This thought emerged uncontrollably, and Black Zetsu let out a bitter, self-deprecating laugh.
When it reminded Lady Kaguya to stay calm, Takuno immediately retrieved his eyes, and his aura surged;
When it said the opponent's power was still inferior to Mother's, Takuno mastered the Six Paths Yang Power, and his chakra level surpassed Mother's;
When it pleaded that Lady Kaguya could escape infinitely, the opponent spoke those words.
Every time it tried to analyze the situation or offer a suggestion, it was met with even more ruthless suppression from the opponent.
Kaguya hovered over the desolate land of the Initial Sphere Space, her pale face showing little expression.
Only deep within those Byakugan eyes, humiliation and powerlessness surged.
She heard Black Zetsu's near-breakdown self-doubt, but this time, she couldn't even muster the thought of scolding it.
What was the point of scolding Black Zetsu?
Kaguya felt Takuno's unfathomable power more clearly than anyone.
He analyzed her Jutsu Formula like flipping through an open book, and he learned her abilities with appalling speed!
Black Zetsu's reminders or pleas were nothing more than insignificant noise on the battlefield.
Everything Takuno displayed clearly pointed to one fact:
He had already prepared means to deal with everything.
He hadn't brought them out before, not because he couldn't, but because... he didn't need to.
Or, he was simply waiting for the best moment to display them, as composed as a cat playing with a mouse.
So, whether Black Zetsu spoke or not, the outcome wouldn't change.
The things Takuno was meant to bring out would eventually be revealed.
His power level and control over rules already surpassed her, the Progenitor of chakra.
Black Zetsu's words perhaps just happened to serve as an inconsequential fuse for his demonstration.
At that moment, the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan in Takuno's left eye suddenly flickered, the pitch-black tomoe flowing like living things.
A pressure far exceeding before erupted with him as the center, instantly filling the entire Initial Sphere Space of the Amenominaka!
The space itself let out a faint, overwhelmed hum.
A look of near-horror appeared on Kaguya's pale, flawless face.
At the instant Takuno's pressure surged, she clearly felt an indescribable "thing."
It wasn't a physical attack, nor a chakra impact, but like an intangible breeze, it "swept" through her body and even the depths of her soul, gentle yet unstoppable!
The feeling was extremely brief, fleeting in an instant; when she focused her senses, it seemed as if it had never happened, and the chakra in her body flowed as usual.
However, it was precisely this "untraceable" anomaly that made Kaguya feel an unprecedented chill.
Her pure white eyes locked onto Takuno, her voice trembling with a hint of disbelief.
"You... how is it possible?! This power... it can still increase?!"
At their level, every bit of power increase requires long years and immense opportunities.
Ever since Takuno seized a portion of her essence, his strength had soared like a rocket until it surpassed her.
This was already a miracle that overturned her understanding.
Yet now, the opponent had actually completed such an "obvious" advancement right under her nose!
This surge in pressure was clearly discernible; it was definitely not an illusion!
Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief; if it was just a power increase, it wouldn't be able to stop the activation of the ultimate Space-Time Ninjutsu, Yomotsu Hirasaka.
This time, however, it had learned its lesson and didn't mock Takuno again, but instead urged Mother to use Yomotsu Hirasaka to leave.
Kaguya did not refuse and used Yomotsu Hirasaka again, the familiar black spatial portal instantly opening behind her.
Takuno just hovered quietly in place, as if admiring a performance he had already foreseen.
He watched as Kaguya and Black Zetsu, hidden in her sleeve, entered the deep dark passage without hindrance.
However, in the next moment, a sudden change occurred!
Just as the spatial portal was about to close, Kaguya's figure reappeared abruptly in her original spot, as if erased and redrawn by an invisible eraser.
Exactly where she was before activating the technique!
She and Black Zetsu in her sleeve froze simultaneously, looking around in disbelief.
The familiar scenery of the Initial Sphere Space and the figure emitting terrifying pressure in front of her—nothing had changed.
