Chapter 344: Heavenly Absolute Order

Chapter 344: Heavenly Absolute Order

"Hagoromo Gengetsu's Divine Myriad Path: Vajra!"

In an instant, a variant of the Six Paths level Steel Release covered Hagoromo Gengetsu's entire body.

Under the dawn's radiance, Hagoromo Gengetsu's skin and white robe shimmered like diamonds, reflecting the light as he ignored the incoming barrage of green orbs, his fist still aimed directly at Otsutsuki Toneri.

Zzzzz

The green orbs struck Hagoromo Gengetsu's body, producing a faint sound before disappearing into nothingness.

Meanwhile, Hagoromo Gengetsu's fist was just about to crush Otsutsuki Toneri's head.

Suddenly, a black portal appeared above him.

A bone of Kaguya's All-Killing Ash descended from the sky, aiming straight for his forehead.

Hagoromo Gengetsu raised an eyebrow.

His Divine Myriad Path: Vajra could disregard Otsutsuki Toneri's green orbs but was powerless against Kaguya's All-Killing Ash, a nearly invincible technique. If it touched him, even a body infused with the power of the Six Paths would be annihilated, reduced to ashes.

In comparison, the Truth-Seeking Balls that once wreaked havoc below the Six Paths level were mediocre at best when it came to those of the Six Paths level. Even Naruto could kick away a Truth-Seeking Ball. So, for someone truly of the Six Paths level, they were nothing.

Hagoromo Gengetsu wisely chose not to test the effectiveness of the All-Killing Ash. His figure flickered, swiftly dodging.

At the same moment, Otsutsuki Toneri created some distance, raising his hand again. Multiple Truth-Seeking Balls flew out from his palm, spinning rapidly as a layer of green chakra coated their surfaces, forming a green ring of light.

"Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"

Otsutsuki Toneri shouted coldly as he pressed his palm down, releasing a massive tornado far more powerful than a regular Six Paths Wind Release, rushing towards Hagoromo Gengetsu with devastating force.

"Don't forget about me!"

Just as the opportunity presented itself, Naruto, who had just been knocked back, didn't hesitate. He quickly raised his right hand.

With a Truth-Seeking Ball at its core, combined with the chakra of the Six Paths Sage, a Rasenshuriken instantly formed in his palm.

Naruto hurled it with all his might, the intense sensation of space distortion accompanying it as it charged towards Hagoromo Gengetsu, flanking him alongside Otsutsuki Toneri's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

Seeing this, Otsutsuki Kaguya also reacted swiftly. She opened a portal to the Dimension of Death near Hagoromo Gengetsu and unleashed the pressure of her Byakugan to distort the space around him, leaving him no room to escape.

In a mere instant, three Six Paths level entities launched a combined assault on Hagoromo Gengetsu.

At that moment, Hagoromo Gengetsu's vision was almost blinded by the brilliance of their techniques.

Knowing that his Divine Myriad Path: Vajra couldn't withstand the combined attack, and that his Blocking Technique: Absorption Seal was ineffective against techniques beyond the normal Six Paths level, Hagoromo Gengetsu remained calm.

"The pressure is finally here," he said with a steady voice.

"Now, we can follow the script."

With a flicker of his Rinnegan, Hagoromo Gengetsu inserted his left hand into the air. Out of thin air, a large sacred wand with zigzagging platinum paper strips, used for exorcising and offering to the gods, materialized.

"Heavenly Absolute Order!"

Hagoromo Gengetsu activated one of his unique Rinnegan techniques. Using the sacred wand as a medium, he issued a divine decree, rewriting the rules.

As he spoke, "I declare all jutsu forbidden in this place!"

In an instant, Otsutsuki Toneri's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Naruto's Truth-Seeking Rasenshuriken, Kaguya's Dimension of Death and her pressure, and even Hagoromo Gengetsu's Divine Myriad Path: Vajra—all vanished as if they had melted away like snow.

The battlefield abruptly returned to peace.

