From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

"I'm really sorry, Sasuke."

The Sage of Six Paths maintained his smile.

"Because it happened so suddenly, this old man didn't have time to prepare any of this."

"However, since it's a family gathering, these things are secondary. Strengthening family bonds is the most important thing, don't you think...?"

"Is it right?"

"That's it."

Sasuke chuckled, then looked up and met the gaze of the Sage of Six Paths.

In the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, this was not just a meeting to pass on power, but more of a parent-teacher conference to educate the children.

In Sasuke's view, this was not the appearance of an old man with cheat codes, but a clash of ideologies between the two.

.........

Otsutsuki Isshiki, wielding a long black staff, took a step forward, and with that simple step, his speed was so fast that it seemed as if he had traversed space, instantly appearing in front of Otsutsuki Yuki.

With a slash of his long black staff at the Otsutsuki, the staff flashed through the air, its sharp aura and turbulent air currents causing a stinging pain to Otsutsuki's skin.

Despite being a long staff, Otsutsuki Isshiki's first attack was a sweeping slash aimed at Otsutsuki Naru's waist, resembling the movement of a large sword.

Faced with Otsutsuki Isshiki's sweeping attack, Otsutsuki Niji didn't dodge. Instead, he used his waist as a pivot, straightened and joined his middle and index fingers holding the Ame-no-Murakumo sword, and used his waist to drive the sword finger, sword body, and arm into a straight line.

If it were the previous version of her, she wouldn't have been able to see Otsutsuki Isshiki's attack at all, let alone defend against it.

However, with the combined buffs of the Ara-Mitama Fusion and the Wedge Seal Battle Mode, it is possible to achieve the desired results.

She can now see clearly and is able to deal with Otsutsuki Isshiki's attack.

The Kusanagi sword's upward slash deflected his staff with extreme precision and ingenuity.

A clang rang out as the black staff and the Kusanagi sword trembled violently from the impact.

Otsutsuki Issho shifted half a step, his footsteps swift and unpredictable, and with a slight turn of his wrist, the black staff stopped trembling.

He then took a step forward and thrust straight out, his long black staff thrusting out.

Hurry up!

There was no thunderous roar, no flashes of light, and no other fancy embellishments.

Only the simplest, fastest, most accurate, and most stable methods!

It was clearly a long stick, but with that thrust and stab from Ōtsutsuki Issho, in an instant the long stick seemed to transform into an indestructible spear that pierced straight out.

Transform the long staff into a long spear, and the staff techniques into spear techniques!

Just like in his previous battle against Madara Uchiha, this time Otsutsuki Isshiki was used to counter Otsutsuki Tsurugi's staff or spear techniques. It was also a combination of feints and real attacks, a two-hit combo of yin and yang.

The strong player is behind, the weak player is in front, the strength and weakness complement each other, and the game is flexible and ever-changing, while mastering both offense and defense.

The first strike is not intended to hit the opponent, but to force out their weakness; the second strike is the real attack.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Otsutsuki clan leader in front of us will suffer a loss just like Madara Uchiha.

but.

An accident has clearly occurred.

As Ōtsutsuki Issho shifted half a step and his wrist turned slightly, Ōtsutsuki Tsuru twisted his waist and his wrist also turned slightly.

It appears to be a mere sword flourish, but the trajectory of the sword flourish forms an invisible circle in the air.

The dagger, which had come with great force, slowed down slightly as it pierced the invisible circle.

He was immediately countered by Otsutsuki's sword strike, and in the instant of striking with his staff, he swept his hand straight at his opponent's neck.

Suddenly, the roles were reversed!

"what?"

Seeing that his attack had no effect and that his opponent had even seized the opportunity to counterattack, his offense and defense were completely different.

A hint of surprise flashed in Otsutsuki Isshiki's black eyes, and he let out a soft "Eh."

He held the staff vertically with both hands to defend himself, blocking the sword that was sweeping towards his neck.

With a clang of metal clashing, amidst the sparks flying from the intense friction between the black staff and the longsword, in the contest of strength against strength.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki looked into the other's cold, emotionless eyes and exclaimed in admiration:

"Not bad, your performance lived up to your previous observations."

"But how much can you really see with your eye roll?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki increased the force in his hand, deflecting the Ama-no-Murakumo sword with his staff, and the staff itself transformed.

As sudden as a downpour, as swift as thunder.

In an instant, Otsutsuki Isshiki's black staff transformed into countless dense staff shadows, and the spear flowers attacked various parts of Otsutsuki's body amidst countless hissing shrieks.

Dot, stab, chop, hang, flick, smear, carry, twist, lift!

Otsutsuki's footwork shifts clearly, with distinct advances and retreats, feints and real attacks, lightness and steadiness, her body rising and falling, each movement driven by her waist, flowing seamlessly from top to bottom.

