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Chapter 344: The Heavenly Jewel's Decree
Chapter 344: The Heavenly Jewel's Decree
"Omnipath Vajra!"
A variant of the Six Paths-level Steel Release instantly enveloped Hagoromo Otsutsuki, cloaking him in a radiant light.
Ignoring the onslaught of green orbs, his skin and white robe shimmering like diamonds in the morning glow, Hagoromo's fist remained unwavering as it struck towards Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
Zzzz!
The multitude of green orbs struck Hagoromo, emitting a faint sound before vanishing without a trace.
At the same time...
Hagoromo's fist was about to explode Hagoromo Otsutsuki's head.
Suddenly, a black teleportation portal appeared above him, and a Killing Bone descended from the heavens, piercing straight towards his forehead.
Hagoromo's eyebrows arched.
While his Omnipath Vajra could ignore Hagoromo Otsutsuki's green orbs, it was powerless against Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Killing Bone, a deadly skill.
Anyone who came into contact with it, even those at the Six Paths level, would be completely obliterated and reduced to ashes.
In comparison, the Path-Seeking Bead, which once roamed freely below the Six Paths level, was now relatively average.
Even Naruto could kick it away.
Not to mention a true Six Paths-level power.
Hagoromo didn't stubbornly test the might of the Killing Bone. Instead, he quickly dodged with a flash of his figure.
At the same time, Hagoromo Otsutsuki backed away, spreading his palms from which multiple Path-Seeking Beads shot out, constantly spinning. A layer of green chakra quickly covered the surface of all the beads, forming a green halo.
"Silver Wheel Reincarnation Blast!"
Hagoromo Otsutsuki shouted coldly and aimed his palm at Hagoromo, pressing it forcefully.
Instantly!
A giant whirlwind, far more ferocious than the Six Paths Wind Release, erupted from the green halo and violently pressed down on Hagoromo like a tilting sky.
"Don't forget about me!"
Naruto, who had just been punched away but now returned, saw the opportunity and without hesitation, quickly raised his right hand.
The Path-Seeking Bead Spiral Shuriken, a combination of the Path-Seeking Bead and the chakra of the Sage of Six Paths, instantly condensed in his palm.
Naruto threw it with force, and along with a strong sense of spatial distortion, it clashed with Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Blast, one in front of the other.
Seeing this, Kaguya Otsutsuki also cooperated by opening the Yellow Spring again near Hagoromo, releasing the Byakugan: Pressure from within, disrupting the space-time around Hagoromo and leaving him with no time to dodge.
In just an instant.
The combined attacks of these three Six Paths-level beings descended upon Hagoromo.
At this moment, Hagoromo's vision was almost completely obscured by the dazzling light of the techniques.
Knowing that his Omnipath Vajra couldn't withstand this combined assault, and that techniques like the Seal Absorption Hand were only effective against ordinary jutsu, Hagoromo's expression remained calm as he faced these jutsu that far surpassed the power of a normal Six Paths technique.
"The pressure is finally here," he said without a hint of fluctuation in his voice.
"Then, it's time to follow the script."
Hagoromo's Rinnegan eye twitched, and he inserted his left hand into the void, summoning a wooden stick wrapped with platinum-colored paper strips in a zig-zag pattern—the Oofuda, used for exorcism and offering to the gods.
"Heavenly Jewel's Decree!"
One of Hagoromo's unique dojutsu techniques.
Using the Oofuda as a catalyst, he proclaimed a divine oracle, rewriting the rules.
Just as he was doing now.
"I declare this place a forbidden technique zone!"
In an instant!
Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Blast, Naruto's Path-Seeking Bead Spiral Shuriken, Kaguya Otsutsuki's Yellow Spring and Pressure, as well as Hagoromo's own Omnipath Vajra, all vanished like melting snow.
The battlefield suddenly returned to peace.
At this moment, the morning sun had completely dispelled the remnants of the night.
The golden sunlight bathed the four figures floating in the air, making them appear like divine beings descended upon the world.
In fact, these four were no different from true deities.
But now, as he watched his own ultimate move and those of others vanish before his eyes, Naruto couldn't bring himself to feel happy.
Not only that, but when he turned to look behind him, he found that the remaining five Chakra Orbs had also ceased to exist.
"What the heck is going on? We had such a perfect opportunity just now!" Naruto exclaimed, scratching his head in confusion.
"Not only have our techniques been nullified, but Hagoromo Otsutsuki's own technique has also been countered," added Otsutsuki Shakan, first glancing at the vanished Chakra Orb in his hand and then toward Hagoromo.
The Chakra Orb behind Hagoromo had also disappeared without a trace.
It seemed that the effect was applied impartially.
"Rinnegan."
When it came to insight and depth of knowledge, no one could compare to Kaguya Otsutsuki, a true member of the universal Otsutsuki clan.
In an instant, she directed her gaze toward the side of Hagoromo, where a large goshintai stood erect in the void, with the bottom-most part of the shide paper strips burning.
Then, Kaguya's eyes narrowed as she focused on Hagoromo's Rinnegan, a frown creasing her brow. "This kind of Rinnegan technique is not recorded in our clan's history."
Amenotaimano-mikoto.
A unique ability of Hagoromo's, this Rinnegan technique could alter the rules of a designated area for a limited time.
Both the enemies and Hagoromo himself had to abide by the altered rules.
Additionally, the area of effect could range from the immediate battlefield to the entire planet.
However, the trade-off was a shortened duration for the technique.
Hagoromo turned his head to glance at the large goshintai, the bottom-most part of which was still burning.
Once the shide paper strips were completely consumed, the Amenotaimano-mikoto would come to an end.
During this time, no attack could touch or destroy the goshintai.
This meant that, for the time being, they would have to resort to close-quarters combat once again.
Hagoromo twisted his neck, and in the next moment—
BOOM!
Hagoromo, harnessing the power of taijutsu, unleashed a might far surpassing that of Might Guy in his eight gates release, and the battle resumed.
Kaguya Otsutsuki did not retreat but instead boldly charged forward to face Hagoromo.
Otsutsuki Shakan, having learned the current situation from the former, was aware that the Amenotaimano-mikoto would only last for a quarter of an hour. He joined the fray alongside Naruto, who had also been informed of this crucial detail by the Six Paths Sage residing within him.
It was noteworthy that the time limit of the Amenotaimano-mikoto was not discerned by Otsutsuki Shakan himself but rather by the Six Paths Sage within him.
The Rinnegan of the Six Paths Sage could see through the world of ninjas.
This was a perpetual ability of his Rinnegan, unaffected by Hagoromo's Forbidden Jutsu.
When the goshintai had appeared, the Six Paths Sage quickly discerned the nature of the Amenotaimano-mikoto and conveyed this information to Otsutsuki Shakan.
If the Six Paths Sage had been in his prime, there would have been no need for Hagoromo to deploy the Amenotaimano-mikoto.
With his Rinnegan, he could have foreseen the technique hidden within Hagoromo's Rinnegan.
But in the present…
The weakened Six Paths Sage, facing a Hagoromo in his prime, would require a significant amount of time to achieve this, and success was not guaranteed.
"Shakan, continue with Naruto to hold off Hagoromo and my mother. I need more time," the Six Paths Sage said, his intuition telling him that Hagoromo was not as simple as he seemed.
To ensure absolute success, the Six Paths Sage had to see through Hagoromo's trump card.
And for a Six Paths-level being, what could be a more fitting trump card than a Rinnegan technique?
(End of Chapter)
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