Six Paths Battle 3

The civilians in the village hadn't even reacted before they were completely swallowed by the destructive energy contained within the sword energy.

The thatched huts instantly vaporized. The farmers in the fields, the children playing, the women weaving cloth – they didn't even have a chance to let out a scream before they turned into flying ash, scattering in the wind.

What was once a village with wisps of smoke rising from chimneys was, in the blink of an eye, reduced to a scorched, empty plot of land, not a single trace of life left.

This was only the beginning of the disaster.

As the two figures moved in their battle, the scope of destruction continued to expand.

From the towns surrounding Konoha, to the prosperous cities in the heart of the Land of Fire, and then to the continuous mountains and rushing rivers, all were caught in this terrifying battle.

The energy storm, a blend of pitch black and sky blue, was like a maggot clinging to bone. Wherever it passed, houses crumbled, bridges collapsed, mountains fell, and rivers ran dry.

Inside the capital city of the Land of Fire, the heavily guarded shinobi were still organizing civilian evacuations when a massive energy shockwave descended with a roar.

The city walls shattered like paper, countless bricks and stones raining down on the crowds. Screams and cries rose one after another, only to be quickly drowned out by the roar of the energy storm.

Tens of thousands of civilians were swept up by the storm, torn apart and vaporized in mid-air. Blood and dismembered limbs mixed with dust, forming a scarlet mist that enveloped the entire capital.

In the mountains and forests, herds of wild beasts were reduced to pulp by the energy impact.

In the fields, crops on the verge of ripening were burned to ashes.

In the rivers, fish and shrimp were evaporated along with the river water, revealing cracked riverbeds.

The once vibrant Land of Fire was rapidly turning into a living hell before their very eyes.

"No--!!" Hagoromo Otsutsuki watched the flames of distant towns being annihilated by sword energy, his eyes filled with pain and despair.

He controlled the sky-blue Susanoo Armor, desperately trying to confine the battle to uninhabited areas, but Genki's attacks were impossible to predict. Every swing of his sword carried a madness that sought to destroy everything, instead leading the disaster towards more innocent lives.

"Six Paths: Great Ball Rasengan!" Hagoromo pushed his chakra to the limit, condensing a Rasengan larger than a mountain and slamming it fiercely towards Genki.

This attack contained more than half of his Six Paths power, but it only caused the black Susanoo Armor to pause for a moment before being completely shattered.

"Hehehe... Hahahahaha!" Genki's manic laughter echoed through the energy storm, filled with the joy of destruction. "The world you wish to protect is collapsing before your eyes! Hagoromo Otsutsuki, this is your retribution!"

He controlled the black Susanoo Armor and exerted force, his massive fist smashing into the chest of the sky-blue Susanoo, sending it flying back once more.

The sky-blue Susanoo crashed into a continuous mountain range, causing the entire mountain range to instantly collapse. Countless rocks rolled down towards the village at the foot of the mountain, completely burying it. Another group of civilians turned to dust in this unwarranted disaster.

Time flew by amidst the destruction. In just a few hours, the entire Land of Fire was engulfed by the battle's range. The once prosperous Land of Fire was now nothing but scorched ruins and swarms of flying ash.

Millions of lives, whether shinobi or civilians, old or young, perished in this battle that defied comprehension. The vast majority didn't even get to see the enemy's appearance before being completely annihilated by the residual energy waves.

The Magatsunokami domain surrounding Genki, after devouring these millions of souls, expanded wildly once more. The edge of the domain had already reached the borders of the Land of Fire.

Countless new soul phantoms roared and charged within the domain, continuously merging into the body of the black Susanoo Armor, causing the power of this monster to surge again.

Its original height of five thousand meters swelled to nearly ten thousand meters, obscuring the sky and dyeing the entire sky pitch black.

"Damn it... How could this happen..." Hagoromo Otsutsuki's breathing grew rapid. He could clearly feel Genki's power continuously increasing, while his own Six Paths power was being steadily depleted and was beginning to falter.

He had intervened to stop Genki from destroying the world, but now, it was precisely because of his intervention that this disaster had spread to such an extent. This filled his heart with endless pain and self-reproach.

In the ruins far away, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu still lay collapsed on the ground, barely alive.

They raised their remaining gazes, looking at the nearly ten-thousand-meter-tall black Susanoo Armor, at the destroyed Land of Fire. The despair in their eyes had turned to numbness.

They had meticulously planned for a thousand years to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki, but now, they had given birth to a monster capable of destroying the entire ninja world. Their plan had become a complete joke.

"Hagoromo Otsutsuki... What are you still struggling for?" Genki's low, hoarse voice echoed through the heavens and earth, filled with endless mockery. "Your protection only brings more destruction! Why not... let me end it all completely!"

As his voice fell, he controlled the nearly ten-thousand-meter-tall black Susanoo Armor and slowly raised the Eight-Handled Sword.

This time, the energy gathered on the blade was more terrifying than any previous attack. The black energy even began to warp the surrounding space-time, completely swallowing the sunlight.

Clearly, he was about to launch a final attack capable of completely destroying the Land of Fire, and even affecting the entire ninja world!

Hagoromo watched this scene, a flicker of determination in his eyes.

He knew he could no longer retreat. Even if it cost him his life, he had to stop this attack!

He unleashed all the remaining Six Paths power within his body, his entire being radiating a brilliant golden light, preparing to use his final trump card!

Before the destructive energy gathered by the Eight-Handled Sword could descend, the last trace of life on the land of the Land of Fire was extinguished.

Amidst the scorched ruins, even the dancing ash gradually settled, leaving only deathly silence blanketing the surroundings.

Millions of lives perished. This terrifyingly vast number of deaths was no longer a simple accumulation of numbers, but had transformed into a key to pry open the rules, completely igniting the power that had been suppressed to the extreme within Uchiha Genki.

"Buzzz--!!!"

A hum that far surpassed all previous roars echoed through the heavens and earth. It did not come from the Susanoo Armor's attack, but from the fundamental transformation of the black domain surrounding Genki.

The black energy that had previously swirled around the Susanoo Armor's body now churned wildly like boiling ink. The countless soul phantoms that had been devoured were no longer scattered cries, but were completely crushed and merged by an invisible force, transforming into the purest source energy, continuously pouring into the black Susanoo Armor's body.