Yes, that's how underhanded it was

Tsukimi immediately ruled out Susanoo and Flash Step. As for the Shadowkhan, they were not even worth testing.

Tailed beast chakra was inherently highly corrosive. Ordinary Shadowkhan would instantly melt and vanish in its scorching heat as soon as they approached.

They could not hold out for even a second, let alone disrupt Yugito as she gathered power or prevent the Tailed Beast Bomb from forming.

All his usual trump cards seemed useless. Yet Tsukimi took a deep breath, his eyes showing no panic. Instead, he chuckled.

Because of his progress in unlocking the Shadowkhan, his access to the Shadow Realm was limited. Usually, he could only use it as a storage locker; he could not even enter it himself.

But he had not wasted these eight months. Besides developing Susanoo, he had also developed a new move using the Shadow Realm.

The next second, Tsukimi extended both hands, shadows churning wildly in his palms.

The shadows in his right hand condensed and compressed. A massive, pitch-black warhammer covered in angular patterns rapidly took shape, its broad, heavy head radiating an oppressive presence.

The shadows in his left hand stretched and sharpened, steadily forming a long, keen Shadow Longblade that gleamed with a chilling light.

A longblade in one hand, a heavy hammer in the other.

The black sheen of both weapons gleamed amid the raging wind.

At the center of the battlefield, Yugito, who had regained some of her senses, watched it all as she charged her Tailed Beast Bomb.

She sneered inwardly, filled with contempt.

He was already doomed, and he still wanted to put up a desperate fight?

She had experienced Nara Tsukimi's strength firsthand and admitted that he was formidable. But before the absolute power of a Tailed Beast Bomb, any ninjutsu was nothing more than