Those were several large meteors each over two or three kilometers in diameter.
If these giant things naturally fell, their power would far exceed a certain dancing master's [Tengai Shinsei].
After all, even counting the shockwave range, Tengai Shinsei was only about seven or eight kilometers.
If these meteors directly hit the lunar surface, they could create craters over sixty or seventy kilometers in diameter.
Yet such attacks, which seemed like natural disasters to mortals, were nothing against the dazzling white flowing light.
Before those meteors could fall much, they collided with the energy impact released by Naruto.
But there was no 'standoff' at all… Naruto's energy beam effortlessly destroyed the meteors.
That was energy huge enough to affect the stability of small spaces… how could ordinary material meteors possibly withstand it?
Upon contact with the beam, those meteors were shattered by the energy impact.
Larger pieces could 'keep whole bodies', falling to either side, while smaller ones directly turned to dust.
And that compressed energy, with unabated momentum, continued toward Isshiki.
By now, Isshiki's somewhat dull mind finally remembered his abilities, hurriedly widening his Kokugan to perform Sukunahikona.
But even if the front energy was shrunk, the back energy continuously supplemented it.
Plus, the distance was too close… he couldn't make more moves.
"Urgh!!"
Isshiki tried to wrap himself in black mist, absorbing the dazzling white beam.
But unfortunately, after being 'processed' by Naruto, the essence of this energy was no longer Chakra, but more dispersed and fundamental original energy.
If anything, it was more like Natural Energy in nature… Isshiki's black mist couldn't absorb it at all.
The white light almost instantly enveloped Isshiki's body.
"Phew… finally released… So, reaching middle age really makes it hard to hold… Hmm?"
Having 'cooled down' after completely releasing the energy, Naruto seemed to perceive something.
Just as he was about to look aside, those 'small fragments' fell.
The terrifying shockwave instantly swept across the lunar surface, also destroying all the puppet army Toneri had dispatched.
Seeing his army eliminated without even making a sound, Toneri was furious and alarmed.
"No… can't wait like this. The aftermath of those two's battle will destroy this place."
Beside Toneri, the machine responsible for detecting energy fluctuations was nearly smoking, covered entirely in large red warnings.
Sensing this, Toneri gritted his teeth and finally made a decision against his ancestors.
He would merge with that large Tenseigan, thereby gaining power to defeat those two celestial beings.
Originally, this giant Tenseigan was positioned more like a 'large-scale cannon', the branch's strategic equipment.
Toneri did indeed want to gain new eyes.
But he had planned to directly seize someone's eyes from the Hyuga Clan on Earth, implant them into his pure Otsutsuki body, and thereby create a pair of small Tenseigan for himself.
With that, the large one could still be kept on the moon, suspended as a sword of Damocles over the new world.
But now, there was no chance to continue hesitating.
If he didn't act, once those two blasted through the lunar crust, everything would be finished.
…
"Roaarrrr!!!"
Isshiki, whose body was continuously destroyed by energy, let out inhuman roars. As Isshiki's will weakened, the Ten-Tails' bestial nature quietly rose.
More and more tree-like brown flesh extended from the broken ends of the destroyed body, replacing the original white body parts.
Isshiki's already sturdy body after merging with the Ten-Tails continued expanded on its original basis, even extending a large tail like the Ten-Tails itself from his back.
This scene was probably not unfamiliar to Naruto… or to anyone who had dealt with Jinchuriki.
The Tailed Beast had gone berserk.
Of course, to affect Isshiki's berserk state, it had to be an strengthened Ten-Tails.
And even then, Isshiki could still maintain some self-awareness.
His control was far stronger than those immature Jinchuriki.
'Get… back! You beast!'
Isshiki inwardly roared.
At the same time, he violently stabbed his fingers into his temples, frantically digging as if searching for something, and finally actually pulled out a tip-sized piece of flesh.
Seeing this, Isshiki directly created dozens of black rods, rapidly inserting them into his already 'alienated' body.
This move actually worked and did stop the Ten-Tails' further actions.
After doing this, Isshiki, while somewhat scared, also inexplicably felt a surge of anger.
'Lowly beast! Just obediently become the Divine Tree for me to command! How dare you harbor rebellious thoughts!'
This anger was directed not only at the Ten-Tails but also at Naruto below.
'If it weren't for that damn Uzumaki Naruto, I wouldn't have ended up like this.'
