"What… what is going on here?"
Tsunade asked, her face full of shock.
"It's like this."
Kitazawa didn't hide anything. He explained the Six Paths Sage and the Ōtsutsuki clan to her from beginning to end.
"So… ninjas were born because of the Ōtsutsuki clan?"
The impact hit Tsunade like a truck. She froze in place, unable to come back to herself for a long time.
"You absorbed Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's chakra. Your strength is already no weaker than that of an ordinary Ōtsutsuki."
Kitazawa reminded her.
"Then what about you?"
Tsunade looked at him. "This pill suits you more."
"I don't need it."
Warmth rose in Kitazawa's chest. He reached out and gently stroked her cheek.
"Getting bold, aren't you?"
Tsunade smiled, caught his wrist, and asked, "I feel like I might be able to beat you now. Want to spar?"
Kitazawa raised an eyebrow.
He pulled Tsunade straight into his arms, his right hand landing on her full, lifted hips.
"That's not the kind of sparring I meant!"
Tsunade rolled her eyes.
"What abilities do you have now?"
Kitazawa breathed in her faint fragrance and asked.
He only knew she'd awakened Wood Release, the Rinnegan, and the Byakugan.
Worth noting: the Byakugan she awakened wasn't the Hyūga clan's Byakugan, but the Ōtsutsuki clan's.
"I received some information," Tsunade replied. "There are two key abilities: Yomotsu Hirasaka, and Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack."
Kitazawa fell into thought.
Both Yomotsu Hirasaka and Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack were abilities Ōtsutsuki Kaguya possessed.
Tsunade inherited Kaguya's chakra, so awakening those two abilities was only natural.
And they suited her extremely well.
Aside from medical ninjutsu, Tsunade's specialty had always been taijutsu.
Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack was the strongest taijutsu known so far.
As for Yomotsu Hirasaka, it was a precious space-time ability—something that would boost any ninja's combat power.
"Then spend some time getting used to them," Kitazawa said after thinking for a moment. "When the time comes, you'll come with me to deal with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki."
"Didn't you say he's hiding?"
Tsunade lifted her head and looked at him. "You've found where he is?"
"Before, I couldn't. But now I have a way."
Kitazawa gave her hip a casual squeeze.
The "way" he meant was, of course, the Rinne Sharingan.
Tsunade's body trembled slightly.
She rose onto her toes and offered her red lips to him.
Kitazawa immediately met her halfway.
Tsunade closed her eyes. Her lush, soft thighs instinctively pressed forward, fitting tightly against him.
Kitazawa didn't hold back—he pulled her fully into his embrace.
Her sleeveless top was squeezed and distorted by the pressure, its outline curving.
"I… we're going back."
Tsunade leaned back a little, finally finding a gap to speak.
Kitazawa gave a soft acknowledgment, then captured her lips again.
At the same time, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Once they were home, Tsunade stopped caring about anything else.
Her sleeveless top slipped off her snowy shoulders, revealing a large expanse of pale skin.
Kitazawa didn't even have time to react before she pushed him into her warm, soft embrace.
He quickly felt how different Tsunade's body had become after gaining Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's chakra.
Before, she could only maintain her physical peak by regulating herself through the Strength of a Hundred Seal. But now, even without that seal, she could reach the same state—
No, more accurately, she was even better.
After all, a naturally enhanced body was simply more perfect.
But another problem arose along with it: the gap in strength between Tsunade and Kitazawa had narrowed a lot.
Which forced Kitazawa to take three days off.
If he'd had any less self-control, it wouldn't have been three days—maybe three months.
Still, an occasional three days and three nights of total, dizzying indulgence wasn't so bad.
August 1st.
The Fire Country Metropolis had fully entered summer, and the temperature had risen noticeably.
But to Kitazawa, it didn't matter at all.
At his current level, even standing inside a volcano wouldn't feel hot.
Kitazawa pushed open the door and entered the Hokage's Office.
Konan had been waiting for him for a long time.
And besides her, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was also there.
She had already changed into Anbu clothing and a mask.
Aside from her snow-white hair and the two horns, no one would have guessed she was the legendary Rabbit Goddess.
"Your Majesty."
Konan and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya greeted him at the same time.
Only, the latter was nowhere near as willing as the former.
Kitazawa nodded.
He walked over to the Hokage's desk.
After sitting down, he closed his eyes and began thinking.
He was thinking about how to find Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
His earlier idea was to use the Rinne Sharingan.
In fact, he could do it that way.
With enough chakra to support it, the Rinne Sharingan could sweep its gaze across the entire shinobi world.
But there were two issues.
First: the Rinne Sharingan was essentially a Rinnegan plus a Sharingan. It wasn't a Byakugan.
Second: if he scanned the entire shinobi world, the moment he discovered Isshiki, Isshiki would also discover him.
