In the sky, a Black Hole appeared in one of Fugaku's hands as he used Banshō Ten'in. In his other hand, he gripped Ryōshiki, who had shrunk completely.
He cast Time Stop to seal Ryōshiki, then tossed him into another space connected to Origin Ball Space.
Ryōshiki would join the other members of the Otsutsuki who had been sealed there. They were all bargaining chips in Fugaku's hands and might prove useful someday.
Even if they did not, they could serve as food for Little Ten's evolution. Every Otsutsuki was the equivalent of a powerful Tailed Beast.
Gushi, who had already evolved once, was comparable to the Nine-Tails, a Tailed Beast at the very pinnacle of strength. There was still a vast gulf between him and the Ten-Tails, however.
The earth below broke apart faster. Vast amounts of soil flew into the sky, shrinking under Sukunahikona.
The familiar sight reminded Fugaku of Journey to the West, which he had read before coming to the Naruto World.
Zhenyuan Daxian's Sleeve Cosmos bore quite a few similarities to the technique Fugaku was using now.
But Sleeve Cosmos was a Senjutsu technique Zhenyuan Daxian had cultivated. Fugaku was combining two abilities, using Banshō Ten'in and Sukunahikona at the same time.
Still, Sleeve Cosmos gave him an idea. He could develop his own version of the technique.
The pull of Banshō Ten'in grew stronger, and the soil's ascent suddenly quickened.
Rumble!
Deafening crashes rang out, growing faster as they spread from the earth to the sky.
Whole slabs of ground rose into the air, only to become tiny grains of sand.
Scattered through those vast stretches of earth were the black specks formed by Inaya's Light-Splitting Shadow Transformation.
But Fugaku had trapped them firmly within the grains of sand. Escaping was all but impossible.