"It... failed?" Black Zetsu's voice carried a hint of imperceptible trembling; it couldn't understand.
Yomotsu Hirasaka was Mother's spatial Ninjutsu; it had never failed!
"Impossible!"
Obvious shock appeared on Kaguya's face as she unhesitatingly raised her hand again, palm facing the void.
The black spatial portal appeared once more at her call, and she stepped into it without hesitation.
The result was as expected.
When the spatial ripples dissipated, Kaguya's figure remained motionless in the same spot, as if the two spatial traversals just now were merely illusions.
This time, even the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan on her forehead constricted violently, revealing a hint of terror.
"This... what on earth is..."
Black Zetsu's voice had completely changed its tone, filled with panic.
It finally confirmed that this was by no means an accidental failure of the technique!
"What exactly did you do?" Kaguya looked at Takuno and questioned.
Takuno let out a chuckle and then uttered four words.
"Dōjutsu: Tenken."
Takuno looked at Kaguya and continued, "Be grateful, Kaguya; this is the first time I've used it since awakening the Rinnegan."
"Dōjutsu: Tenken?" Kaguya's eyes widened; how could a mere Rinnegan ability be so powerful?
She didn't believe it.
"Actually, the principle of this Dōjutsu is very simple, and even breaking it is the same," Takuno said casually.
"It has only one ability, which is to enhance the user's capabilities in all directions without any blind spots. That is the source of the surge in my strength just now."
Hearing this, Kaguya frowned and countered, "If so, why were you able to obstruct my Yomotsu Hirasaka?"
"Well, that's an auxiliary rule of my Dōjutsu. After I use Tenken, I can choose to expand a domain-like ability. Within it, everything is under my control, including..."
Takuno looked at Kaguya with a half-smile and then uttered those two words.
"Space."
Kaguya's pupils instantly constricted. So that was it. If the space was completely controlled by the opponent, then Yomotsu Hirasaka might have been activated successfully, but its destination was rewritten by him.
Therefore, no matter how she used Yomotsu Hirasaka, it was impossible to escape from the opponent's domain.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered the "breeze" she felt sweeping over her when the opponent's strength surged once again.
That domain must have brought her within its range at that very instant.
But...
"How could such an ability exist? Within this domain, what difference is there between you and an omnipotent god?" Kaguya found the reality of this domain hard to believe.
Takuno was in no hurry; he sat on a throne that appeared out of thin air, looked at Kaguya, and said:
"Because, breaking this Dōjutsu is also very simple."
Kaguya was stunned; would the opponent actually tell her such a thing?
"It's that, among all beings within this domain, if there is one person whose chakra level exceeds my current level, it will be broken."
Saying this, Takuno chuckled and looked at her.
"Right? A very simple method."
However, Kaguya fell silent upon hearing this. Indeed, the method sounded very simple.
Her heart sank into a bottomless abyss.
Takuno's nonchalant words completely crushed her last hope.
Simple? The method indeed sounded laughably simple—breaking skill with brute force.
But it was impossible! This was an absolutely impossible method to achieve!
Was it possible for her power to exceed Takuno's again?
No!
This thought exploded in her consciousness with despair.
She once possessed unparalleled power, but now, facing this monster who had stolen her power, she clearly felt the suffocating gap.
Takuno's power not only surpassed hers but had also completed an incredible transformation right before her eyes; he had now surpassed her by an unknown margin.
Moreover, this was supposed to be her Initial Sphere Space, the core source of her power!
The Shinobi caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi—their chakra should have been continuously gathering here through the roots of the God Tree, becoming her inexhaustible power reserve.
Yet, from the moment she activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi until now, she hadn't felt a single shred of this massive chakra influx!
This could only mean one thing: the foundation that should have belonged to her and sustained her power had long since been intercepted by Takuno!
He had not only stolen a portion of her God Tree essence but had also silently cut off her power supply line in her most core domain.
Under these conditions—power weakened, essence plundered, and reinforcements cut off.