In other words, he'd be spooking the target—alerting the enemy.
Of course, the most troublesome part was that Kitazawa worried Isshiki might hide.
Because Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had two special dōjutsu.
The first was Sukunahikona.
Kitazawa had already obtained it through the system.
Its effect was shrinking any non-living thing, while living things could only shrink themselves.
Shrinking yourself alone wouldn't be too scary—but Isshiki had another dōjutsu.
The second was Daikokuten.
It could store shrunken objects inside a time-stopped pocket dimension, and retrieve them at will.
When combined, the two became an absurdly powerful survival technique.
Isshiki could shrink himself and stash himself inside that pocket dimension.
Back then, when he escaped Kaguya, those two abilities played a huge role.
Fortunately, Kitazawa had a way to counter them.
That was Amenominaka—the ability attached to the Rinne Sharingan.
The six dimensions of Amenominaka were controlled by the user, essentially a form of space lockdown.
Without Double Kamui or Yomotsu Hirasaka, Isshiki wouldn't be able to escape.
And for Kitazawa to drag him into Amenominaka, the best approach was an ambush.
Simply put: he needed to find Isshiki without Isshiki noticing, and then use Amenominaka.
Scanning the whole world with the Rinne Sharingan wasn't a great option.
With a thought, Kitazawa suddenly remembered Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Infinite Tsukuyomi used the moon to cast genjutsu over the entire shinobi world.
Though it was said to "use the moon," what it truly used was moonlight.
Kitazawa felt he could modify the concept of Infinite Tsukuyomi into an "Infinite Perception."
It would still use moonlight, but instead of placing the world under genjutsu, it would be used for sensing.
Wherever moonlight reached, everything there would be perceived.
And because it relied on moonlight, it wouldn't trigger Isshiki's suspicion.
That way, Kitazawa could achieve his goal.
With that thought, he looked toward Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Infinite Tsukuyomi was a Kekkei Mōra—the highest tier of genjutsu. Modifying it would take a lot of time.
Kitazawa's idea was to have Kaguya help shorten that time.
Even though she only had one percent of her chakra left, her other aspects had not been weakened.
"Kaguya."
Kitazawa voiced his idea.
"I want payment."
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya replied without hesitation.
"I can give you one percent of chakra."
Kitazawa smiled.
Although Tsunade had already swallowed Kaguya's chakra, chakra was chakra.
He planned to share some of his own chakra with her.
Once Isshiki was caught, that little bit of chakra would be repaid a thousandfold, ten-thousandfold.
"Too little."
Kaguya's tone was dissatisfied.
"If you try to haggle next time, I'll take back all the chakra you have left."
Kitazawa glanced at her.
Kaguya's face immediately stiffened.
She was furious but didn't dare speak. In the end, she could only lower her head.
Half a month later, with Kaguya's help, Kitazawa obtained the highest-level sensory ninjutsu: Infinite Perception.
Like Infinite Tsukuyomi, it was a Kekkei Mōra, formed by the fusion of seven chakra natures.
That night, Kitazawa used Infinite Perception.
The power of the Rinne Sharingan rode the moon's light and spilled across the shinobi world.
In an instant, everything in the shinobi world was within Kitazawa's grasp.
Very quickly, he found Ōtsutsuki Isshiki—or rather, Jigen, the vessel he was possessing.
Jigen was a monk, so the traits were extremely obvious.
Even after finding him, Kitazawa didn't cancel Infinite Perception.
With his level of strength, he could maintain it permanently.
That was a thought that had just occurred to him.
With Infinite Perception, he could monitor the entire shinobi world.
If anyone dared to disrupt peace, he would know immediately.
Of course, keeping it on all the time wasn't necessary.
Too much information would pour into his mind every second, becoming unbearably annoying.
Kitazawa's plan was to activate it once a week—just to check on the world.
"Found him?"
Tsunade asked from the side.
"I've confirmed his location."
Kitazawa looked at her. "Are you ready?"
"Of course."
Tsunade clenched her fist.
She'd wanted to test her current strength for a long time.
"After I pull him into Amenominaka, you use Yomotsu Hirasaka to come in."
Kitazawa gave her an instruction, then vanished from where he stood.
In the next second, he appeared in front of a temple.
After thinking briefly, he restrained all his presence, like an ordinary ninja, and walked inside.
A ninja battle was an intelligence battle.
At the Ōtsutsuki level, it was the same.
Isshiki knew nothing about Kitazawa. Kitazawa could ambush him right in front of his face.
Even if Isshiki sensed danger, he'd never guess Kitazawa had the Rinne Sharingan.
In theory, the entire shinobi world only had one Rinne Sharingan—
Because there was only one Divine Tree fruit, and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had already eaten it.
"May I ask why you have come so late at night, benefactor?"
A bald man in white appeared.
