Naruto: Plundering Kaguya Ōtsutsuki from the Start
Chapter 6

Blasting Kaguya, Divine Gear Everywhere

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Following this, the figures of Shangguan Yue and Kaguya Otsutsuki dissipated, arriving at a duel arena. The background for this showdown was a very narrow room.

This was extremely advantageous for Shangguan Yue. After all, in this Naruto mobile game, with wall-pinning, aerial combos, and health bars, he couldn't fathom any reason why he would fail.

Steady, stay steady.

Take a gamble and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle; if I win this, I won't have to struggle for another twenty years.

I have one chance of invincibility. Wall-pinning, don't let her use her protection, I'm quite practiced at stomping and sweeping.

If this were reality, he wouldn't dare be so arrogant as to challenge Kaguya Otsutsuki one-on-one, as he wouldn't even be able to break her defenses. But in the game? That forced 1 point of damage could still break through.

A flash passed before Shangguan Yue's eyes, and Kaguya Otsutsuki appeared before him. Her cold, elegant temperament and calm, unruffled expression were enough to make anyone feel intimidated.

Before he could react, Kaguya-hime was already in his face, slamming a fist into his stomach. The clothes around Shangguan Yue's midsection exploded, forming a circular hole. He lost focus for an instant, and his health bar was wiped clean.

Kaguya-hime stood where she was, thinking it was all over, but the dazed Shangguan Yue lowered his head with a smirk.

"Haha, Kaguya-hime, you wouldn't understand. Let me show you the power of a hardcore grinder."

Shangguan Yue feigned a fall, and just as he neared the ground, he braced his hands, twisted his hips, and executed a sweep.

"I was still wondering how to break your defense and knock you into the air, but I didn't expect the Chuunibyou God's invincibility frame to have such immense power."

Recalling the moment before, when Kaguya-hime punched him, Shangguan Yue had felt his body cracking, but the next second, endless energy surged within him.

His physical injuries vanished instantly, and the residual energy rampaged through his body, making him feel as if he were about to explode.

Fortunately, the rate of his body's repair was on par with the destruction caused by the residual energy; in other words, as long as this energy wasn't exhausted, he was immortal.

He recited the God-Slaying Art in his heart: "With my godhood, I slay your godhood. Slay—!"

Massive amounts of energy gathered in Shangguan Yue's sea of consciousness, forming a great blade. It was shaped like the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, one of the two imperial blades forged during the time of the Martial Emperor's campaign against the Xiongnu. This was the first of them.

The entire blade was valiant and fierce, brimming with dominance.

With a golden dragon-head pommel, a reinforced spine, and a cutting edge, the blade—covered in dark, hammer-forged marks—was inscribed with gold-leaf seal script that looked like incantations.

The blade solidified further, and in an instant, it burst forth from between Shangguan Yue's brows, tearing through the void to strike at Kaguya-hime.

A hint of astonishment flickered in Kaguya Otsutsuki's dull eyes as the Dragon Sparrow visibly took form, snapping its jaws toward her.

Like a meteor, Kaguya-hime collided with the Dragon Sparrow, triggering a violent tremor that left the air filled with cracks.

After Shangguan Yue regained his senses, he found that the Dragon Sparrow had vanished without a trace, and he could no longer sense the residual energy in his body, while Kaguya-hime was suspended in mid-air, beginning to fall.

"Good chance."

Shangguan Yue hurriedly lunged forward. As Kaguya-hime fell against the wall and was about to hit the ground, he performed a sliding tackle, launching her into the air, followed by a series of basic attacks.

"Haha, Kaguya-hime, you're finished. Truly, heaven is helping me. I am a hardcore grinder, you know! Do you know how long I've practiced this combo?"

"They are deeply engraved in my mind; I could do the next move with my eyes closed, all just to keep you airborne and break your defense."

"This punch, filled with countless days and nights of effort—die for me!"

After being struck by this soul-piercing blow, Kaguya-hime appeared dazed, her health bar reduced to a mere sliver—though even that sliver still amounted to 100,000 HP.

Watching Kaguya-hime lose health drop by drop, Shangguan Yue felt full of drive, rhythmically swinging his fists and occasionally crouching for a sweep.

As Kaguya-hime's health bar gradually emptied, the subconscious of the Naruto world and the Chuunibyou God began to clash violently above the arena.

"Fine, fine, it was just a few loopholes. Let's treat this as a test run; our wager is void. The priority is to patch the loopholes."

