Chapter 413 413: Sealing Hagoromo and Hamura
Chapter 413 413: Sealing Hagoromo and Hamura
Hagoromo floated in mid-air, a flicker of undetectable weariness in his eyes.
"Damn it, these two guys' combined efforts are so troublesome. If this continues, my Senjutsu Chakra won't last much longer."
A giant Susanoo over two thousand meters tall consumed a terrifying amount of Chakra. By this point in the battle, his accumulated Natural Energy from Mount Myōboku had been largely depleted, and his internal Chakra reserves were also being consumed at an alarming rate.
"I must end this battle quickly, otherwise..."
A terrifying thought flashed through his mind, making his heart clench.
On the battlefield below, Madara and Hashirama were launching a fierce combined assault. The ground beneath their feet had long been crushed, forming a crater of rubble dozens of meters in diameter.
"Hashirama, left side! His Susanoo's glow has weakened, it's time to push!" Madara's voice carried a hint of excitement.
He controlled the left arm of the joint construct, and its giant fist, accompanied by whistling wind, smashed towards Hagoromo's left side.
The two controlled the construct with perfect synergy. Each swing carried world-destroying power, causing slight distortions in space wherever it passed. Deep trenches were ploughed into the ground, and the surrounding mountains shattered in response, sending earth and rock flying.
Hashirama responded in a deep voice, "Understood, Madara! I'll find an opportunity to use Wood Dragon to restrain his movements!"
With that, several thick Wood Dragons burst from the ground, their bodies wrapped in dense Senjutsu Chakra, coiling around the giant Susanoo's limbs.
Facing the combined pincer attack of the two legendary ninjas, a fierce glint flashed in Hagoromo's eyes.
"You two think you can shake my Susanoo?" He coldly scoffed.
He then controlled the giant Susanoo, raising just one massive hand to steadily block the giant fist.
The moment fist met palm, a terrifying shockwave spread outwards. Centered on their collision point, the ground instantly collapsed, forming a hundred-meter-wide, dozens-of-meters-deep crater. Rubble flew like cannonballs, striking surrounding rocks with dull thuds.
Hagoromo seized the opportunity to exert force, and the Susanoo's giant hand suddenly pushed, forcing the opposing construct back half a step.
At the same time, his other hand condensed Chakra, transforming into a pale golden giant sword hundreds of meters long. It swept out with a sharp whooshing sound, severing the coiling Wood Dragons. The Wood Dragons let out a mournful cry before disintegrating into wood chips.
The giant sword's momentum was not spent, it slammed heavily into the Armored Wooden Statue, pushing it back several steps.
The massive blade dragged a long trench across the ground, sparks flying, and the rocks glowed hot and red from the friction.
Over a thousand years of accumulated combat experience and foundation were displayed to their fullest extent at this moment.
Every move of Hagoromo was precise and ruthless, preemptively anticipating Madara and Hashirama's every offensive, firmly blocking their combined attacks.
His expression still carried the composure of someone in control, but only he knew how forced that composure was.
He glanced at Kaguya, who stood indifferently in the sky, and inwardly thought, 'This stalemate is extremely dangerous. I need to think about an escape route.'
Knowing that he had no chance of winning and that continuing the battle would only result in being exhausted of Chakra and captured, he immediately conceived the idea of escaping.
To avoid arousing their suspicion, he deliberately intensified his offense. The Susanoo's giant fist swung out again, forcing Madara and Hashirama to defend with all their might.
'If I can just stall for a moment longer, I can use a Space-Time jutsu to escape this battlefield.'
He intently watched their movements, searching for the best moment to activate his technique.
Just as he was about to activate his escape jutsu, Kaguya, who had been standing indifferently in the sky, finally made her move.
The nine-tomoe Rinne Sharingan on her forehead activated, emitting a suffocatingly powerful pressure.
The next second, three bizarre spatial rifts appeared out of thin air, opening beneath the feet of Hagoromo, Madara, and Hashirama, respectively.
Yomotsu Hirasaka!
"No! Mother has acted!" Hagoromo reacted first, his face changing drastically.
Before the three could react, a powerful spatial suction surged from the rifts, pulling them tightly like invisible giant hands.
Soon, the three were instantly swallowed by the spatial rifts, which then closed.
Only a ravaged ground remained: collapsed craters, broken ancient trees, torn mountains—everywhere bore witness to the earth-shattering battle that had just occurred.
The three were transferred to a special dimension.
Here, chaos reigned. There was no sky or earth, no sun, moon, or stars, only endless darkness and void. The air was filled with oppressive energy fluctuations, making breathing heavy, as if even the soul would be swallowed by this oppressive feeling.
As soon as Hagoromo stabilized himself, he couldn't help but cough, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his lips.
"Mother..."
Madara, meanwhile, vigilantly looked around, saying in a deep voice, "Where is this? The spatial fluctuations are strange, our Chakra seems to be suppressed."
