"Truly pitiful."
Listening to Obito's furious roar, Kitagawa Gen could not help but shake his head for a moment.
This guy seemed completely unaware of what state he was actually in, and Kitagawa Gen felt that he himself had somehow become an accomplice as well.
Because that so-called "evolution" was nothing more than nonsense he had spouted!
Who knew that Obito and the others, due to their own "special circumstances," would actually take this thing as gospel.
Looking at Obito and the others before him, Kitagawa Gen rubbed his brow and spoke softly to himself.
"The release level of the Kāma is actually quite good—especially Kimimaro and Nagato—but Obito here seems to be much slower."
Obito's combat had always relied on Kamui, which sometimes even made Kitagawa Gen wonder whether Kamui itself was Obito's true body.
And the side effect of relying on Kamui was naturally that his Kāma thawed far too slowly. If this continued, Isshiki would probably really lose his temper.
"It's of no benefit to me either."
Kitagawa Gen pondered inwardly, but that careless demeanor, in the eyes of Obito and the others, became an extreme form of mockery.
"Does this guy really look down on us?"
Although they had to admit that Kitagawa Gen was indeed terrifyingly strong, being looked down on like this was still hard for them to accept.
What right did he have to look down on them?
They were clearly all the same "evolved ones"!
Why did he get to say they were unworthy?!
"Kitagawa Gen, you merely came into contact with 'evolution' earlier than we did. You have no right to be arrogant in front of us."
Obito let out a low shout, and in the next instant the phantom form of Susanoo appeared around him once more.
"You have no right to talk about us like that!"
"Is that so?"
Kitagawa Gen raised an eyebrow, then shook his head and let out a light chuckle.
"I'm very sorry to tell you this, but this boring game should come to a temporary end. After all, I still have things to do—but before that—"
Buzz—
The roar of chakra was deafening. All three of them had activated the Kāma's first stage and were no longer ordinary madmen.
Kitagawa Gen also needed to increase the intensity and strike with heavier blows.
"Damn it."
In just an instant, he had already appeared before the three of them. Nagato's expression immediately tightened as he raised his hand.
"Shinra Tensei!"
A violent repulsive force poured out. A transparent ring of light appeared around him, and the ground beneath his feet continuously sank under that power.
In the Kāma's first-stage state, Nagato's strength had clearly become even greater.
Even a hastily used Shinra Tensei faintly carried the power he once had with "Super Shinra Tensei," but—
"Not bad. There's still room to improve."
Yet Kitagawa Gen was not pushed back at all. It was as if a fierce wind brushed past him, leaving his sleeves in disarray.
But the jet-black short blade still drove forward, heading straight for Nagato.
"Roar—"
At this moment, however, a gigantic three-headed hound and a bull charged madly toward Kitagawa Gen.
There were many such giant beasts, and Kitagawa Gen had already dealt with quite a few of them. Still, there would always be a few that slipped through, though this hardly counted as any trouble.
"Have you forgotten the consequences the last time you used these things to attack me?"
The two giant beasts were still roaring, but in the very next instant they vanished from where they stood. When their figures reappeared, they were already high in the air.
One after the other, they smashed down heavily from the sky, even crashing into their own kind!
Boom—
Roars and explosions resounded across the battlefield. The ground shattered into utter ruin, and thick smoke turned pitch-black beneath the raging flames.
"Now!"
Seeing this, Nagato immediately shouted. At the same moment, Obito and Kimimaro had already quietly appeared behind Kitagawa Gen.
The blue skeletal frame around Obito instantly expanded, followed by the emergence of armor and veins.
In just a moment, a fully formed Susanoo appeared. The long blade was drawn as space twisted, and he slashed down without the slightest hesitation.
"Die!"
Kimimaro was no less fierce. At this point, his entire body was already covered in bone spurs, and his elongated spine transformed into a sharp spear that drove heavily toward Kitagawa Gen.
Everything happened far too quickly. Clearly, they had come prepared. As Kitagawa Gen used space ninjutsu to relocate those two giant beasts, their attacks followed immediately.
With such a combination of attacks, anyone else would probably have suffered badly—even those "brain-dead Ōtsutsuki" would have been no exception.
But Kitagawa Gen was truly different.
"Not bad coordination, but—"
Buzz—
Accompanied by a faint whistle of air being torn apart, Kitagawa Gen had already deftly shifted his position. Like a wraith, he blocked Obito's attack from behind with a single slash.
"I'm not the same as you. The so-called 'evolution' is also completely different from what you think."
The instant Kitagawa Gen locked Obito's long blade, power erupted at once. That hundred-meter-long sword shattered like glass in a single moment, fragments scattering everywhere.
Under the tremendous pressure, Obito was sent flying backward, taking his Susanoo with him.
"Do you really know what that 'so-called' evolution is?"
Kitagawa Gen did not even look at Obito. In that same instant, another Kitagawa Gen appeared in front of Kimimaro.
With a single swing of the black short blade in his hand, before Kimimaro could even react, the bone spike he held snapped apart, and his entire body was instantly sent flying.
"Do you really think that your changes are what 'evolution' means?"
And before Nagato, Kitagawa Gen's assault intensified once again. The black short blade pierced through the repulsive force produced by Shinra Tensei and stabbed directly into his body.
Boom—
That extreme repulsive force immediately turned into backlash. Under both Kitagawa Gen's attack and the recoil of his own power, Nagato was blasted away like a cannonball.
A thunderous roar erupted as the ground cracked inch by inch. Chakra surged out like raging waves, and the terrain itself seemed to be rewritten at that moment.
