Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 249 Cixian VS Cixian
Jigen always felt that Kaedeji must have had other purposes for peeling off such a dark personality from himself, but he had no time to dwell on it now.

"Are you going to stop me, to prevent me from entering another world?" Cixian asked coldly.

The dark personality scoffed, "If you hadn't come looking for me, I wouldn't even bother with what you wanted. Didn't I just say I'm wandering around in the real world right now? You're the one who insisted on coming here. If you don't want to fight, then get lost, you inexplicable bastard."

"So that's it."

Cixian's expression remained unchanged: "I'm thinking, if I kill you now, will it hinder Kaedeji's plans? I don't know the meaning of your birth, but Kaedeji won't do anything meaningless."

"Hmph, then try me. Unless you have the ability to destroy the entire Mugen Tsukuyomi, you might not be able to hurt me, and even that's just a possibility. I can always hide in a parallel world. What about you?"

The dark personality sneered, "Besides, with my current strength, I might be able to take you down in one fell swoop."

He doesn't need to surpass Cixian in combat strength; he just needs to find a way to continuously wear down Cixian, dragging him down until he's overwhelmed.

"Or is it that the container you had Orochimaru create has reached a point where you can reincarnate at any time? In that case, dealing with a complete Otsutsuki might require your original body to expend some effort."

The dark personality's face was full of savagery, and the intense malice was completely undisguised, as if it was naturally filled with hatred for all living beings.

Cixian thought for a moment and felt that fighting the dark personality would be a bit of a loss: "It seems that I can only go directly to another world. He is probably waiting for me over there."

Kaede Tsukasa was indeed waiting for Jigen's arrival, his eyes filled with deep anticipation, so much so that he didn't even kill Mizuki.

Soon, the white wedge on Shui Mu's body became uncontrollable and suddenly began to unleash even more power, causing Shui Mu to let out a scream as his body's collapse accelerated unprecedentedly.

Neither Jigen nor Kaedeji cared about Mizuki's pain.

"Is this a parallel world? It's amazing that you were able to find a place like this." Cixian's phantom emerged from the white wedge on Mizuki's body, but he was still cautious and did not directly transfer his main body over.

Kaede Tsukasa said, "I've prepared a stage for you. You have a reason to come. In this new world, there are also Otsutsuki. If you capture one, you can feed it to the Ten-Tails and complete the purpose of planting the tree."

"You know so much about this; it seems you've gathered a lot of valuable information in this world." Cixian said expressionlessly, but in reality, he truly believed that nothing was more important than planting trees. Even if he died, he would find a good successor to continue planting trees.

If we could capture an Otsutsuki from a parallel world and feed it to the Ten-Tails, even though they are from different worlds, they would likely have highly similar genes, which could affect the Ten-Tails' evolution.

However, what Jigen couldn't be sure of was whether Kaedeji had contacted the Otsutsuki from the parallel world beforehand, using the same rhetoric to incite them to hunt him.

Kaede looked at him with a cold smile, while Jigen remained silent, carefully sensing the surrounding situation through Mizuki. However, he found no clues. But since Otsutsuki all possessed space-time abilities, it was only natural that they could appear in front of him instantly and launch a surprise attack.

"Either you come over now, or you give up this opportunity to capture Otsutsuki. I respect your choice. Of course, if you choose to come, the consequence of failure is death."

Kaede Tsukasa kept sneering. He was forcing Jigen to act in this way, and Jigen couldn't refuse this "invitation." He actually had no choice.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Mizuki let out a piercing scream: "Lord Jigen, save me!!"

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. However, I need you to open a spacetime tunnel for me, traversing parallel worlds, which will require more power."

Jigen completely disregarded Mizuki as a tool, allowing a large amount of power within the White Wedge to be released, forcing Mizuki to open the portal. Relying on the connection between his main body and the Wedge, he exerted force from both sides simultaneously.

When the portal opened to its maximum size, Cixian's figure emerged from it. The illusory image on Shuimu's body shattered like a bubble in an instant; he had come after all.

Only by personally coming to this world and carefully experiencing factors such as gravity, atmosphere, and matter can one truly confirm that this world is a highly similar parallel world, and that the Otsutsuki existing in this world is the sacrifice he needs.

