The moment the two groups of five-pointed stars resonated, Neji suddenly felt the world spin. Everything in front of him seemed to be rewinding and changing. When everything settled down, an extremely thick spiral bone spur shot towards him.
Neji hesitated for a moment, then immediately squatted to dodge it.
"Wood Release: Hellish Destruction!"
Several large trees covered in thorns rose from Neji's feet. Neji was trapped, and unable to use his intangibility, he had to deal with every technique cautiously.
He remembered this move was used by Obito when he went berserk after Rin's death. It had once killed all the Kirigakure Anbu in a single blow, showing the immense power of this technique.
"Crystallized Bones: Early Dazzling Dance!"
Before Neji could break free from Obito's technique, Kabuto made a large number of sharp bones rise from under Neji's feet, forcing him to float into the air.
The space to dodge above was much narrower than below.
"Sage Art: White Striking Technique!"
"Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation!"
Kabuto spat out a red, writhing dragon that, from somewhere, snaked its way into the "Wood Release: Hellish Destruction!". As the red dragon completely merged into the dragon pearl held in the dragon's claw, the thorny trees suddenly emitted a blinding white light, and intense air vibrations continuously stimulated Neji's nerves.
"This is bad!"
Using this technique in such a confined space, the endless white light illuminated everything, making it impossible for Neji to open his eyes. Even his ears were pained by the constant buzzing sound of the air.
The area was filled with thorns and bone spurs, so any slight misstep would result in serious injury for Neji.
But it wasn't over yet. As Kabuto finished performing hand seals in his palm, all the thorns and bone spurs were imbued with life, rapidly thrusting towards the center of the arena.
Neji instinctively felt a strong sense of danger, but unable to open his Byakugan, he couldn't return to Kaguya's dimension.
"Damn it!!" Neji forced himself to endure the discomfort and quickly formed seals: "Crystal Release: Multiple Crystal Dragon Descending Technique!"
Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Immediately, crystal dragons began to appear, blocking the bright light for Neji. Although the crystal dragons quickly shattered due to the sound waves, their sheer number was overwhelming.
The moment Neji activated his Byakugan, he didn't hesitate. He immediately channeled all his Chakra into his pupil power, the veins on his forehead bulging to their limit.
"Byakugan: Pressure!"
Boom!
An immense pressure with strong repulsive force instantly enveloped Neji. All the bone spurs and thorns that had extended towards him were shattered into pieces at that moment.
The thorny trees couldn't withstand this pressure and exploded within seconds. Powerful repulsive forces continuously erupted from Neji.
Even Obito, Kabuto, the Grim Reaper, and the Evil God, who were outside, were sent flying. They tumbled across the ground for a good distance before finally stopping.
When everything calmed down, the entire area centered around Neji looked like it had been hit by a nuclear bomb. Everything had vanished, leaving only a deep pit.
"Pant, pant..."
Neji landed on the ground, extremely weak from expending too much Chakra. Even his Byakugan had been overused. With his current Chakra levels, he could probably only activate his pupil power one more time.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a white figure attacked, scattering a rain of spider silk from its hand.
"Kidomaru: Spider's Nest!"
"Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!"
Neji narrowed his eyes and unleashed a powerful white light from his palm, instantly scattering the spider silk. Kabuto, as expected, was hit in the chest with a blow, crashing into a large tree behind him.
"Snap~ Snap~ Snap~ Snap..."
"Neji, you're truly skilled. To be able to injure Kabuto in this situation, I admit it. If the main body doesn't appear, none of us are your match." The Evil God clapped his hands, speaking mockingly.
Obito looked at his companions. Black Zetsu was heavily injured and unconscious, the Grim Reaper was almost disintegrated and had to lean on a tree to walk, and Kabuto, well, he had used all his trump cards. Being the closest, he took the biggest impact and was also hit by another blow, poor guy. Only the Evil God and he himself were relatively unharmed.
"Truly impressive..." Obito sighed inwardly. "However, even so, you will die."
"What exactly did you do?!" Neji demanded.
The Grim Reaper chuckled. "It seems you still haven't grasped the current situation. Since you're about to die anyway, it doesn't hurt to tell you."
"Our divine aura isn't something you can absorb so easily," the Grim Reaper said gloomily. "When we gods fight, we constantly emit our own unique aura."
"My icy aura, the Grim Reaper's bloody ferocity; if you absorb too much, we can sense your location and drag you back. This is our divine privilege."
"So, how much did you absorb during the recent battle?"
Neji's face turned ashen, and he asked, "Then my intangibility..."
The Evil God chuckled. "If we didn't have such means, wouldn't our godhood be pathetic? We didn't use it because we wanted you to absorb more of our aura. You fell into our trap from the very beginning. The moment you entered this place, you had already lost."
Hearing this, Neji's heart sank to the bottom. He never imagined that Kabuto could be resurrected, nor that Obito and the others would cooperate with the Grim Reaper and the Evil God.
"In that case, you must have set up barriers outside as well," Neji said coldly. If not, Konoha wouldn't have remained unaware of such a large-scale, fierce battle.
"That's right. Those who discovered your disappearance and came to rescue you are probably still stuck outside, looking dejected," the Evil God replied.
"Heh heh, alright, it's time to send you on your way." The Evil God sneered, his fingers forming claws, gripping black lightning firmly in his palm.
Neji stood up straight and looked at the four in front of him with a scoff. "I lost due to insufficient information and was tricked by you. However, you don't know me that well either."
Neji activated his Byakugan again. Simultaneously, a Chakra armor enveloped him. The Chakra armor boosted his internal Chakra. While not a large amount, it was enough for his current state.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
"Byakugan: Phasing!"
A vortex appeared in Neji's eyes, slowly drawing him in. By the time Obito and the others shattered the Earth Flow Wall, Neji had already been absorbed.
However, Obito and the others smiled.
"Neji, I told you, from the moment you set foot in this place, you've already fallen into our trap," the Evil God said with a sinister grin, looking at the partially closing vortex.
"Hold on tight," Obito said in a deep voice, then activated his Mangekyo.
"Kamui!"