Divine Might Draw!

After delivering his harsh threat, He waved a hand, and the massive eight-headed, eight-tailed monster charged toward Uchiha Genmei and the shrine maiden.

"What a headache. Matatabi, protect the maiden; I'll handle them."

After instructing his partner Tailed Beast, his vast chakra rapidly materialized. He sprinted toward the incoming monster...

As he ran, the Susanoo grew rapidly in size. Before long, a golden giant over two hundred meters tall appeared. The young man stood upon the giant's crimson brow, wearing a cruel smile:

"Tsumugari Great Blade, trample everything before you with tyrannical force!"

The Susanoo raised the Divine Sword in response and swung it toward the eight-headed, eight-tailed monster. The awe-inspiring sword light slashed forward, and the monster opposite seemed to face its natural nemesis. Under this strike, which felt as if it could split the heavens and earth, the creature was cleaved in two.

That was not all. He raised a colossal hand, grabbed half of the monster's body, and hurled it away. As that half flew through the air, he delivered a fierce kick to the other half. Just like that, the monster was sent rolling to the side, unable to rise again.

Having finished all this, the youth looked on with a disdainful expression, casting his cold gaze toward the deity watching everything from above. He mocked:

"Your pet doesn't seem to be up to much, does it?"

Yet, his heart felt incredibly heavy. Looking at the floating figure of the young god, his Sharingan could detect no energy flow whatsoever. Through his senses, he could not perceive any natural energy around Him either. This was trouble! In the world of the Hokage, only those who reached the Six Paths level, or those like Toneri who possessed a pseudo-Six Paths state, could defy gravity without relying on any external abilities!

The deity smiled slightly:

"You have some skill."

"By the way, I have yet to introduce Myself; how rude of Me."

He spread His arms, continuing with an excited expression:

"I am the son of Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Ohirume-no-Muchi, the master of this heaven and earth."

"Masakatsu, Akatsu, Kachihayahi."

"Ame no Oshiho-mimi!"

Having finished the introduction, He let out a sinister laugh.

"Bow down! Mortal!"

He swung a single palm downward toward the golden giant. Boundless Azure Divine Wind, carrying incredible heat and overwhelming momentum, surged toward Uchiha Genmei!

Back when Ame no Oshiho-mimi first began to change, inside the palace on Mount Myoboku, the massive Gamamaru had already awakened. At this moment, he showed none of his usual muddled appearance. Fukasaku and Shima, the toad couple who often tended to him in the palace, were busy looking after their children.

In this empty hall where only it resided, a look of astonishing greed appeared on its face.

It whispered incessantly:

"That is a god! That is a god! That is a god!"

"To think that the afterglow of the Age of Gods still remains; how wonderful."

"I must obtain that divinity!"

Unlike the White Snake Sage, who sought to transform into a dragon, it had gained something else.

During that scheme of sowing discord—one for which it had held no hope—it had successfully caused the Goddess of Rabbit to sever all ties with her sons.

In the aftermath, with the Sage of Six Paths emerging as the victor, it had reaped the benefits; the planet's permissions had opened up to it.

It wanted even more.

Otherwise, why would its domain be the most active among the three sacred sites?

It frequently interfered in the affairs of the Shinobi World.

In the past, Mount Myoboku had been just like Ryuchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest.

It was merely a blessed land with slightly more abundant natural energy.

How could it have become what it was today, a place nearly transformed into a unique realm of its own?

Its ability to foresee the future allowed it to witness what was currently transpiring in the Land of Demons.

It wanted to go a step further and absorb the divinity of Ame no Oshiho-mimi.

By relying on the status of a Lord of the Earth, it would ascend from an immortal to a god.

It would make Mount Myoboku a divine kingdom!

However, that Uchiha was far too troublesome.

After pondering for a moment, it called out:

"Fukasaku, Shima, come see me at once."

Before long, the toad couple arrived together.

"You old fogey, what is it? I was in the middle of cooking for the children."

Shima complained to the Great Toad Sage with irritation.

"You two must go to the Land of Demons immediately and witness the battle taking place there."

"Then, return and tell me the details."

Seeing that Shima still wanted to complain, Fukasaku hurriedly held her back.

He looked up and asked calmly:

"How do we get there? Without Jiraiya summoning us, we have no way to go; walking would take too long, let alone anything else."

"I have my own methods. As it happens, Jiraiya is over there, so he can serve as a coordinate." As he spoke, Gamamaru produced a talisman from beneath his seat.

It was his Immortal Treasure.

Possessing a portion of the planet's permissions, the functions of his Immortal Treasure talisman were even more complex.

Transporting people at god-like speeds and shifting through the air was a trivial matter.

As the Immortal Treasure flared with light, the two toad sages soared into the sky and vanished!

The divine wind collided with the blade carrying the Sun Fire.

The heavens and earth erupted with thunderous roars.

Though the figure of Ame no Oshiho-mimi was small, set against the backdrop of the divine wind, his divine might was awe-inspiring!

In an instant, the two sides clashed more than a dozen times.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The earth shattered and the clear sky lost its color, while Matatabi, off to the side, struggled to shield the shrine maiden.

She watched the battle before her in horror.

"Too powerful. Even if they aren't as strong as the Old Man, they are nearly on par with Indra!"

The shocked Matatabi exclaimed repeatedly.

Miko Miko nodded and said solemnly:

"Don't lose focus, it's coming!"

A scorching heatwave mingled with the Azure Divine Wind, crushing everything in its path with overwhelming force.

Matatabi carried the Miko in its mouth, narrowly dodging the aftermath of the blast.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Genmei, standing in the center of the field, couldn't help but marvel in his heart...

The Beautiful Youth Deity opposite him possessed peerless divine power, his every gesture carrying immense weight. Whenever he caught a lapse in defense, even the two-hundred-meter-tall Susanoo

would be sent flying high into the air with a single strike.

It seemed that a massive form was a disadvantage when fighting against him!

Thinking this, he formed a seal with one hand.

He shouted aloud:

"Then, how about this!"

The Susanoo dissipated, transforming into golden armor.

Uchiha Genmei held his Divine Sword, a Gourd hung at his waist, and the Magatama formed a sacred ring behind his back.

The ocular power in his eyes boiled violently, and bursts of golden-red Sun Fire ignited upon the blade.

The youth, with a look of disdain, wore a joyful smile.

He shouted to the deity:

"Let's settle this! How about it!"

The floating deity heard these words.

He raised an eyebrow and smiled contemptuously:

"Oh..."

"Very well, this back-and-forth... this situation where neither of us can get the upper hand..."

"I am tired of it as well."

He descended slowly, landing upon the earth.

He reached out, his palm facing the ground.

Violent divine energy ignited upon his body, and an earth-shattering Azure Divine Power erupted!

It instantly permeated the ground beneath his feet, and under the influence of this divine power, the earth

slowly cracked, emitting whistling sounds from the fissures!

An azure sword slowly emerged from within.

He reached out and gripped the hilt...

Standing tall with the sword, the deity revealed a cruel smile.

"I shall let you see what true divine art is... you half-baked amateur!"

He raised the blade high, and excitedly chanted the incantation:

"Between the mortal world and the afterlife, in this realm, know the fragility and impermanence of all things."

"Boundless, unobstructed, infinite, Ame-no-Murakumo, assist me in achieving the firmament."

A mysterious sound echoed through heaven and earth!

It was the sound of destruction caused by the essence of a god pressing down upon the world.

Ame no Oshiho-mimi flipped the hilt, turning the blade toward his enemy.

"Divine Might Draw!"

[Divine Sword: Kusanagi-no-Tachi!]