"Buzz—"
"Buzz buzz buzz buzz—!"
The power erupting from their bodies continuously expanded, clashed, and was inexhaustible.
The two intensely energetic spheres thus created had already formed a visible hemisphere around them, centered on the two of them, constantly pushing away all surrounding matter.
The earth rumbled, the sky wept, and even the entire world made of ice and snow seemed to subtly tremble. The ground beneath their feet rippled and churned like water, causing the Susanoo, which was already barely holding on in the distance, to feel immense pressure. It had to go down on all fours, plunging its towering longsword into the ground, to barely maintain the stability of those inside.
Seeing the two sides' majestic offensives, Namikaze Minato felt as if he had seen a new world, one belonging exclusively to those above Ninja. Even his clear eyes couldn't help but narrow to a point, and his throat felt as if it were tightly clutched by some indescribable pressure, unable to utter a single sound.
Orochimaru, on the other hand, had completed the activation ritual of the sealing jar behind him at some unknown point. At this moment, he was wearing a helmet-sized pair of goggles, staring intently at the scene unfolding before him, constantly muttering in admiration:
"So that's it, so that's it!"
"Is this the correct way to use natural energy?"
"This is simply, simply like the collision of two worlds."
"Jiraiya and all those toads went down the wrong path!"
On his pale face, an extreme excitement bloomed almost without reservation, as if he wished he could climb onto their bodies to carefully observe the energy conversion process within them.
These goggles were also one of his research achievements over the years, capable of clearly observing the process of large-scale energy flow changes.
At this moment, the world presented in Orochimaru's eyes was completely different from what Minato and others saw with their naked eyes.
The two black and white light spheres appearing before him were clearly analyzed into countless combinations of natural energy and Chakra with altered properties. Both sides used Chakra as a control lever, employing an extremely precise method—perhaps ocular power, or perhaps the mysterious 'Tailed Beast' within Kiri—to constantly break the conventional properties of natural energy and utilize it, transforming it into a power of a higher dimension than Sage Mode Chakra, thereby forming their own 'world'.
If according to Kiri, it should be called a 'Domain'.
But no matter what it was called, this was a power unique to Kiri and Yamishibai themselves, which their opponents within it could not possibly discern.
Now, this mysterious energy world presented in Orochimaru's eyes was like witnessing firsthand the clash between a torrent and lava, where worlds of wonderfully mutated properties crushed each other, finally presenting the shapes visible to their naked eyes.
Even Orochimaru himself had to admit that this was indeed a power on the level of a god.
"Big fox! Can you do this?!"
"Teach me too!"
Only Kushina was the most carefree. Seeing something good, she immediately wanted Kurama to get some too.
Originally, she thought that after completely mastering the perfect Jinchuriki form and reconciling with the big fox inside her that had caused her so much grievance, she would finally be among the top tier of the entire Ninja World, and even that idiot Minato wouldn't be able to catch up to her.
However, now, after seeing the clash between the two sides, no matter how thick-headed she was, she could realize the gap between herself and them, and immediately became excited again.
However, Kurama also felt wronged.
How could it know such a thing?!
"Idiot!"
"Can't you stupid girl tell?"
Kurama in the sealing space stared intently at the scene before him, his tone more solemn than ever: "These two guys have reached... no, they might even have surpassed the level of the old man Six Paths back then."
"Eh?!"
Just as Kushina exclaimed in astonishment.
"Crack."
With a crisp sound.
A tiny crack appeared at the edge of the two clashing black and white domains.
Like a chisel hitting a glass surface, or a cooked egg pressed onto a table.
In the blink of an eye, dense patterns spread like a spider web, covering the surface of the pitch-black spherical domain.
Seeing this, Uchiha Megumi, who had been fully maintaining the Susanoo, couldn't help but lose her composure for a moment, exclaiming:
"Kiri!!"
The pitch-black domain symbolized the "Unlimited Void" used by Sawara Kiri.
The great power possessed by "Unlimited Void" itself was naturally invincible. Whether it was the body lock that almost stopped time, or the brain-dead mental damage caused by pouring limitless information into the enemy's mind, it was a trump card that surpassed Tsukuyomi and could even rival Infinite Tsukuyomi.
However, this was an ability that only worked after the enemy was contained within the domain.
If two domains clashed, what would be compared was the absolute power difference between the two sides.
Clearly, the output power of Tiamat's Chakra, limited by Sawara Kiri's mortal body, was not comparable to Yamishibai's body, which was constructed from Ōtsutsuki bloodline factors.
Even the surrounding people had noticed this, and Yamishibai, standing opposite Sawara Kiri, had already perceived it.
Almost the instant cracks appeared on the surface of the "Unlimited Void" domain, his face already split into an uncontrollable, fanatical smile.
"Don't disappoint me, Sawara Kiri!"
"Are you really only this strong now?!"
