Naruto: From Fake to Real, Deceiving the Ninja World

Chapter 572 Otsutsuki Style 1: Hyuga Kumokawa! How dare you?!

Chapter 572 Otsutsuki Isshiki: Hyuga Kumokawa! How dare you?!

hum!

The sword trembled, emitting a long, resonant hum that echoed throughout the space.

Unlike the sound of a sword, what reached everyone's ears was a resonance from the world, traveling along the air, along the ground, and along everyone's bones, reaching every limb and bone.

The air rippled visibly with the sound of the sword.

It's not a metaphor; it's real ripples.

The entire world before everyone's eyes began to distort.

The light was bent, the outlines were blurred, and even the shadows underfoot seemed to sway uneasily.

At the very center of all this distortion was the "Ame-no-Hashi Meteor Destiny: Ryugu," a purplish-black sphere that came crashing down with terrifying power.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, it slowed down.

Its aura remains terrifying, and the chakra within it is still surging and powerful, but its speed is gradually slowing down.

Slower and slower, slower and slower, almost at the finish line, yet never reaching it.

That final distance seemed to be constantly being cut and subdivided by an invisible knife, an inch becoming a foot, a foot becoming a zhang (a unit of length), extending and stretching infinitely.

Until, completely still.

It hovered in mid-air in front of Hinata Kumokawa, no more than three feet away from him, with purplish-black light flowing across its surface and lightning flashing like snakes.

But all of this was frozen in time, like an insect sealed in amber in an instant, every detail clearly visible, yet unable to move an inch more.

And so it was clearly reflected in Hinata Kumokawa's calm pupils.

There was no surprise, no tension, no smugness in those eyes, no superfluous emotions, only a bottomless calm.

The purplish-black light reflected within, dyeing his deep eyes a strange, eerie purple, completely different from the gentle and reliable Hyuga Kumokawa that everyone remembered from the past.

"What?!"

When Otsutsuki Urashiki, who was rushing towards the coffin, saw this scene, his originally ferocious expression suddenly changed.

His steps abruptly halted, his pupils contracted sharply, and he stared intently at the motionless "Tensubo Meteor Fate - Dragon Palace".

"Is that 'pride,' one of the seven deadly sins?"

Even the ninjas within the Allied Shinobi Forces who knew of the existence of the Seven Deadly Sins stared blankly at that scene.

What kind of ability is this?

Is it a kind of ability to stop time?

The sphere was already very close, and the oppressive feeling it emitted had even caused the surrounding ground to crack and collapse.

But it just couldn't move forward an inch, as if there was an invisible wall blocking its way.

Only Tsunade and Jiraiya, looking at Hyuga Kumokawa who was gripping the sword hilt with one hand, simultaneously recalled the words Hyuga Kumokawa had once said.

The seven deadly sins all represent rebellion against "divine will".

So, what exactly is "arrogance"—

"Arrogance" is placing oneself above God or seeking an equal status with God, which violates God's supreme sovereignty and unique glory.

"Arrogance" is the act of appropriating what rightfully belongs to the gods and replacing reverence for the gods with self-deification.

so----

"Zeno's Tortoise".

Gazing at the "Ame-no-Hashi Ryusei no Mikoto: Ryugu" before him, Hinata Kumokawa silently recalled the name of this ability.

Alternatively, it can be called the "Achilles Paradox".

The "Achilles paradox" is a concept published by Zeno in the 5th century BC.

Let the tortoise start the race 1000 meters ahead of Achilles, and assume that Achilles' speed is 10 times that of the tortoise.

If Achilles runs 1000 meters after the race begins, and let the time taken be t, then the tortoise will be 100 meters ahead of him.

Meter.

When Achilles finishes the next 100 meters, his time is t/10, and the tortoise is still 10 meters ahead of him.

When Achilles finishes the next 10 meters, his time is t/100, and the tortoise is still 1 meter ahead of him.

Zeno believed that Achilles could continue to approach the tortoise, but he could never catch it.

This is known as the "Achilles paradox".

But this is just a "fallacy paradox".

A paradox is a proposition or reasoning that implies two opposing conclusions, both of which are self-consistent.

The "Achilles paradox," a "fallacy paradox," contains a fallacy in its reasoning process. It has been falsified, as time and space cannot be infinitely divided.

There exists a tiny unit in which Achilles and the tortoise moved forward together by one unit of space, and from then on Achilles successfully overtook the tortoise.

This is the "rule" of the world.

But the power of "arrogance" is to deny the established "rules" of this world.

If the world was created by "gods".

So, it is in ————

To deny the rules of creation by God.

