[From the target Otsutsuki Kaguya, you get the technique — Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball!]

Kazuki smiled brightly and cheered her on. "Go, Kaguya. It's time to say goodbye to your past self!"

"Momoshiki, Urashiki… don't think I'm still the same as before..."

A surge of chakra erupted from Kazuki's body, suddenly swelling with Kaguya's power. A faint silhouette of a white-haired woman materialized behind him, and his voice shifted—now sounding like Kaguya herself: "I have gained new strength!"

Momoshiki and Urashiki exchanged a glance—and both burst into laughter.

Could Kaguya fight?

In terms of raw power, yes, she certainly could...

But her battle intelligence was horrendously low. Despite having immense strength, she couldn't utilize even a tenth of it. She should've easily qualified for the main family—yet thanks to her own foolishness, she got demoted to the branch line.

Granted, she had eventually wised up—enough to pull one over on Isshiki, no less.

But the issue now was that she had already lost her original body and was barely surviving inside a Kāma vessel.

"Kaguya, long time no see. You telling jokes now?"

Urashiki lazily stretched, then gave Kazuki a slow, amused once-over and said with mocking interest, "I don't know how you managed to ambush Senior Isshiki, but right now? You can't even synchronize with your vessel..."

"What kind of strength do you think you can muster?"

Momoshiki sneered coldly, continuing where Urashiki left off, "A supposed Ōtsutsuki who can't even take over a mortal's body—what a disgrace."

"You build coffins, set up ritual circles, and yet can't even activate the Kāma mark in your vessel? Have you forgotten even the most basic instincts of an Ōtsutsuki?"

Kaguya blinked.

What they were mocking was how, despite Kazuki being Kaguya's vessel, even when unleashing her power, he hadn't shown any physical changes—no transformation, no external signs of Kaguya's influence...

Not even a Kāma mark.

But the problem was—Kazuki wasn't her vessel in the first place!

Kaguya almost laughed aloud. If she was the one fighting now, of course she wouldn't be able to draw out all of Kazuki's power.

But if Kazuki took action himself...

Kaguya couldn't wait to see the look of utter shock—and disbelief—on their faces!

Her mindset had changed entirely since before.

Before Kazuki had witnessed the might of the Ōtsutsuki firsthand, Kaguya constantly feared he might underestimate their strength and end up wasting his rare and precious talent.

But after watching him observe Isshiki's battle and still calmly tell her he was confident in defeating both Momoshiki and Urashiki—

Kaguya's heart was completely at ease.

Kazuki had seen firsthand the strength of the Ōtsutsuki clan, and yet he remained so confident—that could only mean he was truly certain of his chances.

Kaguya trusted Kazuki's nature. He would never lead her into danger...

At the very least, taking down Urashiki and Momoshiki wouldn't be a problem.

Once those two nobodies from the main family were dealt with, Kaguya still intended to sit Kazuki down and stress just how terrifying the Ōtsutsuki clan could be.

But that would be a matter for later...

For now, she was going to give Urashiki and Momoshiki a proper beating—to make sure those bastards understood: 'The tables have turned. You had your time, but that era is over—this is my time now!'

She, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, could fight now—and fight well!

But just as her voice rang out, the shinobi from Konohagakure could only stare in despair, as though the air had been choked out of them.

Their last and only hope... had also fallen into the hands of these pale-skinned monsters.

"It's my fault... it's all my fault, Kazuki…"

Senju Tobirama lowered his gaze, his fists clenched so tightly the bones seemed ready to snap. Crimson light flickered in his eyes like blood. "If I had been just a little faster... maybe I could've saved you!"

"Sage of Six Paths... so your name is Kaguya? I swear I'll kill you!"

Uchiha Izuna heard Tobirama's guttural, anguished whisper and frowned deeply.

The situation was growing more tangled and dangerous by the second.

More and more Ōtsutsuki kept appearing—one after another. Izuna, who had once believed himself the hidden puppet master pulling the strings, now felt completely lost, like a mantis trying to capture a cicada—only to be snatched by an even larger predator.

And as he glanced at Tobirama beside him, taking in his tone, his expression, and the storm of power radiating from his eyes, Izuna could feel—deeply—that Tobirama's emotions for Kazuki ran deep.

It didn't feel like an act.

Tobirama had no reason to fake it at this point...

Besides, Izuna didn't think Tobirama was even capable of deceiving him.

