The Ten-Tails launched an attack on Momoshiki.
"What do you mean?"
Might Guy stared blankly at the sky. "Obito is pretending to cooperate, but in reality he's going to attack the Otsutsuki."
Kakashi, "Woof, woof woof woof."
"No, he's charging Momoshiki."
From the earlier battle, it was already clear that Momoshiki's strongest ability lay in his control over ninjutsu and energy.
Basically, almost any ninjutsu was ineffective against him, and if it came down to pure taijutsu, humans simply couldn't compare to the physical quality of the Otsutsuki.
So when Momoshiki fought low-level opponents, it could be described as an overwhelming crush.
But once his opponent was on the same level as him, and not a type that relied on outward energy projection, Momoshiki lost his greatest means of offense.
And now, Obito was making up for Momoshiki's shortcomings.
The vast chakra reserves of the Ten-Tails jinchūriki were Momoshiki's best power bank.
The Truth-Seeking Balls and the enormous body of the Ten-Tails could also serve as Momoshiki's shield, blocking Ryosuke's close-range assault.
Might Guy was shocked. "What?! You can actually do it like that?!"
Granny Chiyo was equally shocked. "What?! You can even understand that?!"
Kakashi pointed at his mouth, then extended his hand, gesturing for the antidote.
Granny Chiyo spread her hands.
It wasn't some kind of poison. Just sleep it off and it would be fine. Who would bother researching an antidote?
"Don't worry about those little details."
Granny Chiyo waved her hand, pulled out a scroll, and summoned ten puppets. "The problem now is that no matter how strong Ryosuke is, there's no way he can handle two Otsutsuki plus a Ten-Tails jinchūriki by himself. How do we help him? And besides…"
Her gaze fell to Ryosuke's waist.
Cracks had appeared in Isshiki's seal.
Ryosuke had already done everything he could to protect Isshiki's head. In fact, no attack had actually landed on Isshiki's head.
But with four people and one tailed beast, just the shockwaves of power bursting out as they fought were too intense, gradually affecting the effectiveness of the ripple crystal seal.
"Ryosuke!"
Jiraiya charged forward, leaping between collapsing buildings as he shouted, "Give me Isshiki's head! I'll hand it over to the Great Toad Sage!"
With Mount Myoboku's defensive power, and the methods of the Great Toad Sage, Isshiki's head could definitely be kept safe.
Ryosuke frowned slightly.
The fact that Obito had obtained Amenotajikarao meant that the White Snake Sage and Kabuto Yakushi, who had yet to appear, had attacked the research institute and most likely already rescued Hidan.
Now Obito was fighting on the front lines, while those people were hiding in the back… Ryosuke couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
"Ryosuke!"
Jiraiya shouted again. "There's no time! Hurry!"
There was no other choice.
Ryosuke took a deep breath, removed Isshiki's head, and threw it over.
"Be extremely careful. If there's real danger, it's fine to throw it away. Your safety comes first."
Jiraiya reached out and caught it, hugging it tightly to his chest. He raised a hand, gave a thumbs-up, and smiled at Ryosuke. "Don't worry. I won't make the same mistake again."
He wouldn't let Ryosuke's trust turn into disappointment again.
This wasn't just for Jiraiya himself, but for this world.
Amid the smoke of reverse summoning, Jiraiya vanished from the battlefield.
Watching him disappear, a deep unease welled up in Ryosuke's heart.
Whoosh!
A crimson long blade flew past Ryosuke. Using Divine Expulsion, Kinshiki transformed into lightning and caught up to it, swinging backhandedly at Ryosuke as he said coldly, "Do you still have the leisure to worry about others?"
The blade was fast and ruthless, about to land on Ryosuke, yet it was "just in time" blocked by an energy blast fired by Momoshiki. The impact was greatly reduced, and Ryosuke easily blocked it with the Destruction Greatsword.
On the other side, Obito fired Truth-Seeking Balls at Ryosuke. "Just so happened" that Ryosuke was knocked away by Kinshiki's long blade, leaving the seventy-meter attack range of the Truth-Seeking Balls.
And the Ryosuke who was sent flying rushed toward Momoshiki at an even faster speed, preparing to cut down the backline.
