"Ah… well…"
"You might not believe it, but Kaguya is dead."
Thinking he hadn't made it clear enough, Naruto added another sentence.
"Completely and utterly 'dead'. Gone."
"This should be good news for you, right?"
"After all, your clansmen aren't coming to rescue you, otherwise they wouldn't have left you waiting here foolishly for a thousand years."
"No need to thank me."
With that, Naruto waved his hand, indicating there was no need for thanks.
Upon hearing this, Isshiki's face first showed a trace of stunned disbelief, then fell into silence.
"You say… she's dead?"
"Right. Don't worry, I know the Otsutsuki Clan can resurrect through 'Kama', but this mark wasn't left by her."
As he spoke, as if afraid Isshiki wouldn't believe him, Naruto deliberately showed the mark on the back of his hand.
"Is that so…"
However, unexpectedly, Isshiki didn't show the emotional fluctuation one might imagine… instead, he quickly returned to a calm state.
This rather surprised Naruto.
He had originally intended to disrupt Isshiki's mind this way, to see if he could coax out more information about the Otsutsuki Clan.
It was known that, following the original historical course, Momoshiki and Kinshiki would descend upon this planet in twenty years.
But… Naruto didn't intend to wait idly, he wanted to take the initiative.
Moreover, Momoshiki and Kinshiki might not be the last two Otsutsuki aware of the Ninja World's existence. What happened after them, including information about this guy Isshiki, was actually unclear to Karin's side.
If possible, Naruto still hoped to obtain more intelligence.
If he could find the location of the Otsutsuki Clan's main house, he could directly go there and nip the disaster in the bud.
Now it seemed the other party's calmness exceeded his expectations.
It wasn't feigned… Naruto could clearly perceive that the other party's emotions had truly calmed down.
"This means, as long as I deal with you, I can peacefully turn this world back into a 'nursery'."
Isshiki suddenly looked up at Naruto.
"Huh? Why so confident all of a sudden?"
Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"Is it because you've already dealt with the marks I left on you? Look… there are still several on your right shoulder. I'm not in a hurry, you can lift them slowly."
Naruto was as clear as a mirror regarding Isshiki's little movement.
The Amenotorifune mark was different from the Flying Thunder God… it could actually be considered 'a part of Naruto', so he could certainly sense it when the other covered it with information.
But he didn't care.
Go ahead and relieve them. All I have to do is look at you a few more times, and dozens more will appear. Let's see who's faster.
As for Naruto's question, Isshiki did not answer.
On one hand, because Naruto was right… that was indeed part of the reason.
On the other hand, he was also out of options.
Yes, out of options.
Isshiki's thinking was as simple as a robot's: binary.
Given that he was already exposed to the only one on this planet who could threaten him, and that the other party possessed such an insidious tracking divine technique-
There was no chance to continue following the original plan of seizing the Tailed Beasts and turning the Ten-Tails into the God Tree.
That path was blocked.
He had no choice but to fight.
He, Otsutsuki Isshiki, was merely cautious, certainly not a coward!
With this resolution, Isshiki hesitated no longer and directly initiated the 'resurrection' process.
Although Jigen's body was already considered 'fragile' in his eyes, even after resurrection, it could still survive for over a decade.
This period was very short in the eyes of their clan, but if he really pushed it, he might still be able to cultivate a new resurrection vessel.
-Of course, the prerequisite for all this was dealing with Naruto before him.
And if he could deal with him, he could even feed Naruto's body to the Ten-Tails.
That would be far more efficient than using Tailed Beasts.
"Oh? Made up your mind?"
Seeing Jigen's body visibly transforming into the Otsutsuki form, Naruto also readily entered [Otsutsuki Mode].
There was no one else in this world anyway, so he didn't mind being seen.
Moreover, Isshiki's full strength was still an unknown quantity. As the second Otsutsuki Clan's member Naruto would genuinely fight, especially one of higher bloodline status than Kaguya, he had to take it seriously.
