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Chapter 229: Isshiki Otsutsuki, Sage of Six Paths!
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The two people who appeared abruptly were an old man and a younger man.
The old man wore a white coat, had two horns on his head, and his figure was somewhat translucent. It was the spirit form of the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki!
The other person had a signature mohawk and was dressed like a monk. It was Jigen, who had been hiding in the ninja world for a millennium... No, accurately speaking, it was Isshiki Otsutsuki possessing Jigen!
They had been constantly monitoring the situation in the ninja world. They paid close attention to such a major event as the Fourth Great Ninja War. They had been observing from their respective dimensions.
When they saw Konan summon the God Tree and feed it 19 Tailed Beasts, they instantly understood her purpose—to forcefully ripen the God Tree Fruit! Both waited for the moment the fruit matured to suddenly strike and snatch it.
"Child of that wrench, don't you dare snatch it from me!"
"Hmph! This old man has a responsibility to maintain the peace of the ninja world. The God Tree Fruit must not fall into the hands of ambitious people like you!"
Isshiki Otsutsuki and the Sage of Six Paths glared at each other, then immediately focused their gazes on the God Tree Fruit before them. Neither expected that besides themselves hiding in the dark waiting to snatch it, there would be another person.
The Sage of Six Paths had learned about Isshiki Otsutsuki from his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki. He thought Isshiki was dead, considering his body had been fed to the God Tree by his mother. He didn't expect him to still be alive.
From their sudden appearance to reaching out to snatch, it all happened in an extremely short instant. Very sudden.
But... for the current Konan, it was just slightly unexpected. With her strength, she could still react. Moreover, she had learned all the secrets of the ninja world from Alex. Since summoning the God Tree, she had been guarding against the possible appearance of the brothers, Isshiki Otsutsuki and the Sage of Six Paths. Now only these two were here; Hamura Otsutsuki was missing, perhaps truly dead.
Konan's expression turned cold. "You seek death!!"
If these two guys had stayed hidden, rooting them out would have actually taken some effort. Now that they had jumped out on their own, they were truly seeking their own deaths. These guys plotting conspiracies behind the scenes deserved to die! The future ninja world did not need such conspirators...
Not a single one should exist!
"Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!!"
Konan's extended right palm suddenly erupted with infinite repulsive force. A massive silver tornado connecting heaven and earth swept out in all directions with her at the center. It firmly protected the God Tree Fruit in the center of the tornado, preventing these two interceptors from succeeding.
The Sage of Six Paths' right hand froze, unable to advance an inch. The erupted repulsive force was solid, forming a thick and sturdy wall of repulsion; his right hand couldn't move forward even a hair.
"HAA!" His Rinnegan erupted with extremely bright purple light as he shouted angrily, "The God Tree Fruit absolutely cannot fall into your hands! The ninja world was created by this old man; it can only operate according to this old man's will!! You will only bring destruction to the ninja world!!"
A hazy white light lit up around his body, also releasing a repulsive force.
"Super Super Shinra Tensei!!"
A Shinra Tensei far more terrifying than that of Rinnegan Obito or Nagato. Released personally by the Sage of Six Paths, it was countless times stronger.
Unfortunately... it was useless. Not only could he not get closer to the God Tree Fruit, but his body was pushed away step by step. His extended right hand moved further and further away from the fruit. Retreating faster and faster.
Whoosh! He was bounced far away.
The so-called Super Super Shinra Tensei was completely defeated in the contest against Konan's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. The Sage of Six Paths' spirit body trembled violently. The Super Super Shinra Tensei was directly crushed by the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
Infinite repulsive force, mixed with dense Six Paths power, ferociously impacted his spirit body. He said in horror, "You... How can your Tenseigan be so powerful..."
The Sage of Six Paths was shaken to the core. The enemy's Tenseigan was stronger than his brother Hamura's. The two brothers had sparred when they were alive, and Hamura's Tenseigan was no match for his Rinnegan. Personally feeling the enemy's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, it was far too terrifying compared to what Hamura released.
He... actually couldn't withstand it...
"NO!!" On the other side, Isshiki Otsutsuki roared with extreme unwillingness, "The God Tree Fruit is mine!!! It must be mine!! All the chakra in this world should be mine, and can only be mine!"
His eyes stared fixedly at the God Tree Fruit close at hand. He only needed to extend his hand a little further to easily pluck this fruit, which was comparable to or even surpassed the one that wrench ate.
However... that sliver of distance was like a chasm.
Isshiki Otsutsuki fared even worse. His right arm, reaching to snatch the fruit, was completely shattered by the repulsive force. His body cracked like broken porcelain, with dense fissures appearing on the surface. His condition was far worse than the Sage of Six Paths.
Just then, his body abruptly released enormous black chakra energy. Strips of black markings whooshed to cover his entire body surface. His appearance began to change. From Jigen's monk appearance, he transformed into the Otsutsuki form with a large, disk-like horn on the back of his head.
He resumed his original appearance. Forced into a desperate situation, knowing Jigen's vessel was about to collapse, Isshiki Otsutsuki had no choice but to unleash all his energy. Using Jigen as a vessel, he forced a premature resurrection.
But the flaw was massive; Jigen's body couldn't contain such terrifying energy. Complete disintegration was inevitable. And the only thing that could truly heal his injuries and fully resurrect him was the God Tree Fruit before him!
As long as he ate it, not only would his injuries be fully healed and his fate of death avoided, but his strength would also reach a higher level!
"State Two!!" Isshiki roared, his whole body erupting with extremely strong chakra fluctuations. His two black eyes turned into one white and one gold. Burning all his life force to gain stronger power—this was State Two! Once activated, it was irreversible. His life only had half an hour left!
The enemy was too strong; he could only risk everything to snatch the God Tree Fruit. As long as he succeeded, everything paid now would be worth it!
The surging power finally allowed Isshiki Otsutsuki to withstand the repulsive force of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. He stopped retreating.
Alex lay on Konan's shoulder, leisurely watching Isshiki and the Sage of Six Paths struggling in the silver tornado. One spirit body, one parasite. One decaying, one heavily injured. Neither was in perfect condition. Even if they were in perfect condition, they couldn't possibly be Konan's match.
"Konan," Alex said indifferently, "Send these two on their way."
Konan nodded. Under their eyes full of rage and unwillingness, she instantly plucked the God Tree Fruit and put it away.
Then, her right hand grasped the empty air.
One, two, three... a full eight Truth-Seeking Balls lined up vertically. With a flash of light, they fused into a brilliant golden sword of light.
Konan grabbed it. Her Tenseigan suddenly shone brightly, the galaxy within her eyes dazzling to the extreme, erupting with an aura that made hearts palpitate with despair.
"Golden Wheel..." She looked indifferently at Isshiki Otsutsuki and the Sage of Six Paths.
Holding the golden light sword, she swung it horizontally with force. "Reincarnation Explosion!!"
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