I'm Not Naruto, But I Got a Better Bloodline-Chapter 364: The Shattered Moon

’Did that kid Naruto notice something?’

Gen’s expression was somewhat strange as he recalled how Naruto had maintained silence earlier. He could not help but stroke his chin—perhaps his main body had said something, or made some movement, that caused Naruto to associate something with it?

’Could it be that simple-minded people always have keen perception?’

For some reason, Gen glanced toward Guy at the side.

Although he respected Guy greatly, he had to admit that Guy-sensei was, at times, rather simple-minded. And yet it was precisely that kind of simplicity that allowed him to always sense something.

’For example, Kakashi—whom neither Naruto nor Sasuke recognized—was almost discovered by him...’

Gen rubbed his brow. This matter was a bit troublesome, but it was only a small trouble.

His gaze unconsciously shifted toward the Sage of Six Paths, causing the Sage of Six Paths—despite being in a soul state—to feel a chill run down his back!

"You... what are you thinking about again?"

Without revealing any emotion, the Sage of Six Paths asked in a low voice, which made Hamura blink.

"Rest assured."

However, Gen merely smiled and shook his head, his gaze turning toward Isshiki and Momoshiki.

"Nothing will go wrong. Everything will be resolved smoothly."

"..."

The Sage of Six Paths silently nodded, yet he always felt that things were not so simple.

Just as he was now, however, he did not have time to say much. In the sky, Gen suddenly smiled and spoke.

"Kaguya, has the chakra absorption been completed?"

That single sentence immediately made Isshiki and Urashiki frown. What did this mean now?

Kaguya also looked toward Gen at this moment. Yet her gaze was especially complicated, and it even carried an indescribable look of fear.

But a moment later, she lightly nodded and spoke.

"In fact, there’s no need to absorb it. I also understand all of this. My chakra has always remained connected to me."

"Then, how exactly are you going to choose?"

Gen still folded his arms across his chest and calmly looked at Kaguya, as if he did not care at all what Kaguya was going to do.

With things like this, how could the people present still not know what was happening!

"Kaguya, don’t do anything foolish."

Isshiki immediately spoke loudly, and a heavy worry also appeared in his eyes.

"He really will devour his own kind—everyone of his kind is his target!"

"That’s right, he won’t spare anyone..."

Urashiki also could not help but speak, but the corner of his eye kept glancing toward Isshiki from time to time. These two were much of a muchness.

"Mother, you..."

Black Zetsu, however, wore a face full of confusion. He completely could not figure out what was going on.

When had Mother met Ōtsutsuki Genshiki?

Could it be that they already knew each other before coming to the shinobi world?

Then, he...

"I know how I’m going to choose."

Kaguya let out a sigh. She ignored everyone else’s words and instead lightly nodded toward Gen.

In the next instant, her expression changed. The previous complicated emotions vanished abruptly, replaced by indifference and cold detachment. The chakra within her body surged violently.

In an instant, the chakra of the entire world seemed to respond to her call, gathering toward her in a frenzy.

Her icy gaze swept toward Isshiki and Urashiki below, as well as Black Zetsu and the Sage of Six Paths within the crowd. In the very next moment, she suddenly made her move!

"Watch out!"

Hashirama shouted loudly. His hands instantly clasped together, and endless trees burst forth from the ground, layer upon layer forming defensive barriers above them.

"Hmph!"

Sasuke suddenly manifested the armor of Susanoo around his body. Even though this Susanoo possessed only half a torso, it still fiercely swung its long blade.

Sage Art: Rasenshuriken!

Naruto also abruptly raised his hand at this moment. The Truth-Seeking Balls flew into his grasp as rapidly rotating chakra took shape.

After incorporating the transformation of Yang Release and combining it with the Truth-Seeking Balls, the power of his Rasenshuriken increased by more than a single level!

In the next instant, he hurled the Rasengan forward. Together with the sword energy cleaved by Susanoo, the two vast torrents of chakra surged toward Kaguya.

"That is...!"

But very quickly, Madara’s expression changed drastically, because he saw the manner in which Kaguya made her move!

"That’s... that technique of Ōtsutsuki Genshiki?"

Endless chakra gathered around Kaguya, and this chakra instantly transformed into bizarre fist-shaped forms—wasn’t this the very power with which Ōtsutsuki Genshiki had just crushed them?

