In mid-air, Kinshiki glanced sideways at Momoshiki and spoke in a deep, resonant voice.
"Lord Momoshiki, allow me to go down first and deal with them."
Momoshiki nodded calmly, his expression indifferent, as though everything before him was already decided.
"Very well. Go. Have some fun with them."
With permission granted, Kinshiki slowly turned his gaze toward Naruto, Sasuke, and Otsutsuki Toneri below. His pupils constricted, killing intent surging without restraint.
A crimson ring suddenly appeared behind Kinshiki's back, spinning slowly like a blood-red halo. From within it, he reached out and drew forth a massive weapon—a glowing red blade radiating destructive chakra.
Toneri's brows knit together as he stared at the weapon, instinctively sensing danger. He turned toward Naruto and asked, "Naruto… what is that?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes and answered calmly, his tone steady.
"That's a weapon created through Yin–Yang Release. It's a chakra weapon formed directly from the power of the Rinnegan. Kinshiki can materialize different weapons at will. That sword is one of them."
Sasuke snorted coldly, already drawing his own blade.
"I'll take him. Naruto, you stay here and watch."
Before Toneri could say anything, Sasuke had already moved.
This time, Naruto did not stop him.
With Sasuke's current strength—Mangekyō Sharingan, Rinnegan, and combat experience from two lifetimes—facing Kinshiki alone was not reckless.
Kinshiki descended like a meteor, his massive sword raised high.
"You inferior creature who doesn't know your place," he roared. "I will crush you in the name of Lord Momoshiki!"
Sasuke's eyes sharpened.
"The Otsutsuki really are all the same," he replied coldly. "Arrogant to the point of stupidity. Kaguya fell to us—and you'll end the same way."
Kinshiki's expression twisted in fury.
"The Otsutsuki clan cannot be insulted!"
Even if Kaguya had betrayed the clan, judging her was a matter for the Otsutsuki alone. That she had been defeated by so-called inferior creatures was an unforgivable disgrace. For that reason alone, everyone standing here had to die.
With a thunderous roar, Kinshiki swung his sword downward.
Sasuke raised his blade, the two weapons colliding mid-air with a deafening clang. Sparks exploded outward as chakra surged violently from the impact.
The two crossed blades again and again, neither yielding an inch.
Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly, tracking every movement. At the same time, he formed a one-handed seal.
"Chidori Nagashi!"
Lightning erupted from Sasuke's body, surging along his blade and coating it in crackling chakra. He leapt forward, sword slashing downward in a brilliant arc of light.
Kinshiki reacted instantly. Instead of blocking directly, he hurled his sword forward.
The two chakra weapons collided with explosive force.
Boom!
Both figures were blown backward, landing several meters apart.
As soon as he stabilized himself, Kinshiki reached behind him once more. From the red halo, he pulled out two massive chakra cleavers, one in each hand. Their surfaces shimmered with strange runes, pulsing ominously.
Kinshiki grinned savagely.
"You're strong," he admitted. "I like you. This will be enjoyable."
He charged again, swinging both weapons in a relentless barrage.
Sasuke met the attack head-on, lightning flashing as Chidori once more surged along his blade. He slashed forward, but this time Kinshiki blocked effortlessly.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed.
Through his Sharingan, he immediately understood.
"These weapons… they negate lightning chakra."
In that brief moment of analysis, Kinshiki seized the opening.
"Die!"
His cleaver slammed forward like a mountain crashing down.
Sasuke crossed his blade to block—but the sheer force sent him flying backward. His feet tore deep grooves into the lunar surface as he skidded to a halt.
Toneri took an instinctive step forward.
"Sasuke—!"
Naruto raised a hand, stopping him.
"Don't interfere," Naruto said quietly, his eyes fixed on the sky. Momoshiki still hovered above, watching without moving. "Sasuke can handle Kinshiki. My job is to watch Momoshiki. Yours is to watch for Urashiki."
Toneri hesitated, then nodded.
The battle resumed.
Kinshiki pressed forward relentlessly, his strength overwhelming, each blow carrying crushing force. Sasuke was forced back again and again, but he did not panic. He blocked, dodged, and countered—carefully analyzing Kinshiki's rhythm, timing, and attack patterns.
Forty exchanges passed in a blur of steel and chakra.
Then—an opening.
Sasuke deliberately allowed his sword to slip from his hand.
Kinshiki's eyes flashed with triumph. He lunged forward instinctively, believing victory was at hand.
That was the moment Sasuke had been waiting for.
With his other hand, Sasuke caught the falling blade mid-air, twisted his body, and slashed upward in one smooth motion.
Slash!
A sickening sound echoed across the battlefield.
One of Kinshiki's horns was severed cleanly, spinning through the air before crashing onto the lunar surface.
High above, Momoshiki's eyes narrowed.
Kinshiki roared in rage.
"You dare—!"
Before he could recover, Sasuke surged forward. He drove his blade into the ground, pinning one of Kinshiki's weapons. With a swift kick, he knocked the second cleaver aside, then stomped down hard, immobilizing it.
In a single fluid motion, Sasuke drew a kunai from his sleeve and plunged it downward.
Kinshiki barely managed to block the strike with his forearm. At the same time, his other fist rocketed forward.
Sasuke leapt, planting his foot on Kinshiki's arm, twisting mid-air and flipping behind him.
Kinshiki reacted instantly, spinning around and swinging both arms like battering rams.
Sasuke dropped flat to the ground, the massive fists passing just overhead. A split second later, Kinshiki brought both fists down in a devastating hammer blow.
Boom!
The lunar surface shattered, dust and debris exploding outward.
Sasuke kicked off the ground, retreating a short distance as the dust settled.
Kinshiki growled and reached into the red halo again, pulling out a massive crimson axe. With a leap, he raised it high above his head and brought it crashing down toward Sasuke.
At the last moment, Sasuke vanished.
The axe struck not flesh, but stone—one of the shattered rocks from moments earlier—obliterating it completely.
Kinshiki froze, staring in disbelief.
"Substitution…? No—this isn't a normal substitution!"
Naruto watched from the sidelines, a faint smile forming on his face.
Sasuke had done it.
The space-switching ability of the Rinnegan—Amenotejikara.
In his previous life, Sasuke had awakened it naturally. In this life, he had developed it on his own through relentless practice and combat intuition.
High above, Momoshiki studied Sasuke intently, his interest unmistakable.
"That Rinnegan…" Momoshiki murmured. "How intriguing."
Below, Sasuke straightened, his eyes cold and focused as lightning crackled faintly around him once more.
The battle had only just begun.
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