The Heavenly Cloud Sword in his hand also transformed into countless sword flowers, unleashing various sword techniques.

The movements were not large, but they were continuous, graceful, and elegant.

At this point, Otsutsuki Makoto finally understood why the battles between Naruto and Sasuke in Boruto and Momoshiki Otsutsuki were mostly close-quarters combat.

Aside from Momoshiki Otsutsuki being able to absorb ninjutsu attacks.

Another reason is that the speed of attack and defense between the two sides is so fast that many ninjutsu simply cannot be used in time.

Even some trump cards and ultimate ninjutsu are mostly used as auxiliary techniques in taijutsu combat.

Like the Heavenly Hand Power, which ignores the opponent's strength and can instantly replace them without resistance.

Clang clang!

Amidst the clash of swords and the flash of clubs, after several rounds, Otsutsuki, whose strength, skill, and speed were all inferior to his opponent, was defeated.

It quickly fell into a disadvantageous position under its relentless and relentless attacks.

At this moment, Otsutsuki Ittsuki stretched out his staff horizontally, and amidst the myriad sword flowers slashed by Otsutsuki Mune's longsword, he pierced through a gap, as if a spear had crossed space.

With a bang, before Otsutsuki could react, it struck him squarely in the abdomen.

With tremendous force, Otsutsuki was sent flying into the air.

At the same time, Otsutsuki Isshiki raised one hand and launched the black rod attack of Shona Hikona, and the small black rods that were lying in ambush next to him instantly burst out.

Click, click!

Ok?

Otsutsuki Isshiki frowned slightly. The black rod that should have pierced through Otsutsuki Mune's body instantly stopped just before it was about to strike him.

It was as if it had struck an invisible, transparent defensive barrier, and the sharp tip of the stick shattered into countless fragments.

Divine artifact: The True Scripture Mirror!

Effects: Absorbs light energy, stores light energy, releases light energy, defends against attacks, and reflects attacks.

The True Scripture Mirror is a "spiritual artifact" without a physical form, which the user can summon to use as a weapon.

It can also be stored in the body, and the True Scripture Mirror can be used anytime, anywhere to defend against and deflect attacks.

The True Scripture Mirror, which had never been used in the previous Ara-Mitama event, was finally used by Otsutsuki Tsurugi.

Otsutsuki's True Mirror is very similar to Uchiha Itachi's Yata Mirror, but it is stronger in defense and more convenient.

At least she doesn't have to summon it, hold a shield, or raise it for defense.

As long as the True Scripture Mirror resides in her body, she can use it for protection at any time.

Just like in mythology, the Yata no Kagami is the divine body of Amaterasu Omikami and her protective artifact.

Born within the Shinkyoku-no-Kagami, the Shinkyoku-no-Kagami is also her body and her protective artifact.

Otsutsuki knew that the power of the mysterious Otsutsuki was enough to shatter the True Scripture Mirror covering her body.

However, judging from the current situation, the black rod attack that suddenly appeared clearly did not have that power.

Wow!

The moment he blocked the black rod's attack, Otsutsuki's body suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light.

With a flick of his wrist, the Tenkuun Murakumo sword transformed into a sharp arrow that tore through the sky, shooting towards Otsutsuki Isshiki with lightning speed.

Under the intense light, the unsuspecting Otsutsuki Isshiki unconsciously tilted his head slightly.

As he slapped away the Heavenly Cloud Sword with his left hand, the reaction force of the impact caused his body to stagger backward.

But as he was retreating, his body suddenly became sluggish and stiff.

It's that eye technique again!

Otsutsuki Isshiki frowned, and before he could react, a golden figure had already appeared in front of him, and a powerful flying kick was already within reach.

He could only hurriedly raise his hand to defend himself.

With a loud bang, although Otsutsuki Isshiki barely managed to defend against the flying kick, he was also knocked off balance and exposed an opening.

At that moment, in Otsutsuki Isshiki's line of sight, a figure continued to rapidly approach him.

snort!

Otsutsuki Isshiki snorted coldly in his heart, and with a turn, he exposed his entire back, which had already revealed an opening.

Walk, twist, turn, flip.

Otsutsuki Isshiki used the spinning step and twisting body again, but his opponent still approached him relentlessly and grabbed his left hand.

Just as he was about to launch a counterattack with his backhand palm strike, Otsutsuki Ichishiki discovered that his left hand, which had been grabbed, was now entangled, and an elbow strike hit him in the armpit.

Wrap your arms around my armpits and bump me!

What is this?

Otsutsuki Isshiki's eyes narrowed slightly, and as his body became even more unsteady, he quickly adjusted his stance.

To be stuck in the mud and then pull oneself out is a footwork technique in Baguazhang.