Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

"So fast!"

"Too fast!"

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Obito, who had not yet made a move, were watching the two figures fighting in the sky in the distance.

Compared to the sweeping and powerful attacks of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the battle between Shuichi Hoshino and Nagato was so fast that even their Sharingan couldn't accurately capture it.

Looking at the area enveloped in lightning, Obito Uchiha was shocked: "It seems the outcome won't be so easy to determine."

Suddenly, the burst of lightning stopped, and the area shrouded in electricity gradually returned to normal, with visibility no longer affected by the intense light.

Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but think to himself, "Have they broken through the defenses?"

Seemingly sensing Shisui Uchiha's thoughts, Obito Uchiha said, "The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is not so easy to deal with."

Uchiha Shisui's gaze sharpened: "As expected..."

"That's amazing. They managed to defend against such an attack completely. If it were me, I couldn't have done it at all."

As the lightning subsided, the black Truth-Seeking Ball shield fell down with a rustling sound, but it did not completely break through the defense.

After the Truth-Seeking Ball shrank, Rokudo Nagato was completely unharmed.

Even though Hoshino Shuichi's attacks were fast, he managed to defend against them completely.

Hoshino Shuichi, who had stopped his attack, couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing how vast the difference was between the current Rokudo Nagato and the Nagato of the past.

Nagato, who only possesses the Rinnegan, would have no way to defend against such a high-frequency, high-intensity attack.

His Sage Mode is now much more powerful than it was before, even with the same amount of chakra.

Even with Nagato's full power in using Shinra Tensei, he couldn't deflect his Takemikazuchi beam.

"If that's all there is to it, Hoshino Shuichi, you have no way to defeat me."

The sixth Daoist, Nagato, spoke.

Although Hoshino Shuichi's speed was very fast, it was still within his tolerance range.

In response to Rokudo Nagato's provocative words, Hoshishita Shuichi chuckled, "This is just a warm-up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the God of the Celestial Stars appeared.

Hoshino Shuichi transformed into a three-headed, six-armed giant over a hundred meters tall.

boom!

Light and air distorted, wings spewed out scorching air currents, and the God of the Celestial Star tore through the air, creating huge rings of air that moved at supersonic speeds.

On the four arms of the God of Heavenly Stars, Blazing Release Blade, Flame Release Blade, Lightning Release Blade, and Lava Blade were generated, while the other two arms were bare.

Faced with Hoshino Shuichi's further offensive, Rokudo Nagato no longer passively defended this time, but moved at an extremely fast speed.

The scorching air churned, and the Blazing Blade whistled past him. Rokudo Nagato dodged the attack from the God of the Heavenly Stars, and then suddenly brandished the staff in his hand.

boom!

The tin staff collided with the scorching blade, actually shattering the huge scorching chakra blade and creating a rolling heat wave that swept in all directions.

At that moment, the Flame Release Blade and the Lightning Release Blade clashed and slashed down, but Rokudo Nagato's figure suddenly darted away to dodge, his body soaring into the sky.

The Celestial God, who had stopped in his tracks, suddenly swung his arm, and the lava blade in his hand shot out in the instant it transformed into a spiral spear, aiming straight for Rokudo Nagato's back.

Uchiha Shisui, who was watching the battle, revealed a look of delight: "We've found an opening!"

However, the Truth-Seeking Balls behind Rokudo Nagato quickly deployed in defense.

boom!

The lava spear exploded, turning into countless streams of magma that fell to the ground.

The Truth-Seeking Balls that provided defense were completely shattered this time, but Rokudo Nagato remained unharmed.

He turned around, but in that instant, the God of the Stars vanished.

Space-time ninjutsu!

Rokudo Nagato realized this, but the God of the Heavenly Star, who had suddenly appeared behind him, had already ruthlessly struck down.

The Seeking the Way Jewel flew up to defend, and amidst the booming explosions, in the midst of the chaos, Rokudo Nagato's defense ultimately failed to achieve perfection.

The God of Celestial Stars opened his mouth, and a fiery dragon breathed out, unleashing a beam of light that pierced through Nagato's back, leaving him riddled with holes from front to back.

Immediately afterwards, the God of Heavenly Stars unleashed a punch, slamming Rokudo Nagato down from the sky.

Rumble!

The six long gates crashed onto a mountain peak, accompanied by a terrifying tremor and a deafening roar. The entire mountain collapsed rapidly, sending billowing dust into the sky.

Uchiha Shisui sincerely praised, "Well done!"

Obito Uchiha stared in disbelief: "Was the battle decided so quickly?"

However, Hoshino Shizuka in the air did not feel that a winner had been decided.

Nagato just let us win.

"It must be to remove the curse mark on the heart."

Hoshino Shuichi secretly thought, "What a pity, a futile effort."

As he fell, the God of Celestial Stars tore through the air with a wave of his hand, and billowing dust dispersed.

In the middle of the collapsed mountain below, in a large crater, the Six Paths Long Gate not only had its heart pierced, but also had half of its body destroyed by the God of Heavenly Stars. However, as a Seeking Truth Jade fell, it quickly recovered.

