Kei waved his hand, using his own spiritual power to create a barrier that blocked the aftershocks of battle. His eyes showed a thoughtful expression.
The pinnacle of the Six Paths Yin-Yang Reincarnation Art was creation and destruction. Kaguya's strongest technique, Amenominaka, was the most direct manifestation of her abilities.
Every space contained the necessary substances for living beings to survive. The desert space had the sun, the ice-snow space had water, the lava space had fire, and the gravity space allowed for adjustable gravity...
At the core could even absorb chakra at its anchor points. If the abilities of the Pure Land were added... A self-sustaining world with a complete cycle of day and night?
Kei glanced at Tsunade and Hikari beside him before silently refocusing on Kaguya. A strong person wouldn't die from a wooden stick, but that didn't mean they wouldn't be cut down by one.
Before long, under Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique, Kushina and the other jinchūriki appeared behind Kei.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and others, after finishing their battles on the front lines, arrived at the scene alongside an exhausted Minato.
The large-scale battles across various locations had settled.
With Kei's barrier protecting against all residual battle impacts, everyone naturally took the opportunity to observe and study the Ōtsutsuki clan up close. They focused intently on the battle between Kaguya, Madara, and Hashirama.
Kei continued to analyze Kaguya's abilities.
He tried to create a new small world within his domain, one where Yin-Yang and the Five Elements coexisted, with both the sun and the moon, functioning like a normal realm.
However, before he could fully form this small world, after another half-hour of intense battle, Madara and Hashirama, were defeated.
This outcome was not surprising. No matter how inexperienced Kaguya was in combat, she wasn't a mere log of wood. Even though she had only absorbed the chakra of the complete Six-Tails, Seven-Tails, and parts of other tailed beasts after her revival, she still possessed the royal Ōtsutsuki bloodline.
She was a true stat monster.
The fact that Madara and Hashirama lasted this long was already a testament to their extraordinary combat talent.
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[Name: Ōtsutsuki Kaguya]
[Career: None]
[Active Traits:
{Gold: Rinne Sharingan, Dimensional Royal Court, Universal Cycle, Royal Bloodline},
{Red: Rabbit Goddess, Yin-Yang Genesis and Destruction},
{Purple: Byakugan, },
{Blue: Ingenious Mind, Defiant},
{Green: Unyielding, Seedling Nurturer},
{White: Hyper-Vigilance, Prideful, Taciturn},
{Gray: Obsessive Greed, Tragic}]
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At first glance, the sheer number of traits was overwhelming. Yet, not a single one was directly related to combat prowess.
Moreover, [Rinne Rinnegan], [Dimensional Royal Court], [Universal Cycle], and [Byakugan] were all interconnected, yet had not fused together.
This proved that Kaguya had never fully mastered or integrated the power she gained from consuming the chakra fruit.
She had immense power, but lacked the combat skills to wield it properly. Against the chakra of Hashirama and Madara, she even showed occasional lapses in focus.
Her combat proficiency was downright pathetic.
The God Tree and its fruit from this little broken planet must be special, Kei speculated.
Most likely, after Shibai's body was left on this planet, the God Tree absorbed some of his lingering energy. Otherwise, a single fruit alone shouldn't have made Kaguya this powerful.
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Beneath the ruins near the God Tree, Kaguya looked at the utterly exhausted and powerless Madara and Hashirama before shifting her gaze to Kei, who had just stood up from his wooden seat.
It wasn't that she couldn't bring herself to kill these two people who resembled her children. It was because of the terrifying man before her... Who had just locked onto her with some unknown force.
Swoosh—
The heavily wounded Hashirama and Madara were transported into the barrier. At the same time, Kei crossed through space and instantly appeared beside Kaguya.
A massive surge of black Yin-Yang chakra burst from her sleeves, forming an impenetrable shield around her.
Then, a trembling voice rang out.
"Mother—run!"
Kei wasn't surprised by Black Zetsu's sudden appearance. Even though this pitch-black creature had been avoiding his gaze all this time... With his current level of power, far beyond his past self, he had already noticed Black Zetsu the moment he laid eyes on Kaguya.
It was clear, this Black Zetsu was a newly created entity by Kaguya, possessing all the memories and consciousness of his predecessor.
And yes, he was still just as devoted as ever. Even though he was terrified, he still stood firmly in front of his mother to protect her.
"Good child." Kaguya's cold voice echoed as her pale, almost bloodless fingertips brushed over Black Zetsu's body.
She then tucked the only being that gave her comfort back into her sleeve. Her eyes fixed on Kei, who stood before her.
"Where is Isshiki?"
"Dead." Kei flipped his hand and retrieved half of a severed head from his domain.
Kaguya stared blankly at the lifeless face, twisted with malice and unwillingness. After a brief pause, the corners of her lips lifted in a faint smile.
Only when Kei put the head away did she speak again.
"Where is Hagoromo?"
"He transcended dimensions and left this world. Before leaving, he offered up his entire collection from the past millennium to persuade me not to kill you..." Kei gave a brief explanation of Hagoromo's situation. In his eyes, this mother and son pair were quite peculiar.
The mother was reserved, proud, and stubborn. She wanted to rebel against the Ōtsutsuki clan but never explained anything to her son.
The son, on the other hand, not only had a compassionate heart but also a foolishly romantic mind. When he saw the woman he loved sacrificed to the God Tree, he was provoked by Gamamaru into rebelling against his own mother.
Later, the mother would weep at the sight of anyone resembling her son. And the son could never truly let go of his mother, making her an eternal emotional knot in his heart.
"Transcended dimensions..." Kaguya's cold expression momentarily flickered with astonishment.
She had never imagined that Hagoromo could achieve something that only the legendary Ōtsutsuki gods were said to be capable of.
"You're shocked by the wrong thing." Kei looked at her in disbelief. Shouldn't she be moved to tears by her son's actions?
"I cannot be killed."
Kaguya lifted her chin slightly, a touch of arrogance in her expression.
Buzz—
The Infinite Armory Domain unfolded. A pitch-black realm, resembling the depths of hell, enveloped Kaguya.
Ten minutes later…
"Here, here, hold yourself steady. Don't let it fall off."
Kei carefully reattached Kaguya's severed head, the cut at her neck as smooth as a mirror. Tears streamed down from Kaguya's pale Byakugan-filled eyes as she lifted her hands to adjust her head.
This guy was too much! Couldn't he at least spare her a few deaths for the sake of Hagoromo's thousand-year-old collection?
From having her soul sealed to her right leg exploding into a bloody mist due to some unknown energy to countless beheadings!
In just ten minutes, she had died more than ten times. And this guy kept whacking her on the head with chakra rods.
She had long forgotten what her great-grandmother looked like, but he had forcibly made her remember!
(ಥ﹏ಥ)
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[Achievement unlocked: "Worldline Master" for repelling and subduing a hidden boss.]
[Worldline reconstruction time extended.]
[Obtained:
- Star Devourer (Green)
- 2 trait duplication
- 1 trait upgrading (Blue)
- 3 trait extraction
- 3 gifting opportunity
- 2 trait reset
- 1 trait removal]
[Collapse of original worldline intensifies.]
[Reconstruction difficulty sharply increased before completion.]
[Estimated time until reconstruction: 2 years, 162 days, 18 hours, 31 minutes.]
[Star Devourer (Green):
Could absorb any energy to increase one's energy capacity. Converted any absorbed energy into the user's current energy type. Slightly improved energy absorption and conversion efficiency. After consuming one planetary unit of energy, the trait upgraded.]