Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

There, Orochimaru and Kabuto were huddled behind a huge ice rock, their usual composure long gone.

“Keep an eye on them,” Sasuke said calmly. “These two are still useful to me. Don’t let them die here.”

Yoruichi followed his gaze.

Orochimaru was huddled up with his arms crossed, and when Yoru looked over, he could only manage a stiff, awkward smile.

"..."

Yoruichi sighed helplessly and looked away.

"Honestly, you're always causing me trouble."

She muttered something in annoyance, but still turned around and did as Sasuke said.

Before leaving, Yoruichi suddenly stopped, turned her back to Sasuke, and her voice became somewhat low.

"But I'm warning you, if we find you're not feeling well while we're watching the show..."

"Then I won't care whether those two good-for-nothings live or die."

Sasuke turned around and faced Kaguya in the air again, his eyes becoming incredibly sharp.

"Don't worry, I don't plan to die here."

Yoruichi said no more, and with a flicker, she disappeared from the spot.

In the center of the battlefield, only Sasuke and Kaguya remained.

The cold wind howled, whipping Sasuke's long robes into a fluttering sound.

He raised his right hand, held up another knife, and his deep voice echoed in the wind and snow.

"Swastika, Heavenly Law Thunder Punishment, Jian Yu Lei Gai!"

"Boom—!!!"

Even this space, which was absolutely dominated by Kaguya, had to make way for that violent power at this moment.

Black lightning shot into the sky, forcefully tearing apart the swirling snow and wind.

The "Six Paths Yin-Yang Power" stored in his body converged in an instant and was injected into the two swords in his hands.

"Indra" and "Takemikazuchi" simultaneously emitted clear, melodious sword sounds, in celebration and in longing.

Black flames and lightning intertwined around Sasuke, and the "Tomoe" markings on his wide robes and cuffs turned into a bright gold, radiating dazzling light.

On its back, a striking pattern slowly emerges: a red and white round fan.

Sasuke raised his head, the six tomoe swirling in his golden Rinnegan.

"In that sense, you are the biggest 'cancer' in this world."

He raised his twin swords, the tips pointing directly at Kaguya.

"Only by killing you can the world's old ills be truly eradicated."

"..."

Kaguya Otsutsuki's usually indifferent face finally showed a dramatic change the moment she saw Sasuke's current posture.

"This is the power of the feather robe."

Kaguya stared intently at Sasuke, as if she were seeing the child who stood against her a thousand years ago, her eyes flashing with undisguised anger and sorrow.

"Do you still want to seal me away again like before?"

"Unforgivable!" From within Kaguya's wide sleeves, Black Zetsu's sharp voice rang out, "Hagoromo, as a child, actually did such a disobedient thing to his mother, it's simply unforgivable!"

“This time, it will absolutely not happen again.” Kaguya Otsutsuki stared at Sasuke, the sadness in her eyes gradually fading, her voice sharp, a roar tinged with anger and a hint of cracking, “This land is my nursery! Every bit of power here belongs to me!”

She spread her arms wide, her long hair danced wildly behind her, and the entire space began to tremble.

"Chakra...is mine!"

Give it back to me!!!

As soon as he finished speaking, countless giant ice spikes condensed in the air and poured down on Sasuke.

"Then come and get it."

Sasuke sneered, and instead of retreating, he advanced, charging headlong into the icy rain.

"As long as you have the ability!"

The ice rain shattered the moment it touched the twin blades, turning into countless shimmering powders that were swept away by the gale.

Sasuke burst out of the dust unharmed, heading straight for Kaguya in the sky.

"It's such an eyesore."

A hint of impatience flashed in Kaguya's eyes. With a flick of her sleeve, something as black as a shadow flew out from her cuff.

It rapidly elongated and deformed in mid-air, attempting to bind Sasuke's body.

Sasuke frowned slightly, not taking it seriously. A flash of black and white lightning streaked across the sky as he casually slashed at the black mass.

