Mei Terumi

Lily and Kaguya, watching the battle from the rear, had both noticed Isshiki's decline. Lily remained relatively calm; she knew something of Gigue's strength.

Kaguya was different. Her Byakugan held unconcealed shock.

That was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, whose strength had returned to its peak!

Even when her own power had not yet diminished, she would not have gained the slightest advantage against an Isshiki like this. In fact, she would have been more likely to lose.

Yet this very Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was being suppressed right before her eyes. At this rate, his defeat and death at Gigue's hands were practically inevitable.

Boom!!

With a deafening crash, Isshiki was blasted away by Gigue once more, slamming into a distant mountain.

And by sheer coincidence, this was precisely where Mei Terumi and her group had retreated after sensing danger.

The boulders sent flying by Isshiki's impact alone had caused Mei Terumi and the others no small amount of trouble. Mei Terumi had even used Lava Release, yet even so, the Kirigakure ninja had all suffered injuries to varying degrees. Some had even lost the ability to move entirely.

Before Mei Terumi could arrange for the wounded, she saw Isshiki slowly fly out of a massive crater.

Leaving aside the terrifying aura emanating from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, his ability to float in midair and his distinctive appearance alone were enough to show that he was no ordinary being.

Moreover, he had created such an enormous crater with his bare body. Mei Terumi and her group were already questioning whether Isshiki was human at all.

Isshiki flew out of the crater clutching his abdomen, purple blood seeping through his fingers. The fact that even the Otsutsuki Clan's regenerative power could not heal the wound in a short time showed just how devastating Gigue's previous blow had