Inside the magnificent palace on the Moon, countless solemn and imposing puppet soldiers stood in neat formations, a chilling aura of slaughter radiating from their ranks.
However, as the primary weapons of the Moon's Otsutsuki clan, these elite puppet soldiers now stood completely frozen, seemingly restricted to a cramped space by a mysterious and powerful force.
A violent silver dragon, carrying a sky-splitting radiance, blanketed the entire palace. No matter how strong Otsutsuki Toneri thought he was, he appeared devastatingly weak and helpless before a true member of the main Otsutsuki clan.
The silver dragon devoured Otsutsuki Toneri. His physical body, his mind, and his chakra were entirely consumed, transforming into pure nourishment inside Otsutsuki Ryushiki's body.
The chakra that Ryushiki had previously lost when half of his clone was destroyed on the ninja continent was now fully replenished through this singular act of devouring and slaughter.
"Next is that giant Tenseigan."
Otsutsuki Ryushiki had descended in person to execute Toneri, the last surviving member of the Moon's Otsutsuki clan, primarily to restore his depleted chakra reserves and to claim the giant, merged Tenseigan.
Toneri's severed head lay on the floor, seemingly unable to escape the nightmare. Before he could even process the agonizing sensation of his body disintegrating, his life had already been reduced to a rolling skull.
When Uzumaki Tomoko activated her Tenseigan to effortlessly instantly kill the Two-Tails, the snippet of Tenseigan power she drew upon had allowed Ryushiki to detect a trace of a familiar aura.
An aura akin to his own clansmen...
It was far weaker than Kaguya or the Sage of Six Paths, yet she possessed a remarkably unique, naturally awakened Tenseigan!
This development left Ryushiki unable to deduce who was pulling the strings. It completely defied the typical methodology of the Sage of Six Paths. Why on earth would such a monster be born on the ninja continent?
Or was it someone else's doing?
To possess such foresight and awareness, the only candidate was Aoki Shiraishi...
"Just who... are you?"
Though his head rested on the floor, Toneri managed to squeeze out a final question. However, Ryushiki completely ignored the pathetic gasps of the dying man. A ring of light erupted from his finger, obliterating Toneri's head along with his remaining chakra and consciousness.
"Since when does food lack the self-awareness of being food?"
Ryushiki's tone was saturated with arrogance and aloofness. In his eyes, the only individuals currently worthy of a conversation were Orochimaru, Aoki Shiraishi, and those bizarre individuals from the alternate universe.
As for Otsutsuki Toneri? He was nothing more than a domesticated animal kept as emergency rations.
Ryushiki viewed these people as mere ants, to be trampled and exterminated at his whim.
As the overseer monitoring the changes between the two worlds, Ryushiki had noticed that the Fifth and Sixth Worlds were gradually showing signs of fusing together. Simultaneously, other anomalies were plaguing this world.
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
Though the Tsukuyomi world was a world of dreams, when did the boundary between illusion and reality ever have a clear dividing line? This world was originally the past timeline of a future world, but the destruction of the Fifth World and other catalysts had caused the two timelines to split apart.
The critical nexus of this separation had been formed a millennium ago...
Ryushiki did not fully comprehend what the emergence of two parallel timelines implied, but it was undoubtedly a highly thorny complication.
With these thoughts in mind, Ryushiki slowly stepped forward. His Rinnegan gradually activated, and a unique absorption glow emanated from his palm, realigning the energy patterns of the giant Tenseigan before him.
In an instant, the massive sphere of light produced a distinct ripple of chakra feedback. Ryushiki had initiated a reverse-engineering tracking technique. Very quickly, a mysterious array mark manifested inside the Tenseigan on Uzumaki Tomoko's forehead.
Instantly, Tomoko's life signatures fell into severe disarray, and the Shikotsumyaku power within her body began to violently destabilize.
"Tomoko, what's wrong with you!"
