Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's injuries were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Kiyosuke and the adult Sasuke charged forward at full speed.
The crimson fishing rod trembled, unleashing countless red-glowing hooks like a torrential downpour. They rained down with frightening speed—once hooked, a person's chakra would be ripped away.
Facing this dense barrage, the adult Sasuke swung his blade, batting away hook after hook. Kiyosuke, meanwhile, transformed into a blazing flame, darting aside with speed—none of the hooks touched him.
The fire reformed into a humanoid shape. On Kiyosuke's palm, an orange-red glow gathered, heat concentrated into a single point. He thrust his palm forward.
Urashiki dodged, ready to counterattack, but the man before him suddenly became the adult Sasuke holding the Kusanagi blade. Though startled, Urashiki had anticipated it—the crimson rod clashed against the Kusanagi.
"Kagutsuchi!"
The black flames that had been burning on Urashiki's body were once again seized by Sasuke's control, scorching his flesh.
"Damn it!"
Agonizing pain tore through his body. He had to burn massive amounts of chakra just to heal. Snapping back, he distanced himself from Sasuke and used the glowing hooks to reel in the black flames, sealing them inside the crimson basket.
But Kiyosuke was already behind him, pressing his palm toward his back.
Urashiki spun and swung down the fishing rod, smashing it against Kiyosuke's body.
Boom!
The blow sent Kiyosuke flying.
"I won't fall for the same trick twice. Your attacks—I'll endure them dozens of times. You can't defeat me! You won't even touch me again! So accept your inevitable death! These eyes have already seen your future!"
The Ōtsutsuki clan never lost to the same move twice.
Die!
Kiyosuke staggered back up from the ground, grinning.
"You know… some jutsu are set on a timer. Tell me, did you foresee this outcome? Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags!!"
"What?!"
Explosive tags began raining down from the sky, countless sheets drifting through the air before detonating.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
The endless explosions shook the earth, tearing the battlefield apart. Urashiki's furious roar bellowed from within the smoke.
"Damn!"
A strange power surged outward, flinging away the summoning chains of explosive tags.
Kiyosuke dispelled the technique. As the smoke cleared, Urashiki's figure reappeared, battered and ragged. His clothes were shredded, his body torn by the countless detonations. Especially his back, where Kiyosuke had slapped on the tags earlier—the damage was severe, his bloody spine exposed.
Under their gaze, the injuries began to mend.
But Urashiki had only absorbed a small amount of chakra just now—his body could only restore enough muscle to cover the exposed bone before stopping. The pain twisting through his body was so sharp that his brow furrowed deeply.
The fury boiling inside him grew beyond control.
"Worthless vermin! You've actually forced me into this state!"
Urashiki roared.
"I'll kill you all! Every last one of you!"
He snatched the crimson basket at his waist and bit down. In an instant, the basket dissolved into pure energy and surged into his body.
"AAAHHHHHHH!!!"
A tremendous chakra burst from him like a flood, pressing down on all three.
"Interrupt him!" Kiyosuke shouted, already striking.
"Fire Fist!!!"
"Fire Style: Majestic Dragon Flame Jutsu!!"
"Fire Style: Great Flame Bullet!!"
Three blazing jutsu tore through the air, colliding with Urashiki in an explosion.
But as the smoke lifted, Urashiki stood unscathed. A thick layer of chakra shielded him.
"Not enough! Still not enough!"
His voice thundered as he raised a hand—and tore one of his own Rinnegan from its socket.
Blood poured down his cheeks.
Clutching the eye, he shoved it into his mouth and chewed.
"Eating your own eyes raw?" Kiyosuke muttered, spitting sarcasm as he attacked. But his strikes were all blocked.
And then, Urashiki ripped out his other Rinnegan and swallowed it as well.
"Hahahahahahahaha!!!"
His laughter was manic, deranged, completely unhinged.
Two empty, bleeding sockets stared back at them—it was a grotesque sight.
"What… is that?"
Before their eyes, a golden Rinnegan appeared in the center of Urashiki's forehead. Unlike the ones he had devoured, this one gleamed with blinding radiance.
And as the golden eye manifested, a radiant doorway opened in front of him.
Urashiki's body slipped into it. On the other side, a new form emerged.
His appearance had completely transformed. The shredded white robes reformed and floated around his body, their sleeves enormous and ragged like feathers.
His feet were now talons. Feather-like ornaments jutted from both sides of his forehead.
Dark gray markings crawled across his face and neck. The golden Rinnegan on his forehead emanated suffocating pressure, while his devoured eyes reappeared in his sockets—now golden to match the one on his brow.
Boom!
An overwhelming surge of chakra exploded outward, sweeping the land like a storm.
Kiyosuke, Jiraiya, and Sasuke all felt it, their expressions tightening.
"This feels… evil," Jiraiya muttered.
The chakra was saturated with malevolence, like whispers hissing directly into their ears.
Kill them kill them kill them kill them…
"Hahahahahaha!!!"
Urashiki reveled in his transformation, his voice deeper, rougher. He pointed a clawed finger at the three.
"You three… today you die here!"
"I'll slaughter you!!!"
He hovered in the air, body flickering—
BOOM!
A sonic boom split the sky as Urashiki vanished, instantly slamming into Kiyosuke. The ground tore open in a long trench beneath him.
"Kiyosuke!!"
Jiraiya whipped his head over. Kiyosuke was standing against Urashiki's assault, grinning wildly, madness in his eyes.
"Then let's see if you can kill me, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki!!"
Purple markings spread across Kiyosuke's eyelids. His eyes shifted—golden, slit-pupiled.
Sage Mode—activated!
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