The reason why "Amasu Ryusei no Mikoto: Ryugu" could not reach Hyuga Kumokawa was not because it was not fast enough, nor because it was not strong enough.

Simply because he wouldn't allow it.

In this realm defined by "arrogance," the world rule that "Achilles will eventually catch up with the tortoise" is rejected.

Instead, a different rule was introduced.

That "fallacy" has already been disproven.

Here, distance can be infinitely divided.

Here, the final step can never be crossed.

Here, Achilles will never catch up with the tortoise.

The "Ame-Shu-Nami Ryusei no Mikoto - Ryugu" of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki is that turtle.

It's there, so close, within reach, yet forever out of reach.

This is "arrogance".

This is—

"My arrogance." Hinata Kumokawa's eyes lowered slightly.

Whoosh!

The moment Hinata Kumokawa looked away, a sharp whooshing sound entered his ears.

Urashiki Otsutsuki's figure was faster than his voice; he appeared in front of Hyuga Kumokawa as if by teleportation, so fast that few people present could catch his movement.

Those blue Rinnegan eyes were filled with malice. He gripped a small black box, about the size of a palm, with fine lines covering its surface. A cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Click.

He crushed it without hesitation.

A odorless white mist surged forth instantly, sweeping towards Hyuga Kumokawa.

This is a treasure similar to "", something that only a small number of people can obtain, even within the Otsutsuki clan.

Its function is to "seal," freezing a person in time, trapping them in solidified time, leaving them helpless and unable to resist; even their consciousness is frozen.

Click!

As the white mist surged in, crystals resembling ice appeared in front of Yun Chuan, emitting a crisp sound and spreading at a visible speed.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's smile grew increasingly ferocious.

Success!

However----

hum.

The eerie buzzing sounded again, the air rippled once more, and the light began to distort once more.

Urashiki Otsutsuki's smile froze.

He suddenly felt a strange chill rise from the soles of his feet and surge into his heart, causing his body to tremble uncontrollably.

The ferocity in those blue Rinnegan eyes had not yet faded, but fear had already begun to spread.

"You've observed your own future?" Hinata Kumokawa's voice rang out calmly.

Before anyone knew it, his lowered eyes had been raised.

Those deep eyes calmly gazed at Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, his pupils reflecting the other's frozen face and the fear that gradually spread in those Rinnegan eyes.

"A one-in-half probability," Hinata Kumokawa continued calmly. "Looks like your luck isn't so good."

"You—" Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's Rinnegan trembled uncontrollably. "What did you do to me?"

He subconsciously used the power of his Rinnegan to rewind time.

But it was useless.

It was as if his fate had already been sealed.

Hinata Kumokawa did not answer Otsutsuki Urashiki.

He simply watched Urashiki Otsutsuki quietly.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, something bizarre happened.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's hands began to disappear.

Starting from the fingertips, the skin, flesh, and bones gradually become transparent, inch by inch, until they disappear completely, as if they had never existed.

There was no blood, no wound; it was as if a painting had been erased bit by bit with an eraser.

Moreover, the rate at which it disappeared was rapidly increasing.

Wrist, forearm, elbow, upper arm —

"No! You—" Otsutsuki Urashiki's words came to an abrupt halt.

His entire being was like a sketch that had been quietly erased by an eraser.

The spot where it stood was empty, without a trace, leaving only that last look of fear imprinted on the minds of everyone present.

This is—

Schrödinger's cat.

"Schrödinger's Cat" involves keeping a cat in a sealed box with a small amount of radioactive material inside.

Within an hour, there is a 50% chance that the substance will decay and release poison gas that will kill the cat, and a 50% chance that it will not decay and the cat will survive.

Before the box is opened, the cat is in a superposition state of being both dead and alive. Only the act of observation will cause the superposition state to collapse into a certain reality.

Hinata Kumokawa used "arrogance" to add a rule to his own domain and apply it to Otsutsuki Urashiki.

A one-in-half chance.

born----

Or, death.

Once the "box" is opened, the outcome is already predetermined and cannot be changed; no external force can interfere with this result.

Even Urashiki Otsutsuki's Rinnegan's time-reversal ability wouldn't work.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki wasn't very lucky.

Thus, his very existence was erased from reality.

Just like the cat that was determined to be "dead" after the box was opened in the superposition state, it was removed from the set of all possibilities without leaving a trace.

This bizarre scene filled all who witnessed it with horror and fear.

A living, breathing person.

No, a living, breathing Otsutsuki.

And just like that, it disappeared before their very eyes.

Like an unfinished painting being carelessly erased by an eraser, clean and utterly gone, leaving no trace of its existence.

Even Otsutsuki Isshiki, who was testing the waters, couldn't help but shrink his cold eyes.

