This puppeteer is a bit... well...

Chapter 265 Absorbing Princess Otsutsuki

……fear!

When the face, half of which was occupied by a woman's face, looked over, Black Zetsu felt a fear that pierced his bones and even his soul, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Black Zetsu was all too familiar with this half-woman's face... Her skin was deathly pale, she had horns on her forehead, and her pupils were white; all these features indicated her identity.

It was none other than Kaguya Otsutsuki, the mother whom Black Zetsu had longed for for countless years.

But something's strange.

In Black Zetsu's memory, although his mother always had an indifferent face, she had never instilled such fear in him.

After all, he was a part of his mother, so no matter how strong her aura or how terrifying her strength was, Black Zetsu would not feel threatened.

No, on the contrary, it makes one feel safer.

But at this moment, Black Zetsu felt nothing but fear... It seemed as if his mother was not his mother at all.

"Owner!"

Hong cried out in concern, raised her right hand slightly, and then lowered it.

Using himself as a vessel to bring Kaguya to the world, using himself as a cage to bind Kaguya, and finally using the seed of the Divine Tree to devour Kaguya as nourishment, so that a new chakra fruit can be grown... This is Ryuji Ayaki's plan against Kaguya.

Princess Kaguya is immortal... This is actually a misconception held by the Sage of Six Paths and his brothers due to their lack of knowledge about the Otsutsuki clan.

The Otsutsuki clan possesses the ability to transform themselves into chakra, possess a suitable vessel, and then gradually awaken, seize control of the vessel, and revive—the "Karma"!

Its function is somewhat similar to an enhanced version of a combination of cursed seal and undead rebirth.

In short, with this ability, the Otsutsuki clan will not die as long as they can find a container.

In Naruto and even Boruto, although many Otsutsuki were defeated, only one Otsutsuki Isshiki, who was completely outmaneuvered, truly died.

Madara Uchiha was instantly taken over by Kaguya Otsutsuki not only because Black Zetsu stabbed him in the back, but also because he absorbed the Ten-Tails.

The Ten-Tails is Princess Kaguya, and Princess Kaguya is the Ten-Tails; the two have long since merged into one.

By absorbing the Ten-Tails into his body, the Uchiha clan essentially absorbed Kaguya into their own. Even without Black Zetsu's attack, Kaguya would eventually have gradually taken over his body.

Conversely, if we bind Otsutsuki so that he cannot escape even if he transforms into chakra, we can kill him completely.

Just like the first style in Boruto.

Therefore, Ryuji Ayaki devised this plan.

He used his body as a cage to prevent Princess Kaguya from escaping, and used the seeds of the Divine Tree as weapons to kill Princess Kaguya completely.

However, the risk is that before you can kill Princess Kaguya, her body might be taken over by her.

She was fully aware of the entire plan, so she was very worried when she saw that half of her master's face and even his body had been occupied.

However, Ryuji had given prior instructions that he should never be touched while he was fighting Kaguya.

Because Princess Kaguya could very well use this as a medium to directly transfer into Kurenai's body.

At that time, with Kaguya's chakra and the body of a perfect human... once the situation develops to this point, no matter how much preparation has been made, everything will be in vain.

On the contrary, she had to keep a close watch on Black Zetsu to prevent him from touching and rescuing Princess Kaguya.

"Weng~"

As he pondered this, a terrifying aura emanated from Ryuji, causing even the space around him to tremble.

Forced by this imposing aura, Hong couldn't help but take two steps back, her eyes wide open.

Black Zetsu collapsed to the ground, his face displaying a complex mix of disbelief, confusion, and ecstasy.

"This chakra!?"

Chakra... if it circulates wildly, it will overflow through the pores of every acupoint throughout the body. At that time, even people without sensory abilities can feel it.

If the chakra is strong enough, it can be materialized and become visible to the naked eye.

However, Ryuji Ayaki didn't activate his chakra at all; in fact, he didn't even activate it. It was simply that the chakra within him was too strong.

Its immeasurable vastness, like the cosmos or a bottomless abyss, is as striking as a beacon in the darkness, even when it is still.

Not only the Red and Black Zetsu, but everyone in the Mechanical Castle and even the entire ninja world felt this unprecedentedly powerful chakra and couldn't help but show expressions of shock.

"This is outrageous!"

The chakra of the tailed beasts is already extremely rare in the world.

However, there are a few powerful individuals who can still rival or even surpass them with their mortal bodies.