Both of their 'transformations' were quick.
Of course, compared to Naruto's side, which was just 'releasing his physical form', Isshiki's side was a complete resurrection, so he was slightly slower.
Thus, Naruto, who is starting later, finished transforming almost simultaneously with the other.
At this moment, two abnormally pale-skinned figures floated in the sky.
On one side was Naruto, with silver hair flowing, draped in a white magatama robe, and two sharp horns growing from the sides of his head.
On the other side was Isshiki, wearing a trench coat, the black markings on his body transformed into tomoe shapes, his hair completely gone.
"Hah… the long-lost power, now… Hmm?"
Originally intending to say some impressive words upon completing his resurrection, Isshiki immediately froze upon seeing Naruto opposite him.
Not because Naruto had also transformed into an Otsutsuki form… he already knew that.
What truly made Isshiki freeze was Naruto's black-and-white eyes, matching his own, and the third vertical eye opened on his forehead.
It wasn't that having more eyes made an Otsutsuki stronger.
For instance, Momoshiki had five eyeballs, but his power was inferior to a complete Isshiki.
What truly amazed Isshiki was that Naruto's three eyeballs each represents a different Dojutsu.
Isshiki himself possessed the Kokugan and Byakugan, representing the two tendencies of his power, just like Momoshiki possessed Rinnegan and Byakugan.
Naruto, however, simultaneously possessed Rinnegan, Kokugan, and Byakugan, meaning that even within the Otsutsuki Clan, he was an existence with few shortcomings in power.
He didn't yet know that Naruto's eye, white with a tinge of light blue, wasn't the Byakugan he imagined, capable only of seeing Chakra Flow, but the [Jogan], capable of observing even 'different dimensions'.
It was the power mastered by Naruto's son Boruto in another timeline.
'Three Dojutsu? Like the legendary… Otsutsuki God.'
'No, impossible!'
Isshiki shook his head, then a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
"Come, mortal."
He beckoned with his hand, even arrogantly inviting Naruto to attack first.
After completing his resurrection, the oppressive feeling of a 'natural predator' he had sensed from Naruto immediately lessened significantly, giving him much more confidence.
'Indeed, I was too cautious after all!'
'A mortal is still a mortal!'
"Don't think that you, who stole Otsutsuki power by chance, or that coward Kaguya who only knows how to ambush, can represent a true Otsutsuki."
"Your little tricks are useless now. Let me show you what true Otsutsuki power really is."
As Isshiki himself had said, after deciding to resurrect using Jigen's body, the exposed skin showed no trace of the Amenotorifune marks.
With his current state, covering that level of information took only a few moments.
"Heh, don't underestimate me."
Naruto, fully transformed into his Otsutsuki form, had a smile that, due to his somewhat 'ferocious' appearance, seemed quite malicious. He tilted his head, and the next instant vanished from Isshiki's sight.
'So fast!'
'To my right?'
Isshiki reacted immediately.
Not because he also masters Observation Haki, but because he perceives the strange information on his newly grown right arm, allowing him to predict.
Clang!
A black rod transformed into a staff, blocking Naruto's sudden attack.
But the terrifying force of the punch alone lifted the ground, piercing through a distant mountain range.
The mere aftermath of this single strike was comparable to the destructive power of a Tailed Beast Bomb explosion.
Fortunately, this was Isshiki's own space… otherwise, Naruto wouldn't have dared to go all out like this.
"Not bad."
His fist was blocked, but Naruto smiled.
It was a smile filled with fighting spirit, the kind one shows upon finally encountering an opponent worthy of going all out against.
"Die."
Isshiki used Naruto's force to fly backward, then in mid-air launched a barrage of black rods.
But compared to the previous State Two, now Isshiki could summon countless black rods like raindrops with just a thought.
The next moment, a torrent-like flood of black rods completely engulfed Naruto.