"Fool!" Momoshiki's voice was as cold as ice. "Do you think your meager strength gives you the right to say such things before me?"
Beside him, Kinshiki's massive body leaned forward slightly. The red light of Futsunomitama behind him began to ripple faintly, radiating danger. The surrounding air began to distort as terrifying chakra gathered, and the sand at his feet stirred without wind, rolling with a soft rustle.
Sōkyū Hatake remained standing motionless, but the aura around him began to change. Gone was his earlier calm restraint. An imposing presence, vast as a mountain and sharp as a sword, surged skyward, matching the pressure of the two Otsutsuki in the air! Energy coursed through his body, stirring the surrounding natural energy into unrest.
"Whether I have that right isn't decided by words." Sōkyū Hatake's voice remained calm, but every word seemed to carry immense weight. "If you want to take Kaguya Ōtsutsuki away, you'll have to ask me first. If you want to destroy this world, you'll have to get past Rōran first."
He raised his chin slightly, his gaze imperious. "And I am right here."
With those words, there was no room left for compromise.
Killing intent surged almost tangibly in Momoshiki Otsutsuki's pure-white eyes. He slowly raised his right hand. The Rinnegan in his palm began to spin faster, emitting a dark glow that devoured everything.
The red light of Futsunomitama behind Kinshiki Otsutsuki flared. A massive, blood-red battle-axe formed from pure chakra was slowly drawn from it, its blade pointing at Sōkyū Hatake.
Around Sōkyū Hatake, an invisible electromagnetic field began to fluctuate violently. Dazzling lightning flickered between his fingers. Across the desert beneath his feet, enormous, intricate jutsu formula patterns began to emerge with him at their center, faintly resonating with the energy core of