Seeing the Totsuka Blade blocked by the black shield, Uchiha Kage quickly understood the material that made up the shield.
Only something that could block all ninjutsu could stop the Totsuka Blade, which sealed everything.
"You even know this, just who are you really?"
Although the shield made from Truth-Seeking Balls blocked the Totsuka Blade, the Sage of Six Paths' expression grew even more solemn.
"I told you, I'm your dad."
Seeing that the Totsuka Blade had no effect, Uchiha Kage immediately began to absorb the Shinigami that had been sealed into the gourd by the Totsuka Blade.
ROAR!
A sharp roar burst from the gourd, then echoed across the sky.
The struggling spiritual body of the Shinigami crashed about inside, occasionally poking out most of its head, startling everyone present.
But as Uchiha Kage exerted more power, the crazily struggling Shinigami in the gourd grew weaker and weaker. One after another, strands of power from the Shinigami were transmitted from the Susano'o holding the gourd into Uchiha Kage's body.
"Such ancient power... but now it's all mine!"
With the fragments of the Shinigami as a foundation, absorbing the remaining power of the Shinigami's true form was not difficult for Uchiha Kage.
In just a short time, the Shinigami went completely silent inside the gourd.
And he also gained quite a few incredible abilities.
"Die, Hagoromo!"
Uchiha Kage pressed his hands together, and the Shinigami's specter began to appear over his body.
Reaper Death Seal!
"I am already a dead man, but I will never sit idly by and let a madman like you wreak havoc on the ninja world!"
Even daring to absorb the Shinigami, this young-looking boy was bold to a terrifying degree.
Floating in midair, the Sage of Six Paths arranged a row of black Truth-Seeking Ballss in front of him.
"Truth-Seeking Ballss can nullify ninjutsu, but against senjutsu, taijutsu, and sealing techniques, you have no resistance. Not to mention your current body is nothing but chakra."
From the Shinigami specter emerged long tendrils. Uchiha Kage now resembled a final boss from a shounen manga, making a preemptive victory declaration.
"Indeed, my body made of chakra cannot resist your sealing technique. However, my will to protect the world surpasses yours!"
Lifting his shakujo and Truth-Seeking Ballss, and under the fusion of a burst of black light, the Sage of Six Paths' shakujo finally transformed into a special long spear weapon.
Sword of Nunoboko!
This was the strongest sword of spirit, so long as the will remained unbroken, the sword would be invincible and pierce all.
"Ha!"
Knowing the next step was a life-or-death struggle, Uchiha Kage immediately sped up the tendrils, aiming to capture Hagoromo's body before he could raise the Sword of Nunoboko.
But just as the Shinigami's claws latched onto Hagoromo's body, the long Sword of Nunoboko simultaneously pierced Uchiha Kage's body.
"Young man, your power should be used on the right path. Stop now, if you turn back, I can guide your soul to the Pure Land. Otherwise, you will vanish like that Shinigami!"
Pfft!
The Sword of Nunoboko stabbed deeply into Uchiha Kage's body. Only after it fully pierced through was it caught by Uchiha Kage's hands on its spiral-shaped blade.
"Don't preach to your old man, you unfilial brat!"
At the same time, the Shinigami's hands began pulling Hagoromo's chakra into Uchiha Kage's body bit by bit.
A difficult tug-of-war began.
"Cough..."
But after all, Uchiha Kage had a flesh-and-blood body. Even though he blocked the spear with his hands, the severe injuries made him cough up blood, and his consciousness began to fade.
"Stop! You won't hold out much longer!", Similarly, the Sage of Six Paths, whose body was being dragged by the Shinigami's claws, was also struggling.
He had gone through much trouble to leave behind this chakra, it couldn't just be wasted in the hands of this young man.
The future reincarnations of Asura and Indra still needed his intervention...
"Cut the crap, you unfilial brat!"
Uchiha Kage bit his tongue to jolt himself awake and continued stubbornly resisting the Sword of Nunoboko in Hagoromo's hands.
But he only lasted a short while before his legs and body began to slide back from the overwhelming force.
Whoosh!
As if resisting a full-throttle truck, Uchiha Kage's feet gouged a deep trench into the ground.
Only when slammed into the mountainside behind him did his body finally stop.
At this moment, Hagoromo's body had already become extremely distant. Though the Reaper Death Seal's claws still grasped him, dragging back his chakra was becoming exceedingly difficult.
'Damn it, all these guys' weapons can extend, this is cheating!'
Still, though he was at a disadvantage, Uchiha Kage refused to give up.
Kamui!
