—Inugami Sarutahiko.
Those dog heads had vicious faces. Mouths containing lava. If hit—the consequences would be unthinkable.
Fortunately—when they sensed something was wrong—the Five Kage were prepared. And retreated immediately.
After forcing the Five Kage back—Kinshiki looked toward the God Tree remnants standing isolated on the earth. A moment of struggle flashed in his eyes. Before he made his decision.
BOOM.
He shot to the God Tree remnants. Pressing the Rinnegan in his left palm against it.
"Takamimusubi can refine God Tree remnants into an inferior chakra fruit. After consuming it—I won't be able to eat other fruits. But right now—I can't worry about the future. I must eliminate these trash. Then report the situation in Mitsuki Nation to the clan."
—Takamimusubi.
Whoosh.
The God Tree remnants rapidly contracted. Transforming into a misshapen, cracked fruit.
It really was a misshapen, cracked thing. Not only was its shape irregular—its color was red mixed with black. And the patterns that should've been on the fruit's surface were extremely incomplete.
Kinshiki opened his mouth wide. And swallowed the fruit.
Though it was an inferior fruit to the extreme—it still brought a massive chakra boost.
"ROOOAAAAAR!"
Sssss.
Kinshiki arched his back with a roar. Hot steam rising from his entire body. His previous injuries completely healed.
Szzzt. Szzzt.
The Rinnegan in both his palms all developed six tomoe.
Darui: "Hey! He utilized that God Tree's remnants!"
Kinshiki turned. Coldly regarding the Five Kage. Full of resentment. "Thanks to you—my endpoint as a god will forever stop at low-ranking god. I can never evolve again. This humiliation—you'll experience it firsthand!"
—Inugami Crimson Lotus.
Whoosh. He spread both arms. Whoosh. Whoosh. The red light rings around them suddenly enlarged. With his rapidly spinning body—countless dog-fang-shaped red light blades shot in all directions.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM.
In an instant—the earth looked like it was being torn apart by ten thousand dogs. Everything tangible couldn't escape the ravaging of those fangs.
"Not good!"
The Kage retreated while blocking.
BOOM BOOM BOOM. Gaara's sand waterfall defense was broken through in mere seconds. The Gōriki Style Kurotsuchi deployed couldn't be spared either.
Kurotsuchi: "Damn it—the range is too large!"
Darui: "Endlessly firing dog fangs! That guy—is he really a dog reincarnated?"
He actually got it right. If you traced back to the source—Kinshiki and Momoshiki's ancestors were Inushiki. The Dog of the Zodiac among the Twelve Auspicious Beasts.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM.
The dog-fang zone kept expanding. Seeing the cliff wall right behind them with no room to dodge—Kakashi made a snap decision. "Kage—come to my side. Quickly!"
Whoosh.
Before the cliff wall—the other Kage came to Kakashi's side.
Szzzt.
Kakashi Hatake's eternal Mangekyō Sharingan concentrated unprecedented powerful ocular power.
BOOM.
Blue chakra ignited from the ground. Breaking through the cliff wall. After taking shape—it transformed into a towering, sky-reaching Perfect Susanoo.
Kakashi and the Kage protected within rose to the height of Susanoo's forehead.
Kurotsuchi couldn't hide her shock. "Kakashi—you can use this now too?"
Kakashi said, "Yeah. Although I've overcome the Sharingan's side effects—I'm ultimately not a pure Uchiha body. I can't maintain this power for long. And I need to save ocular power to leave this alternate dimension. We need to end this quickly."
Crack. Crack.
Susanoo crossed both arms. Gripping pitch-black shuriken in its hands. It hurled them at the chaotic curtain of dog fangs ahead.
After throwing them—Susanoo's hands formed seals.
—Kamui Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM.
The Kamui shuriken multiplied from one to hundreds. After colliding with the chaotic curtain—they exploded with an astonishing Kamui resonance field. Remaining in the sky. They absorbed the dog fangs coming from behind before finally settling down completely.
"..." Kinshiki stopped spinning. Those golden Byakugan stared at the giant thing suspended in the distant sky.
Kurotsuchi was shocked. "Not bad!"
Kakashi looked at the ground. Below—dog fangs crisscrossed with no place to step. He couldn't help but sigh. "It's simply like a scene from the Crimson Lotus Hell. I have to say—the way the Ōtsutsuki utilize power is really simple and brutal. This way—aerial combat is the only option. Let's end this quickly."
Crackle.
Black lightning erupted in Susanoo's palm.
Whoosh.
Susanoo beat its wings. And shot through the air. Killing toward Kinshiki.
—Susanoo: Kamui Lightning Blade.
Szzzt.
Kinshiki glanced at the ground. And extended his left hand.
—Takamimusubi.
On the ground—those dog fangs actually all rose up. Swirling toward the Rinnegan in Kinshiki's left palm.
Kakashi was shocked. "What?! He actually absorbed his own technique! Is it because he consumed that fruit and his Rinnegan evolved?!"
Whoosh. After absorbing the dog fangs he'd created—Kinshiki lowered his left hand. And raised his right. That six-tomoe Rinnegan aimed at the approaching Susanoo from afar. "This is the true power of Takamimusubi!"
—Takamimusubi-no-Mikoto.
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH.
After absorption—the dog-fang stream with ten times amplified power shot toward Susanoo.
WHOOSH.
Susanoo stopped abruptly in midair. And flashed sharply to the side. Barely avoiding the dog fangs.
Kinshiki raised his left hand again.
Whoooosh. Another mass of dog fangs was absorbed.
