Terumi Mei: "I thought that little Uchiha sister changed into a fancy outfit out of personal taste, but I didn't expect Kazahana Koyuki to have the same hobby?"
Mabui: "Not necessarily. There might be principles at work here that we don't understand yet."
Kushina Uzumaki: "The outfit isn't the point. Don't you all feel like her entire temperament has changed?"
[ Boom! Boom! Boom!
The airships in the sky and the cannons on the ground all zeroed in on Kazahana Koyuki, who was suspended in mid-air.
At this moment, Kazahana Koyuki had completely transformed into the Herrscher of the Void. The instant she ascended, she understood the Authority she commanded and her ultimate mission.
Looking at the incoming attacks—strikes that could have killed her former self a thousand times over just minutes ago—she felt no fear. In fact, she almost felt like laughing.
Under the collective gaze of the observers, countless shells closed in on her.
It was then that the corners of Koyuki's mouth curled into a disdainful smirk.
Snap!
With a snap of her fingers, black holes with shimmering golden edges manifested one after another, swallowing every projectile aimed at her.
The barrage lasted for a long time, continuing until the Chakra of the crews on the airships and the ground units was completely depleted.
As the assault ended and the black holes consumed the last of the shells, the voids vanished.
But this was not the end; it was merely the beginning.
Koyuki slowly raised her right hand. Within her palm, she held a sphere radiating a brilliant golden light. Her fingers, clad in black lace-textured gloves, closed around the orb, and golden light spilled out from between her fingers.
For a heartbeat, even the air seemed to fall silent.
Suddenly, those black holes reappeared—but this time, they opened around the airships and directly above the cannons and trains on the ground.
At the center of these voids, a golden light flickered ominously.
In the next instant...
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The familiar roar of explosions thundered in the ears of the crews. It was the sound of their own Chakra Cannons detonating.
Not long ago, they had used these weapons to pin down two Konoha Jonin. Now, it was their turn.
The explosions continued until every shell previously swallowed by the black holes had been spit back out. The voids then retracted.
The airships, the trains, and the cannons were utterly decimated under the fierce fire. Airships plummeted, trains erupted in flames, tracks were torn apart, and cannons were twisted into scrap metal. As for the ninjas, they were killed or maimed; almost none survived.
"Kazahana Koyuki! What have you done!?"
Watching his life's work reduced to rubble, Kazahana Doto's heart bled. At this moment, the physical pain of his wounds was nothing compared to his mental anguish.
Without these, how could he maintain his footing in the Land of Snow? How could he negotiate with a jackal like Konoha?
Koyuki slowly descended to stand before the man who had authored all her tragedies. She found herself unable to feel any more emotional fluctuations.
"It's... over."
A black hole appeared, and a black-and-white lance slowly drifted out, revealing its full form.
"Who... what are you exactly?" Doto's pupils shook violently as he stared at the lance.
"Me?"
"God granted me the gates to the universe and the firmament. I create from nothing; I am the Queen of Space."
"I am the Herrscher of the Void!"
With that, the Subspace Lance, condensed from the Authority of Imaginary, instantly impaled Doto through the forehead, pinning him permanently to the stone wall.
Then, just when everyone thought it was over, the Herrscher of the Void—Kazahana Koyuki—suddenly looked up. Due to the camera angle, she locked eyes directly with everyone watching outside the Sky Screen. ]
Hidan: "Scared the life out of me. I'm just traveling along, and she suddenly looks up and stares me down. Is she trying to be that creepy?"
Deidara: "It was a bit chilling. Wait, traveling? You're actually going to Konoha?"
Hidan: "I'm a man of my word. I'm going to make that person see that my Lord Jashin is the only true god, and all others are fakes!"
It wasn't just them; many ordinary people were terrified. At that moment, countless viewers were shaken by those cold Golden Pupils.
Kazahana Sosetsu: "Koyuki, you..."
Sosetsu wanted to say more, but the future Koyuki had changed so drastically that he wasn't even sure if that was still his daughter. As for Kazahana Doto, he was currently smashing things in an impotent rage. His subordinates trembled in fear.
Heavens, Princess Koyuki would become that terrifying in the future? Was it too late to surrender now?
[ The scene on the Sky Screen didn't end. The perspective pulled back, rising along the stone wall until it framed Uchiha Hoshi, who was sitting on the ledge, swinging her legs.
"That was quite a show." Uchiha Hoshi smiled, clapping her hands.
"First Herrscher, what are you doing here?"
Regarding this "First Herrscher" from the memories she gained upon her awakening, Koyuki was wary.
"Well~ what I'm doing isn't important. What matters is..." Hoshi turned her head toward the distance, looking at the Konoha group fleeing rapidly. "Aren't you going to chase them?"
"They are your enemies, are they not? Do you want me to deal with them for you? Besides, I have no grievance with them. Why should I act?"
"In any case, no one can escape 'Fate.' One only needs to wait."
Koyuki glanced at Kakashi and the others before withdrawing her gaze. They were mere mortals, unworthy of her attention—and certainly not worth her effort. Unless, of course, there was a personal grudge.
"True, but if I let them die without knowing why, or if they die too quickly, I find it a bit hard to accept."
Hoshi wore a warm smile, but her words were bone-chilling, causing even Koyuki to look at her sideways.
"Are you a pervert?"
"Heh~" Facing Koyuki's mockery, Hoshi's expression didn't change. "You... you've just lived too well because you're so far from Konoha."
The moment those words left her mouth, Koyuki's face turned grim. If her previous expression was cold, it was now murderous. At this moment, she truly harbored intent to kill.
"If I let you leave after you've invaded my territory, wouldn't that tell the world that I am easy to bully?"
"What?"
Before Hoshi could react, Koyuki's figure vanished instantly. In a flash, she appeared on the ledge, standing right next to Uchiha Hoshi.
"!!!" ]