An Outstanding Opponent

Amid the devastated hills, a bizarre scene appeared. There were two Kyōmu Kuramas on the field. One floated in the air, while the other, semi-transparent version held Kabuto Yakushi's head in her hands.

"So this is the secret buried deep in your heart!" Kyōmu Kurama descended from the sky and stood before Kabuto Yakushi. At the snap of her fingers, the translucent clone vanished, and Kabuto woke up as well.

"Genjutsu?" Kabuto Yakushi's entire body relaxed, and he collapsed onto the ground. Yet he discovered that he did not have a single wound on him. His expression froze as he stared at Kyōmu Kurama in astonishment.

"The person you should hate is Danzo, right?" Kyōmu Kurama casually pointed, and five golden chains descended from the sky, binding Kabuto Yakushi tightly.

"Looks like you have already peered into my heart." Kabuto Yakushi did not struggle. Instead, he looked calmly at Kyōmu Kurama and said, "This is Genjutsu too, isn't it? Why not just tell me how I can break free from it?"

"This?" Kyōmu Kurama said with a smile. "Take your time figuring it out! After all, time and space are frozen here. Only your thoughts remain active."

On the battlefield, Ming Jing, Itachi, and Jiraiya stood together, looking at the terrifying new scars carved into the earth.

"Is it over?" Gaara leaped out and landed nearby as he asked. Against a ninjutsu of that level, even if he went all out on defense, he would still be killed instantly. Even Madara Uchiha would not have blocked it so easily!

"No. What a troublesome fellow... no, I should say Impure World Reincarnation is troublesome." Jiraiya was in Sage Mode and quickly sensed Madara Uchiha's Chakra. He had been smashed into fragments. If he had been alive, he would have been