Konoha Notes.

Chapter 562 Imperial Pillar

The moment he sensed the intrusion into the alternate dimension, Isshiki abandoned all his plans.

The movements of Konoha and Madara Uchiha's intentions can be considered later. Right now, the only important thing is Neji Hyuga.

The wedge has not yet fully thawed, and the container cannot afford any mishaps at this time.

He immediately turned in the direction where Neji was.

However, one of the intruders moved at an abnormally fast speed.

Ichishiki estimated the time it would take him to reach Neji and compared it with the speed at which Neji was approaching.

They will be caught up.

So he chose to stop.

He cannot reveal his attitude towards Hyuga Neji at this time.

Judging from the chakra identification, those who entered this space were from Konoha.

If it were them, upon discovering ninjas from their own village, they wouldn't immediately choose to kill them; at most, they would take them away.

Then he saw the figure who was worthy of the name of the Otsutsuki clan.

"Is the power to harvest trees limited to what it is now?" Ichishiki asked with a hint of regret. "Humans may have some ingenuity, but they are still too impatient."

He offered his opinion as an Otsutsuki.

"In your current state, if you could absorb more energy from the ninja world, you could have had a much brighter future, Sixth Hokage."

The sixth generation replied, "I prefer a slow and steady approach to eating rather than your ravenous eating."

Upon hearing this, Isshiki scoffed, "If you don't have the ability to devour everything, that's your explanation."

"This is the food's defense."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a straight afterimage.

A pure burst of physical energy instantly shortened the distance between the two.

Then he crashed into an invisible wall.

The repulsive force came from the front, reducing his speed by one layer.

Without even twitching his brow, he could easily withstand this level of repulsive force with his physique, but there was no need for it.

"Shinra Tensei? — This level of technique is excellent for a ninja."

Above Shuuji's head, the black cube fell silently.

During the casting of Shinra Tensei, the caster is unable to move.

Given the mass of the Great Box Heaven, the mere Shinra could not only fail to deflect it, but the repulsive force would also directly affect the caster himself.

Therefore, the technique can be canceled, or the user will be crushed to death by the Great Box Heaven.

Ichishi judged that Shuji would choose the former.

As expected, the Sixth Hokage's figure moved away from the shadow of the cube.

At the same instant he retreated, he charged forward again.

There must be a cooldown period after Shinra Tensei; this is a basic rule.

However, he ran into a second wall.

wrong.

Yishi's pupils contracted slightly.

The repulsive force this time is on a completely different order of magnitude.

An unparalleled repulsive force, far exceeding anything he had ever experienced, crashed down from the front.

His momentum was abruptly reduced to zero in that instant, and his body was thrown out.

The forward momentum had not yet dissipated when the repulsive force of the backward roll was added on top of it.

Two opposing forces intersected within his body, causing a faint pain to emanate from this body known for its resilience.

Yishi drew a black stick in his hand, preparing to insert it into the ground to stop his retreat.

Then he noticed a figure chasing after him from above.

The Sixth Generation followed his backward flight speed and looked down from above.

The six Truth-Seeking Jewels extended and transformed into six blades in the air, their tips all pointing at his body.

Ichishiki made a choice between shrinking the Truth-Seeking Jewel weapon and shrinking himself.

He can control the weapons, but not Shuji himself. However, his shrunken body allows him to break free from the disadvantage of having the upper hand and regroup.

Just as Isshiki's body shrank, a powerful suction force came from beneath him.

At the same time, an equal repulsive force suddenly pressed down from above.

The kinetic energy of his backward flight was forcibly stopped at this moment, and a tremendous force squeezed his body from two directions at the same time.

His internal organs were trembling, and his bones were making faint sounds.

One-shotted, he was pressed down and fell.

Are Shinra Tensei and Banshou Ten'in used simultaneously?

Yishi's black eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, and suddenly he noticed a faint point below that was releasing that suction force.

Before he could observe further, the Seeking the Way Jade Blade changed again, transforming into a black cuboid that pressed down on his location.

Even the Ōtsutsuki's body, under such pressure from above and below, could not immediately launch a counterattack.

We must strive to gain time for adjustments.

Then, above Xiu Si's head, a dozen or so enormous black cubes appeared out of thin air. Pulled by the suction force below, they fell at several times the normal speed.

The Sixth Generation leader didn't even raise his head; his back was to the falling cubes, and the suction force that had been firmly locking onto Isshiki below vanished at the same moment.

Then, Shiki saw the black cubes being blocked for a moment by something invisible when they were still several meters away from him, and then their landing point shifted.

"I see—it's his Rinnegan ability."

Using the cube as cover, Itsuki quickly distanced himself from Shuuji. His body did not return to its normal size, and his right eye spun rapidly, scanning the surrounding space.

At the location where the suction force had just locked onto, next to Shuji, there were several faint dots.

They were inconspicuous and did not emit any unusual power.

However, judging from the disappearance of the suction just now, the opening and closing of these points are all in Shuji's hands.

Just then, Yishi realized that all those dots had disappeared from his sight.

