Chapter 198: The Rabbit Goddess Appears
The golden-yellow light pillars continuously bombarded for several minutes.
Dust and mist couldn't rise; they were instantly dispersed as soon as they formed, only spreading outwards in all directions.
Flowers, trees, and even rocks and mountains within the golden light pillar's attack range were pulverized in an instant.
The violent tremors affected an unknown number of kilometers, causing numerous buildings to collapse.
When everything finally calmed down, the map had been rewritten.
The land that once had flora, fauna, mountains, and rivers had now become a massive basin.
Just as Hashirama Senju's Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands: Summit Buddha blasted the plains of the Land of Rice into the Valley of the End, this basin was even larger and deeper than the Valley of the End.
If this basin were filled with water, it would be a boundless sea, showing just how vast its area was.
The view continually zoomed in, arriving at a certain spot at the bottom of the basin.
Uchiha Madara's severely damaged body was covered in blood-stained dust, his flesh slightly wriggling, and his self-healing speed was extremely slow.
This was because residual power was still raging within his body.
With only two Kekkei Mōra, and counting the Sword of Nunoboko as an ability comparable to Kekkei Mōra, Uchiha Madara only possessed three Kekkei Mōra in total.
His offensive Kekkei Mōra were merely Wood Release and the Sword of Nunoboko.
However, Uchiha Madara had not yet fully mastered either of these abilities. The former was still used like his previous Wood Release, and the latter could only produce simple, crude white slashes, unable to achieve the level of creating or destroying worlds.
His attacks couldn't touch Izayoi, who could see the future, yet he was hit by Izayoi's Kekkei Mōra.
For ninjas, Kage-level experts, and even for Naruto and Sasuke who received Six Paths power in the original story, the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki was an existence with infinite chakra and immunity to ninjutsu.
But for Izayoi, the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki was merely a durable punching bag.
If Uchiha Madara could use Amenominaka, All-Killing Ash Bones, Yomotsu Hirasaka, and Eighty Gods Vacant Attack, with his combat experience and intelligence, Izayoi would undoubtedly feel immense apprehension.
Unfortunately, there were no "ifs."
Only Kekkei Mōra could counter Kekkei Mōra. Since Uchiha Madara couldn't resist Izayoi's Kekkei Mōra attacks, this outcome was destined.
Gazing at Uchiha Madara below, Izayoi murmured, "Is this not enough? Or is that guy also scared?"
After speaking, Izayoi glanced in a certain direction, then raised his hand to condense a golden-yellow orb of light, and used Yomotsu Hirasaka to throw the orb into it.
A black fissure appeared at the bottom of the basin, above Uchiha Madara.
The golden orb of light flew out from within.
Gravity, specifically targeting chakra, once again passed through the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki's wounds, drawing out the Ten-Tails' chakra and seeping it into the orb of light.
That feeling of power being drained jolted Uchiha Madara, who had been dazed by the attack, awake again.
Ignoring thoughts about why he wasn't dead yet, Uchiha Madara prepared to use Limbo: Border Jail to destroy the orb of light.
Just then, Uchiha Madara's body suddenly became immobile.
"I... I can't move!" Uchiha Madara's expression drastically changed. His face, missing a significant portion of his head, was filled with horror. His eyes trembled with both shock and confusion as he exclaimed, "What is going on?!"
"Madara, you are truly pathetic."
A hoarse voice echoed in Uchiha Madara's mind.
Hearing this voice, Uchiha Madara's pupils instantly constricted. He said in disbelief, "Black Zetsu, how can it be you? When did you attach yourself?"
"Madara, you are too arrogant, too self-important."
Black Zetsu sneered, "To use Izayoi's words, you, as a descendant of a mixed-blood Ōtsutsuki, are merely a frog in a well. You simply cannot comprehend the power of a pure-blood Ōtsutsuki. Even if you became the complete Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, you are completely incomparable to Hagoromo, that rebellious son, and Mother."
"Facing me, the third child of the progenitor of chakra, you only sent a single Wood Clone to monitor me? Have you forgotten how I subtly implied to you that I was your will incarnate?"
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Madara's pupils contracted sharply.
Combined with Izayoi's previous 'trash talk', Uchiha Madara instantly understood.
So, Izayoi didn't snatch the Gedō Mazō or become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki himself because the Gedō Mazō contained Black Zetsu as a contingency.
