Return and Trouble

Shin and Madara stayed on the moon for another two days before returning to the Main World.

The previous moon had already been destroyed, so the passage Otsutsuki Hamura had left behind naturally could no longer be used. But now that they possessed the Giant Tenseigan, none of that was a problem. Creating another passage to the Main World was no difficult task.

Madara did not return to the base with Shin, instead heading straight for his underground cavern. Shin followed him there and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, personally handing the statue over to Madara.

This battle had brought immeasurable benefits to both of them. At their level of strength, advancing further was extraordinarily difficult; every step forward required an unknown amount of time.

The best way to improve was naturally to fight experts of the same level in life-and-death battles. But across the entire Ninja World, aside from each other, there was no one else capable of standing on the same level as them.

Naturally, the two could not engage in a death match, so their strength could only remain stagnant. They could only hope to improve through external means such as Hashirama Cells.

Yet after the battle on the moon, Shin had successfully crossed the threshold of the Six Paths Level. Though he had relied on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's immense life force, and his strength had fallen back down once he severed the connection with it.

Still, he had personally reached that level after all. He now had a general understanding of how to take that step, and the day he crossed it through his own power likely would not be far off.

As for Madara, he too had benefited immensely from this battle. At the very least, the fusion