Land of Lightning, where the God Tree of the Infinite Tsukuyomi took root.
"Kekeke..."
With that familiar laugh, Ajuan emerged from the ground, gazing up at the Chibaku Tensei suspended high in the sky.
After the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Indra had seen through Black Zetsu's schemes and sealed him away.
Naruto needed Kaguya to be resurrected, so Black Zetsu had to be rescued.
But how to save him, and who would do it—that was the question.
No one was better suited for this mission than Ajuan.
Because... she was a product of the Gedo Statue's essence. Both her identity and motives could be disguised, making it unlikely to arouse Black Zetsu's suspicion.
To rescue Black Zetsu, she needed to shatter that Chibaku Tensei.
"Kekeke..." Ajuan turned around, planted her hands on the ground, and stuck her butt up toward the sky!
She was an even more special Gedo creation than Tobi, containing the chakra of all the Tailed Beasts within her body. Though she appeared to be a female White Zetsu, in essence, she was a humanoid mini-Ten-Tails!
Swish swish swish swish swish swish!
The ten curved braids behind her head acted like ten tails. From behind her rear, a massive ball of flesh emerged, blooming westward into an enormous rafflesia flower—gigantic compared to her petite frame!
"Kekeke, this must be what it feels like to need to take a dump. Too bad that shit-kid isn't here, or I could let him experience this..."
Ajuan laughed as she strained. Whoosh! At the rafflesia's opening, a dark red Tailed Beast Ball condensed into form!
With a bang, the compressed Tailed Beast Ball shot toward the Chibaku Tensei!
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...!
In the explosion, the Chibaku Tensei began to crumble!
Swish swish swish... The rafflesia closed back into a flesh ball, which retracted inside. Ajuan stood up, returning to her quiet girlish appearance.
Clatter clatter clatter...!
Amid the falling debris, a black mass splattered to the ground, forming a round pancake. After a moment, the pancake stood up and became Black Zetsu.
He recognized the strange girl before him and asked warily, "You—you're that Ajuan. Why did you rescue me from captivity!"
Ajuan smiled. "Kekeke, I'll lay my cards on the table—I was born from the Gedo Statue, and I'm also mother's will!"
Black Zetsu was incredulous. "What are you saying... That's impossible! Then back in Konoha, why did you cooperate with that bastard Tobi to attack my Black Spore clone!"
Ajuan shook her head hopelessly. "Kekeke~, I thought you were smart, but you don't understand such a simple principle? Those who accomplish great things must know how to endure. If I'd exposed myself early, would I still be standing here talking to you?"
After thinking it over, Black Zetsu found it very reasonable. "That's true... I finally understand. When the Infinite Tsukuyomi was activated, you didn't follow Indra's summons because you were already mother's will—why do something redundant!"
"I get it, I get it, I understand everything. I was narrow-minded. Ajuan, I'm truly sorry. I thought you and Tobi were birds of a feather and wanted to eliminate you all. But you're mother's person too—that's wonderful... By the way... where did that bastard Tobi go?"
Ajuan laughed. "Kekeke... I already secretly killed Tobi!"
Black Zetsu chuckled. "Oh my, that's a pity. I was planning to personally eliminate Tobi and that bastard called Shislime myself. But since you're also mother's will, it's the same as me doing it!"
Black Zetsu grew serious. "Also... Naruto and the others haven't discovered your actions, right?"
Ajuan said impatiently, "They're fighting Indra tooth and nail—they can't spare any attention for this. Speaking of which, when are we reviving mother? I can't wait anymore."
Black Zetsu looked toward the Land of Rain. "Indra's chakra hasn't reached the critical point yet. Let's wait a bit longer and let Naruto and the others work harder for us. I've already set up a backup plan. I underestimated Indra before, but this time, it'll be absolutely foolproof..."
...
—Six Paths: Namu Hachiman Daibosatsu Slash!
The Divine Might armored Kurama with four heads and eight arms, each wielding a Qiankun Blade, spun into a blur of afterimages like a windmill!
Slash slash slash slash slash slash slash slash...!
Under this high-intensity, high-frequency cutting, the berserk Six Paths: Susanoo was severed at the chest... falling downward, but before hitting the ground, it was devoured completely from the inside by the nine Black Jirō brothers!
At the forehead of the remaining half-body Susanoo, Indra's eyes blazed with towering fury!
He suddenly clapped his hands together!
