Was This Surprise Unexpected?

Inside the Hokage's Office in Konoha.

A Yomotsu Hirasaka portal opened, and Kaguya, Isshiki, and Ada instantly returned through it.

The moment they returned, an argument broke out between them.

"Was that Uchiha Sasuke's Chakra? He was nearby. Why did you run?"

Kaguya couldn't understand why her usually cold and composed superior, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, had acted like a startled bird and urged her to leave as soon as he sensed Sasuke's Chakra.

She hadn't even finished absorbing the Sand Ninja's Chakra. She'd had to stop and return to Konoha.

"It's different."

"If Uchiha Sasuke were alone, there'd be nothing to fear."

"But that guy has already gained Dimon's power. Even if we join forces, we might not win..."

Isshiki explained.

It wasn't that Sasuke had scared him. He simply wanted to secure victory by using a more reliable approach.

"Dimon?"

"He's this guy's younger brother, an artificial human implanted with Shibai's genes. That gave him the Shinjutsu Reflection of Killing Intent. You should know how powerful that ability is, right?"

Kaguya didn't know much about Amado or artificial humans.

But she knew all too well how terrifying the Otsutsuki Clan's Shinjutsu could be!

Especially the Shinjutsu of Shibai, who had reached the realm of the God of Otsutsuki. Every one of his techniques possessed unimaginable power.

Even Ada, Dimon, and Code were terrifying, despite inheriting only imperfect versions of those Shinjutsu.

"You said those artificial humans' Shinjutsu were incomplete..."

"They are incomplete, and each has its own weakness, but they're still difficult to deal with. Even I would have a hard time handling that guy's reflection..."

As long as Dimon was lying on someone's back or touching them, he could keep his Shinjutsu active and reflect attacks. That made him practically invincible.

If he merged with Six Paths Sasuke, they'd