With both eyes quickly activating Mangekyō, Uchiha Kage began to warp Hagoromo's body, while using phasing and Flying Thunder God to escape the Sword of Nunoboko's attack.
"Useless. Even space-time ninjutsu still falls under the category of ninjutsu."
Hagoromo's body, after twisting briefly, soon returned to normal.
And that Sword of Nunoboko once again appeared at Uchiha Kage's chest.
"You can't escape this sword's attack either!"
"Shut up. You've only got one sword, I've got countless me."
Shadow Clone Jutsu!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless Uchiha Kage shadow clones simultaneously activated the Reaper Death Seal, extending numerous Shinigami-powered claws toward Hagoromo.
"To have this much chakra in this state... You're so young, and there's no tailed beast inside you, how did you do it?"
Though the clones were weaker than the original, such a large number of them even made Hagoromo's scalp tingle.
And each clone could use a powerful sealing technique like Reaper Death Seal.
For a time, Hagoromo felt his chakra, and even his body, becoming unstable.
The tug-of-war gradually began to shift in Uchiha Kage's favor again.
———
"Big brother..."
Standing still, watching Uchiha Kage and the white-bearded old man battle in the distance, Konan didn't understand what was happening, but could only silently pray for Uchiha Kage.
"Kage?"
Also hearing the commotion in the cave and sensing something was wrong, Ino finally couldn't hold back and ran over.
Then she saw the scene before her.
A strangely shaped white-bearded old man was stabbing Uchiha Kage's heart with a bizarrely shaped long weapon.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Ultimately, he was still flesh and blood. After holding out against Hagoromo for quite a while, Uchiha Kage once again fell into disadvantage.
As the injuries to his real body worsened, the surrounding shadow clones began to dissipate.
And with the clones vanishing, the pressure on Hagoromo lessened.
"This bastard!"
Seeing Uchiha Kage in mortal danger, Ino exploded with unprecedented courage and speed.
And just in time, just before Uchiha Kage collapsed, she used the strongest ninjutsu of her life.
Mind Transfer Jutsu!
Fueled by boundless rage, Ino used all her spiritual strength and violently crashed into Hagoromo's body.
"This little girl..."
Sensing the hatred in Ino's spirit, and her boundless love for that boy, Hagoromo momentarily hesitated.
And it was this hesitation that caused the Sword of Nunoboko in his hand to instantly shatter into dust.
"Such a pity."
Losing the Sword of Nunoboko, the Sage of Six Paths was quickly torn apart by Uchiha Kage, who had only one breath left, and all of it was sealed into the Shinigami specter behind Uchiha Kage.
"But don't get cocky. This is only a part of my chakra, I will never allow a wicked being like you to—"
"Told you to shut up already, unfilial brat."
Holding onto his last breath, Uchiha Kage successfully sealed away the still-babbling chakra of the Sage of Six Paths.
Then he looked toward the blonde girl falling unconscious from spiritual exhaustion.
"Tch... Seriously, just a love-struck fool. Why push yourself so hard?"
While patching up his blood-soaked body, Uchiha Kage used Flying Thunder God to flash to the girl's side.
After confirming with Mystical Palm Technique that she had only fainted from exhaustion, he finally sighed in relief.
Though in this instance, players would revive even if they died, in such a bizarre dungeon, Uchiha Kage dared not bet that this rule still applied.
"Still, if this was only a portion of that bastard's chakra, I guess I've got my hands full in the future."
———
[Konoha Ninja Academy]
"Ino, what happened to you..."
"Is it really that ugly?"
Only eight years old, Ino lowered her head and covered half her face while asking the pink-haired girl beside her.
She had secretly used her mom's makeup, hoping to impress some boys in class and catch a certain someone's eye, but the result wasn't looking good.
"It's a bit... too much, wearing makeup like that," Although Sakura tried her best to hold back, she couldn't help her little shoulders from shaking.
"Is it really that bad? I followed my mother's steps exactly."
She had already noticed the strange stares on her way to school, but didn't care until facing her friend's teasing. Now, Ino finally admitted and confirmed her makeup had failed.
"Your lip gloss is too heavy, looks like a pig..."
The eyelashes were also too long, making her look weird.
"Don't call me that nickname... I'll get you!"
Seeing Sakura laugh too hard, Ino quickly lowered her hand and lunged to tickle her.
"Ah—Kage's here!"
But Sakura needed only one sentence to make Ino surrender.
"I—I'm going to the bathroom to wash my face!"
Ino quickly covered her cheeks again and bolted for the girls' restroom sink.
But to her dismay, the faucet water didn't remove the makeup well—instead, it turned her into a messy-faced clown.
It's over. Totally over now...
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