Chapter 547: Tenseigan Dōjutsu
When Neji woke up, Ishiro also opened his eyes, returning from his state of comprehending Yin Release.
Ishiro sighed. Yin Release, again with the Yin Release. Back when I wanted to learn it, the village had nothing. Now that I've already set my path on five-nature fusion, insights related to Yin Release are being thrown at me one after another.
Ishiro wondered, If I had switched to Yin Release back when I found that temple, would I be even further along by now?
Ishiro shook his head, reminding himself there were no 'what ifs'. He didn't have much time left. It was too late to change direction now.
Reaffirming his resolve to follow the path of five-nature fusion, Ishiro turned his gaze to the still-dazed Neji.
Ishiro asked, "Neji, how do you feel? Any discomfort?"
Neji sensed his body, then shook his head. "Lord Tsuchikage, I'm fine."
After a pause, Neji asked, "Lord Tsuchikage, what just happened? Was that person really the Sage of Six Paths' brother?"
Ishiro nodded.
Sōkai's jaw nearly dropped. He pointed at the blind old man's corpse and asked, "Ishiro-sensei, that guy is the Sage of Six Paths' brother?"
Ishiro shook his head. "No, that person just pulled us into a genjutsu. We met the Sage of Six Paths' brother inside the genjutsu."
Sōkai let out a breath of relief.
Neji asked curiously, "Lord Tsuchikage, are you really a disciple of the Sage of Six Paths?"
Ishiro glanced at Neji, sighed, and didn't answer.
Neji is still too young, he thought. If this were Chiga, she probably would have guessed I was spouting nonsense before I even finished speaking.
Sure enough, Ishiro saw Chiga giving him a strange look.
Ishiro shot Chiga a glare and asked, "We just caused a big commotion. Did those two 'Hyūga clan' members make any moves?"
Chiga shook her head. "I didn't detect any movement."
Ishiro nodded. "We'll rest here for a bit. After that, we're heading to that artificial sun."
Everyone nodded. They hadn't faced much combat, but the journey had been bizarre, and even Ishiro had passed out once. They were all a bit tense and needed to relax.
If things went as expected, another big battle awaited them inside the artificial sun.
Toneri Ōtsutsuki was just a child. Even with that giant Tenseigan, Ishiro wasn't afraid.
But Chiga had sensed another person. Ishiro had to be careful. An adult who could skillfully wield the giant Tenseigan was someone Ishiro had to take seriously.
Soon, the underground room fell silent as everyone closed their eyes to rest.
Ishiro also closed his eyes, replaying the genjutsu Hamura Ōtsutsuki had created.
The group rested for the night. Early the next morning, Ishiro led the five of them toward the artificial sun.
As he flew them toward it, Ishiro explained, "This sun is actually a fortress. We're going to blast an opening and charge straight in."
Han, Sōkai, Uchiha Izumi, Chiga, and Neji looked at each other, bewildered. They had no idea where Ishiro was getting this intelligence or how he knew so much.
Ishiro ignored their expressions and continued, "Chiga, Neji, stay close to me. A big fight is coming."
"Chiga, give me constant updates on their positions from your blood-sense."
"Neji, once we're inside, activate your Byakugan. Look for the place that distorts your vision. That's the location of the giant Tenseigan you saw in the vision."
"We will cover you. The enemy will probably use it to fight us. You need to get close to it and interfere with it."
"Han, if there are too many enemies, use a Tailed Beast Ball. You can destroy anything inside. Don't worry about it. If necessary, you can use your full Tailed Beast form."
"Izumi, when we find the two Chiga located, absorb their dōjutsu immediately."
"Sōkai... just... stick with your Izumi-san. You won't remember the plan anyway."
Ishiro gave them their detailed assignments, and then they shot toward the sun.
Ishiro scanned the area with his Mind's Eye, but even as they approached, they encountered no puppet army.
It seems we haven't been spotted.
Once the sun was in range, Ishiro formed a cross with his hands and softly shouted, "Light Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!"
A blue beam shot from his hands and struck the massive sun. Boom—
A massive explosion rocked the entire structure. A blinding light obscured their vision.
After the aftershock faded, they saw a giant hole had been torn in the sun's surface.
Ishiro led them forward, scanning for enemies.
Sure enough, just as they approached, bird-like flying machines streamed out of the hole.
Each machine carried a puppet in a uniform, its face wrapped in bandages.
They poured out endlessly.
The puppets extended their palms, shooting beams of light at Ishiro's group.
This technique... it's like Kumo's tech weapons.
