Protected by the Gate of the Underworld, everyone slowly advanced toward the central figure—Momoshiki.
Hashirama Senju gave a soft whistle. Tobirama, stationed far away, immediately understood. Secretly using [Water Release], he propelled Hashirama forward by pulling his feet.
After years of battling together, the two brothers had developed their own silent understanding.
Minato then flashed behind Momoshiki using [Flying Thunder God].
Momoshiki was impulsive and rather slow to react. As long as they used the terrain to hide, they could easily catch him off guard—that was their agreed plan.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was still completely confused.
"Hey! I heard your Otsutsuki can see every blind spot on your body—is that true?" Hashirama suddenly called out. He was now separated from Momoshiki by only a single wall.
Startled, Momoshiki had just been about to launch an attack toward Hashirama's direction when a sudden sharp pain exploded on his back—a [Rasengan] slammed directly into his spine!
It was Minato who had struck first, using Hashirama's voice as a distraction to launch a surprise attack.
"Damn it!" Momoshiki hurriedly turned around to retaliate, only to find Minato already vanished—having disappeared via [Flying Thunder God].
"Hey! You didn't even notice such an obvious attack. You really must be too weak," Tobirama now called out, positioned two gates away from Momoshiki, beyond his attack range.
"Shut up! You damned monkeys!" Momoshiki growled, furious.
"Monkeys? If we're monkeys, then what are you? Can't even dodge an attack from monkeys—tch tch tch," Tobirama taunted again.
Momoshiki's expression darkened.
He abandoned the closer threat and immediately rushed toward Tobirama!
But this was actually not a good decision. Tobirama was far away, and charging at him left Momoshiki vulnerable to attacks from Hashirama in front and Minato behind.
Just as expected!
No sooner had Momoshiki dashed through one gate than Hashirama—who had been waiting right behind—grabbed him. Hashirama drove his head into Momoshiki's chest, slamming him into the ground. Then Minato charged forward and drove another [Rasengan] into Momoshiki's lower back.
The explosion sent Momoshiki spitting out blood—his internal organs had clearly suffered serious damage!
As he was just lifting his head, Hashirama was already taken away by Minato using [Flying Thunder God]!
"Cursed monkeys! Mocking me again and again! Just let me get my hands on you!"
"You can't even catch us!" Tobirama's voice suddenly appeared beside Momoshiki's ear—but only for a split second before he reappeared at the farthest end of the Gate of the Underworld.
He also knew how to use [Flying Thunder God].
Momoshiki swung, missing completely—and was immediately struck again from behind by another [Rasengan].
"Hehe! A bottom-feeder is a bottom-feeder—even if you're from the Otsutsuki Clan, you're still just the bottom of the barrel."
"Haha, I was actually afraid of the Otsutsuki before, but meeting a dumb brute like you is just ridiculous!" Hashirama and Tobirama took turns echoing their taunts.
Truly old hands at this, their mockery was also perfectly synchronized.
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Momoshiki wildly attacked toward the sounds—but aside from continuously suffering hits, he couldn't even find a single one of them.
Before long, he was severely wounded, dropping to one knee.
From a distance, Hashirama and the others watched—yet despite this, they did not rush forward lightly.
Because the Otsutsuki Clan wasn't easy to eliminate, not even the weakest one—Momoshiki!
Indeed!
As Hashirama spoke, Momoshiki's expression grew darker. Soon, he revealed a maddened look.
"You call me the weakest? Fine! I'll show you my power right now! Even if I die, I'll drag all of you down with me!"
Momoshiki shouted furiously. Suddenly, he stretched out his right hand and stabbed his own eyes!
"Holy crap, is this guy insane?!" Minato, who stood closest, saw it clearly. Hashirama patted his shoulder, signaling him to be cautious.
The action was bizarre—even absurd.
Previously, Momoshiki had swallowed Kinshiki, which already proved everything.
And just as Hashirama suspected, Momoshiki swallowed his eyes the moment he removed them. A purple Rinnegan sprouted mysteriously from his forehead.
Flickering, it looked almost seductive.
"Everyone, be careful! This eye is clearly an evolved form of the Rinnegan!"
"Right," Tobirama nodded heavily upon hearing his older brother. Regular Rinnegan was already extremely powerful; this evolved Rinnegan was even more so.
Momoshiki's body immediately regenerated after consuming his own eyes. His previously dying body recovered completely, and his strength and speed surged significantly.
Ye Liang would probably say:
"Eating your own eyes to grow stronger? This defies the law of energy conservation!"
Unfortunately, that's just how members of the Otsutsuki Clan are—unbelievably overpowered!
Nobody rushed to engage Momoshiki. At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been standing around helplessly, approached. Since he couldn't understand the plan, he'd remained at the back. Later, realizing that wasn't right, he thought again and decided to join the battle.
"Not good!" Hashirama muttered under his breath. Seeing Sarutobi approach, he hurried to warn him, but in the next instant, Momoshiki's body instantly teleported, appearing directly behind Hiruzen.
Sarutobi didn't even notice.
[Purple Lightning Body Flicker]!
A streak of purple lightning—Momoshiki's hand slashed down toward Sarutobi in front of him.
[Hand Rises! Lightning Falls!]
Hiruzen hadn't even reacted before being split into two halves!
This was [Purple Lightning Body Flicker], a technique of Otsutsuki Kinshiki. Momoshiki had absorbed Kinshiki's body, naturally acquiring his abilities, and after devouring his own eyes, those powers had evolved even further!
"Damn it!" Hashirama cursed from afar. At that moment, Momoshiki suddenly reached out, completely absorbing Sarutobi's body into his palm.
There was a Rinnegan on his palm, capable of endlessly absorbing opponents' chakra. This was also why the Hokages—the leaders of Konoha—had never used Ninjutsu against him. Now, with Sarutobi dead, Momoshiki was using this Rinnegan to directly absorb Sarutobi's body!
This was simply outrageous!
"Prepare to contact Ye Liang. The situation now is beyond our control," Senju Hashirama said grimly. Immediately, Minato's body vanished.
He had placed a Flying Thunder God Kunai with Ye Liang long ago. At this critical moment, it came into perfect use.
He sensed a sudden drop in a distant chakra signal and Momo Otsutsuki immediately turned his gaze toward it.
He was no ordinary foe!
Far from ordinary!
His strength, though formidable, depended entirely on absorbing chakra. Unfortunately, in the battle against the four Hokages, his enemies had been ready from the start, blocking Momo Otsutsuki's attempts to absorb enough energy. In the end, he'd even been forced to eliminate his own ally!
Now, having completely absorbed Hiruzen Sarutobi's power, his strength erupted like a volcano!
If Hiruzen Sarutobi was as powerful as a Tailed Beast, then with Momo Otsutsuki's Rinnegan amplifying that power, it had multiplied tenfold!
With this overwhelming power, he would now surely track down Hashirama and the rest.
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