Main World.
Black Iron Plains Main Battlefield.
"Sage, should we summon Naruto and Sasuke back now?"
Minato asked the Sage of Six Paths, who had appeared on the battlefield, urgently. This was his second time asking. For some reason, he suddenly had an extremely bad premonition.
The main battlefield currently held the Sage of Six Paths, Namikaze Minato, and Jiraiya, among others... These relatively powerful individuals had been rescued from the Infinite Tsukuyomi by the Sage of Six Paths, to be used in forming a jutsu array to bring Naruto and Sasuke back from the alternate dimension.
Originally, the Sage of Six Paths did not want to appear again. However, his mother had completely broken the seal. If Naruto and Sasuke failed to seal Kaguya, he would have no choice but to step out and clean up the mess.
He truly did not wish to see his mother's face again. This was also why he had passed his power to Naruto and Sasuke, letting them seal his mother in his place.
He was not like his younger brother, Hagoromo, who still held affection for their mother. What filled his heart was only hatred and pain...
He was trying his best to avoid meeting his mother. In the original story, he never intended to appear before his mother. Even when he finally learned that his mother had been sealed again, his expression was entirely one of relief and a smile, without the slightest trace of sadness or pity. This shows just how poor the relationship between mother and son was...
A single transmission of power from the Sage of Six Paths allowed Naruto and Sasuke to leap from their original Super Kage level strength to the Six Paths level. The power possessed by Six Paths Naruto was even enough to confront Kaguya Ōtsutsuki head on...
From this, it can be seen that the truly terrifying existence was not Naruto and Sasuke, but the one who transmitted the power, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki.
Back in their youth, he and his brother were able to confront the Ten-Tails along with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki head on. Over the subsequent decades, or even centuries, of his lifespan, it's impossible that he made no progress or growth at all.
For someone who could establish the Shinobi Sect that lasted a thousand years, dealing with a single Kaguya Ōtsutsuki truly wouldn't be a difficult task.
"Do not be hasty yet..." The Sage of Six Paths looked at his own palms, his expression calm.
The Yin-Yang power had not returned any feedback, which proved that Naruto and Sasuke had not succeeded in sealing Kaguya.
Just as he was watching his palms and waiting quietly, blood-colored marks suddenly emerged on his palms. They were a blood sun and a blood moon. The moment the Sage of Six Paths saw these two marks, his expression changed involuntarily.
"Everyone, return to your positions in the array. Naruto and Sasafe are in a life threatening crisis. I need to summon them back." The Sage of Six Paths urgently commanded.
Everyone present was greatly shocked by this, but they did not dare to delay. In an instant, they returned to their respective positions.
"Summoning Jutsu."
As Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki brought his hands together, the summoning array activated instantly. Naruto and Sasuke, far away in the Shinju Root Dimension, were forcibly summoned back to the main world.
"Hmm."
In the Shinju Root Dimension, the disappearance of Naruto and Sasuke's two corpses immediately put Ryun on alert.
"The Sage of Six Paths."
Who else but the Sage of Six Paths could summon Naruto and Sasuke away from the Shinju Root Dimension.
"Two warm corpses. Can they be revived." Ryun murmured to himself.
He had coldly watched as Naruto and Sasuke's vital signs ceased earlier. But since the Sage of Six Paths intervened to summon them away, presumably he had the ability to revive them.
As a fellow possessor of the Rinnegan, Ryun did not believe the Sage of Six Paths would have no way to bring Naruto and Sasuke back to life.
"It seems there is still a tough battle to fight."
Setting aside thoughts of the Sage of Six Paths for the moment, Ryun continued with his current task. He took out the Ame no Murakumo Sword and began disassembling Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's body on the ground into piece after piece.
Head, upper chest, lower abdomen, hands, feet. Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was ruthlessly dismantled into seven pieces, and each piece was impaled with either a black sword or a black rod.
Yet, even after being chopped up like this, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki still had not died. Her tenacious vitality caused Ryun to sigh in amazement.
"The immortal body is indeed powerful. The Chakra fruit of the God Tree, its flavor must be quite marvelous, right." Ryun looked at Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's head and asked softly, his eyes filled with a craving for this kind of power.
The God Tree blooms and bears fruit once every thousand years. It has been far more than a thousand years since the last fruit appeared. Even if the God Tree has been in a split state, if there is enough Chakra and sacrifices for it to devour, producing a second Chakra fruit should not be a problem.
"Kamui."
Ryun stared sharply at the body parts on the ground. The entire dismembered Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was sucked into the Kamui dimension.
"Kill that thing, Black Zetsu. Do not let him near these body parts."
Ryun's voice echoed within the Kamui dimension. His order was given to the Akatsuki organization.
Given the capabilities of these 'bright' members of Akatsuki, dealing with a single Black Zetsu shouldn't be a problem.
"The boss gave an order. What do we do now. This Black Zetsu thing simply cannot be killed by cutting." Hidan scratched his head and asked.
At this moment, Black Zetsu's body was restrained by Kushina's Sage Power Sealing Jutsu. Hidan had just hacked at it several times with his scythe without seeing it get injured or bleed.
"Use fire or lightning. This thing fears neither blades nor weapons. It likely also doesn't fear substantial physical damage like wind, water, or earth." Orochimaru offered his analysis.
This thing, Black Zetsu, was created using Yin-Yang Release. In theory, only power utilizing Yin-Yang Release can destroy it. However, within any Five Elements system, the power of lightning and fire can actually be considered branches of Yang Release.
"Good, then use fire. Everyone, exert your power. Let's see if we can refine it."
As soon as Nagato spoke these words filled with a murderous aura, an expression of terror appeared on Black Zetsu's face. But before it could open its mouth to beg for mercy or curse them, a harmless looking young girl proactively stepped forward.
"Brother Nagato, I think I can help you all. I possess Sage Fire, you know." Nanaise said with a giggle. As she spoke, she opened her palm, and a special Sage Fire with an extremely high temperature immediately ignited in her hand.
Seeing this, Nagato's pupils contracted sharply. 'This terrifying level of Chakra control.'
This girl's control over Chakra felt even stronger than his own had been when he possessed the Rinnegan.
While Nagato was shocked and didn't respond, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh.
"Of course, Nanaise's power is indispensable. My dear disciple is a natural Sage body. She hasn't been cultivating Chakra since childhood, but true Sage power. Any of the Five Elemental releases, when performed by her, have their power increased more than tenfold."
Orochimaru proudly introduced Nanaise's strengths to everyone.
A short while later, Black Zetsu's miserable screams and malicious curses once again echoed within the Kamui dimension.
"Ah. I, in the name of the Child of Chakra, curse. I curse all living beings in this world. I curse you all to die horribly. I curse you all to die without a burial place."
Hearing such a malicious curse within the Kamui dimension, the women present couldn't help but show expressions of surprise or fear. The men of Akatsuki, upon hearing it, all revealed wicked smiles.
"Why is this lump of black mud still screaming so much. Its cursing is making my hair stand on end. Brothers, put more effort into it. Don't hold back on the Chakra."
The next moment, the temperature in the area where Black Zetsu was located skyrocketed.
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