Under the clash of their domains, even within the domain, a fierce energy storm raged around Yamishibai. The surging winds lifted his long hair, pulling it straight behind his head, and his body was difficult to move as if suppressed by some intense force.
However, he stubbornly pushed against this unimaginable force, taking one step after another towards Sawara Kiri.
Under his control, "Amenominaka" was not as crude as Ōtstsuki Kaguya displayed in the original work, only able to constantly change the environment of the world. Instead, it was a deeper method of turning the power of the entire world to his own use.
This ice and snow world was his greatest trump card, and also the source of his domain power.
As long as it was within the scope of this world.
Sawara Kiri had absolutely no chance of winning!
At this moment, each of his steps seemed like a deeply imprinted brand, leaving an indelible scar on this world, yet drawing infinite power, and still moving forward with unwavering determination.
"Crack, crack—"
With each step he took, the cracks on the surface of the domain constructed by Sawara Kiri became denser.
Until finally, the two domains resembled two interlocking eggs, heavily pressing against each other.
Sawara Kiri also widened his eyes, almost pushing the ultra-high precision Chakra control granted by the Six Eyes to its limit.
The incredibly dense mutated natural energy in his eyes shot out like a meteor shower towards the opposing domain, only to scatter under even denser strikes, turning into faint energy factors that were almost impossible to capture.
At the same time, his body was burning like fire due to the massive amount of Chakra continuously output by Tiamat.
If not for the extremely low temperature environment, his own cells would have even spontaneously combusted, reducing his body to a pile of dust.
However, even in such a critical situation, his expression remained calm and indifferent as he watched the opponent advance step by step, crushing and breaking the surface of the "Unlimited Void" domain.
He estimated the opponent's output state in his mind while rapidly calculating how much longer he could sustain, his brain highly active.
But no one noticed.
At this moment, he had already established a Chakra communication channel with the figure in the distance, whose form was almost indistinguishable.
The howling wind in this ice and snow world grew weaker, and even the very essence of the world, which provided the power to freeze everything, seemed to be continuously absorbed into Yamishibai's body, making his domain world constructed by "Amenominaka" even larger and more solid.
In contrast, to maintain the stability of the domain itself, the world formed by "Unlimited Void" was continuously shrinking as the cracks expanded.
With one expanding and one contracting, the two domains, which had originally shown a clear standoff, had now become two sides of clear strength difference.
The continuously spreading cracks covered the entire surface of the black sphere formed by "Unlimited Void".
It could shatter completely at any moment.
Watching this scene, Uchiha Megumi, who had been maintaining Susanoo since just now, could no longer bear to watch, and immediately rushed towards the two.
However, as soon as she took a step, Orochimaru grabbed her shoulder.
Megumi sharply turned her head, looking at him with extremely fierce Mangekyo Sharingan, her dark ocular power almost overflowing from the depths of her eyes.
Then, Orochimaru's other hand was pressing on the wooden barrel of unknown use, and he said coldly, "Protect Kiri's trump card."
Megumi's movements paused involuntarily.
Orochimaru still didn't look at her, but kept staring in the direction of the two's confrontation.
"Crack—bang!"
Until a certain moment, the completely dark domain was finally covered with dense cracks, unable to be supported no matter how much it was repaired.
Thus, the whole thing completely and neatly burst apart.
Yamishibai's fanatical expression inexplicably stiffened, as if he had seen something unexpected.
Almost at the same instant.
In Orochimaru's mind, Sawara Kiri's voice echoed simultaneously.
"Open!"
His palm immediately pressed the activation button on top of the wooden barrel.
In an instant, the area within a few hundred meters, centered on this wooden barrel, was completely enveloped by an invisible force.
Namikaze Minato, who reacted the fastest, keenly sensed something with his extraordinary spatial awareness the moment Orochimaru pressed the button, and subconsciously turned his head.
And then, he remained in that turning motion.
It wasn't just him.
Kushina, Megumi, Yamishibai, and even Orochimaru himself.
All organic matter, inorganic matter, energy, everything within this area was enveloped within this vast time-stopping zone.
Although it was relative stillness, this power, almost like a rule, still transcended everyone's existing dimensions, reaching a level close to a law.
Therefore, this power could only last for an extremely brief moment.
Zero point one second.
Among everyone, only Sawara Kiri himself, by virtue of a talisman always placed in his inner chest pocket, escaped the shackles of the time rule.
The surrounding dark domain shattered like explosion fragments, the wind, snow, and dust in the air all solidified, and the Amenominaka domain centered on Yamishibai, at the moment of the enemy's collapse, showed an inertial diffusion, faintly carrying a hint of illusion.
Like an insect encased in amber.
At the moment all this was still.
Sawara Kiri took a step.
At that moment, he burst out with unprecedented speed.
Soru, Geppo, the spatial propulsion of "Limitless," the eruption of Chakra.