The next moment, the six Nagatos soared into the sky, heading straight for the God of the Celestial Stars.

Hoshino Hideichi's gaze sharpened, and he unleashed a flurry of Blazing Blade and Flame Blade, followed by Lightning Blade and Lava Blade.

This time, Rokudo Nagato did not use the Truth-Seeking Ball to defend himself, but instead lifted it up with his bare hands.

The Blazing Release and Flame Release blades that followed quickly dissolved and turned into chakra, which was absorbed by Six Paths Nagato.

The same was true for the Lightning Blade; it was dissolved before it even got close to Nagato. Only the Lava Blade was blocked by the Truth-Seeking Ball.

call out!

Liu Dao Changmen moved suddenly, dodging the two fists of the Celestial Star God. He swung his staff and wrapped it around the huge Celestial Star God. At the same time, he fired two Truth-Seeking Balls, blocking the fiery dragon breath spewed from the two heads of the Celestial Star God.

Meanwhile, another Seeking Truth Orb was also launched at the same time, hitting the head of the Celestial God where Xingxia Xiuyi was located.

The Takemikazuchi Armor exploded, instantly breaking through the first layer of defense.

Next came the Wood Release Armor and the Beehive Shield, two layers of defense.

The Seeking the Dao Jade still had some power left, but it was no longer enough to break through the final defense of the Celestial Star God.

However, Rokudo Nagato's attack was extremely continuous. Before Hoshino Shuichi could launch a counterattack, the giant Heavenly Star God was pressed down by Rokudo Nagato and fell from the sky like a meteor, crashing down and collapsing a mountain with a deafening roar.

The God of the Celestial Stars collapsed, and Hideaki Shinobu stood unharmed in the crater.

The six long gates in the air waved their hands, and the smoke and dust parted.

shhhhhh!

One by one, the Seeking Dao Jade pierced through the air, heading straight for Xiuyi under the stars.

At this moment, Hoshino Shuichi, who had already removed his chakra cloak, moved with a solemn expression, leaving behind a series of afterimages. With a muffled thud, one of the Truth-Seeking Balls was sent flying backward, having been kicked away by a forceful kick.

Rokudo Nagato was startled, then sensed Hoshino Shuichi appear beside him: "It's too late!"

It was too late to use the Truth-Seeking Balls. Rokudo Nagato raised his hand to block, and the next moment his body was sent flying backward with a bang.

Uchiha Shisui, who was watching the battle, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought to himself, "The ability to absorb ninjutsu belongs to the Rinnegan. It has become even stronger after becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. It can even instantly disintegrate the techniques of the God of the Heavenly Stars."

"Shuichi deactivated Six Paths Sage Mode. Is he planning to use taijutsu to circumvent this?"

Obito Uchiha was also very familiar with the Rinnegan's abilities, and he frowned secretly behind his mask: "It can deal with Nagato's taijutsu in his normal state, but it can't deal with the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."

Kicking away a Truth-Seeking Ball is indeed astonishing, but it's difficult to break through the protection of so many Truth-Seeking Balls on Nagato Rokudo himself.

At that moment, Hoshino Shuichi, who was standing in mid-air without any leverage, made a grasping motion with both hands, and two swords, one long and one short, appeared.

The Heavenly Sword, the Yae-gaki Sword!

The former is enhanced by the term tree, while the latter comes from the daimyo of the Land of Fire, the legendary Kusanagi sword that possesses the power of the earth.

Hoshino Shuichi, who hadn't used a sword in a long time, felt something different when he held the Yaegaki sword again.

"I see!"

Hoshita Shuichi chuckled softly, his gaze fixed on Rokudo Nagato, who was rising from the ground, and he took a deep breath.

boom!

Intense flames erupted from Hoshino Shuichi's body.

Breath of Flame!

This green flame is not a flame formed from chakra, but the flame of life itself.

Green flames swirled and gradually wrapped around the Heavenly Blade.

Rokudo Nagato's gaze sharpened: "A forbidden taijutsu like the Eight Gates?"

"In other words, this flame cannot be absorbed using the Rinnegan's abilities."

"However, if that's the case, once I catch you, the battle will be over!"

At this moment, Hoshino took another deep breath, and his cells burst with electricity, instantly enveloping him in a crimson electric light.

Immediately afterward, the electric light contracted under the influence of electromagnetic escape, transforming into a layer of blood-red lightning armor.

However, unlike the Takemikazuchi Armor, this was not formed by a change in the nature of lightning, but was equivalent to lightning in nature.

It's sizzling!

With the sound of electricity, Hoshino Hideichi's figure vanished from the spot.

"So fast!"

"It's even faster than before!"

The same reaction occurred almost simultaneously in the minds of Nagato, Shisui, and Obito.

clang!

Rokudo Nagato wielded his staff, clashing with the Ame-no-Kage, sparks flying, and a gash was slashed into the staff by the blade.

But the next moment, Hoshino Shuichi disappeared from Rokudo Nagato's sight.

clang!clang!clang!

