Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Descends! [First Update 7K]

Before the words had even faded, Menma flicked his wrist, and several specially made three-pronged Kunai appeared between his fingers.

His arm whipped out. The Kunai were not thrown in straight lines, but in arcs that looked chaotic yet clearly contained some kind of tactical intent, shooting toward Jigen's left, right, and overhead, sealing off most of his space to dodge.

Jigen had just been caught by a sneak attack. Faced with the Kunai hurtling toward him, he did not dare be careless. Chakra erupted beneath his feet, and instead of retreating, he surged forward, charging toward Menma as he deftly avoided every Kunai's path.

The instant he finished dodging, the surging dark-red Nine-Tails chakra cloak around Menma rapidly drew inward like a receding tide, fading away to reveal his original black combat outfit.

At the same time, a small dark-red fox silently separated from his body and melted into the shadows. While Jigen's attention was drawn by the Kunai and Menma himself, it slipped nimbly into the altar's range at a speed nearly impossible to catch with the naked eye, then quickly hid among the shadows of the chakra Black Receivers and chains imprisoning the Ten-Tails.

And at that moment, all of Jigen's attention was drawn by Menma's next move.

The instant Menma dispelled Nine-Tails Mode and sent Mini-Kurama out, Jigen had already rushed right up to him.

"Get out!" Jigen roared.

A space-time vortex edged with dark-red light suddenly opened in front of Menma, and an irresistible suction instantly enveloped him!

Menma seemed to be "caught off guard," his body forcibly swallowed by the vortex, vanishing from the alternate dimension in an instant!

"Hmph!" Jigen gave a cold snort. Without the slightest hesitation, he followed close behind, stepping into the space-time vortex before it had fully closed.

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