Hashirama nodded, his expression grave. "That's right, the energy field here is very special. I'm afraid we can't use Space-Time Ninjutsu to leave."
This space was imbued with multiple restrictions, like an airtight prison.
Without the permission of Shun and Kaguya, those within it would be unable to use Summoning Jutsu or any Space-Time jutsu. And upon death, their souls would be forever imprisoned here, never to reincarnate, never to find release.
Hagoromo's heart sank. He tried to mobilize Chakra to activate a Ninjutsu, but found that the Chakra flow within his body was abnormally slow, as if trapped in a swamp.
"Damn it! This is a cage specifically prepared for me!"
Meanwhile, at another battlefield on Mount Myōboku, the battle was entering its climax.
The scene here was equally tragic: the ground was scarred with deep trenches from slashes, rocks disintegrated into powder, and more than half of the surrounding mountains were sliced away, revealing jagged rock faces.
Hamura wielded his longsword, unleashing sharp slashes with each strike, carrying the domineering power of the Tenseigan. Where the slash passed, the air was torn, and the ground was gouged with trenches hundreds of feet deep.
"You two dare to block me?" Hamura's eyes were full of disdain.
With a flick of his long sword, he parried Hinata's Gentle Fist attack.
Hinata activated her Tenseigan and said, "Though your attack is powerful, it is not flawless."
She nimbly dodged the slash, simultaneously using Gentle Fist to precisely strike Hamura's Chakra Acupoints, attempting to disrupt his Chakra flow. Each attack carried subtle Chakra fluctuations, causing Hamura's movements to momentarily falter.
Zetsu, meanwhile, continuously launched surprise attacks from the side, relying on her strange movement technique and Teleportation ability.
"Hamura, your opponents are us!"
Her chilling voice rang out as her Chakra Blade stabbed towards Hamura's back.
Even so, Hamura still held the upper hand due to his profound foundation. He sidestepped Zetsu's attack and, with a backhand swing of his longsword and forced both of them to retreat repeatedly.
Just as he was about to deliver a fatal blow, and his longsword condensed a brilliant light, his peripheral vision suddenly caught his elder brother disappearing into thin air.
His pupils suddenly constricted, and a strong sense of unease and anxiety surged within him. "Brother!"
"Zetsu, he's distracted!"
Hinata's heart rejoiced, seizing the opportunity to attack. Her Gentle Fist struck Hamura's shoulder.
Hamura winced in pain but paid it no mind. He instinctively tried to trace Hagoromo's presence, but no matter how he sensed, he couldn't detect any fluctuations.
"Where did he go? Could it be..."
A terrifying thought surfaced in his mind, making him feel cold all over. His offensive movements became sluggish, and he was cut on the arm by Zetsu's Chakra Blade, blood instantly gushing out.
Seeing this, Shun, who had been silently observing the battle, no longer hesitated.
He thought, 'Now's the time!'
His figure transformed into a golden stream of light, instantly appearing behind Hamura. His movements were incredibly fast, leaving golden afterimages in the air.
Hinata and Zetsu, seeing this, quickly retreated, clearing space for Shun to attack.
Shun quickly formed hand seals, his finger movements changing like lightning, afterimages interlacing into a golden light screen before him.
"Hamura, your farce ends now."
Golden sealing runes surged from his palm, rapidly coiling around Hamura's limbs and torso. Wherever the runes passed, Hamura's internal Chakra was instantly sealed, and the light of his Tenseigan dimmed. The wound on his arm also stopped bleeding.
Hamura's heart was startled. He tried to mobilize Chakra to break free, but found that the Chakra within his body was frozen, unable to flow at all.
Losing Chakra support, Hamura's body went limp. His longsword clanged to the ground, making a crisp sound that was particularly jarring in the silent battlefield. He could no longer maintain his fighting state.
"No! Impossible! You dare to seal me? Brother won't let you get away with this!"
Shun emotionlessly picked him up, as if carrying an ant, his eyes showing no ripples. "Hagoromo can barely protect himself, you should worry about yourself."
Subsequently, Shun reopened the spatial portal. The interior of the portal was pitch black, exuding a chilling aura, connecting to the special prison on Ancestral Planet.
The moment the portal closed, the angry roar and unwilling curses gradually dissipated into the air.
Around the battlefield, the destroyed environment was a mess: broken trees, collapsed ground, scattered rocks, all speaking of the fierce battle that had just taken place.
After dealing with Hamura, Shun turned to look at Minato, Naruto, standing on the mountaintop, and the Sages of the Three Sage Regions high in the distance.
The rocks on the mountaintop also showed cracks from the aftermath of the battle, with gravel occasionally rolling down the slope.
He raised his hand and waved, and several golden Chakra threads gently wrapped around them. There was no sense of restraint. Instead, they carried a gentle power.
"Everyone, witness this final battle with me."
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