Hoshinobi Hideichi's figure flashed repeatedly as he circled around Rokudo Nagato, unleashing his sword again and again.

Although every strike was blocked by the Truth-Seeking Balls, Rokudo Nagato felt the pressure at this moment.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, a Seeking the Dao Jade exploded.

This time, Hoshinoichi used the Yaegaki sword instead of the Kusanagi sword.

Shinra Tensei!

Nagato, the Six Paths, unleashed the power of the Rinnegan, unleashing a terrifying repulsive force.

However, Hoshino Shuichi's figure disappeared from his original spot even earlier and appeared above Rokudo Nagato's head.

He took another deep breath.

Breathe naturally!

In an instant, Hoshino Shizuka's body expanded rapidly, just like the Akimichi clan's Multiplying Technique.

At the same time, the Yaegaki sword in Hoshino Shizuka's hand also expanded.

In the blink of an eye, Hoshino Shuichi transformed into a giant over a hundred meters tall, no less than the previous God of the Heavenly Stars, and wielded the equally enormous Yaekashi sword, slashing down fiercely.

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Obito both looked on in shock.

It looked like a multiplication technique, but the feeling was completely different. The power contained in that huge body made them feel suffocated, even from a distance.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Hashirama Senju and Minato Namikaze, who had just suppressed Madara Uchiha with the Myojin Gate, also looked in this direction.

"To have cultivated the Immortal Transformation to this level is truly astonishing!"

Hashirama Senju praised it.

Minato Namikaze, however, focused his attention on the Yaegaki sword: "That legend, is it really true?"

air.

Looking up at the giant sword falling like a mountain peak, Rokudo Nagato sensed immense danger.

Amazing Spear!

Rokudo Nagato raised his hand, and the staff and Truth-Seeking Jewel in his hand quickly transformed into a peculiar, enormous longsword.

Amanuma Spear Sword!

The legendary sword of the Sage of Six Paths, which opened up the ninja world, possesses unparalleled power.

The next moment, the two different greatswords collided, followed by a cracking sound.

The two giant swords shattered simultaneously, bit by bit.

"What?"

The six paths of Nagato were shaken to their core.

In that instant, Hoshino Shuuichi's form returned to normal, and he appeared in front of Rokudo Nagato at an extremely fast speed, wielding the Ame-no-Mao sword.

Their eyes met, and just as Rokudo Nagato was about to unleash Shinra Tensei, Hoshino Shuichi's blood-red lightning armor suddenly collapsed, countless blood-red bolts of lightning shot outwards, and an electromagnetic field enveloped Rokudo Nagato.

Rokudo Nagato's body instantly stiffened.

Immediately afterwards, two figures passed each other.

The Ame-no-Kage, entangled in green flames and crimson lightning, slashed across Rokudo Nagato's waist.

No blood splattered, but Rokudo Nagato's body was split in two, cut in half at the waist.

Hoshino Shuichi stopped and sheathed his sword. A strand of hair fell and transformed into a clone, arriving just as Rokudo Nagato's lower body crashed to the ground with a thud. He reached out and grabbed it, absorbing Rokudo Nagato's lower body bit by bit.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Shizuka was covered in a golden Six Paths Chakra cloak in the air, and the power of the nine tailed beasts within him surged forth, echoing the power of the tailed beasts within Six Paths Nagato.

Nagato, who had just been cut in half at the waist, had no time to recover before the power of the eight tailed beasts within him poured outwards.

"What?"

Rokudo Nagato's expression changed drastically.

However, the chakra of the eight tailed beasts roared out from Hoshino Shizuka's body, connecting with the tailed beast chakra leaking from Nagato's body.

"Come out!"

With a sudden tug, Hoshino Shizuka pulled, forcefully dragging the eight tailed beasts out of Rokudo Nagato's body.

Boom boom boom!

One by one, the enormous tailed beasts landed.

Minato Namikaze smiled broadly as he watched this: "Well done, Shuichi!"

Uchiha Shisui was in high spirits: "As expected of Shuichi!"

Obito Uchiha was shocked: "This guy actually..."

Madara Uchiha, who was being suppressed by the Myojin Gate, was also surprised: "I didn't expect it to be this good. But it's fine this way, it saves me the trouble of weakening this guy."

In mid-air, after losing the power of the Tailed Beast, the chakra cloak on his body disappeared instantly, and he fell powerlessly from the sky, crashing to the ground with a thud.

"We...we really lost like this?"

Nagato found it hard to believe.

The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's immense power was actually defeated by taijutsu.

This was something he found hard to accept at first.

His figure fell from the sky, and Hoshino Hideichi stood beside Nagato.

At that moment, the clone returned, transforming back into a single strand of hair and reappearing on his head.

The next moment, a surge of energy rushed through his body. Upon receiving this power, Hoshino Shuichi immediately felt his eyes throb even more violently, like a heart beating so intensely that it seemed about to leap out at any moment.

The Rinnegan is about to awaken! (End of Chapter)