Mastering Amenominaka effectively meant gaining control over six special dimensions that could be carried and utilized as personal sanctuaries or battlegrounds. More crucially, Amenominaka could forcibly transport selected targets into these alternate dimensions.
Whether willing or not, the target would be removed from the original world and placed within one of Amenominaka's dimensions. In the shinobi world, being transported to one of these dimensions typically meant no possibility of returning through one's own abilities.
Though space-time ninjutsu existed in the shinobi world, using such techniques to return to the original dimension required enormous chakra. In Boruto's era, Sasuke once used his six-tomoe Rinnegan to freely enter Amenominaka's dimensions—resulting in such chakra and ocular power consumption that his Rinnegan temporarily vanished. If even Sasuke with his six-tomoe Rinnegan paid such a high cost, others stood little chance.
In other universes, Amenominaka's effectiveness might diminish somewhat. After all, fundamentally, Amenominaka's dimensions were equivalent to alternate realities. Anyone with dimension-crossing abilities could theoretically return to their origin point. Beyond dimensional travel, certain spatial abilities might also enable return.
However, few possessed such capabilities. Even in the Marvel Universe, those who could freely traverse dimensions and parallel universes remained rare.
After discovering that All-Killing Ash Bones couldn't harm Richard, Kaguya immediately retreated hundreds of meters. Since close combat proved ineffective, she could only consider long-range attacks—like the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball.
As its name suggested, the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball differed little from standard Truth-Seeking Balls except in size. However, casting the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball proved far more challenging. Due to its enormous scale, the technique consumed vast chakra reserves.
Even Kaguya, known as chakra's progenitor, needed to first cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and God: Nativity of a World of Trees to deploy the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball. Only then could she extract sufficient chakra from the Divine Tree.
Beyond its immense size and chakra requirements, the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball had no drawbacks.
It seals the power of the universe and summons a sphere of primordial chaos! It annihilates all natures, returning the world to nothingness, while simultaneously serving as the genesis point for new dimensions!
This was how the official databook "Retsu no Sho" described the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball.
If possible, Kaguya wouldn't hesitate to use the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball against Richard immediately. Unfortunately, she couldn't deploy it yet. She had activated neither Infinite Tsukuyomi nor its companion technique, God: Nativity of a World of Trees. As for using her personal chakra reserves to fuel the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball—she dismissed this option outright.
Though Kaguya's combat intelligence wasn't particularly high, she wasn't foolish. She couldn't guarantee with absolute certainty that the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball would defeat Richard. But she knew one thing for sure: if she used only her own chakra for the technique and it failed, she would swiftly lose to Richard.
After brief consideration, Kaguya decided to employ Amenominaka against Richard. Compared to the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball, Amenominaka consumed far less energy. Additionally, transporting Richard to her dimensions would provide her with a home-field advantage.
Without hesitation, Kaguya immediately performed Amenominaka, a technique requiring the Rinne Sharingan.
The moment Kaguya activated Amenominaka, Richard felt powerful spatial forces completely envelop him. Though he hadn't mastered spatial manipulation himself, the sensation wasn't unfamiliar. Beyond the Masamune's space-cutting ability, he also possessed the Space Stone. Though the Marvel Universe's Space Stone couldn't function in the shinobi world, Richard had extensively researched it before his arrival.
Sensing himself enveloped by this immense spatial power, Richard offered no resistance. Whether Kaguya transported him to her core dimension or any of the other five realms, it posed no threat.
For Kaguya, these dimensions were indeed her domain. But even with home-field advantage, she couldn't overcome Richard. Such an advantage alone couldn't compensate for the vast disparity in their abilities.
Richard allowed his magical energy to remain dormant, offering no resistance to the spatial forces surrounding him. In an instant, he vanished from the Valley of the End's massive crater, transported by Kaguya to one of her dimensions.
Richard had assumed Kaguya would first take him to her core dimension. He guessed wrong. Kaguya didn't transport him to her core realm but to her gravity dimension with its crushing force.
Compared to the shinobi world, this dimension's gravity was dozens of times stronger. Yet this caused Richard no discomfort whatsoever. Even if the gravity were hundreds or thousands of times stronger than the shinobi world's, it would pose no challenge to him.
Kaguya had intended to use the extreme gravity to restrict Richard's flight capability and speed. But the instant after transporting Richard there, she realized her miscalculation. Richard continued floating in the air with perfect ease, as though gravity remained unchanged.
Witnessing this, Kaguya's expression soured—she had underestimated Richard yet again. Though this development surprised her, Kaguya didn't hesitate long before attacking Richard again.
Just as in the shinobi world, she employed Rabbit Hair Needle, Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, and All-Killing Ash Bones. Though these techniques had proven ineffective in the shinobi world, Kaguya still wanted to test them in her gravity dimension.
The result held no surprises. Her Rabbit Hair Needle, Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, and All-Killing Ash Bones still failed to connect with Richard.
Though reluctant to admit it, Kaguya had to acknowledge that Richard was far more formidable than she'd anticipated. Even when fighting Hagoromo and Hamura, she hadn't experienced this sense of powerlessness.
After confirming that the gravity dimension imposed no restrictions on Richard whatsoever, Kaguya didn't hesitate and immediately transported Richard to her other dimensions.
Ice dimension, desert dimension, lava dimension, acid dimension, and finally her core dimension!
Unwilling to concede, Kaguya not only transported Richard between dimensions but also employed Nature Transformation and Yomotsu Hirasaka within these realms, attempting to defeat Richard through environmental advantages and surprise attacks.