Unexpectedly, the black substance disappeared into a black crack the moment it touched the blade, and then wrapped around his calf.

"Gotcha!"

Almost simultaneously, a strong tingling sensation swept through Sasuke's entire body.

That felt like chakra was being forcibly extracted.

Sasuke could clearly feel his chakra flowing into Kaguya's body along the black substance.

"Don't get too cocky." Sasuke's eyes narrowed, and he lightly tapped his ankle with his left index finger. "Hado #4, White Lightning."

The electric light was blinding, tearing apart the black connecting material.

Black Zetsu let out a scream and recoiled as if electrocuted, quickly retreating back into Kaguya's sleeve.

"Damn it, is this the power I've never even mastered?" Kaguya glared at Sasuke, turned around, and raised her hands. "In that case, I can't let you live!"

Kaguya's ten fingers twisted and deformed in an unnatural way, with small, grayish-white bones slowly protruding from under the skin at her fingertips.

"This feeling..."

As Sasuke looked at the familiar skeleton, a figure flashed through his mind.

Kimimaro died for Orochimaru and possessed a bloodline limit called "Shikotsumyaku".

But he could also sense that the bone in Kaguya's hand was completely different from the hardened bone of Kimimaro.

"Together, we will kill the ashes."

Kaguya Otsutsuki whispered, then suddenly flicked her fingers.

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

Ten grayish-white bone spikes tore through the air and shot toward Sasuke.

It was brief and swift, arriving in the blink of an eye.

Sasuke shook hands, and black flames suddenly erupted from the blade.

Black flames and bone spurs collided in mid-air.

But this time it was different. Kaguya Otsutsuki, as the source of chakra, possessed power that surpassed that of all the opponents Sasuke had ever faced.

Indra took effect, eroding the bone arrow.

But these ten bone arrows were also putting their purpose to use, devouring the black flames stirred up by Indra.

Although the bone spikes shrank slightly, their speed did not decrease at all, and they continued to shoot towards Sasuke.

The distance is too close.

A moment or two is simply not enough to organize a second, effective defense.

As the "All-Killing Ash Bones" pierced towards Sasuke, his eyes flashed, and an invisible wave instantly enveloped his entire body.

"Misfortune day."

Sasuke had no intention of fighting back. He unleashed his technique, and his body vanished into nothingness.

"Shared Kill Ash Bones" passed through the afterimage and struck the iceberg behind it with a loud bang. Visibly eroded, the entire iceberg was crushed into the most basic particles and vanished into nothingness.

"..."

From a distance, Orochimaru, who had been observing from the shadows, broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing this scene.

"What the hell is that?!" His voice trembled. "If you get hit by it, your body structure will collapse along with it? That's practically an instant-kill technique!"

If Sasuke hadn't dodged...

"This could be an opportunity."

Yoruichi, standing next to Orochimaru, released a Cero that she had been quietly gathering, shooting it towards Kaguya Otsutsuki.

A thick golden beam of light roared from her palm, heading straight for Kaguya's back.

This attack, combining most of her spiritual pressure and accumulated natural energy, was extremely powerful.

Kaguya Otsutsuki looked slightly surprised, seemingly not expecting that this "ant" she had always ignored could unleash such powerful strength.

Before the golden flash struck her, a mottled black crevice appeared behind her, like a "black cavity." Her figure fell backward and instantly disappeared into the crevice.

"Yomi Hirazan."

That is a unique space-time ninjutsu possessed by the Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, allowing one to freely traverse various spatial dimensions.

The Cero, having lost its target, struck the distant ice.

An explosion rang out, sending ice shards flying and a shockwave surging.

"Tch, that's fast."

Yoruichi looked at the empty sky and clicked her tongue in displeasure.

"Does that woman also possess such abilities?"

She was referring to the "black box".

That ability to move freely through space, appearing and disappearing without a trace, was exactly the same as what that woman had just done.

Sasuke stared intently at the slowly closing spatial rift.