Sōkyū Hatake unleashed his Observation Haki to its fullest. Combined with the Electromagnetic Sensory Network spread throughout the area, it soon picked up an extremely faint trace of life aura rapidly recovering and taking shape behind a cliff several kilometers away.
That aura was weak and chaotic, but it was unmistakably Urashiki Otsutsuki.
"He escaped, but he couldn't get far, and he's in terrible shape." Sōkyū Hatake nodded slightly, acknowledging his opponent's ability to stay alive. "Not bad. This trip wasn't wasted."
He did not pursue immediately. Instead, he first glanced down at Shira, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, whom Thunder Illusion had already escorted to safety. The little girl was pale with fright, but fortunately, she was unharmed.
"Take her back to Takigakure and tell them to tighten their defenses," Sōkyū Hatake ordered Thunder Illusion. "Then come back and keep sealing off this area. That slippery fellow still hasn't completely escaped my senses."
"Yes." Thunder Illusion accepted the order and flew toward Takigakure with Shira.
Sōkyū Hatake, meanwhile, stepped on lightning and walked unhurriedly toward Urashiki Otsutsuki's hiding place. His steps were relaxed, as though he were strolling through his own back garden rather than hunting down a dangerous Otsutsuki.
Behind the cliff several kilometers away, Urashiki Otsutsuki slumped on a rock, gasping for breath. His face was deathly pale, and blood kept seeping from the corner of his mouth. The Fish Basket on his back, once gleaming with light, had now gone completely dark. Its surface was covered in cracks, clearly ruined.
"Damn it... Damn it!!!" Urashiki Otsutsuki cursed under his breath, his eyes filled with venom and resentment. "I've rampaged across so many planets, and I've never suffered a loss this great! Just where the hell did that bastard come from?! That kind of power... is absolutely not something