Shuoye Uchiha withdrew his right hand and cast a cold glance at Momoshiki lying on the ground before turning to leave.
Hearing that, Momoshiki nearly exploded with rage.
Damn it! Who starts a fight by throwing out their ultimate move?!
No buildup at all?!
But just as Shuoye took his third step, an immense force blocked his path.
He looked up.
Momoshiki was coughing, struggling to rise, fury burning in his eyes.
"You… inferior creature. You've angered me!"
He roared, voice cracking with wrath.
"Today, you die! Inukaitakerunomikoto!"
The earth trembled violently.
In the next instant, multiple monstrous creatures—stone dragon heads fused to serpent bodies—erupted from the ground and lunged at Shuoye.
"Pathetic."
A mocking smile tugged at Shuoye's lips.
"Golden Wheel… Reincarnation Explosion!"
A blazing ring of light swept outward, slicing every stone monster clean in half.
Even distant cliffs split apart under the radiance.
"Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki," Shuoye said calmly, "attacks like this are meaningless to me. Try harder."
Blue chakra erupted around him, forcing Momoshiki back several steps.
Momoshiki panted, face twisted.
"Inferior creature! You're insane! Do you really think one person can challenge the Ōtsutsuki clan?"
"Is that so?" Shuoye replied with a faint smirk.
"You're just a mortal," Momoshiki sneered. "Crushing you would be easier than crushing an ant."
"Then do it."
Shuoye's tone was flat, openly provocative.
Momoshiki's fury deepened.
"Fine. I'll show you why gods stand above the heavens!"
"Monkey Rock!"
The air buzzed violently.
The ground ruptured as a colossal lava ape rose, roaring and pounding its chest.
Shuoye's pupils narrowed.
"Wood Release: Thousand-Armed Buddha!"
He clapped his hands.
A gigantic Thousand-Armed Buddha manifested, colliding with the lava ape in a titanic clash.
"Die!"
Momoshiki stood unmoving, aura surging.
With a low shout, the lava ape threw a punch.
A massive earthen tornado formed, spiraling toward Shuoye. It grew larger and larger—like a mountain—swallowing the sky and engulfing him completely.
Yet inside the storm, Shuoye felt no oppression.
Only wild dominance.
"Is that all?"
His eyes widened slightly, chakra bursting outward, forming a colossal palm seal.
Rumble—
The palm descended.
A massive black vortex opened beneath the storm.
The earthen tornado vanished, and when the dust cleared, a crater the size of a football field scarred the land.
At its center stood a lone stone monument.
Momoshiki's face stiffened.
His full-force strike had been erased.
"Impossible! How can an inferior creature possess chakra on that scale?!"
Fear crept into his voice.
He raised both hands again.
"Pheasant Hunt!"
Chakra surged violently.
Countless flames gathered into a massive fire phoenix, wings spanning over ten meters. It shrieked and dove toward Shuoye with devastating force.
"Earth Release: Great Stone Wall!"
Several massive walls erupted before Shuoye.
Boom!
The phoenix shattered them one after another and slammed into him directly.
A violent explosion erupted.
Flames coiled around Shuoye's body.
On his left shoulder, a hole the size of a fist opened, blood flowing down his arm.
But it was only a superficial wound.
Momoshiki froze.
If even that couldn't injure him—
What could?
And why hadn't he dodged?
"That level of power… is acceptable."
Shuoye looked up calmly, eyes cold.
If this was the Ōtsutsuki's normal strength, then they posed no real threat.
What mattered was their form after consuming the God Tree fruit.
A chill ran down Momoshiki's spine.
He understood now—he couldn't win like this.
He inhaled deeply and flipped his hands.
Kinshiki's mutilated corpse appeared.
"Sacrificial Alchemy!"
With a cold shout, the corpse condensed into a crimson pill.
"Inferior creature! Prepare for divine punishment!"
He swallowed it.
At that moment—
A system voice echoed in Shuoye's mind.
[System Notification]
Option 1: Allow Momoshiki to absorb the fruit and fight a glorious battle.
Reward: Demon's Manifestation / Demon's Extract
Option 2: Sever the God Tree and prevent absorption.
