The Truth-Seeking Orb crashed down, its terrifying power obliterating a stretch of mountains.
Truth-Seeking Orbs possessed power above Kekkei Tōta, standing at the pinnacle of the world's power.
Only by combining every form of chakra into one could someone truly possess such power.
Of course, Hagoromo was not the only one with the power of Kekkei Mōra. Kaguya possessed it as well.
Relatively speaking, however, its significance was different.
Most of Kaguya's Kekkei Mōra power came from her Otsutsuki bloodline and the Chakra Fruit. Although Hagoromo's power also depended partly on his bloodline, most of it came from his own training.
Power gained innately through bloodline and power gained through one's own training might seem no different on the surface, but there was a world of difference in how they were actually wielded.
What was happening before them was a concrete example.
In terms of raw power, Hagoromo was clearly inferior to Kaguya, yet in practice, they were evenly matched. He was not at a disadvantage at all.
Ultimately, it was because Kaguya had far too little actual combat experience.
In the past, her power had been enough to suppress everything, and no one could force her to fight.
But once she encountered a true opponent, her lack of combat experience immediately became apparent.
By comparison, Hagoromo was far more practiced in battle and had already developed his own style.
They fought each other, shattering mountains in just a short time and causing enormous repercussions.
Had they not deliberately moved the battlefield to this uninhabited area, the losses would likely have been immense.
"Mother, stop!"
Hagoromo looked at Otsutsuki Kaguya before him, still trying to persuade her. "Turning back now would be good for everyone."
"Shut up!"
Kaguya fixed her gaze on Hagoromo. Veins bulged on her face as she pushed her Byakugan to its full power.
The Rinne Sharingan on her forehead had opened, and the immense ocular power within it was about to be unleashed.
Clearly, under the pressure Hagoromo exerted, she was about to get serious too.
Is she getting serious?
Feeling Kaguya's gaze, Hagoromo grew wary and took a deep breath. "All right, in that case..."
The next moment, he pressed his palms together.
The chakra in his body circulated rapidly, merging with the surrounding natural energy.
At that moment, he seemed to enter a unique, mysterious state, and his aura grew much stronger.
Six Paths Sage Mode!
It was not just Hagoromo. Hamura, who had been watching from the sidelines, also stepped forward, brilliant light shining from his azure Tenseigan.
The next moment, pale golden radiance rose from his body and erupted fiercely.
Terrifying natural energy surged into his body, and in the blink of an eye, his state underwent a complete transformation, just as Hagoromo's had.
Tenseigan Sage Mode!
After years of training on Mount Myōboku, both Hagoromo and Hamura had grasped the true essence of Sage Mode.
Not only had they successfully mastered Sage Mode and the use of natural energy, but they had also developed their own Sage Modes on that foundation.
With natural energy layered over their own chakra, the power they could unleash was many times greater than before.
It was precisely this power that gave them the courage to stand before Kaguya and attempt to stop their mother.
Boom!
Three figures darted through the air, confronting one another.
So it has finally come to this?
Below, Namikawa Yū looked at the three figures in the sky and murmured inwardly.
He had no intention of intervening in the clash between Kaguya and her two sons.
Ultimately, both the Hagoromo Brothers and Kaguya were extremely confident people.
They would believe only what they themselves had decided was true.
Kaguya believed in her own power, convinced that as long as she wished it, no one on this land could stop her.
The Hagoromo Brothers were equally firm in their own resolve.
Neither side seemed the type to compromise.
If it were simply a matter of persuading them not to fight, Namikawa Yū could naturally do that.
But while he could keep things under control for a time, what about when he was no longer around?
No matter how he looked at it, this battle would break out sooner or later.
Rather than wait for it to erupt after Namikawa Yū left this world, it was better to set it off now.
At least Namikawa Yū was still here. With him watching, nothing unacceptable would happen.
It was with that thought in mind that he had made an agreement with Kaguya.
As long as she could defeat Hagoromo and Hamura in battle, Namikawa Yū would do as she wished afterward.
If she lost, the opposite would happen.
When they had first made this agreement, Kaguya had agreed without the slightest hesitation.
She had agreed readily then, but now it looked as though things were about to go wrong for her.
Although the outcome of the battle had yet to be decided, to Namikawa Yū, it was already set.
Without having merged the Ten-Tails into her body, and with her combat experience sorely lacking, Kaguya could not possibly defeat Hagoromo and Hamura.
The final outcome of this battle had long been ready to reveal itself.
And in fact, that was exactly how things unfolded.
After only a short while, Kaguya was already beginning to struggle.
She had used every means at her disposal.
In terms of ocular techniques alone, Kaguya's abilities were by no means weak.
Even putting aside her All-Killing Ash Bones and Eighty Sky God Strike, the ocular techniques of her Rinne Sharingan, Amenominaka and Yomotsu Hirasaka, were also extremely powerful.
But the same point remained: her actual combat ability was far too poor.
Although these abilities were quite good, none could achieve much against the Hagoromo Brothers.
The outcome of this fight had been decided from the very beginning.
Bang!
Brilliant golden light blossomed. In midair, a golden blade of light descended from the heavens as though it would cleave the earth in two. Its might was utterly terrifying, enough to make one tremble.
Hamura stood in the sky, his entire body blazing with golden light. He released the senjutsu chakra within him to its utmost limit, then erupted fiercely and slashed straight down ahead.
Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!
Boom!
Terrifying power exploded at that moment, a dreadful aura spreading in every direction as vast swathes of dust were reduced to nothing.
At the center of that strike, Otsutsuki Kaguya was likewise in a sorry state.
Compared with before, her aura was much weaker, and even the chakra within her seemed to have been greatly depleted.
Although Kaguya possessed immense chakra even without becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, prolonged fighting could still leave her weakened. She was far from possessing unlimited chakra.
Facing Hamura's all-out assault, her condition inevitably deteriorated, leaving her stalled.
Seizing this opportunity, Hagoromo also acted decisively.
Standing in midair, he pushed his purple Rinnegan to its utmost, bringing its ocular power to the limit as well.
An ocular technique he had long been preparing was taking shape, about to be unleashed.