A New Heaven of Sun and Moon, Subichini!

Crack! Tens of thousands of chakra senbon hurtling toward Riu were scattered by Shinra Tensei. Xuanhuang hurtled backward under the powerful repulsive force...

"I was born into the Branch Family, but Lord Ryushiki saw my worth! Don't underestimate me, Ōtsutsuki Xuanhuang!"

Boom! Chakra erupted from the tenketsu in Xuanhuang's back, creating a counterthrust against the repulsive force! His feet gouged trails hundreds of meters long before he finally managed to stop. The impact shook his organs, and a trickle of blood ran from the corner of his mouth!

Whoosh!

Yomotsu Hirasaka opened behind Xuanhuang, and Riu thrust out a hand bearing a Truth-Seeking Orb!

But Xuanhuang saw it all clearly with his Byakugan. He whipped his palm backward!

—Formless Divine Void Palm!

Boom!

Powerful chakra compressed into a palm-shaped strike before his hand and surged forward with overwhelming force!

Riu could have let the ranged Taijutsu pass through him, but he wanted to test Xuanhuang's strength. He turned the Truth-Seeking Orb into a shield wall before him.

Boom!

The strike slammed into the shield wall and shook it. Then thirteen successive waves of force burst from it, each stronger than the last. Cracks appeared in the wall on the eighth wave, and it broke apart completely on the twelfth. The thirteenth and strongest wave passed through Riu's hand and into the space beyond Yomotsu Hirasaka!

"!" Sensing danger behind Riu, Orochimaru narrowly evaded it with Blade-Spreading Fate Reversal. Boom! Boom! Boom! Mountains collapsed one after another in the distance amid unending roars, leaving Orochimaru drenched in cold sweat!

Riu lowered his hand and sighed. "The Byakugan is the eye best suited to drawing out the power of Taijutsu. Is this the Ōtsutsuki style of Taijutsu that complements it? Seems even the low-ranking Ōtsutsuki Branch Family has a few formidable fighters