Chapter 363 – The Grand Conclusion (Part One)
At that moment, Madara suddenly appeared, gripped firmly in the hand of Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki. Madara's eyes widened in shock, clearly having no idea how he had ended up in this situation.
A split second later, the Ten-Tails within Madara's body was forcibly ripped out. Yusuke watched the scene with a furrowed brow, while Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki studied Madara, sensing an unusual power within the man's eyes.
"To think an Ōtsutsuki with such impure blood could possess ocular power of this caliber. Nevertheless, you shall become a part of me," Tenshiki declared coldly.
A terrifying gravitational pull surged from Tenshiki's hand. He intended to refine Madara into a ripe Chakra Fruit. (While consuming a Chakra Fruit grants ocular power, it does not grant specific ocular techniques. Furthermore, a rejection process usually occurs, much like the Sharingan's effect on Kakashi—which is why Isshiki could not use the Golden Rinnegan. However, Hatake Yusuke was different; he absorbed entire powers to evolve, unlike Tenshiki's crude methods.)
Seeing this, Hatake Yusuke flickered instantly to Tenshiki's side. A flash of white light cut through the air, and Tenshiki's arm was severed. In the blink of an eye, Yusuke grabbed Madara and reappeared beside the fat man.
"Don't let him die," Yusuke said calmly.
"Madara-sama?" The fat man nodded. Though he was a Shinigami, he had seen too much death in the ninja world to care deeply about Madara's identity.
"Understood. But can you handle that monster?" the fat man asked seriously, glaring at Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki.
"Relax. As long as I have no intention of losing, I will remain invincible," Yusuke replied.
He stepped forward to face Tenshiki. The Ōtsutsuki didn't seem to care that Madara had been rescued; instead, he immediately began merging the two Ten-Tails into his own body. Even though one of them was devoid of chakra, it didn't hinder him much.
Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki swung both arms, and the scenery around them shifted instantly. They were now on a planet newly birthed by Tenshiki's power.
"Gate of Hell, Crimson Lotus Veins."
Their surroundings transformed into a vast sea of magma. From the molten depths, red lotuses made of lava began to bloom one by one. Every petal looked exquisitely beautiful yet carried a lethal heat. These lotuses began to crawl upward, enveloping Tenshiki.
Tenshiki's eyes radiated a terrifying ocular pressure. With a simple wave of his hand, the surrounding magma froze solid in an instant.
Hatake Yusuke didn't waste a moment. The power of magma surged within him. At the same time, the Heat-Heat Fruit, Flame-Flame Fruit, and Magma-Magma Fruit awakened simultaneously.
"Crimson Lotus Hellfire."
Golden flames manifested from the void. The three powers representing the pinnacle of heat merged into one. The sheer intensity caused the space around them to distort. The devastating fire roared toward Tenshiki.
In response, Tenshiki gathered energy in his palms, forming a black sphere that resembled a Tailed Beast Bomb. An ominous power condensed within it.
"Yin-Yang, Annihilation."
The black sphere collided with the golden flames.
The golden fire began to dissipate, its terrifying heat fading away. However, the energy from the black sphere continued its trajectory toward Hatake Yusuke.
"Crimson Lotus, Inferno Domain."
Searing magma erupted around Yusuke once more.
"Crimson Lotus, All-Phenomena of Flame."
Hatake Yusuke gathered all the surrounding fire into the palm of his hand. The flames spun at a violent speed, mimicking the shape of a Rasenshuriken. He compressed the energy into a dense wave of fire and unleashed it.
The attack obliterated the black sphere. Yusuke then slammed his palm onto the ground.
Fine, thread-like lines appeared all around them. A dark energy coated every strand, topped with a layer of Armament Haki. Unlike Doflamingo, Yusuke coated each thread individually rather than all at once. It required god-like precision and mental fortitude, but for Yusuke, it was effortless.
"Black Receiver, Sever."
A dense wall of black threads enclosed Tenshiki. At first glance, it looked solid, but it was actually composed of microscopic gaps between threads—enough to slice anything that entered down to the atomic level.
Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki immediately activated his ocular power and realized the danger. If he touched that web, his body would be rendered into particles.
"Divine Flame."
Purple-black flames erupted to burn the thread wall. To Tenshiki's shock, the flames simply vanished the moment they made contact with the threads.
"Yin-Yang, Great Bright Truth-Seeking Orb."
A milky-white Truth-Seeking Orb appeared in Tenshiki's hand, emitting a pure white light. Instantly, all the threads vanished.
"Interesting. You're disrupting time," Yusuke murmured, staring deeply at Tenshiki.
"Time Current, Confinement."
Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki found himself frozen within the flow of time once again. His thoughts and consciousness were trapped within the temporal river.
Yusuke didn't attack immediately. He walked slowly toward Tenshiki.
However, Tenshiki forced himself to break through the temporal shackles.
"Time no longer has an effect on me," Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki stated flatly.
"Indeed. I knew that from the beginning. Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki, you consider yourself a god. But do you truly believe you are peerless under the heavens?" Yusuke said, almost as if speaking to himself.
Tenshiki didn't understand his point.
"Never mind. Why waste words on an enemy?" Yusuke shook his head with a small smile.
"You are very strong. Even I feel pressure from you. But it's still not enough. Sometimes I feel a certain sadness from being too powerful. Yet this time, I am grateful for this strength. Before you die, let me show you my ultimate form," Yusuke said calmly.
A monstrous aura enveloped his body.
"Six Paths Mode, Awaken."
A localized hurricane swirled around Hatake Yusuke. The terrifying energy made the entire cosmos tremble. Darkness began to seep into the vacuum of space.
Yusuke's appearance changed drastically.
His white hair grew long, reaching down to his waist. His clothes transformed into pitch-black armor. On his forehead, a complex sigil appeared—an emblem containing the power of time itself.
His eyes were no longer the Rinnegan. Instead, they were a pair of golden pupils. They were devoid of emotion, like a god who ruled over time itself.
Ōtsutsuki Tenshiki stared at the figure, and for the first time, doubt took root in his heart.
Yusuke looked down at his own hands.
Tenshiki, unable to bear the tension any longer, could not resist the urge to strike. He knew that if he let Yusuke move first, he wouldn't even have the chance to lift a finger.
"Axis of Spatial Death!"
But as he unleashed his strongest attack, the only thing he saw was the reflection of shock in his own eyes.
Yusuke appeared slowly in front of Tenshiki. His right hand reached out and gripped Tenshiki's face.
"No... don't..." Tenshiki's voice trembled.
"Enough. I've played around long enough," Yusuke said. His voice was flat, devoid of emotion. That absolute calm made Tenshiki's soul shudder.
"You ask why I am this strong? Why?! I have planned this for years! I sacrificed the entire Ōtsutsuki clan! Why?!" Tenshiki screamed in desperation.
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