"Kurotsuchi, you—!"
The sudden turn of events, along with the Fourth Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi's defection, instantly shattered the trust among the Five Kage.
Gaara was both shocked and enraged, and beside him, Kakashi had already furrowed his brows in alert.
Yet facing Gaara's furious gaze, Kurotsuchi retorted coldly,
"Gaara! We can't drag our village into disaster just for personal preferences. Are you unaware of all the good deeds the Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto, has done this past year? And you too, Kakashi Hatake!"
Kurotsuchi's face was filled with anger, which stunned Gaara and made Kakashi fall into silence.
Chōjūrō, witnessing this, was dumbfounded.
Kakashi's expression made it clear he knew something—after all, he was famous for his brains and had served as the Sixth Hokage of Konoha.
Even if he'd been away for a long time, if he truly knew nothing about his village, then he would have been a useless Hokage.
"Kakashi, you truly are a Hokage that only knows how to run away!"
Seeing Kakashi's silence, Gaara had a bad feeling, while Kurotsuchi sneered and mocked,
"Gaara, don't you want to know how your sister Temari has been living in Konoha all this time?"
"What?!"
Hearing Kurotsuchi mention his sister Temari, Gaara was shocked, while Kakashi's expression became grave as he said in a low voice,
"This isn't the time to discuss that. The enemy has gained another member!"
Above in the sky, Shirou raised his hand, enjoying the cool breeze, feeling the power within himself, and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"What wonderful power. As expected of the Chakra Fruit—it can greatly enhance one's strength."
As Shirou was savoring this power, suddenly a ferocious roar came from below—it was Uzumaki Naruto.
Affected by the evil energy of the Chakra Fruit, Naruto had completely fallen into darkness, or rather, his inner darkness had utterly overwhelmed his light.
Everyone has emotions and desires—even the Child of Destiny, Naruto.
In the original story, even Otsutsuki Momoshiki could become a violent, crude, impulsive guy, so why not Naruto?
"Uchiha Shirou! I'll kill you!"
With dark red skin, a ferocious face, and exposed fangs, Naruto no longer looked like the sunny boy he once was. He resembled a demon crawling out of hell, especially with that savage and dark aura radiating from his body, filling everyone with fear.
In the distance, Otsutsuki Momoshiki was also shocked upon seeing Shirou.
"How is this possible?! How did you know Kinshiki would willingly turn into a Chakra Fruit? And how can you separate the negative energy from the Chakra Fruit?
The pure, sacred God Tree seeds from ancient times have long since vanished. The seeds now are all tainted—even in the Otsutsuki clan, no one can do that…"
Momoshiki was dumbfounded—not because the Chakra Fruit had been stolen, but because of Shirou's abilities.
"No! It's not right! The aura of your body—plus the rumors that Kaguya has escaped her seal—it's Kaguya!"
In an instant, Momoshiki's mind filled in the blanks, and he exclaimed angrily,
"So it's Otsutsuki Kaguya! That explains everything. As the princess of the Otsutsuki main family, Kaguya always knew the true use of the God Tree, right? She told you, didn't she?!"
Now, in Momoshiki's mind, everything was Kaguya's doing.
"The game should end now."
Shirou smiled at Momoshiki as if he were a delicious meal.
"I'll kill you, Uchiha Shirou! You hurt Sasuke!"
From Naruto's perspective, he saw Sasuke, stripped of all power, falling from the sky and crashing hard into the ground.
Naruto's eyes turned blood-red, and he roared, charging forward in a frenzy.
"Naruto, don't be reckless!"
The Sage of Six Paths inside him tried to restrain him, but a bolt of lightning greeted Naruto instead.
Their powers collided, both greatly enhanced, especially Shirou, who now wielded the purest power of the Chakra Fruit.
Naruto, on the other hand, had changed in both appearance and temper, becoming irritable and aggressive due to the negative energy.
"Too slow, too slow. Naruto, you've gotten even more impulsive."
As the two fought, Momoshiki, filled with anger and greed, tried to seize the moment to defeat Shirou and obtain the Otsutsuki clan's greatest secret.
Suddenly, space began to open up.
When the space tunnel appeared and a pure white-haired, saintly figure stepped onto the battlefield, all the Kage's expressions changed, especially Kakashi, who looked terrified.
"Otsutsuki Kaguya!"
The pressure Kaguya had put on the ninja world during the Fourth War was overwhelming—she was a god who once suppressed the whole world alone.
As for Momoshiki, at least in Kakashi's eyes, he could get tired, bleed, and even die.
But none of that applied to Kaguya.
"Kaguya, you traitor!"
Seeing her, Momoshiki shouted in rage and charged.
But Kaguya calmly walked out of the rift, spreading her arms and unleashing a terrifying attack.
Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!
"It's been a thousand years, and you've finally come. But I no longer fear you!"
Though Kaguya had lost the tailed beasts and her power had dropped, she was still on par with Momoshiki.
Meanwhile, Naruto, locked in a fierce battle with Shirou, let out a cry of pain.
"Naruto!"
Under the worried gaze of Kakashi and the others, Shirou unleashed a bolt of lightning that sent Naruto flying—but the real pain was inside Naruto.
"Naruto! You're already under the influence of this negative energy. Let me take control of your body—so long as we live, there's still hope for the ninja world! Don't be impulsive!"
The Sage of Six Paths, borrowing Kurama's power, temporarily took control of Naruto's body.
"So it's you, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, you bastard."
Seeing Naruto's change and those familiar eyes, Shirou sneered.
But just as he prepared to attack, the Sage of Six Paths, controlling Naruto, suddenly turned and fled in front of everyone.
