I'm Not Naruto, But I Got a Better Bloodline-Chapter 354: If the Sage of Six Paths Won’t Come Out, Then Send Naruto and the Others to Meet You!

The era of the Ōtsutsuki had indeed arrived.

As strange horns appeared on Obito and Kimimaro, their bodies underwent drastic transformations at that very moment.

Nagato, meanwhile, had been forced to cast the Rinne Rebirth Technique, and his entire body had already collapsed onto the ground.

The vitality within him began to dissipate; even his heartbeat had started to cease.

Yet strangely, within his body an even more powerful force was erupting—an extreme vitality intermingling with his own death.

“So it’s finally come to this…”

At this moment, Obito suddenly raised his head. Only, his gaze had changed, and he slowly removed his mask as well.

His expression twisted with strain and struggle. In the next instant, he directly gouged out the eye from the other side of his eye socket.

As Yin–Yang Release was being brewed, it was not long before a brand-new eye appeared within his eye socket!

“An eye born from the mutated power of the Divine Tree still isn’t as useful as the eye I truly need.”

“Hmph, I don’t even need to go through that much trouble. Still, these struggles of consciousness are really quite extraordinary!”

On the other side, Kimimaro also raised his head. His expression likewise looked far from normal, and his eyes swept viciously over Kitagawa Gen.

Afterward, he glared hatefully into the distance—toward Ōtsutsuki Genshiki, who was dealing with the massive Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha—before finally speaking in fury.

“What a bastard! To pull something like this at a time like this!”

“Genshiki is a madman. It’s not like you didn’t already know that.”

“Obito” kept taking deep breaths, as if adjusting his state, after all, the souls within his body were far from quietly behaved.

“But it doesn’t matter. We can just use the power of this ‘embodiment of the planet’s will’ to complete our revival more quickly.”

“Mm. I can’t stand that guy inside me either, but we don’t have anything external interfering, and we can also wait for Momoshiki to recover.”

“Kimimaro” nodded. He glanced toward where Nagato was. Having lost a massive amount of energy, Momoshiki would have to wait if he wanted to recover.

Of course, the energy lost from being revived still would not be small, but for them, that was all good news!

The two of them understood each other without needing to say it—after all, they were both waiting for the “Divine Ascension Stairway” that belonged to them.

“Kid, didn’t you just say you wanted to see whether it’s ‘power devouring will, or will biting back at power’?”

“Kimimaro” turned his head to look at Kitagawa Gen’s Divine Tree avatar, and a trace of cruelty surfaced on his face.

“That damned tone of yours is way too much like Genshiki. Since that’s the case…”

Bzzz—

Before the words had even fallen, Urashiki was already controlling Kimimaro as he charged over, and Isshiki immediately controlled Obito to make his move as well.

“Then I’ll let you see it properly!”

“Heh.”

But to their surprise, Kitagawa Gen merely smiled calmly. In the next instant, the short blade formed from a Truth-Seeking Ball in his hand suddenly slashed out.

“You all still don’t seem to recognize your own limits.”

That utterly flat tone and that familiar manner of speaking—somehow—made Isshiki and Urashiki both feel as if they were facing Genshiki.

And in that roaring burst of power, in the instant of their brief contact, their expressions changed, because they realized one thing.

“This guy seems even harder to deal with than we imagined!”

And while they were clashing, the Black Zetsu covering Nagato began to slowly peel away, and Nagato’s Rinnegan disappeared at that very moment.

As Kitagawa Gen’s Divine Tree avatar struck out with a heavy punch, Kitagawa Gen’s true body did not pause in the slightest either.

Looking at that enormous “Susanoo-clad Great Buddha,” and at the life aura constantly spiraling at the top of the giant Buddha, Kitagawa Gen truly felt that this era had changed a bit too much.

“This is…”

Uchiha Madara felt his vitality recovering, and his entire body was also continuously undergoing a transformation. In an instant, he understood.

“It looks like that guy did a good job—and it seems his target isn’t just me.”

“This is… the power of your Rinnegan?”