"The power seems not as strong as Ōtsutsuki Genshiki’s, but it’s just as terrifying..."

Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.

This was originally Kaguya’s own ability, and using it came to her with natural ease.

Amid a thunderous roar, the entire world seemed to be ignited.

The ground was suddenly blasted into a massive crater, and under the impact of the continuously detonating energy, the earth kept churning without end.

In the next instant, magma boiled up violently, and Kaguya’s Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack also shattered Sasuke’s and Naruto’s attacks.

Those ferocious fists surged wildly toward all of them!

"Mother, is this even meant to take me out as well...?"

Black Zetsu’s face turned ashen. That attack had shown absolutely no intention of avoiding him.

However, Naruto had already assumed a defensive stance. The Truth-Seeking Balls behind him changed shape and spread out, and pitch-black Yin–Yang Release immediately enveloped his entire body.

On Sasuke’s side, under the tremendous explosive force, Susanoo’s armor shattered at once. But he did not care; his Susanoo condensed once again.

Likewise, Hashirama and Madara each deployed their own methods, while Isshiki and Urashiki fled at top speed.

They had long since lost any desire to remain here. They never would have imagined that even Kaguya had "defected"!

"That damned woman..."

"Actually, comparatively speaking, I think the two of you are even more damned."

Before their words had even finished, Gen’s voice once again resounded across the heavens.

"You’ve dragged this out for far too long!"

The golden light sword fell from the sky without the slightest hesitation. The two who had just been desperately dodging Kaguya’s Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack now turned deathly pale at this very moment.

Boom—

A deafening explosion erupted in the heavens. Under the lingering might of the golden sword light, the land seemed to collapse, and the sea waves roared in fury.

Moreover, Gen noticed that although the two also put up defenses, they did not look back at all and instead fled straight toward the sea.

"What are they trying to pull now? This bunch of Ōtsutsuki really are hard to kill."

He lightly raised his brow. In an instant, the chakra throughout his body boiled violently.

His figure vanished in a flash, reappearing behind the two like a ghost!

At the very moment he appeared, the golden sword in his hand slashed directly toward the back of Urashiki’s neck.

His thinking was simple—kill the easier one first!

"Hurry up and find it. I’ll do my best to hold him back."

Isshiki practically growled in a low voice, and in the next instant, the black rod in his hand swung out at once!

Buzz—

At that moment, it was as if boundless power erupted from his body. The overwhelming force made space itself seem compressed.

That pressure made even Gen raise his brow slightly, but he soon gave a light nod.

"It seems that after devouring Senior Momoshiki, you have indeed undergone a certain transformation—but unfortunately..."

Gen’s voice turned cold, and the golden sword in his hand shone with blinding brilliance.

"You didn’t have the time to properly absorb all of that, and I should also thank you—for saving me some trouble."

"Hmph!"

Isshiki had no intention of wasting words with Gen. The black rod in his hand instantly met the attack.

Moreover, red chakra quietly appeared upon his black rod, clearly showing that he had also inherited Kinshiki’s ability from Momoshiki.

Not only that—Momoshiki’s power was also faintly gathering within him. With a single swing of the rod, two world-destroying forces collided in the sky in an instant!

Boom—

A tiny black spot appeared in the heavens, and immediately afterward, the entire world seemed to twist and distort!

"That direction is..."

Countless shinobi could not help but look over, yet they were unable to see anything at all.

Even the Byakugan could not penetrate the layers of distorted space to observe what was happening there.

"Tch..."

Urashiki, who was at the periphery of the distorted space, spat out a mouthful of blood. Even for an Ōtsutsuki, it was difficult to withstand such an impact.

With a gloomy expression, he stared at the two figures locked in a frantic clash within the warped space, muttering under his breath.

"They’re all monsters—being this strong is only natural, but..."

His gaze instantly shifted toward the depths of the sea. Following that trace of aura, he rapidly locked onto his target.

"As long as I find the ’Karasuki,’ I can leave this place. I can return to the past. I can..."

Urashiki truly could not endure the current situation. All the Ōtsutsuki had become enemies—at this point, even the natives seemed more trustworthy.

And with those around him devouring one another one by one—each growing stronger right before his eyes—how could he possibly endure it?

