An eerie gray bone spur shot toward Ryoma's body.
The technique was All-Killing Ash Bones, a kekkei mōra infused with all seven chakra natures. Once struck, the victim's body would begin to crumble into ash. Even Yin–Yang Release could not heal it. It was a lethal move capable of destroying even Six Paths-level bodies.
Guided through ice crystals and Susanoo, the bone spur pierced straight through Ryoma's chest.
"This is your destiny."
Just as Kaguya reached that conclusion, the pierced body suddenly burst into white smoke.
"A Shadow Clone?!"
Her expression shifted. Her dōjutsu immediately swept the surroundings, yet she could not sense his presence anywhere.
Then, a familiar voice sounded behind her.
"Almighty Pull."
A powerful gravitational force yanked Kaguya backward. A dark spatial rift opened behind her, and Ryoma emerged from it, his face marked with Sage Mode.
Sage Mode—Ultimate.
After ten years of refinement and evolution, Ryoma had created his own Sage Mode. It combined the strengths of all known Sage Modes, surpassing even the Sage of Six Paths and the Ōtsutsuki in raw physical ability. He could wield both senjutsu chakra and Six Paths power simultaneously, while pushing the abilities of the Sharingan and Rinnegan to their limits.
"Finally got close to you."
Meeting Kaguya's startled gaze, Ryoma smiled faintly and drove his palm into her back. Enhanced by senjutsu, the strike detonated with overwhelming force.
With a thunderous explosion, Kaguya was blasted away like she had taken a direct missile hit. Her body tore across the ice, shattering the frozen landscape as countless shards rose into the air like drifting stardust.
At the bottom of the massive crater, Kaguya rose slowly, her expression grim.
"You… how did you do that?"
The only technique that allowed free movement between dimensions was Yomotsu Hirasaka, a secret ability of her clan. Even knowing Ryoma possessed the Rinnegan should not have been enough for him to replicate it without the proper knowledge.
"You don't need to know."
Ryoma had no intention of explaining. By obtaining her chakra essence and devouring Momoshiki, he had already grasped the method of traversing dimensions.
In the next instant, he reappeared behind her. During his earlier strike, he had already marked her with the formula of the Flying Thunder God Technique. No matter where she fled, he could pursue her endlessly.
"Hah!"
A black construct formed from Six Paths chakra clashed violently against Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bones.
Boom!
The collision unleashed a devastating shockwave, tearing through the frozen dimension and collapsing vast sections of the icy world.
As the continent sank, the battlefield shifted again. Acid seas, endless deserts, and crushing gravity fields replaced one another in rapid succession. The two figures clashed continuously, their battle spanning hundreds of kilometers.
With superior taijutsu, enhanced by Sage Mode, and precise use of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Ryoma pressed the attack relentlessly, forcing Kaguya onto the defensive.
At last, they arrived in the core dimension—the Origin Sphere, the central space linking all others.
The moment they entered, Kaguya's form expanded rapidly. She transformed into a massive rabbit-like entity, her body grotesque and immense.
"So close combat isn't working… now you're trying to overwhelm me with sheer scale?"
Ryoma stared at her transformed state. Her monstrous body bore the traits of the Ten-Tails, with a central eye resembling the Rinne Sharingan. Multiple beastly heads protruded from her form, while ten massive tails writhed behind her, their ends covered in countless human hands.
With a thunderous roar, the tails lashed out like colossal pillars, carrying enough force to overturn mountains and seas as they crashed toward him.
Ryoma brought his hands together.
"Sage Art: Wood Release—True Several Thousand Hands!"
The earth trembled as a colossal Thousand-Armed Kan'on statue rose into existence, towering even above Kaguya's transformed body.
"Top Transformed Buddha!"
At Ryoma's command, the countless arms of the statue clenched into fists and descended in a relentless barrage.
Each strike landed with overwhelming force.
Kaguya let out a cry as the blows rained down upon her.
Before the Thousand-Armed Kan'on, her massive form was utterly suppressed. Her size, once an advantage, now made her an easy target. Every strike connected cleanly, leaving her no room to evade.
Realizing this, Kaguya immediately dispersed her transformed state and returned to her original form.
Her once pristine white robe was now torn and tattered, and faint streaks of blood marked her face.
In an instant, Kaguya steadied herself. With a single thought, chakra flowed through her body, restoring her form beneath its veil.
"Human… I must admit, I underestimated you."
Her expression turned cold, her voice steady.
"But this time, I won't be careless."
As her words fell, a black Truth-Seeking Ball formed behind her.
"Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball."
The moment she spoke, the originally palm-sized sphere began to swell at an astonishing rate. In less than three seconds, it had already grown larger than the Ten-Tails form she had taken earlier.
"Disappear… return everything to nothingness."
Kaguya's voice echoed faintly.
This technique condensed all seven chakra natures into a single mass. Though fundamentally similar to the Truth-Seeking Balls, the scale was entirely different. This was a true annihilation sphere.
If it were unleashed upon the earth, even Ryoma could tell at a glance that it would be enough to reduce an entire continent to ash.
The Thousand-Armed Kan'on behind him dispersed instantly, its massive form dissolving into chakra that flowed back into his body.
Ryoma closed his eyes briefly, gathering his strength. Yin Release and Yang Release circulated in perfect harmony within him, merging under his precise control.
A blade began to take shape in his hand.
Formed from the fusion of all seven chakra natures, it carried the essence of a kekkei mōra. What emerged was a massive black blade, its surface flickering with unstable, destructive power.
Kaguya felt it immediately.
The threat of death.
For the first time, she abandoned all restraint.
Raising both hands, she poured an overwhelming amount of chakra into the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball above her. The massive sphere churned like a black hole, devouring the surrounding chakra and compressing it into an ever-denser core.
The space itself seemed to distort under its pull.
Seconds passed.
As torrents of chakra surged out of her body, Kaguya's expression tightened. She could feel it clearly.
This was her limit.
Without hesitation, she thrust both hands forward.
The massive Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball tore through space, hurtling straight toward Ryoma, carrying with it the power to erase everything in its path.
(End of Chapter)
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