Yamanaka Shinno raised a hand, using his own spiritual energy to cast a barrier that shielded the area from the aftershocks of the battle. His gaze sharpened slightly, deep in thought.
The pinnacle of the Six Paths Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique was creation and destruction.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's strongest technique—Amenominaka—was the most direct manifestation of that power.
Each of the pocket dimensions she created had the necessary components to support life: the desert space had a sun, the ice space had water, the lava space had fire, and the gravity space allowed gravitational control at will…
At the core of it all was the mountainous core dimension, capable of absorbing chakra through its "anchors."
And if one were to add the powers of the Pure Land into the mix…
A self-sustaining miniature world, complete with night and day?
Shinno glanced sideways at Tsunade and Uchiha Hikari, then returned his focus to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
A true powerhouse wouldn't die from a kitchen knife—but that doesn't mean they couldn't be cut by one.
It didn't take long.
Thanks to Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique, Kushina and the rest of the jinchūriki arrived behind Shinno.
Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and the exhausted Minato Namikaze also joined them shortly after finishing up their battles on the front lines.
By now, all major battlefields had been secured.
And with Shinno's barrier shielding everyone from the fallout, no one was about to pass up the rare chance to observe the Ōtsutsuki clan up close.
Everyone watched intently as Ōtsutsuki Kaguya clashed with Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama in the distance.
Shinno also continued to analyze Kaguya's abilities.
He began attempting to create a new micro-world inside his Boundless Weapon Realm, a world where Yin and Yang and the Five Elements coexisted, complete with a sun and moon—virtually indistinguishable from the real world.
But before he could finish…
Madara and Hashirama, after another half-hour of fierce fighting…
Were knocked flat.
The outcome wasn't exactly surprising.
Even if Kaguya lacked battle experience, she wasn't some clueless rookie.
Even resurrected with just the complete chakra of the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails, plus fragments of the other Tailed Beasts, her Bloodline still spoke for itself.
She had also consumed the God Tree's chakra fruit—her Kekkei Mōra was on full display.
She was a stats monster, through and through.
The fact that Madara and Hashirama lasted this long was proof of their incredible combat instincts!
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Name: Ōtsutsuki KaguyaOccupation: NoneTraits: Nine Tomoe Rinnegan (Gold), Realm King's Court (Gold), Universal Cycle (Gold), Bloodline of the Upper Sovereign (Gold), Goddess of the Rabbit (Red), Yin-Yang Life and Death (Red), Byakugan (Purple), Keen Insight (Blue), Resilient Fighter (Blue), Indomitable (Green)?, Seed Nurturer (Green), Reflexive Vigilance (White), Arrogant (White), Quiet (White), Obsessive Desire (Gray), Tragic Love (Gray)
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A single glance at that overflowing list of traits was enough to make one's eyes spin.
And yet—not one of them directly related to combat skills!
Even more, the traits Nine Tomoe Rinnegan, Realm King's Court, Universal Cycle, and Byakugan were clearly interlinked, but hadn't fused together.
This only proved that Kaguya had never fully mastered or fused the powers she'd obtained from devouring the God Tree's fruit.
She had all the power in the world—
But none of the skills to use it.
She even spaced out several times while dealing with Madara and Hashirama's chakra.
This woman's combat instincts…
Were utterly tragic!
"The God Tree and fruit grown on this trash planet must be special," Shinno mused.
Most likely, when Ōtsutsuki Shibai's body was left behind on this dump of a world, the God Tree absorbed some of his residual power.
Otherwise, just a single fruit shouldn't have boosted Kaguya's stats this much!
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In the ruined ground beneath the God Tree…
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya stared down at the defeated Madara and Hashirama, lying limp and helpless on the ground. Then she looked up at Shinno, who had risen from his wooden chair.
It wasn't that she couldn't bear to kill these two men, who bore an uncanny resemblance to her sons.
It was that this man—this terrifying man—was watching her.
Some unknown power had locked onto her completely.