The Ten-Tails, the collective of all the tailed beasts, possesses a chakra that is worlds apart from that of any individual tailed beast or human being.

Then, compared to Ryuji at this moment, the Ten-Tails is worlds apart. The latter could cover it with one hand.

That's why Black Zetsu is like this.

Because only the mother possesses such powerful chakra.

What puzzled him was that, despite being a part that had split off from his mother's body, he was affected by his mother's power.

Could it be that because we've been separated for so long, my mother and I have become two separate individuals?

Black Zetsu was unaware of this, but his bad premonition grew stronger and stronger.

It seems that everything is heading in the wrong direction.

……

"Boom boom boom..."

The violent collision made the world tremble, as if it were about to shatter at any moment.

With a thought, Long Er transformed his ocean of spirit into the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, which Brahma used to boil the sea, turning everything to ashes.

But amidst the sea of ​​fire, the woman with pale skin, horns on her forehead, and a nine-tomoe Sharingan between her brows remained unharmed.

Her white eyes glared intently at her surroundings, and an invisible aura spread out, forcing the flames to stay away.

—Intimidation!

This is the power of the white eye.

When the Byakugan is developed to its fullest potential, it can unleash tremendous pressure, capable of stunning people into unconsciousness and even damaging the surrounding space.

In the original work, only Princess Kaguya and Hamura Otsutsuki were able to use it.

Under this immense pressure, not only was the sea of ​​fire split apart, but the mental space also trembled even more violently.

But no matter how violently the world trembled, there was no sign of it breaking.

"I never expected anyone would set their sights on me, who is sealed away." Princess Kaguya stared intently at the red-haired youth a hundred meters away, as if trying to memorize all his physical features.

Ryuji didn't seem to care at all, and instead chuckled softly, "It's precisely because you're sealed away that I'm targeting you! Otherwise, wouldn't I be courting death?"

Princess Kaguya's strength goes without saying; in terms of raw power, she is undoubtedly number one.

If the war were to break out elsewhere, the outcome would be hard to predict.

However, in the mental space, when fighting as a consciousness... whether it's the Origin Sphere Space, Yomotsu Hirasaka, or All-Killing Ash Bones, all secret techniques, bloodline limits, and eye techniques are unusable; only the most primal mental power can be unleashed.

The only mental power that Princess Kaguya can use is the pressure of her Byakugan; the rest is just a clash of pure mental power.

If the opponent is only Ryuji Ayaki, then there is naturally no threat.

However, due to the existence of artificial souls and the spiritual ocean formed by their shared similarities, Ryuji can combine and use the spiritual power of thousands of puppets as if they were his own limbs. Even if the opponent is Princess Kaguya, who has lived for countless years, she is no match for him.

"My long-cherished wish has not yet been fulfilled, and I will never die here!" Princess Kaguya waved her hand, unleashing a powerful spiritual wave that cleared a path in front of her before charging towards Ryuji.

Long Er remained completely undaunted, unleashing his vast and boundless spiritual ocean to sweep forward.

"Bang!"

The seawater exploded, Princess Kaguya parted the ocean, and her immense spiritual power transformed into countless sharp needles that pierced through.

With a wave of his right hand, Long Er unleashed a roaring "seawater" that swept everything away.

"Splash!"

The seawater, fearing it might be disturbed, gradually calmed down.

Princess Kaguya gradually emerged from the water from a distance of tens of thousands of miles away, looking at him with a gloomy expression.

Ryuji doesn't need to win at all.

The divine tree seed, now one with him, is consuming her chakra and growing. The longer she can hold on, the weaker she will become, until she dies completely.

Ryuji will grow stronger and stronger until he evolves into an existence that surpasses her.

We must find a way to resolve this quickly!

Princess Kaguya's mind raced as she searched for a solution.

Ryuji, on the other hand, wore a knowing smile.

"It's not safe for me to go alone, let's all go together!"

As the words were spoken, individual consciousnesses appeared in the ocean of consciousness.

Tanks, aircraft, machine guns, dragon-slaying crossbows, electromagnetic cannons, golden men... bizarre spiritual entities were arranged in a scientifically distributed manner behind Ryuji.

It was densely packed, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Princess Kaguya's expression darkened further.

Although these are all weaklings that can be wiped out with a wave of the hand, it still takes time to wave the hand!

With this number of moves, the more you wave your hands, the weaker you become.

Although the Divine Tree seed is absorbing the chakra very slowly because of its enormous size.

