"You damned inferior creature, how dare you do this to me! Kill her, Kinshiki!"
In truth, no instruction from Momoshiki was needed. Almost the instant Furina sent Momoshiki flying, Kinshiki had already abandoned his previous target Nagato. He instantly body-flickered to Furina's side, raising his axe high to cleave downward.
Facing this ferocious incoming strike, with Furina's current strength it posed no real threat, but she did not meet it head-on either. Instead, she evaded it in a very skillful manner.
Moreover, while dodging, her figure continued upward. Arriving above Kinshiki, she struck downward at a speed he could not block, sending him following in Momoshiki's footsteps and crashing heavily to the ground.
And that was not the end. Unlike after her sneak attack on Momoshiki where she had stopped there, after Kinshiki smashed into the ground, before he could even get up, Furina had already landed on top of him.
The immense chakra pressure made it impossible for him to move no matter how hard he struggled. He could only watch helplessly as a pale blue light sphere condensed at the tip of Furina's extended finger.
It was beautiful and mesmerizing, yet at the same time it emanated an ever-growing sense of danger. Kinshiki even had a premonition: if this hit him, he would most likely have to say goodbye to his master Momoshiki.
Facing the increasingly imminent threat of death, Kinshiki struggled even more fiercely. Yet Furina's seemingly frail body was like a towering mountain— no matter how much force he exerted, he could not shake it.
"Farewell."
Watching the blue light sphere shoot from Furina's fingertip toward him, Kinshiki's pupils contracted sharply. Through that azure glow, he seemed to already see his own death.
"I'm sorry, Lord Momoshiki. I can no longer serve you."
With that final thought, Kinshiki closed his eyes. But the expected pain did not come. Instead, what appeared was a somewhat pale arm, and in the center of the palm was a scarlet Rinnegan.
Furina's attack just now had been absorbed by it.
"What were you saying just now? Were you admitting defeat to this native, Kinshiki?"
The one who had suddenly appeared was none other than Momoshiki, who had been sneak-attacked by Furina earlier. At that critical moment, he had used his ability to absorb Furina's attack and saved Kinshiki's life.
"Native, you seemed quite arrogant just now relying on a sneak attack. But you will soon understand one thing. You may have some strength, but in front of the Ōtsutsuki, you are nothing."
As he spoke, Momoshiki stared intently at Furina, as if determined to turn his words into reality.
"Oh my, swooping in at the critical moment to save someone—this is truly touching. It almost makes me feel like I've become the villain here."
Facing Momoshiki's gaze, Furina naturally showed no fear. Her light and teasing tone as they locked eyes constantly provoked Momoshiki's nerves.
"Insolent fool, watch closely. This is what divine power looks like."
As he spoke, under Furina's curious gaze, Momoshiki's other hand opened toward her. A blue light sphere identical to the one Furina had used just moments ago began to condense—and it was even more powerful than hers.
"Oh? Absorb a ninjutsu and release it with double the power? It looks decent enough. But if this is what you call divine, isn't 'god' a bit too cheap a term?"
Facing the imminent threat right before her, Furina's tone remained unchanged. At the same time, she showed no intention of dodging or interrupting. Instead, she extended her hand once more to condense the same attack as before.
"Come on then, insolent fool."