The Black Remnant

"Shatter?" Madara and Obito's gazes both carried a hint of curiosity.

Six Paths Tensei.

The reference point was the moon.

A genuine celestial-level phenomenon.

Never mind that the moon had once been split by Toneri using the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion released from his Tenseigan—splitting only created a 'cross-section'.

Shatter meant smashing it inside and out, wrapping it up and breaking it to pieces.

The scale of destruction was on an entirely different level.

Without exaggeration, even if the three Uchiha destruction kings present joined forces, it would be a massive project they couldn't finish in a short while.

"Sounds interesting..." Madara laughed instead, rubbing his hands together eagerly.

Though in the previous battle, he had protected the Demonic Statue while dominating the fight, he ultimately hadn't been able to finish off Momoshiki, and he was still holding a pent-up urge with nowhere to vent.

That big sandbag in the sky should let him have a good time, right?

"That's true." Obito felt much the same. Although he had been watching over Chen in the Space-Time the whole time, he hadn't actually done much, so he couldn't help feeling a bit 'itchy'.

"Boom!" "Boom!" With mutual understanding, the two pulled apart. Two Perfect Susanoo forms, towering to the heavens, were about to spread their wings and soar into the sky... when they suddenly felt something missing in their camaraderie.

Looking back... they saw Chen sitting cross-legged on top of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, having thawed a boxed lunch from the Otsutsuki Time Zone, spreading out a cloth, and preparing to eat on the spot.

"You're not coming up with us?"

Chen lifted the lid of the boxed lunch, the steaming aroma wafting out. "Can't help it—I'm a living person, eating is a basic need. You two start work first; I'll join once I'm full."

With that, he snapped apart his chopsticks, pressed his palms together in a pre-meal ritual.

"Itadakimasu."

Under their gazes, he lowered his head to dig into his meal, eating with relish.

"Forget it. He seems to have gone all night without sleep, fighting two tough battles back-to-back. Let him eat his fill."

The two withdrew their gazes, and the Susanoo forms soared across the sky!

In truth, counting the fierce battle with Hikari, Chen had actually endured three fights straight.

Madara's Susanoo condensed twin blades, alternating in wild dances, as cracks bloomed one after another at the base of the celestial star!

This flurry of slashes would be enough to shatter Tengai Shinsei.

But for Six Paths Tensei, it was only a little stronger than scraping a scratch!

Obito began to exert himself. Kamui Shuriken howled as they spiraled in, striking the celestial star and erupting into powerful Kamui vortices, leaving bowl-shaped scars after they subsided.

"Really is a big project."

The two, with the spirit of the Foolish Old Man moving mountains, hammered away tirelessly...

Twenty minutes later.

Chen let out a burp and stood up.

Everyone has three urgent needs, and ninja are no exception.

He took out a Portable Toilet, set up a tent, and built a makeshift restroom on top of the Demonic Statue, then stepped inside.

Gently lifting the outer flap, Chen enjoyed the rain of stones streaking across the sky above while savoring the relief flowing from below.

How utterly carefree.

Madara and Obito, in the gaps between their attacks, happened to catch sight of this scene.

Madara: "He really knows how to live."

Obito: "Too bad we didn't bring Tobi..."

Ten minutes later, the sound of a flushing toilet rang out. Chen had taken care of his business.

He then thought: Hikari was exhausted last night; at this hour, she probably hasn't woken up yet...

"Crackle." The Twin Flowers stored in 'Toyomiketsunomikoto' were unsealed, and Chen transformed into 'Hikari'.

She closed the outer flap, lifted the hem of her clothes, and sat back down.

"Might as well take care of Hikari's business too..."

Outside the tent, rumbling roared; inside, a gentle drizzle pattered.

If you can't find the book by its title, try searching by the author's name—maybe it just got renamed!

Another ten minutes passed, and the sound of a flushing toilet rang out again.

Hikari's business was also taken care of.

Chen unsealed the Twin Flowers and switched back to his own body.

Packing up the tent and Portable Toilet, Chen leaped up from the top of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

"Boom!"

The Mithril-colored Perfect Susanoo towered into the heavens, standing shoulder to shoulder with Madara's deep blue and Obito's cyan!

"Uncle Madara, Obito, sorry to keep you waiting!"

Obito sized him up and said, "You fought Naruto and Sasuke the whole time without using this, making me think you didn't know the technique."

Chen smiled. "I just don't like complicating simple problems."

"Hum!" A silver spear materialized in the palm of Chen's Susanoo.

"This is my Susanoo's main weapon, the Piercing Spear!"

Obito asked, "Piercing Spear, is it strong?"

"Boom!" Chen grinned as his Susanoo gathered power in midair. The Piercing Spear transformed into a soaring silver beam that, with a thunderous roar, plunged entirely into the already-sunken base of the celestial star.

"Oh." Obito nodded with calm praise. "Its penetrating power is formidable—probably on par with Sasuke's full-powered Susanoo arrow!"

"Rumble!" But then, a burst of silver flame erupted from the star's base, spewing outward... followed by hundreds of silver spear fragments propelled by the explosion, scattering in all directions.

Deep within the sunken base of the celestial star, a honeycomb-like gap of staggering scale had been blasted open.

"Oh?" This time, both Madara and Obito's gazes turned serious.

It also had explosive and fragmentation effects?

That was no joke.

Madara nodded in approval. "Piercing Spear, not bad."

At this, Chen looked at the great blade held in Madara's Susanoo and said with a smile, "Uncle Madara, your great blade must have a name too, right? Because from what I've seen, among bladed weapons, your Susanoo's sword has the fiercest killing power."

The Totsuka Blade didn't count, as it was a divine weapon.

Though there was an element of mutual flattery, Chen was sincere.

Madara's Susanoo sword, compared to Sasuke's, was clearly superior in performance!

"Good eye." Madara accepted the praise with a smile as his Susanoo brandished the blade. "This great blade is called 'Sōbiji'—it simply means sharp."

Chen smiled. "As expected of you."

Obito thought to himself: In front of my Kamui Shuriken, whether it's Piercing Spear or Sōbiji, they'll all be shattered to pieces!

Madara asked seriously, "Chen, can you use Toyomiketsunomikoto to store energy for this Piercing Spear technique?"

"I couldn't before, because the volume of stored objects had an upper limit, but now, that may not be the case."

Chen's Rinnegan shimmered with a violet gem-like luster as he spoke with a smile.

"Hum!" Another Piercing Spear coalesced in the palm of the Perfect Susanoo.

"But for now, let's get to work..."

Madara and Obito each wielded Sōbiji and the Kamui Shuriken, coordinating with Chen's Susanoo Piercing Spear. The three powers combined began to ravage the Six Paths Chibaku Tensei!

"Rumble!"

The roar shook the heavens, and waves of flame surged endlessly.

In the smoke, a white sleeve wrapped around a woman's arm fell into a corner of the earth.

"Gurgle, gurgle..." A pitch-black mass poked its head out from the sleeve.

Its eyes, gleaming with a dark golden light, cast a sinister glance at the sky before starting to retreat.

"Clang!" Suddenly, a Black Rod descended from the sky, piercing through the white sleeve and driving into its inky-black body!

"You bastard, trying to slip away right under my nose—who do you think I am?"

Accompanied by Chen and Obito, Uchiha Madara made a forceful air drop.

—"Black Zetsu."