"Your Tenseigan Chakra Mode is indeed impressive."
Uchiha Jun's voice rang in Ōtsutsuki Kuru's ear, tinged with a hint of mockery, "However, if you think this is all the power I have—"
"Then you are very wrong!"
Uchiha Jun abruptly retracted his fist, his hands rapidly Hand Seals in front of him.
"Sage Art: Fire Release - Great Fire Annihilation!"
A mouthful of grayish-white Senjutsu flames spewed from Uchiha Jun's mouth, instantly transforming into a raging sea of fire that swept towards Ōtsutsuki Kuru Kureha!
The flames contained Senjutsu Chakra, and the temperature was so high that even the air began to distort!
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's expression changed, and he suddenly clasped his hands together. Six Chakra balls spun rapidly in front of him, transforming into a blue tornado!
" Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
A silver halo and a blue tornado erupted simultaneously, colliding violently with the towering sea of fire!
"Boom--!!!"
In an instant, the surface of almost half the moon trembled violently!
Flames and storms intertwined, melting and shredding the surrounding rocks to create a massive crater over several kilometers in diameter!
Orochimaru, Hiruko, and the others had already retreated more than ten kilometers away. Looking at the devastating scene in the distance, their faces were filled with shock.
"So this is... the legendary battle...?" Hiruko's voice trembled slightly. "I feel... my prized Chimera Technique is no match for them..."
She gave a wry smile. "It's practically a joke."
"They didn't even need to form hand seals!"
Orochimaru remained silent, his gaze fixed on the center of the battlefield, his snake-like eyes flashing with fanatical light.
"Boss... just how much power are you still hiding...?"
In the center of the battlefield, Uchiha Jun and Ōtsutsuki Kuru's figures clashed wildly in the air.
Each collision unleashed a terrifying shockwave powerful enough to shake the moon.
The two moved at incredible speeds, leaving behind afterimages in the void. Their location could only be determined by the constantly erupting energy fluctuations.
Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!
Uchiha Jun waved his hand, and a grayish-white Rasenshuriken spun rapidly in his palm before being hurled out, transforming into a grayish-white light wheel that tore through the void, slashing towards Ōtsutsuki Kuru!
" Tenseigan: Chakra Shield!"
With a wave of his hands, Ōtsutsuki Kuru condensed three Chakra orbs in front of him, forming a huge blue shield that forcefully withstood the Rasenshuriken!
"Boom--!!!"
The Rasenshuriken exploded on the shield, its terrifying cutting force tearing cracks into the shield, but it was ultimately blocked.
Ōtsutsuki Kuru could even catch his breath, Uchiha Jun's figure had already appeared above his head!
"Immortal Technique: Lightning Style - Kirin!"
With a single wave of his hand, Uchiha Jun caused countless bolts of lightning to converge in the sky, transforming into a gigantic lightning beast that crashed down upon Ōtsutsuki Kuru!
" Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru was equally unyielding, and with a sudden swing of his right hand, a golden Light Sword condensed in his palm, slashing towards the thunder beast!
"Boom--!!!"
The Thunder Beast and the golden Light Sword collided violently in mid-air, unleashing a blinding light that illuminated the entire lunar surface as if it were daytime!
The two were simultaneously thrown backward by the shockwave, leaving two long trails in the air.
Uchiha Jun steadied himself in the void, glanced down at the moon beneath his feet, then looked up at the dark starry sky above, a smile playing on his lips.
"It's too small here, we can't fight properly." He looked up at Ōtsutsuki Kuru, "Should we find another place to fight?"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru, his fighting spirit high, nodded without hesitation upon hearing Uchiha Jun's suggestion. "That suits me perfectly!"
The two of them simultaneously leaped off the void, their bodies shooting into the sky like two meteors, instantly breaking through the surface of the moon and entering that pitch-black space of space!
In the universe, there is no air, no sound, only endless darkness and starlight.
However, both Uchiha Jun and Ōtsutsuki Kuru possess the ability to survive in space—their Chakra Cloak provide them with sufficient oxygen and protection.
The two faced each other across the vast universe, with the enormous moon behind them and the distant Earth beneath their feet.
"Nothing can stop us here."
Uchiha Jun's voice, transmitted through the vibrations of Chakra, reached Ōtsutsuki Kuru's ears directly, "Let us—"
"--Let's fight to our hearts' content!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru took a deep breath—even though there was no air in space, he still did this to get himself into peak condition.
" Uchiha Jun, you are indeed very strong," he said slowly, "Stronger than I imagined."
"But--"
He suddenly raised his right hand, and in his palm, a blue Chakra ball spun rapidly, transforming into a giant golden Light Sword!
