Pffft—!

Yami couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This was far from comfort from Hashirama. It was simply helping Black Zetsu stab Madara in the heart with the final blow.

However, this was a blessing in disguise, as it helped Madara, who was on the verge of collapse, come to his senses. He turned to look at Hashirama and gave an ugly smile.

"Hashirama, don't force me to beat you at a time like this."

Hashirama shrank his neck and muttered softly, "Now without the Rinnegan, you are no match for me."

"You!"

Madara's forehead veins throbbed violently.

Sure enough, this man was his lifelong nemesis.

"Mother, please absorb Yami's chakra as soon as possible. There is something strange about this person."

After releasing a thousand years of resentment, Black Zetsu whispered a reminder. He had not forgotten the important matter. Yami was still the biggest threat, and only by eliminating him could Kaguya rest easy in the entire shinobi world.

Kaguya slowly nodded and said calmly, "Become one with me, Yami..."

As soon as she finished speaking, her already long white hair grew even longer, surging forward in waves toward Yami.

"I can consider integration, but definitely not in this way, and not with you leading."

Yami shifted his body to the side and retreated. A jet-black lightning flashed in his hand. As he swung it, it was as if a sharp blade was flying, slicing through all the attacking strands of white hair.

"Yami-nii, we're here to help you!"

When Sasuke and Naruto saw Kaguya making her move, they immediately entered their full battle state and charged forward, but a gentle repulsive force bounced them back.

Yami's voice came over.

"You can't intervene in this battle. Just keep an eye on Madara and don't let him cause trouble."

Without experiencing near-death, meeting the Sage of Six Paths, or obtaining the power of Six Paths, Sasuke and Naruto's strength was still far from that level. Charging in would only hinder him.

The severed long hair stabbed out again as he spoke. This time, Yami swept his hand, lightning surging in his palm, forming a long spear of lightning that was indestructible and temporarily repelled Kaguya's attack.

Sasuke and Naruto had no choice but to turn to another task, but feeling the violent gusts from the battle blowing against their faces, they could only obey.

The two flanked Madara on the left and right, calling Tobirama to bring chakra-restricting restraints for Madara to wear.

Madara, already beaten to a pulp, had no intention of resisting. After his chakra was sealed, he obediently sat next to Hashirama, silently cheering for Yami in his heart.

Boom—!

Yami pressed down with his right foot, spiderweb-like cracks spreading across the ground before it collapsed with a loud bang. He shot upward, followed by several wildly dancing fire dragons infused with senjutsu.

Kaguya waved her wide sleeves, a strong wind sweeping over and twisting the fire dragons into nothing. The remaining sparks fell to the ground, igniting a sea of fire.

At this level, combined with the perfect adaptation of the Ōtsutsuki clan to the chakra system, control over chakra had gone beyond instinct and reached the level of pure will.

"Very capable..."

Yami was a little surprised. In his previous life, he had always heard people say that Kaguya's actual combat experience was very poor, and that she had only been sealed by Naruto and Sasuke because Black Zetsu controlled her from afar.

Now, it seemed the claims were exaggerated.

At least this casual control of the battle was beyond his expectations.

However, he didn't care. That was just a feint, a greeting.

The real attack was in his fists.

Kaguya's Byakugan sensed the terrifying chakra contained in his strike, and she raised her white palm.

Buzz—!

The whole world seemed to tremble.

Kaguya growled.

"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"

In an instant, a vast amount of chakra condensed into countless giant fists that covered the sky. A buzzing sound, like explosions, shook the air as the pressure compressed it to the limit.

The natural energy between heaven and earth was mobilized. This was the strongest taijutsu, shaking the world with the power of immortality.

Yami also unleashed his own move.

"Ten Directions Prison!"

The force of his fist turned into the roar of a fierce ghost, shockwaves like bone spurs surging toward the overwhelming barrage of fists.

Boom!

On one side was the divine punishment from the goddess, fists falling like a meteor shower. On the other side was the roar from the depths of hell, a violent force ready to bury everything.

Mountains and rivers shattered. The entire continental plate seemed to wail. The aftermath, like a raging storm, blew away Naruto and the others, turning the area into an absolute vacuum.

The collision lasted for ten seconds. When it ended, a deep pit hundreds of meters deep marked the ground.

Finally, a figure flew backward.

It was Kaguya. Disbelief filled her eyes as she was sent flying.

Black Zetsu shouted, "How is it possible! How could my mother's power lose to a mortal!"

"Nothing is impossible. I am a man with all the bonds in the ninja world."

Before his voice fully faded, Yami had already caught up to Kaguya in midair and lashed out with a whip kick.

Kaguya raised her hand, blocking the blow.

After that, the two clashed dozens of times every second. One moment they were high in the sky, the next on the ground, and then suddenly gone, reappearing on the coast.

Fast!

Too fast!

The onlookers, struggling to keep themselves steady, couldn't follow their movements at all, their necks nearly snapping as they tried.

Madara's face was extremely ugly.

With the power Yami was displaying now, in their previous battle, he had merely been toying with him and Hashirama.

Yugao looked at the earth dragon rolling in the distance and took a deep breath.

"If this continues… the whole world will be destroyed by them, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a large number of water columns suddenly erupted from the ground, linking together into a massive wave.

Kakashi's eyes widened in shock, his gaze fixed on a distant mountain.

In his eyes, the mountain was shrinking.

Shisui also noticed this, his voice hoarse. "The continent… is cracked."

(To be continued.)

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