Senju Hashirama looked somewhat dazed. He also felt his body starting to become different, that strange power continuously swirling around him.

He felt that he himself seemed to be undergoing a different kind of transformation as well—a change from “death to life,” a state that was difficult to describe.

“I feel like I’m about to come back to life.”

“That’s exactly the case. There’s no need to find it strange.”

Uchiha Madara clenched his fist and spoke with extreme seriousness.

“The power of All Things brought me the Rinnegan. This is an eye that governs life and death. It is precisely this pair of eyes that allows us to be revived, but—”

“But?”

“The caster will likely suffer enormous problems, and may even die!”

“Then that means—”

“Mm. Kitagawa Gen has most likely already dealt with Nagato, or rather, he released the Rinne Rebirth in cooperation with my will. No matter which it is, it’s all good news for us!”

Uchiha Madara’s gaze flickered. For him and Senju Hashirama, revival itself was an enhancement—Impure World Reincarnation would only lower their combat capability.

What’s more, when facing the Ōtsutsuki, Impure World Reincarnation did not possess any true immortality effect at all. Being fully alive would naturally be better!

“Looks like you’re having quite a bit of fun?”

However, just as they were feeling excited, they suddenly saw Ōtsutsuki Genshiki slowly floating up.

Facing that towering giant Buddha, his expression remained calm to an unbelievable degree.

Moreover, his voice inexplicably made both Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara feel oppressed.

“Not bad at all. It seems the two of you spiritual bodies are about to be revived. I’m just curious—are you sure revival is really a good thing for you?”

As he spoke, a Truth-Seeking Ball had already fallen into his hand, and in the blink of an eye it transformed into a golden blade of light!

The golden radiance was dazzling, yet suffocating. He calmly looked at the two of them and said with an easy smile, “Life and death actually aren’t as different as you imagine. Of course, being alive is not a bad thing in itself, it’s just that—”

Kitagawa Gen’s gaze sharpened, and those eyes of his, brilliant like a galaxy, burst forth with an unimaginable aura!

“Sometimes things aren’t absolute. For example, when you run into me, the difference between life and death becomes even smaller.”

“Charge!”

Faced with such words, both Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama felt an inexplicable suffocation.

Even though this “Ōtsutsuki Genshiki” had not yet made a move, the unease in their hearts had already been magnified to the extreme!

“Madara, give me control. Give me all of your chakra as well.”

Senju Hashirama immediately spoke in a low voice. The Impure World talismans on his body were already drifting away—this was him as well, completing his strongest strike before fully reviving!

“Alright.”

Uchiha Madara did not object at this moment. He handed over complete control to Senju Hashirama and also transferred all of his power at the same time.

Under Senju Hashirama’s control, the enormous “Susanoo-clad Great Buddha” let out a furious roar.

“Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!”

Without holding anything back, its full power poured out at that very instant.

The True Several Thousand Hands, clad in deep-blue Susanoo, ferociously swung its fists. Countless fists went madly smashing toward Kitagawa Gen!

Even though those fists had not yet truly struck anyone, the boundless power and those fists, each the size of a tailed beast, had already stirred up violent gales.

“The power isn’t bad, it’s just a pity…”

Kitagawa Gen slightly raised his head. Looking at the gigantic fists howling toward him, he gently shook his head.

“An attack like this can’t hit me.”

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his left hand. Roaring chakra had already gathered within it.

In an instant, he swung it out, and the thunderous force twisted the surrounding space itself!

“This is—”

Kitagawa Gen had only just made his move when Kaguya within him immediately sensed that something was wrong.

That ferocious chakra seemed as if it was going to shake the heavens with the power of senjutsu, and his chakra at this moment was like endless fists.

Boom, boom, boom—

Violent, continuous explosions resounded across the entire battlefield, as silver and blue chakra constantly intertwined.

The shockwaves produced by the high-speed collisions instantly swept everything around them away!

Whether towering mountains or steep cliffs, before these seemingly tangible shockwaves they were like tofu, shattered in an instant into clouds of dust.

Even the Ten-Tails let out a pained howl under such an impact, and even its mountain-like body was blasted backward by the ferocious bombardment.