Isshiki even instinctively didn't want to look at his alienated body, which he found extremely ugly.
Not only because the Ten-Tails' appearance was ferocious, but also because the Ten-Tails was merely a 'beast'… 'livestock' in his eyes. Merging with this guy was already unpleasant, let alone nearly being outsmarted by it.
Unable to contain his anger, Isshiki immediately adjusted his posture and charged downward.
During the charge, several large mouths filled with sharp teeth opened on the surface of his already alienated other half, each beginning to gather crimson Tailed Beast Bombs.
In his view, the Ten-Tails' combat ability was mediocre, but its Chakra Reserves were quite abundant.
Especially since it had also devoured two other Tailed Beasts.
—Perhaps it was this expansion of power that gave this Ten-Tails the genuine thought of turning on its master.
"I knew it wouldn't be that simple."
Sighing, Naruto perceived Isshiki above, still existing and approaching.
The next moment, a smile also appeared on his face.
"Perfect, I haven't had enough fun either."
His three eyes widened, staring tightly at the pitch-black deep space, then his figure directly met the highly energetic reaction in his perception, charging upward.
The two soon saw each other in the sky.
They didn't speak… the airless environment around them didn't allow it, as sound simply couldn't travel.
Here, they had left the thin atmosphere above the lunar surface.
Naruto gathered Truth-Seeking Balls into a blade, slashing at Isshiki again.
He understood that the other party, like himself, was almost immune to pure Chakra Attacks.
Isshiki, on the other hand, wasn't so 'rational'.
The dozen or so 'mini Tailed Beast Bombs' he had previously gathered exploded at zero distance, the energy shockwave instantly enveloping their figures.
But before that explosion aftermath could continue spreading as cosmic fireworks, Naruto's slash and Isshiki's claw swipe forcibly 'tore' through the heat energy capable of melting steel.
In just a few seconds, they had exchanged hundreds, even thousands, of blows.
Their bodies were torn apart by constant attacks and quickly healed.
From time to time, they would also seize opportunities to use their respective special abilities to cause trouble for the other.
For example, Isshiki shrunk Naruto's weapon, then took the chance to tear off Naruto's arm.
Naruto simply directly 'bit' off half of Isshiki's body in retaliation.
The battle between these two inhuman beings had already exceeded ordinary carbon-based lifeforms' imagination, becoming a more chaotic and abstract 'clash of powers'.
Just at this moment, Toneri, who had been hiding inside the moon, emerged again.
Only now, he was different from before.
A dark green Chakra Cloak draped over him, several Truth-Seeking Balls floating nearby.
Two eyes, similar to [Tenseigan] but bluer, appeared in his eye sockets.
He had succeeded.
Toneri hadn't directly stuffed the Tenseigan into his body… instead, he chose to draw the large Tenseigan's Chakra, thereby creating new Tenseigan within himself.
Doing so greatly affected the large Tenseigan's lifespan, but it was the more suitable choice for the current situation.
"This power…!"
"With this power! I alone can destroy the Ninja World!"
Feeling his state, worlds apart from before, Toneri silently clenched his fist, then was attracted by the two figures constantly fighting in the sky.
"So ugly in appearance? Then I'll start with you two."
Witnessing their chaotic battle and the constant destruction and healing of wounds, Toneri decided to take this opportunity to eliminate both unstable factors at once.
"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!!"
He controlled the Truth-Seeking Ball before him, then used the Tenseigan's power to transform it into a super light sword extending almost to the end of sight.
Then, he fiercely swung it at the two in the sky.
"Oh?"
Naruto reacted first, feeling the powerful Chakra in the golden light, the smile on his face widening.
He thought it was an innocent civilian, but it turned out to be another Otsutsuki?
In that case…
"Try this, this one's even more exciting!"
He rapidly entered his small black figure state, then, enduring Isshiki's continuous attacks, created a black Chakra Rod and inserted it into the other's body just as before.
This could only limit Chakra within Isshiki's body, not his physical attacks.
But… that was exactly Naruto's desired effect.
He directly applied a strong man lock, his arms tightly trapping Isshiki, then shifted their positions, making the other closer to that golden light sword.
Wooo—
A sound like ghostly wailing approached.
That was the vibration produced by massive Chakra vibrating space, allowing the two in the vacuum to 'hear'.
The next moment, the golden great sword heavily struck Isshiki.