"Sage of Six Paths? How dare you show disrespect to Lord Mōryō! Today, we must kill you!"
A sinister purple-black aura emanated from Rasa and the others. Under Mōryō's corrupting influence, they had completely lost their sense of reason and judgment.
"Die!" A young male ninja charged forward, wielding a kunai. With Mōryō's power enhancing him, his speed and strength had reached an astonishing level.
Yet, facing the ninja's attack, the Sage of Six Paths stood motionless, as if he hadn't even noticed.
It wasn't until the attacker came within a certain distance that the Sage casually waved his right hand. A black Truth-Seeking Ball floated out.
There was no collision, no explosion, not even a sound. The moment the Truth-Seeking Ball touched the ninja's body, he vanished silently, as if erased by an invisible hand.
And then... he never revived.
The battlefield fell into a stunned silence. Not only were the forces of Amagakure shocked, but Rasa's side was filled with terror. Their greatest trump card—immortality—had been rendered useless.
Without the ability to revive endlessly, how could they maintain their arrogance?
"Should we... retreat?" someone suggested, but the smarter ones knew better.
After accepting Mōryō's power, retreating was no longer an option.
As one of the more cunning individuals, Rasa stepped forward and shouted loudly, "Do not be afraid! He is just one man!"
"And this cannot possibly be the Sage of Six Paths' true body. If it were, who would be guarding Lord Mōryō?"
At this point, he could only gamble—betting that their combined strength could defeat this clone of the Sage.
Seeing the morale of his allies return, Rasa led by example, launching the first attack.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Waves!"
A massive wave of golden sand surged forward. Compared to ordinary sand waves, the power and speed of the gold dust were on an entirely different level.
In an instant, the golden wave reached the Sage of Six Paths, crashing down like a tsunami. To an observer, it seemed as though the Sage was a helpless victim about to be swallowed by the oncoming disaster.
But of course, such a scenario was impossible.
Even if this was merely a clone carrying a fraction of the Sage's power, it was still unimaginably strong.
After all, he was the Sage of Six Paths!
This very level of power was named after him.
A blue chakra aura began to swirl around his body, rapidly transforming and combining. Soon, a massive blue figure took shape—a giant humanoid structure.
As the form grew, its flesh and armor became more defined. Wings sprouted from its back, and in its right hand, it held a massive chakra blade.
It was a fully-formed Susano'o!
And judging by its size and presence, it far surpassed Uchiha Madara's Susano'o, reaching a level comparable to the Ten-Tails.
The once-mighty golden sand wave was now reduced to mere ripples. The crushing force that could shatter metal and stone couldn't even scratch Susano'o.
Inside the colossal Susano'o, the Sage sat calmly in a meditative position. With a mere thought, the Susano'o raised its chakra blade and swung it lightly.
"No!"
Amidst cries of disbelief, a large swath of enemies was sliced in half. But just as they were about to regenerate, several black Truth-Seeking Balls flew out, erasing them from existence entirely.
Even Rasa lost his resolve. He turned and tried to flee, only to find himself rooted to the spot, unable to move.
What was happening?
In his panic, Rasa turned to see that behind him, an enormous amount of purple-black light was radiating from Shimura Seito. The light coalesced in midair, forming a grotesque, multi-headed monster.
This monster was none other than Mōryō.
With a deep inhale, it reabsorbed all the power it had granted to Rasa and the others. Ignoring the now withering and dying ninjas, Mōryō turned its gaze toward the towering blue giant.
"Sage of Six Paths, I've emerged. What can you do about it?"
Inside Susano'o, the Sage furrowed his brow. "So, you've managed to release this much of your power. It seems you were indeed planning to lure that anomaly of fate here."
Mōryō's countless heads writhed and twisted in the air. One head slowly extended forward, its crimson eyes locking onto the Sage.
"Heh heh, even though he didn't come, destroying your clone isn't a bad consolation prize," Mōryō said with a sinister chuckle.
"You overestimate yourself," the Sage replied coldly.
With that, Susano'o swung its blade once more, slicing through the extended head.
Slash!
The severed head fell, but Mōryō was unfazed. Its countless heads stopped writhing, momentarily gathering energy before launching forward like venomous snakes striking their prey.
"Sage of Six Paths, merge with me."
"Together, we can rule this planet completely. What's so bad about that?"
Its voices carried a hypnotic quality, attempting to sway the Sage. The countless heads coiled around Susano'o like serpents, constricting tightly.
A malevolent purple-black glow radiated from Mōryō's entire body. The light was like a searing blade cutting through butter, melting and destabilizing Susano'o.
Despite Mōryō's words, the Sage's expression remained unreadable. Clearly uninterested in further dialogue, he clasped his hands together and released a seemingly ordinary black sphere.
The sphere floated into the sky, trembling slightly as it eclipsed the sun.
Hum!
A faint sound echoed, followed by an unimaginably powerful gravitational pull. The force was akin to a black hole, greedily drawing in everything around it—flowers, rocks, trees, earth, buildings, ninjas, even Mōryō.
At first, the ninjas of Amagakure feared they too would be swallowed by the Planetary Devastation, but with a wave of the Sage's hand, the gravitational pull around the village vanished.
Seizing the moment, Susano'o gripped Mōryō tightly and hurled it upward into the black sphere.
Mōryō's massive body was pulled toward the Planetary Devastation.
"Mōryō, let this portion of your power remain sealed here," the Sage declared.
Mōryō's colossal form was pressed against the surface of the sphere. More rocks flew in, burying it completely in an instant.
But just as the gravitational pull began to subside and the seal seemed complete, disaster struck.
Boom!
A deafening explosion shattered the sphere from within.
Mōryō's enormous, malevolent form emerged, breaking free.
It looked down at the Sage, whose face betrayed a rare hint of shock, and let out a sinister laugh.
"Sage of Six Paths, you didn't expect me to be this strong, did you?"
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