Reward: Zanpakutō · Zabimaru
Option 3: Retreat immediately and hide until the Ōtsutsuki leave.
Reward: Devil Fruit · Invisibility
Shuoye almost laughed.
The system really knows how to stir things up.
He analyzed the choices in an instant.
"Option 1."
"Let him absorb it."
Boom!
Momoshiki transformed into Six Paths Mode, chakra exploding to a terrifying height.
"Boil Release: Divine Might!"
Golden weapon-shaped energy constructs filled the sky, locking onto Shuoye.
Momoshiki laughed wildly.
"Now the one who should run… is you!"
Shuoye narrowed his eyes, smiling faintly.
He didn't attack immediately.
He was observing.
Then—
He sensed another Ōtsutsuki presence racing toward the Hidden Leaf.
His expression darkened.
"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki…"
This wasn't a guess.
Isshiki was far more dangerous than Momoshiki.
If he had arrived, the situation would escalate drastically.
Momoshiki mistook Shuoye's stillness for fear.
"Frozen in terror?"
Golden constructs gathered around him.
Shuoye ignored him.
He was calculating.
"I don't have time for this."
His voice dropped to something absolute.
"This ends now."
Momoshiki scoffed.
"Try."
"Shockwave! Crimson Spiral!"
A storm of ninjutsu rained down.
Shuoye stood unmoving.
"Demon's Manifestation."
A towering demonic silhouette emerged behind him, emanating an ancient, suffocating aura.
"Mahāpadma."
He whispered.
Time froze.
Space froze.
Everything froze.
Momoshiki's pupils shrank.
"T-time manipulation?! How can an inferior—?!"
He couldn't move.
Shuoye walked forward calmly.
"It's over."
A flash of steel.
The blade pierced Momoshiki's body.
Golden blood stained the earth.
Shuoye didn't relax.
He knew the Ōtsutsuki's resilience.
He immediately performed a sealing technique, binding Momoshiki's soul and chakra.
"You'll make a fine oversized chakra battery."
His voice was indifferent.
Then—
Isshiki's aura surged closer.
Shuoye inhaled slowly.
"This isn't over."
"Isshiki. I'm coming."
Elsewhere—
Kaguya, Indra, and Madara stood shoulder to shoulder.
Before them walked a composed figure.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
He stopped, eyes landing on Kaguya.
"Kaguya. Surprising to see you alive. You betrayed me. But it's not too late to accept punishment."
Kaguya's lips curled.
"Don't joke. You're still recovering from heavy injuries, aren't you? Whether you win or lose… remains to be seen."
Isshiki smiled faintly.
"Stubborn."
"True, I was gravely injured."
He paused.
"But I should thank you. Your chaos allowed me to awaken early… and find a perfect vessel."
"…What do you mean?"
Kaguya, Indra, and Madara exchanged wary glances.
Isshiki lifted a hand and tossed something forward.
A body fell from the sky.
Kaguya's eyes widened.
"You—!"
Isshiki chuckled.
"Too late. Thanks to Momoshiki's disturbance, I succeeded easily."
"I carved a Kāma onto Hidan."
"Now… the reincarnation begins."
Boom!
A terrifying surge of chakra erupted.
Pressure flooded the battlefield.
"You won't succeed!"
Kaguya attacked.
Her strike vanished, absorbed effortlessly.
"Limbo: Border Jail!"
"Lightning Release: Great Annihilation Kirin!"
Indra and Madara followed with full force.
All were absorbed.
Isshiki lifted his hand casually.
Their techniques disappeared.
Then—
He closed his eyes.
Blinding light enveloped him.
"Reincarnation… begins."
His form blurred.
Hidan's body twisted violently, consumed by the Kāma.
The three felt dread tightening around them.
If Isshiki succeeded—
Everything would change.
"We have to stop him!"
Kaguya roared.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"
Madara's Susanoo expanded massively, blade crashing down.
Indra appeared behind Isshiki, Amaterasu blazing.
Chapter 97 — Isshiki Reincarnates! The Immortal Ōtsutsuki!
"Futile."
Isshiki smiled coldly.
He began chanting.
A terrifying surge of chakra exploded from within him.
Space twisted.
Reality fractured.
And their attacks dissolved like dust before a storm.
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