Momoshi, now completely fused with the God Tree, had gone utterly insane.
The towering wooden giant thrust its legs deep into the ground, madly drawing energy from the earth.
One massive hand swept violently at Sasuke and Neji below. The sheer wind pressure alone from the motion was enough to blast away layers of soil and stone.
Meanwhile, the other hand continued gathering energy.
A swirling black vortex—an energy singularity far more powerful than even a Truth-Seeking Orb—was rapidly forming.
It devoured everything in its vicinity like a core of Planetary Devastation, twisting gravity and chakra throughout the entire battlefield.
They couldn't let this go on.
Sasuke narrowly evaded the sweeping attack, leaping into the distance and activating Susanoo mid-air. At the same time, he triggered the scientific ninja tool embedded in his modified arm, releasing a barrage of combo jutsu powered by an external chakra source.
Flames and lightning surged together in waves, engulfing most of Momoshi's massive wooden form yet the mountain-like titan didn't even flinch.
Instead, it continued drawing nourishment from the earth, its body growing ever larger.
Neji, fists blazing, struck out relentlessly. Countless chakra-imbued punches—formed from condensed nature energy—focused on a single point, hammering at the arm wielding the black hole.
But even this onslaught only made the arm tremble slightly. The core itself remained unmoved,relentlessly devouring.
At this moment, Momoshi—merged with the God Tree—had forcibly ascended beyond the limits of mortal life, stepping into the realm of a true god.
Neither Sasuke nor Neji, no matter how fiercely they unleashed their power, could cross the chasm that separated gods from men.
After a wave of intense attacks the two looked at each other, seeing the same realization in each other's eyes.
Though they had long parted ways after their early days in Konoha, each chasing his own path, their love for the world for the shinobi world had brought them back together.
In Naruto's absence, Neji was the only one who had stood by Sasuke's side.
Neji had always walked alone.
He lived by the vow to break free from the caged bird's curse—and had truly done so through his own efforts.
In the end, he had even led the shinobi world to break the chains of nobility, that oppressive hierarchy, and had fought ever since with his life on the line to protect the world.
He was lonely.
Few understood his actions—not even the civilians he helped liberate.
Only in moments like these, standing side by side with Naruto or Sasuke in battle,could he feel even a trace of companionship and understanding.
...
The two joined forces once more, summoning Susanoo together.
Although the loss of Naruto had made it impossible to awaken the majestic armor-clad form of Susanoo, their combined efforts—drawing on endless nature energy—pushed Susanoo to a new level.
Sage Art: Susanoo!
White mist surged into the massive violet figure, enlarging it even more. The armor shifted—morphing into a divine robe and though its form changed, its defense remained undiminished.More importantly, its movements grew smoother and more agile, shedding all signs of clumsy bulk.
Boom!
The newly evolved Susanoo expanded again—growing nearly to the height of Momoshi's God Tree form and slammed both hands forward, forcibly halting Momoshi's attack.
Then, a second pair of arms sprouted from Susanoo's back.
Two heads. Four arms.
A brand new power.
The new arms drew twin blades, hacking straight into Momoshi's massive outstretched arm.
ROAR!!!
With immense force, the strike severed half of Momoshi's divine limb.
Momoshi howled—a sound not even remotely human—as the blade cleaved through him.
Susanoo struck again.
Another arm fell.
...
Driven mad by power, Momoshi could no longer think—only react on pure instinct.
But even by instinct alone, as a god, he still possessed overwhelming destructive might.
The remaining arm, gripping the swirling black mass of gravitational energy, lashed toward Susanoo.
Sasuke and Neji responded instantly—Susanoo drew a bow and arrow.
A bolt imbued with Indra's lightning burst forth at terrifying speed but the moment it hit the black vortex, it was swallowed whole.
No ripple.
No explosion.
Nothing.
Just total annihilation.
Then came the severed arm.
It was dragged into the vortex as well, producing a horrifying sound—a grotesque twist of metal cable and torn flesh.
It was hard to believe this was once a body of flesh and blood. The physical resilience had reached an inhuman level.
Even with his mind broken by godhood, Momoshi's body had completely ascended. He could momentarily resist even the all-consuming black vortex.
Sasuke and Neji poured every ounce of power into resisting the pull, but it was futile.
Even with Sage Art Susanoo's might capable of damaging a divine body it could not stop an attack imbued with the rules of a god.
Rules—
They were the true boundary between divinity and mortality.
On one side: Momoshi, a pure-born Ōtsutsuki fused with the God Tree.
On the other: two shinobi of the mortal world, inheritors of a distant legacy.
No matter how hard they fought, the outcome was clear.
But still, as children of the shinobi world, they would never allow Momoshi's power to infect it.
...
"Level the chakra cannons. Target locked!"
A thunderous yet composed voice echoed in the hearts of every shinobi.
"Neji-sama!"
"Remember—there are no samas in this world. Just call me Neji. Prepare to fire!"
Thousands of chakra cannons across the world adjusted simultaneously, their energy cores charging all of them aimed directly at Momoshi... and Sasuke and Neji.
The two had no other choice.
They couldn't stop Momoshi, a mad god with endless power.
But they knew what had to be done.
They would use Susanoo to pin him down and choose mutual destruction as their final act.
Beams of light burst forth from the cannons.
Susanoo was pierced through, but so too was Momoshi's divine body, now rupturing under the bombardment.
Locked in combat, Susanoo used the momentum to hack at the roots where Momoshi's giant body tapped into the earth severing his connection to the energy source.
Then, lifting the collapsing titan into the air—
BOOM!
A focused barrage of cannon blasts erupted.
The explosion rocked the shinobi world.
The heavens lit up with light.
Sage Art: Resonance: Planetary Devastation!
A colossal sphere of stone formed, cycling through destruction and rebirth—until at last, a new satellite, slightly smaller than the moon, took shape beyond the Earth.
Within, Momoshi howled and trembled—sealed inside.
But also sealed within—were Sasuke and Neji.
Drawing strength from the divine energies leaking from Momoshi, they began the same task once used to seal Kaguya.
This time, they would not fail.
They would seal him forever.
...
A wave of sorrow swept through the hearts of the people of the shinobi world.
Their guardians—were gone.
...
"So... our plan can finally begin."
"All hail the Supreme Ōtsutsuki Momoshi-sama!"
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