Whose power could possibly exceed Takuno's?
Kaguya's gaze swept across the Initial Sphere Space covered by the Tenken domain.
The answer was clear: No one!
Therefore, no matter how simple and direct the method sounded, it was destined to be an impossible plan!
Takuno stood at the peak of power, looking down at her calmly, while she, the Rabbit Goddess who once looked down upon all living beings, now felt suffocated even looking up at him.
Under this "Tenken" controlled by Takuno, she seemed to have lost even the right to struggle.
Takuno looked at Kaguya as she slowly sank into despair and chuckled. He was indeed using his Rinnegan Dōjutsu for the first time, but had he told her everything?
Of course not, because he didn't need to.
Everything he had just said was true; if Kaguya's power truly exceeded his current self, then the Tenken domain would indeed be instantly broken.
However, at Takuno's current power level, who could possibly surpass him?
As the saying goes, you can look down on Kaguya's combat strength, but you cannot deny her massive chakra reserves.
Even Kaguya was completely incomparable to the current Takuno; who else could surpass him?
This was the Dōjutsu he deserved.
After Takuno sensed his unique Dōjutsu upon awakening the Rinnegan, he had such a realization.
Although Toki-Mayumi and Sarutahiko, the unique Dōjutsu of his Mangekyo Sharingan, were also very powerful, they seemed somewhat different from his pursuits.
The reason his Mangekyo Sharingan manifested such Dōjutsu was due to the experiences in those illusions, which changed his inherent pursuits.
But the Rinnegan was not subject to such influences.
And Takuno's most fundamental and persistent pursuit was undoubtedly power.
Thus, his Rinnegan's ability was only related to power. It was even very simple: it merely enhanced his capabilities in all directions based on the strength of his Yin Release.
This included his Yin-Yang Release, Rinnegan, Tenseigan, physical abilities, and even all his resistances.
Takuno had also tested it: this "all-around" was truly all-around; even the Yin Release that determined the magnitude of the enhancement would be improved.
Unfortunately, Tenken could only be activated once and could not be stacked; otherwise, by stepping on his own left foot with his right, he could directly declare himself invincible.
Finally, there was one more point.
There was no upper limit to Tenken's enhancement; as long as Takuno's Yin Release strength was high enough, the increase in his power would become increasingly terrifying.
And since it was an all-around enhancement, there was no need to worry about his body being unable to withstand the increased power.
In short, Takuno was very satisfied with this ability.
This was the Dōjutsu that suited him best—perhaps not as flashy, but practical and powerful enough.
And this domain was actually just a byproduct, albeit an extremely useful one.
What was truly important and decisive was still his own strength!
Furthermore, this was the first time Takuno had used Dōjutsu: Tenken for amplification after devouring a portion of Kaguya's God Tree essence, obtaining an Ōtsutsuki body, and awakening the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
The strength of this unprecedented power stacking even slightly exceeded his own expectations.
The all-around enhancement brought by Tenken not only affected his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan but also unexpectedly stimulated the blue Tenseigan in his right eye.
Under the wash of majestic power, the Tenseigan seemed to have been forcibly pushed open to a door peering into higher dimensions, temporarily leaping to a brand-new realm.
The world in his vision suddenly became incomparably clear, no longer just on the material level; the flow of energy...
Everything was revealed in minute detail before his eyes, with nowhere to hide.
Just now, at the moment Kaguya attempted to use Yomotsu Hirasaka to flee, Takuno clearly "saw" the complete trajectory of the space being torn.
It wasn't a vague premonition, but an actual path that could be analyzed and tracked, displayed in his Tenseigan's vision like a precise blueprint.
A sense of control welled up; he felt he didn't even need to rely on the overbearing power of the Tenken domain to rewrite spatial rules.
With just these all-seeing Tenseigan eyes, he could directly see through and precisely block Kaguya's spatial jump!
This meant that unless an opponent's power level could completely crush him at this moment, any Space-Time Ninjutsu would be like a futile trick in his presence.