"This isn't space–time ninjutsu. It's far more advanced than that," Kiyosuke explained calmly.
"This is the power of the Rinne Sharingan—the same ability Madara possessed when he became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki. It's a technique of the Ōtsutsuki clan, allowing the user to reshape the surrounding space however they desire. If I remember correctly... six or seven types, wasn't it?"
"How the hell do you know that so well?" Madara shot him a sharp glance. This kind of information wasn't exactly common knowledge.
The Ōtsutsuki clan was shrouded in mystery. As far as the Earth was concerned, only Kaguya and her two sons, the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura, had ever truly existed—and even the Sage wasn't pureblooded Ōtsutsuki.
By all logic, their kind should've long ceased to exist. So how did this boy know?
Kiyosuke, without so much as blinking, said, "When Naruto was twelve, I killed an Ōtsutsuki who came from the future. Future Naruto was too strong, so that guy used a technique to travel back in time, hoping to steal the Nine-Tails from him. That's how I found out."
"Time travel? There's actually a jutsu like that?" Hashirama asked, wide-eyed.
"They are the Ōtsutsuki, after all," Madara muttered, accepting Kiyosuke's words—though his suspicion didn't fade.
"This technique is called Amenominaka. It allows her to instantly transport herself and everyone around her into a different dimension. It's as fast as the Flying Thunder God, maybe even faster. Be careful—if she sends us into an acid-filled dimension or one with extreme gravity, we're done for."
"Sounds dangerous," Hashirama said, his voice brimming with fighting spirit. "But for the safety of the ninja world, we can't back down! Madara, let's fight side by side again!"
"Hmph." Madara grunted, which was as close to an agreement as one could get from him.
"Leave this to me," Toneri Ōtsutsuki declared arrogantly. "As a descendant of Hamura-sama, I'll handle Kaguya myself. I don't need your help."
He raised his hand, forming several Truth-Seeking Orbs that flew toward Kaguya, glowing with blinding light.
Kaguya's long white hair lifted in the windless air, and countless sharp white needles shot from it, piercing the orbs and detonating them one after another.
"Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall!"
Thick wooden barriers erupted from the stone walls, shielding everyone.
Kiyosuke ducked aside, prompting Madara to glance at him.
"Didn't you say your body's immune to physical attacks? Why are you hiding?"
"I am immune to regular physical attacks," Kiyosuke replied, "but not to physical attacks from someone with a kekkei mōra. If I were, I would've beaten the crap out of you back when you used Sage Mode."
He added, "Don't let her hit you. If you're struck, you'll lose part of your body."
Kekkei mōra didn't just affect the living—it also affected those revived by Edo Tensei. If a part of their body was destroyed by it, that part would return to the Pure Land and couldn't regenerate.
"I know that," Madara said curtly. "But those two brats need a chance to recover. This battlefield isn't suitable—we'll have to make Kaguya change the terrain herself."
They couldn't fight effectively while grounded—flight gave Kaguya a huge advantage. Escaping wasn't an option either. The only hope was to let her move the battle somewhere else.
"Then we fight and adapt," Kiyosuke said. "No easy opponent here, after all."
Suddenly, Toneri unleashed his next attack.
"Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
A green tornado tore through the wooden walls Hashirama had made, spiraling toward Kaguya.
"This idiot has no concept of how a ninja fights," Madara scoffed, full of disdain. "Power alone isn't enough. Give that technique to me, and I'd make it look divine."
"Who cares," Kiyosuke muttered. "When this is over, I'm digging out his eyes. Those eyes belong to my disciple!"
"Do you have some kind of eye-collecting fetish?" Madara asked dryly.
"Shut up. My disciple is the Hyūga clan's second daughter. The eldest will marry Naruto someday and can't inherit the clan. The second daughter will lead the family—so how could I let her lose her Byakugan?"
"Fair point," Hashirama said with a grin. "Then we can't afford to lose!"
Kiyosuke's tone hardened. "I'll feint. You two coordinate. Minato, support us. Naruto, Sasuke—wait for your opening."
"Got it!"
Minato placed Flying Thunder God seals on Hashirama and Madara.
Kiyosuke took to the air, transforming into a roaring dragon of flame that shot straight toward Kaguya.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"
Kaguya punched forward, compressing chakra into a single devastating point. The resulting blast shattered Kiyosuke's fire-dragon form, gouging a massive hole through the mountainside. Lava spilled from the gash like an open wound.
"Damn... as expected from the progenitor of chakra," Kiyosuke muttered, reforming from flame.
"Didn't see that one coming."
Good thing he'd turned into pure element just in time, or he'd be finished.
"Naruto, your turn! You're the No.1 unexpected ninja, aren't you?"
"Right!"
Naruto launched himself forward, his Yang chakra flaring brightly enough to make Kaguya tense. Her Byakugan activated fully, veins bulging around her eyes.
"Reverse Harem Jutsu!"
Poof, poof, poof!
A line of shirtless, handsome men appeared before Kaguya.
She froze mid-motion, stunned speechless.
BAM!
Naruto slammed a punch right into her, sending her flying.
"Uh..."
Hashirama and Madara gawked, jaws dropping. They had never once managed to land a hit on Kaguya—and now this?
"This idiot..." Sasuke groaned, covering his face in shame.
He swore that from this day on, he'd never admit to knowing Naruto Uzumaki.
"Now, Sasuke!"
"Understood!"
Sasuke's Rinnegan glowed as he swapped places with one of Naruto's Truth-Seeking Orbs. The two raised their hands together, the Yin and Yang seals glowing on their palms.
Seeing those marks triggered Kaguya's buried memories.
In an instant, the entire world shifted again.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Kaguya were swallowed by ice, while Kiyosuke and the others found themselves standing in a frozen wasteland.
"So, she changed the dimension again? Good," Madara said.
He immediately summoned his Complete Susanoo, the titanic form drawing its mountain-splitting blade and bringing it down on Kaguya—who had just emerged from the ice.
Before it could hit, the sword was absorbed into her body.
"What?"
Even his strongest attack had no effect.
Without missing a beat, Hashirama countered, "Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Massive trees burst from beneath Kaguya, painting the white wasteland with streaks of green and binding her in place.
"Madara!"
"I know! Fire Style: Majestic Annihilation Flame!"
A torrent of fire erupted from his mouth, engulfing the forest and turning it into a sea of flames. The intense heat scorched the ice around them, steam rising in great clouds.
"Is that all we've got?" Hashirama asked.
"Hmph."
Madara snorted and poured in even more chakra, feeding the blaze until every last tree was devoured by the inferno.