Outside the arena, despair spread like wildfire.
"No! This can't be real!"
"It's all Manda's fault! What a disgrace!"
The World's Strongest Ninja Tournament, said to gather the greatest talents from around the world, had two aliens as its final competitors!
This was nothing short of an outrage—the darkest day since the Alliance's formation!
Numerous Alliance members, filled with honor and pride, burst into tears and roared with rage.
Seiki gave a slight shake of his head. Without his restraint, their reactions might even surpass how European football fans act when their team loses.
Toneri remained completely indifferent to the uproar from the crowd. He calmly locked eyes with Momoshiki and said, "It's your turn."
Momoshiki licked his lips. "Finally, I haven't disgraced the Otsutsuki name. I was worried earlier I wouldn't even get the chance to fight you in this tournament."
Momoshiki's expression darkened slightly. "You really want to fight me on the arena stage?"
He floated upward and flew toward the arena. "You should feel honored. I'm doing this little show just for you, you bunch of apes!"
He made no effort to keep his voice down—in fact, he raised it on purpose.
Already furious, the crowd exploded like a powder keg after hearing his words.
"Do you think you're some superior breed? You're an ugly alien monster even unfit for breeding!"
"An eyebrow-less fool!"
"A shorty who's been butt-stabbed!"
Momoshiki ignored the earlier insults, but that last sentence finally got to him.
"Damn it, once I get out I'll kill—"
Before he could finish his sentence, he was kicked sideways by Toneri.
Momoshiki hovered midair, glaring furiously. "You attacked me from behind!"
Toneri remained expressionless. "You talk too much."
"You infuriating bastard!" Momoshiki snorted coldly. He used his gravity powers to hurl an entire mountain at Toneri.
Toneri immediately retaliated by lifting a decorative hill from the arena and throwing it at Momoshiki.
The two mountains collided midair, exploding into countless rock fragments that rained down like a meteor shower!
Neither of them paid any attention to these falling rocks, however.
Momoshiki raised both hands horizontally and launched countless beams of light toward Toneri!
Toneri quickly activated his Tenseigan mode. Nine Truth-Seeking Balls circled behind him, forming a green glowing ring. Countless energy orbs flew out from the ring, attacking his opponent!
[Boom!] [Boom!] [Boom!]
Explosions kept erupting in the central area between them, [a thunderous roar] continuously filled the air!
Occasionally, a stray beam would slip through the defense and fly toward the two fighters, but each was either casually swatted away or completely ignored.
Amid this intense beam-clashing battle, the giant stone statue left over from the previous fight suddenly stirred to life, swinging its massive hand to grab Momoshiki!
Momoshiki flicked his fingers. Snakes and dragons formed from earth, a phoenix woven from ice crystals, and a lava-constructed giant ape all rushed forward to attack the stone statue.
"That should be about enough!" Momoshiki nodded slightly. Just as he was about to refocus on Toneri, the three great beasts suddenly let out pained cries.
He turned back in time to see the stone statue devouring all three beasts at once!
"This stone statue is strange!"
Momoshiki narrowed his eyes. He was the one who absorbed others' chakra, not the other way around. When had the balance shifted so completely?
Lifting his head, Momoshiki questioned, "Is this the shed skin of the deceased Otsutsuki?"
Toneri slightly nodded. "It's a gift left behind by ancestor Hamura!"
"Fascinating. Then I'll perform a conjuration as well!" Saying this, Momoshiki opened the Otsutsuki Teleportation, pulling Kinshiki Otsutsuki directly from outside the Arena Stage where he had been watching the battle.
Witnessing this, everyone outside the Arena Stage was stunned.
"H-how could this happen?"
"This isn't conjuration—it's using space Ninjutsu to drag someone here!"
"Isn't conjuration technically a form of space Ninjutsu?"
"What about Kinshiki Otsutsuki then? Surely he isn't considered a summoned beast!"
Toneri's lips twitched slightly, "Is he your summoned beast?"
Before Momoshiki could answer, Kinshiki voluntarily stated, "I am Lord Momoshiki's loyal hound!"
Toneri took a deep breath, "You're breaking the rules!"
Momoshiki calmly replied, "If you still have summoned beasts, by all means, keep conjuring them!"
As Momoshiki emphasized the words "summoned beast," Toneri's eye twitched violently. Naturally, he wouldn't use such an offensive technique on his own people!
Toneri's gaze turned icy. "Even if you gain a slight advantage, don't think you'll win!"
Momoshiki shrugged. "You previously said something like, 'Don't casually boast too early…'"
[Time Freezing!]
This time he was cleverer—not finishing his sentence, and immediately freezing time as his opponent was distracted!
Then, he rapidly approached Toneri.
In his heart, he clearly knew that the pattern Naruto had previously summarized wasn't entirely accurate.
The stronger the enemy, the shorter the time they could freeze!
Considering his opponent's strength, he probably could only freeze time for less than 0.01 seconds!
Still, that tiny window was barely enough!
"You're already dead!" Laughing maniacally, Momoshiki stretched his right hand toward Toneri's chest.
However, his expression quickly changed.
It felt like his hand had struck a barrier—it couldn't breach the opponent's defense despite his full effort!
Before, when Naruto failed to break his defense, Momoshiki felt triumphant. Now, being the one unable to penetrate the defense was extremely frustrating!
"Break through!" Roaring furiously, Momoshiki transformed his right arm into a drill-like form, continuously rotating until he finally pierced through Toneri's skin!
Face flushed red with effort, Momoshiki lunged to rip his opponent's heart out—only for the flow of time to quietly resume!
Toneri grunted softly. Seeing Momoshiki so close, he instantly understood what had occurred. Secretly, he felt relieved, thinking, "Thankfully, Lord Aizen led me down the same physical cultivation path our ancestors walked; otherwise, I'd already be dead now!"
Momoshiki tried to pull back, only to find that the flesh sprouting from Toneri's wound had become tentacle-like, tightly entangling him!
Toneri's eyes turned cold and sharp. "Leaving immediately after an ambush—that's somewhat impolite, isn't it?"
Nine Truth-Seeking Balls converged into a gleaming golden greatsword. Toneri swung it down!
[Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!]
The sword cleanly sliced Momoshiki from the waist, decisively cutting him into two halves!
The blade surged forward without slowing, slicing through the earth, sundering the heavens, and cleaving the Chakra Barrier in two!
The crowd, still reeling from Momoshiki's sudden defeat, was now gripped by sheer terror!
Previously, no matter how powerful or intense the attacks had been, the barrier had withstood them all—how could it actually be destroyed just like that?
"What exactly was that wave of sword energy? It's terrifying!"
"If not for the barrier blocking it, I wouldn't be surprised if the entire continent had been cut in half!"
"Damn it! Our strength is on a completely different level from his!"
"If even this monster is just an ordinary member of the Xu organization, just how powerful is that organization?"
On the Arena Stage, Momoshiki's upper body showed visible signs of agitation. "Impossible! I am a high-ranking warrior from the Main Family! How could I possibly lose to a Branch Family member like you?"
Toneri's wound on his chest began healing before their very eyes as he smiled gently. "But that is exactly what's happening."
"No, it's not over yet!" Momoshiki suddenly turned his gaze sharply to the side. "I need your power—now!"
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