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Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball, the final move of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
This was a bloody snare that ended with mutual destruction.
The infinitely expanding Truth-Seeking Ball will engulf the entire space, turning it into nothingness.
Not only that but the starting sphere space was connected to several other auxiliary spaces.
Once the starting space was destroyed, several other spaces will collapse entirely.
The cost of such terrifying ninjutsu, even for Kaguya, was unimaginable.
The amount of chakra consumed just to shape an auxiliary space was enormous, let alone six spaces at once. And now they were going to get destroyed.
To completely eliminate Colt, she had to fight while giving her all.
As the enormous black sphere loomed overhead, Colt drew his sword, Kaminari.
Rumble!
The earth trembled.
His blue Susanoo rapidly materialized, with Colt standing tall among the crystal emerging from the center of its brow. His figure soared high.
This time, the Susanoo had undergone earth-shaking changes, standing as a towering giant nearly a kilometer high!
Even in Uchiha Madara's prime, his Susanoo only reached about a hundred meters.
Not only that, but the wings had transformed into a gauntlet around Susanoo's arms, greatly enhancing its strength.
On the armor, light shimmered giving it a captivating look.
The powerful nature of the chakra caused flames to ignite in the Susanoo's eye sockets.
No one had ever combined the power of the Six Paths, the Sharingan, and the sage arts like Colt.
Not even the Sage of Six Paths, as his sage and ocular powers had never reached such a height.
The very sight was suffocating.
Kaminari disappeared from Colt's hands, only to appear as a thousand-meter-long sword in the Susanoo's grip.
A thousand bolts of lightning crackled along its length.
"The ultimate Susanoo!"
With a single, unembellished slash, space itself rippled, and the devastating energy swept forth with overwhelming force! Even the expanded Truth-Seeking Ball, said to devour everything, was utterly defenseless!
Sting!
Like cutting through tofu, the asteroid-sized Truth-Seeking Ball was sliced smoothly in half.
With its integrity shattered, the Truth-Seeking Ball lost its devouring properties and fell to the ground. This revealed Kaguya, who had been obscured behind it.
Kaguya's eyes widened, staring blankly at the gigantic Susano still looming before her.
Tears trickled down her cheeks. She had lost…
Before the sword could touch her forehead, it abruptly halted.
The force of the wind made her hair dance as she collapsed to the ground.
Colt, standing in the gem, lightly moved his palm, and a few vines from his Wood Style sprouted beneath Kaguya, binding her.
It was a mere gesture.
Even though Kaguya was low on chakra, she was not truly restrained by the Wood Style.
Colt was signaling to her that she had lost.
If she continued to resist, Colt wouldn't hesitate to act.
Kaguya understood, and she silently surrendered, allowing herself to be bound.
Dispersing his Susanoo, Colt floated slowly in front of her.
"No more fighting?" Colt asked.
"No more fighting," Kaguya replied, shaking her head.
"I cannot defeat you."
This time was different from a thousand years ago, when the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura found an opportunity to seal Kaguya despite being at a disadvantage.
Now, Colt had simply overwhelmed her.
Had that final slash landed on her, her story would have ended.
Seeing Kaguya so subdued, Colt released her restraints.
"Are you going to seal me?" Kaguya asked.
Despite being quite strong and someone who acted as she wanted, being sealed was her worst fear, so the mere mention of it, brought tears to the corners of her eyes.
Colt sighed internally.
How many times had she shed tears during their battle?
Hidden in Kaguya's sleeve, Black Zetsu sank into a deep state of regret and isolation.
'If I had known that Colt was so powerful, I would not have released Mother…'
Not only had they been beaten, but they were about to be sealed again.
This was too much for her, after she had just been released.
'Mother, I'm sorry, it's all my fault…'
Colt extended his hand, activating a Healing Jutsu on Kaguya's body.
Kaguya, thinking Colt was about to initiate a sealing jutsu, closed her eyes in resignation.
But instead, she felt her wounds healing and opened her eyes in surprise.
"I told you from the start, I never intended to seal you, right?"
Seeing the system's prompt, Colt withdrew his hand with satisfaction.
Another wave of attribute points, this time the largest haul yet, totaling hundreds of points.
He had moved very quickly, just before Kaguya could heal herself.
The bloodline of the Ōtsutsuki clan was indeed terrifying so he couldn't waste such a chance.
As Kaguya's representative, Black Zetsu could only watch in disbelief.
"You beat Mother senseless and then say you have no ill intentions?"
"What is it that you want? If you're after the Divine Tree, it wouldn't require all this effort."
Colt glanced at Kaguya.
"I merely proved that I have the strength to defeat and seal you. Otherwise, do you think we could still be having this conversation if I didn't do so?"
Silence followed.
It seemed Colt had stated his intentions clearly from the beginning—he had never wanted to seal Kaguya.
'After all of this, had the beating been in vain?'
"Tell me what you want. If it's something I can do, I'll agree—just don't seal me."
Kaguya lowered her gaze, her voice soft.
Colt snapped his fingers.
"That's the spirit."
"Well, you just have to release the Tailed Beasts, cancel the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and restore the world to its original state. Your mission will then be complete."
"After that, you can do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't harm anyone."
Kaguya was silent for a moment, then shook her head firmly.
"Without the power of the Ten-Tails, this world along with me, will be destroyed."
"You're worried about the other Ōtsutsukis chasing you?" Colt said, seeing through her concerns.
Kaguya's eyes widened in shock.
"How do you know about that?"