Space-Time Slash, The True Path of Evolution

"How is that possible?!"

Hagoromo Otsutsuki's eyes were filled with disbelief as he gazed at the black lightsaber in Izayoi's hand.

The principle behind the black lightsaber was still the fusion of the Chakra Rosary and Ame-no-Numahoko.

Even though they were combined into one, the power of this black lightsaber was still far inferior to Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Ame-no-Numahoko.

This was because Izayoi had only recently mastered Ame-no-Numahoko. Even with talent superior to Hagoromo Otsutsuki, without prolonged arduous training, he could not reach Hagoromo Otsutsuki's level.

Therefore, throughout their battles over the past half-month, Izayoi had not once used the combined black lightsaber. Instead, he had used Kekkei Mōra abilities like the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and All-Killing Ash Bones, or even the Truth-Seeking Balls and Chakra Rosary to create his strongest ninjutsu and natural disaster attacks against Hagoromo Otsutsuki. He even avoided getting too close, engaging in hit-and-run combat.

Now, after half a month, Izayoi unleashed the combined black lightsaber again, and it astonished Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

This was because he felt a familiar power within the black lightsaber in Izayoi's hand.

It was a power that could only be achieved by developing Yin-Yang Release to an extremely high level, allowing the mysterious power of conviction to be infused and compressed within it—a power of the mind.

The power of the mind could also be called the power of miracles.

When people face dire straits or critical moments, they can always unleash power that defies logic and is incredible.

In Izayoi's previous life, this kind of power was known as adrenaline.

In the world of anime, it was called "bursting."

Whenever a "burst" occurred, the protagonist, who was on the defensive, could always turn the tables and win.

However, such "burst" moments only happened when the plot required it.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki was able to seal his mother, the Rabbit Goddess, with a status far inferior to Kaguya Otsutsuki, and even made Isshiki Otsutsuki afraid to provoke him, forcing him to continue hiding. This was all thanks to a power similar to "bursting."

When a person's will and conviction can become weapons, the destructive power of their attacks becomes an unknown variable.

This attack might not even be able to kill a chicken.

This attack might not even be withstandable by the world.

If ordinary people mastered such power, they couldn't utilize it effectively because their conviction had its limits.

When such power is wielded by an expert from another dimension, it truly becomes the power to create and destroy worlds.

Of course, the prerequisite is having enough Chakra to support that conviction.

If he were in the stage of being a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Hagoromo Otsutsuki would be an omnipotent being.

Except for his lifespan, which was inferior to Kaguya Otsutsuki, he was more like a god than his mother.

But now, merely using an ability similar to White Karma by residing in his descendant, Hagoromo Otsutsuki's current Ame-no-Numahoko could only interfere with space-time, and his soul was connected to the Pure Land, allowing him to use Sage of Six Paths Mode and borrow the Chakra of the departed spirits.

There was still a gap compared to his peak as a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Yet now, he felt a power no less than his own peak.

Or rather, it was as if he was looking in a mirror and seeing his past self.

This technique of Izayoi's was exactly like his own back then.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Hagoromo Otsutsuki's mind.

Then, he widened his eyes and looked at Izayoi with trembling pupils, "Could it be... your eyes can do more than just see the past and future?"

"You guessed right, but there's no prize," Izayoi said with a grin. "From the moment you couldn't instantly kill me, your end was already sealed."

"Do you know? The stronger you are, the happier I become."

"Because you're giving me a gift package, allowing me to become even stronger."

"I have completely mastered the power of Ame-no-Numahoko. Thank you for developing it together with Hamura Otsutsuki. Let me show you the power of the Chakra Rosary's creation combined with the destructive power of Ame-no-Numahoko!"

With a flick of his wrist, the black lightsaber left his hand. He then whispered, "Shatter, void..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black lightsaber shattered like glass falling to the ground.

These fragments, much like how the Chakra Rosary seized control of other dimensions, merged into the void and disappeared.

Seeing this, Hagoromo Otsutsuki's eyes widened, and he instinctively tried to flee.

But before he could move, his body became immobile.

Because his body had also... cracked!

White and black cracks, both large and small, appeared on Hagoromo Otsutsuki's body, spreading rapidly and soon covering his entire form.

The surrounding space was no different, with cracks of various sizes and colors appearing everywhere.

There were white, exquisitely beautiful space-time cracks.

There were black ones, emitting a ferocious devouring power, similar to the Space-Time Anomaly.

"Space-Time Slash!"

As Izayoi uttered the name of this Secret Technique, Hagoromo Otsutsuki and the surrounding space instantly collapsed.