By now, the morning sun had completely dispelled the remnants of the night.

Golden sunlight bathed the four figures standing in mid-air, making them appear as if divine beings had descended upon the world.

In reality, these four were indistinguishable from true gods.

Even the residual effects of their battle had evaporated the desert for hundreds of miles around. And this was with them consciously restraining their attacks from spreading further.

If Naruto, who had always been unimpressive in appearance, knew that he currently looked like a god, he would surely strike a victory pose and take a picture to commemorate it.

But now, watching helplessly as his and everyone else's ultimate techniques vanished, Naruto couldn't bring himself to be happy.

Moreover, when he turned to look behind him, the remaining five Truth-Seeking Balls had also disappeared.

"What the heck is going on?! It was such a great opportunity!!" Naruto exclaimed, scratching his head in frustration.

"Not only our jutsu, but even Hagoromo Gengetsu's technique was nullified," Otsutsuki Toneri noted as he looked at the empty space where his Truth-Seeking Balls had been and then turned his gaze towards Hagoromo Gengetsu.

The Truth-Seeking Balls behind Hagoromo Gengetsu had also vanished.

Was the effect indiscriminate?

"Rinnegan..."

In terms of knowledge and insight, no one could compare to Otsutsuki Kaguya, who was truly born of the Otsutsuki clan from another universe.

Immediately, she focused on the sacred wand now burning at its golden paper's lowest part beside Hagoromo Gengetsu, and then she fixed her gaze on his Rinnegan, frowning as she said:

"This kind of Rinnegan technique isn't recorded in the clan's archives."

Heavenly Absolute Order.

A unique Rinnegan technique of Hagoromo Gengetsu, capable of altering the rules within a certain area for a limited time.

The revised rules were binding not only for the enemy but also for the caster.

Additionally, the affected area could range from the current battlefield to an entire planet.

However, the price paid was a reduction in the technique's duration.

Hagoromo Gengetsu glanced at the sacred wand, observing the burning golden paper at its base.

Once the paper was completely burned, Heavenly Absolute Order would end.

During this time, no attack could touch or destroy the sacred wand.

This meant that, for the time being, the battle would revert to pure taijutsu.

Hagoromo Gengetsu cracked his neck.

In the next instant.

A thunderous explosion resounded.

With only his taijutsu, Hagoromo Gengetsu unleashed a force far greater than what the Eighth Gates Guy could produce, and the battle resumed.

Otsutsuki Kaguya, instead of retreating, advanced and confronted him head-on without hesitation.

Otsutsuki Toneri, and Naruto—who had been briefed on the situation by the former and knew that Heavenly Absolute Order only lasted for a quarter of an hour—followed suit.

It's worth noting that Otsutsuki Toneri didn't deduce the time limit of Heavenly Absolute Order on his own; it was told to him by the Six Paths Sage within him.

The Six Paths Sage's Rinnegan could see through the entire Shinobi world.

This was the eternal ability of his Rinnegan, unaffected by the forbidden jutsu Heavenly Absolute Order.

When the sacred wand appeared, the Six Paths Sage quickly recognized the characteristics of Heavenly Absolute Order and informed Otsutsuki Toneri.

Had the Six Paths Sage been at his peak, Hagoromo Gengetsu wouldn't have needed to use Heavenly Absolute Order at all.

With those Rinnegan, the Sage could have seen through Hagoromo Gengetsu's Rinnegan techniques in advance.

But now, the weakened Six Paths Sage faced Hagoromo Gengetsu, who was at the height of his power. Accomplishing that feat would require time, and success wasn't guaranteed.

"Toneri, continue stalling Hagoromo Gengetsu with Naruto and my mother. I need more time."

The Six Paths Sage had a nagging feeling that Hagoromo Gengetsu wasn't as straightforward as he seemed.

To ensure success, he needed to fully understand Hagoromo Gengetsu's trump card.

And for those of the Six Paths level, what could be a better trump card than a Rinnegan technique?