Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 327 Otsutsuki Isshiki, Descends! [7K words in one update]

Before he finished speaking, Mianma flicked his wrist, and several specially made trident kunai appeared between his fingers.

He swung his arm sharply, and the kunai were not thrown in a straight line, but in an arc that seemed chaotic but actually contained some tactical intention, shooting towards Cixian's left and right sides and above his head, blocking most of his space to dodge.

Having just been ambushed, Jigen dared not be careless in the face of these rapidly approaching kunai. Chakra erupted beneath his feet, and instead of retreating, he charged towards Menma, nimbly dodging the trajectory of all the kunai.

The instant he completed his dodge, the surging dark red Nine-Tails chakra cloak around Menma receded and disappeared like a tide, revealing his original black outfit.

At the same time, a dark red fox figure silently separated from his body and merged into the shadows. Taking advantage of the moment when Jigen's attention was drawn to the kunai and Menma's main body, it nimbly slipped into the altar area at a speed that was difficult to detect with the naked eye, and quickly disappeared into the shadows of the black chakra rods and chains that imprisoned the Ten-Tails.

At this moment, Cixian's entire attention was drawn to Ma's next move.

The instant Menma deactivated Nine-Tails Mode and sent out Little Nine, Jigen had already rushed to Menma's side.

"Get out!" Cixian roared.

A spacetime vortex with dark red edges suddenly unfolded in front of Menma, and an irresistible suction force instantly enveloped him!

Mianma seemed to be caught off guard, his figure was forcibly swallowed by the vortex, and he disappeared from the other dimension in an instant!

"Hmph!" Cixian snorted coldly, and without any hesitation, followed closely behind, stepping into the spacetime vortex that was not yet fully closed.

He must personally deal with the external threats and must not let this dangerous individual who knows about the Ten-Tails' existence leave!

The dark red spacetime vortex rapidly contracted and eventually disappeared completely.

The alternate dimension that imprisoned the Ten-Tails returned to a deathly silence, with only the Ten-Tails' heavy, painful breathing and the occasional soft creaking of the chains.

However, this silence did not last long.

Just a few breaths after Cixian left, a strange change occurred on the altar!
“Ouch——!!!”

A fox howl filled with excitement, greed, and endless violence suddenly exploded in this void!
The sound was so loud that it even made the entire altar tremble slightly!
Immediately afterwards, a massive amount of chakra, even darker and more violent than the Ten-Tails, erupted from the shadows of the altar!
The dark red chakra surged and expanded rapidly like a tsunami!

In the blink of an eye, a colossal fox, whose size was in no way inferior to the imprisoned Ten-Tailed Fox, covered in dark red fur and with ten giant tails burning like hellfire behind it dancing wildly, revealed its terrifying complete form!
Its scarlet beast eyes, like two blood moons, were filled with undisguised drooling and hunger as it stared intently at the ten-tailed creature in front of it, which was tightly bound by chains, struggling frantically and roaring in terror as it sensed the threat of its natural enemy.

"Roar—!!!" The Ten-Tails sensed a deadly threat. The seven tomoe in its single eye spun wildly as it struggled with all its might, trying to break free of its restraints in a final act of resistance.

However, Xiao Jiu simply opened its huge mouth full of sharp teeth, revealing an almost anthropomorphic smile of excitement.

"Don't move, little one... let this fox master have a good 'taste' of you..."

The next moment, the massive body of the Dark Nine-Tails, with an overwhelming aura, pounced on the Ten-Tails in the center of the altar!
A one-sided devouring and crushing battle taking place in a hidden alternate dimension has officially begun.

…………

On another vast, monotonous brown wasteland, the sky is an unchanging dusky yellow, devoid of sun, moon, and stars, only deathly silence and nothingness.

The air was filled with the dry, dusty smell, as if life had never existed for millions of years.

Suddenly, a rift was forcibly torn open in this deathly silent space!
A dark red portal appeared out of thin air, and then a black figure was violently "spit out" from it.

Mianma deftly flipped in mid-air and hovered steadily without appearing disheveled at all.

His gaze swept quickly across the surroundings: the cracked earth, the jagged rocks, and the iconic, towering rocky mountain in the distance, resembling a giant horn.

'It seems this is the alternate dimension where Jigen fought Naruto and Sasuke in Boruto.' Menma made this judgment instantly.

This space has stable rules, making it extremely suitable as a battlefield for high-end combat forces, and it will not affect the outside world.

After regaining his balance, Mianma's thoughts did not linger on the environment, but quickly turned to a problem.

How to completely kill Jigen, or rather, kill the Otsutsuki Isshiki hidden inside him.