The earth itself was like blocks of tofu, continuously collapsing and crumbling as the Ten-Tails was forced to move!

“This kind of battle… is truly terrifying.”

Not far away, Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato—whose bodies were already shattered and in the process of repairing—were left momentarily speechless.

They watched the thousand-meter-tall Buddha unleash attacks like something out of hell, watched the Ten-Tails’ anguished howls, and watched “Ōtsutsuki Genshiki” respond with calm composure.

This truly went beyond imagination. They were all thinking about what they should do, after all—

“This is a battle that concerns the life and death of the entire shinobi world!”

Senju Tobirama could not help but sigh, but no matter what, he would not leave.

He had to think carefully about how he could help his elder brother!

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“You’ve got to be kidding… this kind of power…”

On the other side, Naruto and Sasuke, who were rapidly rushing over, were also somewhat stunned, cold sweat pouring down their foreheads like rain.

Looking at the constantly roaring giant Buddha and the terrifying aura spilling out from it, they could not help but swallow hard.

“This is Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.”

The Nine-Tails’ voice also began to echo. It seemed not entirely unfamiliar with what was happening before them—after all, it had truly taken those blows before.

“But that Ōtsutsuki will only be worse than you imagine!”

“What do you know?”

Naruto asked curiously, but the Nine-Tails did not answer. Sasuke, at the side, instead took a deep breath.

“Let’s speed up. No matter who the enemy really is, we have to do something—even if it’s just to buy time for Gen-senpai!”

“Tch, I know.”

Naruto did not continue pressing the Nine-Tails. He nodded as well.

“Let’s speed up!”

The two figures rapidly weaved through the storm and torrent of chakra, while atop the giant Buddha, the expressions of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara grew increasingly grim.

“An attack of this level was actually blocked so casually?”

Their faces were filled with disbelief. This was already the strongest power they could currently use!

Moreover, they could already feel that they were getting closer and closer to truly “coming back to life.”

If things were mishandled at this moment, then just as they came back to life, they might be cut down!

But no matter how they thought about it, it was already useless. Eighty Gods Vacuum Fist mercilessly shattered everything.

They could only watch as the fists covered in Susanoo continuously broke apart. Even with endless fists constantly replenishing them, it was all in vain.

And the opponent’s power kept growing stronger. Finally, at the instant the very last fist was smashed apart, Kitagawa Gen’s voice rang out once again.

“To be honest, I’m somewhat disappointed. You already had a clear understanding of battle long ago, yet now you’ve instead continued to regress.”

In the sky, golden light was flashing. Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara abruptly raised their heads, only to realize that at some unknown moment, Kitagawa Gen had already flown up into the air.

The light sword in his hand was dazzling, and his words were just as calm.

“At our level, battle has never been merely a battle of chakra.”

“That’s not necessarily a good thing—especially for me.”

As he spoke, Kitagawa Gen did not give Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara any more time to think.

The golden sword, radiating brilliant luster, suddenly fell. That ferocious power caused the entire sky to glow with gold.

“Watch out!”

As if sensing that deadly power reverberating, the expressions of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara became extremely grim.

They wanted to take defensive measures, but could only watch helplessly as the golden light plunged into the body of the “Susanoo Buddha.”

As the power surged unceasingly, their “Susanoo Buddha” seemed utterly incapable of resisting and was abruptly cut in half!

The Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion was a supreme combat technique capable of directly slicing open even the moon.

No matter how astonishing the attack power of the “Susanoo Buddha” was, no matter how formidable its defense, when faced with a Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion at Kitagawa Gen’s level, it was completely powerless to resist!

“Damn it—”

Senju Tobirama’s expression was incomparably grim, and Namikaze Minato was likewise left speechless at this moment. Could such a guy really be dealt with?

“Tch, that Genshiki bastard…”

On the other side, Isshiki and Urashiki—who were resisting the wills of Obito and Kimimaro while simultaneously being “violently beaten” by Kitagawa Gen’s Divine Tree avatar—also felt an enormous shock.

