Chapter 121: Emperor Kai: I Apologize, but for Victory! I Shall Borrow External Power!

Chapter 121: Emperor Kai: I Apologize, but for Victory! I Shall Borrow External Power!

"Oh my! I sense an even more immense chakra emerging.

Looks like it's time for a change. Just in time, as the previous battle wasn't satisfying enough!

I hope this fight will make my blood boil even hotter!"

Emperor Kai exclaimed exuberantly, his right hand raised in anticipation.

And so, before everyone's eyes, the Six Paths Madara slowly transformed into a woman with long white hair and a horn on her forehead.

The woman, clad in a long robe, hovered in the sky.

A terrifying chakra emanated from her, pressing down on the earth and clashing with Emperor Kai's true energy and chakra. White lightning crackled and the air thundered.

The perfect Jubi's power was unleashed as Kaguya made her entrance!

"Mother! Mother! You've finally been resurrected! I... I missed you so much!"

The filial Black Zetsu, his eyes brimming with tears, transformed into a puddle of black mud and slithered into Kaguya's sleeve, his voice choking with emotion.

"......"

Kaguya remained silent for a moment before speaking,

"You've done well.

Now... it's time to reclaim my chakra."

Her gaze shifted to the only person still standing on the ground—Emperor Kai.

"Be careful, Mother! That human is strong......" Black Zetsu cautioned.

Kaguya's expression was unperturbed, her demeanor calm as if she didn't consider Emperor Kai a threat at all.

After all, he was merely a lowly mortal, not of her clan, nor a descendant gone rogue. What was there to fear?

The arrogance characteristic of the Otsutsuki clan began to show.

On the ground, no one recognized the sudden appearance of this woman.

They turned to question the Imperial Kakashi.

Kakashi furrowed his brow and replied, "We haven't encountered this woman before, and she's not in the Imperial Encyclopedia.

But judging from her appearance, the horn on her head, and her Byakugan,

we can be certain that she's likely a member of the Otsutsuki clan... And based on the information provided by His Majesty, we can speculate that this might be the mother of the Sage of Six Paths—Kaguya Otsutsuki!"

"The mother of the Sage of Six Paths!" The shinobi exclaimed, astonished.

"So the Sage of Six Paths truly existed..."

"Didn't Uchiha Madara just obtain the power of the Six Paths?

Now that this mythical and terrifying power has emerged, it stands to reason that the Sage of Six Paths is real as well."

"It's truly frightening... This world is so unfamiliar..."

The shinobi of the ninja world couldn't help but marvel.

Moreover, some of them, through their sensory abilities, could confirm

that this mother of the Sage of Six Paths

was far more formidable than the previous Uchiha Madara!

With this development,

could His Excellency Emperor Kai still emerge victorious?

Someone asked anxiously, "Your Excellency Kai, do you still have a chance of winning?"

"Who knows! But youth is about never giving up! Here I come!"

Emperor Kai shouted once more, his body becoming a blur as he shot towards the sky.

"......"

Kaguya's expression finally changed as she witnessed Emperor Kai's speed,

"So fast... This speed shouldn't belong to an inferior being... Eighty God Empty Strikes!"

Kaguya murmured, her right palm sweeping forward.

Chakra formed into thousands of chakra fists, hurtling towards Emperor Kai!

"Hahaha... Just what I wanted! Witness my Imperial Iron Fist! Daytime Tiger Combo!"

Emperor Kai roared with laughter and fierce determination.

His fists pounded out a barrage of tiger-headed energy fists.

Countless fists collided in mid-air, creating a terrifying explosion that cleared the clouds for dozens to hundreds of kilometers.

Smoke billowed.

Kaguya's vision was momentarily obscured, and she furrowed her brow, activating her Byakugan to search for Emperor Kai's whereabouts.

The next moment,

she sensed ripples in the air behind her.

She spun around swiftly.

A powerful iron fist had already slammed into her face!

BOOM!!!

In that instant,

Kaguya felt her face caving in, an intense pain assaulting her.

Her body became a meteor, rubbing against the air as she was sent flying into the distance!

"Mother!"

Black Zetsu was both shocked and furious at seeing his mother struck down.

Kaguya, too, was stunned by the blow, but quickly regained her senses after flying for several dozen kilometers.

In a rage, she exclaimed,

"Inferior being! How dare you... harm my noble flesh!"

She raised her right hand, her Byakugan locking onto Emperor Kai as she fired off the Bone Spear.

Bone spears shot out, crossing the distance of over ten kilometers in the blink of an eye to assail Emperor Kai.

Unfazed, Emperor Kai casually kicked the bone spears away, only to be surprised when he noticed his leg beginning to petrify. Recovering quickly, he detached his true energy and, to Kaguya's astonished gaze, landed another punch on her face!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Emperor Kai relentlessly pummeled Kaguya.

She was battered and sent flying back and forth across the sky!

From afar, the shinobi of the hidden villages could only swallow their saliva.

"Isn't that the mother of the Sage of Six Paths... How is she also no match for His Excellency Kai..."

"His Excellency Might Kai is the Imperial Martial Saint! Aside from His Majesty, he is one of the strongest at the pinnacle of martial arts. It's only natural for him to defeat a product of the old era, isn't it?"