Defeating Jigen, who was not yet fully reincarnated and was limited by his "vessel" body, would not be difficult for Menma, who had already mastered the power of the Tenseigan.

But this is far from enough.

What he wanted to verify was whether his current strength could cross that boundary and truly "kill" an Otsutsuki!

Fragments of memories from the original work flashed through his mind: Jigen's body was on the verge of collapse after his fierce battle with Naruto and Sasuke, and he needed time to recuperate. However, Kashin Koji seized the opportunity to assassinate him and used the natural flames that he had prepared in advance and that could not be absorbed by the "Karma" to force him into a desperate situation. In the end, he forced Isshiki to undergo an incomplete reincarnation in Jigen ahead of schedule.

However, even after his incomplete reincarnation, his strength had returned to its terrifying peak, enough to overwhelm the combined power of Naruto in Sage Mode and Sasuke in Rinnegan.

In the end, Kurama sacrificed himself, activating the life-burning "Heavy Particle Mode" for Naruto. With a suicidal burst, he exhausted Shiki's already limited remaining lifespan and managed to kill him with great difficulty.

'The essence of Heavy Particle Mode is a self-destructive burst of burning Tailed Beast Chakra, forcibly depleting the opponent's life force...' Menma analyzed calmly.

'So, without relying on this self-destructive method, how can I achieve my goal of 'killing Issho'? Should I directly attack his shrunken form hidden in Jigen's mind? Or... use even greater power to annihilate him completely, along with this 'weapon'?'

Just as Mianma was racing through his mind, weighing various tactical possibilities, ripples appeared in the space in front of him once again.

The dark red portal reopened, and Cixian stepped out, facing him from afar.

At this moment, Cixian's aura was completely different from before!
He had clearly stopped holding back and went straight into the second stage of the "wedge"!

The unique curved horn on his forehead, characteristic of the Otsutsuki style, became even more ferocious and prominent. Black wedge-shaped patterns spread across his entire body like living things, radiating a chilling sense of oppression.

He clenched his right hand in the air, and dense black chakra quickly condensed, transforming into a black chakra rod nearly two meters long, radiating a chilling aura, which he held in his hand like a scepter.

He raised his left hand, his index finger pointing straight at Mianma opposite him, his face regaining that godlike arrogance that comes from a superior being looking down on ants, his voice cold and full of confidence:
"To die in this hunting ground that belongs to me will be your greatest honor!"

Mianma's eyes narrowed, and he dared not be careless in the slightest.

He knew that Jigen, having entered his second state, had become incredibly powerful, enough to destroy Naruto's complete Nine-Tails and Sasuke's complete Susanoo in a single blow.

After Xiao Jiu left, the only thing that gave him the confidence to fight Jigen was the Tenseigan.

call out--!
Without any unnecessary words, Jigen's figure vanished from his spot in an instant, and the next moment he appeared in front of Menma!
The enormous black chakra rod in his hand, accompanied by a piercing shriek that seemed to tear through space, slashed down at Menma with the force of splitting mountains and shattering rocks!

Menma reacted extremely quickly, and with his right hand, he also condensed a solid black chakra rod to block upwards!

clang--!
The two black rods, imbued with the power of Yin-Yang Release, collided violently!
A piercing metallic clang rang out, and a visible shockwave spread out in a ring, raising waves in the brown barren soil below!
At the point where the black rods collided, dazzling sparks flew out, and the powerful recoil made both of their arms slightly numb.

After missing his first attack, Cixian launched a relentless offensive!

He flipped his wrist, and the black rod turned into a series of black afterimages, stabbing, picking, sweeping, and chopping from all sorts of tricky angles. His attacks were like a storm, continuous and relentless!

Menma, relying on the extraordinary insight and reaction speed brought by his Mangekyou Sharingan and Byakugan, wielded the black rod in his hand with impenetrable precision, blocking every attack.

clang!clang!clang!
The dense sounds of collisions echoed intensely in the desolate alien space, like strings of lit firecrackers.

The two figures moved and intersected at high speed in the air, each collision causing subtle tremors in the surrounding space, and the aftershocks of chakra rippled outwards.

Suddenly, Cixian feinted and teleported again, appearing abruptly above Menma's head!

The right leg, covered in black markings, slashed down like a battle axe!

Unable to parry or defend, he could only endure it!
boom!
With a muffled thud, Mianma was kicked down from the sky like a meteor, crashing heavily onto the brown earth below!

