"Come on, then!"
With that dismissive voice, the Otsutsuki bound by the vines were violently dragged downward.
The speed was so ridiculous that their faces became even more distorted than Pain's infamous expression in the original story.
Of course, the Otsutsuki weren't going to obediently allow themselves to be dragged into the ground.
As they plummeted, each of them immediately used their own methods to sever the vines wrapped around their legs.
Some relied on pure physical strength.
Others unleashed various elemental techniques.
The more sophisticated ones even employed space-time abilities similar to Kamui, cutting through the vines with spatial distortion.
Was it effective?
Of course.
The moment the vines around their legs were severed, the Otsutsuki breathed a collective sigh of relief.
It was humiliating.
Extremely humiliating.
But at least they weren't going to be planted headfirst into the ground.
One of them took a deep breath, preparing to roar in anger.
Then
WHOOSH!
More vines erupted from the earth.
The Otsutsuki's expressions changed instantly.
The ones whose right legs had been bound earlier now found their left legs wrapped in vines.
Those who had escaped from their left legs found their right legs trapped instead.
They were caught again.
And this time, both sides of their bodies were being dragged in completely opposite directions.
It felt as though their legs were about to be ripped apart.
"Give it to me!"
That scornful voice rang out once again.
BOOM!!!
The Otsutsuki were slammed into the ground.
One after another, their bodies were driven into the earth like rice seedlings being planted in a field.
Only their heads remained above the ground.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Kaguya slowly descended from the sky and landed beside the group.
Her hands remained tucked inside her sleeves.
She looked at the collection of Otsutsuki heads sticking out of the ground and calmly asked,
"Are you all alright?"
Her tone was incredibly gentle.
If one ignored the current situation and only listened to her voice, it would be impossible to mistake it for sarcasm.
Unfortunately…
There was no way to ignore the situation.
The faces of the Otsutsuki twitched violently.
They desperately wanted to slap Kaguya right then and there.
Unfortunately, they couldn't even move.
Forget breaking free of the restraints.
They couldn't even properly feel the rest of their bodies.
One of them gathered his remaining strength, preparing to unleash a torrent of abuse at Kaguya.
But before he could say anything
His head suddenly jerked.
His mouth closed.
The next moment, something even more shocking happened.
The stone-like figure standing nearby, which hadn't moved for almost an entire month…
finally moved.
The statue slowly opened its eyes.
Chinatsu awakened.
She exhaled softly and took a small step backward.
Chinatsu Awakening!
"Hoo…"
A cool breath escaped Chinatsu's lips.
Although her body had remained motionless for nearly a month, it hadn't become stiff or uncomfortable.
The moment she awakened, she didn't immediately greet Kaguya or the group of Otsutsuki buried in the ground.
Instead…
She seemed to be preparing something.
Thirty seconds passed.
Then forty.
Kaguya narrowed her eyes.
The Otsutsuki looked confused.
Finally, Chinatsu slowly turned around.
Her gaze landed on Kaguya and the Otsutsuki group.
For a moment…
Everyone froze.
What was happening?
Why wasn't she saying anything?
Why was she just standing there?
The answer was simple.
[Beauty Filter] + [BGM] activated.
Under the stunned gazes of Kaguya and the Otsutsuki, Chinatsu's already breathtaking appearance seemed to rise to an entirely unreasonable level.
At the same time, melodious background music seemed to drift through the air.
The atmosphere instantly became dramatic.
After a few seconds of silence, Kaguya couldn't take it anymore.
Smack!
She lightly slapped her own cheek.
She stared at Chinatsu with an utterly speechless expression.
"You really have too much free time."
"Hehe."
Chinatsu giggled.
She then walked toward Kaguya step by step.
Although she had been communicating with Kaguya throughout the past few days, she hadn't actually been using her physical body.
Now that she had finally awakened, she couldn't resist doing something a little ridiculous.
Besides…
Even without the beauty filter and background music, Chinatsu's appearance was already absurdly beautiful.
