—Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Blinding white fists formed from sage power surged forward without pause!
"As expected… it won't be that easy!" Akira instantly entered Slug Sage Mode, his right eye trembling as it focused.
—Takemikazuchi!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The skeletal fists of Susanoo blasted forward like a tidal wave!
One fist was crushed—ten followed. Ten were crushed—then a hundred surged forward!
Destruction and advance reached a perfect stalemate, forcing Kaguya's relentless barrage to halt just five meters above Akira's head.
"Our turn." Madara lowered his arms and vanished, reappearing fifty meters away at the flank. His dual Rinnegan locked onto Kaguya mid-attack.
—Limbo: Border Jail!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Three invisible Limbo shadows struck from different directions in an instant!
"Swish!"
Kaguya's Byakugan saw everything. Her silver hair exploded outward, instantly binding the three shadows.
"Pierce!"
The hair hardened into spikes infused with Yin-Yang Release, stabbing through the Limbo clones and erasing them instantly.
Madara smirked wildly. "As expected of the progenitor of chakra… truly monstrous!"
Above, a Kamui vortex twisted into existence.
Obito descended, his right hand crackling with black lightning as he launched a sneak attack!
—Kamui Raikiri!
Kaguya's Byakugan tracked him effortlessly.
That technique… the silver-haired one used it before. Not through Susanoo, but directly. Kamui-infused… dangerous.
—Rabbit Hair Needle!
"Shh! Shh! Shh!"
Her flowing hair split into countless fine needles, raining down like a deadly storm!
Wide range. High speed. No room to evade…
Obito immediately phased, ignoring the storm as he charged straight through.
I'll cancel intangibility at her back. Even if I'm turned into a pincushion, it won't matter. I only need momentum to land the strike… even a graze is enough.
That was his plan.
And he executed it.
"Whoosh!"
The moment he materialized, the needles pierced his body, turning him into a literal hedgehog!
Ignoring the damage, he thrust forward, aiming for Kaguya's back!
Her hair offered no resistance against the Kamui Raikiri—
But then, a faint smile appeared on her lips.
His hand passed through…
Nothing.
"!?"
Not just his hand—his entire body was swallowed!
When he came to his senses, the target before him was no longer Kaguya—
But Akira's head, right in front of him!
Obito's scalp went numb. "Are you kidding me!? She hid a Yomotsu Hirasaka inside her hair and redirected me straight at Akira!?"
Stop—!
He couldn't.
His chakra points were sealed. His body wouldn't respond.
All he could do was watch as the out-of-control Kamui Raikiri hurtled toward Akira's skull!
Akira was still clashing against the lingering force of the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack when instinct screamed at him. He twisted his body sideways—
"Slash!"
Instead of his head, his right arm took the hit, torn apart by the spiraling distortion!
The disruption broke his rhythm—white fists shattered through the defense and came crashing down!
If not for Yomotsu Hirasaka's passive barrier slowing Obito's thrust… my head would've—
Kaguya… you—!
"Boom!"
Madara leapt forward, Susanoo manifesting as he blocked the final strike in Akira's place!
Kaguya didn't stop.
Her hand slipped into another hidden Yomotsu Hirasaka within her hair. From her palm, a deadly bone extended—
—All-Killing Ash Bone!
She fired it straight into Obito's unguarded back!
Unable to phase, Obito was struck clean through.
The bone's Yin-Yang power spread instantly—fatal even to Edo Tensei bodies.
Cracks spread across his entire form.
Obito sighed faintly. "How pathetic… making a fool of myself again in front of Rin…"
"Shatter!"
His body collapsed into ash.
Meanwhile, another Yomotsu Hirasaka opened before Kaguya's attacking hand—this time connecting to Madara's flank.
Two Ash Bones shot out simultaneously—one at Akira, one at Madara!
Akira's right eye flickered.
—Divine Illumination!
"Crack!"
The Ash Bone aimed at him disintegrated into particles of light.
But the one targeting Madara—
He couldn't interfere.
The bone ignored Susanoo's defense entirely, reaching Madara in an instant!
But Madara had prepared for this.
Of his four Limbo clones, three had been used—one remained.
"Snap!"
The final shadow intercepted the attack, sacrificing itself in Madara's place!
—Yomotsu Hirasaka Reversal!
Akira wasted no time.
He rewound time, restoring his severed arm.
Then he flashed to Obito's ashes—and rewound again.
"Whoosh!"
Obito stood whole once more.
Kaguya murmured softly, "So… the blitz has failed."
She withdrew her hands, closing the spatial rifts.
Her thoughts raced.
They'll be more cautious now. A clean kill will be harder.
As long as Akira can rewind time, killing the other two is meaningless.
My current chakra is insufficient… I need to build it up.
The natural energy here is abundant. I should withdraw and strengthen myself.
With that—
A Yomotsu Hirasaka opened, connecting to the southeastern region of the second layer of Peach Paradise.
She vanished within it.
Obito exhaled, still shaken. "That was terrifying… Is this really the same Kaguya who fumbled against Naruto and Sasuke back then?"
Akira shook his head. "No… this is the real Kaguya. Someone who could ambush Isshiki as an ordinary being—her intelligence was never lacking."
Obito frowned. "That attack earlier… she was clearly trying to kill you. And yet she kept talking about reclaiming your chakra."
Madara crossed his arms. "That was strategy. She said that deliberately—to make us think she was focused on harvesting chakra, not killing outright."
"To lull us into lowering our guard… and set up that instant kill."
Akira nodded. "She's learned from her past mistakes. She understands now—hesitation leads to failure. When it's time to kill, she commits."
"Kaguya is that kind of existence. If she truly fights to kill… she's terrifying beyond measure."
Obito muttered, "Good thing she was revived in a weakened state… otherwise…"
Madara looked at Akira seriously. "If we're trying to recruit her, we can't go all out. But if she keeps using killing techniques like that… we're risking our lives for this."
"You've weighed the risks and rewards… haven't you?"
Akira's gaze deepened. "Of course. I've considered everything."
"I've prepared a final trump card."
"If even that fails to change her mind… I'll abandon the idea of recruiting her."
"The condition to use it… is physical contact."
"The more, the better."
"So Madara… Obito… I need you to create openings for me."
Only I can push that technique to a level where it works on Kaguya… and avoid blindness.
Madara nodded. "Then I'll wait for my Limbo to recover."
"No need," Akira said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "I'll rewind your state to before you used Limbo."
"And I'll enhance the technique with Midobane."
The battle… was far from over.
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