Seeing that Kaguya was deep in thought, Momoshiki thought he had persuaded her and became even more enthusiastic in his speech. However, he really had no talent for persuading others, and he kept repeating the same few phrases, which were extremely dull.
"As long as you hand over the chakra of the God Tree, this world will be yours, I promise—"
"Are you done talking?" Kaguya raised her head, her clear and bright eyes looking at Momoshiki with a hint of amusement. "If you're finished, you can leave now."
Momoshiki was cut off, choking on his words, nearly dying from the sudden interruption. His face immediately darkened, and his sinister eyes emitted a chilling light.
"Since you are courting death, don't blame me for not explaining things clearly," Momoshiki said coldly. "Kinshiki."
As soon as Momoshiki finished speaking, Kinshiki shot out like a cannonball, a whirlwind following in his wake, stirring up a storm of dust and debris.
Facing the bulldozer-like Kinshiki, Kaguya remained calm and unafraid, a relaxed smile on her face.
Having eaten the peach, Kinshiki's strength increased dramatically, his speed and power improving qualitatively, and even his chakra had risen to new heights, making him incomparable to before.
Wielding a massive red axe with great ferocity, he had already swung it dozens of times in the blink of an eye, sending sharp, blade-like winds toward Kaguya.
But Kaguya's body was as light as a willow, elusive, moving like a startled dragonfly over water, graceful in posture and light in step.
Kinshiki's mighty axe, swift as lightning, could not hit Kaguya, who swayed like a wisp of wind. Growing impatient, Kinshiki found it even harder to strike her.
"Is that all you've got?"
Kaguya was disappointed. She had not been using her full strength, merely observing and probing, analyzing Kinshiki's fighting style. However, she was disappointed to find that Kinshiki was nothing more than a brute, relying on physical strength with no particularly alarming abilities.
Could someone that the former Kaguya Ōtsutsuki feared really be this mediocre? Kaguya doubted it.
Already agitated by Kaguya's elusive movements, Kinshiki grew even more infuriated by her taunts, his blood boiling with rage, teeth nearly shattering.
Kinshiki's momentum suddenly surged, swinging his axe fiercely, breaking the sound barrier, and striking toward Kaguya like a red lightning bolt.
Kaguya, having lost interest in playing any longer, took a light step forward, her petite form transforming into a stream of light, charging directly at Kinshiki.
Seeing the silver-haired girl charging at him, Kinshiki was overjoyed. He had been driven nearly mad by Kaguya's ghostly movements, feeling as though he was swinging at soft cotton, unable to make contact, a sensation that nearly made him vomit blood. Seeing her no longer evade, he was ecstatic.
Yet he didn't realize that Kaguya had merely been toying with him.
"Bang!" The sound of metal clashing echoed.
Kinshiki's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the scene before him.
The massive red axe was now pinched between two delicate white fingers, unable to be freed no matter how hard he struggled, as if caught by a vise. Her two fingers were unharmed, without a scratch or even the slightest red mark, remaining perfectly white.
Not only was Kinshiki shocked, but even Momoshiki in the distance was taken aback. He hadn't expected Kaguya's power to become so formidable. In his mind, Kaguya was still that girl who had been chased all over the place, but now she possessed astonishing strength.
Could this be the effect of the God Tree's fruit?
Momoshiki's white eyes stared intensely at the silver-haired girl in the distance, revealing a greedy glow. As long as he could obtain her chakra...
With a crisp "bang," Momoshiki was pulled from his fantasy and looked toward the two combatants. His pupils shrank.
Kinshiki's red axe, caught between Kaguya's fingers, shattered instantly into countless fragments with a sharp sound. At the same time, Kaguya took a deep breath, her cheeks puffing out slightly, and blew gently, sending the fragmented shards flying back like bullets.
Puff, puff, puff
The red fragments pierced through Kinshiki's body, leaving multiple bloody holes from which blood gushed out, forming a crimson mist.
But it wasn't over yet.
A ghostly figure flashed forward, and a snow-white palm struck Kinshiki with lightning speed, landing on his unguarded body.
"Poof."
Kinshiki's chest caved in instantly, the sound of breaking bones echoing, though it was unclear how many ribs had shattered. He spat out a large mouthful of blood and was sent flying like a cannonball.
Boom, boom, boom
After crashing through several large rocks, Kinshiki landed heavily on the ground, creating a crater. The surrounding stones cracked and shattered, sending debris and dust flying.
When the dust settled, Kinshiki's figure appeared, his mouth and nose bleeding, his breath ragged, and his body covered in wounds. Especially those several bloody holes through which blood gushed continuously, staining the ground dark red. Clearly, he was severely injured.
"With all that talk, I thought you'd be tougher. Turns out you're not so impressive," Kaguya sneered, her lips curling in mockery.
Momoshiki's brow furrowed as he walked over, not even sparing a glance at the fallen Kinshiki at his feet. His eyes coldly fixed on Kaguya in the distance.
"It's time now, Lord Momoshiki," Kinshiki coughed a few times, blood seeping through his fingers as he struggled to speak, "It seems it's time to absorb my chakra, just like in the past—"
"Useless creature."
Momoshiki snorted coldly, raising his arm and opening his palm. A red, patterned eye appeared in his palm, emitting an eerie glow. This was Momoshiki's unique Rinnegan.
Momoshiki's fingers curled slightly, and a powerful suction force erupted from the Rinnegan in his palm. With a scream, Kinshiki's massive body transformed into a stream of light, drawn into Momoshiki's palm.
As Momoshiki's hand relaxed slightly, a crimson peach appeared in his palm.