But what really caught Jigen's attention was Kaedeji. He examined him closely, looking at the scattered scales on Kaedeji's body and then at the Truth-Seeking Ball.

"I see. You've already obtained a bit of the power of the Ten-Tails that Kaguya controlled." Jigen nodded, but he wasn't very interested. He and Kaede Tsukasa didn't plan to start a full-scale war, nor would they.

“If I successfully capture Otsutsuki, you will immediately attack me, right? You will try every means to kill me here? That way you can take care of two enemies at once. Your plan is quite good,” Jigen said.

Kaede Tsukasa nodded frankly: "This is part of the plan, so you'd better defeat your opponent quickly and without any physical injury, otherwise I won't be polite."

Of course, Jigen could also kill Kaedeji first, but both of them knew very well that they couldn't, because Kaedeji would definitely not fight Jigen to the death and would leave this place as soon as possible.

Faced with the temptation of seizing a ready-made Otsutsuki, Jigen, who is determined to plant trees at all costs, would never let it go; he is different from Momoshiki and his group.

When Momoshiki arrived in the ninja world, he lingered and dawdled, with a somewhat playful attitude, because the ninja world was not a planet under his jurisdiction. He was here to clean up the mess left by Isshiki and Kaguya.

But Jigen was different. He was specifically in charge of the ninja world, and he was determined to complete the task of planting trees and absorbing all the natural energy, even at the cost of his life.

Swish!
Cixian flew into the sky, and the first thing she did was look up at the bright moon.

If you're looking for the easiest target to bully, the one you can get your hands on with the least amount of effort, then without a doubt it's Otsutsuki Toneri!
Even Kaede Tsukasa could defeat Toneri from the original world, so for him in the parallel world, taking down Toneri would be a piece of cake, even if Toneri in the parallel world might possess entirely new powers.

Kaede Tsukasa chuckled in a low voice: "Even the Otsutsuki try to find easy targets to bully. As expected, your clan's self-proclaimed nobility and arrogance are only used against the natives of planets inferior to you."

Jigen said coldly, "I wouldn't have done this before, but in the past thousand years in the ninja world, I have learned a lot from humans, and it's not like I've gained nothing."

Swish!
Jigen immediately opened a portal and headed straight for the moon. He wanted to personally search for Toneri's whereabouts on the moon, as the full view of the moon could not be seen from the ninja world. Kaedeji watched Jigen's figure. Well, it was time to bring Jigen from the anime timeline over.

Yes, from the very beginning, the parallel world Otsutsuki that Kaede prepared for Jigen was not from the Limited Tsukuyomi at all, because the Limited Tsukuyomi was just a semi-real world attached to the anime timeline, and it did not replicate the scale of Otsutsuki's power at all.

Jigen quickly realized this as well. The moon was empty, with only endless silence and no trace of the Otsutsuki clan. This made him realize that something was wrong.

When he returned to the ninja world, Kaedeji had already used the Dragon Vein to open a portal as well.

Another Cixian emerged from the portal and met Cixian's gaze.

The two Cixian looked at each other, who were exactly alike, and fell silent at the same time.

"There's a third parallel world? No, this Limited Tsukuyomi seems to have been problematic from the beginning, but it's not a pure illusion like the Musou Tsukuyomi."

Jigen looked at his equally surprised self, then at Kaedeji's teasing face: "But I'm still very grateful to you for allowing me to get what I want well in advance. It doesn't matter who I capture, as long as they're Otsutsuki, that's enough."

Anyway, it's not like he hasn't been eaten by the Ten-Tails before. Now he's just grabbing another version of himself and feeding it to the Ten-Tails in his hand.

Even knowing it was a trap, Cixian was happy to step into it, each relying on their own abilities.

Jigen frowned deeply, his expression so intense that his entire face appeared distorted. He clearly didn't know much and had been completely tricked by Kaedeji Tsukasa into coming here without any clear understanding of the situation.

"It seems I've fallen into a trap. I thought that the traces left by this outsider who was wreaking havoc on the world would give me a chance to directly enter his lair, but I didn't expect it to be a trap."

