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Chapter 278 The Box of Bliss, Achieving the Six Paths

This sudden attack caught not only Hozuki Shingetsu off guard, but also the high-ranking officers of the Allied forces present.

The sheer strength of Hozuki Shingetsu's physical defenses was on full display in the battle just now.

This mysterious beam of chakra was able to pierce through Hozuki Shingetsu's right arm, demonstrating its power.

Although they could sense from the attack that the newcomer harbored hatred towards Hozuki Shingetsu and was on their side, the allied high command slowed their offensive and focused more attention on the newcomer before figuring out his/her identity.

The atmosphere in the room immediately became quiet.

"Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion? If I remember correctly, this should be a technique of the Tenseigan... But Otsutsuki Toneri is still a child, and Hyuga Hanabi hasn't even been born yet. How did this person develop the Tenseigan?"

Hozuki Shingetsu remained uncertain, but continued with her actions.

He silently picked up the severed arm from the ground and placed it on the wound on his right shoulder. Under the influence of the evil god's power, countless flesh sprouted from the wound, and in an instant, the injury to the severed arm was completely healed.

Just as Hozuki Shingetsu was tending to his wounds, the newcomer finally revealed his true form in full view of everyone.

A figure enveloped in green chakra flew over from afar. His ordinary face shone brightly in the Tenseigan Chakra Mode, and six black Truth-Seeking Balls floated closely behind him, like a shadow.

"He's not Toneri Otsutsuki... but judging from his appearance, he should also be a member of the Otsutsuki clan on the moon."

Under Hozuki Shingetsu's gaze, the man's figure slowly came to a stop above everyone's heads, looking at the people on the ground with the eyes of someone looking at ants.

"Earthlings who have defied the will of the Sage of Six Paths, you have committed an unforgivable and heinous crime. Now, I, Otsutsuki Ryoma, descendant of Otsutsuki Hamura from the moon, will grant you your annihilation!"

That's right, the person who came was none other than Otsutsuki Ryoma, who had been sent to Earth to gather intelligence.

During the Third Shinobi World War, he ambushed Hiashi Hyuga and obtained the high-purity Byakugan from the Hyuga clan on Earth.

A few years later, Otsutsuki Toneri was born, and he took the opportunity to obtain Otsutsuki Toneri's Byakugan. By combining the two, he finally created the Tenseigan, which had been lost for thousands of years.

After getting used to the Tenseigan and dealing with the remaining Otsutsuki people on the moon, the Otsutsuki immediately thought of the Otsutsuki branch family's long-held ambition.

In addition, having witnessed Hozuki Shingetsu's performance in the Third Shinobi World War, he had been filled with fear. Therefore, once he gained power and had the strength for revenge, Otsutsuki Ryoma immediately crossed the Earth-Moon Pass and came to Kirigakure to try to avenge his previous humiliation.

After his initial battle on the moon, he now felt incredibly powerful.

So what if the other party has the Rinnegan?

Can your Rinnegan condense the Seeking the Way Jewel?

Regardless of whether your Rinnegan can summon meteorites or control gravity and repulsion, he only needs a Truth-Seeking Ball to subdue everyone on Earth with sheer force.

"Eliminate humanity?"

Those who had never experienced Nagato Uzumaki's iconic speech in Konoha Village were clearly taken aback when faced with Ryoma Otsutsuki's declaration.

They had never heard such an arrogant slogan before. Neither the invincible Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara in the ninja world back then, nor Hozuki Shingetsu now, had ever said such a thing.

Ryoma Otsutsuki was not interested in the gazes of the others; all his attention was focused on Shingetsu Hozuki.

In his eyes, only Hozuki Shingetsu, who possessed the Rinnegan, was an enemy he needed to take seriously. As for the others, they were nothing more than easy targets once he had the time to free his hands.

At this point, Hozuki Shingetsu had no time to ponder the specific origins of Otsutsuki Ryoma; he only needed to know that the other party was also an enemy.

Since they are enemies, there's not much to say.

"Universal Guidance!"

hum!

A strange gravitational force appeared out of nowhere in the space, but before it could reach Ryoma Otsutsuki, it was neutralized by a similar gravitational force emanating from his body.

"Gravity and repulsion are definitely not exclusive to the Rinnegan!"

Ryoma Otsutsuki smiled slightly and gently moved his ten fingers. He saw Chiyo, Mei Terumi, Kabuto Yakushi, Rasa and the others freeze, and then their bodies uncontrollably attacked Hozuki Shingetsu.