Boom——!
The ground was smashed into a huge crater with a diameter of over 100 meters and a depth of over 10 meters. Spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly in all directions, stirring up clouds of dust!
However, before the smoke and dust had cleared, a streak of light shot up from the bottom of the pit like a comet shooting backwards!

Menma charged out unscathed, his speed reaching its limit. In an instant, he closed in on Jigen, who had just landed, and his right fist, enveloped in dense chakra, slammed solidly into the opponent's cheek!
Bang!
Cixian's head tilted to the side from the powerful punch, and he staggered back a few steps, a look of surprise and anger flashing across his face.

"asshole!"

He let out a low growl, steadied himself, and immediately launched a counterattack!
The fist covered in black patterns clashed with the numb fist once again!
boom! boom! boom!
The two abandoned their long-range clashes of ninjutsu and eye techniques, and instead engaged in the most primitive and dangerous close-quarters combat!

Fists, kicks, elbows, knees...

Every part of the body has been transformed into a deadly weapon!

Every clash contained terrifying power, with explosions of air constantly ringing out, and the barren ground beneath their feet continuously cracking and collapsing during their fierce battles!
In the blink of an eye, the two sides had already fought back and forth for dozens of rounds!

Although it seemed like they were evenly matched, Menma could sense that after losing the almost limitless chakra support from the Dark Nine-Tails, he was slightly at a disadvantage when he was fighting against Jigen, who had absorbed some of the Ten-Tails' chakra and entered the second state, by relying solely on his own strength.

Cixian's attacks were heavier and seemed to be faster.

After another fierce clash of the black rods, Cixian used the momentum to leap backward, actively creating distance between themselves and the other side.

A calculating glint flashed in his eyes, and his left hand, which had been empty, quietly formed a hand seal.

"Drink!"

He let out a low shout, and the countless tiny black chakra rods that he had quietly scattered into the air during his close combat with Menma were instantly activated!
With the amplification effect of "Shonami Bikuna", these black rods transformed into countless deadly black lightning bolts in a fraction of a second, shooting towards Menma from all directions, up, down, left, and right like a torrential rain!

They blocked all his possible escape routes!

Faced with this sudden and deadly attack, Mianma remained calm and did not even move a step.

A powerful, invisible force erupted from him!
"Shinra Tenzheng!"

Bang bang bang bang—! ! ! !

All the amplified black chakra rods that shot out were instantly halted upon contact with that invisible repulsive field, as if they had crashed into an unshakeable wall of sighs. They were then violently repelled by an even more ferocious force!
Like withered branches swept away by a gale, they scattered all over the ground. However, Cixian's killing move was not over!
Almost the instant before the power of "Shinra Tensei" had completely dissipated, a square shadow with dark red edges, like a curtain of death, suddenly enveloped the sky above Menma's head!
When Mianma looked up, he saw several enormous black cubes with smooth, mirror-like surfaces, exuding a heavy sense of oppression, crashing down on him with the force of Mount Tai!
It was Cixian's "Da Xia Tian"!
These cubes not only possess overwhelming physical weight, but they can also interfere with or even block the chakra perception of those trapped, making them an extremely terrifying technique of sealing and suppression!
boom! boom! boom!
Huge black cubes crashed down one after another, like meteorites falling from the sky, slamming hard into the spot where Mianma was!

The earth groaned in agony, crushed into several bottomless craters. A violent shockwave, carrying sand and dust, swept outwards like a tsunami!

The entire alternate dimension seemed to tremble under the terrifying impact.

Cixian hovered in mid-air, coldly looking down at the area below shrouded in smoke and destructive energy.

However, his face did not show any signs of victory; instead, his brows were furrowed.

Because he clearly sensed that in the center of that destruction, a chakra far larger and more dangerous than before was awakening and erupting!
The smoke and dust slowly settled.

A figure enveloped in brilliant golden chakra light stepped out from the swirling dust, his feet treading on the void.

At this moment, Menma has already entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode!
Golden chakra, like burning holy flames, enveloped his entire body, forming a magnificent and majestic chakra cloak.

On either side of his forehead, a pair of horns, resembling dragon horns, stood proudly.

Behind him, six jet-black Truth-Seeking Balls were instantly enveloped in a golden chakra halo, slowly swirling around him.

In the very center of his forehead, a vertical slit had opened, revealing the golden Tenseigan that contained the power of all things in the universe and seemed to be able to see through the essence of everything in the world!
The immense pressure spread out as if it were a tangible force, and even the rules of this alternate dimension seemed to resonate and tremble in response.

Seeing Menma's new, godlike, and powerful form, Jigen's expression turned extremely solemn. He practically spat out the name through clenched teeth:
"Ten-Seigan..."

