One Minute Later
By now, the black hole had disappeared, leaving only a purple-black spear behind.
The next moment, Yggdrasil rapidly regenerated and charged toward Sagittarius for revenge.
In response, Sagittarius attempted to unleash another large-scale move, but it had exhausted itself from the previous attack and needed time to recover.
So, it formed a massive cloud of smoke around itself for defense.
It would have worked if Yggdrasil had used ordinary lightning.
But enraged, Yggdrasil instead used the power of the Priestess. Using its four main branches, each over seven kilometers long, it tore apart the cloud of smoke into dozens of scattered pieces and hurled them into the sky.
The next moment, hundreds of branches enveloped in holy light rushed toward Sagittarius to completely finish it off.
But suddenly, the dozens of smoke clouds transformed into giant birds hundreds of meters tall.
'Fuck, that's Moltres... just a bit like an Alolan version,' Itachi thought to himself as he looked at the bird covered in purple-black flames.
However, Yggdrasil was no longer in the mood to play with Sagittarius.
The next moment, thousands of its branches transformed into thunder birds and rushed toward Moltres.
'That's basically Zapdos with a different color. Now only Articuno is left and we can start playing Pokémon.'
Over the next few minutes, Itachi watched a chaotic spectacle of bird versus bird. Moltres dodged through impossible angles while multiple Zapdos relentlessly bullied the poor creature. Watching the aerial battle, Itachi was strangely reminded of Republic Day air shows where fighter jets flew in complex formations.
BOOM
With that final sound, the last Moltres was smashed into the ground, making the score:
{Round 1 - Yggdrasil / Round 2 - Yggdrasil / Round 3 - Sagittarius / Round 4 - Yggdrasil}
Yggdrasil didn't wait for Sagittarius to recover.
The next moment, all of Yggdrasil's hanging roots slammed into the ground and burrowed deep beneath it.
Seeing this, Itachi watched in anticipation for the next move.
Then—
Thousands of smaller Yggdrasils began growing from the earth, covering the surrounding thirty-kilometer radius.
Though calling them "mini-Yggdrasils" was misleading, as each one was still nearly a thousand meters tall.
'Sigh... I have to make a move.'
The Sage of Six Paths sighed before using his powers to teleport all the Konoha civilians still within range, along with Obito and the others, away from the battlefield.
Seeing this, Sasuke, Naruto, and Neji became disappointed. Before, they could at least vaguely follow the battle due to the enormous sizes of Yggdrasil and Sagittarius, but now they couldn't see anything clearly anymore.
Maybe only Fugaku and the others could still follow the battle with their Mangekyō Sharingan.
Back on the battlefield, thousands of smaller Yggdrasils, along with tens of thousands of beasts and the original Yggdrasil itself, surrounded the lone purple-black spear.
Even Itachi felt a bit of pity for Sagittarius.
Sagittarius, however, transformed once again.
But this time, instead of becoming a beast or bird, it transformed into a kilometer-tall mecha wielding a kilometer-long spear.
'That looks like a purple-black version of Zanda Claus from the Doraemon movie: Steel Troops.'
The next moment, Sagittarius charged toward the main Yggdrasil, only to be stopped by dozens of smaller Yggdrasils surrounding it.
The other thousand Yggdrasils launched branches as sharp as spears and countless razor-like leaves toward it.
Seeing this, Sagittarius swung its spear, and with a single thrust, a miniature black hole appeared, absorbing all the ranged attacks while simultaneously destroying three clones.
Five Minutes Later
After destroying hundreds of Yggdrasil clones, Sagittarius had finally advanced—
Five kilometers backward.
Instead of moving closer to Yggdrasil, it was being forced back, with a two-hundred-meter-long branch embedded into its shoulders.
Seeing such a heartbreaking scene, even Itachi became emotional.
A lone warrior was fighting against thousands, and despite being repeatedly injured, it still continued fighting for justice.
"Sagittarius, you can do it!!!! Show Yggdrasil that justice doesn't always win! Create history by defeating Yggdrasil and let evil reign! You can do it! You can do it! You ca— FUCKKK!"