Unfortunately, regardless of her strategy, she still couldn't overcome Richard. She couldn't even land a single hit on him.
In Kaguya's core dimension, before her statue and castle, Richard addressed her—unwilling yet unable to defeat him.
"You needn't continue trying," he said calmly. "The gap between our strengths is too vast. No matter what you attempt, you cannot hope to match me."
"Even if I allowed you to perform Infinite Tsukuyomi and God: Nativity of a World of Trees to extract chakra from the Divine Tree for your Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball, you still couldn't defeat me. Though the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball's power is indeed impressive, like your Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and Rabbit Hair Needle, it would never connect. As for Tailed Beast Transformation—don't even consider it."
Though Richard spoke truth, his words sounded like mockery to Kaguya. When he finished, her naturally arrogant expression shifted to displeasure. Then she began wondering how Richard knew so much about her abilities. Had Black Zetsu informed him? Or perhaps Hagoromo?
While contemplating this, Kaguya regarded Richard warily.
Richard ignored her expression and continued, "I've indulged this long enough. It's time to end our battle. Rest assured, I won't seal you as Hagoromo and Hamura did. My goal is to defeat you, not seal you—so you needn't fear being imprisoned again."
With that, Richard raised the Masamune and swung it toward Kaguya.
"Judgement Cut End!"
Without hesitation, he executed the Judgement Cut End. Though Kaguya didn't recognize the technique, she immediately noticed the surrounding space distorting, binding her in place. Just as she attempted to open a black portal via Yomotsu Hirasaka to escape, crescent-shaped spatial blades assaulted her from every direction.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
The powerful spatial attacks didn't dismember Kaguya but merely cut through her clothing, leaving visible wounds across her body. Within seconds, however, these wounds vanished. Even her torn garments restored themselves at a visible rate.
Though superficially ordinary, Kaguya's attire was actually formed from her chakra.
When the spatial slashes first penetrated her body, a flicker of unease crossed Kaguya's face. But this apprehension quickly faded. She had feared Richard's Judgement Cut End might overcome her immortality, but discovered her regenerative abilities remained effective.
Realizing her injuries rapidly healed through immortality, Kaguya's confidence, previously shaken, returned in full. In her assessment, Richard had no means to defeat her except through sealing—similar to what Hagoromo and Hamura had done.
Though Richard might break his promise and attempt to seal her, she, having experienced imprisonment once before, wouldn't submit so easily a second time. More importantly, sealing wasn't killing. Even if sealed again, she would eventually return. In other words, she needn't fear Richard ending her existence permanently.
Though Kaguya spoke nothing, her renewed arrogance revealed her thoughts clearly.
From the outset, Richard hadn't expected Judgement Cut End to easily defeat Kaguya. He'd employed it simply to assess her immortal body's regenerative capabilities. Having confirmed that standard Judgement Cut Endes couldn't seriously injure her, he could safely proceed to his next strategy.
Without hesitation, he used his super-speed to appear before Kaguya in a flash. Then he decisively swung the Masamune.
"Octaslash!"
Rather than continuing with Judgement Cut End, Richard employed Octaslash. Moreover, he withdrew the magical energy coating the Masamune. Without this magical enhancement, Octaslash's power diminished considerably—yet remained more than sufficient to wound Kaguya. The Masamune's inherent sharpness alone easily penetrated her skin.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
Eight flowing strikes instantly cut through Kaguya's body, shredding her garments and leaving eight distinct wounds across her form.
"It's useless! Your attacks cannot kill one who possesses an immortal body!" Despite the pain of her injuries, Kaguya maintained her proud expression, addressing Richard with disdain.
Hearing her words, Richard replied calmly, "As I mentioned earlier, my goal is to defeat you."
"Defeat me? With these attacks? If you hope to overcome me, abandon such delusions!" Kaguya retorted swiftly.
"Whether delusion or reality, you'll discover soon enough," Richard answered.
With that, he employed Octaslash again, the Masamune once more carving through Kaguya's body. As her immortality allowed her injuries to heal, Richard struck a third time with Octaslash.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
Without fail, the Masamune left eight vivid wounds across Kaguya's form.
Just as Kaguya prepared to mock Richard for his futile efforts, a realization suddenly struck her, and her expression transformed dramatically.
Noting the shock replacing her arrogance, Richard spoke, "You've guessed correctly. When I speak of defeat, I mean compelling you to beg for mercy."
"I understand your immortality presents a challenge, but that doesn't concern me. In fact, it's precisely because of your immortality that I've chosen this approach. Your immortality indeed allows rapid recovery from injuries—but it doesn't render you immune to pain."
Though Richard possessed other methods to defeat Kaguya, after consideration, he'd selected this pain-based strategy. The thought of making Kaguya—known as chakra's progenitor and the Rabbit Goddess—beg for mercy due to pain filled him with anticipation.
Before Kaguya could respond, Richard employed Octaslash once more.
In the time that followed, he continued using techniques like Octaslash and Ground Pound, allowing the Masamune to repeatedly slice through Kaguya's body.
Initially, Kaguya believed she could endure the pain of her injuries. But she quickly realized she had overestimated herself.
Wounded, healed, wounded again, healed again, wounded yet again...
In this seemingly endless cycle, Kaguya experienced agony beyond anything she'd previously known. She had become Richard's plaything, subjected to his continuous abuse.
In terms of age, Kaguya was indeed ancient. But greater age didn't necessarily translate to superior mental fortitude—these were entirely different qualities.