They could sense the strength of that giant Buddha. A technique like that would be deadly even if it landed on them.

“But Genshiki can actually cut it open directly. Just how much energy does this guy even possess?!”

This question echoed continuously in their minds, and an even greater doubt arose within them.

Just how far does Genshiki have to go before it can be considered the true end of the “Divine Ascension Stairway”?

He seemed to have already become unbelievably powerful!

“Watch out!”

The allied shinobi forces, who had already completed their assembly, suddenly saw the collapsing giant Buddha, and one by one let out heart-rending shouts.

Even from far away, they clearly understood that if such an impact were to fall on them, it would absolutely be fatal!

“All ninja capable of Earth Release, immediately deploy Earth-Style Ramparts and block that wave of impact!”

All the commanders made a decisive call and instantly issued orders. In the blink of an eye, walls of earth rose straight from the ground.

“Summoning: Quintuple Rashōmon!”

Senju Hashirama, who had fallen from the giant Buddha, immediately formed hand seals as well. In an instant, five gigantic iron gates bearing demonic faces rose up in rapid succession.

The massive gates stood before them as the first line of defense. In the next moment, the giant Buddha completely collapsed, and a violent, mushroom-shaped cloud of dust roared upward!

The entire land began to tremble. Chasm-like fissures spread outward in all directions, and seen from high above, those cracks looked like a spider’s web crawling across the earth.

Shockwaves dozens of stories tall, carrying billowing clouds of dust, spread outward as well.

The Quintuple Rashōmon shattered in the blink of an eye, and the stone forest formed by the Earth-Style Ramparts behind it was likewise annihilated in an instant.

Fortunately, the main force of the allied shinobi army was still at some distance.

Even so, though they could not completely avoid it and were swept up by the shockwave—sent scattering in all directions—it was still far better than the White Zetsu forces that were closer.

Under such an impact, the White Zetsu army suffered massive casualties in an instant!

Yet no one felt any joy. To witness Ōtsutsuki Genshiki so casually and effortlessly crush the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara—figures like gods—even when they had jointly unleashed the Susanoo-armored True Several Thousand Hands—was utterly devastating to them.

“Fifth Hokage-sama…”

Their gazes could not help but turn to the other side, toward Kitagawa Gen, who was still maintaining his position and fighting steadily amid the torrent of chakra.

“The shinobi world… will really have to rely on you.”

Such a terrifying attack left the people of the shinobi world dazed. They watched as the dust in the sky automatically parted, revealing a figure still bathed in moonlight.

Their hearts were filled with disorientation—but the shinobi world was not lacking in those willing to face fear head-on!

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

“Sorry, sorry—we’re late!”

Golden and violet chakra surged as Sasuke and Naruto each caught Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama as they fell from the sky.

Naruto even had the presence of mind to grin and shrug his shoulders. Sasuke, however, fixed his gaze on the figure above—and suddenly realized something.

“You two… how—”

“You’ve come back to life, haven’t you?”

Senju Hashirama said with a slightly breathless smile, his peripheral vision sweeping over Uchiha Madara beside him.

“It’s this guy’s technique. Even though it’s great to be able to breathe the air of the shinobi world again, it doesn’t feel very good.”

“Idiot…”

Uchiha Madara cursed in a low voice, but very soon he had no time to keep talking, because his eyes shattered at that moment.

The Rinnegan from Impure World Reincarnation was only a reflection of power; it was not real at all.

Fortunately, at this time the ground suddenly surged, and then Black Zetsu’s weakened figure appeared.

“Madara-sama, your eyes have already been recovered.”

“Tch, this guy.”

Naruto and Sasuke both frowned. They were not familiar with Black Zetsu, but the aura on him made them uncomfortable.

But this was not the time to think about that. They quickly could not help asking, curious.

“Is Gen over there alright?”

“Kitagawa Gen has no problem. One Ōtsutsuki was released by him, but reviving may take some time.”

Black Zetsu spoke half-truthfully. Even now he was a bit dazed—especially as he looked at the four people beside him, his mind could not quite turn over.

Right now, he was actually joining forces with the previous and the next generations of Indra and Asura?