If she ever learned proper seduction techniques, she could probably charm ninety-nine percent of the men in the world.
As for the remaining one percent?
Tsk.
Probably the type who preferred the big-breasted ones.
Chinatsu walked over to Kaguya, placed one hand on her hip, and exchanged a few casual words with her.
Then she turned her attention toward the nearby Otsutsuki.
More precisely…
Toward the collection of Otsutsuki heads sticking out of the ground.
Chinatsu smiled.
She clapped her hands together.
"Thank you all for your support."
The Otsutsuki looked completely bewildered.
Chinatsu continued with a bright smile.
"After all, relying solely on the energy of Spirit Style, Death Style, and Mai Style to complete a dimensional transformation of the Ninja World would have been a little too difficult."
"But thanks to your tremendous assistance…"
She narrowed her eyes.
"I, Uchiha Chinatsu, will remember your contribution forever."
The Otsutsuki stared blankly at her.
They had absolutely no idea what she was talking about.
Don't understand?
No problem.
Chinatsu's smile became even brighter.
Despite possessing a beauty that could be described as celestial, the moment they saw her squinting eyes…
The Otsutsuki couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
Cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Chinatsu looked at their terrified expressions and couldn't help thinking to herself
Am I really a devil?
In reality, she wasn't actually trying to kill them.
She was merely absorbing the power they had accumulated from other worlds.
The reason the Otsutsuki possessed such terrifying lifespans and could even approach a form of immortality was because they continuously plundered the origins of other worlds.
That vital energy accumulated within their bodies was essentially the foundation of their longevity.
And now…
Chinatsu was simply taking it back.
Once that energy was removed, their lifeforce would naturally decline.
Eventually, they would age and die.
Was she a demon?
Perhaps.
Chinatsu accepted that possibility calmly.
Everything had two sides.
To the Otsutsuki, she was undoubtedly a demon.
But what else could she do?
They were the ones who had extended their greedy claws toward the Ninja World.
If they hadn't come…
None of this would have happened.
Chinatsu sighed.
"Well… I suppose I'll just have to defend myself."
After mentally comforting herself, Chinatsu finally began exerting her power.
At first, the Otsutsuki didn't understand what she was doing.
Then
A few seconds later…
Their expressions changed dramatically.
The energy inside their bodies suddenly began leaking out at an astonishing rate.
It was as if an enormous hole had been punched into a balloon.
"My power!"
"My power! My power!!!"
"What are you doing?!"
"I spent three hundred years obtaining this power!"
"And you want to take it back?!"
"Give it back to me!"
"You bastard!"
"You fucking bastard!!!"
The Otsutsuki's screams and curses echoed across the battlefield.
Chinatsu's expression gradually became stiff.
She manipulated one hand with the other and subconsciously wiped her face.
It felt as though all those vulgarities had transformed into physical filth and slapped her directly in the face.
Kaguya couldn't stand it either.
She quietly walked behind Chinatsu and covered both of Chinatsu's ears with her hands.
Instantly
Silence.
The voices of the Otsutsuki disappeared.
It wasn't because they had been muted.
Chinatsu had simply…
removed her Bluetooth earphones.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Chinatsu took a deep breath.
Then she softly uttered one word.
"Absorb."
BOOM!!!
The absorption of the Otsutsuki's power instantly accelerated.
Their energy began pouring into the Ninja World at an even greater speed.
At that moment…
The Ninja World became the most dazzling spectacle among countless smaller worlds.
Its radiance erupted across the void.
The remaining members of the Otsutsuki main clan, who were still traveling toward the Ninja World, suddenly saw an incomparably brilliant light ahead of them.
The light was so intense that several Otsutsuki were nearly blinded.
They instinctively closed their eyes, their faces twisting in shock and horror.
"What the hell happened over there?!"
No one could answer.
But somewhere beyond their sight…
The Ninja World had just begun to reveal its true power.