Rolling awkwardly across the ground, Otsutsuki Hanyu had completely lost his earlier air of calm composure.
To be struck down repeatedly after unleashing his full power was a devastating blow to the confidence of any arrogant man.
Hanyu, who had believed that acquiring the Tenseigan would allow him to easily crush the Main Family, simply could not accept this cruel reality.
"Impossible..." he muttered incessantly as he was helped up by a subordinate.
"Hanyu-sama." This subordinate was the very sa one who had previously suggested acquiring more Byakugans. Seeing his leader in such a dazed state, a flicker of vindication crossed his eyes. Hmph, I told you to prepare more Byakugans, but you didn't listen. Now look at you.
Of course, he would never dare show these thoughts on his face. The interests of the Branch Family superseded everything else; there was no ti to bicker over personal grievances.
Furthermore, this subordinate believed that after this battle, Hanyu would surely authorize the mass transplantation of Tenseigans to the rest of the clan to resist the Main Family's helpers. As for the issue of "aptitude," he didn't take it seriously at all.
Just as he was fantasizing about gaining ultimate power, he suddenly felt his own chakra draining away at a terrifying speed.
Turning his stiff neck, he looked in disbelief at the hand resting on his chest.
"Hanyu-sama..."
Otsutsuki Hanyu ignored his subordinate's furious gaze. His imnse pride would not allow him to accept defeat at the hands of a little girl. He no longer cared about the consequences.
After draining this subordinate dry, the sky-blue light in Hanyu's eyes flared. Within a radius of ten ters, the other clansn who had rushed over to protect him fell to their knees in agony. Their chakra was ripped from their bodies in the form of green orbs of light and sucked into Hanyu.
Absorbing the chakra of so many people at once made him feel as if he were about to explode. But Hanyu knew that this alone was not enough. It was far from enough.
"Haaah!"
With a powerful wave of his hand, he blasted away the enemies trying to stop him, finally clearing the space between himself and Hyuga Saori.
But the scene that unfolded before Saori, while bizarre, also triggered a sense of alarm in her heart for the first ti.
Otsutsuki Hanyu was now shrouded in a dense, visible cloak of chakra. The volu was so imnse that it ford a blue coat of energy over his skin—a clear side effect of absorbing too much energy at once.
Although Hanyu's combat performance had been lackluster, Saori knew he wasn't a fool. He knew the consequences of absorbing this much chakra, which ant he was preparing for sothing specific.
Realizing this, Saori put away her playful attitude, ready to go all out and eliminate him.
Hanyu's abnormal state was also noticed by Kyosuke, who was leisurely weaving through the enemy ranks nearby.
Sensing the massive, unstable blue light, Kyosuke used the Body Flicker Technique to break away from the encirclent, appearing silently at Saori's side.
But before he could speak, Saori said firmly, "Don't interfere."
Seeing the serious look on her face, Kyosuke gave a helpless smile. After telling her to be careful, he turned and charged back into the enemy lines.
Even though the chakra fluctuations coming from the enemy had surpassed the limits of a Kage, Kyosuke had faith in Saori.
The logic was simple: regardless of chakra volu or abilities, true strength depended on the user. Just like Hidan in the future—immortality didn't cure incompetence. Kyosuke believed Saori would win.
Because Saori was far stronger than Otsutsuki Hanyu.
As she sprinted, the dragon-shaped aura on her hands vanished. A brilliant green chakra erupted from her body, forming the phantom image of a phoenix.
"Phew... not enough. I need more power." Taking a deep breath, Saori poured all her remaining chakra into the fla-like aura, condensing it further.
Gradually, the green phoenix beca more distinct, until Saori's figure disappeared completely beneath its coverage, leaving only a majestic bird ready to soar into the heavens.
"Gentle Fist Art: Divine Phoenix Sky Drive!"
Just as Saori was about to unleash her ultimate attack, Otsutsuki Hanyu completed his preparations.
"I acknowledge you, Princess of the Byakugan. You are indeed stronger than . However... the one who will die in this battle is you!"
Amidst his roar, the chaotic chakra suddenly surged toward his fists. Accompanied by ripples that looked like spatial distortions, he perford a motion that anyone could do, a seemingly simple action.
He turned, raised his arm, and punched!
In an instant, countless giant chakra fists, ters in diater, materialized in the sky. Carrying unrivaled power, they blanketed the entire area around Hyuga Saori.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"
To shake the heavens with a mortal body... that was the most fitting description of this technique.
Originally, this was a move unique to Kaguya Otsutsuki. Hamura Otsutsuki had stolen and learned it, modifying and diluting it so that wielders of the Tenseigan could utilize it.
Unfortunately, Otsutsuki Hanyu was sowhat disappointing. Even with the chakra of so many clansn, he could barely bring out ten or twenty percent of the technique's true power. But in his eyes, it was more than enough to kill the girl before him.
Seeing the rain of giant fists descending, Saori, whose form was now completely obscured by the chakra avatar, did not dodge. She controlled the phoenix and flew straight toward the enemy.
Faced with such a god-like attack, Saori chose to shatter it head-on.
Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack vs. Divine Phoenix Sky Drive.
One was a massive, area-of-effect bombardnt; the other was a focused, linear, high-speed charge.
The mont they collided, a terrifying shockwave swept across the battlefield, causing everyone locked in combat to instinctively turn and look.
Amidst the blinding light, the phoenix that Saori had beco desperately clashed against fist after fist. Although it was clear she was taking significant damage, the wild, confident expression on her face didn't dim in the slightest.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
With a three-hit combo, she shattered the final chakra fist.
Bloody and battered, Saori walked up to the dumbfounded Otsutsuki Hanyu. She said nothing. She simply stood there, staring at him in silence.
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