"What kind of puppetry is this?!"

As a powerful puppeteer who had immersed herself in the art of puppetry for decades and developed the "White Secret Technique" of puppet manipulation, Chiyo never imagined that one day she would become a puppet in someone else's hands, with her body acting according to their will.

For her, there was no greater humiliation than this.

"Lady Crescent Moon, get out of the way! We can't control our bodies right now!"

Unlike Chiyo, Mei Terumi and Kabuto Yakushi, both ninjas from Kirigakure, felt inexplicably terrified about their attack on Shingetsu Hozuki.

They had grown up under the shadow of Hozuki Shingetsu's fame. The thought of attacking someone they admired was far too stimulating for them.

Hozuki Shingetsu narrowed his eyes slightly, and the Universal Pull reappeared, attracting Chiyo, Rasa, and other non-Kirigakure ninjas to his hand. Then, with a gentle squeeze, accompanied by a clattering sound, he permanently eliminated these little flies.

If we include the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, the successive defeats and deaths of the three meant that at this point, only Pakura, a Kage-level shinobi, remained in Sunagakure.

In an instant, the strength of Sunagakure plummeted from one of the Five Great Ninja Villages to a level similar to that of Amegakure.

Sunagakure probably never dreamed that it would become the village most likely to be the first of the Five Great Ninja Villages to be eliminated.

After easily dealing with Rasa and Chiyo, Hozuki Shingetsu, facing Mei Terumi and Kabuto Yakushi, his two direct subordinates, could only helplessly use Shinra Tensei to repel them.

At the same time, he raised both hands high, aiming at Ryoma Otsutsuki, ready to take down his target directly.

"Planetary Devastation!"

boom!

In an instant, under the powerful gravitational pull, a large amount of mountain wood and rocks surged toward Otsutsuki Ryoma from all directions, forming a huge sphere with a diameter of several meters in no time.

Before Hozuki Shingetsu could even smile, the inside of the sphere suddenly burst forth with seven-colored light, and the rocks and trees on the surface vanished as if ice and snow had melted away. Otsutsuki Ryoma then leisurely flew out from inside the sphere.

It's clear from the fact that Ryoma Otsutsuki was missing a Truth-Seeking Ball on his back that he used the Truth-Seeking Ball to escape the seal of Chibaku Tensei.

"Truth-Seeking Balls... Unless one reaches the Six Paths level, even with my current physical defenses, I probably wouldn't be able to escape unscathed from an attack by a Truth-Seeking Ball... Furthermore, due to the Truth-Seeking Balls' characteristic of directly targeting the soul, the damage they cause cannot be repaired by the power of evil gods..."

Hozuki Shingetsu couldn't help but feel a headache when facing the Truth-Seeking Ball on Otsutsuki Ryoma's back.

At the same time, he couldn't help but have many complaints about the Sage of Six Paths - how come your younger brother's Tenseigan can condense Truth-Seeking Balls, but you have to master the Six Paths Sage Techniques to condense Truth-Seeking Balls? The Rinnegan alone has nothing to do with Truth-Seeking Balls. How can you be such a good older brother?

Ryoma Otsutsuki, of course, had no idea what Shingetsu was thinking. After briefly addressing Shingetsu's fears from the Third Shinobi World War, Ryoma finally decided to end it all.

So he raised his hands high in mid-air, and as the three Truth-Seeking Balls behind him disappeared, a gigantic golden sword, several meters in diameter, appeared in his hands.

"It's all over... The world created by the Sage of Six Paths ultimately needs us, the descendants of Hamura's ancestors, to clean up the mess..."

With his soft murmur, the giant golden sword tilted and crashed down towards Hozuki Shingetsu.

"Don't answer!"

The integration of the Truth-Seeking Ball made Hozuki Shingetsu clearly realize that this was something he couldn't handle in his current state.

However, the existence of the Seeking Truth Jade has always restricted my actions. If I really want to defeat him, I can only find an opportunity to find the Box of Bliss and collect the four extraordinary items.

He glanced at Obito Uchiha over there, and with a thought, the clone created by "Limbo: Border Jail" appeared out of thin air and unexpectedly controlled Obito Uchiha.

He then moved swiftly and appeared in front of Obito Uchiha, making a move to gouge out his eyes.

