Chapter 153: Kaguya Otsutsuki
The battle reached its climax. The ground, ravaged by titanic explosions and chakra assaults, resembled a sea of destruction. The flashes of light from the attacks and the screams of energy resonated in the air, forming a chaotic crescendo.
Madara, in his perfect Jinchūriki form of the Juubi, stood within an immense blue Susanoo, fused with the energy of the Juubi. He dominated the battlefield, each movement of his weapon creating shockwaves capable of razing mountains and valleys.
Kushina, fueled by her Baryon mode, dodged Madara's strikes with superhuman agility, her fists imbued with devastating chakra. The mini-Bijūdama she launched exploded against the Susanoo, creating fissures in Madara's colossal chakra barrier.
"You won't hold out forever, Madara!" she roared, striking the Susanoo with a blow so powerful that a part of its structure shattered.
She followed up with her chakra chains, which erupted from her back to bind Madara and immobilize his Susanoo. The chains, glowing with a brilliant red and gold, coiled around him like furious serpents.
"Naruto, now!" she cried.
Naruto, in Rikudo mode, formed a unique Rasenshuriken. It was no ordinary Rasenshuriken; it was fused with a black gravity orb created by his Rinnegan, representing the
*Rasenshuriken: Birth of the Divine Star*
The technique shone with a dark, dense, and oppressive light. The energy contained within seemed capable of devouring all it touched.
He launched the Rasenshuriken with perfect precision. The swirling orb cut through the air, creating vortices in its wake before striking Madara head-on. The explosion was titanic: a shockwave propagated through the sky, pulverizing the clouds and creating a colossal crater.
Huge rocks detached from the ground and rose into the air, imprisoning Madara within a shimmering rocky sphere.
"Is it over?" Naruto panted.
As it seemed all was finished, thorns and gigantic trees suddenly burst forth from the rocky sphere, heading towards the four shinobis. The roots twisted, driven by a murderous will, seeking to crush everything in their path.
Sasuke, in his perfect Susanoo, wasted no time.
He drew the bow of his Susanoo and summoned an Indra arrow, a weapon of pure energy combining his Raiton and Amaterasu. The arrow, of blinding intensity, sliced through the air and exploded the thorns and trees before they reached their targets.
Debris flew in all directions, and the ground was once again shaken by an energy explosion.
Itachi, still in his Susanoo, joined Sasuke. The two brothers exchanged a glance.
"Sasuke, it's time to combine our forces."
Sasuke nodded.
"Let's do it, Itachi."
The two Susanoo began to merge. The violet light of Sasuke's Susanoo blended with the intense orange of Itachi's. Their chakras combined, creating a colossal and imposing entity.
The fused Susanoo was a deep black, with violet and orange reflections. It wore a complex armor adorned with tomoe and Yin-Yang motifs, and a cape floated behind it like four gigantic wings. In its hands, it wielded an enhanced Totsuka sword, its blade shimmering with black flames infused with Raiton.
The chakra of the fused Susanoo was overwhelming, causing the ground to tremble beneath its weight.
The Susanoo suddenly disappeared, teleporting into the sky through Sasuke's Rinnegan power.
Madara, trapped within the divine star, roared in anger. He released all his energy, destroying the rocky prison and summoning his own Susanoo.
"You think you can stop me? How naive."
Madara's Susanoo charged an attack, but it was abruptly halted. The fused Susanoo of the two brothers appeared before him, faster and more powerful.
The Totsuka sword struck, piercing Madara's Susanoo as if it were nothing. The blade also passed through Madara's body, pinning him in place.
The black flames of Amaterasu enveloped Madara, devouring his body and energy. Madara desperately tried to absorb the flames, but to no avail.
"No... not like this..." he murmured as his body was being sealed by the sword in the gourd.
As victory seemed assured, Black Zetsu, who had possessed Sakura's body, emerged from nowhere.
"You've been perfect pawns~"
In a treacherous move, he tore out her heart.
Madara's body contorted, his dark tentacles wrapping around him. His flesh and chakra reshaped under Black Zetsu's influence. A blinding light engulfed the battlefield, and
Kaguya Otsutsuki appeared, her white eyes scanning the shinobis with divine coldness.
Instinctively sending out a massive shockwave.
"What is —"
Naruto's throat was dry; the divine figure before him was on a level that even Madara couldn't rival.