"So that's how it is. This is the real reason you dare to face me directly..."

The Tenseigan, as the ultimate evolution of the Byakugan, is considered legendary even within the Otsutsuki clan.

Among the Otsutsuki clan members who have appeared, the Byakugan is almost standard equipment for Otsutsuki warriors, and the Rinnegan also appears from time to time, but the Tenseigan...

Even in his long life and many experiences, he had never seen many of them in person.

Cixian instantly understood that facing an opponent who had awakened the Tenseigan, his chances of winning with his current, not-yet-fully-reincarnated "weapon" were extremely slim.

His original body was reduced to half its original size, which was then shrunk and hidden in Jigen's brain for manipulation by 'Shona Bikuna'. However, the strength of this body was simply insufficient to support the enormous energy and soul burden required for Isshiki's complete reincarnation.

Forcing a rebirth will only cause the 'vessel' to enter its countdown to collapse...

At this moment, Cixian, or rather, Yishi, was rapidly weighing the pros and cons in his mind and felt an unprecedented sense of difficulty.

However, even though reason told him that the situation was unfavorable, the pride that was deeply rooted in his blood and belonged to Otsutsuki Isshiki made him unable to have any intention of backing down!
A thousand years of lurking and forbearance taught him to wait and scheme, but could not erase his dignity and pride as a superior life form!
Especially when he confirmed that the other party possessed the "Tenseigan," a life level equal to his own race, a fighting spirit stemming from instinct against a strong opponent of the same level, mixed with the humiliation of being driven to the brink by an "inferior creature," burned fiercely in his heart like a poisonous fire!

retreat?

impossible!
Jigen gripped the black chakra rod tightly in his hand, and the black patterns around his body seemed to come alive, wriggling slightly and emitting an even more dangerous aura.

Cixian raised her cold eyes and fixed them on the golden, dazzling Mianma.

Menma floated in the air, his golden chakra as dazzling as the sun.

He slowly raised his right hand, and the six Truth-Seeking Jewels behind him, enveloped in golden light, instantly flew to his front and arranged in a perfect circle.

Om-!
With a thought from Menma, the six Truth-Seeking Jewels began to rotate clockwise at an astonishing speed!
At first, the trajectory was still discernible, but in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a blurry halo of interwoven gold and black light!

The massive amount of chakra was drawn in and compressed by the rapidly spinning Truth-Seeking Balls, ultimately forming a terrifying silver-white tornado!

"Ginlun Reincarnation Explosion!"

Menma swung his arm forward, and the terrifying silver tornado containing the power of six Truth-Seeking Balls roared toward Jigen in the distance with a majestic aura that could tear through the void and crush everything!

Where the tornado passed, the brown earth below was easily plowed into bottomless trenches, and the space itself emitted a hum that seemed to groan under the weight of the storm!

The silver tornado was faster than anyone could imagine, and in an instant it had already swallowed up the airspace where Cixian was!

Jigen's pupils contracted sharply. From that silver tornado, he sensed a composite energy far exceeding "Shinra Tensei," a combination of Yin-Yang Release and the unique power of the Tenseigan!
He dared not delay and immediately raised his hands, which were covered with black wedge-shaped patterns, with his palms facing the surging tornado, attempting to activate the absorption ability of the "wedge"!

"Suck it!" he growled, a ghostly light gleaming in his palm.

However, the next moment, his expression changed drastically!
The Truth-Seeking Ball energy that forms the core of the silver tornado is extremely stable, and his "Karma" cannot easily absorb it like he would absorb ordinary ninjutsu!
Not only was it ineffective, it also caused a burning, stinging sensation!
'How is this possible?! It can't even absorb the wedge?!' Cixian was shocked.

Seeing that the silver tornado was about to engulf him, Cixian made a decisive decision, abandoned the absorption, and slammed his hands together in front of him!
"The Great Heavenly Box!"

Several enormous black cubes with edges shimmering with dark red light appeared out of thin air, layer upon layer blocking his front, like the strongest shield, attempting to withstand the destructive impact of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!

Boom boom boom——!!!!

The golden tornado slammed violently against the barrier made of black cubes!

A deafening roar resounded throughout the entire alternate dimension!

The incredibly sturdy Great Box Cube, powerful enough to suppress tailed beasts, emitted a teeth-grinding twisting sound in the face of this terrifying rotating and cutting force!

The surface was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and the huge volume was pushed backward by the impact, clearly barely able to support itself!
However, Menma's attacks did not stop.

