At this moment, Hatake Satoru and Gojo Satoru were already engaged in battle.
"Hey, hey, hey, are you really taking this so seriously?" Gojo Satoru said while dodging and defending against Hatake Satoru's attacks. From Hatake Satoru's state, it was clear he wasn't holding back at all.
"The only way to leave this place is to defeat you," Hatake Satoru said calmly and seriously.
"Do you really believe what those guys said?"
"What do you think?"
Hatake Satoru threw a Black Flash punch, and seeing his state, Gojo decided not to hold back either. He also unleashed a Black Flash, and the two powerful fists collided, causing a cataclysmic upheaval as if the world was ending.
"Is this an illusion of a character from my mind? So, the opponent's strength is exactly the same as I imagined?" Hatake Satoru calmly analyzed. The power of the punch made him realize this situation. Even if he inherited Gojo Satoru's strength, his power couldn't be exactly the same as Gojo Satoru's.
This realization made him aware of the flaw in this environment.
"But since the enemy is a figment of my imagination, solving this will be much easier."
Hatake Satoru imagined Gojo Satoru's strength to be at its weakest, vastly inferior to his own. So, in the next punch, Gojo Satoru was sent flying by Hatake Satoru.
"What is going on?" Gojo Satoru's eyes widened in confusion as he flew through the air.
"Why isn't 'Neutral Limitless: Infinity' working? No, why is he so strong?"
Gojo Satoru couldn't understand what was happening because he didn't know he was a figment of someone's imagination.
"I'll visit your world someday, so don't appear before me now."
With another punch from Hatake Satoru, Gojo Satoru's body exploded.
In an instant, the surrounding scene changed, and Hatake Satoru found himself in endless darkness.
"What is this?"
Using Rikugan, Hatake Satoru discovered he was trapped in a spherical barrier filled with countless seals. Any movement was extremely difficult.
"Is this that seal?"
Hatake Satoru's mind instantly thought of the seal that the Otsutsuki clan had used to trap him.
Although his body was surrounded by various seals, they couldn't hinder Hatake Satoru's movements. He walked towards the edge of the seal as if it were flat ground.
Then, he threw a punch, and a 'bang' echoed in Hatake Satoru's ears.
Otsutsuki Isshiki, who was meditating outside the seal, was startled. Hearing the sound from the sealing vessel, he almost thought the seal was about to break.
Fortunately, the sealing vessel only trembled slightly without any unexpected incidents.
"Did he break free from that guy's Genjutsu so quickly? And he can still move freely inside the seal. As expected of the most troublesome opponent of the Otsutsuki clan."
"He's really sealed. It seems we can never let our guard down."
Hatake Satoru touched his head and said in a somewhat frivolous tone. Even though he was sealed, Hatake Satoru's heart remained calm.
"It's useless. No one can escape from this seal."
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in Hatake Satoru's ear.
"This voice, are you Otsutsuki Isshiki?"
Hatake Satoru's voice came from the sealing vessel and reached Isshiki's ears.
"Haha, it's been a long time. How have you been lately?"
"A long time? This is our first meeting."
Otsutsuki Isshiki squinted his eyes and said.
"Ah? I forgot, the one I met was your future self. I accidentally killed you back then. I'm really sorry."
Hearing this, Otsutsuki Isshiki's eye twitched, and his mouth twitched as well. He felt that this sentence was really infuriating.
"No, actually you were devoured by your Otsutsuki clan's Patriarch, not killed by me."
Suddenly, Hatake Satoru spoke again. He couldn't remember if Isshiki was killed by him or devoured by Otsutsuki Sato.
"But now I won't die again. You will never leave here. You will grow old and die alone."
Soon, Otsutsuki Isshiki adjusted his mindset and said calmly.
"Haha, that's not necessarily true."
Hatake Satoru stood there in the seal, chatting with Otsutsuki Isshiki.
As for why Satoru was in this state, it was because he was confident he could get out. After all, he had learned the true method from his future self.
The future Hatake Satoru didn't stay here for nothing.
Although Hatake Satoru knew how to break the seal, it would take some time.
"Let's wait and see."
Meanwhile, in Konohagakure, Hatake Sakumo suddenly felt a tug in his heart.
"What's going on? Where did this premonition come from?"
Sakumo frowned. For someone of his strength, such premonitions were usually quite accurate.
"Could something have happened to Satoru?"
Now, the only people Sakumo cares about are Kakashi and Satoru. Since Kakashi is in the village, the only one who could be in trouble is Satoru.
But Satoru is already so powerful, who could possibly put him in danger?
"No, I need to find Minato."
With that, Hatake Sakumo rushed to the Hokage's office without stopping.
In just a few breaths, Sakumo had already arrived in front of Minato.
"What's wrong, Sakumo-senpai?"
Seeing Hatake Sakumo, Namikaze Minato first showed a surprised expression, then asked.
"It seems something has happened to Satoru."
Sakumo said after catching his breath.
"What did you say?"
At this moment, not only Minato was in the office, but Tsunade and Jiraiya were also there. After all, with the great war approaching, they had to be prepared.
Just as they finished speaking, Kakashi also arrived. Judging by Kakashi's expression, it was clear that he had also sensed something.
(End of Chapter)