"How many times can I rewind?"
Listening to Kai's voice, Urashiki's narrow Rinnegan narrowed once again. The corner of his mouth twisted into a mocking curve.
"As expected of a lowly insect. Time itself is nothing more than one of the countless things held in the palm of us Ōtsutsuki! All your struggles are merely entertainment for me!"
Because of the shadow left behind by nearly being severely injured, Urashiki's emotions were clearly somewhat deranged now.
The polite and humble persona he had deliberately maintained since appearing had been completely forgotten.
He simply kept cursing and belittling Kai, using it to cover the panic in his heart.
But!
Before his words had even finished, the sound of air being torn apart suddenly came from in front of him.
Pfft.
A sound that was clearly extremely faint, yet perfectly distinct, suddenly cut through the air!
And it sounded as if it had come from right beside his ear.
The moment Urashiki heard it, the mockery on his face froze instantly.
In its place came shock and confusion.
He lowered his head and looked at his own body.
A hand had pierced through him at some unknown moment, passing straight through his chest cavity!
At the fingertips, scarlet droplets were still dripping down one by one.
"Wh-when…"
Urashiki was stunned.
Completely stunned.
He could hardly believe his own eyes.
He, a dignified wise man of the Ōtsutsuki clan—
Had actually had his heart ripped out by a lowly insect?
Was this normal?
This was not normal!
Something was wrong!
There was a problem!
Under his Rinnegan, how could any creature silently appear behind him?
Even space-time ninjutsu should not be—
Wait.
Could it be space-time ninjutsu?!
Horror surged through Urashiki's heart. He hurriedly pulled himself away.
Looking at the smiling little boy behind him, his heart had already been overturned.
And it was only then that he discovered a mysterious formula had appeared on his collar at some point!
He took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the discomfort in his body before asking in confusion, "This is… what kind of formula?!"
"Eh… that looks like… Grandpa Fourth's Flying Thunder God formula…"
Boruto suddenly cried out, his face filled with unimaginable shock and surprise.
He had once heard that his grandfather, the Fourth Hokage, was an exceptionally outstanding shinobi.
He had even truly achieved the feat of deterring other nations through his own strength alone!
And the most famous thing about him was that space-time ninjutsu—
Flying Thunder God!
"It… it really is Flying Thunder God."
Compared to him, Sasuke did not cry out in surprise, but he recognized the technique very clearly.
His entire body had gone completely numb.
"This… is a ninjutsu even Naruto couldn't learn…"
"How does Second Brother know it? And judging from the way he uses it, he seems extremely skilled… so is he really my second brother?"
At this moment, Sasuke fell into deep doubt.
"Tch…"
Watching Urashiki's reaction, Kai curled his lip slightly.
As long as he planted the formula, anyone in his eyes was nothing more than an insect he could casually grasp.
Shadowing them like a phantom.
And this was while he had not activated another trait—
Weak Presence.
Otherwise, even if an Ōtsutsuki was stabbed, he would not even know who stabbed him!
Kai breathed lightly.
He now had a rough understanding of the gap between himself and an Ōtsutsuki.
Chakra?
Not inferior.
Physical quality?
Not inferior.
Even in forbidden techniques and ninjutsu, he was not lacking in the slightest.
Perhaps the only thing he lacked was the ultimate techniques hidden within those mysterious eyes.
But with all kinds of traits making up for it, the difference was not that great.
"I wonder whether Infinite Lock can restrain this guy…"
He murmured softly. Then he stretched out five fingers and gave Urashiki a slight squeeze.
Pfft!
Clang!
Several extremely faint yet scalp-numbing piercing sounds rang out quietly.
At the same time, they were accompanied by the clattering sound of metal chains!
"Again?"
Urashiki's expression turned ugly.
He had realized how troublesome Kai was.
"Looks like I can only use your own chakra to defeat you! That technique or whatever—go!"
He took a deep breath. Then his mind connected with the chakra inside his fish basket, preparing to use Kai's own ninjutsu.
Splash.
The fish basket hanging from his waist instantly surged, transforming into a streaming ribbon that leapt out.