Just as the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion was locked in a stalemate with "Great Box Heaven", golden light gathered in front of him once again, and six Truth-Seeking Balls covered with golden chakra instantly condensed into shape!
This time, instead of forming tornadoes, their shapes suddenly changed under Mianma's precise control!
Each Truth-Seeking Ball was stretched and shaped as it spun at high speed, eventually transforming into six Truth-Seeking Ball Shuriken with incredibly sharp edges, hollow centers, and golden electric sparks!

"go with!"

With a flick of his arm, Menma unleashed six Truth-Seeking Jewel Shuriken, tracing six cunning and unpredictable arcs from six different directions—up, down, left, right, front, and back—beyond the "Great Box Heaven" barrier, which was locked in a stalemate with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and aimed with unparalleled precision at Cixian behind it!
With the continuous crushing force of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion in front, and the deadly sneak attacks of six Truth-Seeking Ball Shuriken from the flanks and rear!

Cixian was instantly trapped in a deadly situation with no way to avoid it or block it!

"asshole!!!"

Feeling the death threat coming from all directions, enough to completely destroy this "vessel", Cixian let out a roar of extreme unwillingness and humiliation!

His signature "Wedge" absorption ability proved ineffective against the Truth-Seeking Balls, and even his strongest defensive eye technique, "Great Box Heaven," was on the verge of collapse...

This container, named "Cixian," has reached its limit!
If we continue to hold on, we will only be completely annihilated by the opponent's terrifying attack, along with this precious "artifact"!

A plan dormant for a thousand years, the ambition to collect the tailed beasts and revive the Ten-Tails, and the obsession with revenge against Kaguya...

Are we all going to fail at this crucial moment?!

Do not!
no way!

Under immense pressure and endless humiliation on the brink of life and death, the Otsutsuki Isshiki hidden in Jigen's mind finally made his final decision!

"Uhhhhhhhhh-!!!"

With a cry of pain and liberation, Cixian's body suddenly stiffened!
The black wedge-shaped patterns all over his body writhed violently as if boiling, emitting a dazzling light!

Click...

boom!
Just as the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion completely crushed the "Great Box Heaven" barrier, and the six Truth-Seeking Ball Shuriken were about to touch his body, a massive amount of chakra far exceeding all of Jigen's previous performances suddenly erupted from Jigen's body!

A blinding white light instantly engulfed everything!
The silver tornado and six Truth-Seeking Ball Shuriken of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion were forcibly pushed back and deflected by the sudden impact of chakra energy, and finally crashed into the desolate land in the distance, causing a series of terrifying explosions that turned a large area into nothingness!
A powerful energy storm swept in all directions, forcing Menma, who was suspended in the air, to retreat slightly. Golden chakra rippled around him, dissipating the impact.

His eyes were fixed on the center of the explosion, his gaze filled with vigilance and a hint of anticipation.

'Finally... forced to reveal it?'

The raging energy storm and blinding white light gradually subsided.

The scene at the epicenter of the explosion gradually became clear.

Where Cixian had been standing, a completely new figure was now in the spot.

He had pale, bloodless skin, and a strangely shaped, crown-like "long, curved horn" growing from his forehead to the back of his head. He had only one eyebrow on his forehead, growing above his right eye.

His right eye was no longer a human pupil, but a wheel-shaped pattern emitting a faint golden light, with a black cross-shaped pattern in the center of the pupil, which was the pupil technique "Black Eye".

His left eye, however, was purely white.

He has a clear row of black magatama tattoos on his chest and back, exuding an aura of mystery.

Although the white feather robe that originally belonged to "Jigen" was mostly damaged in the explosion and he looked somewhat disheveled, the vast chakra pressure emanating from him was countless times stronger than that of "Jigen"!
Otsutsuki Isshiki, his true form descends!

Yishiki slowly raised his head, using his golden "black eye" and white left eye to look indifferently at the dazzlingly golden Mianma opposite him.

The anger and humiliation of his earlier days are gone from his eyes; only an absolute calm, as if looking down on ants and controlling life and death, remains, along with the scrutiny of seeing precious prey.

"To force me to reveal this incomplete form..." Yi Shi began, his voice deep and hoarse, carrying an ancient and elegant rhythm: "You are indeed quite different from those weak and inferior creatures on this planet."

He moved his neck slightly, making a faint cracking sound, as if he was getting used to his long-lost body.

“But—” Yishi raised his hand, pointing at Mianma, his arrogant tone carrying a sense of judgment.

"Your struggle ends here!"

[PS: Three more chapters to go. I'll guarantee at least 30,000 words today. First, I'll defeat Yi Shi, then I'll deal with the old man spots.]

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