"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki is stronger than Momoshiki!"
"And he possesses an extremely troublesome ability-he can shrink himself and any object until they become almost impossible to see."
"Shrink?" A trace of confusion entered Kurotsuchi's voice. "So what if he shrinks things?"
"Isshiki can store the shrunken objects in an alternate space. When needed, he can instantly restore them to their original size and launch them."
"That means-"
Shikaku paused, his gaze darkening. "You might be standing on an empty battlefield, but the next second, a black chakra rod could appear out of thin air right in front of you without any warning, hurtling toward you at tremendous speed."
The expressions of all Four Kage changed.
Unmistakable gravity surged in Gaara's eyes.
Mei Terumi pressed her lips together slightly, the faint smile at their corners vanishing completely.
Shikaku continued, "Isshiki can also summon a kind of black cube."
"According to the reports, these cubes possess an extremely powerful suppressive force. Once they appear, they can even obstruct sensory perception."
"The exact mechanism remains unclear, but we can confirm that their material and weight far exceed conventional understanding. Ordinary ninjutsu cannot destroy them at all."
"Black cubes..." Burūi repeated quietly, a rare note of caution entering his voice. "That sounds more troublesome than Momoshiki's ninjutsu absorption. At least there's a way to counter Momoshiki's ability: just don't use ninjutsu."
"But Isshiki's shrinking ability, an ability like that..."
"What's more troublesome is that Isshiki can instantly shrink his own body too."
Even without a reminder, the Four Kage knew how troublesome this ability was.
If he suddenly shrank until he was almost impossible to detect while they were fighting him, the outcome needed no explanation.
They would certainly suffer for it.
They might even die!
"There's almost no way to guard against that."
Shikaku