"Time Stop!"
Isamu's Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan spun rapidly. As his space-time Dōjutsu activated, Garuda and Mandala were instantly frozen in place.
"Mandala! Mandala! Uchiha Tensei, what did you do?" After calling out twice and getting no response, Ashura demanded loudly.
"Kamui!"
Ignoring Ashura, Isamu used his Dōjutsu to send Garuda and Mandala directly into the Kamui Dimension. No one was going to stop him today.
"Mandala! Garuda!"
Watching his younger brother and sister disappear before his eyes, Ashura grew anxious.
"Stop shouting. They can't hear you. And you don't need to worry about them. I've simply placed them in an independent space. They're much safer than you are. Since your brother and sister have nothing to do with this battle, I won't make things difficult for them."
To prevent Ashura from placing another accusation on him, Isamu offered an explanation.
Hearing that, Ashura relaxed slightly. However, recalling Mandala's words from earlier, he calmed himself and asked,
"Mandala said this was all a misunderstanding. Did you really not kill Shōkai?"
"Heh, does it really matter whether I killed him or not?"
Isamu smiled disdainfully.
Whether it was a misunderstanding or a setup, not even a true god could stop this battle today.
"Of course it matters. If you didn't kill Shōkai, then someone is deliberately stirring conflict between us. Shouldn't we—"
"Ashura, stop pretending."
Before Ashura could finish, Isamu cut him off.
"Even without today's incident, you were already planning to eliminate me, weren't you? Do you really think this battle can simply end here? Don't be naïve."
Ashura fell silent.
Even without Shōkai's death, he had indeed intended to remove Isamu. The man was simply too powerful, and he stood firmly on Indra's side. He was a threat that could not be ignored.
"Your silence says enough."
Seeing Ashura remain quiet, Isamu knew he had guessed correctly.
After silently calling him a hypocrite, he began gathering Yin Chakra.
"Take this—Tengai Shinsei!"
Isamu exerted his power once more, dragging another enormous meteor from space.
The second meteor crashed into the first.
The first meteor immediately began to crack apart, while the massive Wood Release pillars supporting it started collapsing piece by piece.
"What?!"
Watching his supports disintegrate, Ashura was shocked.
He hadn't expected Isamu to summon a second meteor.
Before he could react further, the two meteors merged into a single overwhelming mass and engulfed both him and Isamu.
BOOM!!!
A deafening explosion shook the world.
Because of the cushioning effect of Ashura's Wood Release, the impact didn't devastate the continent. Instead, it blasted up endless clouds of dust and debris.
Moments later, Isamu slowly appeared in the sky above the meteor.
Thanks to Kamui's intangibility, he remained completely unharmed.
As for Ashura…
"Bang!"
A sudden explosion erupted from the meteor's surface.
Cracks spread across the rock before a black sphere slowly emerged into the air.
The sphere unfolded, revealing Ashura inside.
At the final moment before impact, he had transformed a Truth-Seeking Orb into a protective shell.
"Oh? Using a Truth-Seeking Orb as armor and surviving that attack. Not bad."
Watching the fluid-like Truth-Seeking Orb shift around Ashura's body, Isamu couldn't help but offer a compliment.
"Hmph. What method did you use to avoid it?"
Ashura frowned.
He couldn't understand how Isamu had emerged completely unharmed.
"That's my secret. Why should I tell you?"
Isamu shook his head.
"I already told you—I don't use suicide tactics. If we were both facing certain death, trust me, you'd be the one who dies first."
He had no intention of revealing Kamui.
First, they were enemies.
Second, he genuinely didn't like Ashura.
If Indra had asked, he might have answered. But Ashura?
Forget it.
"You're certainly confident."
Golden light began to emerge from Ashura's body.
"But today, we'll see who dies first."
Golden Chakra erupted outward like blazing flames, coating his entire body.
His figure resembled a living golden sun, and an overwhelming pressure spread in all directions.
"Oh? The power of all Nine Tailed Beasts."
Isamu was slightly surprised.
Originally, he had thought Ashura possessed only a few Tailed Beasts.
But now it was obvious.
This was the combined power of all nine.
"No wonder you dared challenge me."
"How could I fight you otherwise?"
Ashura shook his head.
"Uchiha Tensei, I have to admit you're incredibly powerful. The pressure you bring is simply too great."
His gaze locked onto Isamu.
"I'm sorry. I cannot allow someone like you to exist."
"It seems my arrival really cut into your cake."
Isamu laughed lightly.
"There's nothing wrong with wanting to eliminate an unexpected enemy. But do you really think collecting a few Tailed Beasts is enough to defeat me?"
Facing Ashura, who now possessed both Six Paths Power and the power of all Nine Tailed Beasts, Isamu no longer intended to hold back.
"Kamui: Super-Speed World!"
After evolving into the Rinnegan, every one of Kamui's abilities had been greatly enhanced.
Isamu vanished instantly.
The next moment, dozens of Isamus appeared around Ashura.
"Such speed."
Looking at the countless figures surrounding him, Ashura nodded slightly.
"Creating afterimages that appear completely real… impressive."
At his level, he could immediately tell what was happening.
These weren't clones.
They were afterimages left behind by extreme speed.
"Ashura!"
Dozens of Isamus spoke simultaneously.
"Let's have our fiercest clash yet."
"I hope you can keep up."
"Heh."
A faint smile appeared on Ashura's face.
"As you wish."
His figure vanished, transforming into a streak of golden light.
At the same time, Isamu became a streak of blue light.
One gold.
One blue.
The two lights shot across the sky at unbelievable speeds.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Shockwaves exploded through the air as fists collided again and again.
The sound of sonic booms echoed continuously across the heavens.
A battle between two Six Paths-level powerhouses had officially begun.
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