Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei Modified.
After the Sage of Six Paths passed away, his lingering attachment toward his mother led him to alter the original sealing technique that had once imprisoned Kaguya.
Thus…
This version was born.
No experimental data.
No practical testing.
Not even a second person to verify the theory.
Everything from the concept to the formulahad been created solely by the Sage of Six Paths himself.
Whether it would actually work…
No one knew.
It was a sealing technique built upon three great unknowns.
But Chinatsu had no other choice.
She could only gamble her life on this impossible theory.
Pain is just pain…
I've endured worse before.
That was what Chinatsu had thought before activating the technique.
But…
The instant the seal activated
She completely lost her composure.
The pain…
Was beyond unbearable.
Kaguya's immense spiritual power flooded violently into Chinatsu's soul.
Her body…
Her mind…
Everything was being forced to bear a weight no human was ever meant to carry.
This wasn't sealing the Nine-Tails.
This…
Was sealing Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Unless someone had truly been driven into absolute despair…
No sane person would ever attempt something this insane.
Outside…
The giant cocoon surrounding Chinatsu suddenly began to change.
The chakra leaking from it rapidly transformed.
It became…
Denser.
Purer.
And…
Far more unsettling.
Isshiki slowly frowned.
He recognized this chakra immediately.
After all…
It belonged to the woman who had once betrayed him and nearly killed him.
"…Kaguya."
Momoshiki narrowed his eyes.
"So that's Kaguya's chakra…"
"No mistake."
Even someone who had never met her personally could immediately recognize that overwhelming aura.
Momoshiki crossed his arms.
"So…"
"Kaguya is finally returning."
"I've heard she's considered one of the greatest beauties of the clan."
"I've never actually met her."
"I'm only here because of orders from above."
He glanced sideways at Isshiki.
"Tell me."
"What does she look like?"
Isshiki didn't even spare him another glance.
"You'll see soon enough."
"Tch."
Momoshiki clicked his tongue in annoyance and returned his attention to the cocoon.
The two Ōtsutsuki patiently waited for Kaguya's resurrection to finish.
Meanwhile…
Inside the Kamui Dimension.
Another fierce battle continued.
At first…
It had been a straightforward duel.
Obito…
Against Kakashi.
The two exchanged countless blows, neither able to gain a decisive advantage.
Seeing the stalemate, Madara frowned.
Without hesitation, he joined the battle.
His intention was simple.
Eliminate Kakashi as quickly as possible.
For a brief moment…
It worked.
Kakashi was overwhelmed and sent crashing to the ground.
But…
The instant he stood back up
The balance returned.
It was as though his combat strength had suddenly risen to an entirely different level.
This completely confused both Obito and Madara.
Especially Madara.
Earlier…
He had easily overpowered Kakashi.
So why…
Why had Kakashi suddenly become so much stronger after getting back up?
This wasn't normal.
Absolutely not.
Madara frowned deeply.
"Who's behind this nonsense?"
Somewhere beyond the battlefield…
The Sage of Six Paths silently coughed.
"Sorry…"
"That would be me."
As the world's oldest support player…
He had already given Naruto and Sasuke their respective Six Paths powers.
As for the tiny bit he had left…
He simply threw all of it at Kakashi.
The power wasn't permanent.
It was merely temporary chakra that would eventually run out.
But until then…
Defeating Kakashi would become an extremely troublesome task.
Unfortunately…
Kakashi had only just received this power.
He couldn't fully control it yet.
As a result…
He couldn't defeat Obito and Madara either.
Thus…
The battle entered another stalemate.
The Kamui Dimension…
Was deadlocked.
The battlefield outside…
Was deadlocked.
Even within Chinatsu's spiritual world…
The struggle remained deadlocked.
Naruto and Sasuke, their bodies still pinned by Isshiki's black chakra rods, stared silently at the enormous cocoon.
The familiar chakra belonging to their sister…
Was slowly disappearing.
