Chapter 415: Chapter 415: Kurama: Doesn’t matter if you deny it, Hashirama will be here soon anyway
The black rift opened, and Kaguya stepped out, her gaze instantly locking onto Kurama.
Kurama froze for a second. Under her stare, he felt an odd sense of familiarity.
"So this is Orochimaru after getting Kaguya’s body?" Raikage took a step forward, eyes full of killing intent as he looked up at ’Kaguya’ in the sky.
But before Raikage could say his piece, Tsunade suddenly frowned. "No, this isn’t Orochimaru. The eyes
If anyone in the world knows Orochimaru best, it’s Jiraiya and Tsunade. They’ve spent too many years together, sharing a bond of deep friendship.
Once upon a time...
They were comrades who could entrust their backs to each other, absolute friends who could be trusted without question.
Once upon a time...
Even though so many years have passed and they’ve all changed, something like the look in someone’s eyes is never something Tsunade could mistake.
She was certain. "This guy isn’t Orochimaru!"
Right after, her whole body tensed up as she shouted at the "Kaguya" in the sky: "Who are you? Where are Naruto and Sasuke?"
Could it be... the real Kaguya?
Kurama suddenly shook his head. "No. I’ve never seen Kaguya myself, but in theory she shouldn’t be like this. This ’Kaguya’s’ expression... it’s too cold."
Kaguya was supposed to be graceful, proud, and confident. Even if she had negative emotions, it should be hatred. But in this "Kaguya’s" eyes, there was no hatred—only a bone-chilling coldness. Not graceful, but
Come to think of it, there really was someone in his memory who fit that description.
No way...
Kurama’s expression turned strange. He hadn’t thought much of it before, but now that the idea came to him... this "Kaguya’s" gaze really did feel familiar.
"Kaguya’s" eyes slid past Kurama and landed on Tsunade. Then she slowly spoke: "Dead."
Sakura’s eyes flew wide open, Sage Mode activating on its own as she clenched her fists tight.
"Calm down, Sakura." Tsunade grabbed her arm, then looked up at "Kaguya." "Those two aren’t so easy to kill. If you’re going to lie, at least change your tone."
"My tone is fine. It’s just that you blindly trust those two." "Kaguya" crossed her arms, her figure highlighted
But the next second, "Kaguya" frowned, clicked her tongue in annoyance, then slowly dropped her arms. Looking at Kurama, she said,
"Right now, only you can stop me from casting Infinite Tsukuyomi. So... come here, and let me test this power again."
Kurama squinted, his expression turning strange. "You... you’re not Madara, are you?"
Everyone froze. Oonoki, the Tsuchikage, blinked like he couldn’t believe what he just heard.
Madara... was a woman? Then who was the Madara he’d met decades ago?
Tsunade looked left at "Kaguya," then right, then sucked in a sharp breath. "Now that you say it, the way this
After all, Madara had lived in Konohagakure for a while, and Tsunade had interacted with him back then.
"Kaguya" didn’t answer, just curved her lips into a strange, unreadable smile.
Kurama scratched his head in frustration, glaring hard at "Kaguya." "You’re just putting on an act? Fine. Tobirama’s about to show up with the others anyway, and Hashirama will definitely be among them. Even if I can’t tell who you are, there’s no way Hashirama won’t."
"Kaguya’s" face stiffened slightly, then she tilted her chin up like she didn’t care. "If you won’t fight, then don’t stand in my way of casting Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"Tch. Like hell I’d let you pull that off." Kurama snapped back, activating Six Paths Mode. Nine Truth-Seeking Orbs appeared, and his huge body slowly rose into the
He looked to Tsunade. "Naruto and Sasuke are most likely trapped in one of Kaguya’s spaces. You need to find a way to release Minato from both the control of Impure World Reincarnation and the binding seals. He left a Flying Thunder God mark on Naruto’s Eight Trigrams Seal."
That mark would never disappear. Not if the caster died. Not even if the seal was undone. It would always remain.
Tsunade and Minato locked eyes, then both nodded.
Tsunade had at least learned Yin Seal techniques, and she understood sealing arts. Plus, with her age and experience, she was clearly stronger in that area than Sakura.
Though Kurama still doubted she’d be able to undo Tobirama’s sealing jutsu.
Kurama rose into the sky, floating across from "Kaguya."
His massive figure looked even larger when compared to Kaguya’s human form.
And with Kaguya’s stunning face, the scene oddly gave off a "beauty and the beast in the rain" kind of feeling.
"What kind of nonsense is that?" Kurama scowled, shaking the thought out of his head. He couldn’t afford to think that way—what if a lawyer’s letter showed up?
"Kaguya" didn’t seem bothered. She glanced at her right hand, then turned toward Kurama. "My power should be above yours now. The last fight was too boring. This
She curled her finger and said, "Use your full strength. I want to see how strong this body really is."
"You still say you’re not Madara?" Kurama grinned, then fired off a tailed beast bomb as a greeting.
"Think what you like." "Kaguya" stayed expressionless, waved her hand, and the massive tailed beast bomb was slapped away before it even exploded.
She nodded in satisfaction. "This body is even stronger than Uzumaki Naruto’s. That coward wasted his potential—having this power but too scared to use it."
"Hmph." Kurama snorted, then grabbed a giant
"Kaguya" didn’t back down. With a faint smirk, her chakra surged and clashed head-on with Kurama’s towering body.
Below them, watching the massive bursts of chakra, Oonoki frowned. "It’s... like watching gods."
"Indeed." Terumi Mei’s brows tightened, a trace of worry flickering in her eyes. "A battle on this scale is far beyond our reach. All we can do is pray..."
A smirk crossed A’s face as he clenched his fists. "Pray? No. Even if we can’t win, we still have to fight. If we lose, it’s our villagers who’ll face the enemy."
"Keeping the enemy outside the village walls..." Gaara’s gaze shifted to the fight in the sky. "Truth is, I don’t agree with this idea. A ninja who never experiences war
Gaara let out a deep sigh. "But this time, I agree with you, Raikage-sama."
There’s a difference between experiencing war and throwing lives away.
A battle of this level was too much even for them as Kage, let alone for their village’s ninja.
Oonoki took a deep breath with his eyes closed, then opened them and looked at the others. "Kazekage boy, use your sand to pave a path for the Raikage and Mizukage. I’ll go ahead to support."
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