Right now, he could not defeat a single one of these people. In that case, he would return to the past and devour all of them!

Then he would return to the clan’s land—there were countless materials there as well...

"Since there is a ’stairway to godhood,’ since there is a ’Throne of Heaven,’ who says one cannot ’stand at the very top’?!"

Urashiki roared inwardly. His gaze rapidly swept across his surroundings, while within this distorted space, Gen and Isshiki fought ever more fiercely!

The two of them were like meteors, colliding again and again in midair at speeds difficult to follow with the naked eye.

Within a five-hundred-kilometer radius around them, everything fell into chaos. As they crisscrossed back and forth, thunderous booms erupted without end.

Each collision was accompanied by terrifying chakra detonations.

The earth shattered at this moment. Mountains collapsed with a deafening roar. Raging rivers were forcibly severed. Rampaging chakra affected everything in the surrounding area!

Moreover, the environment around them became utterly bewildering—howling winds carried dense smoke mixed with shattered stone and dust, blotting out the sky, while raging flames danced together with goose-feather snow.

The Ōtsutsuki possess the power to destroy worlds, and what they rely on has never been merely the God Tree!

All of this was like divine punishment descending. Such devastation left the people of the shinobi world with eyes splitting in fury.

...

"Not bad—at least it’s not so boring anymore."

At the very center of this battlefield—where space was twisted and the entire environment transformed—Gen’s golden sword and Isshiki’s black rod were locked firmly together.

Gen was still able to maintain a smile, but Isshiki, at this moment, could only gasp heavily for breath.

He was truly burned out now. Yet it was clear that Gen had not even reached his limit!

"Just how many of your own kind have you devoured? Why are you so strong?!"

"Because we are not the same."

Gen lightly shook his head. They were indeed not the same.

He had already completely confirmed that although his bloodline was a blank slate, its upper limit had certainly reached the level of an "Ōtsutsuki God"!

What was more, he had absorbed Urashiki, and had already devoured Momoshiki—who himself had consumed Kinshiki’s power—causing his degree of development to reach as high as 86 percent.

At this level, even Isshiki in a complete state could not compare—especially since Isshiki had been killed by Kitagawa Gen during the resurrection process, losing an unknown amount of energy in the process.

Even after devouring Momoshiki, such losses could not be made up so quickly.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Gen raised his brow. He sensed a signal coming from afar—one that belonged to his Ten-Tails.

This immediately made him understand that some things were coming to an end.

"I told you long ago—your fate was actually decided from the very beginning."

Gen gathered his thoughts, then let out a light chuckle.

"No matter how you struggle, it’s all the same to me. It’s a pity you won’t get to see me step onto the final ’stairway to godhood’—but as a stepping stone..."

As he spoke, he exerted force once more. The explosive chakra shook Isshiki until his senses were completely scrambled!

Seizing this opening, the golden longsword in his hand suddenly danced into motion.

"You will see me truly ascend the Throne of Heaven!"

"Damn it..."

The ferocious power surged in, causing Isshiki’s expression to change abruptly. As he frantically dodged, he shouted aloud.

"Are you really not curious about what Urashiki is looking for?!"

"Hm?"

Below, Urashiki’s face instantly changed color. No wonder Isshiki had helped him hold Genshiki back—so this was what he had been waiting for!

"Oh?"

Gen did not stop at all. With an utterly indifferent expression, he continued his attack.

"No matter what he’s looking for, the outcome is the same."

"He’s looking for the ’Karasuki’! That is a relic left behind by Ōtsutsuki Shibai! As long as he finds the ’Karasuki,’ he can break free from the constraints of time!"

Isshiki roared loudly as he continued to dodge frantically.

"He wants to return to the past—to kill you!"

"’Karasuki’?"

Gen paused for a moment, instantly understanding what was going on.

So it was the treasure through which that Boruto and Sasuke had traveled through time and encountered Naruto and Jiraiya!

Only, in his memory, he did not seem to have ever been attacked by an extraterrestrial visitor—otherwise, he would have died long ago.

Or perhaps it had been impossible to cross over at all?

"An opening!"

Seeing Gen pause for an instant, Isshiki did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately turned to flee.

And below, at this very moment, Urashiki’s expression lit up with joy—because he had finally found the thing he was searching for!

