Kaguya's Rabbit Form had reappeared.
The Rabbit—Kaguya's true body.
For convenience, they would still call her "Kaguya."
When her white claws tore away the blinding remnants of the celestial body…
What appeared before her enormous Byakugan gaze were three Perfect Susanoo:
Blue.
Green.
Silver.
The rabbit head turned three times.
First glance—Blue.
"Hm? The reincarnation of Indra that I devoured back then… I believe his name was… Uchiha Madara."
Second glance—Green.
"That is… the nameless one I killed with All-Killing Ash Bones."
Third glance—Silver.
"And this handsome young man… I've never seen him before."
"Yet he possesses the Rinnegan, and…"
Her Byakugan focused.
She saw clearly the chakra pathways within Akira.
"I can see Indra's and Asura's chakra and consciousness within him."
"Just who is he?"
"Hm?"
Kaguya's attention quickly shifted to the distant Gedo Statue far below.
"When the statue suddenly vanished from beside me earlier, I already felt uneasy."
"I faintly sensed the chakra of Kinshiki, Momoshiki, and Urashiki."
"I thought the clan's pursuers had come to wipe me out."
"But not long after, their chakra disappeared."
"And then… the sealing Chibaku Tensei never stopped screaming."
Her gaze returned to the three.
"Was it you?"
"You're the ones who forced me to reappear like this?"
"Without chakra. Without power."
"Only a hollow shell clinging to my soul!"
Madara laughed.
"Look, Obito. She's glaring at us."
Obito replied,
"Yeah. Looks like she's finally realized her situation."
Akira glanced at his watch.
7:48 p.m.
"Let's finish this early and wrap up."
Madara asked,
"You're planning to freeze her time, right? How?"
"Rush over and grab her?"
"That's risky."
"Even as a shell, she's still Kaguya. Who knows what she might suddenly do."
"Exactly," Akira nodded.
"That's why I'll use long-range attacks instead of close combat."
"Remote freezing."
Buzz.
As he spoke, a Destroyer Spear formed in his Susanoo's palm.
"I'm going to try injecting Umidoryū's time-freezing power into the spear."
"Honestly, even with the Rinnegan, this might fail."
"But my dojutsu makes it worth trying."
Crack… crack… crack…
Blue-white frost began forming in the middle of the silver spear, spreading outward.
Obito asked curiously,
"Wait. Doesn't Severing Samsara cut causality?"
"This kind of enhancement should be strengthening causality, shouldn't it?"
Even Madara watched intently.
Akira smiled.
"Cut causality in reverse… isn't that strengthening it?"
What the hell?!
"You can do that?!"
Crack!
The spear was completely frozen over.
"Done."
This was—
Time-Slaying: Destroyer Spear.
The Tengu-like Susanoo drew back and hurled it with full force!
But Kaguya's Byakugan flashed.
In the next instant, she leapt free from the debris!
The spear struck the ruins instead.
Freezing spread.
Ten seconds later, the entire mass vanished into Akirauryū's Time Zone.
Akira sighed.
"As expected of a rabbit. Ridiculously agile."
Boom!!!
Kaguya's massive body—slightly larger than the Gedo Statue—slammed into the ground.
Madara said,
"Looks like ranged attacks won't hit."
"We'll have to pin her down first."
Kaguya stared at Akira, her rabbit face twisted.
That attack…
It carried time-freezing power.
He looked gentle—
Yet possessed danger rivaling Ryūshiki.
I cannot wait to die!
—Divine Vacuum Orb!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Her cheeks bulged.
Compressed wind cannons blasted out, slamming into the three Susanoo.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
All three armors fractured.
"Wind Release infused with natural energy…"
"It can tear through Perfect Susanoo…"
"Even weakened, she's terrifying."
"Under this wind pressure, these massive bodies can barely move…"
They exchanged glances.
Instant understanding.
Abandon Susanoo!
—Umidoryū!
—Butō Tōmei!
—Kamui!
All three activated space-time techniques simultaneously and withdrew.
Whoosh!
Obito descended above Kaguya.
After becoming Six Paths once…
Not just his eyes—
Even his Hashirama cells had evolved.
He was now comparable to Hashirama without Sage Mode.
Which meant—
His Wood Release was vastly strengthened.
He formed a Snake seal.
Crack!
Two ferocious roots erupted from his back, forming wooden dragons.
Crack!
Under Kamui's force, the twin dragons twisted together.
Combined with blazing crimson flames from his throat, they surged downward through a Kamui vortex!
—Fire Style: Cursed Crimson Dragon!
Kaguya's Byakugan reflected the flames.
She roared.
Whoosh!
Her cheeks shrank.
—Divine Vacuum Wave!
A razor-sharp blade of wind swept the sky!
Crack!
Wood and fire were shredded instantly.
Even distorted by Kamui, the attack retained lethal power.
If Danzō saw this Wind Release…
He'd probably cry.
While mocking silently, Obito phased.
He wouldn't dare tank this in Edo form.
This was Kaguya—
Who had birthed Black Zetsu even while being sealed.
Her Yin-Yang mastery was unfathomable.
Boom!
As the wind faded—
Obito's Perfect Susanoo reappeared!
Its arms crossed, hurling Kamui shuriken downward!
Kaguya's pupils contracted.
"That technique…"
"The one used by the silver-haired man back then…"
"It tore off several of my tails."
"So that nameless one… was the true source of Kamui."
"I can't be hit!"
She turned and ran.
Afterimages trailed her.
Across the vast land, she sprinted with shocking agility, even leaving Kamui vortices far behind.
"Tch. She's way too fast like this!"
Obito's frontal pressure created an opening.
"Time to build a cage," Madara muttered.
"Akira. Boost one of my techniques."
"Got it."
Akira placed a hand on Madara's back.
His Eternal Mangekyō glowed crimson.
Madara formed seals.
—Midobane: Wood Clone!
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
Four Wood Release clones split from his shoulders and rushed to the corners.
"Oh, that move?" Obito realized.
He threw a Kamui shuriken with perfect prediction.
Whoosh!
It struck ahead of Kaguya.
Not to hit—
To stop her.
Crack!
The vortex forced her to halt.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The four clones arrived, slammed their palms down!
—Four Red Yang Formation!
Empowered by Midobane, each clone was Kage-level.
A blazing crimson barrier rose like volcanic fire.
Kaguya's movement was sealed.
The vortex faded.
Akira, Madara, and Obito regrouped.
"The cage is ready…"
"Now comes the cornered beast."
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