This was the misfortune effect of the tear blade.
Unfortunately, the three people in front of him were far too strong. The misfortune of the Tear Ride Ticket could only be icing on the cake, it couldn't deliver a decisive blow like it had against Moryo.
As the four fought, large sections of the Historical Memorial Hall collapsed, and the Hidden Mist Village was filled with wails and death.
Several times, Ryosuke tried to pull the battlefield away, heading toward the sea far from the crowds.
Otsutsuki Momoshiki and Kinshiki originally followed him, but Obito knew how important this land and these people were to Ryosuke.
Whenever Ryosuke tried to change the battlefield, Obito would have the Ten-Tails aim at the village and fire Tailed Beast Balls, forcing Ryosuke to turn back.
Momoshiki and Kinshiki were certainly hateful.
But even more hateful was Obito, a human, helping the Otsutsuki slaughter his own people.
Ryosuke had to fight against Obito, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki working together.
He had to block every Tailed Beast Ball and energy blast fired toward the village.
He had to spare mental focus to guard against surprise attacks from the White Snake Sage and Kabuto Yakushi.
This was a level of combat intensity that was hard to imagine. Ryosuke could only fight with everything he had. His body was constantly injured, shattered, and then healed again in an instant.
Ryosuke was grateful that he had completed his physical evolution ahead of time, becoming a truly immortal ultimate lifeform. Otherwise, there was no way he could have lasted this long.
Kinshiki, Momoshiki, Obito.
The three formed a perfectly self-consistent system. Their abilities complemented each other, like stepping on one's own foot to jump, no weaknesses left at all.
Fortunately… Ryosuke also had teammates.
Another round of exchanges. Ryosuke forced Kinshiki back and got entangled with Obito. Based on previous experience, Momoshiki would immediately release an energy shockwave to save Obito, then join with the returning Kinshiki to surround Ryosuke.
This time...
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Might Guy, Tsunade, A, and Sasuke.
Four taijutsu experts charged at Momoshiki from different angles.
Might Guy, having entered the Eight Gates, Gate of Death, was shrouded in rising crimson steam. Just lightly stepping on the air produced explosive sounds as he attacked with power that twisted space itself.
"Get lost!"
Momoshiki raised an eyebrow.
Ryosuke was one thing, a special monster.
But these lowly creatures in front of him actually dared to attack him?
"Shinra Tensei!"
The shockwave spread outward, about to blast Might Guy and the others away.
Suddenly, the formation shifted. Might Guy reached back and pulled, throwing Sasuke, who had been at the rear, to the very front. The long blade in Sasuke's hand radiated holy white light, "Lingering Regret: One Slash to Sever the Mortal World."
The blade flashed, forcibly cutting open Shinra Tensei.
Might Guy, A, Tsunade, and Sasuke tightly bound Momoshiki's arms and legs.
With their strength, they could hold him for at most two or three seconds before being thrown off.
"That's enough!"
Kakashi lifted his forehead protector.
"Kamui!"
Twisted space appeared on Momoshiki's forehead.
Crack… Crack…
The horrifying sound of bones shattering rang out.
You had to admire the Otsutsuki's physical toughness. If it were anyone else, they'd be torn to pieces instantly by Kamui. Momoshiki, whose body wasn't considered particularly strong among the Otsutsuki, only suffered his skull cracking bit by bit.
On the other side, Ryosuke launched a fierce assault on Obito.
One on one.
Obito was no match for Ryosuke at all.
Kinshiki froze in place. Above him was his master, below him was Obito. For a moment, he didn't know who to save.
Logically, he should go save Obito.
Momoshiki could still hold out for a while.
If Obito died, their perfectly self-consistent system would collapse.
Kinshiki could see that. Obito could see it too.
He desperately hoped Kinshiki would come to rescue him.
But...
"Kinshiki! What are you spacing out for?! Hurry up and save me!"
Momoshiki's booming voice came down from the sky.
Kinshiki twisted his head and rushed toward Momoshiki.
Obito stared at the scene in disbelief.
Ryosuke grabbed him by the neck and asked coldly, "Do you really think they treat you as one of their own?"