"No... no... I..."
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's body suddenly went rigid for an instant.
"I can't... die here... can't..."
His Byakugan eyes abruptly widened, a final, hysterical desire to survive flashing through his pupils.
His right hand shot up, the last wisp of chakra gathering at his fingertips as he thrust them toward Naraku's abdomen.
Naraku had no intention of dodging.
He had no need to, either.
That feeble trace of chakra dissipated halfway there, unable even to touch the hem of his clothes.
At the same time, Kurikara pierced the back of Isshiki's neck, half its tip protruding from his throat.
Isshiki's mouth opened, blood pouring out with a gurgling sound.
His eyes bulged wide, Naraku's face reflected in his pupils, before they slowly began to glaze over and lose focus.
Isshiki fell to his knees, his head drooping as he gradually fell silent.
"It's over!"
Naraku let out a long breath.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Momoshiki Otsutsuki had both died at his hands.
This battle had finally drawn to a close.
Because he had the ability to use elementalization, along with Observation Haki that could sense the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the ability to foresee the future.
He had therefore come through virtually unscathed.
At the same time, however, his expenditure of chakra and stamina had been staggering.
Although Naraku had relied solely on swordsmanship to fight Isshiki and Momoshiki most of the time.
He had also been constantly using various space-time abilities.
During the battle, Isshiki and Momoshiki had been incredibly fast, at the very least not much slower than Naraku.
When the two unleashed bursts of speed without regard for the cost, they had even briefly surpassed him.
At that pace of combat, being a little slower meant the difference between life and death.
That was why Naraku had frequently