As a product of Yin-Yang Release, capable of liquefying and extending, and also creating clones like White Zetsu, Black Zetsu had already placed a part of himself inside the Gedō Mazō.
Because even Six Paths Sage Mode couldn't detect Black Zetsu's presence, Uchiha Madara had no idea Black Zetsu was there.
Izayoi, on the other hand, being able to see the past and future, had already seen Black Zetsu's contingency with his eyes.
A mere contingency, unless undiscovered, should absolutely not be able to restrict Izayoi.
If he had discovered Black Zetsu earlier, he wouldn't have fallen into this trap. So why was Izayoi still unwilling to become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki himself?
Recalling his own past conjectures, Uchiha Madara's eyes, at this moment, seemed to glimpse the future.
And Black Zetsu, who was attached to him, also shared Uchiha Madara's current thoughts through Yin-Yang Release: Spiritual Possession, and couldn't help but chuckle, "You guessed right, Madara. I am the key to reviving the Rabbit Goddess."
"Thanks to you casting Infinite Tsukuyomi just now, the God Tree and the Chakra Fruit's power resonated, not only awakening Mother but also establishing a passage connecting Earth and the moon."
"And thanks to Izayoi's assistance, weakening your power to this extent, allowing me to seize the opportunity."
"Don't worry, your efforts won't be in vain. Mother will surely avenge you." Black Zetsu chuckled triumphantly, "Farewell, Madara...-sama!"
As Black Zetsu's words fell, a black substance, identical to a Truth-Seeking Orb, surged from Uchiha Madara's body, forming a massive black sphere.
At the same time, the other half of Black Zetsu's body emerged from the ground, seeping into the black sphere.
Immediately, this black sphere defied gravity and floated upward, rapidly ascending.
Gazing at the black sphere, Izayoi's eyes were filled with anticipation.
The second round was finally about to begin.
Only by overcoming this obstacle could he obtain the true treasure.
Soon, the black sphere stopped ascending.
Then, the black sphere shrunk like a deflating balloon, its form changing from a sphere to a human shape.
Finally, the ink-like blackness visibly transformed into a pale color.
A beautiful woman with delicate features appeared in Izayoi's sight.
She had long, bluish-white hair that extended beyond her entire body, a pair of dried-wood-colored horns on her head, and wore a white robe patterned with black tomoe. Her skin was as pale as snow, her eyes were Byakugan, and a crimson Rinne Sharingan adorned her forehead.
This woman was none other than Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who came to Earth with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to plant the God Tree, but betrayed her superior during the sacrifice stage by consuming the Chakra Fruit meant to be brought back to their main clan. She was known to the people of the ninja world as the Rabbit Goddess.
Perhaps due to her recent reincarnation, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya floated blankly in the air, like an emotionless ice beauty.
In reality, she was receiving information shared by her son, rapidly absorbing the important information of the past millennium.
Izayoi didn't take this opportunity to attack Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, as it would be meaningless.
Although Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's combat experience and intelligence were inferior to Uchiha Madara's, and she didn't possess the same oppressive presence as Madara in the original story, her numerical statistics utterly dwarfed Uchiha Madara's.
If Naruto and Sasuke didn't have the Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei, an ultimate sealing jutsu, they would never have defeated Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
If Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and Uchiha Madara were to fight one-on-one, no matter how many tricks Uchiha Madara had, he would be no match for Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. The latter could simply overwhelm him with sheer force.
Because her stat panel was simply too terrifying.
Dozens of bubbles floated around Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Among them, the rainbow-colored bubbles actually numbered in the tens.
Ōtsutsuki Bloodline (Rainbow)
Kekkei Mōra: Rinne Sharingan (Rainbow)
Kekkei Mōra: Wood Release (Rainbow)
Kekkei Mōra: All-Killing Ash Bones (Rainbow)
Kekkei Mōra: Natural Integration (Rainbow)
Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan (Rainbow)
God of Taijutsu (Rainbow)
Karma (Rainbow)
Levitation (Rainbow)
Self-Healing (Rainbow)
Looking at the ten attributes shimmering with rainbow light, Izayoi couldn't help but quietly click his tongue.
Absurd, truly unbelievably absurd.
As expected of the host of the Chakra Fruit combined with the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, if she were to reclaim all the chakra, her stats would even surpass Ōtsutsuki Kaguya from a thousand years ago.
After all, the past Ōtsutsuki Kaguya didn't possess the Kekkei Mōra: Wood Release (Rainbow) attribute.
