"Young one, do you know how to write the word 'death'?"
Ubiji's sharp words rang out, and behind him, the Four-Eyed Heavenly King bared its fangs!
"Roar...!"
Boundless baleful energy assailed Shiki's mind!
When he came to his senses, Black Zetsu in his sleeve, Jiraiya behind him, Yu on the ground, and everyone else had vanished. In the dark crimson world, only he remained, along with the ferocious Four-Eyed Heavenly King!
Moreover... he was imprisoned within a blood-red aura, unable to move!
Shiki realized in alarm, "This is... an illusion!?"
Ubiji's icy voice resounded through the sky. "Tenbohimei, an ocular technique that inflicts real damage within an illusion. Its Shikigami stands right before you!"
Shiki stared fixedly ahead. "I've already absorbed the Divine Tree and gained the power of the Rinne Sharingan. It's impossible for me to fall prey to a mental attack!"
Ubiji said darkly, "Shiki, do you think you're very strong? Your Rinne Sharingan is merely a projection of the eyes of the master of your Divine Tree. You possess not even thirty percent of its ocular power..."
Shiki said, "What are you trying to do? You should know that I cannot be killed!"
Ubiji said, "I'm furious. I want to chop you into pieces and feed you to dogs..."
Slash! Slash! Slash!
Countless blood-red slashes wove together, instantly chopping Shiki to pieces!
Boom!
In reality... Shiki's body exploded into a pile of mangled flesh out of thin air!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as Shiki recovered from his state of shredded flesh, he exploded several more times in succession!
Thud!
A severed hand fell into the soil below... Black Zetsu crawled out from the torn sleeve and, looking at Ubiji's nearly dispersed form, cursed furiously, "Damn monster, can't you just die obediently???"
Splat!
As he spoke... the rotten