But soon he stopped thinking about it. The most urgent matter was still that Ōtsutsuki Genshiki!

“Madara-sama, please immediately absorb the Ten-Tails and become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki. Only then can you better deal with everything.”

“Hey, what are you talking about?”

Naruto could not hold it together when he heard that. Sasuke also looked at Black Zetsu with displeasure. But as Uchiha Madara installed his eyes, he also spoke.

“The meaning is very clear—have me become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki and gain enough power to face this guy.”

As he spoke, his Rinnegan had already been reinstalled, and a frightening aura echoed from his body.

He raised his head and looked at the careless figure in the sky, and there was also a lump of anger in his heart that he could not vent at all.

“So arrogant to this extent? It makes me sick. But you heard correctly—only if I become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki will there be the best chance to deal with this guy!”

“Deal with?”

Sasuke sounded rather displeased, and at this moment two currents of chakra intertwined beside them.

Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato had also arrived. They had heard Uchiha Madara’s words as well, and this made Senju Tobirama furious to the extreme.

“What nonsense are you talking about—why you, and not my big brother?!”

“Because he has the Rinnegan.”

Senju Hashirama had thought it through clearly. He shook his head helplessly as he spoke.

“The Rinnegan seems to be the symbol of the ‘power of all things.’ I’m afraid only he can truly keep the Ten-Tails under control.”

“That’s right. Moreover, becoming a jinchūriki requires special hand seals, and I’m the only one who knows them!”

Uchiha Madara nodded and continued in a deep voice.

“The Ten-Tails is extremely important, and the fact that Ōtsutsuki Genshiki appeared because of it is enough to show how serious the situation is.”

“Hmph, it does seem important.”

Sasuke looked at the figure in the sky and finally nodded.

“But if that’s the case, that Ōtsutsuki Genshiki won’t just let you do as you please.”

“Indeed. That’s why I hope you can hold him back for a while.”

Uchiha Madara also knew this matter was far from simple, and he lowered his voice.

“If we do other things, he might not care, but when it comes to the Ten-Tails, he will definitely move. That will also draw his attention to me…”

“At that point, I’ll have to rely on you to hold him back so I can seize the opportunity to seal the Ten-Tails into my body.”

“Only then will I have a chance to become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki, obtain the power of the Sage of Six Paths, and truly deal with him!”

“Although I am extremely disgusted by, and yet also greatly admire, what the Sage of Six Paths did, right now there is no choice but to rely on all of this.”

Uchiha Madara’s words plunged everyone into silence, but they had to admit the point.

Ōtsutsuki Genshiki was not someone who could be dealt with casually. Perhaps they truly needed even greater power.

“Then let’s give it a try.”

After a moment of contemplation, Sasuke finally spoke coldly. In truth, he did not trust Uchiha Madara at all.

But faced with such a powerful enemy—especially when they needed to buy time for Kitagawa Gen—he was willing to try.

“I also think it’s worth trying. After all, there isn’t any better option.”

Seeing Sasuke speak up, Naruto instinctively echoed him, but he felt the Nine-Tails roaring inside him.

That made him feel a little awkward. The Nine-Tails seemed to harbor not just ordinary dislike, but deep hatred toward Uchiha Madara.

Of course, it also hated the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.

“Sigh, then let’s do it this way.”

Senju Tobirama wanted to object, but given the current situation, there really didn’t seem to be a better solution. He could only nod helplessly.

“Let’s move.”

Namikaze Minato spoke softly from the side. This was truly not the time to hesitate.

“Are you done discussing?”

However, up in the sky, Kitagawa Gen chose this moment to speak.

As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the space ahead—and the Sage of Six Paths was right there within it.

Not only him; his younger brother was there as well.

Moreover, the Sage of Six Paths seemed to have noticed Kitagawa Gen’s gaze, yet neither he nor his younger brother made any move.

“What’s going on? Why aren’t those two making a move yet?”

Kitagawa Gen could not help muttering. Instead, the Kaguya chakra within him spoke up.