He even used Momoshiki as a shield during his escape.
"You lowly creature, how dare you!"
Momoshiki was furious, never expecting to be attacked by a mere lesser being.
The Sage of Six Paths, using Naruto's body, grabbed Momoshiki and hurled him at Shirou.
"Uchiha Shirou, you win this time—but we haven't lost yet! I'll be watching you from the shadows. When the chance comes, we'll defeat you!"
With Naruto's angry roar, the Sage of Six Paths ripped open space and escaped.
Kaguya's eyes flashed coldly as she said,
"I'll chase down and kill this unfilial son myself!"
Also proficient in space ninjutsu, Kaguya opened a rift and went after Hagoromo.
The battlefield shifted, and Momoshiki glared at Shirou with rage.
"You lowly creature! You stole our clan's fruit—I'll make you regret it!"
Lightning instantly erupted as Shirou and Momoshiki clashed, both even stronger than before.
Though Momoshiki hadn't consumed a Chakra Fruit, his battle instincts were now sharper than ever.
"Let me show you the power of a ninja!"
Tired of being called a lowly creature, Shirou's temper flared. As they split apart, his hands blurred with movement.
Dozens of shuriken appeared from his wrists, and his hands became afterimages.
"Not good!"
In an instant, countless shuriken, charged with terrifying Lightning Release chakra, flew at Momoshiki. Shirou didn't stop there—he pulled out a sealing scroll and unfurled it.
Boom, boom...!
White smoke faded, revealing arrays of massive shuriken. With a flash of lightning, Shirou hurled them.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
With swift hand seals, a rain of shuriken crashed down. Momoshiki dodged frantically.
Kakashi, watching from afar, was shocked. "The Uchiha clan's shuriken manipulation technique!"
Even in a battle of this level, tactics were not obsolete.
Boom!
Shuriken crackling with lightning littered the ground, but Shirou suddenly twitched his hands and mouth, revealing thin steel wires in Momoshiki's sight.
"Steel wire!"
"So this is ninjutsu from this world!"
With a jerk, the giant shuriken, like a thunderstorm, attacked Momoshiki again.
Shinra Tensei
With dense attacks all around, Momoshiki finally had no choice but to roar and use the Rinnegan's power to repel all the weapons.
As he did so, a flash of cold light burst from below—the earth split open and a massive shuriken almost took off his head.
He dodged just in time, but the shuriken behind him turned into Shirou himself.
"Shadow Clone and Transformation Jutsu!"
With a cold shout, Shirou attacked with a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken in one hand and a Lightning Release: Raikiri in the other.
Boom!
Terrifying ninjutsu flew at Momoshiki, who responded with even more powerful jutsu.
Super Shinra Tensei!
With a massive repulsive force, he deflected both attacks. But at that moment, Shirou's real body threw out red chains, instantly binding Momoshiki.
This was Kinshiki's power.
Momoshiki realized something was wrong—but it was too late.
Shirou formed a seal with one hand, his Rinnegan spinning as he stared coldly at the bound Momoshiki and commanded,
"Chibaku Tensei!"
Boom!
At once, terrifying gravity centered on Momoshiki. The earth, just ruined by Super Shinra Tensei, was sucked upward.
Everything was drawn in by the gravity, the earth collapsing and flying up, smashing into Momoshiki like cannonballs.
Boom, boom...!
With a cold expression, Shirou unleashed a technique on par with Sasuke's—perhaps even stronger, since he had absorbed Sasuke's powers and Rinnegan.
This was the eye technique that once sealed the tailed beasts and Kaguya herself, now turning the world into an apocalypse.
"We need to get out of here. This is no longer a fight we can be part of."
Kakashi was the first to react. Before leaving, he looked at everyone, especially Gaara, and said solemnly,
"I'm going to find Naruto."
Kakashi, as always, was the quickest to analyze the situation and was happy to let Shirou and Momoshiki fight it out.
Boom, boom...!
Huge rocks, drawn by gravity, smashed into the sphere in the sky. Under the intense pressure, the sphere compressed further, and inside, Momoshiki coughed up blood, furious.
"Damn you, lowly creature! How could I lose?! I won't lose!"
In the darkness, under crushing pressure, a pair of golden eyes opened.
A terrifying planet appeared in the sky, casting a giant shadow, and a huge crater yawned below—all caused by this technique.
Inugami no Mikoto!
Suddenly, the massive Chibaku Tensei sphere began to crack, the sound echoing across the battlefield and making the Five Kage's faces change.
Shirou just sneered.
"Tricks like this? I've been waiting for it."
Boom!
The sphere exploded as a monstrous beast's head emerged—Momoshiki had used Earth Release to create multiple dragon-headed, snake-bodied creatures.
He was using the sphere itself as part of his jutsu, reducing the pressure on himself.
Dōjutsu: Super Susano'o!
Under the terrifying power of Sage Mode, Shirou summoned a colossal Susano'o that spread its wings and raised a hand, lightning gathering into a spear.
Lightning flashed across the sky.
Kakashi, seeing this apocalyptic scene, realized what Shirou was about to do and exclaimed in shock,
"He's using Sasuke's Kirin!"
Lightning Release: Kirin!
With Shirou controlling the massive Susano'o, he hurled the lightning spear.
The spear, brimming with destructive power, pierced the sphere in the sky.
Lightning roared down as a thunder beast lunged in rage.
"No! You lowly creatures—how could I fail?!"
Though Momoshiki tried to dodge, he was still trapped in Chibaku Tensei and couldn't escape.
He could only watch as the deadly lightning storm crashed down, enduring the onslaught with nothing but rage and despair.