The Battle of the Age

She raised her head and looked at the shattered land, at the sky she had once conquered, now consumed by cracks and the flames of war.

Her gaze grew colder. She knew she was no longer the "god" who had been sealed away. She was the embodiment of a fate from which there was no escape.

"So, have you come to stop me?" Kaguya Otsutsuki asked calmly. There was little anger in her voice, only quiet contemplation.

Just then, Black Zetsu, concealed in the wide sleeve of her robe, suddenly spoke. His voice was low and chilling, carrying an unmistakable threat. "Mother, this man is our enemy. If he is allowed to remain, he will inevitably interfere with our plans. The Ninja World already bears hostility toward you, and this man is one of those who have come to stop you."

Black Zetsu's words held no emotion, yet they clearly conveyed information to Kaguya, giving her a better understanding of the Uchiha Ying Yue before her.

Kaguya Otsutsuki gave a slight nod, a cold light flashing in her eyes. Then she looked at Uchiha Ying Yue and said evenly, "I see. You've come to stop my resurrection... But I am no longer the Kaguya I was back then. I can't let this land suffer any more harm. Let's end this battle."

Before she had finished speaking, Kaguya swung her arm and unleashed Amenominaka. Her chakra spread in an instant, and with a ripple in space, Uchiha Ying Yue and Kaguya herself were transported to a completely different place—the Magma World.

In this world filled with fire and flames, the battle between Uchiha Ying Yue and Kaguya Otsutsuki officially began.

The magma's heat and the scorching environment had no effect on the two powerful fighters. Their chakra was nearly enough to suppress the elemental forces throughout the entire space.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's presence grew stronger. The endless chakra surging within her caused the magma-covered surface to collapse, while waves of heat swept through the area.

She stood slowly in the magma, her gaze fixed on Uchiha Ying Yue. There was no trace of warmth in her eyes now, only the cold resolve of battle.

"You may be powerful, but you don't understand my connection to this world," Kaguya said in a low voice. "If you want to stop me, your path won't be easy."

Uchiha Ying Yue didn't reply. His body gradually unfolded, and the World Stand appeared behind him.

It was one of his most powerful abilities, allowing him to manipulate time and granting him tremendous strength and instantaneous mobility.

The battle was on the verge of erupting. As the two powerful fighters clashed, the entire Magma World was swept up in violent upheaval.

Kaguya Otsutsuki struck first with the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack. Her immense power instantly covered the whole area. Massive chakra fists surged toward Ying Yue like a raging storm, carrying devastating force.

Uchiha Ying Yue reacted in the blink of an eye, quickly drawing on the power of the World Stand to block Kaguya's formidable attack.

Even so, Kaguya Otsutsuki's attacks remained overwhelming. She swung her fists again and again, each blow carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth. The magma churned beneath her strength, while intense heat and waves of energy filled the air.

Uchiha Ying Yue, however, didn't panic. He continually used time stop and Strength of a Hundred techniques, skillfully trading close-range blows with Kaguya.

With every clash, the roar of their fists seemed to tear the whole world apart.

Even so, Kaguya's enormous chakra reserves remained a tremendous advantage, while Ying Yue also possessed formidable regenerative abilities. Neither side seemed close to victory.

Kaguya Otsutsuki stood at the center of the Magma World, immersed in the control of her immense chakra.

Each time she used Amenominaka, the nature of the space changed. Lava, the Ice and Snow World, the Desert World, the Acid Sea World, the Super Gravity World, and the Initial Ball Space appeared in succession, as if each new environment were testing the limits of Uchiha Ying Yue.

Every shift in space was fraught with danger, but Ying Yue responded to Kaguya's attacks at an unbelievable speed.

Yet Uchiha Ying Yue showed not the slightest sign of tension. Instead, as the battle went on, he felt the difference between Kaguya and himself—not in chakra, but in combat experience. Kaguya was far behind him in that regard.

Kaguya's every shift in space was powerful, but posed little threat to Ying Yue.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's ability to merge with nature through Amenominaka and her space-time technique, Yomotsu Hirasaka, were also ineffective. Using his own Amenominaka and his Mangekyo ability, Space Mastery, Ying Yue easily countered and neutralized most of her attacks.

Though Kaguya Otsutsuki possessed extremely powerful chakra and was by no means weak in combat, her experience was quite limited. Her fighting style was simplistic, and she often relied on the whispers from Black Zetsu in her sleeve.

Whenever Kaguya hesitated, Black Zetsu would whisper in her ear, telling her how to counter Uchiha Ying Yue's various moves and abilities.

Ying Yue couldn't help but chuckle. He knew what was happening, and the realization put him at ease.

"So this is your strategy?" Uchiha Ying Yue said softly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He turned toward the place where Black Zetsu was concealed in Kaguya's sleeve and quickly made a decision.

Ying Yue decided he couldn't let Black Zetsu keep advising Kaguya. After all, Black Zetsu understood him even better than Kaguya did. If Ying Yue didn't stop him, he would become a fatal threat.

The light of his Mangekyo flared in his eyes. Then, with blinding speed, Space Slash cut straight toward the sleeve on Kaguya's right hand.

Space rippled with a sharp tearing sound. Kaguya's sleeve was cut open in an instant, and Black Zetsu was yanked out, exposed before Uchiha Ying Yue.

"Chibaku Tensei!" Without the slightest hesitation, Ying Yue unleashed his most powerful Sealing Jutsu.

A massive burst of chakra sealed Black Zetsu inside enormous runes, completely cutting off every means of escape.

At that very moment, however, the battle suddenly took a turn.

A dark look flashed through Kaguya Otsutsuki's eyes. She immediately unleashed her Kekkei Mora: All-Killing Ash Bones. The kekkei ability flared to life, and her immense chakra instantly took the form of a lifeless gray rod that shot toward Uchiha Ying Yue.

Chakra surged violently within Uchiha Ying Yue's body as the power of the ash bone spread through him.

As space shifted, he could clearly feel his body breaking down, as if his entire form were coming apart in an instant.

"What a powerful ability," Ying Yue murmured. He felt the agony in his body, but he wasn't afraid in the slightest.