The power of space-time, which even the progenitor of Chakra could not resist, along with the devouring power that could easily destroy an Other Dimension, instantly tore Hagoromo Otsutsuki's body to shreds and devoured him completely.

Without even a chance to scream, Hagoromo Otsutsuki completely vanished from this world.

Not only was it the body of Madara Uchiha, who he possessed, but also the soul of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, which had also vanished without a trace.

This technique, Space-Time Slash, wasn't merely a space-time ability.

It also contained the power of the Truth-Seeking Ball, which held the destructive force of all creation. Anyone struck by this attack was truly turned into nothingness.

Not just people, but even this space met the same fate.

The shattered space once again summoned a Space-Time Anomaly.

A terrifying gravitational force surged from the Space-Time Anomaly, causing the entire Other Dimension to vibrate violently.

Countless pieces of land floated into the air.

Numerous Rifts rapidly spread throughout the Other Dimension, causing the Space-Time Anomaly to grow larger and larger.

Fortunately, Izayoi had foreseen this future in advance and had already escaped the Other Dimension before the Space-Time Anomaly appeared.

Otherwise, at such close proximity, the seemingly terrifying gravitational force, which was in reality a chaotic space-time power, might have prevented him from using Ame-no-Minakanushi and Yomotsu Hirasaka.

"Such terrifying power, more exaggerated than Kekkei Mōra."

Returning to the real world from the Other Dimension, Izayoi, sharing the perspective of his Wood Clone in the Other Dimension, was filled with astonishment.

As early as a week ago, Izayoi had learned the technique Hagoromo Otsutsuki used to interfere with space-time with Ame-no-Numahoko by observing the past. He also knew that the power of belief was actually a form of Yin-Yang Release, transforming the intangible into tangible weapons.

After successfully learning the technique, Izayoi did not immediately use it to fight Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Mastering this technique only gave him the power to contend with Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Ame-no-Numahoko; neither the slashing attack nor Ame-no-Numahoko would be easily shattered.

To achieve a one-hit kill, Izayoi needed to imbue his Ame-no-Numahoko with power superior to Hagoromo Otsutsuki's.

Without the Tenseigan, even with the Ten-Tails' Chakra and several of Kaguya Otsutsuki's Kekkei Mōra, Izayoi could, at best, only fight Hagoromo Otsutsuki to a draw.

He would likely even be at a disadvantage.

After all, Hagoromo Otsutsuki could draw upon the Chakra of souls from the Pure Land to use for himself, so his Chakra levels were not significantly weaker than Izayoi's.

Furthermore, if Hagoromo Otsutsuki managed to touch Izayoi, he would be sealed by the Six Paths: Planetary Devastation.

Izayoi had not yet experienced that ultimate sealing jutsu and didn't know if he could be sealed by it, but he wasn't foolish enough to gamble.

At that moment, Izayoi felt an immense sense of relief once again that after revealing Sasuke Uchiha's Sage Eye (red) and Uchiha bloodline (purple), he had directly chosen to decompose the Uchiha bloodline and continue on the path of the Tenseigan.

No matter how powerful Hagoromo Otsutsuki was, he only possessed the Rinnegan and had developed the power of the Rinnegan and the Sage Body to their utmost.

He did not possess the Tenseigan, let alone the Chakra Rosary.

Therefore, he was destined to be unable to use both creation and destruction power simultaneously.

In contrast, Izayoi possessed the Kekkei Mōra-level Rinne Tenseigan, allowing him to use both the Chakra Rosary and Ame-no-Numahoko simultaneously, merging their ultimate powers to achieve the Kekkei Mōra-level... Duality Unification.

Compared to that hodgepodge, which had a very obvious wind-up, like the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball, a flashy rainbow sphere that was quite useless to someone who mastered space-time power, this technique had almost no wind-up. The moment the black light sword shattered, it meant that the surrounding space and everything within it would instantly die – that was Izayoi's true strongest Secret Technique.

His body floated in the air of the real world. It was still nighttime.

While waiting for the results, Izayoi fully utilized the far-sight and X-ray vision abilities of his Tenseigan, covering the entire Shinobi World like an invisible net.

Combined with the perception of Sage of Six Paths Mode, whether it was the dumplings hanging from tree branches or animals unaffected by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, all these life forms and energy fluctuations entered Izayoi's sight.

The humans trapped by the Infinite Tsukuyomi had identical auras, making them easy to distinguish.

The life fluctuations of animals were the same.