In his haste, Obito Uchiha didn't have time to think about why Hozuki Shingetsu was attacking him. Because he was controlled by the Limbo clone and couldn't use Kamui to escape, he could only use Kamui to suck Hozuki Shingetsu into another dimension to resolve the crisis.

Before he could even catch his breath, he suddenly sensed the giant golden sword making a nimble turn in mid-air, as if it had found its target, and then launched a surprise attack on him.

Even Hozuki Shingetsu couldn't avoid the power of this golden sword, so how could he possibly withstand it head-on?

Since the clone created by Limbo: Border Jail had disappeared along with Hozuki Shingetsu to another dimension, Obito Uchiha's body blurred and he also arrived at the Kamui dimension at the same time to avoid this attack.

But as soon as he arrived in the Kamui alternate dimension, he saw Hozuki Shingetsu's tall death god phantom wielding a short sword, about to slash at the tall black box in front of him.

In an instant, Obito Uchiha realized that he had fallen into a trap.

The reason he stole the Box of Elysium back then was simple: he wanted to find any way to defeat Hozuki Shingetsu and obtain the Rinnegan.

The monster in the Box of Bliss was one of the methods he was looking for.

Although it's unclear why Hozuki Shingetsu attaches so much importance to this thing, judging from his well-prepared actions, it's obvious that this was a premeditated design.

But before Obito Uchiha could think of anything, as the master of the Kamui space, he sensed an unusual spatial fluctuation suddenly appear, as if someone was about to forcibly break into the Kamui space from the outside.

hum!

Accompanied by a slight spatial tremor, an arc-shaped portal of light quietly appeared in the Divine Might Space.

"Did you think I could hide from you just because you ran away to another dimension?"

Ryoma Otsutsuki peeked out from the portal, looking at Obito Uchiha and Shingetsu Hozuki inside the space, a cat-and-mouse smile on his face.

Among the Tenseigan's major functions, besides creating Truth-Seeking Balls, controlling gravity and repulsion, and mastering advanced puppetry, the Tenseigan also controls the power of space.

In the original work, Otsutsuki Toneri was even able to create spatial channels out of thin air between two celestial bodies and track spatial fluctuations to reach the Kamui space, which was naturally not a difficult task for him.

"Oh no..."

Obito Uchiha's expression changed drastically. Before he could say anything, he immediately activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and left the Kamui dimension.

Although his action almost meant handing over this alternate dimension, handing it over was better than losing his life.

"What a pity. Although we don't know what Hozuki Shingetsu is plotting, he's definitely no match for that mysterious person. This Rinnegan is most likely to fall into that person's hands. This is really troublesome..."

Just like Obito Uchiha thought, Ryoma Otsutsuki also believed that he would be able to successfully obtain the Rinnegan this time and bring the Gedo Mazo back to the moon.

He merely glanced at Obito Uchiha's departure and then ignored him. He would have plenty of time to deal with the people outside once he obtained the Rinnegan.

But it was at this moment that Hozuki Shingetsu finally opened his eyes.

As he opened his eyes, an invisible pressure spread outwards from him.

If it weren't for the fact that this is in another dimension, judging by the speed at which this pressure spreads, the entire Land of Water would probably be enveloped by it.

A heavy pressure suddenly appeared on Otsutsuki Ryoma's soul.

"Impossible... How could you possibly have a Truth-Seeking Jade?"

Looking at the six Truth-Seeking Balls that suddenly appeared behind Hozuki Shingetsu, Ryoma Otsutsuki's face was filled with disbelief.

In his understanding, Truth-Seeking Balls are exclusive to the Tenseigan. How did Hozuki Shingetsu manage to bypass the Tenseigan and condense Truth-Seeking Balls?

"As expected... once I get this last piece of the puzzle, I can directly achieve the Six Paths."

Hozuki Shingetsu clenched his fist, feeling the powerful energy emanating from the depths of his soul, and his heart was filled with joy.

With a soul at the Six Paths level, the negative energy accumulated over thousands of years in the Box of Bliss was nothing to fear. There was no need for any adaptation time at all. Hozuki Shingetsu completely mastered this power almost instantly.

"Is this the power of the Six Paths level? As expected, he's already different from a normal ninja... No wonder those Otsutsuki clan guys call themselves gods..."

"The Tenseigan? What a joke!"

Seeing the solemn expression on Otsutsuki Ryoma's face, Hozuki Shingetsu smiled gently and extended his hand towards him.

"Come on, let's begin our second round of battle!"

(End of this chapter)