Kaguya's shoulder blade, and blood spurted into the air instantly.

"Um!!!"

Kaguya's pupils shrank to almost a point. She let out a muffled shout and gathered chakra in her palm to forcefully block the Susanoo's slash. At the same time, her right fist, carrying chakra, slammed out fiercely!
"Eighty God Air Strike!"

Click!

The sturdy Susanoo was shattered on the spot, while the dense, rain-like fists tore through the air and slammed solidly into Uchiha Asuka.

The terrifying impact instantly pierced through his body, slamming him to the ground like a cannonball.

The flying bird's figure pierced through the rock layers and continued to fall until it was completely swallowed by the scorching magma underground. But soon, Susanoo, in its rib form, carried the flying bird out of the magma.

"This Susanoo is as brittle as paper." Having already had its Susanoo shattered for the second time, Asuka, who was using the Mangekyou Sharingan at high intensity, felt her vision blurring and her eyesight was already affected.

"It's not the true Eternal Eye after all; it's just a temporary one."

Bang bang bang bang! ! !

The terrifying impact sound above the ground seeped into the earth through the cracks.

Asuka looked up and saw that Kaguya Otsutsuki, disregarding her injuries, was punching Madara Uchiha's gradually shattering Susanoo into chakra fragments as if a hundred hands were punching at the same time!
The wooden puppet of Hashirama Senju also couldn't withstand the attack for long.
Kaguya Otsutsuki was not faring any better; a huge gash was cut open in her abdomen, from which blood gushed out.

In addition, the shoulder that had been slashed earlier was now bleeding profusely due to the flare-up of the injury, instantly staining the snow-white clothes dark red.

"This kind of reckless fighting style," Asuka said, grimacing as she healed her injuries. "It seems that Kaguya Otsutsuki has really gone mad."

at the same time.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki swayed for a moment before regaining her footing. She clenched her fists and stared at the three people who had been blasted to the ground. "I never thought humans could grow to this level."

Madara Uchiha rose from the ruins, ignoring the huge wound on his side, and sneered, "You have power, but no matching fighting instinct. Sealed for a thousand years, you are already out of touch with this era."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Kaguya Otsutsuki slowly rose up, raising her hands above her head. "Humans shouldn't exist in this world."

"I will link everyone's consciousness together."

"Expansion seeking Tao jade!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a black Truth-Seeking Ball floated up from Kaguya's back into the sky, its size rapidly increasing a hundredfold.

Compared to the expanded Truth-Seeking Ball, Susanoo is like an ordinary ninja encountering a Tailed Beast Ball.

Sensing the terrifying energy within the Truth-Seeking Ball, Madara Uchiha's cheek twitched slightly. He then said to Hashirama beside him, "Neither my Susanoo nor your wooden dummy can withstand the opponent's taijutsu on their own."

Hashirama wasn't stupid. Upon hearing Madara Uchiha's words, his eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of the Nine-Tails Night recorded in the village.

On that day.
A Susanoo was placed on the body of the great Buddha.
This familiar combination instantly pulled Hashirama's memories back to the Valley of the End.

The moment he witnessed Madara transform Susanoo into the Nine-Tails' armor, a similar combination ninjutsu kept haunting his dreams.

"Majestic Armor: True Several Thousand Hands." Hashirama murmured the name of the technique, his gaze then falling on Madara Uchiha, where he noticed that Madara's eyes were also filled with excitement.

this moment.

The two seemed to have returned to their childhood, back to the stream where they used to skip stones.

"The name 'Imperial Armor: True Several Thousand Hands' doesn't sound very good." Hashirama grinned, revealing a bright smile. "How about I come up with another one?"

Ban took a step back, looking at the other person with a suspicious expression.

"That name is Uchiha, the ultimate fusion technique of the Senju." Hashirama clasped his hands together, and his hair seemed to float up slowly as if it had lost its gravity.

"Susanoo-clad Buddha".

Asuka, who had just climbed out of the crater, staggered upon hearing the extremely chuunibyou (delusional) name of the move.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard Uchiha Madara say, "Although we have various disagreements, I have always approved of your naming of ninjutsu."

"No one in this lifetime will be more of an idiot than you, Hashi Lama!"

"Motor!" With a low roar from Hashirama, a colossal Buddha, as majestic as a mountain range, rose from the ground, its thousands of arms spreading out behind it, blotting out the sky.

"Six Paths Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"

Almost at the same moment.

Madara Uchiha's maniacal laughter pierced through the gravity-defying space.

He stood beside Hashirama, the ripples of his Rinnegan and the crimson of his Sharingan reflecting each other, while a massive amount of deep blue chakra surged into the sky and instantly gathered together.

"Susanoh!"

The complete form of Susanoo instantly took shape as a war god.

The next moment, the two began to merge, and the chakra that formed Susanoo seemed to have a life of its own, rushing and flowing along the arms and torso of the Buddha statue. Wherever it passed, the wood grain was covered and transformed into shining crystalline armor.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha stood atop the giant Buddha, looking down at Kaguya Otsutsuki with disdain.