In contrast, the auras of the Reanimation Jutsu undead, who were also unaffected by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, were completely different from the other two.

Besides these Reanimation Jutsu undead, if anyone was currently unaffected by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Izayoi could find them at a glance.

Unfortunately, after scanning the Shinobi World several times, Izayoi did not find a single aura that was not affected by the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

It was clear that Isshiki Otsutsuki was not in the Shinobi World.

When Izayoi had first mastered Sage of Six Paths Mode, he had already located Isshiki Otsutsuki.

Now, in addition to Sage of Six Paths Mode, Izayoi also possessed the Tenseigan and the Rinne Sharingan. With Isshiki Otsutsuki's current strength, he could not evade Izayoi's perception at all.

Izayoi was not surprised, as Kaguya Otsutsuki had used the Infinite Tsukuyomi multiple times and still hadn't discovered that Isshiki Otsutsuki was not dead.

That guy clearly understood the Infinite Tsukuyomi very well and was also extremely cautious.

Seeing that he couldn't lure the snake out of its hole, Izayoi felt no regret.

In this battle, Izayoi had already obtained the greatest treasure.

With ten Prismatic Perks now on him, except for his Chakra reserves being inferior to Kaguya Otsutsuki's original body, he was already the second progenitor of Chakra.

Having also defeated the millennium-old schemer Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and now possessing the Secret Technique Space-Time Slash, Izayoi had nothing to fear from anyone in Shippuden and Boruto, except perhaps Shibai Otsutsuki from Boruto, who had seemingly transcended the world.

He was now completely invincible in this world.

As long as he resolved the remaining troubles, Izayoi had only one final goal: to surpass himself, break free from the limitations of lifespan, and ultimately... transcend the world!

Swish—

At that moment, several beams of light suddenly flew towards Izayoi.

These beams of light appeared out of nowhere, and only Izayoi could see them. They were Perk beams that ignored spatial restrictions and accurately found Izayoi.

As the light beams entered his body, a series of notification sounds echoed in Izayoi's mind.

"Ding! You have obtained the talent perk [God of Ninjutsu (Prismatic)], which overlaps with your existing talent perk. Fuse or decompose?"

"Ding! You have obtained the talent perk [God of Sealing (Prismatic)], which overlaps with your existing talent perk. Fuse or decompose?"

"Ding…"

Among these perks, only two were Prismatic-grade; no Rinnegan was dropped.

Izayoi did not possess these two perks; he only had weaker versions.

It was these two perks, along with a pair of Rinnegan and the Sage Body, that granted Hagoromo Otsutsuki power second only to the progenitor of Chakra.

Even Madara Uchiha, after becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, was no match for Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Undoubtedly, the potential of these two perks was astonishing.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki's ability to develop so many incredible ninjutsu and ninja tools, and even sealing techniques capable of sealing the progenitor of Chakra, must have been greatly aided by these two perks.

If he fused them, Izayoi would become a god of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

However, after only a few seconds of hesitation, Izayoi said without question, "Decompose all of them."

Instantly, Izayoi's Points surged from over five million to over eight million.

"A profit," Izayoi chuckled lightly. He then began spending Points to upgrade the purple-grade perks Ninjutsu Master and Sealing Master to the Prismatic-grade God of Ninjutsu and God of Sealing.

His strength took a significant leap forward in the dimensional realm, and the system had truly become Izayoi's greatest cheat.

By decomposing a Prismatic perk, he was guaranteed to receive at least seven figures in Points.

Upgrading a white-grade perk to a Prismatic one, however, only cost 1,111,104 Points.

Unless he received the bare minimum of exactly one million, Izayoi would always make a profit, whether small or substantial, by decomposing a Prismatic perk.

Undoubtedly, the system had become Izayoi's 'God Tree,' and those possessing Prismatic perks were 'planets' with powerful life energy. By extracting their perks and decomposing them into Points, Izayoi could continuously upgrade his trash perks to Prismatic ones, allowing him to venture further and further into the dimensional realm.

If Prismatic perks could be upgraded further.

Then, Izayoi's speed in transcending this world would be even faster than Shibai Otsutsuki, who had seemingly transcended this world but still left his corpse behind, and whose fate in the original story – whether dead or alive, successful or failed – was unknown.

Compared to consuming Chakra Fruit and pills, this was Izayoi's true path of evolution!

If he pursued both paths simultaneously, Izayoi would, within a few years, far surpass Isshiki Otsutsuki, who had consumed countless pills, and the pure-blooded Otsutsuki who would arrive in this world in the future.

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