However, that flash of joy quickly turned into boundless rage, because he knew that if Genshiki were made to choose between him and Isshiki, he would definitely choose him—the one who intended to cross the time dimension and kill him!

"Faster, faster!"

Urashiki roared as he slammed his palm down, shattering the earthen jar and the seal upon it. Watching as the object instantly transformed into a turtle—Karasuki—he immediately shouted loudly.

"Hurry up and get me out of here, now!"

"Authentication complete. Honored Lord Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, I am the treasure, Karasuki."

The turtle emitted a mechanical voice. Urged on by Urashiki, it could only nod.

"As you wish. Please inject chakra."

Urashiki did not dare wait for even a moment. He began frantically injecting chakra, while Isshiki triggered sonic booms as he fled toward the heavens without daring to look back.

He had no desire whatsoever to think about matters of the future. Right now, he only wanted to leave this place!

"I see. But it’s not a big problem."

At that moment, Gen suddenly shook his head and spoke with a smile.

"Thank you for telling me all of this. Then, as a return gift..."

In an instant, Gen seemed to gather all the chakra in his body. That vast, surging power caused the already-chaotic surroundings to become even more bewildering!

"I will use my full strength to kill the two of you—and by the way..."

Without any warning, the golden sword in Gen’s hand instantly extended to a thousand meters in length, and in the next moment he swung it violently toward the void!

"I happen to have mastered two kinds of shinjutsu."

The golden longsword slashed downward, but in the very next instant that vast power abruptly dissipated!

There was no sign or precursor at all—it was as if Gen had swung at empty air.

Yet directly in front of him, space and time underwent an eerie, abnormal distortion at that very moment.

The vast chakra within Gen’s body also seemed to be abruptly drained dry at this instant, but he did not care.

After all, when using these two techniques in combination, he had already known what the result would be. Everything was inconsequential—his "supplements" had already been prepared!

Turning his head toward Kaguya’s direction, even from an unknown distance away, he could still see a towering giant tree piercing straight into the clouds...

"It’s opened!"

Urashiki finally saw the spacetime tunnel open. Without the slightest hesitation, he jumped straight in.

However, he did not notice at all that the turtle suddenly erupted with a violent alarm. His entire figure had already vanished.

...

"Has he gone to capture Urashiki?"

High above in the sky, Isshiki was still fleeing alone toward the heavens.

At this moment, he was completely disregarding everything else, using his full power to escape at maximum speed!

"Sorry about that, Urashiki—but what a pity..."

Gritting his teeth, Isshiki thought to himself that it was indeed a bit regrettable that Urashiki had fallen into Genshiki’s hands.

But he did not dare think any further. Being able to survive was already good enough!

"However, I’ll remember this grudge. Once I finish assimilating the energy within my body, I will return to the clan’s territory. They absolutely must not be left to you..."

Isshiki had harbored hatred for more than a thousand years; no matter what, he could never forget the betrayal of that year.

And this time, Kaguya had effectively betrayed him once again!

As for the humiliation brought upon him by Genshiki, he would remember it for the rest of his life. He had to take revenge. He had to become stronger.

He had to repay every bit of his humiliation, in full, to these people!

"Hm?"

However, just as he was fleeing in frantic desperation, he suddenly sensed that the surrounding space had become extraordinarily abnormal.

"This is..."

He looked around in disbelief. Space flickered, and in the next instant countless golden radiances erupted across the sky!

"No!"

Isshiki let out a furious roar, but that golden radiance had already engulfed his entire body.

And those pervasive, seemingly omnipresent golden lights did not stop. They flickered as they spread, covering the nearby moon.

In an instant, the golden radiance had already engulfed the moon.

And the round moon in the sky suddenly erupted with a tremendous roar in the next moment.

That intense white light immediately made the entire ninja world seem as bright as day!

"This is..."

The Allied Shinobi Forces raised their heads in disbelief, watching as the silver moon in the sky suddenly began to shatter!

"The moon... was shattered?"

On Naruto’s side, cold sweat covered his face as well. This was a sight they truly had never seen before.

Especially when they saw a figure quietly step out from space, their faces grew even paler.

Because they all knew one extremely terrifying fact.

"Ōtsutsuki Genshiki... has won..."