Across the land of Mitsuki Country, countless fragments of hardened dung mixed with liquid sewage flowed everywhere, with innumerable black maggots writhing through them...
Some chunks were too hard, trapping the maggots' rear halves inside. Only their front halves thrashed desperately as they tried to break free.
Amid the devastation, only one small patch remained fit to stand on.
"Bleeergh...!!" Ryushiki curled up on it, vomiting his guts out.
In stark contrast to his tiny body stood the bronze-skinned colossus behind him, identical to him in appearance.
In the past, we had called meteors colossal, and described Complete Body Susanoo the same way.
But comparisons could be cruel... this colossus was the real thing!
Its feet rested on the earth while its head reached the stars. From outer space, one could clearly see a giant standing on the planet!
It was Yamato Takeru... in its Shikigami form.
In the surging sewage at Yamato Takeru's feet lay Tobi, hacked into pieces and pinned firmly down with Black Receivers.
"Hahahahaha! What a sorry sight, Tobi! As far as I remember, you've hardly ever suffered a loss. Seeing you like this feels strangely satisfying!"
Black Zetsu, who now shared Tobi's miserable fate, mocked him without restraint.
At this point, Tobi no longer cared. He said forlornly, "Well, I guess I'm completely finished now..."
Tobi's words made Black Zetsu mourn their shared fate, and he stopped laughing.
"But that Ryushiki fellow will probably be scarred for life. Hmph. Powerful as he is, he's still just a spoiled child..."
Black Zetsu's thoughts turned to his mother, Kaguya.
"Poor Mother. She's never enjoyed much happiness in her life, and her own children sealed her away. Even after escaping, she still lives in that clan's shadow. Who knows when she'll ever truly be free?"
"Isn't immortality its