The thought alone made Naruto burn with the desire to fly back to Konoha instantly.
Toneri Otsutsuki... a monster wielding the power of the Six Paths, even if that power stemmed solely from his Tenseigan. In Naruto's eyes, that dōjutsu was terrifying, easily on par with the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan and Tenseigan likely belonged to the same tier of power.
However!
But now, a new dōjutsu had emerged, one that surpassed even those two. That was Sasuke's new Sharingan. It transcended the known limits of the Sharingan—a truly novel power born from the fusion of human and Otsutsuki bloodlines.
"Sasuke's dōjutsu..."
Naruto sometimes found himself wondering just how far it would ultimately grow, or perhaps evolve. Even now, Sasuke's dōjutsu could already be considered superior to both the Rinnegan and Tenseigan.
Speaking of Sasuke, he was currently observing the fierce battle unfolding before him between two individuals: Indra and Hamura Otsutsuki.
Hamura Otsutsuki, relentlessly attacking with his Sage Staff, displayed a level of combat prowess that caught even Sasuke by surprise. Hamura, with his Byakugan, might have seemed less imposing than his elder brother, Hagoromo, but that wasn't truly the case. Hamura possessed incredibly formidable taijutsu. His Byakugan's perception surpassed Indra's, and combined with his tremendous speed, even without employing any direct chakra attacks, his sheer taijutsu pressure was proving difficult for Indra to handle. Furthermore, against the Truth-Seeking Orbs—which Indra couldn't touch directly—he was forced to rely on his Susanoo just to barely defend himself.
CRASH! BANG!
Blasted back repeatedly by the Truth-Seeking Orbs, Indra was forced into a constant retreat. His face grew incredibly grim. For the first time, Indra truly felt pressured. This man before him... he was like his father, overwhelmingly strong, leaving Indra unsure how to even begin an effective counterattack.
But thinking of Sasuke, Indra's pride wouldn't allow him to retreat. If Uchiha Sasuke could manage to surpass his own father through his own strength, then he could do the same.
Although unclear why the two were fighting, at this moment Sasuke was already preparing to intervene. However, Indra spoke directly, having sensed Sasuke's arrival long ago.
"Let me handle him alone!"
Sasuke paused, taken aback. This didn't sound like Indra's usual pride talking... Was he intending to use Hamura Otsutsuki as a whetstone to temper his own abilities?
Hamura also noticed Sasuke. "And who are you? Such a powerful aura... Do humans truly possess such strength?" Hamura exclaimed in admiration.
But Indra, beside them, abruptly flared his power. This guy, Indra thought furiously, he's fighting me and yet he has the leisure to comment on Sasuke's strength?! Damn him! Does he hold me in such little regard?
Instantly, Amaterasu flames erupted, completely engulfing Hamura. But flames like Amaterasu posed no real threat to Hamura; he easily extinguished them.
Seeing Indra's reaction, Sasuke understood he genuinely didn't want any help. Then he needed to remind him of something.
"This guy, if I'm not mistaken, should be Hamura Otsutsuki!"
"In other words, he's your father's younger brother!"
Father's younger brother?
What?
Indra suddenly froze, and so did Hamura.
I'm his father's younger brother... wait, Hamura thought, does that mean this boy is... my brother's son?! No wonder I sensed my elder brother's presence emanating from him.
Both stopped fighting simultaneously. They turned to look at Sasuke before them.
"Is what you just said true?" Hamura asked.
Indra, beside him, also looked at Sasuke with great surprise. No wonder he felt as strong as Father, Indra realized. He's Father's younger brother... How unexpected.
"Are you my elder brother's sons?" Hamura asked, looking between them.
Sasuke curled his lip, "He is, I'm not!"
Sasuke isn't? Yet, Hamura could distinctly sense an aura in Sasuke similar to Indra's. He couldn't be mistaken.
"Who exactly are you? What is this place? Why did you suddenly transport me here?!"
Hearing Hamura's barrage of questions, Sasuke felt a familiar sense of exasperation. It seemed he'd have to explain everything all over again to this one too. Otherwise, the man wouldn't have a clue about his current situation.
"The reason you arrived here..."
While Sasuke was speaking, the Kazekage was approaching their location. However, Sasuke didn't care about the so-called Kazekage; any one of the three of them could easily defeat the three Kage. Ignoring the approaching figure, Sasuke began explaining the situation to Hamura.
About the Shinobi World!
About the chaos!
About their current predicament!
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Isshiki Otsutsuki found himself in a similar explanatory role.
Iwagakure!
Kaguya casually tossed the dying Second Tsuchikage aside. And at this moment, accompanied by spatial ripples, Isshiki appeared before Kaguya. The moment she saw Isshiki, Kaguya froze.
"What's happening? Why am I suddenly here? Even you are..."
Isshiki looked at the Kaguya before him. Her eyes were clear and showed no sign of panic. This was clearly the Kaguya Otsutsuki who hadn't betrayed him yet. Which meant...
A smile touched Isshiki's lips. Good. It wasn't the treacherous version of Kaguya who had been brought here. Otherwise, he would have been forced to eliminate her immediately. But for now! This woman still had value.
"I don't know!" Isshiki said flatly.
Kaguya was a bit puzzled; although she wasn't sure if it was her imagination, she felt that the Isshiki before her was somewhat different. The biggest difference was that Isshiki's power seemed to have suddenly become somewhat unfathomable.
"Who brought us to this place?" Kaguya asked. "This seems to be the world we were on before... but these inhabitants... they feel different somehow." She glanced quizzically at the Second Tsuchikage on the ground. The natives of this world weren't supposed to possess such power; they shouldn't have chakra or know how to wield it. But now they suddenly possessed power! What exactly was going on?
"What I know now," Isshiki stated, "is that this is all the doing of an individual plotting to overthrow the Otsutsuki clan!"
"Who?"
Overthrow the Otsutsuki? Kaguya thought. What audacity. A flicker of anger crossed Kaguya's face. In her current role as Isshiki's guardian, she wouldn't tolerate any challenge to the Otsutsuki's authority. It was an anger born from deep within. "Mere lower life forms, yet they dare attempt to overthrow the Otsutsuki clan!"
Isshiki watched Kaguya's anger. "It's a human," he explained. "Somehow, this human has stolen the power of the Otsutsuki and is now hunting down members of our clan scattered across various locations! Using some other power, they brought everyone possessing Otsutsuki power to this world!"
"I don't know the exact method used, but relying on this stolen power, that human has indeed become very strong!"
Very strong.
Kaguya sneered, "Ultimately just a lower life form. Even if he can steal the Otsutsuki clan's power, he cannot overthrow the Otsutsuki."
"Don't be hasty," Isshiki countered. "That person summoned many members of the Otsutsuki clan to this world, intending to hunt them down. Our primary task is to gather all these Otsutsuki together and deal with this person collectively. He can summon Otsutsuki from different worlds; his power is immense and absolutely cannot be underestimated..."
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