Itachi began cheering loudly as he watched Sagittarius struggle.
Sagittarius and Yggdrasil both collectively paused.
Then Sagittarius slowly turned toward Itachi's direction and threw the spear in its hand directly at him.
After that, as if nothing had happened, the two enemies resumed fighting.
"Sagittarius, you BAKA!!!"
Seeing the incoming spear, Itachi pulled back his right arm and punched forward.
The moment he did, a hundred-meter-long chakra arm formed in front of him and smashed toward the spear.
However, unlike what Itachi expected, the Susanoo arm neither stopped nor even reduced the spear's momentum. Instead, the spear pierced straight through the arm as space distorted around it, making even the strongest defense seem as fragile as paper.
Mangekyō Sanction - 90% Reduction
The next moment, under the influence of Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan, the spear that had originally been over a kilometer long shrank down to around a hundred meters.
Mangekyō Sanction - 1000% Increase
Immediately afterward, the Susanoo arm solidified several times over, finally shattering the spear, which exploded into a miniature black hole.
However, already familiar with Sagittarius's abilities, Itachi had teleported a kilometer away beforehand.
"Just as I expected... Sagittarius is a legitimate Six Paths-level God. Its abilities—gravity control, black holes, and spatial manipulation—are far more troublesome. The Sage of Six Paths judged it's strength based on raw strength alone."
(It's like looking at Kurama. You can roughly estimate that it has Border Super-Kage level strength based on its chakra, size, and predictable abilities. But if that same Kurama suddenly learned Bloodline Net techniques or how to create Truth-Seeking Orbs, it would instantly become Six Paths-level despite its basic chakra and physical power remaining the same.
The same principle applies to Sagittarius.)
"Without using Domain Expansion, I can at most fight Sagittarius to a draw. As for Yggdrasil... fighting it without Domain Expansion is basically asking for a beating."
Itachi grinned.
"Hehehe... though after watching this battle for so long, my blood has started boiling a little.
Sagittarius, your beloved master, Uchiha Itachi, will help you deal with this bully.
Let's go!!!"
The next moment, a thousand-meter-tall Susanoo flew toward Sagittarius, ready to fight for evil.
Sagittarius, on the other hand, became completely confused by its master's antics.
You created my enemy, prevented me from becoming stronger, want to seal me... and now you also want to help me?
Yggdrasil on the other hand didn't care whether there was one Six Paths-level opponent or two. It would simply consume more energy.
The next moment, hundreds of Yggdrasil's tens of thousands of roots and branches rushed toward Itachi to bind him.
Seeing this, Itachi formed two gigantic swords, each a kilometer long, and began fighting with all his strength.
"Mangekyō Sanction: Fire Style - Great Fire Annihilation!"
"Mangekyō Sanction: Wind Style - Patricia!"
"Mangekyō Sanction: 90% Reduction!"
"Mangekyō Tariff: 1000%!"
"Mangekyō Sanction: Cement Style - Cement World!"
"Mangekyō Sanction: Scorch Style - Blissful World!"
Over the next ten minutes, Itachi unleashed every jutsu and attack in his arsenal except Domain Expansion.
A sea of fire spanning over ten kilometers burned hundreds of clones.
Violent storms tore through oceans of lightning and dispersed them.
Waves of liquid cement buried thousands of meters beneath them.
Itachi used every combination of ninjutsu he knew, even improvising new ones mid-battle, while Sagittarius also fought with everything it had.
But unfortunately, the duo still couldn't reach the main Yggdrasil.
It was like fighting Naruto while he endlessly spammed Shadow Clones. For every three clones you destroyed, ten more appeared.
"Sagittarius, let's finish this with a single attack."
Hearing this, Sagittarius turned its mecha head toward Itachi, wondering what plan he had in mind.
After getting Sagittarius's attention, Itachi dispersed his two swords and extended his empty hand toward Sagittarius, as if asking for something.
Seeing this, Sagittarius finally understood Itachi's intention.
After a brief hesitation, it dispersed its mecha form and transformed back into a thousand-meter-long spear before flying directly into Itachi's Susanoo hand.
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