But as it grows weaker, the divine tree seed will devour it faster and faster.

Moreover, if the consciousness is injured, it will be consumed more quickly.

but.

Knowing the situation was like this, she was helpless.

She has been sealed away for so long that she knows nothing about the outside world and is unable to make any preparations.

It's only natural that you'd fall into someone's carefully laid trap as soon as you stepped out.

"hateful!"

Princess Kaguya's calm expression turned somewhat disheveled, and she even uttered a curse word that was considered offensive to her.

She gritted her teeth and swung her long sword at Long Er.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

"Boom boom boom..."

"Bang bang bang..."

The mechanical puppets unleashed their full power, releasing a variety of mental attacks.

Although each attack felt like a tickle to Kaguya, the thousands upon thousands of attacks, dense and overwhelming, swept in... even the slightest tickle could scrape off a layer of skin.

"drink!"

With a glare, his aura spread out, blasting away countless attacks.

But countless attacks still came.

Princess Kaguya had no choice but to raise her fist to defend herself.

A variety of Gentle Fist techniques, pleasing to the eye yet utterly shameful to the Hyuga clan, were unleashed, creating an impenetrable defense. Even attacks hundreds of thousands of times stronger had no effect whatsoever.

Even a golden man whose punch could unleash the power of a nuclear explosion was deflected by her punch, and she even pierced through his chest with a backhand strike from a distance.

With such power, if they were to fight in person outside, they would probably be defeated in no time.

But that's enough.

Ryuji didn't intend to kill her with these mechanical puppets; he just wanted to buy her time.

"Rumble..."

The earth shook violently. Kaguya defended while advancing, and after about five minutes, she finally got within ten meters of Ryuji.

However, with a wave of his hand, Ryuji unleashed a mental ocean that swept in like a tsunami. Kaguya was once again swept tens of thousands of meters away.

"asshole!!!"

……

The real world.

Ryuji's aura grew increasingly powerful, and his chakra became unfathomably deep. Not only the air, but even the floating continent trembled.

Black Zetsu lay on the ground, looking up at Ryuji, the half of his body that had been occupied by the woman was gradually recovering.

Seeing this, Black Zetsu's eyes widened, and he finally understood where his deep-seated unease came from.

"Could it be that this guy is fighting with his mother for control!?"

"Impossible, impossible, impossible..."

"Mother's power is absolute. Having absorbed the Ten-Tails into her body, even an opponent of the same level couldn't stop the erosion of Mother's wedge. How could Ryuuji Ayaki possibly contend with Mother for control for so long!?"

"Shut up!"

With a furious roar, Red stomped his head into the ground and then used Ice Release to freeze him completely.

She knew that Black Zetsu was skilled in earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic/escaping technique), so she couldn't let this guy escape from underground.

Although the floating continent is currently ten thousand meters above the ground, even if he escapes, he will not be able to get out in the end.

But if we let him escape, something unexpected might happen.

Time passed slowly, and Ryuji's body gradually recovered.

Suddenly, a ray of sunset shone down from the sky, and Long Er opened his pure black eyes.

"Owner?"

Hong didn't step forward; instead, she looked at him warily.

Long Er smiled slightly and said, "What's wrong? Don't you recognize your master after just one night?"

"Welcome back, Master."

Hearing the familiar voice, Hong was overjoyed and rushed forward to hug Long Er tightly.

Long Er was stunned.

He only snapped out of his daze when he heard the other person's joyful sobs, and a knowing smile appeared on his face.

"Yes, I'm back."

"Ah, ah... Yes, I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous."

Hearing the gentle voice in her ear, Hong suddenly seemed to remember something, and quickly left Long Er's embrace, bowing to him in apology.

"There's nothing to apologize for!"

Ryuji smiled as he spoke, then pulled the astonished Kurenai into his arms, whispering in her ear, "Although we had done countless meticulous calculations beforehand, knowing that this operation would be safe, when we actually faced Princess Kaguya, I still had the thought that 'this might be the last day.' Now, seeing you, I feel like I've survived a disaster, and I also feel the joy of reuniting with my loved ones."

"Dear, dear..."

Hong opened her mouth, but her joyful expression dimmed slightly.

"Of course! Without your devoted care over the years, I don't know what my life would be like!" Ryuji paused, then continued, "Would you be willing to spend the rest of your life with me and Yecang?"

It will probably take about three more chapters, maybe less.

(End of this chapter)