An interlocking death trap

Under normal circumstances, with such an enormous difference in size, Urashiki Otsutsuki could only have ended up as a bloody pulp.

But after the Wood Golem's fist drove Otsutsuki Urashiki straight into the ground with a tremendous shudder, everyone was astonished to see him still standing in the same spot.

His eyes had now transformed into blue Rinnegan.

Hashirama frowned slightly at the sight.

He was certain his blow had struck a solid body, not something like a clone.

Did that mean this was the ability to rewind time that the fellow called Orochimaru had mentioned?

Even if it only covered a few seconds, that was enough to decide victory or defeat on a battlefield.

Forced to use his Rinnegan's time-rewinding ability, Urashiki Otsutsuki's expression began to darken.

Even for him, using this move came at a cost.

"I underestimated you natives, but you don't seriously think this is the extent of my power, do you?"

To him, being forced by these people to use his Rinnegan's unique ability was a disgrace.

But that ended here. Next, he would show these arrogant half-breeds the true power of an Otsutsuki!

In the distance, Uchiha Hikari still wanted to keep using Yachihoko. In that brief instant earlier, she had taken advantage of Otsutsuki Urashiki's lapse in attention to drain a sliver of his chakra.

Yet that mere sliver of chakra made her feel that her eyes, which were only one final step away from the Eternal Mangekyō, had actually begun to fuse.

No! It wasn't that simple. It was more like they had undergone an evolution!

These Otsutsuki really were treasures from head to toe. Still, this also suggested that the source of their bloodline might truly be these Otsutsuki from the stars.

*Absorbing just a sliver of chakra had nearly brought