Whoosh—
Madara and Hashirama, gravely injured, suddenly appeared within the barrier.
And with a single step, Shinno crossed space to appear at Kaguya's side.
From within Kaguya's sleeve, massive amounts of black Yin-Yang Release matter burst out and spread wide—
Shielding her body completely.
A trembling voice followed.
"Mother… run!"
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Shinno didn't seem surprised by Black Zetsu's appearance.
Although the little black creature had been doing its best to avoid his gaze…
With Shinno's current level of power, he had noticed it the very moment Kaguya appeared.
Clearly, this wasn't the original, but a brand-new Black Zetsu, recreated by Kaguya with all its memories and thoughts intact.
Still a loyal son, through and through.
Even if it feared Shinno to death, it still stood firmly in front of its mother.
"Good child."
Kaguya's cold voice rang out. Her pale-white fingers, devoid of the slightest hint of color, brushed gently across Black Zetsu's form—
And pulled her one source of comfort back into her sleeve.
Then she fixed her gaze on Shinno.
"Isshiki. Where is he?"
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"Dead," Shinno replied, flipping his hand and retrieving half a head from the Boundless Weapon Realm.
Kaguya stared blankly at the face—twisted in rage and hatred even in death—and a faint smile tugged at her lips.
Only after Shinno put the remains away did she speak again.
"Hagoromo. Where is he?"
"He's transcended the dimensions and left this world. Before he left, he gave me all his treasures from the past thousand years… just so I wouldn't kill you."
Shinno gave her a rough summary of Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's situation.
To him, this mother and son were a strange pair.
The mother—cold, arrogant, and obsessively stubborn—wanted to rebel against the Ōtsutsuki clan, but never once explained her actions to her child.
The son—kind-hearted to a fault and a hopeless romantic—watched the woman he loved get sacrificed to the God Tree. And under the Toad Sage's manipulation, he began opposing his own mother.
Then later, she would burst into tears whenever she saw someone who looked like her son.
And the son… could never truly let go of his mother. She had become a mental knot he could never untangle.
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"Transcended dimensions…"
Kaguya's pale expression showed a flicker of astonishment.
She had never imagined her son—Hagoromo—would achieve something said to be possible only for the gods of the Ōtsutsuki.
Shinno sighed, exasperated.
"Shouldn't you be touched by your son's love and weeping tears of regret right about now?"
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"I… cannot be killed."
Kaguya lifted her chin slightly, a trace of haughty pride in her eyes.
Buzz—
The Boundless Weapon Realm unfolded.
A pitch-black realm, like a personal hell, enveloped her entirely.
Ten minutes later...
"Here, here—hold it steady, don't drop it."
Shinno gently reattached the perfectly sliced head to Kaguya's neck.
Tears streamed from Kaguya's Byakugan as she sorrowfully raised her hands to hold her head in place.
This guy…
Was way too cruel!
Couldn't he have spared her just once, out of respect for Hagoromo's thousand-year collection?
From soul seals, to her right leg being exploded by some unknown energy into a bloody mist…
To all kinds of beheadings!
In just ten minutes, she had died over ten times!
And he even kept whacking her on the head with a chakra black rod.
She had long since forgotten what her great-grandmother looked like—and now he made her remember!!
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[Ding—You have repelled and subdued the hidden world boss. Hidden Achievement Unlocked: "World Dominator." Worldline reconstruction time extended. Rewards: Special Green Trait: Star Devourer, Trait Copy ×2, Blue Trait Upgrade ×1, Trait Extraction ×3, Trait Gift ×3, Trait Reset ×2, Trait Removal ×1.]
[Ding—Original worldline collapse accelerated. Before reconstruction completes, reward difficulty increased to maximum. Estimated Worldline Reconstruction Time: 2 years, 162 days, 18 hours, 31 minutes.]
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Star Devourer (Green): Can absorb any energy to enhance the body's energy capacity. All absorbed energy is converted into the user's current energy type. Slightly increases energy absorption and conversion efficiency. Trait evolves upon devouring one unit of planetary energy.
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