“Stop playing around. This is about enough. Those two seem to be the former reincarnations of Indra and Asura, and now two more have appeared. You should speed things up as well.”

“I’m helping them. The Sage of Six Paths let them reincarnate—who knows, he might have left something behind.”

Kitagawa Gen still chose to say a few good words for the Sage of Six Paths. That old man bore too much.

“Left something behind?”

But when those words reached Kaguya’s ears, the situation changed.

“Hagoromo, that guy—he didn’t leave something behind to deal with me, did he?!”

“…”

For the first time, Kitagawa Gen marveled at a woman’s intuition. He stroked his chin and spoke.

“I don’t know either, but it’s probably meant to deal with the Ōtsutsuki?”

“Then isn’t that meant to deal with me?”

“…Do you want to confront him face to face?”

“What are you planning to do?”

What to do?

That was simple enough.

Kitagawa Gen’s gaze shifted downward as he continued to speak with a smile.

“Since you’re done discussing, let’s continue. On the other side, my three senpai are about to come out. If you don’t speed things up, I’m afraid you won’t have a chance.”

As he spoke, he had already prepared to continue the attack.

Since Kaguya had asked, there was only one simplest method.

'I remember that when Sasuke and Naruto met you, it was on the brink of life and death. Then wouldn’t it work to beat them until they’re half-dead?'

As he thought this, his eyes also swept over the Sage of Six Paths hidden within the other space. Then, with a flash, his figure had already dashed toward Sasuke and the others!

“Move!”

Uchiha Madara did not hesitate in the slightest. His entire body rushed toward the Ten-Tails.

“Alright!”

Naruto lightly clenched his fist. In the next instant, a golden Nine-Tails burst out from within his body!

No matter the reason, at the moment he and the Nine-Tails bumped fists, he had already become a perfect jinchūriki.

At this moment, he was already able to fully unleash all of the Nine-Tails’ power.

“Nine-Tails, let’s go!”

“Tch.”

At that moment, Sasuke also activated Susanoo, and together with Naruto, he launched an attack.

“We shouldn’t just stand here watching—let’s move too.”

Senju Hashirama spoke at once, but Senju Tobirama let out a sigh.

“Big Brother, you threw our plan off again. Originally, all we had to do was hold off Ōtsutsuki Genshiki to create an opening for Gen, but now Uchiha Madara…”

“Didn’t he become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki? Doesn’t that have the same effect?”

Hashirama just smiled. His Wood Release surged out in an instant, rushing toward Ōtsutsuki Genshiki in the sky.

“…Fine. Let’s go too.”

Seeing this, Tobirama sighed helplessly, but he quickly adjusted. In any case, they were already Edo Tensei—he did not care that much anymore!

“Such a petty trick.”

Kitagawa Gen looked calmly at the four of them and smiled indifferently.

“Stop putting on airs!”

Naruto charged the fastest. He was already in front of Kitagawa Gen, and the Nine-Tails on him let out a roar as it swung a heavy punch.

“Even if you’re a god, so what!”

At the same time, Sasuke’s attack arrived in silence at that very moment.

The purple Susanoo erupted with boundless power and came straight at Kitagawa Gen amid a roaring din.

At the same time, a wood dragon burst out from behind him, roaring as it launched an attack at him.

“Absolutely, we can’t let a guy like you run rampant in this world!”

At that moment, Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato also lunged at him.

“Clearly, you still haven’t figured some things out.”

However, Kitagawa Gen only gently shook his head. His calm voice made one’s heart go cold.

“The outcome of this battle will not be as you wish. Your defeat is destined.”

Rumble—

In an instant, ultimate power bloomed across this hell-like wasteland, and the golden light sword shone once more in the sky.

Kitagawa Gen seemed to be drifting quietly in the sky, yet the golden sword in his hand seemed able to cover any corner!

Humm—

The golden sword swept across the Nine-Tails’ body on Naruto, and the Nine-Tails could not help letting out a pained roar!

The fist formed from its condensed chakra was sliced off with a single strike, and at the same time, another golden sword swept toward its body.