That Light Sword radiated golden light, was over a hundred meters long, and exuded a terrifying aura capable of cleaving stars in two!
"--This is my true power!"
" Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
With a sudden swing, Ōtsutsuki Kuru unleashed his golden Light Sword, slashing across the sky and drawing a dazzling golden arc in the universe as it cut Uchiha Jun in half!
The power of this sword strike is enough to cleave the moon in two!
Despite the terrifying attack, Uchiha Jun merely narrowed his eyes slightly.
He could sense that the golden Light Sword contained an extremely special energy—a power unique to the Tenseigan, capable of directly acting on matter and energy, decomposing, cutting, and annihilating them.
"Not bad," Uchiha Jun murmured in admiration. "Worth a try—"
The next moment, under everyone's watchful eyes, Uchiha Jun chose not to resist at all, and instead took the full force of Ōtsutsuki Kuru Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion head-on!
A golden light slashed across the sky, and in an instant, Uchiha Jun's body was cut in half at the waist by the terrifying power of the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, shattering into several pieces that drifted helplessly in the void!
Ōtsutsuki Kuru hovered in mid-air, surrounded by six blue Chakra orbs. In his Tenseigan Chakra Mode, he resembled a war god descending to earth, overlooking the battlefield that belonged to him.
"It's over." Ōtsutsuki Kuru's voice was cold and indifferent, as if he had merely crushed an eyesore of an ant.
On the ground, Ōtsutsuki Ha's face instantly turned extremely ugly.
"What?! What the hell are you doing?! Damn it Uchiha Jun! What are you doing?!"
Ōtsutsuki Ha abruptly turned his head towards Orochimaru and the others, his voice trembling with disbelief. " Uchiha Jun... he's dead?! He was the possessor of the Rinnegan, how could he... How are we supposed to deal with Ōtsutsuki Kuru in his enraged state?"
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru merely narrowed his snake-like eyes slightly, a meaningful smile curving his lips.
"Dead?" Orochimaru's tone was somewhat amused. "You Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon have a very narrow perspective."
Hiruko to the side, was also filled with confusion. He could sense that Uchiha Jun's Chakra had indeed dissipated in that instant—not hidden, not disguised, but truly vanished.
But Orochimaru's expression clearly indicated that all of this was expected.
"Could it be..." Hiruko's pupils suddenly contracted as he instantly recalled the promise Uchiha Jun had made before the battle.
The ultimate forbidden technique of the Uchiha Clan — Izanagi.
That forbidden technique that can transform all unfavorable factors, including death, into dreams, retaining only favorable facts!
However, there was a price to pay for using Izanagi: permanent blindness and the permanent loss of one Sharingan. Why would Uchiha Jun choose to take this attack head-on?
Ōtsutsuki Ha frowned. "You mean, Uchiha Jun has a backup plan?"
Orochimaru did not answer, but simply raised his finger and pointed to the corpse that was slowly dissipating in the sky.
The next second, something shocking happened.
Instead of transforming into illusions and reassembling like Izanagi, Uchiha Jun's body, which had already been cleaved into pieces, suddenly stopped in mid-air. Then, as if drawn by an invisible force, it began to converge towards the center in a way that defied common sense!
It's not Genjutsu.
It's not Izanagi.
It's a true physical reconstruction!
The broken bones repaired themselves, the shattered internal organs reformed, the torn muscle fibers vaporized and wriggled and intertwined like living things, and skin rapidly grew and covered the flesh.
The whole process took only a second!
Uchiha Jun's body reappeared before everyone completely unharmed, even his robes were restored to their original state by the condensation of Senjutsu Chakra!
It wasn't Izanagi, but a resurrection!
"How is that possible?!"
"Are you kidding me?!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's pupils contracted sharply, and for the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
He clearly felt that his Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion had indeed struck Uchiha Jun, confirming his death!
But what he saw before him was completely beyond his comprehension.
Moreover, this is not Izanagi. He had seen the Uchiha Clan's Izanagi before—it was Genjutsu that rewrote reality through ocular power, and the caster would be illusory for a moment upon resurrection.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan had already figured out this!
The solution is simple and direct: use the Byakugan's powerful perception to detect the moment Izanagi's eye power twists reality, then activate your eye power to counteract it and prevent it from taking effect!
He also kept his Tenseigan powers active and on high alert. If Uchiha Jun activated Izanagi, he would immediately use his Tenseigan powers to cut him down!
But Uchiha Jun's resurrection was a genuine physical reconstruction!
There wasn't even the slightest fluctuation in his pupil power!
