"Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
Hyuga Tamamo gave a soft shout, and the chakra light in her raised hand instantly surged downward. The light was like a sword, condensed with the power of Yin-Yang Release, capable of splitting mountains and overturning seas.
Otsutsuki Kinshiki immediately brought his hands together. Red light transformed into a shield that enveloped him, forcibly withstanding her attack.
Amid a thunderous boom, smoke and dust filled the air, plunging the entire world into a haze that obscured all sight.
The barrier erected by the Konoha ninja shattered simultaneously beneath the aftershock of this technique. Shikaku Nara, Kakashi, and the other Konoha ninja abruptly changed expression and quickly retreated.
Fortunately, Otsutsuki Kinshiki had borne ninety percent of the attack's power. Otherwise, the aftershock alone would have killed an unknown number of Konoha ninja.
As the smoke and dust thinned somewhat, Shikaku Nara and the others who had escaped to a distance stared in stunned disbelief.
The area surrounding the entire Konoha Academy had become a ring-shaped abyss of unfathomable depth, while the Konoha Academy itself stood like an isolated island rising from within it.
Hyuga Tamamo floated in midair. Her burning white chakra cloak swayed amid the turbulent energy, but her expression was incomparably grim, and murderous intent blazed in her Tenseigan.
"You'll regret doing this." Her tone was icy. How many years had it been since she had felt such intense killing intent?
Otsutsuki Kinshiki looked at her expressionlessly, while Hinata's small body was held in his hand.
"Don't move, or she'll die immediately," Otsutsuki Kinshiki said in a low voice, paying no heed to Tamamo's threat.
Hinata's little face was deathly pale. Her hazy eyes looked toward Tamamo in the air, but she gritted her teeth and did not utter a single word.
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