"Is that so?" Ulquiorra said coolly, extending his hand. A green point of light gathered at his fingertip. "Then how about this?"
He hurled the point of light, which rapidly swelled in midair into a massive bolt of green lightning that blasted toward Kinshiki.
Kinshiki tried to dodge, but his body was already nearing its limit. The green lightning struck his chest and pierced straight through him.
"Urgh..." Kinshiki lowered his head, staring at the fist-sized hole in his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief. "How is this possible..."
"You're quite strong." Ulquiorra walked up to him. "But your opponent is me, so your defeat was inevitable."
Kinshiki opened his mouth, trying to say something, but in the end, no words came out. His body began to disintegrate, turning into countless points of light that dispersed into the air.
Kinshiki Otsutsuki was dead.
Ulquiorra turned toward the God Tree, his brow creasing slightly. "The God Tree has awakened... This complicates things."
[God Tree Roots]
Naruto and Sasuke stood shoulder to shoulder before the God Tree, facing the countless roots surging toward them.
"Sasuke, this isn't working," Naruto said. "There are too many roots. We can't cut them all down."
"I know," Sasuke said. "We have to find the God Tree's core and destroy it."
"Where's the core?"
"Inside the trunk." Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan spun as he peered into the God Tree's internal structure. "I can see a mass of red light. That should be its core."
"Then let's destroy it!"
"It won't be that easy," Sasuke said. "There's a powerful barrier protecting the trunk, and Momoshiki is guarding it. If we want to reach the core, we'll have to defeat him first."
"Then we'll defeat him." Naruto clenched his fists. "Let's go together!"
The two charged toward the God