Watching his last hope of survival crumble, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki fell into complete despair. He stared fixedly at Gigue, his ocular power pouring out wildly as the sky was instantly covered by endless black cubes.
This scene also confirmed for the people of Kirigakure that the two before them were the ones who had been fighting in the forest.
Witnessing such a spectacular sight firsthand, the impact on ordinary shinobi like them was unimaginable. Even Mei Terumi, the Mizukage, wore a stunned expression.
The black cubes floating in the sky were completely outside the scope of conventional five-element ninjutsu. Every single one exuded an overwhelming sense of pressure, let alone such a massive number of them.
Gigue did not even raise his head, as though there was nothing in the sky at all.
He smiled faintly and said,
"This kind of move is useless against me. It seems you really have run out of tricks, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki."
Isshiki said nothing. His eyes widened slightly, and the black cubes in the sky came crashing down.
The next second, endless darkness surged from Gigue like raging waves. Before the horrified eyes of the Kirigakure shinobi, it collided with the descending black cubes.
This time, there was no earth-shattering roar. They could only watch as one massive black cube after another was silently swallowed by the darkness. Not a single one reached the ground, much less struck Gigue, its intended target.
Isshiki still did not stop pouring out ocular power. Maintaining the assault overhead, he formed another Yin-Yang Black Rod in his hand and shot toward Gigue in a streak of light.
Their fists collided, and a red flash burst forth alongside a spreading shockwave. Mei Terumi, standing beside Gigue, could not possibly withstand such an impact. Just as she was about to be