Naruto and Isshiki collided, and only dull, dense thudding sounds remained in the air, each impact shaking the ground.
Sasuke stood not far away, focusing intently on Isshiki's figure, trying to find a flaw in his defense and mysterious jutsu.
"Ninjutsu disappears into thin air, even thrown kunai turn into nothingness..."
"Then, what about this?"
Susanoo!
Rumble!
A towering purple giant rose from the ground, bones covered in muscle, Chakra condensed into armor.
The giant Chakra longsword in its hand cut through the sky, carrying the might to sever mountains and rivers, and cleaved down towards Isshiki.
The air was torn, emitting a sharp wail.
A hint of disdain appeared on Isshiki's lips. He didn't even turn around, yet a single punch precisely struck Naruto, who had just closed in.
Bang!
Naruto's golden figure flew backward like a cannonball.
At the same time, Isshiki lightly tapped his foot, actually stepping on Susanoo's massive body and moving against the flow. Then, he kicked Sasuke away.
Sasuke, along with parts of the Susanoo wreckage, was sent flying by the brutal force, crashing heavily into a distant rock wall, stirring up a sky full of dust.
"What!"
Sasuke exclaimed in surprise, "What kind of monster is this!"
Naruto, who had just stabilized himself nearby, also gasped. "Hey, Sasuke, get serious!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?! I'm already using my full power!"
Naruto and Sasuke stood together again.
At this moment, Naruto clearly hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem.
"We agreed I'd be the tank and take the hits, but it looks like you got hit harder."
"Cough!" Sasuke wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.
"That's not a funny joke."
Naruto scratched his head, then suddenly said, "It seems our usual Ninjutsu isn't very effective against him right now."
He lowered his voice and looked at Sasuke. "Do we use that move?"
As he spoke, he raised his arm and made an elbowing motion.
Sasuke instantly understood, then nodded.
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Konoha had captured Kumogakure and obtained their secret Ninjutsu. Among them was Lightning Release: Double Lariat.
This is a secret Ninjutsu of the Land of Lightning, where two people simultaneously use Lariat on one person. Then, they violently twist off the opponent's head.
The two had secretly invested a lot of time practicing this.
During their outdoor training, they would occasionally perform this move on large trees. Because of this, they also received high praise from lumberjacks.
They said that if they worked at a logging site, they would surely earn the title of Labor Model. At the end of the year, they'd get a medal and a bonus of thirty thousand ryo.
Looking at the current situation, while it might not necessarily twist off Isshiki's head, it would certainly heavily injure him.
"Come on!"
Sizzle!
Violent Lightning Chakra instantly burst forth from their bodies, forming an indestructible Lightning Chakra armor on their skin. Their speed, stimulated by the Lightning Chakra, reached its peak.
"Hmm?"
Isshiki's indifferent face finally showed a hint of genuine interest.
He looked at the two who had him firmly locked in their attack axis, one in front and one behind.
"A combination technique? Even lower beings can unleash such energy, a bit interesting."
"Let's go!"
Six Paths: Lightning Release: Double Lariat!
Two figures, entwined with Six Paths power and violent lightning, transformed into destructive lightning that tore through space, striking Isshiki from two angles of death that were absolutely impossible to evade.
Isshiki's Byakugan observed the two powerful Chakra, instantly realizing he couldn't take it head-on. So he dodged. He had absolute confidence in his speed.
But his body remained motionless, as if firmly nailed to the spot by an invisible shackle.
Get up!
Why can't I move!
Ahhhhh!
In a flash, Isshiki had no other choice. He could only pour the vast Chakra within him into his arms without reservation.
"Hmph!"
His arms crossed in front of his chest, and a Chakra shield of astonishing density instantly formed.
Boom!
Everything in front of him was swallowed by blinding lightning.
A destructive energy storm erupted at the point of impact, instantly pulverizing everything around it.
A huge circular crater suddenly collapsed with the three of them at its center, and shockwaves swept in all directions like a tsunami.
Naruto gritted his teeth, feeling the terrifying recoil from his elbow.
"Is it over?"
From within the dust and lightning, Isshiki's voice, suppressing pain and rage, sounded. "It's still far too early, lower beings!"
His eyes blazed with ferocity, and he violently shook his arms. Two chakra rods instantly pierced out from his palms, aiming for the hearts of Naruto and Sasuke, who were within arm's reach.
In the nick of time, two long blades pierced through the sky, whistling as they arrived. They struck the two black rods with extreme precision.
Naruto and Sasuke took the opportunity to retreat, creating distance between themselves and Isshiki.
"That's sensei's sword!"
Naruto looked back and saw Satoshi.
Satoshi asked, "I'm not too late, am I?"
Naruto smiled. "You're just in time."
Sasuke rolled his eyes, habitually being stubborn. "You're too nosy. Naruto and I could have dealt with him ourselves."
Satoshi smacked Sasuke on the head. "Bragging, are we? You two got beaten up pretty badly."
"You!"
