Aomi expressed his faith in Might Duy's performance...
But the more Aomi believed, the more anxious Kaguya became!
Who was Isshiki, no one knew better than Kaguya...
Especially as Isshiki had struggled and settled in the Ninja World for over a millennium. Even with the Wedge State Two opening, enabling the vessel to harness the power of the Otsutsuki, it still couldn't reach his peak might...
Yet the details and posture displayed in battle made Kaguya deeply understand—
During the time she was sealed by the Six Paths Sage, Isshiki had continuously absorbed nutrients from the Ninja World, enriching his skills...
While she had only recently been taught some techniques by Aomi and had effectively been stagnant for a thousand years.
What was already not a small gap, further widened!
In Kaguya's eyes, Aomi's raw strength was still not equal to her own...
The reason he was able to defeat her was, one, Aomi had pre-arranged various Jutsu to counter the Six Paths Sage, effectively ambushing her, and two, Kaguya admitted she was truly poor at fighting, being on a different level from Aomi's combat abilities.
In terms of hard attributes like bloodline, Kaguya felt Aomi was merely an Otsutsuki in embryo, far from the Kekkeigora standard of the Otsutsuki Clan...
And Aomi, under ambush circumstances, could defeat her across levels...
But in a fair one-on-one showdown between men...
Isshiki was not at her level, but rather an extremely seasoned Otsutsuki warrior whom Aomi would find very hard to defeat!
"Aomi, it's not that I don't trust your companions, but Isshiki's Dojutsu is extremely restraining against spell-type opponents!"
Kaguya quickly and seriously said, "His Dojutsu, from what I know, one is called 'Sukunahikona', which can instantly shrink any non-living thing to the size of an atom, as well as his own size..."
"The other Dojutsu is called 'Daikokuten', capable of teleporting objects shrunk by 'Sukunahikona' to a time-frozen Alternate Space, ready to be retrieved anytime."
"Do you know what the combination of these two Dojutsu means?"
Kaguya took a deep breath, just about to explain to Aomi when Aomi softly spoke:
"'Sukunahikona' will cause any Ninjutsu used against Isshiki to be instantly shrunk to a powerless state, combined with the power of the Rinnegan that can absorb Chakra, all the Ninjutsu I am skilled at, driven by Chakra, are almost entirely ineffective against him."
"'Daikokuten' means Isshiki can freely summon extremely small black rods from the Alternate Space to the enemy's side, almost in an unobservable state, and instantly restore them to their original size, causing massive piercing damage..."
"Is this probably his sneak attack or maybe his standard combat method?"
"The opponent fighting him can only rely on Taijutsu, while Isshiki can carry out sudden attacks with black rods..."
Kaguya looked at Aomi with an unusually complex expression.
In just hearing her recount Isshiki's abilities, Aomi had completely analyzed his combat style in an instant.
Even if it took just a moment more?
Aomi's rapid thinking made Kaguya feel as if her own existence seemed unimportant...
"You're... you're right, Aomi."
Kaguya lightly nodded, speaking softly, "Not only that, Isshiki's Taijutsu is also quite terrifying... The power of his fists and feet is among the heaviest compared to the warriors of the Otsutsuki Clan's main family."
"Even the Uchiha Clan's Susanoo can't stop him."
Aomi glanced at Kaguya, a hint of curiosity in his eyes, "Kaguya, how did you successfully ambush him back then?"
Kaguya was momentarily stunned, her gaze becoming evasive:
"At that time, Isshiki did not consider me a rival. My strengths, the All-Killing Ash Bone and Inflated Truth-Seeking Orb were all countered by his 'Sukunahikona', combined with the status gap between the main family and branch family, and the iron law of the Otsutsuki Clan not to rashly attack their kin. He never thought I would attack him..."
"So, while he was focusing on cultivating the Divine Tree, I found the opportunity to pierce his heart with the All-Killing Ash Bone..."
Kaguya said in a low voice, "Unfortunately, Isshiki's body was still too strong, the All-Killing Ash Bone didn't completely kill him!"
"Aomi, you can't underestimate Isshiki just because I succeed in ambushing him!"
Kaguya, seeing Aomi seemed to be contemplating something, quickly explained, "I violated the family's iron law, and the understanding accumulated over a thousand years by the clan, to barely succeed..."
"This doesn't mean he's an enemy who easily reveals a flaw!"
Aomi understood, nodded to indicate for Kaguya to rest assured, "I won't be careless."
Was Kaguya's success in ambushing Isshiki strange?
Strange, yet not strange...
It's like a branch family of the Hyuga Clan, having always been loyal protectors of the main family, suddenly one day pulled out a knife and stabbed the heart of the main family they were safeguarding...
Assuming the main family was stronger than the branch, could they retaliate in time when caught off guard, or start using Caged Bird Jutsu?
No, they couldn't!
Only due to the subsequent reckoning and manhunt, do neither dare to attempt such a thing...
Kaguya evidently was such a person of sudden outburst, yet this method could only be effective once.
Once Isshiki had suffered, surviving would even elevate his mentality, becoming more cautious!
In a way, Kaguya had tempered Isshiki's Taoist heart.
"Aomi, Isshiki's current state is entering the burst state of the Wedge! His vessel can't withstand his own power, and in this state, if he doesn't find a suitable vessel, life will enter its final countdown..."