Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

“No, it’s different.” He shook his head, his voice low. “Her technique is more like directly folding space.”

"Be careful from now on," Sasuke warned. "That woman seems to be able to manipulate the space here; she could appear from anywhere at any time."

"I know, stop nagging." Yoruichi complained, while his body alertly sensed the fluctuations around him.

No sooner had he finished speaking than spatial fluctuations appeared behind Sasuke.

Immediately following was a wisp of Kaguya Otsutsuki's icy aura that leaked out.

Sasuke's figure shot backward, and the black flames of "Indra" in his hand surged.

The gates of "Yomihirasaka" had barely opened, and Kaguya's face hadn't even fully revealed herself, when the black flames crashed down upon her.

This makes it seem as if Kaguya Otsutsuki is actively welcoming Indra's power.

"Ugh..." she groaned in pain as the black flames consumed her body, her fair skin rapidly withering under their scorching heat.

The flesh on his cheeks disappeared first, revealing the stark white bones.

Next came the arms, torso...

Not only her physical body, but even the chakra within her body was devoured and dissipated bit by bit.

"Damn it, it can even devour Mother's chakra?!" Black Zetsu, hiding in Kaguya's sleeve, screamed in terror.

Despite the excruciating pain, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki waved her hand, attempting to reopen "Yomotsu Hirasaka".

But how could Sasuke give her that opportunity?

He disrupted her several times, preventing Kaguya from succeeding on several occasions.

"..."

With a single glance, her body suddenly began to dissolve rapidly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The black flames that had been attached to her body also slowly died out because they had lost their target.

"This..." Yoruichi looked at the empty space in the air and then looked at Sasuke in surprise.

"Has that woman already been killed?"

Although Sasuke was indeed much stronger after obtaining the power from Hashirama and Madara, they were, after all, the legendary progenitors of chakra.

It's gone just like that?

This seems a bit too easy to deal with, unlike the oppressive aura she initially projected, which was dozens of times stronger than that of Madara Uchiha.

“No, she’s not dead.” Sasuke shook his head, his expression growing even more grave. “You can sense your surroundings.”

"The surroundings?" Yoruichi was slightly taken aback, then closed her eyes, releasing her natural energy.

She suddenly opened her eyes, a slight look of horror on her face.

Kaguya Otsutsuki has indeed disappeared.

But in every falling snowflake around Sasuke, in every howling gust of cold wind...

It's all the scent of Kaguya Otsutsuki!

She is not here, yet she is everywhere.

"Has she become one with this space?"

Yoruichi immediately recognized the situation and asked in a low voice, "What should we do? Destroy this space completely?"

This is the most direct and also the most brute-force solution.

"It's not that simple." Sasuke shook his head.

This space is extremely stable, and it would take far too long to completely destroy it. Moreover, Kaguya would never give them that time.

Just then, Sasuke seemed to sense something, and suddenly turned his head, staring in one direction.

As the wind and snow gathered ahead, Kaguya Otsutsuki emerged from the swirling snowflakes.

Those pure white eyes were now filled with utter hatred as they stared intently at Sasuke.

If hatred could kill, Sasuke would have been torn to pieces by that gaze by now.

"How painful it is to possess such an ability," Kaguya Ōtsutsuki murmured softly. "But it has no effect on me."

In the blink of an eye, her body was almost completely restored, her flesh and blood grew back, and her limbs and torso were intact.

"It seems this location is not suitable for dealing with you."

Kaguya Otsutsuki raised her hands, her wide sleeves slipping down to reveal her two fair wrists. "Your power is a bit troublesome."

The nine-tomoe Sharingan on his forehead suddenly opened wide, emitting a brilliant red light.

Let's go somewhere else.

Space distorted and fluctuated in response to her words.

The pocket flipped over again, but instead of returning to the real world, it entered another space.

The blizzard had disappeared, and all that could be seen was a rugged, dark green expanse of land.

Chapter 258 Even gods aren't invincible.

Almost the instant she landed, Yoruichi let out a muffled groan and nearly collapsed to her knees.

"This, this is..."

She gritted her teeth, placed her hands on her knees, and a fine layer of cold sweat seeped from her forehead.

Good weight!

A terrifying force of gravity was squeezing her body from all directions, dragging her downwards fiercely, as if trying to break her bones one by one.

She felt that her body was dozens of times heavier than usual!

"A hypergravity space...?"

Sasuke's body swayed slightly, but he quickly regained his balance.

He barely managed to maintain his floating posture in mid-air by circulating his spiritual pressure and chakra.

"Sasuke-kun..."

Orochimaru's strained voice came from below.

Sasuke looked down and saw Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, who were stuck to the dark green ground like two flattened toads, unable to move.

"Sasuke's attack was ineffective?" Orochimaru's gaze shifted with difficulty to Kaguya in the air.

In the icy space just now, he clearly saw Sasuke's black flames burn Kaguya's body to ashes, and even devour her chakra.

But now, that woman has appeared here unharmed.

Even the large robe he was wearing was completely undamaged.

"An immortal being...?" Kabuto Yakushi lay on the ground, his voice bitter. "Can we really win against this kind of monster...?"

Sasuke stared at Kaguya, his eyes flickering, then shook his head.

"I was wondering before why the Sage of Six Paths only sealed away his mother."

"Judging from his words in the Pure Land and his complicated feelings for Kaguya, I think he couldn't bear to kill his own mother."

"Now it seems..."

Sasuke's eyes deepened. "Perhaps it's because, as the source of the power of 'chakra,' she won't truly 'die' as long as the chakra of this world doesn't disappear."

“The source of chakra…” Yoruichi straightened up with difficulty, wiping the cold sweat from the corner of her mouth.

"So, as long as there are ninjas and chakra in this world, she is immortal?"

"That's roughly the idea." Sasuke nodded. "The injuries healed in the blink of an eye."

"This level of recovery speed is unmatched even by the Hollows in Hueco Mundo who possess the ability of 'super-regeneration'."

“She will not be harmed,” Sasuke concluded. “From what I perceive, this is almost a concept of ‘rule’.”

As long as the chakra remains, she is eternal.

These words made Yoruichi's expression even more serious.

This wasn't just a statement directed at Sasuke, but also at his own current situation—

She could no longer float in the air.

This simple space, with its rugged green, block-like landscape, is even more intimidating than the icy world we just saw.

That unusual gravity, several times stronger than that of the real world, pressed down on her like an invisible mountain.

This ability reminded Yoruichi of someone in Soul Society.

The vice-captain of the 7th Division, Kira Izuru.

His Zanpakuto is named "Wabisuke". After its Shikai, its ability is to double the weight of the object it cuts.

One slash doubles the value, two slashes quadruple it, three slashes eightfold...

That ability has amazed many captains. Although I have never fought against it, I imagine that Wabisuke's weight is far less than the gravity here.

Hehehe...

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki hovered in mid-air, looking down at them from above.

Although her body was slightly hunched over by the terrifying gravity and her movements were no longer as light as before, she was clearly much more composed than Yoruichi was in a sorry state.

“It seems that this space also works on the person who uses it.” Sasuke keenly noticed this.

Kaguya is not immune to gravity; it's just that her strength is so great that she can resist it.

"What's wrong?" Kaguya's voice was cold, her eyes devoid of any emotion. "Where did that arrogant attitude go?"

"Didn't you say you were going to kill me?"

She slowly raised her hand, her palm facing Sasuke below.

It's still the same old trick.

"Let's kill Ash Bones!"

This time, however, the grayish-white bone spurs did not shoot out from her fingertips, but grew out from her palm.