Aoki Shigeru attempted to rush forward, but Uzumaki Tomoki held him back. In that exact window, the remaining two Cloud Jonin—having lost their sanity over Yugito Nii's death—suddenly lunged forward. Tomoko's hands thrust outward, extending sharp bone blades.
Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Cleavers!
Tomoko first used the bone blades to unleash a high-speed barrage of continuous thrusts against her opponents.
As the two Cloud ninjas desperately defended, she used a Body Flicker to appear instantly behind them. Countless terrifying white bones erupted violently from her body and the ground beneath.
The skeletal structures formed a massive hand of bone. The moment it crashed down with terrifying force, the two Cloud Jonin were instantly impaled through their torsos, dying on the spot.
Reacting instantly, Uzumaki Tomoki grabbed Shigeru and Gaara, retreating continuously. Yet, the maddened Tomoko continued to unleash a frantic rampage of destruction.
The third eye on her forehead seemed to be resonating perfectly with the giant Tenseigan in the sky. Countless bones were enveloped in a brilliant shroud of light. Under the coverage of the Tenseigan Chakra Mode, they coalesced into a colossal giant.
It was a titan far more massive and terrifying than the Uchiha clan's Susanoo.
Seeing the Land of Demons on the verge of facing its ultimate catastrophe, Hagoromo Mato stepped forward, holding his Six Paths staff.
Boundless golden electrical currents erupted from his body, abruptly forming an electromagnetic binding force that ground the rampaging Tomoko to a halt.
Has the power of the Tenseigan lost its equilibrium?
Located far away in Sunagakure, Shiraishi suddenly detected that Tomoko's condition had spiraled completely out of control. It was glaringly obvious that the Tenseigan was wreaking havoc on her system.
Considering the power and origin of the Tenseigan, this had to be connected to the Moon...
According to the intelligence he had gathered, there were several methods to reach the Moon. One of them was utilizing a unique cursed seal pathway located in the subterranean alternate world.
Six-dimensional rifts suddenly tore open behind Shiraishi's back. Utilizing a unique spatial node-jumping methodology, Shiraishi materialized instantly in the sky above the Nara Desert, looking down at the vast, darkened sands below.
The Nara Desert, also infamously known as the Demon Desert, was a place where Ichibi no Shukaku used to love roaming. Consequently, a significant amount of the One-Tail's residual chakra aura lingered within it.
Historically, the Sage of Six Paths and his brother had left behind multiple specialized pathways. Aside from Konohagakure, a cursed seal pathway leading to the Moon also existed right here in the Wind Country's Nara Desert—a relic of an ancient space-time transit method.
Meanwhile, up on the Moon, Otsutsuki Ryushiki—who was manipulating the giant Tenseigan to drive Uzumaki Tomoko mad—harbored a trace of caution in his eyes.
Although Tomoko's power had spiraled out of control, he had not yet gained absolute dominion over the young girl.
The immense spiritual force and sheer willpower residing inside her body forced him to slowly erode her consciousness step-by-step; he could not seize outright control immediately.
Suddenly, a silhouette flashed, materializing directly in front of Otsutsuki Ryushiki. The round pupil power inside Shiraishi's eyes ignited, unleashing countless pink beams of light that locked eyes directly with Ryushiki's Rinnegan.
The giant Tenseigan sat right between the two men. Shiraishi slammed his hand onto the sphere at the exact same time. In an instant, the two titans engaged in a brutal tug-of-war, violently contesting for control over the core ocular power within the giant Tenseigan.
"Aoki Shiraishi... we meet again."
"Otsutsuki Ryushiki. I didn't expect you to be interested in the power of the Tenseigan as well."
The aura radiating from Ryushiki was exponentially stronger than during their last encounter. Clearly, he was now operating at his full, unsuppressed power.
At that exact moment, the space behind Ryushiki manifested a radiant golden halo, which transformed into a devastating, berserk shockwave that blasted directly toward Shiraishi...
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