He immediately created an Explosive Bird upon spotting the monk, then leaped onto its back and flew upward.
"Damn it! How does this bastard know everything!"
Realizing he had been discovered, the monk didn't even turn his head and flew away into the distance.
A shiver ran down Ye Liang's spine!
The monk's levitation technique looked extremely similar to the Otsutsuki Clan's methods, but his appearance was clearly human. How could a human use the Otsutsuki's jutsu?
"What's going on here?"
Still puzzling over this...
The two arrived at a lake.
This was the lake filled with corpses from past battles—blood had dyed the entire lake crimson, giving off an eerie aura.
The monk braved the stench of blood and rot and dove straight in.
Ye Liang hesitated slightly, then also plunged into the lake's depths.
Inside, floating corpses were scattered everywhere.
As the monk dove down, he immediately vanished.
"Where did this guy go?" Ye Liang's mind raced. Just then, he noticed a pure white glow deep at the lakebed and swam toward it.
As he neared, an incomparable suction force suddenly pulled his body toward the light—with strength like Earth's gravity.
"What the heck is this?!"
Ye Liang gritted his teeth, resisting the pull.
At this moment, he saw the monk appear beside the light.
"So you really are Ye Liang?"
What the hell?
Ye Liang didn't understand.
"It's me, your Grandpa! Who the hell are you!" He had barely finished speaking when his body could no longer resist the suction and was dragged forward.
Drawing closer, he recognized him.
[The Purple Gold Gourd!]
A ninja tool of the Sage of Six Paths!
After dealing with Ye Liang, the monk swam back to the surface.
At the Daimyo's mansion,
Two hours had already passed.
Ichiro Matsushita had just killed two middle-aged men with his own hands!
His long-awaited revenge was finally fulfilled.
His face showed deep emotion.
Finally, only an old man remained, trembling with fear.
"Matsushita! Your father's death has nothing to do with me! You should even thank me! After he died, I took care of his territory for quite some time!"
"In that case, thank you very much!" Ichiro Matsushita glared through clenched teeth. To call land grabbing "taking care" was something only this old man could say.
He strode straight toward him.
The old man sensed danger and stepped back, quickly pulling out a small flute from his chest.
He put it to his lips and blew it frantically.
Beeeeep!
Just like a cell phone ringtone from another time.
This flute was given to him by the Great Mage. As long as he blew it, no matter how far away the mage was, he could come to save him.
Just as he blew it,
A dark mist appeared in the sky.
A very thick one—so black that it crackled with spatial distortion.
In the blink of an eye, a real monk emerged from within.
The old man laughed joyfully.
"Great Mage, you've finally arrived!" He quickly walked forward, kneeling before the monk in worship, then pointed a trembling finger at Ichiro Matsushita. "Master Mage! According to our investigation, the demon you seek isn't just one person—the so-called Ichiro Matsushita is also a demon!"
A trace of displeasure flickered across Ichiro Matsushita's face.
The monk remained calm.
He listened quietly to the old man's words, then descended slowly.
His body still bore water stains. He brushed them off and looked at Ichiro Matsushita.
"You brat! You must have gotten help from that guy!" He strode toward Ichiro Matsushita.
Ichiro Matsushita puffed out his chest, his face revealing disdain.
Far away, Kaguya Hime silently observed this man when suddenly her expression changed drastically!
"Not good! The aura of the Otsutsuki! Aye, quickly help me get out of here!" The servant girl didn't understand, but since it was Kaguya Hime speaking, she still supported her and quietly moved aside.
Ichiro Matsushita didn't budge at all!
He had Ye Liang's seal protecting him, so naturally, he looked down on this mysterious monk. Ignoring the monk's strangeness, he simply walked forward.
"Interesting monkey." The monk waved his hand, and a Truth-Seeking Ball flew straight toward Ichiro Matsushita. However, just as it approached Ichiro Matsushita,
A sudden burst of bright white light directly reflected the Truth-Seeking Ball back!
"What the hell is that?"
The monk staggered back in shock.
Previously, from high above the clouds, he had seen this technique once, but at that time, being too far away, he couldn't feel the power of the [Shinra Tensei]. Now encountering it again, he immediately realized something was wrong!
He hurled another Truth-Seeking Ball. This time, he cut off every possible escape route and attacked Ichiro Matsushita from all sides.
As expected!
Not a single scratch on Ichiro Matsushita!
All the surrounding houses were completely destroyed by him.
"Monkey! You've successfully pissed me off!" The monk cursed angrily and raised his right arm.
He was now using his real strength.
Although the seal Ye Liang placed on Ichiro Matsushita was powerful, it still required energy to sustain.
After using so many [Shinra Tensei] techniques,
Anyone could tell Ichiro Matsushita wouldn't last much longer.
The monk kept attacking more fiercely.
However, not long after, his expression finally changed!
Gasping for breath, he leaned over and supported himself with both hands on his knees.
"How is this possible! It's been so long already, yet this guy's seal hasn't been depleted yet?"
He didn't realize that to prevent accidents, Ye Liang had directly infused this seal with chakra from over ten clones.
Each of Ye Liang's clones equaled a Nine-Tails. With the combined power of over ten such clones, how could a single Otsutsuki possibly break through? Especially when he hadn't even consumed the God Tree's fruit yet.
The monk grew weak.
Realizing he couldn't defeat Ichiro Matsushita temporarily, he turned his gaze to the surroundings.
"Strange, where did everyone go!"
Outside the Daimyo's mansion.
Kaguya fled with her servant girl.
The soldiers had already been mostly defeated by Ichiro Matsushita; if they could escape the monk's pursuit, they would gain temporary safety.
However, the monk behind them was catching up.
"What exactly is Matsushita doing! Even with the divine jutsu from Ye Liang, he still can't use it right." The servant girl complained.
The monk's steps didn't slow at all.
It wasn't Matsushita's fault.
This monk was flying through the air—he couldn't possibly run faster than someone who flies.
Soon, the two were caught up by the monk.
"Isshiki! Don't hurt her; your target is only me!" Kaguya Hime shielded the servant girl behind her.
The monk strangely stopped.
"You actually saw through my identity?"
"You revealed yourself. The divine jutsu you used earlier to repel you was our clan's [Shinra Tensei]."
"You're an Otsutsuki, yet you don't know Shinra Tensei. That proves you're from a branch family.
Except for Isshiki, I can't think of any other members from the branch line who could have come here!"
"Fascinating... You're still so calm."
The monk raised his hand. The next second,
the servant girl behind Kaguya vanished and reappeared in his grip!
"[Amenominaka!] You've stripped away the Ten-Tails' power!" Kaguya cried in shock.
"The Ten-Tails is meant for planting the God Tree (the divine tree said to grant ultimate power). How could you possibly devour it directly?" She glared at the monk.
"You're about to die anyway. Who still cares about missions?"
The monk lifted his hand higher, raising the servant girl high above.
"No! Let her go! She's just a regular human, for crying out loud!" Kaguya shouted. Ever since she arrived in this world, besides Ye Liang, that servant girl had been the closest person to her — always keeping her company and helping with daily life.
In the original story, Kaguya didn't fully turn dark until Aye's death.
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