Feeling the terrifying power of this ninjutsu, Madara Uchiha's lips curled into a smile. He exchanged a glance with Hashirama beside him, and without saying a word, the two of them simultaneously waved their hands forward.

The "Majestic Armor - True Thousand Hands" then raised its mountain-like giant foot and took a step forward.

boom! !

With just one step, the earth shook and mountains trembled.

"You want to seal me away!" Kaguya Otsutsuki lowered her body slightly and said to the giant Buddha approaching her, "If you can do it, then come on, Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"

Boom boom boom!
The fight continues.

Fists clashed violently beneath this space, creating a deafening roar.

The enormous fist wrapped around Susanoo clashed violently with Kaguya's space-shaking Eighty Gods Void Strike, like two meteor showers sweeping across the heavens and earth!
This head-on clash is far larger and more intense than any previous one.

However, the results were quite different.
No cracks reappeared on the amethyst armor of the "Mighty Armor - True Thousand Hands"!

It steadily withstood Kaguya's fierce attacks, and even forced Kaguya to retreat step by step under the violent advance of those thousands of fists, gaining the upper hand in a pure contest of strength!
"Mom!" Black Zetsu stared blankly at the scene, his memories returning to two years ago.

At that time.
It was the same; standing on the mountaintop, watching the Nine-Tails being brutally beaten, it couldn't understand why Madara Uchiha would team up with a Wood Release ninja.

At this moment, although Kaguya Otsutsuki was injured in many places and her speed and chakra were much weaker than when she first descended, she could still hold her own against Madara and Hashirama in a fight.

The three of them barely moved, just standing there, their fists becoming afterimages as they collided repeatedly in space.

On the surface, Kaguya is only temporarily at a disadvantage, but only she knows the truth.
She was starting to feel the strain.

In the previous battle, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had already used Amenominaka and Yomotsu Hirasaka several times, in addition to being injured.
Injuried?

boom! !

Kaguya suffered another wound on her shoulder. Despite enduring the attacks of the two men, she gritted her teeth and threw a punch at the Buddha's chest, but apart from making the Buddha stagger back a few steps, it seemed to have no effect.

The rapid depletion of her physical strength and chakra gradually brought Kaguya Otsutsuki back to consciousness, at which point she noticed something amiss.

Why do these three have such abundant chakra?
Kaguya Otsutsuki took two steps back, squinting as she scrutinized the two people in front of her. "Humans, why do you possess such abundant chakra?"

Seeing Kaguya Otsutsuki gradually showing signs of fatigue, Hashirama lowered his eyelids slightly and pulled out a palm-sized slug from behind his back. "Slug Sage, you've worked hard!"

"Lord Hashirama!" The Slug Sage's clear voice rang out.

Even before the battle began, Hashirama had already predicted that this battle would not be won easily.

The consumption of chakra would be extremely terrifying, and ordinary methods of replenishing chakra would not work at all. Only the Slug Sage could transfer his own chakra back to the summoner.

Furthermore, with the help of the Slug Sage, Hashirama was able to transfer his chakra to Madara Uchiha.

This is also why they have been able to maintain their position for so long.
Hashirama Senju is not Sakura. He is the contractor of Shikkotsu Forest, the holder of Perfect Sage Mode, and possesses a Sage Body. He is a summoner whose characteristics are highly consistent with those of a slug.

at this time.

Asuka also pulled a slug from her bosom and asked in a low voice, "Lord Slug, are you really not going to consider signing a contract with me? I can treat you to lots and lots of delicious food."

"Hehe~" The slug sneered and ignored the guy.

This Uchiha is just as annoying as Tobirama Senju; they both like to feed him salt.

"Whoo~"

Kaguya Otsutsuki stared at the slug in the three people's arms, her pupils shrinking slightly. She clearly recognized the slug's origin and immediately had the idea of ​​leaving.

No wonder those three, despite having less chakra than me, still chose to fight head-on.

Think of this.

Kaguya Otsutsuki tilted her body slightly, and while opening a spatial passage, she activated the long-awaited expanding Truth-Seeking Ball, hurling it towards the Mighty Armor True Several Thousand Hands.

boom!
The world fell silent at that moment.

The dark sphere, named "Expanded Truth-Seeking Ball," had completely broken free from Kaguya's control and, with an all-consuming silence, slowly pressed down on the Mighty Armor True Several Thousand Hands.

It is not flying, it is eroding.

Wherever it passes, space is distorted, creating a black hole-like effect of matter being swallowed up. Light, chakra, and even the concept of color are all sucked into it, leaving only a "nothingness" that is purer than an abyss.

The moment the expanding jewel touched the Buddha statue, the enormous statue began to disappear and dissolve.

Upon seeing this, Madara and Hashirama's pupils contracted sharply, and without thinking, they jumped off the top of the Buddha statue.

"That's terrifying energy. She's planning to completely destroy the gravity space." Asuka exhaled, the breath shooting out like an arrow, instantly blowing away the dust on the ground.

呲呲
Asuka swung the Kusanagi Sword, and blue lightning flashed across the blade once more.

