Senga floated in mid-air with her arms crossed, looking down at Jigen with a half-smile.
Jigen frowned. He sensed the aura of a fellow clan from Senga, but Senga didn't look like Otsutsuki.
He tilted his head back and asked,
Who are you?
"Me? Weren't you just asking me about something? I am Uchiha Senga."
"What?"
Jigen was startled, and he immediately activated the Wedge. At the same time, Senga swooped down from above and punched Jigen.
The ground beneath Jigen's feet cracked inch by inch. He crossed his arms and braced himself against Senga's fists, large beads of sweat sliding down his forehead.
"So strong!"
Senga smiled and suddenly exerted force in his fist. Jigen could no longer hold on and was blasted to the ground.
Jigen pushed himself up from the ground, his face extremely gloomy.
Judging from their exchange just now, he was no match for Senga when he was out of sorts.
He hesitated whether to enter state two, otherwise his vessel might be on the verge of collapse.
Senga wouldn't give Jigen time to think; his hand crackled with electricity as he plunged it into Jigen's back.
Jigen didn't care about his image anymore and simply rolled over to avoid Senga's attack.
Senga raised an eyebrow, and a milky-white halo appeared on his feet. He stomped his foot, and the ground began to tremble violently, with a winding crack spreading towards Jigen.
Jigen cursed under his breath and leaped into the air. Before he could regain his footing, a massive surge of electricity enveloped him.
He quickly spread out his body, trying to absorb the lightning with the wedges on his body.
However, after a series of crackling electrical sounds, Jigen's entire body turned black. He exhaled a puff of black smoke and said in disbelief,
"How could this be..."
He initially thought that the electric currents were created by Senga using Chakra, but as soon as he touched them, he realized he was completely wrong.
Those electric currents are not a product of Chakra at all; they are natural lightning!
Jigen glanced at Senga warily and asked,
"Did those elders send you to arrest me?"
Senga paused for a moment, and before he could answer, Jigen nodded to himself and said, "Tianlai Novel Network."
"Yes, that's it. They must have sent you to arrest me because I didn't provide them with the fruit on time."
As he spoke, he suddenly looked up and stared at Senga, asking,
So what is your real name?
"Um... what do you think of Otsutsuki Senga?"
"Otsutsuki Senga? I've never heard of this name before in the clan. Is he a rising star?"
Jigen thought for a long time but couldn't recall any information about Senga. However, he had already identified Senga as Otsutsuki, so in his opinion, this battle was unnecessary.
He felt he had sufficient reason to explain why he hadn't handed in the fruits on time.
Moreover, he was certain that it must have been that damned Kaguya who told Senga something, which made Senga attack him.
Thinking of this, Jigen's face revealed a pleased smile. He thought to himself,
"Kaguya, you didn't expect this, did you? I'm not dead at all. Now I'll tell you the truth, and then Senga will be the one to execute you!"
From Senga's perspective, Jigen suddenly broke into a neurotic smile, and then he began to pour out his grievances.
He recounted how he was ambushed by Kaguya and managed to escape, and also focused on how he had spent thousands of years living in a human body.
Jigen was getting more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, while Senga was getting impatient and interrupted him directly.
"Alright, what's the point of telling me all this? Am I your father?"
Jigen's expression froze, and he hesitated before speaking.
"Don't you believe what I'm saying? You can call Kaguya here, I'll confront her face to face!"
Senga was completely baffled. He wondered if this guy had lost his mind.
"So you want me to kill Kaguya?"
"Yes! She attacked her own master and stole the God Tree Fruit; this is a capital offense!"
"What's it to me? Besides, I'm her owner now. Do I need you to tell me how to deal with her?"
"..."
Jigen was so choked that he couldn't speak. He pointed a finger at Senga.
"Do you know what you're saying?"
Senga punched Jigen in the face, sending him crashing down from the sky.
Looking down at the humanoid black hole below, Senga said calmly,
"How long-winded."
This time, Jigen remained motionless underground for quite some time. Just as Senga was about to drag him out, a strong energy fluctuation erupted from underground.
The ground instantly collapsed, and a dark shadow shot out from it, landing in front of Senga.
The newcomer was Jigen, whose appearance had changed drastically. A horn had grown from the left side of his forehead, extending down the top of his head to above his right ear.
Senga squinted at Jigen and said,
"Oh? So you're finally getting serious?"
Jigen's face was dark, and he said in a hateful voice,
"You bastard, how could you push me to this point..."
Before he could finish speaking, Senga kicked him in the stomach again. However, Jigen, now in his second state, was different from before. He put his hand on his stomach, and Senga's kick only made his body tremble slightly.
He grabbed Senga's ankle and yanked her away, while Senga used her other leg to kick him in the neck.
The two fell back to the ground from the air at the same time, and then collided with each other.
Boom boom boom!
The forest was filled with the afterimages of Jigen and Senga. Giant trees fell in droves as they collided with each other, and the two only stopped temporarily when most of the forest was destroyed.
Senga glanced down at her tattered clothes, chuckled softly, and said,
"I really underestimated you; your strength is indeed impressive."
Jigen remained silent. He knew in his heart that he couldn't maintain his current state for long, but judging from Senga's condition, he probably hadn't even used half of his strength.
He cursed inwardly.
"What's wrong with this guy? Are all the younger generation in the clan this terrifying these days?"
He was considered an elite member of the Otsutsuki Clan. Even if he couldn't unleash his full power now, he wasn't someone Otsutsuki could easily bully.
But this "Otsutsuki Senga" hadn't even opened his eyes yet, and he still managed to fight him to a draw, which was hard for him to accept.
Moreover, he was also proud, and being forced to this point by a "junior" had pushed his anger to its peak.
Seeing Jigen standing there speechless for a long time, Senga spoke up.
"Hey, are you going to fight or not?"
Jigen raised his head and said in a deep voice,
"You forced me to do this..."
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