This power—

Divine magic?!

That's right, this is divine magic.

Only "divine magic" can do this; only "divine magic" has the power to change the rules.

Ninjutsu cannot do it, Sage Mode cannot do it, and no known power system can do it, because they all operate within rules.

What just happened clearly demonstrated that the rules themselves were trampled underfoot and then rewritten.

However, this "divine magic" was unheard of.

How on earth did that guy, Ōtsutsuki Kumoshiki, manage to forge these seven weapons?!

Just as Isshiki Otsutsuki was filled with doubt and uncertainty, Tsunade was the first to react.

"Fifth Hokage!" She whirled around and yelled at Hyuga Kumokawa in the distance, "No matter what that thing up there is, we absolutely cannot let the Otsutsuki get it!"

Her voice pierced through the clamor of the entire battlefield, and Hinata Kumokawa raised his head to look at the floating "coffin" above.

His gaze was calm and profound, as if it pierced through the "coffin" and saw the sleeping being inside.

Then, he slowly raised his free hand, the hand that wasn't holding the sword, and aimed it at the "coffin".

Click click click —

The ten golden chains binding the coffin began to sway, the golden runes on their surfaces flashed, and the entire coffin trembled slightly, as if it might break free of its restraints at any moment.

"Don't even think about it!"

Seeing this, and realizing that Hyuga Kumokawa wanted to take the coffin, Otsutsuki Isshiki's pupils suddenly narrowed, his gaze fixed on Hyuga Kumokawa, leaving no room for further probing.

His name is Bikanna!

hum!

Without warning, hundreds of black rods shot out from nowhere around Hyuga Kumokawa!

These black rods were completely black, with a cold metallic luster on their surface. Their tips were as sharp as needles, and they were densely packed and covered the sky, blocking all of Hinata Kumokawa's evasive routes.

However----

hum.

Under the influence of "Zeno's Tortoise", the black rods that were shot at him stopped around Hyuga Kumokawa.

One by one, they hovered in mid-air, their tips pointing directly at Hinata Kumokawa's vitals, yet they could not advance even an inch further.

From a distance, it looked as if Hinata Kumokawa was shrouded in a layer of thorns made of black rods, both eerie and magnificent.

But how could Isshiki not know that such methods are useless against Hyuga Kumokawa?

The black stick was just a smokescreen, a means he used to control the situation.

call!

While Hinata Kumokawa was dealing with the black rod, Isshiki's figure suddenly appeared in the sky, staring intently at the coffin that buried "Shibaju".

As long as we obtain the power of Otsutsuki Shibai—

As long as one obtains the power of the gods—

Otsutsuki Isshiki's "black eyes" gradually contracted —

Mahakala!

He intends to store the coffin directly into his alternate dimension.

Once the coffin enters that space, it's as if it's fallen into his grasp; no one can contend with him in his alternate dimension.

Neither Hyuga Kumokawa nor the Allied Shinobi Forces can take it back from there.

But the next moment—

Hinata Kumokawa, standing below, remained expressionless.

The hand that was aimed at the coffin suddenly clenched.

Click!

Under the gaze of Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, the ten golden chains binding the coffin tightened suddenly.

The chains were originally loosely wrapped around the surface of the coffin, leaving enough internal space to accommodate what was inside.

But the moment Hinata Kumokawa clenched his fist, they were like giant pythons suddenly awakened, violently contracting inward.

Bang! Bang bang bang!

A muffled, loud bang exploded throughout the space.

The coffin, which originally had internal space, suddenly fell apart like a Rubik's Cube.

The stone blocks slid inward, intersected, and pressed together, fitting together perfectly.

In a mere second, the coffin transformed from a container holding the corpse into a solid, airtight cube.

puff!

Golden blood gushed out from the cracks in the coffin, pouring down like rain, turning into a golden rain curtain that splashed onto the blank face of Isshiki Otsutsuki below.

Warm.

Sticky.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki opened his mouth, but no sound came out. His face was stiff, his pupils trembled, and he stood there blankly in the air.

He let the golden liquid slide down his forehead, over his brow bone, down his nose, and drip onto his slightly trembling lips.

He even forgot to raise his hand to wipe it, but just tilted his head back, looking at the coffin that had been twisted into a solid shape, and at the golden blood that was still seeping out.

That was the blood of Otsutsuki Shibai.

That is————

The blood of the gods.

How long did he plan this?

How long did he wait?

What price did he pay to get this opportunity?

And now—

It's all gone.

The coffin containing the burial of the gods, which he had painstakingly sought, was casually crushed right before his eyes by Hyuga Kumokawa.

Along with what's inside.

Right in front of him.

By one hand.