—Divine Wood Release: Celestial Guardian!
A crimson, wrathful Wisdom King with fierce diamond eyes sat cross-legged atop the clouds!
That Wisdom King was merely an 'illusion'!
But the thousands upon thousands of red wooden fists descending with earth-shaking flames were absolutely real!
The overwhelming attack left no possibility of evasion!
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom...!
Even the ultimate Complete Body Susanoo armor couldn't withstand the baptism of those fists and began to collapse!
Whoosh!
The Wisdom King image of Celestial Guardian vanished!
"Huff, huff, huff..." Indra, with only Susanoo's remnants, gasped for breath in distress. Clearly, his power had been consumed to a certain degree!
The four-headed, eight-armed Kurama stood tall upon the earth.
Obito asked, "Should we reassemble Susanoo's armor?"
Naruto replied, "There's no need to delay further. Ajuan has already freed Black Zetsu. We need to finish him in one decisive strike!"
Slash!
Kurama's two front arms formed hand seals before its chest.
The remaining six arms—three left, three right—released chakra together!!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Super-large Rasenshuriken with white and gold bases formed in the palms of Kurama's left and right three hands!
That's right... it was exactly the technique that had matched Sasuke'sIndra's Arrow in his previous life!
—Six Paths: Ashura's Orb!
Naruto's gaze was profound. "I still need to save strength to face Kaguya, so I'll use this move to send Indra off the stage..."
Sizzle! Naruto's left eye suddenly opened, his ocular power activating!
—Ōmononushi!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...!
Six Paths: Ashura's Orb was duplicated over a hundred times, scattered across three hundred meters of sky, using Indra himself as the Ōmononushi beacon and firing toward him!
Facing this overwhelming, inescapable destructive attack!
Indra's gaze turned savage. "You can't kill me! I, Ōtsutsuki Indra, cannot be killed!"
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...!
Light converged and exploded into violent streams that twisted heaven and earth. The stratosphere was pierced in the churning, revealing the starry sky beyond!
Even the distant Land of Lightning saw this spectacle!!
Black Zetsu celebrated wildly. "Hahahahaha... I can feel it—Indra's chakra has reached the critical point!!"
Boom!
From the scattered light curtain, fragments of Truth-Seeking Orbs wrapped around an extremely battered figure as it crashed to earth!!
Indra, disheveled, rose to his feet, his eyes flowing with exhausted yet unrestrained madness!
"Hahahahaha! You actually made me overdraw my power, but what a pity—you still don't have the slightest chance of victory..."
Indra pressed both hands to the ground, his Six Tomoe Rinnegan glowing with crimson light!
"The earth's vitality is my—Ōtsutsuki Indra's—vitality!!!"
—Mokuhana Chiryū!! [TN-Final: Original Term - "木花知流" - Final Translation: "Mokuhana Chiryū" - Justification: Unique original jutsu name, maintaining Japanese pronunciation for authenticity]
Slash!
Starting from the Land of Rain, vegetation across the earth rapidly withered... transforming into pure life force that surged into Indra's body!
Boom...!
Naruto covered his face with his hand, looking at the unapproachable storm ahead. "That's Mokuhana Chiryū... the ocular power of both eyes!"
Land of Lightning.
Black Zetsu grinned wickedly. "It's about time..."
Swish swish swish...!
Black liquid oozed from Indra's shoulder, forming Black Zetsu's face. "Yo, Indra, it's been a while..."
"Hmm?" Indra, maintaining his absorption posture, turned his head coldly and exhaled a breath of killing intent that instantly blew that head apart!
Swish swish swish...!
But seconds later, Black Zetsu's face emerged from the other shoulder. "Hahaha, it's useless! Once Black Spore Technique activates, it's either death or crippling—absolutely no exceptions!"
Indra's gaze narrowed slightly, but he wasn't particularly panicked. "When you used Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation on me, you used part of your own body. After Rinne Rebirth, that body still exists in undetectable 'spore' form within my chakra. Then, taking advantage of my weakened state, you emerge to compete with me. I see—quite a scheme indeed. But once I absorb enough power, I can immediately suppress you again..."
Soon, Indra had replenished his lost strength. But just as he was confidently preparing to stop absorbing and suppress Black Zetsu instead, he discovered a catastrophic fact!
His hands were firmly stuck to the earth—he couldn't lift them!
Indra's calm expression instantly froze. "How... could this be!!"
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