Hamura Appears

"No... No!" Yao Style's scream echoed through the air.

[Dead Demon Consuming Seal]

Otsutsuki Yuhao let out a shout, and a mysterious rune appeared, as if tearing open a crack in space.

The Death God emerged from it, its enormous, sinister face making everyone's blood run cold.

It stretched out its claws and mercilessly took away Yao Style's sealed soul.

Though the Death God was powerful, even it struggled against a Six Paths Realm soul like Yao Style's.

However, Otsutsuki Yuhao's exquisite skill and unwavering resolve allowed him to successfully perform this Sealing Jutsu.

"Huff... huff!"

Uzumaki Boruto's face had gone as pale as paper, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Although Yao Style's soul had left his body, the process had still consumed a tremendous amount of his chakra, leaving him weaker than he had ever felt before.

"Yao... Is Yao Style dead?"

Uzumaki Boruto asked, his face pale.

"His soul hasn't disappeared, but the Death God took him away. I suppose you could say he's dead."

Otsutsuki Yuhao answered with a smile as he looked at Uzumaki Boruto.

"Haha, that's good!"

Though Uzumaki Boruto's face was still pale, he managed a relieved smile before finally lying down in Uchiha Sasuke's arms.

"Get some rest."

Uchiha Sasuke spoke calmly to Uzumaki Boruto.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Two figures clashed rapidly in midair.

Their movements were as fast as lightning, almost impossible to follow.

Their hands danced like nimble serpents as they rapidly launched attacks. In an instant, powerful waves of punches and kicks crisscrossed through the small space, leaving everyone breathless.

[Amaterasu]

Indra's left eye widened sharply. A drop of blood seeped from it as its powerful ocular power shot forth.

Uchiha Sasuke quickly retreated, watching the black flames that had suddenly appeared rapidly approach him.

"Rumble! Rumble!"

The black flames appeared out of nowhere. Their crackling sounded like a low, ominous growl, making one's heart race.

[Inferno Style: Kagutsuchi]

A drop of blood seeped from Uchiha Sasuke's left eye.

An invisible force made the Amaterasu flames attacking him rapidly shrink.

"What!"

Indra was startled. He hadn't expected Uchiha Sasuke to wield such power and make Amaterasu's flames disappear.

[Amaterasu]

After extinguishing Indra's Amaterasu, Uchiha Sasuke used the same ocular technique, [Amaterasu], to attack him.

"No wonder he could extinguish my Amaterasu. So he wields the same power."

Indra studied the black flames burning on him. They were keeping his chakra at bay.

At last, Indra used Amaterasu again to make the black flames disappear.

Amaterasu against Amaterasu—they were evenly matched.

"Even with one arm missing, you can fight me to a standstill in Taijutsu.

And your ocular techniques are on par with mine. The student has truly surpassed the master."

Indra spoke calmly.

"Although you're my ancestor, I'm older than you.

Even if I beat you, it wouldn't be anything to be proud of."

Uchiha Sasuke's expression didn't change; it was just like Indra's.

Hearing Uchiha Sasuke's words, Indra smiled. "You must not be going all out. You haven't even used your Rinnegan. If this were a real fight, I probably wouldn't stand a chance against you!"

"Mm. The Rinnegan is, after all, a higher-level eye than the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Uchiha Sasuke replied.

Just then, Otsutsuki Yuhao appeared.

He used Flying Thunder Might to move between Uchiha Sasuke and Indra.

Otsutsuki Yuhao's voice rang out.

"That's enough. It's time for you to stop. Urashiki will show up tomorrow.

Sasuke, you need to stay in peak condition.

Don't run out of steam at a crucial moment when the fight begins."

"Got it!"

Uchiha Sasuke nodded.

Indra asked curiously, "Uncle, there are so many of us here. Should we really be afraid of one Otsutsuki Urashiki?"

Otsutsuki Yuhao explained, "The Rinnegan's greatest strength isn't its power, but its Space-Time Ninjutsu.

No matter how powerful an enemy is, someone with the Rinnegan can easily escape.

If Urashiki gets away, it'll be a huge problem. And if he makes it to the Ninja World, that problem will only get worse."

"I see!"

Indra thought of his father's ever-present figure.

No matter where he went, his father could easily appear before him.

Only then did he realize how right Otsutsuki Yuhao was.

Suddenly, a powerful presence appeared nearby, atop a ten-meter-tall tree.

"Who's there?"

Uchiha Sasuke shouted, staring fixedly in that direction.

"Don't attack. He's not an enemy! It's my brother Hamura.

That is, Otsutsuki Hamura, the ancestor of the Hyuga Clan."

Otsutsuki Yuhao hurriedly explained to Uchiha Sasuke.

Only then did Uchiha Sasuke lower his guard.

"So that's the Byakugan?"

Indra stared at Otsutsuki Hamura curiously.

Like his father, Otsutsuki Hamura had two horns on his head, though they were different from his father's. He also wore a long white robe.

Six black Tomoe-shaped markings adorned his chest, and a red spiral symbol marked his back, above three rows of Tomoe, with three in each row.

A sword was strapped to his back. His white eyes fixed expressionlessly on Otsutsuki Chen Tian and the other two.

"Long time no see, Brother Hamura!"

Otsutsuki Yuhao smiled at Otsutsuki Hamura.

"Indeed! It's been five years since you last came to see me, hasn't it?"

Otsutsuki Hamura nodded.

"You live on the moon. It takes days to fly up there each time, and it's exhausting."

Otsutsuki Yuhao replied helplessly.

"Don't you know Space-Time Ninjutsu? Why not leave your space-time mark there? Then you could just go whenever you wanted."

Otsutsuki Hamura replied.

"Oh, you saw that?"

"Your Byakugan's vision has gotten incredibly sharp!"

Otsutsuki Yuhao said in surprise. In the past, Hamura could see the Ninja World, but not this clearly. At the very least, he couldn't follow Yuhao when he moved at high speed.

Otsutsuki Hamura said, exasperated, "Yes. I saw you leave a space-time mark at our elder brother's place. You go there all the time."

"Haha, I only figured out later that once I left a Flying Thunder Seal, my Flying Thunder Might could take me there whenever I wanted."

Otsutsuki Yuhao explained with a laugh.

"Is that so?"

After hearing his explanation, Otsutsuki Hamura didn't ask anything more. He turned his attention to Indra and Uchiha Sasuke.

"Indra, this must be the first time you've met me.

But I watched you and Asura grow up. I never thought you two brothers would become adults so quickly."

Otsutsuki Hamura smiled at Indra.

"What!"

Indra was startled. He hadn't expected Otsutsuki Hamura to say that he'd watched him grow up.

"That's quite a surprise!

Uncle Hamura, are those eyes of yours still the Byakugan?

Then why are they blue? How are they different from Uncle Chen Tian's?"

Indra asked curiously.