His body was taut, muscles tearing, every cell, burning with pain, shattered, and a huge force propelled him at a speed exceeding space, crossing the collapsing ground beneath his feet, his high-temperature body crashing through all matter and energy blocking his path, as if he had transformed into a stream of light that penetrated everything.
As for the ground he stepped on, it didn't even have time to show the material changes after being crushed by immense force; it all remained still as if completely unresponsive.
Finally, he abruptly intruded into the domain of Amenominaka.
Even within the observation range of the Six Eyes, everything around him seemed to coalesce into high-density overlapping threads—that was the blurred illusion caused by the brain's inability to process the rapidly changing surroundings.
At this moment, he was still some distance from Yamishibai's body.
The time spent from the transmission to Orochimaru pressing the activation button, and then to Sawara Kiri's reaction.
No matter how fast, there was still some consumption.
Zero point one second was simply too short, too short.
However, it was enough.
A smile of absolute certainty finally appeared on Sawara Kiri's face.
The collision between the weak point inside the domain and the hard end outside the domain would only have one result.
"Bang!"
Almost at the instant time stop ended, and Yamishibai awakened from that brief pause, his Chakra perception keenly showed the feedback of the Amenominaka's covered area shattering.
At that moment, his heart suddenly turned from confusion to astonishment.
After that, his optic nerve finally transmitted the image of Sawara Kiri appearing extremely close in front of him.
Unlimited Void.
Suddenly, it was as if ink had stained white water.
The abruptly infiltrating domain power instantly swallowed everything Yamishibai controlled.
The massive information impact brought by the full-power Unlimited Void surged into his brain like a flood, causing all his thoughts to be instantly submerged like branches engulfed by a mudslide.
Sawara Kiri, propelled by that extreme speed and immense inertia, swung the black blade in his hand.
At this moment, Yamishibai could clearly feel everything.
Whether it was sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste, all senses were suddenly magnified countless times, clearer and more distinct than when he was truly a god.
Precisely because of this, the fear in his heart when facing Sawara Kiri's blade was amplified without limit.
'Am I going to die again?'
'Me, as a god, am I going to be defeated by the same person again?'
'Lose to a...'
'Inferior being?!!!'
Under the unimaginably rapid turning of these thoughts, in the almost still, high-density information perspective, a certain part deep within Yamishibai's heart was instantly stirred.
Even the unimaginably heavy fear, driven by these thoughts and pride, transformed into extreme unwillingness and rage.
'Sawara Kiri!'
'Sa! Wa! Ra! Kiri!!!'
At this moment, he completely disregarded the consumption of his true power and the upper limit of this fragile body's endurance.
Everything of his true essence burst forth from the golden-colored Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan embedded in the center of his forehead.
If Amenominaka was the first deity at the beginning of the world's formation, symbolizing the supreme world law and the origin of all gods.
Then, before Him, there was an even higher world above countless deities, which nurtured these illusory gods.
Takamagahara.
Yamishibai shouted this name in his heart.
Unlike the Great Eight Islands on the ground, it was the supreme realm floating above the sea and in the clouds.
Almost at the instant this name appeared.
A pure white membrane appeared on his body, resisting all negative will, allowing him to transcend the world at this moment, becoming a truly different dimensional existence.
However, after using this move, Yamishibai's body could no longer sustain itself.
Large areas of cracks, just like the Unlimited Void domain earlier, covered his entire body.
Yet, even in this state, Yamishibai still steadfastly reached out, attempting to touch the face of the man opposite him with his fingertips.
His eyes were filled with unwillingness, anger, frenzy, and hatred.
Intense emotions supported his body, which was already vanishing in essence, to move forward.
Even if there would be no result at all.
However, the black blade in Sawara Kiri's hand, covered in Armament Haki, still firmly cut down, directly aiming for his head.
That seemingly insignificant blade, under Sawara Kiri's extremely high inertia, smoothly cut into the realm of Takamagahara, touched a dimension that should not have been touched, and directly cut in.
Under Yamishibai's incredulous gaze, it sliced across his neck.
Draw the blade, sheath the blade.
"Clang—!"
When he reappeared, Sawara Kiri's figure was already several hundred meters behind Yamishibai.
Two long, deep grooves, like pathways, were torn open beneath his feet.
The sword guard and scabbard collided, making a 'ding' sound.
And so, the world fell silent.
Sawara Kiri's expression remained calm, as if everything that had occurred from beginning to end was within his expectations.
Behind him, light and darkness were divided.
Yamishibai's headless body, under everyone's gradually weakening breaths and silent gazes, lay quietly on the ground.
He won.
Nietono no Shana (S)
Information localization completed.
Details: A divine longsword forged by the special Mistress 'Tenmoku Ikko'.
Abilities are threefold: 1. Unaffected by any external interference or influence, all things can be directly cut through; 2. Forces a close-quarters battle with the opponent; 3. Absolute sharpness.
From "Shakugan no Shana."
Cannot be upgraded.