Ishiro had expected this, but the number made him frown. He turned to Han. "Fire a Tailed Beast Ball inside."
As he spoke, Ishiro formed a porcelain defense.
Han immediately opened his mouth, formed a black Tailed Beast Ball, and fired it into the hole.
Uchiha Izumi activated her first-form Susanoo, protecting the six of them.
The next instant, a blinding light erupted from within, swallowing their vision. It was followed by an earth-shattering explosion.
When the blast subsided, the original hole was now much larger. And the endless stream of puppets had suddenly slowed to a trickle.
While it exploded inside, it wasn't quiet outside.
Before Han's attack, many puppets had already exited the hole. Their attacks hammered Ishiro's porcelain defense, creating small explosions.
His porcelain mud was being blasted away.
The puppets didn't need hand seals, and their firing rate was incredibly fast. The first volley hadn't even ended before the second one struck.
Ishiro frowned. This was bad. His mud couldn't regenerate as fast as it was being destroyed.
Ishiro's hands flew. "Sage Art: Gale Release: Lazer Circus!"
Ishiro had copied this from Darui in the original story, and he hadn't even bothered to change the weird name.
Countless blue beams shot from his hands, weaving through his own mud, and accurately struck the incoming machines.
The next moment, the Gale Release hit its targets. With his Mind's Eye, Ishiro could pinpoint their core components.
A single hit, and the machines were destroyed. Sheets of them rained down.
One volley took out a third of the army.
But by then, his mud defense was about to break.
Uchiha Izumi quickly upgraded her Susanoo to its second form.
Ishiro didn't stop, launching two more volleys, finally clearing the sky.
Crash! Crash! Crash! As the sounds of falling metal echoed, Ishiro's group breathed a sigh of relief.
Uchiha Izumi, panting slightly, deactivated her Susanoo. She said, shaken, "Their rate of fire was too high. Luckily, the individual attacks were weak. They couldn't break the Susanoo in one go, which gave me time to reinforce it with dōjutsu."
Ishiro nodded. It was a good thing Izumi had deep dōjutsu reserves; otherwise, he would have had to order a tactical retreat. It was the right call to bring the two Mangekyō users. He hadn't expected a monotonous puppet army to be so effective. They had almost been overwhelmed.
A few stragglers were still coming, but they were no longer a threat. Ishiro immediately flew the platform into the artificial sun.
He couldn't waste time; his Mind's Eye saw the puppets on the ground reforming.
This was not good. He didn't remember them being immortal in the original story.
After entering, they saw the ruins of an ancient-style castle, collapsed from the Tailed Beast Ball.
Ishiro's gaze scanned the sky and locked onto two distant celestial bodies, shaped like a sun and a moon. They weren't large, more like two big rocks.
He looked around at the puppet components scattered everywhere.
Good thing Han's attack was timely.
Those components were also beginning to reform.
Ishiro hit one with a small Light Release. It vaporized and did not reform.
So, their 'immortality' has a limit. The Tenseigan chakra can reassemble them from blunt force, but it can't recover them from vaporization.
He didn't linger, following Chiga's directions toward the castle's center.
As they approached, the people inside reacted. More puppets emerged from the rubble. These were different. Maids, children, other strange machines... but their numbers were much smaller.
At this moment, the two people Chiga had sensed were evacuating.
They had no idea Ishiro's group had snuck onto the Moon.
Ishiro's "anti-Byakugan barrier" had been completely pointless. The Moon Ōtsutsuki had never bothered to guard the passage. They only started to panic when Ishiro's Light Release blasted open the sun.
A ten-year-old Toneri Ōtsutsuki was being carried by a puppet, his face—which had no eyes—turned toward his father.
"Father, are the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths here to kill us?"
Toneri's father was named Ōtsutsuki Mion.
Mion was not old, but his body was weak. He wouldn't last much longer. His eyes were Byakugan, but they were dim... not pure.
He gasped for breath. "I believe so. I went to the shinobi world recently. I must have exposed our location. Toneri, it's my fault."
Toneri said quickly, "Father, it's not your fault! It's the Sage of Six Paths' fault! He's the one who created that flawed world!"
Mion was silent. "...It's a shame. I couldn't bring you back a pure Byakugan. I thought with the war, their defenses would be weak... but I underestimated the Hyūga clan."
"I'm sorry, Toneri."
"Father, don't say that!" Toneri cried.
Mion smiled. "Toneri, I can't walk with you any further, but my conviction—the conviction of our entire Ōtsutsuki clan—will be with you. Have you forgotten?"