Was it taken back? Or did its usage period expire?

He recalled the previous scene and was quite certain that these locations had appeared suddenly in his field of vision.

There was no obvious trajectory, meaning that Shuji's speed in setting up the points far exceeded his dynamic vision, or in other words, there was no process of setting up the points.

The white-haired figure flew out from the falling cube, and the direction of the gaze made it clear to Yishi that the opponent had locked onto the location where he had shrunk and was hiding.

Otsutsuki Isshiki calmly returned to his original size and began to probe: "What's wrong? Aren't you going to continue using your ability to accelerate yourself?"

"Your unusual speed is the result of the combined effects of repulsive and attractive forces, isn't it?"

"Or is it that your pupil power has been overused and you can't do it for the time being?"

Xiu Si floated in the air, a Seeking the Dao Jade landed in his palm, and he tossed it up and down lightly.

"What do you think?" The white-haired man smiled slightly. "Why don't you try rushing up again? Maybe I'm recovering while I'm talking to you."

Yi Shi's expression involuntarily turned somewhat gloomy.

The consumption of pupil power by pupil techniques often determines the subsequent course of a battle.

The reason he was able to occupy a high-ranking warrior position in the Otsutsuki clan was because the black-eyed young Bikona and Daikokuten consumed very little energy and had a wide range of effects.

Shuji, who clearly incorporated the tree into his body, would undoubtedly possess exceptional endurance and vitality, even if he wasn't a genuine Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Ichishiki spared a bit of his attention to sense Neji's location; he was still in this alternate dimension.

Neither Kakashi Hatake nor Obito Uchiha showed any intention of taking him away, and their chakra even disappeared from this alternate dimension.

Are they hiding? Are they preparing to launch a sneak attack on him?

"Are you angry?" Shuuji's smile vanished in the air. "I've rested enough, so I'll go first this round."

"Wouldn't that make you feel fairer?"

Upon hearing this, Ichishi narrowed his eyes and showed a slight annoyance.

This time, he spotted Shuuji's movement. Suddenly, a repulsive force point appeared behind Shuuji, propelling him towards him.

The distance between the two instantly decreased to less than thirty meters.

Several high-speed black sticks were thrown out in one move, while being pulled to the side at the same time.

Shuji's acceleration comes from the outside, not from within. His straight-line speed will be very fast, but his turning speed will be limited, at least not as fast as his own.

Frequently using external acceleration to change direction before the old force dissipates will only add extra burden to your body.

The Sixth Hokage has already demonstrated sufficient tactical skill, so he certainly wouldn't do that.

Even with powerful regenerative abilities, he wouldn't do that easily, as it would mean that the chakra he uses for fighting and recovery would be wasted unnecessarily.

The first batch of black rods was bounced away when they entered Shuuji's five-meter range, and within two seconds, the second batch of black rods was scattered by the repulsive force.

The interval is less than a second — or is it still the normal state?

Isshiki rapidly updated the information in his mind. At this moment, Shuuji's external thrust had exhausted, and his body was once again forced to turn, continuing to charge towards him. Isshiki anticipated his landing position and once again dodged to the side.

Just as the two brushed past each other, only a dozen meters apart, Yi Shi suddenly noticed seven dots appearing around him.

"So fast!"

"The distance of the spell's landing point—ten meters?"

The next second, repulsive and attractive forces erupt simultaneously.

Three points were pushing and repulsing forces, while different suction forces were tearing at his body from the four corners.

His movements were abruptly slowed down, and just as he was about to exert force to break free, he saw Xiu Si's figure approaching again.

He immediately released the Great Box Heaven. Huge cubes fell from all directions, erecting layers of barriers between him and Xiu Si, isolating them from the surroundings.

However, the power of those points did not cease to operate.

The intensity of the repulsive and attractive forces began to alternate, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes in front, sometimes behind.

This irregular oscillation made it difficult for him to maintain his balance.

Worse still, the pulling forces from different directions interfered with each other inside his body, causing minor internal injuries that further affected his already limited time.

Then, the rhythm suddenly changed.

A brief gap appeared in the tension between the seven points.

Although they were still radiating power, the force was no longer enough to completely lock him into this force field cage.

With a sudden burst of strength in his feet, he broke free from the cage.

He shrunk his size again, preparing to create distance in mid-air. Then he saw the Sixth Generation chasing after him once more.

"Your ability is to set up nodes."

"Ichishi said."

He had to use the power of words to shake Xiu Si's superior fighting position, which was currently due to his repeated advantages.

"Each node possesses fundamental power, which can be increased or decreased. Such high-frequency bursts must have limitations in duration."

"The node itself does not have a physical entity. No, it doesn't mean it doesn't have one. It's hidden in another space."

"Whether it's Shinra Tensei or Bansho Ten'in, both require a core chakra node as their foundation. A technique that can function continuously without a physical form simply doesn't exist."

As he spoke, more black cubes were continuously released.

The gaps between the cubes shrink smaller and smaller, until a human of normal size cannot pass through them. Only those who can shrink themselves can move freely through them.

