The golden Tenseigan fired a purple beam that slammed into the newcomer's red hammer.
Boom.
The impact shattered the hammer. Countless red fragments shot outward and scattered across the ground.
These red weapons were a type of Energy Weapon. The Otsutsuki could wield them in battle or absorb them at a critical moment to increase their strength.
The force drove the newcomer through the wall, leaving a huge hole, and sent him tumbling into the snow outside.
Snow still fell heavily beyond the castle. As the newcomer got to his feet, a Space-Time Passage opened behind him, and Fugaku floated out.
Two Truth-Seeking Orbs turned into long, slender spikes. They pierced the newcomer's back and pinned him to the ground.
The Clone walked over and stopped in front of him.
"Tell me everything you know. If I'm in a good mood, I might even spare your life."
As he spoke, Fugaku picked up the remains of the red hammer. One side had shattered, and cracks covered the handle.
"Not a bad weapon. There's plenty of energy inside it."
A Space-Time Passage opened, and the Clone threw the hammer through.
The hammer appeared in the world where Fugaku's true body waited. A Root Tendril wrapped around it and began absorbing its energy.
The energy was considerable, but to Fugaku now, it was little more than a bonus.
"Hmph. You'd better let me go. The Otsutsuki will never spare you. No matter where you hide, you can't imagine how powerful they are."
"Hmph. Stubborn to the end."
The Clone pressed a palm against the man's head and activated his Rinnegan. The memories in the man's mind immediately opened to him.
They played out before the Clone like a film, holding nothing back, then passed through his connection with Fugaku's true body into