Toneri wiped his tears. "Father, I haven't forgotten. I will awaken the Tenseigan and destroy the shinobi world. The Sage's world is a failure. I will restart it."
Mion gave an ambiguous smile. "...That's right, Toneri. Train hard. I entrust our clan's conviction to you."
It's all a lie, Mion thought. A lie to give him a reason to live. He didn't think Toneri could ever truly awaken it. It was just a kind lie from a dying father. Otherwise, living alone in this cold world would be too painful.
I don't know if the Sage's world was right or wrong... but Lord Hamura's world was definitely a mistake. Why must my son bear the sins of his ancestors?
The two puppets carried them outside the castle.
Mion bowed to the sun/moon celestial bodies. He cut his hand, letting the blood flow, and began to chant.
The "sun" part of the structure began to radiate immense chakra.
It turned out the giant Tenseigan was normally in a half-dormant state. Mion had just awakened it.
The Tenseigan transferred a massive amount of chakra to Mion. Mion, who had been on the verge of death, was suddenly filled with vitality. He stood up from the puppet.
He waved his hand, and a giant stone golem rose from the ground. It was nearly the size of the complete Nine-Tails.
Just then, Ishiro's group, guided by Chiga, arrived within attack range.
Seeing the golem move, Ishiro sighed. "A step too late. This fight is unavoidable."
The golem moved very slowly.
Ishiro paused, then formed a cross, aiming at the golem.
The next moment, the Light Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu hit the stone golem.
Ishiro blinked. That was easy. Doesn't this thing know how to dodge?
Han next to him said, "Lord Tsuchikage, this golem... seems to lack combat experience."
Uchiha Izumi said, "It's probably the master who lacks experience."
Hit by the Light Release, the golem's chest exploded, and it fell. But, like the puppets, it was immortal. Infused with Tenseigan chakra, it quickly regenerated and stood up.
(Because Mion diverted the chakra, the other puppets stopped regenerating.)
Ishiro didn't stop. He hit the golem with another Light Release. This time he aimed for the head, and the golem, which hadn't even stood up straight, fell again.
While Ishiro kept it busy, Han transformed. The complete Five-Tails, Kokuō, appeared and promptly sat on the golem.
Kokuō's physical strength and size were actually less than the golem's, so its tactic was to use its corrosive chakra to melt it. This kept the golem in a constant state of damage, draining Mion's attention.
Behind the golem, Mion saw his ultimate move easily countered. He was frantic. He couldn't last long in his current state.
He grit his teeth, connected to the Tenseigan again, and summoned a giant golden sword.
It wasn't as world-ending as Toneri's in the original story, but it was enough to deal with Kokuō.
Mion, overloading his body, coughed up blood as he swung the sword at the Five-Tails.
Sōkai and Izumi saw this, rushed forward, and activated their Susanoo to meet the blade.
Sōkai's first-form Susanoo and Izumi's second-form Susanoo combined, barely managing to block the sword.
As the sword pushed them back, Ishiro knew they couldn't hold out for long.
Ishiro wasn't idle. He began sealing the golem (which was still struggling under Kokuō) with porcelain mud, while simultaneously firing multiple Light Release jutsus at Mion, who was controlling the sword.
Mion had seen the power of Light Release. He didn't dare take a direct hit. He grabbed Toneri and activated the Tenseigan dōjutsu: Imperial Wheel.
It was a jutsu that controlled gravity, similar to Shinra Tensei.
However, Mion was using all his chakra to fight Kokuō and the two Susanoo. He was worried the Imperial Wheel wouldn't be enough to stop the Light Release.
So Mion was using the Imperial Wheel on himself.
He continuously repelled himself, flying erratically through the air to dodge.
Ishiro raised an eyebrow. This strategy was very similar to the evasion technique he'd developed.
Mion's execution was just too crude.
Ishiro made a quick calculation. The next moment, two Light Release jutsus shot out.
As predicted, Mion dodged the first... and flew right into the second.
"How?!" Mion was in disbelief. He'd seen the second jutsu miss and ignored it, only to dodge the first attack and fly right into the second.
"Father! Father, what's wrong!?" Toneri cried out, sensing his father was hurt.
Mion's entire lower body had been vaporized by the Light Release.
He was only being kept alive by the Tenseigan's chakra.
Mion reached up and stroked Toneri's head. "Toneri... we've lost. Will you come with me?"
Toneri froze, then nodded. "Yes. I'll... I'll stay with you forever, Father."
(End of Chapter)
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