Momoshiki's smile froze.
He felt the reiatsu radiating from Ulquiorra-a power beyond his understanding, cold and unfathomable, like an abyss.
This silver-haired Arrancar truly had the power to kill him.
Then just how powerful was Uchiha Ryūha?
For the first time, Momoshiki felt a flicker of fear.
But he quickly suppressed it and sneered. "Tell your king that the Ōtsutsuki Clan has never backed down from a threat. If he wants war, then war it is."
Ulquiorra gave him a long, penetrating look, then turned and vanished into the night sky in a streak of blue light.
Momoshiki stared in the direction he had gone, his expression shifting uncertainly.
"Lord Momoshiki..." Kinshiki appeared beside him. "Shall we continue?"
"Continue," Momoshiki said through gritted teeth. "The God Tree must grow. As for Las Noches... I'll deal with them once I've absorbed this planet's chakra."
He looked down at the Allied Forces, a vicious gleam flashing in his eyes.
"Before that, wipe out every last one of these pests!"
[At the roots of the God Tree · Naruto and Sasuke join forces]
Urashiki wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Naruto and Sasuke standing shoulder to shoulder opposite him. For the first time, his eyes turned serious.
"Two brats actually managed to wound me..." He extended his hand, red light gathering in his palm again. "It seems I should get serious, too."
He spread his fingers, and the red light became countless fine threads that spread outward like a spiderweb. Wherever they passed, space began to warp and time fell into disarray.
"Temporal-Spatial Prison," Urashiki said coldly. "Within this prison, time and space are under my control. I'll anticipate your every move."
Naruto and Sasuke found the space around them beginning to warp, as though they were