Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Soul Dissolves!

As long as Kyōka Suigetsu took effect, the outcome of the battle was decided.

Strictly speaking, Uchiha Ensei's Kyōka Suigetsu had evolved from Sharingan Genjutsu, so it had to follow the basic rules of genjutsu.

That meant he had to meet his enemy's eyes, and his enemy had to have a physical body.

He had been unable to use Kyōka Suigetsu on Hagoromo Otsutsuki earlier because Hagoromo had no body. He existed purely as a soul.

But these "monsters"...

"Oh, so you do have bodies. They're just a little different from ordinary flesh and blood—bodies made of a special kind of natural energy."

"Well, isn't that... lucky!"

As Uchiha Ensei spoke, the monsters began slaughtering one another.

At least, that was how it looked to Hagoromo Otsutsuki, Uchiha Ensei, and the others.

To the monsters themselves, however, they were fighting Uchiha Ensei—or battling over the Chakra Fruit.

The chaotic fight began quickly and ended even faster.

Under Uchiha Ensei's control, everything they saw, heard, smelled, and felt was exactly what he wanted them to perceive.

So, as they "fought," each monster's strongest attack struck a weak point on the one beside them with deadly precision.

Naturally, the battle did not last long.

Once they had all fallen, Uchiha Ensei thoughtfully directed the Divine Tree to drain every last bit of natural energy from them to nourish the Chakra Fruit.

Watching all the "friends" he had made in the Pure Land die before his eyes, Hagoromo Otsutsuki felt a surge of regret.

If I had stayed hidden in the Pure Land, things might have turned out differently.

"Looks like you're out of tricks. Even after all this time, you never became a true god."

There was a trace of disappointment in Uchiha Ensei's eyes as he looked at Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

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