Amid the rain of blood, Formula looked triumphant.
He raised his hand and gathered Isshiki's exploded body and chakra into a single mass.
Then he kept squeezing and compacting it, compressing it into a Pill small enough to swallow.
With another beckoning gesture, he drew the Pill into his hand and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Mmm~"
He closed his eyes, savoring the sensation of abundant chakra bursting through his body.
Seeing that their battle had ended,
the Root King led the applause, a faint smile on his lips as he spoke.
"Isshiki is dead. I hereby declare Formula the final victor."
"Now, let us cheer for the winner and begin the next round."
All the Ōtsutsuki in the crowd cheered.
"Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!"
Only Kaguya's brow showed traces of worry.
That human... did he really die just like that...?
The starship Takama-ga-hara.
Inside Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's private room,
Obito Uchiha sat cross-legged with a smile on his face.
He silently accepted the changes the Kāma made to his body.
Long, curling horns grew from his head, and his skin became increasingly pale...
Soon,
he had transformed from a human into an Ōtsutsuki.
He stretched his limbs and murmured with a smile.
"Heh. Since I synchronized the Kāma with my incarnation a hundred years ago, my dōjutsu are all still here."
"Hmm, I have a little less chakra, but it won't affect the overall plan. Time to get started!"
He took out his PDA and sent Orochimaru a message.
(PDA: personal digital assistant.)
Meanwhile,
in the starship's control room,
Orochimaru took his PDA out of his robes.
After glancing at the message, a sinister gleam flashed in his eyes.
Beside him, Kabuto smiled excitedly and asked in a low voice.
"Is it time to begin?"
Orochimaru gave him a slight