"Now it's just the two of us," Kaguya said with a faint smile at Uchiha Madara. "Let's have some fun."
"Mother, I'm still here," came the voice of the Black Zetsu loli from not far behind.
Kaguya turned to see that the Black Zetsu loli had somehow appeared behind her.
"Where's Kurohime?" Kaguya asked, noticing that the cat-eared loli was nowhere to be seen.
"Over there."
Following the direction of Black Zetsu's pale finger, Kaguya's mouth twitched. She saw Kurohime lying on the bed where she had been earlier, tied up with ropes. However, that wasn't the key point. The key point was that the rope was tied in a way that looked like something out of shibari.
"Who taught you this?" Kaguya asked, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"From here," Black Zetsu took out a small book from her bosom, which bore the title "Icha Icha Paradise."
Kaguya felt a headache coming on, her mouth twitching as she asked, "Where did you get this?"
"I found it on the ground." But from the way Black Zetsu's clear eyes were blinking, it was obvious she wasn't telling the truth.
"Let me see it," Kaguya walked over and reached out to the Black Zetsu loli.
Black Zetsu hesitated for a moment before handing the booklet to Kaguya, looking at her with a hopeful gaze.
"Confiscated," Kaguya tucked the booklet into her bosom with a serious expression. "This kind of booklet isn't suitable for children. I'll give it back to you when you're older."
In truth, Kaguya wanted to see what was inside since it had once fascinated Kakashi so much, it must be interesting.
"Aww," Black Zetsu's little face fell with a look of disappointment. If it weren't for Kaguya being her mother, she would have snatched it back. After all, it was said to be a guide to gaining someone's love.
With that understanding, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with it.
"Haven't you had enough of this?" Madara, who had endured for a long time, couldn't help but roar. The little girl before him was chatting away as if he wasn't even there.
"Oh, I almost forgot about you," Kaguya composed herself and said seriously, "Can you wait a moment?"
Madara felt like he was about to explode with anger, letting out a loud roar as Susanoo charged towards Kaguya like a cannonball, shaking the earth with its massive body.
He wanted nothing more than to tear this little girl to pieces, but unfortunately, a massive stone statue blocked his path halfway.
The stone statue let out a deafening roar, clenched its fist, and charged at Susanoo, striking its sword with a powerful punch that sent Susanoo stumbling back a step or two before it regained its footing. Not to be outdone, Susanoo wielded its sword and swung it down hard.
With a thunderous crash, debris flew everywhere, and dust rolled in clouds.
Madara's eyes narrowed as he realized that the stone statue hadn't taken much damage, not even losing any stone from its body. The sword left only a shallow cut, which healed almost immediately.
It wasn't that his complete Susanoo was weak, but that the stone statue before him had also grown in strength, with increased power, remarkable defense, and astonishing regenerative abilities. Letting this drag on would be extremely disadvantageous for him.
Susanoo suddenly slashed at the chest of the stone statue with both swords.
With a deafening crash, a large gash appeared on the chest of the statue. But this wasn't much of a problem for the statue, even if it was shattered into powder, it could still recover.
But that wasn't Madara's aim.
Using the force of this impact, Susanoo leaped back to the rear, landing with a tremendous crash that shook the ground. In its hand appeared three red magatama, spinning rapidly in Susanoo's palm.
Suddenly, Susanoo hurled the magatama with all its might, and they spun rapidly towards the giant statue.
"Yasaka Magatama!"
Yasaka Magatama is a technique of the complete Susanoo, not only can Uchiha Itachi use it, but Uchiha Madara can also use it. Its power is immense, so great that it nearly penetrated through Gaara's sand shield and Onoki's rock golem defense simultaneously.
But Kaguya wasn't too worried. Although the Yasaka Magatama was powerful, she had great confidence in the statue. It was capable of suppressing the Nine-Tails, so even if it couldn't completely defend against the attack, it wouldn't suffer much damage due to its super-strong regenerative abilities.
However, after a while, Kaguya's eyebrows furrowed. She realized that the Yasaka Magatama was not targeting the statue or her, but was aimed at the Black Zetsu loli and the cat-eared loli in the distance.
"You are too despicable!" Kaguya roared with fury, her eyes blazing with anger as she swiftly rushed towards the Black Zetsu loli.
"Despicable?" Uchiha Madara snorted coldly, his face displaying disdain. "As long as I achieve my goal, does it matter if it's despicable?"
The Yasaka Magatama moved at lightning speed, reaching the two lolis in an instant, seemingly about to hit them.
At the critical moment, a spatial rift appeared in front of the Black Zetsu loli, and a pale, flawless hand extended out, releasing an invisible force that suddenly erupted, slowing down the Yasaka Magatama as if it were trapped in mud.
The figure then emerged from the space, it was none other than Kaguya using her Yomotsu Hirasaka.
"This is..." Uchiha Madara's face displayed shock as he stared blankly at the young girl before him.
This little girl...
The Yasaka Magatama, halted by Kaguya's gravitational force, hovered in mid-air. Just as Kaguya was about to make a mocking remark, the Yasaka Magatama suddenly spun again, seizing the moment when Kaguya let her guard down to break free from her control.
The chakra strings connecting the three magatama snapped instantly, and the magatama whirled around Kaguya, heading straight towards the unguarded Black Zetsu loli.
Blood splattered.
Crimson blood flowed from Kaguya's palm. Just moments ago, to block the Yasaka Magatama, Kaguya had, in a moment of urgency, grabbed the rapidly spinning magatama with her bare hand. The magatama ultimately did not strike the Black Zetsu loli, but Kaguya's hand was injured by the Yasaka Magatama.
Blood dripped from Kaguya's pale, flawless fingers onto the ground.
"You dare to hurt Mother?" Black Zetsu suddenly looked up, her clear eyes blazing with a terrifying light as she spoke, word by word, "Unforgivable."