Sasuke was about to retort, but Satoshi had already picked up his twin blades.
"We can talk about bragging later. Let's go together and finish him off."
As soon as his voice fell, powerful Chakra erupted from Satoshi's body. If was a mixture of the Sage of Six Paths's Yin-Yang Release, Kaguya's Chakra, and the perfect Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku.
More importantly, it was the blazing will of fire from Konoha's Second Hokage, Tobirama.
"Don't underestimate the bond between me and the village!"
[Omoikane: Based on all currently acquired information, perform massive possibility deductions in an extremely short time to determine the optimal solution for the target's next action.]
[In conjunction with the Ninja World Scientist, it can quickly deduce subsequent changes or possible improvement directions for this Ninjutsu.]
[Ninja World Scientist passively upgraded.]
[Why isn't Ōtsutsuki Uchiha?]
[When fighting Ōtsutsuki, all abilities will be enhanced!]
"Naruto, Sasuke, let's go!"
"Listen to my command, I'll tell you where to hit."
Facing the renewed siege by the three, even Isshiki, who was extremely proud, panicked.
The strength and speed he was proud of were constrained everywhere by the opponent's terrifyingly precise predictions and exquisite cooperation. Every attack hit nothing, and every evasion fell into the opponent's pre-set trap.
That all-seeing gaze filled him with unprecedented fear.
He made a decisive move, retreat!
Isshiki drew his right hand, opening a black-red circular portal in the air.
"Foolish lower beings, when we meet again next time..."
Satoshi interrupted, "Who's meeting you next time? I am going to kill you today!"
Takemikazuchi!
Isshiki looked astonished, why could he not move again?
Damn, he's cheating!
Flying Thunder God Slash!
Puff! Puff!
Two blood arrows burst from Isshiki's chest and abdomen, followed by a kick imbued with monstrous strength that slammed into his back.
Isshiki was violently smashed back to the ground, creating another deep crater in the already ravaged earth.
Satoshi coldly said, "Foolish invader, invading the Ninja World and bringing war and suffering to this land is the most foolish and unforgivable decision you have made in a thousand years."
Isshiki felt bitter, but he couldn't speak.
Humiliation, it was simply humiliation.
His gaze was fixed on the blurry figure of Kaguya behind Satoshi, which was becoming increasingly clear.
A thousand years ago, Kaguya ambushed him.
A thousand years later, Kaguya was among the people who were beating him up.
If you're sealed, just stay put, why do you keep coming out?
Satoshi said, "Kill him, use that Ninjutsu with the long name."
"But his ability can nullify my Ninjutsu, sensei."
"Trust me."
No more words were needed.
Naruto and Sasuke instantly unleashed their strongest Chakra. The roar of Wind Release and the scorching heat of Blaze Release began to merge, with the Sage of Six Paths's Yin-Yang Power flowing within.
Scorch Release: Halo Hurricane Jet Black Arrow Style Zero!
Isshiki sneered, "Knowing it's impossible and still trying, lower beings are just lower beings."
His eyes moved, activating Sukunahikona, attempting to shrink the destructive attack. However, it had no effect.
Because at the same time, Satoshi used Takemikazuchi on him.
"No, impossible!"
Isshiki let out a desperate roar. He could only watch as the spiral arrow, imbued with the power of termination, rapidly enlarged in his pupils.
Boom!
A destructive pillar of light swallowed everything, the earth shattered layer by layer, a giant molten crater appeared at the center of the battlefield, and scorching heatwaves swept in all directions.
Soon, the light dissipated.
At the center of the deep crater, Isshiki's aura was extremely weak, his life force like a flickering candle in the wind.
"Do you think this is the end?"
Isshiki struggled to lift his head, his scattered gaze looking towards the sky obscured by dust.
"The stronger you appear, the more you will attract the interest of certain existences, he..."
He tried to utter the name that made the universe tremble, attempting to leave a huge, terrifying shadow in his final moments.
However, Isshiki hadn't even finished speaking when Satoshi used the black blade transformed from the Six Paths Staff to cut off his head.
Of course, he also took out his eyeballs, by the way.
"So much nonsense."
Poor Isshiki. He couldn't even make a grand final statement before he died.
The battlefield fell into a brief silence.
In a corner no one noticed, a small white snake was silently observing everything.
Suddenly—
Water Release: Heavenly Weeping!
A water needle pierced the small white snake. Its body twitched violently a few times, then it stiffened and became motionless.
"It seems Orochimaru has started to act again."
Satoshi's gaze quickly shifted, looking towards the sky torn by the aftermath of the battle, as if seeing a darker place beyond.
"However, he is not our target for now."
[Although the known Ōtsutsuki have been defeated, the challenge is far from over.]
[That ultimate existence, Ōtsutsuki Shibai, who stands at the apex of the Ōtsutsuki clan, transcending the concepts of life and death, time and space, and is regarded as a god.]
[His gaze, perhaps, has long been cast upon this stubbornly resisting planet.]
[Final Mission, Start]
(End of Book)