Like a river connecting heaven and earth, it roared forth with majestic momentum!
But!
Urashiki froze.
He was even somewhat dumbfounded.
He stared blankly as the sea of chakra in the sky roared in and roared past.
Like…
A hurricane!
It blew away countless strands of wind and rain.
The three watching from the side, who had been preparing to flee, were also dumbfounded.
Where was the ninjutsu?
Hadn't Urashiki used it earlier?
All sound and no technique?
That was right.
The sea of chakra had indeed appeared.
But where was the corresponding ninjutsu?
Jiraiya rubbed his forehead.
"Didn't he use Goemon pretty smoothly just now? Why can't he use a single ninjutsu now?"
"Could it be… because there's too much chakra?"
Boruto scratched his head and blinked as he guessed.
"No! That's not it!"
Sasuke's expression was grave. His Rinnegan contracted wildly.
"This chakra… doesn't have any attribute at all!"
Attribute-less chakra!
How was that possible?
Normally speaking, the chakra inside a human body possessed attributes.
Only then could a person achieve twice the result with half the effort when practicing ninjutsu.
But without the corresponding attribute, no matter what, one should not be able to practice the relevant ninjutsu!
So what exactly was going on with his second brother, Uchiha Kai?
Suddenly, he thought of the scene from his childhood—
The second brother who had died right in front of him!
"That's right! Second Brother's chakra attributes really couldn't be used to practice other ninjutsu!"
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have specialized only in dōjutsu, and in the end, that bastard…"
Thinking of this, Sasuke's heart tightened again.
…
"H-how is this possible? Why can't I use a single ninjutsu?!"
Urashiki's brows finally squeezed tightly together.
Even the horns on his head seemed to faintly tremble.
He could not understand it.
Uchiha Kai had used so many ninjutsu just now. Why could he not sense even one of them?
This was not normal.
Very abnormal!
Splash!
At this moment, after the sea of chakra passed through his body, Kai clearly felt that familiar power return once more.
As for why there had been no ninjutsu?
Over all these years, if Kai had been even a little more diligent and personally practiced a couple of ninjutsu, Urashiki would not be in such an awkward position.
Unfortunately, all these years, Kai had either been lying on the courtyard wall or lying on the bed.
He had never had the opportunity to learn ninjutsu himself…
And the ninjutsu he used now were basically all traits…
So naturally, after fishing away his chakra, Urashiki had no way to use any ninjutsu.
Kai raised his right hand and lightly patted toward Urashiki.
Clang!
Three pitch-black chains, their surfaces flowing with inky chakra, silently appeared before Urashiki while being pulled along by crimson pillars!
Pfft!
Then, like nails, they stabbed straight in without the slightest obstruction!
They pierced through his chest, abdomen, and right shoulder!
Clatter!
After the nails pierced him, the pitch-black chains swiftly wrapped around him, directly binding his entire body like a rice dumpling.
God-Sealing Chain Law—
Infinite Lock!
"Ugh… You! Lowly human! You actually dare bind a noble Ōtsutsuki!"
Urashiki lifted his hand, wanting to use the power of his Rinnegan to blast the chains away!
But the instant he raised his hand, he discovered that the vast chakra inside his body had died!
It was as if it had collectively crashed.
No matter how he tried to drive it, there was not the slightest reaction!
"Wh-what… what's going on?"
Urashiki's confusion deepened.
Along with it came a sudden fear rising from the bottom of his heart.
He had a feeling.
Perhaps he had truly run into something difficult this time.
He was going to fall!
Pop~
At that moment, he suddenly felt a cold, sinister power rushing madly along the chains, tearing at his nerves and soul!
Yin Release: Tormentor!
Intense pain erupted violently inside his mind!
This was not pain of the flesh.
It was as if his soul was being repeatedly pierced through with a red-hot iron!
"Ugh—AAAAAAAH!"
In the next second, a miserable scream resounded throughout the outskirts of the Forest of Death!
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's high and mighty narrow Rinnegan rolled wildly back into the whites of his eyes…
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