A Battle Between Mother and Son

The atmosphere grew awkward for a moment.

"Since that's what you think, what are you waiting for? Make your move."

Black Zetsu quietly curled himself up. If they really started fighting, no one would have time to look after him.

All the Truth-Seeking Orbs behind the Sage of Six Paths floated into the air, continuously shifting and reforming without settling into any shape. This showed just how complicated and unsettled the Sage of Six Paths' thoughts were.

In truth, the moment Kaguya broke free, barring any unexpected circumstances, the Sage of Six Paths had already failed. He had yet to accomplish what he needed to do, and that alone declared his failure.

He simply stubbornly refused to give up.

It had clearly been a perfect plan, yet it had ended up like this.

It was all because of that foolish younger brother. If he had just killed Uchiha Madara right from the start, none of this would have happened. He wouldn't have held back because of the Ten-Tails, and Kaguya wouldn't have been revived now.

Everything seemed as though it had been arranged in advance, but could it really all have been mere coincidence?

"What are you hesitating for?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki remained relentlessly aggressive. Though she was pressuring her own son, there was nothing wrong with that.

Those words became the final straw that broke the Sage of Six Paths. The Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him instantly transformed into a sky full of flying needles and shot toward Kaguya Otsutsuki in the blink of an eye.

Of course, the Sage of Six Paths knew that an attack of this level would not have much effect. What mattered now was fighting for territory.

Natural Integration

His ability to control the power of nature for attacks had previously relied entirely on this ability.