Jigen quickly regained his composure, briefly examined the characteristics of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki on Kaede Tsukasa, and soon focused his attention on his other self.

Both Cixian shared the same idea: planting trees was the highest priority, even more important than life and death.

Kaede Tsukasa laughed and said, "In a way, you did the right thing. Limited Tsukuyomi is indeed a crucial middle ground that I control. I took a huge risk to let the two of you in. It's really difficult to find a way to kill the winner between the two of you."

The anime character, Jigen, coldly replied, "I could kill you first."

Cixian shook his head and said, "I can't do it, otherwise I would have killed him before you arrived. It seems you haven't had much dealings with him... nor did you join forces with him beforehand? That's strange."

According to his understanding, Kaede Tsukasa should have made a big move in another parallel world in order to obtain all kinds of information and then use it in his world. But his other self is so unfamiliar with Kaede Tsukasa.
"You are very familiar with this human?" Jigen frowned again, vaguely realizing that the person opposite him was probably an extremely dangerous individual. Perhaps, in Kaede Tsukasa's eyes, this person opposite him was more valuable than him.
What Jigen could think of in the anime, Jigen could also think of. Before Kaedeji could continue to provoke him, he immediately took action.

He started by throwing a large number of stakes straight at his opponent. At the same time, a lot of patterns began to grow on his body, and Cixian entered the first stage!

"Heh, they seem very serious, they're getting down to business right from the start."

Kaede Tsukasa chuckled and quickly retreated, making room for the two to fight to the death.

The first stage only involves the growth of patterns on the body, but the second stage is much more powerful. A single horn grows on the head, making the Otsutsuki characteristics extremely obvious. It can also use various eye techniques, but the second stage will accelerate the rate of physical collapse, making it unable to fight for long.

If you can defeat your opponent in the first stage, that would be the best outcome. Even if you can't, you can still test your opponent's strength level and then consider whether to enter the second stage to fight to the death.

But this involves a very troublesome matter.

"Both of them have activated the first stage. As expected... neither of them is willing to activate the second stage. Otherwise, even if they win, they might fight to the point of running out of ammunition and supplies, and the other's body might collapse and die, making the capture pointless."

Kaede Tsukasa admired the battle: "So, you two are in a dilemma, aren't you? What do you plan to do?"

The two Cixian, their bodies covered in patterns, were engaged in a physical combat battle.

Every punch and kick possesses the terrifying power to destroy a fully formed Susanoo in one strike. Every move he makes seems simple, but in reality, he presses down on the air and creates destructive power comparable to an S-rank forbidden technique.

This dealt a fatal blow to Konoha Village within the limited Tsukuyomi. The earth was violently torn open, and countless cracks of all sizes, like the gaping maw of an abyss, swallowed everything on the surface, causing the village to vanish completely.

"Run away, run away!"

"Something unseen is destroying this place!"

"What do you mean you can't see them? It's because their speed is too fast, beyond our perception range. I don't even know what kind of ninjutsu they are using!"

The Mugen Tsukuyomi and the limited Tsukuyomi natives, who were engaged in sporadic battles, were no longer in a hurry to hunt each other down. They fled frantically in all directions, none of them wanting to die for no reason.

However, things didn't go as planned. Even if they stayed far away, people would still occasionally be affected, leaving no trace of their bodies, or they would be pinned down by the numerous projectiles, their chakra flow blocked, and they could only die in despair.

This limited Tsukuyomi, already engulfed in war, is now facing its first battle at the Six Paths level, and this is just the beginning, far from reaching its peak of destruction.

This news was relayed back by the people of Musou Tsukuyomi, and it immediately caused a sensation.

In reality, the news spread like wildfire, and a large number of people received the information and hurriedly logged into their accounts to inquire about the relevant information about the battle. However, many people were completely confused and did not even understand who was fighting whom.

But it doesn't really matter. Just watching the battle itself is enough to shock their worldview. For most of them, this is the first time they have witnessed a battle of this scale from a distance!
The ground shakes and mountains tremble at the slightest touch, and human effort can cause destruction comparable to natural disasters. The hurricanes that scatter and impact in all directions make it difficult for people to stand, filling them with horror.

(End of this chapter)