In its place…
An ancient…
Cold…
Unfamiliar chakra was steadily taking over.
The two gritted their teeth.
They desperately wanted to stop this, but the black chakra rods pinning them down severely restricted their movements. Even if they managed to pull them out, Isshiki and Momoshiki would still stand in their way.
But…
That wasn't a reason to give up.
Naruto suddenly spoke.
"Sasuke… are you afraid of dying?"
Sasuke didn't even hesitate.
"Of course not."
"I'm only afraid of a world without my sister."
Naruto smiled.
"…For once, we're thinking exactly the same thing."
The two reached for the black rods piercing their bodies.
With a roar, they pulled them out by brute force.
Rip!
The rods were forcibly torn free.
Naruto's Uzumaki vitality prevented most of the wounds from bleeding, while blood slowly dripped from Sasuke's injuries. Fortunately, none of them were fatal.
Compared to the pain in their bodies…
The thought of losing Chinatsu hurt far more.
The brothers slowly raised their heads, locking their eyes onto Isshiki and Momoshiki hovering in the sky.
Just as they prepared to risk everything for one final attack
The cocoon surrounding Chinatsu suddenly erupted with dazzling multicolored light.
An overwhelming wave of pure Ōtsutsuki chakra burst outward.
Isshiki's expression immediately changed.
"Kaguya…"
Without hesitation, he spread his arms.
His lifelong enemy…
Was finally about to awaken.
Beside him, Momoshiki remained calm, quietly watching everything unfold.
No matter what happened next…
He believed he would be the ultimate winner.
His mission had always been to locate the traitor, Kaguya.
Capturing her alive would naturally be ideal.
But simply confirming her whereabouts was already enough.
If Kaguya happened to kill Isshiki…
That wasn't his problem.
Once he returned to the clan and reported everything, stronger members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan would eventually descend upon this world.
All he needed to do now…
Was watch.
If Kaguya won…
He would collect Isshiki's remains.
If Isshiki won…
He would collect Kaguya.
Either way…
He wouldn't lose.
Under everyone's watchful gaze…
The surface of the enormous cocoon slowly began to crack.
It wasn't simply breaking apart.
It was…
Peeling away.
Layer after layer…
The shell gradually separated from within.
As more of the figure inside was revealed…
The anticipation in Isshiki's eyes slowly faded.
Expectation…
Excitement…
Confusion…
Then…
Pure disbelief.
"…Impossible."
He subconsciously took a step backward.
From within the cocoon emerged a young woman with long silver-white hair.
She still possessed her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
But now…
A crimson Rinne Sharingan had bloomed upon her forehead.
A flowing white robe adorned with feather-like patterns draped elegantly over her body.
As the wind gently swept across the battlefield, her long hair and robes fluttered behind her.
Was this…
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya?
No.
Calling her…
Ōtsutsuki Chinatsu…
Would be far more accurate.
Chinatsu slowly opened her eyes.
Her gaze was still slightly unfocused.
Even now…
She couldn't quite believe she had actually won the struggle against Kaguya's will.
The Sage of Six Paths' unfinished sealing technique…
Had worked.
At the very last moment…
She had won the gamble.
At this moment…
Her state resembled Naruto's during his struggle with Kurama.
Before earning Kurama's trust…
Naruto had forcibly seized the Nine-Tails' chakra.
The difference was…
Naruto had subdued Kurama.
Chinatsu…
Had subdued Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
She could clearly feel the transformation within her body.
This overwhelming power…
Was something she had never imagined she would possess.
It also made her realize something.
Just how terrifying had Kaguya truly been…?
In the original timeline…
Naruto and Sasuke had managed to fight someone like her for so long.
Thinking about it now…
It was almost unbelievable.
But…
Now wasn't the time for reflection.
Chinatsu slowly floated into the air.
She lowered her gaze toward the stunned Isshiki and Momoshiki below.
A faint smile appeared on her face.
"The warm-up…"
"…is over."
"The counterattack…"
"…starts now."