“Damn it…”

Naruto watched helplessly as the Nine-Tails was cleaved into two at that very moment, while the violent golden sword continued to surge toward him.

At the same time, Sasuke’s attack also arrived silently—but Sasuke’s expression changed in that instant.

“Damn it, even this kind of attack can be distorted?”

At some point, a distortion similar to Kamui had appeared on the long blade of his Susanoo.

His attack immediately went astray, slashing toward Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato instead!

Not only that—golden radiance flared once again. Sasuke did not even see where that streak of golden light came from.

His Susanoo had already shattered, and his entire body was struck as if by a devastating blow!

“Naruto!”

“Damn it…”

Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato had barely managed to avoid the long blade of Susanoo when, in the next instant, they saw Naruto and Sasuke falling from the sky.

Their expressions instantly turned extremely grim. In a flash, they moved to catch the two of them—but the entire space seemed to have become Kitagawa Gen’s domain.

His attacks were everywhere, giving no one any chance to react at all!

When the golden radiance shone once more, Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato were likewise cut into two halves.

“Damn it…”

Seeing this, Senju Hashirama immediately roared in fury and charged toward Kitagawa Gen.

His eyes were filled with shock and disbelief, as if he had never expected the battle situation to suddenly turn out like this.

At the same time, he carried a resolve to face death without fear—he could not allow this guy to continue like this any longer!

“This is bad…”

Black Zetsu watched everything unfold, his scalp tingling. He had now truly felt what despair meant.

He had revived Uchiha Madara and guided him toward obtaining the Ten-Tails precisely so that Madara could cooperate with the people present to deal with Ōtsutsuki Genshiki.

At the very least, they could not allow Ōtsutsuki Genshiki to obtain the Ten-Tails—this was the key to his future plan of summoning Mother.

As for whether Uchiha Madara would act recklessly, he had still been confident he could keep him under control, even though he himself did not have much energy left.

But combat power like Ōtsutsuki Genshiki’s had already exceeded the limits of his understanding. If this continued, there would be only one path left—death!

“What should I do… what am I supposed to do?”

Boom—

Just as he was thinking, golden light flashed once again. A violent roar erupted abruptly, and Senju Hashirama leapt high into the air before finally crashing down onto the ground.

“Hashirama!”

Uchiha Madara, who had already rushed to the Ten-Tails’ side, halted his steps. He turned back in shock to look at everything behind him, and a chill ran through him.

This time, it was resolved even faster?

Did this mean that this guy was truly treating everything like a game?

“You’d better move faster.”

However, just as Uchiha Madara was filled with grief and indignation, Kitagawa Gen’s voice drifted over unhurriedly.

“I hope that, before those ‘senpai’ of mine are revived, you can give me some real amusement.”

“You—”

An indescribable sense of humiliation welled up in Uchiha Madara’s heart, yet he could tell that Kitagawa Gen did not care about him at all.

His gaze fell upon the Ten-Tails, which was covered in wounds and even trembling deeply. In the end, he gritted his teeth and placed his hand on it.

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“Big Brother, he’s noticed us.”

Meanwhile, within the dimensional space, Hamura shook his head somewhat troubled.

“And those three children have already fallen into a life-and-death situation. If you still don’t move at this point, then—”

“Sigh, young people these days.”

The Sage of Six Paths wore a bitter expression. He could see what Kitagawa Gen was thinking, and that left him feeling rather conflicted.

“But don’t talk about life and death. He left Yang Release power on those three children. That power can also ensure they won’t die.”

“Then how exactly are you going to choose?”

“It’s time to appear. Otherwise, that child Gen really is going to get angry.”

With the plan disrupted to this extent, even the Sage of Six Paths felt somewhat powerless. Still, appearing at this moment was not necessarily a bad thing.

At the very least, he could try to explain a few things.

“And this time, appearing cannot be just to see these few children. Those who died in battle all deserve an opportunity!”

“…”

Hearing this, Hamura was momentarily stunned.

He seemed to understand his elder brother’s actions a little, yet there were some things he did not know whether he should say.

If his big brother showed himself now, it would most likely not be anything good.

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