Moreover, this time Kitagawa Gen had no intention of letting them off. Even though the three of them were blasted to different positions, he still launched his next assault in an instant.
"'Evolution' is a transformation completed through one's own power—have you really done that?"
"Have you ever considered whether the power you wield truly belongs to you?"
"Or have you already reached the point where you stop at nothing, daring to lay your hands on any kind of power at all?"
Amid the ear-splitting roar, Kitagawa Gen's voice continued to resound across the heavens, while Obito, Nagato, and Kimimaro were beaten into utter chaos.
They wanted to speak in rebuttal. They wanted to think things through properly. Yet they simply had no opportunity to do so.
Because Kitagawa Gen's fists were too hard, and his blade was far too sharp.
"This kind of battle…"
In the distance, members of the Allied Shinobi Forces wore numb expressions. With the fight having turned into something like this, they truly did not know what to say anymore.
At this moment, all of them had become mere spectators. The only thing they could do was avoid causing trouble for the person who had already taken the fight into the sky.
"What exactly does that guy Gen mean by what he's saying?"
Jiraiya could not help swallowing. His condition was considered relatively better than the others'.
Even so, his face was full of confusion. He could hear the implication in Kitagawa Gen's words, but he could not be certain of it.
"Did Nagato and the others encounter something strange that led to the power they have now?"
"You're asking me—who am I supposed to ask?"
Tsunade rolled her eyes. As a medical ninja, her condition was still very good.
Yet Kitagawa Gen's words made her unable to stop thinking as well.
"'Evolution' is a transformation completed through one's own power. Did Gen discover something unusual?"
Beyond that discovery, she could not help thinking about another matter.
What, then, would be the endpoint of this so-called "transformation"?
...
"That brat really is sharp!"
And while Obito and the other two were being thoroughly beaten, the three Ōtsutsuki could not help muttering among themselves within the consciousness channel.
Kitagawa Gen's overwhelming strength already far exceeded expectations, even though the three of their "vessels" had activated the first stage of the Kāma.
Yet it still seemed impossible to avoid the fate of being brutally beaten, which made all three of them snort coldly in their hearts.
These three were simply far too disgraceful!
"Still, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. At least under Kitagawa Gen's attacks, the release speed of their Kāma is faster than expected."
Urashiki pondered for a moment before speaking, but his words drew a cold snort from Isshiki.
"But his nonsense is very likely to make our 'vessels' become wary!"
Isshiki was the one who least wanted anything to go wrong. Uchiha Obito was already someone with serious problems in the head.
Right now, he was too busy being beaten to think much, but who knew what would happen once it sank in for him.
It was rare that he was not stuffing himself inside Kamui. But if he did that later, Isshiki would be the one in trouble.
'The ninja world already has that madman Genshiki, and now there's Momoshiki as well—and Urashiki too…'
Isshiki knew this very clearly: regardless of whether Urashiki originally intended to act or not, once he had the opportunity, he definitely would.
In such a hostile environment, if his thawing slowed down, then he would truly be in serious trouble.
"Whatever. I'm almost reaching the second Kāma state on my end anyway."
Momoshiki could not help laughing as he spoke. He was extremely satisfied with Nagato's body.
"It's better if this Kitagawa Gen hits even harder. Once the second state is reached, many things will no longer be decided by these low-level creatures!"
"I'm also close to reaching the second state on my end."
Urashiki could not help speaking up as well. Kimimaro was fearless in battle, and his body could be described as exceptionally outstanding. At the same time, he also possessed the Byakugan.
Once fully thawed, he would absolutely obtain the most suitable body and the most appropriate power!
"Isshiki, how are things on your side now?"
"…"
Hearing Urashiki's question, Isshiki was somewhat unwilling to speak, but he knew he could not show weakness.
"I'm also close to the second stage. Very soon, we'll be able to take control of everything. However, that Kitagawa Gen is still a problem. His continued nonsense is causing us considerable trouble."
"Why are you changing the subject?"
Momoshiki raised an eyebrow and could not help asking with a playful grin, his gaze already locked onto Isshiki.
"At this point, with the fight having reached this level, it seems that whatever he says doesn't really matter anymore."
Urashiki also could not help laughing, his gaze likewise turning toward Isshiki.
"After all, my 'vessel' has no way to evade things. As for yours—"
'Bastards!'
Isshiki cursed inwardly. The way those two were looking at him was seriously off.
That look—like one looking at food—made his scalp prickle and his heart feel uneasy.
Although he knew that the way he looked at them was probably much the same, who would be willing to become the loser and turn into someone else's "stairway to godhood"?
"Don't forget, Kitagawa Gen is very likely the incarnation of a 'planetary will,' and even more likely to be Genshiki's target. If we aren't careful, it could cause major trouble!"
"Didn't you say it yourself—that he's Genshiki's target? In that case—"
Momoshiki did not care in the slightest. His gaze grew even more aggressive, and Urashiki could not help nodding as well.
"He's probably also part of Genshiki's 'stairway to godhood.' We can't leave him to Genshiki!"
"That's right. Even Genshiki himself is our target."
Momoshiki delivered the final conclusion. At this moment, Isshiki could not be bothered to think further and simply nodded.
'That's right. They—all of them—will be our targets!'
The three exchanged glances. Outside, the battle had descended into utter chaos and had even evolved into a pursuit spanning entire nations.
Yet here, things instead seemed somewhat "harmonious," with smiles in their eyes.
Only, in that very moment, the same sentence surfaced in their minds simultaneously.
'Kitagawa Gen is mine. Genshiki is mine. And you—my dear kin—'
'You are mine as well!'
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