Deidara, in awe, commented.

"His Excellency Kai's strength truly astonishes us and serves as a model for our martial arts journey," added Ai.

"After joining the Empire, don't be surprised by such things.

His Majesty sent His Excellency Kai here with full confidence in his ability to win.

The other Imperials echoed his words.

The people of the Ninja World nodded, somewhat dazed.

"Mother!" Black Zetsu was heartbroken.

Why! Why! A mere human, beating Uchiha Madara is one thing, but how dare they also beat Mother!

Mother is like a goddess!

Bang!!

Another punch landed.

After sending Kaguya flying with his punch, Emperor Kai stopped his onslaught and furrowed his brow as he looked at the enraged Kaguya.

"You're really troublesome. Your recovery ability is several times stronger than Madara Uchiha's... I'm not proficient in seals, so wanting to kill you... no, I should say it's almost impossible to defeat you..."

"Rabbit Hair Needles!"

Kaguya did not respond, but instead unleashed her hair, sending countless fine needles raining down towards Emperor Kai.

Emperor Kai's figure flickered as he dodged the relentless pursuit of the needles.

The earth beneath was reduced to tofu mud under the onslaught of countless needles.

However, these needles couldn't even come close to hitting Emperor Kai. After a while, Kaguya stopped her attack and glared at him.

"You inferior being, I acknowledge your strength. You may leave here with your chakra."

Her voice carried far and wide, reaching even Emperor Kai's ears from over a dozen kilometers away.

"Hmm?"

Emperor Kai's expression turned slightly surprised.

"So the Otsutsuki are the type to negotiate, huh? I thought we could only fight to the death. This saves me quite a bit of trouble.

After all, His Majesty mentioned that there are other Otsutsuki hiding in the Ninja World. If I exhausted all my strength on this one, it might have caused problems."

With that in mind, Emperor Kai quickly approached Kaguya and said:

"I'm afraid I can't do it alone. It would be difficult to explain to His Majesty that way. Can we negotiate to let me take the people from the four Great Ninja Villages with me as well?"

As he spoke, Emperor Kai fiddled with his thick brows, his tone somewhat ingratiating.

"Take away other chakra?"

Kaguya froze, her face twisting with anger.

"How dare you ask me to let you take away so much chakra after I graciously offered you a way out! Impossible!"

Her voice turned sharp.

With another wave of her right hand, she unleashed the Eighty God Empty Strikes once more.

The terrifying chakra fists flew wildly again.

Emperor Kai's expression stiffened.

"What a terrifying alien woman. She's so quick to resort to violence when she doesn't get her way."

Emperor Kai dodged reluctantly and then deliberately created some distance between them.

This was the first time Emperor Kai had ever consciously created distance since his arrival in this world and his battle with Kaguya.

Black Zetsu was overjoyed when he saw this and shouted:

"Mom! That human is finished! He must have paid a huge price to possess such power, and now... he's done for!

You're the strongest, Mom!"

"Hmm?"

Kaguya's face lit up at Black Zetsu's words.

She was about to continue her attack.

But then, the distant Emperor Kai did something strange.

From dozens of kilometers away,

She saw him.

Emperor Kai breathed out heavily, then raised both hands and made a gesture of surrender, one that seemed universal across the cosmos.

This caused Kaguya to pause.

Then, Boom!!!

A power that shook the heavens erupted, a beam of light piercing the sky and the earth.

Kaguya's heart tightened, her gaze shifting downward to Black Zetsu, a hint of inquiry in her cold white eyes, as if asking:

"Didn't you say that human was finished? Then why can he unleash such powerful strength?"

"Mom... this... this must be the human's... their desperate, dying struggle!

Yes! It's the last, desperate counterattack of an ant!

As long as you take the next blow, his power will surely be exhausted!

Then, Mom, you won't even need to lift a finger, and he'll die!"

Black Zetsu asserted confidently.

"... "

Kaguya remained silent, but her expression showed that she believed him somewhat. She didn't approach carelessly and instead prepared to defend herself where she stood.

Far away,

Emperor Kai stared intently at Kaguya and murmured:

"In order to guard against the next Otsutsuki attack, His Majesty instructed me to preserve my strength as much as possible.

He even gave me one of his hearts.

As long as it's infused with enough energy,

this heart will possess the power of His Majesty's strike.

Now... let me show you... the power of His Majesty! Whether you can withstand this blow or not, I must admit that if we continue to fight endlessly, I will be the one to lose.

But... for the sake of everyone and the Empire,

I must set aside my dignity as a warrior.

I apologize, respectable Otsutsuki opponent!"

By the end of his speech, Emperor Kai's expression had turned solemn and sacred.

A strange platinum-colored heart, emitting a brilliant light, slowly emerged from his body.

Even though it was supposed to be an insignificant fist-sized heart, at this moment, it seemed like the only thing that mattered in the world.

It firmly captured the attention of Kaguya, Black Zetsu, the Six Paths in the Yellow Springs, and the still-conscious people of the Ninja World.

Then, it rapidly absorbed the power Emperor Kai had released to pierce the heavens and the earth, and it began to ravenously absorb everything between heaven and earth.

In an instant, a terrifying storm raged, centered on this heart, with winds howling for hundreds of kilometers.

(End of Chapter)

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