Meanwhile, in the Pure Land—

The Sage of Six Paths tugged anxiously at his beard, staring at the three Ōtsutsuki in distress.

"What should I do…? I can't intervene directly. Should I gamble everything and channel the Six Paths Yin-Yang Power into the reincarnations of Asura and Indra...?"

"But those are three Ōtsutsuki. There's no guarantee they'd win! Especially with this generation's Indra reincarnation—he might even try to hold onto the power I grant him and become a threat himself once Kaguya's kin are defeated…"

The Sage hesitated.

The sudden appearance of Momoshiki and Urashiki had completely thrown off his original plans...

Senju Hashirama might be trustworthy, but Uchiha Madara—who had awakened the Rinnegan and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from the Moon—looked anything but reliable.

And while the Sage of Six Paths was caught in this internal struggle—

The battle between Urashiki, Momoshiki, and Kaguya had begun!

"Try to hold out for a few more moves, Kaguya!"

Urashiki let out a strange cry as his red-glowing fishing rod whipped toward Kazuki like a wraith in the dark.

Momoshiki's face was cold and composed. He raised his palm, unleashing a torrent of black chakra rods!

Kaguya inhaled deeply, recalling the footwork Kazuki had taught her—how one should think during battle. She shifted her stance gently, smoothly evading Urashiki's hook.

Then, her figure blurred into motion, weaving through the hailstorm of chakra rods like a gust of wind cutting through a storm.

Both Urashiki and Momoshiki were visibly startled.

You could always tell a master by their first move.

From what they knew of Kaguya, she should have been forcibly activating the container's power to open Amenominaka, struggling just to evade attacks—and draining massive amounts of chakra in the process.

But this—this low-cost, high-efficiency evasion technique—felt completely unfamiliar to them!

"Compress God Vacuum Fist to the limit—strike the blue-eyed one's left flank."

Kazuki's voice echoed at just the right moment.

It was like a lost ship suddenly spotting a lighthouse. Though she'd been thrown off rhythm after her first charge, with Kazuki's guidance, Kaguya immediately rediscovered her direction and tempo.

Fierce chakra coiled tightly around her fist as she drove a brutal punch toward Urashiki's side!

Urashiki's blue Rinnegan widened in shock—flickering wildly in that instant. He narrowly escaped, dissolving into a cascade of origami cranes just before the crushing blow landed.

"All-Killing Ash Bones! Defend above you!"

In a flash, Kaguya didn't stop to question why. She simply followed Kazuki's command. From her palm, she summoned a bone spike pulsing with an aura of annihilation—and thrust it straight into the air.

It was as if she had predicted it in advance.

Just as Momoshiki was preparing to launch an aerial assault, All-Killing Ash Bones suddenly shot toward his face before he could even gather chakra.

Momoshiki retreated with all his might, but the bone spike still grazed his cheek.

And that thin cut quickly began to spread—corroding nearly half of his face. Skin and bone disintegrated rapidly, falling away in chunks.

All it took was a single exchange.

Kaguya had already put both Momoshiki and Urashiki on the defensive. These two Ōtsutsuki, who had just moments ago been smug and self-assured, now wore grim, dark expressions.

Something was off...

Kaguya could fight now!

It felt unfamiliar—completely foreign!

Meanwhile, Isshiki—who was still being corroded after Urashiki had frozen him with his treasured tool and who was rapidly adapting to Uchiha Obito's body—had just pulled himself back from the brink of death.

Now, sensing the chakra of his longtime nemesis Kaguya, his entire body seethed with rage once more.

Even though he'd taken a direct hit from Night Guy, he couldn't let go of this millennia-old hatred. No matter what, he wanted to join the assault on Kaguya.

Uchiha Obito, though unconscious, was trembling uncontrollably, as if caught in an intense inner struggle.

Within him, Black Zetsu weakly tried to awaken him—but failed. Still, it didn't go back into hiding either.

Kaguya's surprisingly strong performance had shocked Black Zetsu, stirring up a glimmer of hope that perhaps Uchiha Obito could still be saved...

But at that very moment—

The first round came to an end.

After experiencing the joy of overwhelming her enemies through technique, Kaguya's eyes lit up with excitement. She glanced at Kazuki, pleading: "Kazuki, can I take the next round on my own?"

"I really think... I can defeat Momoshiki and Urashiki!"

Kazuki looked at Obito, whose condition was growing more unstable, then smiled gently and gave a small nod.

"Alright…"

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