"Sky Spear Light!"
In the next moment, Ōtsutsuki Tosen leapt high into the air, raising his right hand.
Suddenly, Chakra surged and condensed into a spear-like formation around his body, then exploded outward like a storm of light, rushing toward Guts.
The attack felt almost like the release of Noble Phantasms from a certain Hero King's treasury.
"Pure Yin-Yang Release," Guts muttered.
Using his top-tier Observation Haki, he dodged with precise, minimal movements, weaving between the dense barrage effortlessly.
Unlike the Nara clan's shadow techniques or the Akimichi's Expansion Jutsu, this wasn't just some altered form of yin-yang chakra. This was the real deal...raw, unfiltered power.
"Can he... predict my attack trajectory?" Ōtsutsuki Tosen frowned, quickly realizing something was off.
His hands moved again. Chakra shifted into fire nature. Behind him, a massive phoenix made of flames rose, its size rivaling giant summons like Gamabunta.
"Fire Style: Raging Phoenix!"
With a thunderous cry, the phoenix roared forward.
If he can dodge small-scale attacks, then I'll just make the attack too large to avoid, Tosen thought grimly.
"Wow man, what a gorgeous trick," Guts said with a whistle of admiration.
But in the next breath, his entire aura shifted.
After all, he hadn't fought anyone on this level in years. He was getting rusty.
If he wanted, he could've ended it already, but where's the fun in that? He wanted to see just what tricks this Ōtsutsuki had.
Now he finally understood Kaido's mindset, why he let people hit him first.
Black Armament Haki coated both of Guts's fists.
Three demonic heads and six ghostly arms appeared behind him in a dark, flowing silhouette.
"Navy Six Styles: Ashura — Black Brahma!"
With a sharp leap, Guts hurled himself straight into the flaming phoenix.
Ōtsutsuki Tosen and Toneri stared in disbelief. Was he insane?
And then...
BOOM!
The phoenix detonated from the inside.
Or more precisely...it was torn apart.
Guts stood in the center, his Armament Haki-enhanced fists gripping each wing of the phoenix.
"Mind making me some grilled chicken wings next time?" Guts grinned like a maniac.
The flames still clinging to the broken phoenix were hurled toward Toneri.
Even reduced in power, the burning chakra still packed the force of a standard S-rank jutsu.
"Yang Release: Sky Light!"
Ōtsutsuki Tosen instantly reacted, summoning a barrier to shield his son.
But that distraction was all Guts needed.
The moment Tosen turned his eyes away...
CRACK—!!
Guts appeared in front of him, fist cocked.
"Yin Release: High Dark Flame Serpent!"
Tosen quickly retaliated. From his body, a massive black serpent emerged, hissing and writhing as it lunged at Guts.
"Interesting…" Guts grinned, not slowing down.
BOOM!!
His punch connected cleanly with Tosen's jaw, sending him flying.
But the dark serpent didn't vanish. It rushed straight at Guts.
It was the first time Guts had ever taken a direct hit from a super Kage-level opponent, and it only made him curious. So this is all the power it packs?
The hideous shadow-beast surged straight through his body.
Five seconds passed.
Suddenly, a burst of radiant light exploded from within Guts, ripping the giant monster apart, fragmenting it into nothing but ash and dying sparks.
When the dust settled, Guts stood where he was, completely unscathed. His body bore not a single scratch, and though his face remained calm, a dark shadow hung over his expression, making it unreadable.
"H-How…? How is that possible?" Toneri's voice stuttered as his eyes widened in disbelief. "Dad's move... didn't even hurt him?!"
From the rubble, Guts calmly brushed the dust off his shoulder and walked forward, slowly closing the distance.
Ōtsutsuki Tosen's expression twisted as he watched this. His face contorted again and again, clearly unable, or unwilling to accept the truth unraveling before him.
"I-Impossible...! This is impossible!" he shouted, his voice trembling. "How can a mere human wield such power?!"
"You should feel honored," Guts replied, his tone laced with sarcasm.
"Your weak-ahh attack actually managed to touch me. But for some reason... that just pissed me off."
He cracked his neck, letting out a small breath as his tone dropped.
"So... let me send you off, old man. Playtime's over. So is your life."
In that moment...
The air changed.
Guts's presence surged. The debris left from the destroyed palace trembled.
He clenched his fist...Armament Haki coating it in a vibrant red hue.
But then...
CRACKLE!
Red lightning arced around him, bursting in every direction.
This wasn't just Armament Haki.
It was Advanced Conqueror's Haki.
Something Guts had never used before.
Each of his steps now caused the ground beneath to quake.
Ōtsutsuki Tosen's Byakugan widened to its limit. His pale face was now ghost-white.
That feeling creeping up his spine, was it fear?
No...it was certainty.
This man… had reached a level beyond their understanding.
A human touching a realm that only gods should reach?
But realization didn't bring acceptance. It only brought rage.
"DAMN YOU, HUMAN! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
"A lowly creature like you must NEVER touch such magnificence!" Tosen roared, his voice cracking from sheer disbelief and hatred.
Guts exhaled, long and slow.
"You're yelling an awful lot," he muttered with a sigh, rubbing the side of his head like he was annoyed. "Trying to hide your fear? Or your inferiority?"
He smiled innocently.
"Eh, I get it. Can't really blame you after all..."
He took one last breath and grinned innocently, eyes cold.
"You're just... too weak."
And the moment those words left his lips
FLASH!
Guts vanished, leaving behind only a streak of red lightning.
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