Kakashi's expression was urgent. "This is bad. There's no way to get close to him like this!"
"Hah..."
At that moment—the youngest eternal Jōnin woman in the shinobi world. And the second strongest of the Five Kage. Haku. Took a deep breath.
"Kakashi-san—if I use that technique—perhaps it could work."
Kakashi immediately understood. And couldn't help worrying. "You're pregnant. Will you be alright?"
"I'm the current Mizukage. And the sole survivor of the Yuki clan. I want to protect this child. And even more—I want to protect the home she'll have in the future."
Whoosh.
Haku formed hand seals. Brilliant ice crystals condensed in the air.
—Ice Release Secret Art: True Demonic Ice Crystal Mirrors.
Crack. Crack. Crack. Crack. Crack. Crack.
On the ground. In the void. Massive mirrors formed an encircling formation.
Kinshiki's pupils contracted. "This is...!"
Haku's face was pale. "Go, Kakashi-san!"
Whoosh. Susanoo beat its wings once. And vanished into one of the mirrors.
Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
Kinshiki watched the blue light flickering uncertainly in the mirrors. His pupils contracting sharply. "This, this is...!"
"Guess which mirror I'll come out of?"
Whoosh.
Susanoo flashed out from one mirror.
Kinshiki raised his hand. Dog fangs bombarding. But in a flash—Susanoo had already vanished into another mirror. Seconds later—it burst out from a mirror on the side.
Kakashi attacked his mind. "You don't have a Rinne Sharingan on your forehead. Which proves the fruit you consumed was truly misshapen and cracked. Even in quality—it's far inferior to the one Kaguya consumed, right? In other words—you didn't gain immortality, did you?"
Kinshiki raised his palm again. Another rain of dog fangs missed.
Whoosh.
Susanoo flashed out again. The Kamui Lightning Blade in its hand thrusting forward. "Kamui means that as long as you're not immortal—if you're hit—you'll die!"
"Your endless prattling is ENOUGH!"
—Super Almighty Push.
BOOM.
Overwhelming repulsive force sent Susanoo flying. And shattered all the ice mirrors in every direction.
The Rinnegan in Kinshiki's palms absorbed a massive amount of dog fangs again.
Whoosh.
He himself left Susanoo. Appearing above Kinshiki's head from a Kamui vortex. "That scale of Almighty Push just now should disable the Deva Path ability for a while."
Kinshiki raised his right hand. "So what? I won't give you another chance to get close to me!"
Whoosh.
A torrent of dog fangs rushed at Kakashi.
"Unfortunately—I feel the same way!"
Crackle. Kakashi gripped a kunai. Pitch-black lightning coiled around it. He swung it forward forcefully. Transforming it into the form of a lightning dog that passed through gaps in the dog fangs. Rushing at Kinshiki's face.
—Kamui: Lightning Hound.
Whoosh. After throwing the lightning hound—Kakashi immediately entered intangibility mode. Letting those dog fangs pass through his body. Conserving his energy.
Watching the approaching black lightning dog—Kinshiki initially wanted to dodge. But suddenly thought of something. And raised his left hand. "This technique is good and has utilization value. I'll take it without hesitation!"
Whoosh.
The lightning hound was absorbed. The kunai hidden within suddenly appeared.
It was a kunai inscribed with Kamui power.
Crack. With an erupting vortex—Kinshiki's left arm severed cleanly. Along with the six-tomoe Rinnegan in his palm that held Takamimusubi. It was absorbed into the space-time dimension.
[Note: The two Takamimusubi eyes work in tandem. With the absorption-capable left eye destroyed—techniques already absorbed can't be released through the right eye. But if the right eye is destroyed—the left eye can still absorb. So strategically—the left eye is more valuable than the right.]
Having lost an arm and an eye—Kinshiki's eyes were bloodshot with rage. "INFERIOR CREATURE!"
Kakashi showed no mercy. "A dog without fangs can only be slaughtered at will."
Whoosh. The other Kage descended from above. A torrent of ninjutsu poured down. Kinshiki's defeat was only a matter of time.
Whoosh.
On the moon—Yomotsu Hirasaka opened. A figure carrying a red light fishing rod on his shoulder quietly descended. Looking at the silent palace in the courtyard—his lips curved into a sinister arc.
"Heh heh heh... I really didn't expect all of Mitsuki Nation's strongest would be absent. And Kaguya happens to be sleeping. It seems I, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, truly am heaven's chosen!"
November 18th. Thanks to Cold Rain Cold Sun for using 8 razor blades to let Scroll experience winter's cold... and successfully 'claimed' that day's top spot [You have the most blades, you call the shots]
November 19th. Congratulations to A Cloud Over the July Sea for using one love letter to trick Scroll into coming home. Yes, just one love letter. Possibly the most miserable day in history. No one cares, no one loves. Scroll seems to already see their bleak future...
Though the future is uncertain, gratitude must still be given~ 18th and 19th together.
Acknowledgments: Wúlùn Xūdùzhōu, $Nánkēyīmèng$, Hānhān の Little Angel, ⊙.Gù Shēng.З, Wō Pí Tuō, Young Little Scholar, Duìfēng Yìchén665, Dīng Huī Who Loves Guǎnghǎi Chicken, Huī Juǎn Who Loves Saying "Eh Hey", Oreki-kun, Chén Tiāncì Who Loves Spinach Vermicelli, Lóng Lín Tiān, With Me My Wife Is Protected, Yíng Yù Deep as the Sea [True love mwah mwah], Juǎnjuǎn Is the Best, October's Sorrow, and others for your generous support~!
Good night, my dearest people~~~!
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