The Final Step

Neither Envi nor Pride gave an answer to Jigen's question.

But their attitude has already shown Jigen the answer.

"Amado, you bastard."

Jigen cursed Amado. Although he could sense that Amado was not truly subservient to him, he was too confident in his own strength and needed Amado's brain to serve him, so he did not particularly restrict him.

Unexpectedly, the other side chose to launch a rebellion at this time.

This is indeed a very bad thing for someone like me who hasn't found a suitable container yet.

Once he is forced to revive in Jigen's body, he must find a suitable vessel within three days, or he will truly vanish into nothingness.

So that's why those three Impure World Reincarnation beings came here.

The goal was to cooperate with those two idiots.

Jigen immediately understood Amado's intention and was about to disregard the consumption of Chakra to activate Space-Time Ninjutsu to escape.

"Don't even think about running, Jigen."

Pride rushed to Jigen's side and knocked him back from the Space-Time Vortex with a single punch.

"This pain... that bastard Amado, he's really good at studying Natural Energy."

Reaching out to touch his right cheek where he had been struck, Jigen's voice grew increasingly sinister.

After saying that, he punched Pride.

The two exchanged blows for a while, and Pride quickly found himself at a disadvantage.

Envy joined the battle at this crucial moment, and through their combined efforts, they managed to avoid being severely beaten.

After all, Jigen is currently still in the Karma Two.

And just as Amado had predicted, he was on the verge of losing his physical strength.

Sensing the changes within himself, Jigen realized he had to speed up the battle, otherwise...

"Immortal Technique: Rolling Hell"

"Sage Art: Kusanagi Flame Dance"

The ground beneath my feet suddenly cracked open, turning into a large crater, and several wheel-shaped objects appeared around me.

Then flames erupted from the ground, engulfing Jigen entirely.

Envy actually knows Senjutsu.

"The plan is progressing smoothly."

Inside the secret room of the Konoha Research Bureau, Amado, who had been successfully rescued by Minato, took a deep drag on his cigarette and spoke as he exhaled smoke.

Looking at the images projected onto the screen in front of him, his expression was one of complete confidence.

"Of course, launching an attack now was not in my original plan, but it's all thanks to you."

Amado spoke, he glanced at Ai, who remained silent.

He had long suspected that Ai was going to betray him. Knowing that Ai had betrayed him, Jigen would be even more vigilant about his surroundings and might even move his base of operations again.

Therefore, Amado had no choice but to arrange for Miya Dawn to launch the rebellion ahead of schedule.

According to his plan, this attack will not occur for at least several years, or even more than a decade.

Both Envy and Pride have significant flaws and are simply unable to push Jigen to the brink of defeat.

Fortunately, Konoha had already activated the Impure World Reincarnation, allowing Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama Senju to wear down Jigen's stamina first.

"Hmph." Hearing Amado her name, Ai didn't refute, but snorted and turned her head away.

He hadn't expected there to be other traitors within the organization; it could only be said that Uchiha Yaowan was exceptionally talented back then, possessing the foresight to identify them.

"But what should we do next? Once Jigen fully transforms into Isshiki, his strength will be even more terrifying than it is now. If we can't kill him, but instead make him carve that so-called wedge..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in charge of protecting them inside the secret room, was very worried about what would happen next.

Danzo to the side, was also somewhat nervous. After all, that was a fully-formed Ōtsutsuki, possessing the power to destroy a planet, something that Toneri, with his diluted bloodline, could not possibly match.

"If we're lucky, Isshiki will die. If we're unlucky, the wedge we carved in haste won't be able to decompress in a short time, which will buy us a lot of time."

Compared to the two nervous old men, Amado was much more at ease.

Regardless of the outcome, Isshiki cannot launch an attack on the Shinobi World in the short term, and his research can continue. With Konoha's help, reaching the Root is only a matter of time.

Once each of them possesses the power of Ōtsutsuki, or even surpasses Ōtsutsuki, why should they fear this clan?

As they were talking, the image projected on the projector began to change.

The raging flames began to dissipate, and a figure that resembled Jigen, yet was not quite the same as Jigen, appeared in the center of the crater.

"That is, the Ōtsutsuki Isshiki."

All eyes were drawn to Isshiki's figure, and Danzo's breathing became rapid.

Pride and Envy naturally noticed each other's change. They exchanged a glance, knowing that the plan had succeeded, and the next step was to continue wearing down the guy in front of them.

"Immortal Technique: Fire Slash!"

Envy used a Senjutsu to draw Isshiki's attention, while Pride took the opportunity to approach him from another direction.

The flames had just started to ignite when they suddenly went out.

With a loud bang, Pride saw a huge block smash into the spot where Envy was standing, and then a shadow appeared above his head.

Unable to dodge in time, Pride was hit in the leg by the block, and the intense pain from both legs made him cry out in surprise.

The second block fell immediately afterward, this time hitting his left arm.

"Damn ants."

Isshiki up to Pride and stepped on his head.

He had completely lost his usual elegance and had become furious.

"Ha, Jigen, no, Isshiki, your death is nigh. Don't even think about carving a wedge in the dungeon; those children were taken away long before we could make a move."

With his entire face pressed against the ground, Pride had resigned himself to his fate. Knowing he couldn't leave alive, he began verbally attacking Isshiki.

"Oh, really?"

Upon hearing Pride's words, Isshiki calmed down.

He looked up at the ceiling, staring intently at a small area within it.

Several Black Rods appeared out of thin air and shot towards that spot.

At the same time, Black Rods was also pierced into Pride's head.

"Such a quick move! Didn't they even give me a chance to help?"

A dark figure leaped out from a gap in the ceiling, knocked down several Black Rods, and slowly came to a stop.

"Are you the final piece of this plan, Shimura Kazashiro?"

Looking at the short figure in front of him, Jigen put away all the blocks and began to examine the enemy with great interest.

"That's right, and I'm not the only one."

Kazashiro smiled slightly, trying his best not to be too nervous.

As he finished speaking, Uchiha Hikari and Uchiha Obito emerged from the shadows. The three of them warily watched the Isshiki before them, especially Obito, who had witnessed Madara and Hashirama's defeats and knew how powerful the person before him was.