"No, this can't be!"
A shrill roar erupted from the massive Chibaku Tensei that was gradually taking shape. The voice was filled with rage, shock, fear, regret, and unwillingness—an incredibly complex mix of emotions.
Hearing this, Lin Xuan, who was watching the live broadcast, burst into laughter: "Hahaha, Black Zetsu must be completely dumbfounded now! Outsmarted by his own cleverness!"
Just a second ago, Black Zetsu had been gloating, thinking he had outmaneuvered everyone—no matter how much Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju struggled, they would ultimately fall victim to his schemes.
But the next moment, he realized that he was the one who had been played. Worse yet, because of his own arrogance, he was now likely to be sealed away forever. The emotional whiplash—from the heights of heaven to the depths of hell—was absolutely hilarious!
For a moment, Lin Xuan felt a bit regretful that the rocks blocked his view of Black Zetsu's priceless expression.
But then it occurred to him—Black Zetsu was just a pitch-black blob. Even without the rocks, there probably wouldn't be much of an expression to see.
Conis, seeing Lin Xuan in such high spirits, couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's got you so happy?"
Lin Xuan simply smiled and said, "Nothing much. Hashirama just sent word that they've resolved the trouble back in their homeland!"
Hearing this, Conis also broke into a smile. "That's wonderful!"
She was genuinely happy for Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju. At the same time, she grew even more excited about Hashirama's earlier promise to find her a good teacher.
Meanwhile, in another part of Skypiea, Master Roshi had temporarily lost interest in "teaching" his female disciples.
He was staring intently at the live broadcast. In the footage, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju—one having lost his left hand and the other his right hand to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki—had joined forces to perform the Mafūba (Evil Containment Wave) to ensure the sealing's success.
This made him suddenly realize—why hadn't he thought of doing the same back then?
Using the Mafūba consumed an enormous amount of ki, especially when sealing a powerful target. It could even cost the user their life.
But now, it occurred to him that if there was enough ki, the user might not necessarily die after sealing the target.
Back then, his own ki had been barely enough to seal King Piccolo, which was why he had ended up sacrificing his life.
But if he had turned the technique into a combined effort—if he had his disciples join forces to perform it—even if the first attempt failed, they could have simply tried again. They might have sealed Piccolo without anyone dying!
Thinking of this, Master Roshi grew frustrated. "Why was I so stupid back then?!"
He then rushed off in a hurry to find Lin Xuan, wanting him to quickly summon his sister, who could travel between the living world and the afterlife. He needed to pass a message to his disciples so they could deal with King Piccolo.
Meanwhile, in the Naruto world, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had unleashed the Mafūba, its vast power enveloping Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
Though Kaguya didn't know what this technique was, she sensed its danger and immediately tried to escape!
But to her horror, she found herself unable to break free from the mysterious force controlling her—she was completely at its mercy!
"Impossible! I am the progenitor of chakra! How could I lose to these scattered fragments of chakra again?!" Kaguya shrieked in fury.
Yet, beneath her anger, there was an unmistakable note of panic—something never heard before.
Hearing this, Madara Uchiha—while continuing to channel the Mafūba—sneered and replied: "Raw power isn't the only factor that determines victory!"
Hashirama glanced at Madara, a look of approval in his eyes.
At the same time, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha quickly broke free from Kaguya's control and retreated at high speed!
From a distance, they watched as Hashirama and Madara restrained Kaguya, their emotions mixed.
"So this was their real plan all along. They were just using us earlier," Sasuke muttered, his tone laced with irritation.
"What does it matter? If they hadn't stepped in, we would've failed for sure this time!" Naruto shot back.
Sasuke couldn't argue.
After all, he knew just how dire the situation had been. If Madara and Hashirama hadn't intervened, not only would they have failed to seal Kaguya, but their lives would have been in danger.
However, as they looked back at Kaguya, they saw that her power was still terrifying. Even restrained by Madara and Hashirama, she was struggling fiercely, locking them in a stalemate.
Just then, Hashirama's voice reached them.
"Naruto! Use the tailed beast chakra inside you to attack her again! Disrupt the tailed beast chakra inside her!"
Hearing this, Naruto froze for a second before realizing—Hashirama wanted to extract the tailed beasts from Kaguya's body!
"Got it!"
Naruto immediately sprang into action, forming hand seals and creating eight shadow clones, which joined him in gathering energy.
"Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken!"
With a mighty shout, nine Rasenshuriken infused with different tailed beast chakra shot through the air, reaching Kaguya in an instant.
Kaguya, unable to move, had no way to dodge or block the attack.
And so—
"BOOM—!"
A deafening explosion erupted as Kaguya was struck head-on. Once again, her tailed beast chakra went berserk, forcing her body into an unstable tailed beast transformation.
"Now!"
Madara and Hashirama pushed the Mafūba to its limits. The chakra vortex expanded violently, forcibly separating Kaguya—now in her "rabbit" form—from the tailed beasts.
Then, they directed her toward a giant seashell on the ground.
This seashell was from Skypiea in the One Piece world, recently sent to them by Lin Xuan via the Trans-Dimensional Chat Group. It was the container they would use to seal Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!
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