As the cubes landed one after another, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's figure silently disappeared into the dark, dense forest of giant rocks.

"There is a limit to the number of nodes you can place."

"So while using one of the nodes to speed things up, you will try to reclaim those nodes that have become obsolete."

He paused.

"Just now, you only used seven."

"Including the ones you use to control your own movement direction, the maximum number of nodes you can deploy is..."

"It's nine!"

Within a series of black cubes, Otsutsuki Isshiki proclaims his presence.

"I have already seen through your eye technique."

However, the person whose pupil technique had been exposed floated in the air, receiving a light, airy compliment: "Truly excellent manners. So? What do you plan to do?"

"Waiting to die in his tortoise shell? Mr. Otsutsuki Isshiki, who only has two or three days left to live?"

"Or are you planning to unleash an astonishing eye technique to kill me?"

"However, it seems that none of your abilities are particularly offensive."

As he spoke, Shuji descended from the sky, landing on a black cube.

"Want to practice a couple of sets of punches?"

"However, there's one thing you might have guessed, I forgot to mention: my eye technique, Pillar Control, can work on myself, or it can not."

The hidden move below fell silent.

The fact that these nodes are hidden in different times and spaces means that conventional methods of breaking through the barriers to deal with Shinra Tensei and Bansho Ten'in are ineffective.

Unless it's another force directly attacking those points.

Although Da Xia Tian's abilities have an absolute advantage on the material level, they are unable to strike nodes located in unknown spaces.

To engage in close-quarters combat while attempting to break through enemy defenses—while their bodies are being stretched by force, the opponent should be able to move without strain.

In other words, he may be inferior to his opponent in both movement and speed.

However, this person cannot be allowed to go back.

Even if Hyuga Neji is brought back to Konoha, as long as Shuuji isn't around, Neji's problems won't be noticed. While Shuuji is still investigating, Neji will still have a chance.

The only way is to take advantage of the opponent's confidence in their own eye techniques, and with the advantage they have in close combat, find an opportunity to use the black eye's eye techniques to imprison Shuji in the Great Black Heaven.

Having made up his mind, Yishi said calmly, "I've already seen through your bluff. With your repulsive force concentrated on one point, you only have the ability to deflect the Great Box Heaven. And the gap that inevitably appears after the brief burst of power is your weakness."

Having said that, he stepped out of the black cube again and landed in front of Xiu Si.

"The Great Box Heaven is not my eye technique, but rather a strange substance I collected from the universe. Its quantity far exceeds your imagination."

As soon as he finished speaking, black cubes began to appear above Xiu Si's head.

Gray stone pillars fell from the sky, obscuring the dark purple sky above.

With the appearance of the cube, Isshiki began to launch a series of attacks, disregarding the potential damage he might suffer.

As Shuji dodged, he constantly used his powerful repulsive force to deflect the black cubes that might hit him, while simultaneously dealing with the One-Shot, which would shrink in size and burst in through the gaps.

The two fought for several hours.

During the exchange of blows, Yi Shi was frequently struck by both gravitational and repulsive forces.

He could sense that the body's remaining mobility was decreasing, but the repulsive force emanating from Shuuji was also weakening.

But as long as you take him away—

Just as the ninth pillar was released, Isshiki used the Great Box Heaven to block the force of attraction, broke through Shuji's defense, and was about to touch him.

His hand paused for a moment.

Shuji smiled.

"I was just kidding. Actually, there are about ten, and there's one more that's always been on me."

After saying that, the purple light in Xiu Si's eyes suddenly intensified, and blood seeped from the corners of his eyes.

"Moreover, with all ten pillars combined, there's still one more move."

Instantly, Isshiki Otsutsuki felt the surrounding force field being completely rewritten.

The black cube, which had remained almost motionless even under the influence of gravity and repulsion, began to float.

Even Yi Shi himself floated up.

"That's right, I didn't expect this ability to be so useful, did I?"

The Seeking the Dao Jade in Xiu Si's hand coalesced into a sword.

"After such an outbreak, he'll probably need to go back and rest for quite a while. You took the people from our village away, right? We need to take them back and get them properly cared for."

Upon hearing this, Isshiki spoke with difficulty: "I am not the only one; other Otsutsuki will return."

"Take what belongs to us."

He was still trying to distract Shuji with the last bit of time he had left.

The Truth-Seeking Ball weapon pierced through Isshiki's body, and his body began to turn gray from the point of penetration.

Shuji said, "Yes, yes—then..."

While Isshiki still had a sliver of consciousness left, the Sixth Generation suddenly changed his tone.

"I forgot. Before taking Neji back, we actually had to kill him, right? What a pity, Mr. Otsutsuki."

"you!"

One of them widened his eyes.

The rate of ash turning suddenly accelerated. He tried to say something, his lips moved several times, but no sound came out.

For the first time, something unrelated to arrogance appeared in those eyes, one black and one white.

Then, along with that unfulfilled obsession, Otsutsuki Isshiki's body completely disintegrated.

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