Boom.
Boom.
Boom.
Meteor after meteor streaked across the sky and crashed into the ground, sending out enormous shock waves that flattened all the buildings and vegetation around the impact sites!
The flickering sky, the earth-shaking ground, and the wildfires scattered everywhere made the Shinobi World look as though its destruction was already inevitable.
Core Node.
Bang!
Amid a thunderous explosion, the two figures each retreated.
The two figures who had pulled apart were Shinji and 'Otsutsuki Shibai,' locked in fierce combat. Their unrestrained battle had long since plunged the area around the Core Node into utter chaos. Without the towering Divine Tree as a reference point, it would have been impossible to tell up from down or left from right.
Looking up at the meteor dragging a long tail of flames through the sky, 'Otsutsuki Shibai' burst into wild laughter. "Shinji Uchiha, do you see that? The moon is finished. Everything is over!"
Shinji's gaze was solemn.
'Otsutsuki Shibai' taunted him, "Without the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi,' what do you think the beings who break free from the genjutsu will do when faced with this reality?"
Shinji said calmly, "As long as the nine nodes remain and the defensive barrier is intact, the Overlord of Fear can't get in!"
Hearing this, 'Otsutsuki Shibai' became even more smug and arrogant. "Are you lying to yourself? Without the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi,' the beings of the Shinobi World won't be able to help you. Instead, they'll be plunged into endless fear and provide it with a steady stream of power! The balance will only keep tilting further. You have no chance at all!"
Shinji's expression turned cold. "Can you do anything besides spout nonsense?"
'Otsutsuki Shibai' flew into a rage. "Damn it! Do you think you can beat me?"
Shinji said, "Isn't that the case?"