On the lunar surface, Ōtsutsuki Ha was so shocked he couldn't speak. He turned to Orochimaru, his lips trembling, "This... this is..."
Orochimaru's expression changed from calm to fanaticism, his snake eyes flashing with extreme excitement.
He licked his lips, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement. "Not Izanagi... No consumption of ocular power, no blindness from the Sharingan... This is a higher level of power, pure physical regeneration! No, it's not even regeneration, it's--"
"It's immortality," Hiruko, his voice trembling as well. "This is true immortality!"
High in the air, Uchiha Jun stretched his neck, producing a crisp cracking sound.
He looked down at his unharmed hands, then raised his head and calmly looked at Ōtsutsuki Kuru opposite him.
" Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, that's indeed a pretty good technique."
Uchiha Jun spoke calmly, his tone as if he were commenting on the taste of a dish, "However, if this is all you're capable of, then my warm-up exercises for today will probably be over before they even begin."
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's face instantly darkened.
He could sense that Uchiha Jun wasn't bluffing; he genuinely didn't take his attack, which was powerful enough to sever the surface of the moon, seriously.
"Arrogant!" Ōtsutsuki Kuru roared, slamming his hands together. Tenseigan Chakra around him surged instantly, and the six blue Chakra orbs spun rapidly behind him, transforming into streaks of blue light.
" Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru thrust his right hand forward with a vengeance, and a massive silver Chakra halo instantly materialized, carrying the power to shatter everything as it crashed down upon Uchiha Jun!
This attack, while less powerful than the previous Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, had a wider range and faster speed, effectively blocking all evasive maneuvers.
Uchiha Jun simply closed his eyes gently.
When he opened his eyes again, the whole world seemed to tremble.
The grayish-white immortal-like markings, like ancient totems, spread from his eyelids to his cheeks, eventually converging on his forehead into a mark containing terrifying power.
In his pupils, the rings of the Rinnegan began to spin rapidly, and the Six Paths ripples seemed to come alive, radiating a suffocating pressure.
At the same time, the Chakra on Uchiha Jun surface underwent a qualitative change—it was no longer simple Chakra, but Senjutsu Chakra mixed with Natural Energy!
This power condensed on his body surface into a semi-transparent grayish-white outer layer, on which flowed mysterious patterns, pulsating as if alive.
--Transformed into Sage Transformation!
This is not your average Sage Mode, but Uchiha Jun's unique Sage Transformation, a perfect fusion of Rinnegan power and Sage Senjutsu!
"Boom--!"
The silver halo of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion slammed into Uchiha Jun's Sage Transformation cloak.
However, the anticipated overwhelming victory did not materialize.
That layer of grayish-white Senjutsu Chakra cloak acted like the most solid barrier, completely blocking the power of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. The silver light burst in front of Uchiha Jun, but it couldn't harm him in the slightest.
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's expression changed completely.
"How is this possible... what kind of power is this?"
Standing on the ground, Ōtsutsuki Ha was completely speechless.
He stared intently at the greyish-white figure high in the sky, his mind churning with long-buried memories—the scene from the ancient records left by Ōtsutsuki Hamura, about him and his brother Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki sealing Kaguya Clan together.
"That form..." Ōtsutsuki Ha's voice was extremely hoarse, "That is... power on par with our ancestor, Hamura!"
"What did you say?" Orochimaru suddenly turned his head and looked at Ōtsutsuki Ha.
Ōtsutsuki Ha's eyes were filled with shock. "Our Ōtsutsuki Clan of the Moon has passed down the records of our ancestor, Hamura, for generations."
"At his peak, our ancestor was able to evolve the Byakugan into the Tenseigan and enter the Tenseigan Chakra Mode. That was the ultimate form that our clan pursued, but..." He paused, his voice filled with a bitter disbelief.
"The records of our ancestor mention that when he joined forces with the Sage of Six Paths, he witnessed a power capable of rivaling the Tenseigan Chakra Mode —that was the power of the fusion of Sage Mode and the Rinnegan!"
"This is the power that Uchiha Jun is displaying right now!"
A glint of light flashed in Orochimaru's eyes. He licked his lips, his voice filled with fanaticism. "This is getting more and more interesting... It seems that choosing to follow this 'boss' was the best decision I've ever made in my life."
High in the sky, Uchiha Jun slowly raised his right hand and gently clenched it towards another golden blade of light coming towards him.
"Snap--!"
The Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, powerful enough to cleave mountains, was actually crushed by his bare hands! Golden fragments of light scattered and flew in the void, as dazzling as fireworks.
Cold sweat beaded on the forehead of the Ōtsutsuki Kuru.
