Naruto Uzumaki and Gaara had originally been carrying out routine tasks inside the village.
But after hearing the thunderous roar from outside—and seeing Konoha's wall completely shattered—they followed the rush of people and made their way over at once.
Naruto was still stunned by the sight in front of him when, in the very next moment, the two powerful figures on the battlefield vanished one after another.
Then, beside them, a dark spatial rift spiraled open.
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki stepped out of it at a leisurely pace, his crimson fishing rod already sweeping toward the three of them.
Minato Namikaze reacted instantly and used the Flying Raijin Technique.
But he was still too late.
The red hook pierced through all three of them in an instant.
Three masses of chakra were ripped away and gathered into Urashiki's hand.
At that exact moment, Kirito Namikaze appeared beside him and swung his fist without hesitation.
Boom!
Naruto collapsed to the ground, stunned by the sudden turn of events.
He could feel the weakness spreading through his body.
Gaara felt the same.
Minato, as the jinchūriki of half of Kurama, had also lost part of his chakra while trying to protect Naruto and Gaara.
Even so, he managed to stay on his feet.
And when he saw Kirito appear, he finally let out a breath of relief.
The instant Urashiki was blasted away, he had already absorbed the portion of Minato's chakra he had stolen and recovered some of his strength. He was just about to devour the other two chakra masses as well—
when a hand suddenly emerged beside him and snatched both away.
Then the transparent distortion in the air slowly faded.
Kamui.
Kirito, having fought Obito Uchiha many times before, recognized the technique immediately.
So Obito had been hiding nearby the entire time, waiting for the exact moment Urashiki lowered his guard before stealing away the chakra of Shukaku and Kurama.
He had not even dared to show himself. After all, Urashiki had already displayed his own space-time ability.
If Obito had paused to throw out one of his usual mocking remarks, he probably would have missed the chance entirely. And with Kirito here—someone fully capable of dealing with Kamui—there was even less room for error.
Minato looked toward his eldest son and spoke with concern.
"Kirito, are you alright? We'll help you handle him together."
Hearing that, Kirito shook his head.
"Father, don't worry about me. Take everyone and leave first. This guy's troublesome. If you stay, you'll probably just end up as his chakra supply."
It was harsh, but it was the truth.
Against an enemy at the level of the Six Paths, numbers could not make up for the gap in power.
If Urashiki used that move again, then aside from Kirito, almost no one present would be able to survive it.
Minato did not argue.
He silently clenched his fists.
The fact that he could no longer stand in front of his son and shield him left a bitter weight in his chest, but he also understood that leaving now was the best decision.
Without wasting another second, he began directing the Konoha shinobi to retreat from the area.
Urashiki, however, stared at his now-empty hand for a moment, as though unable to process what had just happened.
Then his face twisted with fury.
A terrifying wave of chakra burst from his body.
Even the air itself seemed to grow heavy under the pressure.
By now, everyone from Konoha—including Mei Terumī—had already withdrawn.
Kirito slowly stepped forward until he stood directly in front of Urashiki, then smiled faintly.
"What's wrong? Must sting, huh? Doing all that work only for someone else to snatch it away."
His tone was light, but the mockery in it was obvious.
"Kaguya back then. And now this. Seems like your Ōtsutsuki clan was just born for this sort of thing."
Faced with that ridicule, Urashiki poured all of his anger onto Kirito.
His figure vanished—
and reappeared beside Kirito in an instant, chakra surging wildly from his body.
Kirito remained calm.
The two of them immediately clashed in close combat.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every collision detonated like thunder, each impact releasing a shockwave sharp enough to split the air.
"A mere... Human..." Urashiki snarled between blows, his voice filled with rage. "You dare... stand against me?!"
Kirito, on the other hand, stayed completely composed.
He read every movement and countered each attack with precise timing.
His Six Paths-enhanced body had already reached a terrifying level. Even compared to the monstrous physiques of the pirate world, his taijutsu was not something that could be overwhelmed so easily.
Both of them possessed absurd recovery abilities as well, so for the moment, neither side could gain a decisive advantage.
"Die!"
After another violent collision, countless purple chakra projectiles burst from Urashiki's right hand and shot toward Kirito at point-blank range.
"Dark Vortex."
The barrage was instantly swallowed by the darkness generated by the Dark-Dark Fruit.
Then, in the next moment, the same purple projectiles were hurled back out from that darkness and sent straight back at Urashiki.
Without any ability like foresight to warn him, and from such close range, Urashiki had no room to avoid them.
Several strikes landed immediately.
His body was ripped open with wounds, but in the blink of an eye, his monstrous recovery restored him to normal.
Still, unlike Kirito, Urashiki had been burning through chakra at a frightening rate since the battle began.
At this level of combat, the consumption was terrifying.
Even after stealing chakra from Minato, it still was not enough.
Kirito noticed that at once and continued pressing him without pause.
His goal was simple:
wear Urashiki down.
And just as expected, after the intense exchange continued for a while longer, Urashiki's gaze began to flick around his surroundings.
He was looking for another source of chakra.
If this continued, he would be drained dry.
In his transformed state, his power had risen dramatically—but in exchange, the chakra cost had become even more severe.
If he released that form, then Kirito would crush him almost immediately.
For a member of the Ōtsutsuki clan, this was humiliation beyond measure.
He could not overpower Kirito.
He could not outlast him.
Again and again, he was being forced back.
It completely shattered everything he believed about himself.
And in the instant Urashiki's focus slipped, Kirito seized the opening and closed in at once.
"Hirasaka!"
Urashiki immediately tried to activate his space-time technique, intending to escape first and recover his chakra elsewhere.
But Kirito was never going to let him get away that easily.
He grabbed Urashiki's body directly.
At the same time, the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit activated.
Urashiki instantly felt his body grow heavy and sluggish, as though even his abilities were being dragged down into darkness.
Without even thinking, he raised both arms to shield his face—
just as Kirito's pale fist drove forward.
Empowered by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the punch slipped past the gap in Urashiki's guard and smashed straight into his face.
Crack—!
"Ghk—!"
A mouthful of blood sprayed from Urashiki's mouth.
He tried to retaliate at once, but the power of darkness interfered with him again, disrupting his movements.
And then came the barrage.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The relentless impacts hammered into Urashiki one after another.
The air screamed.
Space itself trembled under the force of every strike.
Urashiki had completely lost the ability to fight back.
All he could do now was endure the storm of attacks as Kirito drove him down without mercy.
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