And Izayoi also knew that this was still not Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's limit.
Because several Kekkei Mōra abilities had not been materialized by the system; they were likely part of a certain attribute's capabilities.
For instance, Rabbit Hair Needles and Eighty Gods Vacant Attack, as well as Yomotsu Hirasaka and Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb.
The former two were likely abilities of the God of Taijutsu (Rainbow) attribute.
The latter two, if not rainbow-tier Byakugan abilities, were either from Ōtsutsuki Bloodline (Rainbow) or Levitation (Rainbow).
As for the Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb, Izayoi didn't know which attribute's power it belonged to.
It might also be a power that required several attributes to use.
Just a lower-ranked individual who stole a Chakra Fruit could possess such a terrifying stat panel.
Izayoi dared not imagine how terrifying the attributes of Ōtsutsuki Shibai were, he being the strongest within the Ōtsutsuki clan and seemingly having transcended this world.
It seemed he still had a long way to go to reach such an existence.
Transcendental Aptitude (Rainbow) merely gave him that upper limit.
As for when and to what extent he could transcend this world, that depended on Izayoi's efforts.
Ōtsutsuki Shibai's efforts involved searching for life-bearing planets across the universe, planting God Trees, and spending vast amounts of time waiting for the God Tree to bear Chakra Fruits, which he would then consume or use for alchemy, allowing him to evolve step by step.
Izayoi's path of effort could be similar to Ōtsutsuki Shibai's, but that would require a long time.
However, he also had a shortcut he could take: the Talent Attribute System.
The system had allowed him to transform from a common orphan into a mixed-blood Ōtsutsuki, and then from a mixed-blood Ōtsutsuki into a pure-blood Ōtsutsuki with horns. Naturally, it could also allow him to surpass those pure-blood Ōtsutsuki and become an even nobler existence.
To take this shortcut, he needed more points!
Izayoi gazed at Ōtsutsuki Kaguya with fervent eyes, wishing he could snatch all ten rainbow attributes and decompose them into points.
Even if these ten attributes were merely minimum guarantees, Izayoi could still obtain at least ten million points, which would immediately tell him if rainbow attributes could be further upgraded.
As if sensing his gaze, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's emotionless Byakugan finally shifted, looking at Izayoi as he slowly ascended.
Veins suddenly bulged on both sides of her temples.
Then, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's breathing hitched slightly, as if her heart trembled.
If she hadn't shared Black Zetsu's memories and known that this young man was actually a native of this planet, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya would have almost given in to the urge to escape using Yomotsu Hirasaka.
There was no helping it; Izayoi's features were identical to those of her clan members from the main family.
Moreover, his golden-yellow eyes contained dōjutsu power on the same level as the Rinne Sharingan.
Even those from the main family needed to consume an unknown number of pills and rely on their aptitude to awaken this level of dōjutsu.
As for lower-ranked individuals like them, who were specifically meant for sacrifice to the Ten-Tails, there was absolutely no hope of awakening such dōjutsu.
Even she only activated her Rinne Sharingan after consuming the Chakra Fruit.
If it weren't for the Chakra Fruit, it would have been incredibly impressive if her Byakugan alone could awaken an exclusive dōjutsu.
An existence like Izayoi, even within the main family, would be considered a noble higher-rank.
Why did this planet have such an Ōtsutsuki?
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya quickly calmed her emotions and voiced the same question as Uchiha Madara: "What is your relationship with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki?"
Besides Hagoromo and Hamura, her two rebellious sons, only she could create pure-blood Ōtsutsuki using the God Tree's primordial chakra and her own genes.
Even if Hagoromo became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, he couldn't achieve this.
Their descendants, no matter how excellent their bloodline, were still merely mixed-bloods.
This world simply couldn't give birth to a fourth pure-blood Ōtsutsuki.
Izayoi was absolutely unrelated to her and her two sons.
But his pure-blood status was, nonetheless, a fact.
Only her superior would have the ability to create such a masterpiece.
Could it be that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki didn't die back then?
"I'm also looking for your superior. Do you know his location?" Izayoi asked with a smile.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya seemed to see something and murmured, "He's not lying."
Her mood immediately relaxed considerably.
The next second, her lips curled into a wide, wicked grin. "Your appearance brings me great surprise."
"As long as I feed you to the Ten-Tails, I can obtain a second Chakra Fruit!"
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