The Chuunibyou God watched as the world-force that had been slamming into him dissipated, and he let out a sigh of relief. "Good grief, you really don't want to suffer even the slightest loss."

The Chuunibyou God looked down at the duel arena. "So that's where you were waiting for me. Forget it, I'll count this as taking advantage."

He looked back at the screeching void. "Fine, I'll give you a sliver of world-force; consider that compensation for your losses."

Seeing the other party still unwilling to let it go, the Chuunibyou God was speechless. "You're so greedy? Then you get nothing."

He glanced around, and seeing that the other party had finally quieted down, he chuckled inwardly. Compared to the other party's losses, the sliver of world-force he had given was a massive profit.

In the arena, when Kaguya-hime's health bar had only a single drop left, her eyes became clear and regained their luster. She stared unblinkingly at Shangguan Yue, as if trying to etch him into her memory.

Shangguan Yue swung his final punch. Although her gaze surprised him, he shouted, "Explode for me!!!"

When Shangguan Yue's fist made contact with Kaguya-hime's body, she, who had been floating in the air, instantly hit the ground and dissipated. Then, the balance began to announce:

"Congratulations, you have won the battle."

"Congratulations, you have obtained the bloodline power of the Otsutsuki Clan (Fragmented)."

"Congratulations, you have obtained the favor of the Otsutsuki Clan."

"Congratulations, you have obtained the gaze of Kaguya Otsutsuki."

"That's it? ...Ah!!!"

Shangguan Yue wanted to grumble, but unexpectedly, a sharp, intense pain suddenly surged through his body.

After a long while, once Shangguan Yue regained his senses, he looked around, clutching his head.

"How did I get back to the control room? My head hurts so much."

"Chuunibyou, Chuunibyou, come out! What just happened to me?"

The figure of the Chuunibyou God appeared in the air, circling around Shangguan Yue.

"Hmm~ It seems you've recovered quite well, though you really ought to thank the one outside. Her energy made your fusion twice as effective with half the effort."

"Chuuni, what are you babbling about?"

Before Shangguan Yue could react, he was kicked out of the Balance of God, his soul returning to his physical body.

"Ugh."

Shangguan Yue groaned, feeling the sensation in his arms. He jolted awake, eyes snapping open as he looked beside him.

"Hm? Tsunade? Why are you here?"

"You're awake? How does your body feel?"

"Body? What's wrong with my body?" Shangguan Yue pinched himself up and down, then stood up to stretch. "Isn't it perfectly fine?"

"Are you sure there's no problem? Just now... sigh, forget it. Since you're fine, poof~"

A cloud of smoke appeared where Tsunade had just been standing, then dissipated. "This is? Body Flicker Technique?"

Shangguan Yue's tone was filled with envy that refused to subside for a long time. On the other side, Tsunade suddenly appeared on a tree branch, her figure trembling as she nearly lost her footing.

Tsunade looked back at Shangguan Yue's house. Through the light, she saw him walking around inside, and only then did she jump down from the branch, her footsteps unsteady as she headed elsewhere.

Before long, Shangguan Yue walked out of his house and into his own courtyard. Although it wasn't large, he had always wanted to turn things around, so he had tinkered with a few small gadgets in his yard.

Shangguan Yue approached the wooden dummy he had crafted, clenched his fist, exerted force, and threw a punch. Crack—the dummy instantly splintered and flew several meters away.

"Nani? Is this my power?"

"Chuuni, what is going on here?"

"The reward you just obtained has been absorbed. You can focus your mind on your glabella to inspect your body attributes."

Shangguan Yue focused, and several lines of text suddenly appeared on his retinas.

Host: Shangguan Yue Bloodline: Incomplete Kaguya Otsutsuki Bloodline (Upgradeable, Condition: Obtain the scattered bloodline branches of Kaguya Otsutsuki in the ninja world), Unknown Bloodline Abilities: God-Slaying Art (Basic Chapter) Amenominakanushi (Scales with strength) Devour Evolution (Special evolutionary path of the Otsutsuki Clan, leads directly to the Divine Realm, the pinnacle of this world) Sage Body (Primary) Passive Abilities: Favor of the Otsutsuki (Bearing the name of Otsutsuki, you enjoy their fortune and inherit their shackles.) Gaze of Kaguya Otsutsuki (Having defeated a wisp of Kaguya Otsutsuki's remnant soul, you have been remembered by her; fortune and disaster are intertwined.) Skills: None Items: Great Xia Dragon Sparrow (Mental weapon, changes with mental power)

"No, Chuuni, why is it incomplete?"

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