"Ōtsutsuki Nagato? Ōtsutsuki Obito?"
Takeshiki's voice was not concealed in the slightest, and it echoed throughout the entire battlefield.
Madara, who had already reached the front, stopped in his tracks, his expression becoming exceptionally strange, and Hashirama, who had followed him, also froze.
"What's going on? How did their names become—"
"That's because they were all possessed by an Ōtsutsuki."
Just as the two were puzzled, Tobirama's voice rang out, and only then did they notice 'Takemi' and the others not far from them.
"Possessed?"
Madara was no longer in the mood to argue with Tobirama, and now was not a good time to act. He had too many questions in his mind.
"What exactly is going on? Aren't they the so-called evolutionists?"
At the mention of evolution, Madara's gaze instantly turned strange as he looked at Takemi, who was the pioneer of evolution.
"Hmph, you truly are an incurable lunatic." Tobirama snorted coldly when he saw this scene.
"Takemi is different from them. Their situation is more complicated and special. They seem to have had their consciousness erased by an Ōtsutsuki, and their bodies have been taken over."
Bodies taken over?
This statement instantly made Madara's eyes grow serious. This seemed even more terrifying than he had imagined.
"That's right, their situation is probably not looking good." Takemi nodded with a chuckle.
He was not like Obito and those other guys with a Karma because he himself was an Ōtsutsuki.
"Ōtsutsuki..."
Obito's fists tightened when he heard these words. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something.
"You... you already discovered this in the Land of Earth? You saw everything early on?!"
"Yes, I saw it."
Takeshiki nodded, his voice still as clear and melodious, as if he were chatting with a friend.
"And I could tell that you craved power. Your body has been transformed into an Ōtsutsuki, and I imagine you and Isshiki-senpai must have gotten along quite well."
"Isshiki..."
Obito heard this name again, and it wasn't completely unfamiliar to him.
Takeshiki in front of him constantly emphasized that his Path to Godhood was due to Isshiki. It could be said that it was this Isshiki who created the Takeshiki before him.
Obito felt a chill. He had never expected such a terrifying existence to be within him.
"Momoshiki..."
Momoshiki couldn't be bothered to look at Obito now. He focused all his attention on Takeshiki in front of him. He looked as if he was ready to launch an attack at any moment, but this only made Takeshiki shake his head.
"Don't be nervous. I have no interest in you, or rather, in any of you, right now."
"No... interest?"
Momoshiki was stunned when he heard this, but the next moment, an extreme sense of humiliation arose within him.
"You deserve to die!"
"The current you can't even be considered Momoshiki-senpai. You are merely Ōtsutsuki Nagato right now."
Takeshiki continued to chuckle, speaking slowly, "Besides, you can't even truly take over his consciousness. Otherwise, why would you let him have the chance to release the Ten-Tails, hoping to get rid of you by becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?"
"In your current state, you don't even qualify to be a step on my Path to Godhood."
At this point, Takeshiki looked at Ten-Tails, as if Momoshiki didn't even deserve an extra glance from him.
"The people of this world, their specific strength is hard to say, but their will is extraordinarily firm. Perhaps this is the transformation they gained from the thousand years of bloody war."
"So, I also want to see how far they can go. I want to see if the ones I'll ultimately face are Isshiki-senpai, Momoshiki-senpai, and Urashiki-senpai, or..."
"Ōtsutsuki Obito, Ōtsutsuki Nagato, or Ōtsutsuki Kimimaro. I hope you don't disgrace yourselves."
Takemi's words echoed throughout the Ninja World, immediately making everyone's expressions somewhat strange.
A will forged by a thousand years of bloody war, resisting the erosion of consciousness, to become an Ōtsutsuki?
Obito's expression became unreadable, Kimimaro in the distance clenched his fists, and Nagato struggled even harder at this moment.
"Takeshiki's, that madman..."
In the consciousness space, Isshiki and Urashiki felt their scalps tingle. Urashiki knew about the changes in this world and had seen Momoshiki's situation.
And Isshiki had been lying low in this world for over a thousand years, so he knew all too well how much power these guys could unleash for the sake of protection and how terrifying their will is.
For Takeshiki to say such things was practically digging their graves.
"You damned fellow!"
Momoshiki couldn't hold back anymore. He felt the soul within him struggling more and more fiercely. He glared at Takemi, roaring as he charged forward.
Bang!
However, before he could even move, he was already sent flying, and Takeshiki's melodious voice rang out once more.
"In your current state, you dare to charge at me? Should I say you're courageous, or utterly foolish?"
"Or perhaps, you can't even distinguish between recklessness and courage?"
After saying this, Takeshiki headed towards Ten-Tails without looking back, but he didn't forget to casually leave another remark.
"Even if you were given another thousand years, you still wouldn't be able to reach me, Momoshiki-senpai."
"You..."
Momoshiki's anger was imaginable, but he seemed to have no opportunity to deal with Takeshiki now.
Nagato's furious struggles were genuinely difficult for him to bear, so much so that even Black Zetsu could move.
"Takemi, that guy's target is Ten-Tails."
On the other side, Tobirama spoke in a low voice.
"We can't let him succeed easily, and I have an idea."
"What idea?"
Takemi looked at Tobirama somewhat strangely. He himself was pondering what to do next. After all, the situation had become so grand. How to conclude it was something worth deep consideration.
Since this extremely cunning Second Hokage had an idea, he didn't mind listening.
"We'll go deal with Takeshiki. We can't let him easily get the Ten-Tails, and you..."
Tobirama's face was grim. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke with unwavering determination, "You go kill Obito and the other two."
"?"
Takemi was stunned. What kind of plan was this?
But in an instant, he understood. Not only him, but Minato, Madara, and even Hashirama all immediately grasped his intention.
"Hmph, this method can indeed work." Madara snorted coldly.
This battle, from its outbreak until now, had completely spiraled into chaos.
Even though to him, Hashirama and these guys were still enemies, when facing a stronger enemy, especially one that sought to destroy this world, his stance could shift slightly. Besides, he was also waiting for an opportunity from the other side, but the most urgent task was to prevent the Ten-Tails from being captured.
"Having an Ōtsutsuki deal with an Ōtsutsuki?"
Minato murmured, his gaze towards Obito somewhat complex, but he quickly nodded.
"This is indeed suitable. Besides, compared to a terrifying guy like Takeshiki, Obito and the others will be relatively easier to deal with."
"That's right, Takeshiki is too terrifying."
Hashirama took a deep breath, speaking with extreme solemnity.
"Takemi, even if you've faced him directly before, he probably wasn't completely serious. Now you might have a chance, but I hope you can protect yourself, so..."
"Leave the first fight to us. We'll test his depth and try to gather more intel."
Tobirama spoke coldly at this moment, his gaze fixed on Takeshiki in the sky.
"After our probing and the Ōtsutsuki's exhaustion, it will be a better situation for you to act. The future of the Ninja World depends on you."
"Hmph, besides, we also have the crucial information left by the Sage of Six Paths as a safeguard, and beyond that..."
Madara spoke coldly, his Chakra expanding throughout his body, and the fighting spirit in his eyes constantly rising.
"Besides, after our last meeting, there's still a score to settle properly."
Almost instantly, these four had adjusted their auras to their peak. They stared at Takeshiki, the power within them continuously erupting.
The next moment, the four of them charged out instantly, their eyes now only seeing Takeshiki.
"A relative of the Rabbit Goddess, huh..."