He desperately Tenseigan Chakra Mode, mobilizing all six Chakra spheres and transforming them into Six Paths beams of blue light, which simultaneously shot towards Uchiha Jun from different directions.
Each beam of light contained terrifying power capable of piercing through an asteroid.
Uchiha Jun simply exhaled a soft breath.
The next second, his figure vanished from the spot.
It wasn't the Body Flicker Technique, nor the Flying Thunder God, but a speed so fast that even Ōtsutsuki Kuru's Tenseigan couldn't catch it!
"Left!"
Driven by his fighting instincts, Ōtsutsuki Kuru suddenly turned around, and six Chakra balls instantly condensed into a blue shield in front of him.
However, Uchiha Jun's fist had already pierced through the shield.
"Bang--!"
A punch landed Ōtsutsuki Kuru's abdomen.
That outer layer formed from the Tenseigan of the Chakra shattered like paper before this punch!
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's body was like a shooting star, crashing down from the sky and slamming into the surface of the moon, creating a huge crater nearly 100 meters in diameter.
"Cough... cough..." Ōtsutsuki Kuru struggled to get up from the pit, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
He looked up at the gray-white figure high in the sky, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"How is that possible! You just clearly said that!!"
He didn't understand.
It's clearly the same power, but Uchiha Jun's power at the start of the war was far less terrifying than it is now!
What methods did he use?!
"This... how is this possible... I've already obtained the Tenseigan, entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode... why... why is this still happening...?"
Uchiha Jun looked down at him and slowly said, "Do you think the Tenseigan is the end of power?"
In the Shinobi World, power has no end.
"You merely use the power left by your ancestors without truly understanding its essence, while I—"
"I have already grasped the core of Chakra!"
"Every step I take is creating my own power."
"You're just repeating someone else's path."
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's face turned deathly pale.
"Isn't it strange that my power has changed so drastically?"
"Why?!"
Knowing that victory was hopeless, Ōtsutsuki Kuru decided to find out the truth.
"As I just said, I have mastered the moon's Senjutsu Chakra Senjutsu Chakra; what I just did was merely utilize it."
"What!!!"
He knew about the power of Senjutsu Chakra, and it wasn't that he hadn't tried to access it.
But no matter what they did, they could not obtain the power of Senjutsu Chakra!
I originally thought the Moon Senjutsu Chakra, but it turns out they were just incompetent.
"Judging from your expression, did you 'borrow' this?"
Uchiha Jun looked down at Ōtsutsuki Kuru beneath his feet and asked a question.
To be honest, while Ōtsutsuki Kuru's combat power did indeed reach the Super-Kage Level, compared to Madara Uchiha and Senju Hashirama in their lifetimes...
Even if Senju Hashirama didn't use Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands, he would still be just as formidable.
However, compared to the Golden Wheel Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion that split the moon in the original work by Otsutsuki Toneri, it is far inferior.
"Hehe... yes."
Uchiha Jun was right.
He was able to obtain the Tenseigan because of the help of the branch family's eldest elder, who activated the authority of the Giant Tenseigan belonging to the branch family.
The power he gained was borrowed, inherited, or from others.
Uchiha Jun's power was his own.
"However..." Uchiha Jun's voice suddenly turned low, "You were able to force me to use Sage Transformation, which is already something to be proud of. As a reward, I will show you what I'm capable of--"
He slowly raised his right hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together, where a grayish-white light condensed at the fingertips.
"In this form, I have developed a new technique."
"Celestial Techniques --"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru's pupils contracted sharply as he felt an unprecedented threat of death. He frantically mobilized all Tenseigan Chakra in his body, but to no avail.
" --Yin Release: The Collapse of All Things"
Uchiha Jun gently pointed his finger forward.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling light.
Only a gray ripple spread from Uchiha Jun's fingertips, like ripples on the surface of water, silently sweeping across the void.
However, wherever this ripple passed, everything crumbled.
The defensive barrier in front of Ōtsutsuki Kuru's body was disintegrated layer by layer by an invisible force.
The Tenseigan Chakra surrounding him also rapidly dissolved in the face of this ripple, as if its existence had been erased by a power from a higher dimension.
"No... no--!"
Ōtsutsuki Kuru let out a desperate roar.
He felt that the Tenseigan Chakra within his body was being stripped away by an incomprehensible force. That gray ripple seemed to be touching the root of his power, disintegrating his Chakra connection with the Ōtsutsuki Hamura lineage!
"Stop!"
A loud shout came from afar.
The Grand Elder appeared at the edge of the battlefield, his eyes also shining with the light of the Tenseigan —though not as pure as that of Ōtsutsuki Kuru, it still contained immense power.