Hamura Appears

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

[Dead Demon Consuming Seal]

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

The Death God reached out from within, its massive, ghastly face chilling to the bone.

It extended its sharp claws, ruthlessly dragging away the soul of the sealed Yao Style.

Although the Death God's power was immense, it struggled significantly when faced with a soul of the Six Paths Realm like Yao Style's.

Nevertheless, Otsutsuki Yuhao's exquisite technique and firm will allowed this sealing jutsu to be successfully executed.

"Huff... huff!"

Uzumaki Boruto's face was now as pale as paper, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Although Yao Style's soul had left his body, the process had consumed a massive amount of his chakra, leaving him feeling an unprecedented sense of weakness.

"Is... is Yao Style dead?"

Uzumaki Boruto asked, his face deathly pale.

"His soul hasn't vanished, but it has been taken away by the Death God. You could say he's dead."

Otsutsuki Yuhao looked at Uzumaki Boruto and answered with a smile.

"Haha, that's good!"

Despite his pale complexion, Uzumaki Boruto revealed a relieved smile before finally collapsing into Second Pillar's arms.

"Get some rest."

Second Pillar said calmly to Uzumaki Boruto.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Two figures clashed rapidly in mid-air.

Their movements were as fast as lightning, making it nearly impossible to track them.

Their hands danced like agile snakes, launching strikes in rapid succession. For a moment, intense waves of punches and kicks crisscrossed this small space, creating a suffocating pressure.

[Amaterasu]

Indra's left eye dilated violently, a drop of blood leaking from it as immense ocular power erupted forth.

Second Pillar retreated rapidly, watching the suddenly appearing black flames closing in on him.

"Boom! Boom!"

The black flames materialized, the sound of their burning like a low, heart-chilling roar.

[Inferno Style: Kagutsuchi]

A drop of blood leaked from Second Pillar's left eye.

An invisible force caused the Amaterasu flames attacking him to shrink rapidly.

"What!"

Indra was startled; he had not expected Second Pillar to possess the power to make the Amaterasu flames vanish.

[Amaterasu]

After extinguishing Indra's Amaterasu, Second Pillar used the same ocular jutsu, [Amaterasu], to attack Indra.

"No wonder you could extinguish my Amaterasu; so you also possess this power."

Indra examined the black flames burning on his body, which were being blocked by his chakra.

Finally, Indra used Amaterasu once more to make the black flames disappear.

Amaterasu against Amaterasu—the two were evenly matched.

"To think that even with one arm missing, you could fight me to a draw in taijutsu. And your ocular jutsu is the same as mine. Truly, the student has surpassed the master."

Indra said calmly.

"Although you are my ancestor, I am older than you. Even if I were to defeat you, it would be nothing to boast about."

Second Pillar's expression remained unchanged, mirroring Indra's own.

Hearing Second Pillar's words, Indra laughed and said, "You shouldn't have used your full strength yet; you haven't even used your Rinnegan. If this were a true battle, I likely wouldn't be your match!"

"Indeed, the Rinnegan is, after all, a higher-level eye than the Mangekyo Sharingan!"

Second Pillar replied.

Just then, Otsutsuki Yuhao appeared.

He used Flying Thunder Might to move between Second Pillar and Indra.

Otsutsuki Yuhao's voice rang out.

"That's enough, it's time for you to stop. Urashiki will appear tomorrow. Sasuke, you need to maintain your peak condition. Don't go running out of steam at the critical moment when the battle starts."

"Understood!" Second Pillar nodded.

Indra asked curiously, "Uncle, with so many of us here, are we really afraid of one Otsutsuki Urashiki?"

Otsutsuki Yuhao explained, "The most formidable aspect of the Rinnegan isn't just its raw power, but its space-time ninjutsu. Even when facing the most powerful enemies, those who possess the Rinnegan can easily escape. If Urashiki manages to flee, it will be a troublesome affair. If he makes it to the Ninja World, the trouble will be even greater."

"So that's how it is!"

Indra thought of his father's omnipresent figure. No matter where he went, his father could easily appear before him. Only then did he realize that what Otsutsuki Yuhao said made perfect sense.

Suddenly, a powerful aura appeared on a ten-meter-tall tree not far away.

"Who goes there!" Second Pillar shouted, his gaze locked firmly on that spot.

"Don't attack, that's not an enemy! It's Brother Hamura. He is the ancestor of the Hyuga Clan, Otsutsuki Hamura." Otsutsuki Yuhao quickly explained to Second Pillar, which finally caused Sasuke to lower his guard.

"Is that what they call the Byakugan?" Indra curiously scrutinized Otsutsuki Hamura. Like his father, Otsutsuki Hamura had two horns on his head, though they were different from his father's. He was also dressed in a white robe, with six black magatama patterns on his chest and a red swirl emblem on his back, followed by three rows of magatama patterns (three in each row). A sword was strapped to his back, and his white eyes stared expressionlessly at Otsutsuki Tatsuten and the others.

"Long time no see, Brother Hamura!" Otsutsuki Yuhao looked at Otsutsuki Hamura with a smile.

"Indeed! It has been five years since you last came to see me, hasn't it?" Otsutsuki Hamura nodded.

"You live on the moon. Flying up there every time takes days and is quite exhausting," Otsutsuki Yuhao said helplessly.

"Don't you also possess space-time ninjutsu? Couldn't you just leave your Flying Thunder Seal there?" Otsutsuki Hamura replied.

"Oh, so you saw that!"

"Your Byakugan truly sees more clearly with each passing day!" Otsutsuki Yuhao exclaimed in surprise. In the past, although Hamura could see the Ninja World, he couldn't see it this clearly; at the very least, he wouldn't have been able to track Yuhao if he were moving at high speed.

Otsutsuki Hamura said dryly, "Yes, I saw you leave a Flying Thunder Seal at Big Brother's place, and you frequently teleport there."

"Haha, I only discovered later that after leaving a Flying Thunder Seal, I could move there at any time using my Flying Thunder Might," Otsutsuki Yuhao explained with a laugh.

"Is that so?" Hearing this explanation, Otsutsuki Hamura stopped asking about it and turned his gaze toward Indra and Second Pillar.

"Indra, come to think of it, this is your first time meeting me, isn't it? But I watched you and Asura grow up from a young age. I never imagined you two brothers would grow into adults so quickly." Otsutsuki Hamura looked at Indra with a smile.

"What!" Indra was startled. He hadn't expected Otsutsuki Hamura to say he had watched him grow up since he was a child.

"That is truly surprising! Uncle Hamura, are these eyes still the Byakugan? But why are your eyes blue? How are they different from Uncle Tatsuten's?" Indra asked curiously.