"It's a pity I'm not good at talking, otherwise I really wanted to talk you into it." Asuka looked at Kaguya, whose body was already halfway into the black portal, and a glint of light flashed in her left Rinnegan.

Through the dark portal, he could clearly see a crimson space on the other side, which was probably the so-called Origin Sphere Space.

Kaguya Otsutsuki can use that place to travel to other dimensions and regain her power.

"But what if there's no space left for the starting ball?"

As the words fell, Asuka's left eye's Rinnegan with nine tomoe suddenly erupted with an astonishing light. Hashirama and Madara, who were originally preparing to resist the expanding Truth-Seeking Balls, only felt a blur before their eyes, and the surrounding scenery changed once again.

"Hmm? The world has changed again?"

Hashirama looked around, his brows furrowing slightly. Just as he was about to take a closer look, he noticed Kaguya emerging from the black teleportation array, her eyes glazed over, staring at him in disbelief.

Seeing this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Uchiha Asuka, only to see the other nod in his direction and say, "I see, I arrive, and everything within my sight is a coordinate."

My exclusive Rinnegan eye technique, Okuninushi's Destiny: Divine Light Awakening.

Why is this happening?

Kaguya stared blankly at the three people in front of her, muttering, "How could you possibly get here?"

Has the world changed?
No, it shouldn't be. The world is still the same world, a fact that has been verified since she broke free from the seal.

Her chakra is enough to handle anything.

But in front of these three people, she felt for the first time that the world had changed.

That's impossible!

Asuka raised the Kusanagi Sword, its blade enveloped in a blue light.

He wasn't so foolish as to wait for Kaguya Otsutsuki to recover her strength. He had finally managed to push her to the brink of despair, constantly using terrifying chakra to transform the world. If she were to recover now, given Kaguya's current mental state, they would be in for a lot of trouble.

Um.
We might really get trapped in a place like this.

Taking too long can easily lead to unexpected problems.

"The great country's destiny."

Asuka whispered, bending one knee and standing upright on the other, he floated over like a ghost, and Shusui slid down onto Kaguya Otsutsuki.

In an instant, Kaguya Otsutsuki seemed to be frozen in place, motionless.

The bird drifted behind her and landed gently.

Crackling sound.
The blade made a crisp sound as it slid against the scabbard.

"slaughter!"

Click.

Then, the sword and scabbard closed completely, and Kaguya's two arms fell off.

"Six Paths, Immortal Techniques, Bright God Gate!"

With a low growl from the pillars, dozens of torii gates appeared out of thin air, sealing Kaguya tightly in place.

Until this point
Kaguya, who had been in a daze, suddenly snapped back to reality.

She gazed at the three people surrounding her, her cold face expressionless, even her tone of voice remained unchanged: "You've won."

After saying that, Kaguya closed her eyes, waiting for the familiar seal to drag her back into the darkness.

Immortality, to some extent, is an extremely terrifying punishment for her.

However, the anticipated procedure did not occur.

Time passed in silence. Kaguya Otsutsuki finally raised her eyes again, and for the first time, a faint ripple appeared in her pure white eyes as she asked in surprise.

"You won't seal me away?"

at this time.

None of the three people present paid any attention to Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Madara Uchiha crossed his arms, looked at Hashirama Senju opposite him, and said calmly, "The battle is over."

Hashirama Senju nodded slowly and said in a low voice, "Damn it, I regret it."

Madara Uchiha seemed to have expected this, showing no surprise whatsoever, and said in a deep voice, "Do you want to fight me to determine the final direction of the ninja world?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki:
She glanced at the three who seemed to be fighting amongst themselves, her gaze finally settling on the Uchiha youth, and said sarcastically, "Humans are indeed complicated. Instead of thinking about sealing me away immediately after the battle, they started fighting amongst themselves."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Asuka glanced at Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was being suppressed underneath, and replied, "Sealing you won't solve any problems. Sooner or later, the seal will be broken."

While it's impossible to guess the First Leader's thoughts, he most likely wanted to eliminate any future threats completely.

As soon as the words were spoken, an invisible force instantly enveloped the group.

Even Hashirama and Madara, who were originally confronting each other, stopped and looked at the strange pillar of light that enveloped them.

The next moment, time and space reversed.

The world before their eyes shifted once more, returning them to that familiar place.

Ninja world.

Hashirama's eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.

The floating souls of powerful beings swirled around like stars, while in the very center stood an old man holding a celestial staff.

"The Sage of Six Paths"

Hashirama murmured to himself, instantly understanding that the Sage of Six Paths, in the ninja world, with the help of a group of powerful figures, had reversed "Ame no Minaka" and forcibly pulled everyone back to the present world from Kaguya's original sphere.

"You've done well!" The Sage of Six Paths nodded slightly, his weathered tone filled with approval.

Just as he was about to speak to the three, he caught a glimpse of the figure being suppressed by the Ming Shen Sect out of the corner of his eye.

With just one glance, he seemed to be struck by an invisible force, and stood frozen in place.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked over again. His composure and calmness, built up over thousands of years, shattered instantly, and a cry of shock and disbelief finally escaped his lips.

"Mother??"

"You...you." (End of this chapter)