Kitazawa didn't waste a word—he dragged Ōtsutsuki Isshiki straight into Amenominaka.
"Amenominaka?!"
Isshiki looked around. Seeing ice and snow covering the ground, his expression changed drastically.
Kitazawa casually waved his hand.
Chakra flew toward Tsunade.
After receiving the signal, Tsunade immediately used Yomotsu Hirasaka and entered Amenominaka.
"Yomotsu Hirasaka? What's your relationship with Kaguya?"
Isshiki asked darkly, his face ashen.
Clearly, he'd walked into a trap.
Tsunade smiled and raised her hand.
Monster Strength!
She threw a punch, and the entire space warped.
Isshiki's pupils contracted.
He felt danger.
Monster Strength, strictly speaking, wasn't taijutsu—it was a method of exerting force.
And now, in Tsunade's hands, it was enough to injure Isshiki.
Daikokuten!
Isshiki's eyes jolted.
Several black cubes appeared and crashed down toward Tsunade.
Tsunade immediately moved both hands and feet, kicking every black cube away.
Then she lifted both hands—black rods appeared in her grip, and she whipped them at Isshiki.
Isshiki hurriedly dodged.
After avoiding the rods, he also raised his hands and fired several black rods in return.
Shinra Tensei!
Tsunade switched to the Rinnegan. Invisible repulsive force slammed into the black rods.
Isshiki frowned.
He couldn't understand the sudden appearance of Kitazawa and Tsunade.
At first, he thought they were connected to Kaguya, but now he wasn't so sure.
He knew Kaguya well.
That woman was obsessed with chakra—she would never share chakra with Kitazawa or Tsunade.
Maybe the truth was the other way around: maybe Kitazawa and Tsunade had taken down Kaguya.
But no matter what the truth was, he had fallen into an extremely dangerous situation.
He couldn't leave Amenominaka.
Even though he had space-time movement abilities, he hadn't eaten a Divine Tree fruit.
Space-time techniques also had tiers, and Amenominaka was the highest tier.
So for him, only one path remained: kill Kitazawa, and Amenominaka would automatically be lifted.
But the problem was, he didn't know Kitazawa's strength—he only knew Kitazawa could use Amenominaka.
Isshiki fought Tsunade while thinking of ways to deal with Kitazawa.
Tsunade was strong, but about equal to him, so she wasn't putting him under overwhelming pressure.
[Current Mission: Defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.]
[Mission Reward: Daikokuten.]
[Accept?]
Kitazawa nodded slightly.
Once he obtained Daikokuten as well, combined with Sukunahikona, he could bring out their maximum value.
But he wasn't in a hurry. He simply watched Tsunade and Isshiki's battle in silence.
Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!
After several minutes of fighting, Tsunade realized she couldn't finish him off on her own. She immediately clenched both fists.
In the next instant, a storm of shadow swept toward Isshiki.
Sukunahikona!
Isshiki didn't dare take it head-on.
Because he was currently possessing Jigen, not in his full peak state.
The dense shadow shrank.
Isshiki hurriedly dodged.
"What a pain."
Tsunade didn't expect Sukunahikona to be able to shrink even the fist shadow.
Then she clapped her hands together and used Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique.
She didn't use Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, because she didn't have Sage Mode.
Sukunahikona!
Isshiki repeated the same trick.
The enormous wood golem quickly shrank down to ant size.
But the consumption was huge.
Any ability required more chakra input to produce a greater effect.
A same-tier enemy's Wood Golem wasn't something he could shrink effortlessly.
Seeing this, Tsunade used Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack again.
The fist closed in.
Isshiki instinctively tried to use Sukunahikona again—
But at that moment, Kitazawa raised his hand.
After all, Tsunade couldn't take down Isshiki on her own.
In an instant, the entire space trembled. Countless ice pillars, like spears, shot toward Isshiki.
Isshiki's heart jolted.
At the critical moment, he slammed both hands to the ground.
Summoning Technique!
A massive Ten-Tails was summoned, blocking in front of him.
Kitazawa's gaze sharpened.
This Ten-Tails wasn't the one he had—this one looked far younger.
Still, the appearance of a second Ten-Tails delighted him.
With a thought, Kitazawa drove countless ice pillars through the Ten-Tails' body, pinning it to the ground.
Isshiki used the chance to escape Tsunade's Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
But before he could even react, Kitazawa used Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
An unimaginably gigantic Thousand-Hand Kannon manifested.
Unlike before, its forehead now bore a Rinne Sharingan.
Countless fists hammered down onto Isshiki.
He screamed and was beaten into minced flesh.
But as an Ōtsutsuki, he still didn't die.
Kitazawa walked forward and used Chakra Edible Creation.
As the pill formed, Isshiki finally turned to ash.
The Ōtsutsuki clan, like ninjas, would lose their life once their chakra was completely exhausted.