Boom, boom, boom!!!
Violent explosions rang out continuously over the ocean. The sage art twin blades and the Thunder Trident clashed again and again, their violent shock waves churning the surrounding ocean into something like crushed instant noodles, leaving not a trace of calm.
Behind them, the White Snake Sage and the Katsuyu Sage watched the battle ahead with horrified expressions.
This was already a battle they could no longer intervene in.
After all, even the aftershocks of the battle between Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Sōkyū Hatake could leave them severely injured!
"Katsuyu! That Sōkyū Hatake..." The White Snake Sage fixed her serpentine eyes on Sōkyū Hatake's figure. Just a few years ago, never mind Hagoromo Otsutsuki, even she could have killed Sōkyū Hatake outright.
And it would not have taken much effort, either. But now...
"A terrifying man. If..." The Katsuyu Sage sighed. This battle could be considered a reshuffling of the order for them as well.
The Katsuyu Sage and the White Snake Sage had chosen Hagoromo Otsutsuki, while the Great Toad Sage had chosen Sōkyū Hatake.
If Hagoromo Otsutsuki won, it would be the Katsuyu Sage and the White Snake Sage's time to shine. But if Sōkyū Hatake won... it was hard to imagine what would become of the White Snake Sage's clan and the Katsuyu Sage.
"There are no ifs. There is only one outcome now, and that is... Lord Hagoromo Otsutsuki winning this battle!" The White Snake Sage flicked her forked tongue, her eyes fixed intently ahead.
It was as though... she were trying to bolster her own courage!
"Indeed... there should be no ifs about this!" The Katsuyu Sage seemed to have gained some confidence from the White Snake Sage. No matter what... she had her own pursuits!
Just as she had remained steadfastly behind