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"Tsunade-neechan, should we go over there?" Mikoto glanced at Tsunade, waiting for her decision.
Tsunade nodded firmly, then signaled for Kushina, Mikoto, and Konan to follow. In no time, they caught up to Shin.
Upon seeing him, Tsunade grabbed his hand in excitement.
"Tsunade, what's got you all fired up?"
Shin asked, puzzled.
"Shin, did you really cast this Wood Release? Have you actually learned it?"
Her eyes shone with hope.
"Of course. There's nothing I can't learn. Even Kekkei Genkai are no big deal for me." Shin made a confident claim.
But he quickly got serious again.
"Tsunade, Kushina, Mikoto—there's a tough opponent here, so please make sure Konan stays safe. You'd best clear off this floating island. I don't want anyone getting hurt in the crossfire."
Shin was thinking of Ōtsutsuki Ryūsuke, who possessed the Tenseigan. Fighting someone like that was bound to get destructive.
"Understood."
Realizing Shin wasn't joking, Tsunade wasted no time. Whatever questions she had could wait; if Shin was this concerned, the enemy had to be formidable. She refused to be a liability.
"I'll send you away myself,"
Shin added.
He activated Yomotsu Hirasaka and opened a dimensional gate, ushering Tsunade, Kushina, Mikoto, and Konan through.
Only once they were safely off the floating island did Shin turn his attention back to the massive forest he'd created with Wood Release.
He zeroed in on Ryūsuke—everyone else from the Ōtsutsuki Clan was just cannon fodder in his eyes.
At that moment, Ryūsuke was furiously blasting away at the living trees. Although his attacks blew them apart, they kept regrowing at a relentless pace.
"You forced my hand!"
Ryūsuke snarled and unleashed the Tenseigan's Repulsive Force, instantly leveling dozens of kilometers of forest. The entire island practically got flattened.
He hadn't used that move sooner because he hadn't wanted to hurt his fellow branch members.
But apparently, his patience had run out. Ryūsuke was cold enough to abandon them if need be—he believed that so long as he lived, the Ōtsutsuki line wouldn't die out.
Shin's expression changed. He wasn't shocked by the Tenseigan's power, but by the destruction of the Ōtsutsuki corpses.
He wasn't concerned about the corpses themselves, but about their Byakugan. A large number of Byakugan could be used to create the Tenseigan.
He already had the Tenseigan, but he wouldn't mind having another one.
Now, even the corpses were gone.
"Damn it, you think you're the only one who can pull off a Shinra Tensei?"
Without hesitation, Shin activated his Rinne-Tenseigan and used Shinra Tensei.
Shinra Tensei was a technique that used Repulsive Force to repel objects. It was a basic application of the Rinnegan and Tenseigan.
The most basic ability of both eyes was to control repulsive and attractive forces.
Of course, they had other abilities, but repulsive and attractive forces were the most fundamental.
Shin, with both the Rinnegan and Tenseigan, could naturally use a more powerful Shinra Tensei than Ryūsuke.
The fusion of the two eyes wasn't simply one plus one equals two. Their combined power was far greater.
The powerful repulsive force sent the island plummeting towards the ground. Ryūsuke was thrown through the island.
"Banshō Ten'in—(Universal Pull)."
Sensing that Ryūsuke was still alive, Shin immediately followed up with the Universal Pull ability.
Whereas Shinra Tensei blasts targets away, Banshō Ten'in reels them in. A sudden influx of gravity yanked Ryūsuke towards Shin.
"H-how do you have Tenseigan powers?"
Ryūsuke's composure cracked as he hurtled forward. Before, he hadn't cared about Shin at all—now, the fear was obvious in his eyes.
"It's all thanks to you. Consider this my way of returning the favor—by sending you to the afterlife." Shin gave a chilling smirk.
"Don't think you can kill me so easily!"
Ryūsuke flared his Tenseigan power again, breaking free of Banshō Ten'in's pull. Then he assumed the Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
Shin watched, intrigued. Unlike Toneri's Tenseigan Chakra Mode—which was bathed in green energy—Ryūsuke's aura blazed a vivid red.
Shin only blinked once in surprise. Then he shrugged.
'Guess it's like Susano'o—different users, different colors.'
Once enveloped in Tenseigan Chakra Mode, Ryūsuke's strength spiked dramatically.
He could even produce orb-like projectiles akin to Truth-Seeking Balls, capable of offense and defense.
"Just how strong is he now?"
Shin wondered, pondering that Ryūsuke was already half a step into Six Paths-level before.
Now he was clearly stronger—probably close to the same power as "Six Paths Naruto or Sasuke" in the future.
Not truly a full-fledged Six Paths being, but enough to scratch at that tier. Shin himself also sat on the threshold of Six Paths-level—he had the raw might, yet was still short of the real deal.
"Sage Mode."
Shin could also activate Tenseigan Chakra Mode, but he didn't. He wanted to compare Sage Mode to Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
Senjutsu Chakra shouldn't be weaker than Six Paths power—theoretically.
When Shin switched to Sage Mode, there was no dramatic marking or transformation on his face. Yet he was indeed drawing on natural energy.
"Come on," Shin beckoned to Ryūsuke.
"So far, you're the strongest foe I've run into. Don't disappoint me."
Shin felt a rush of exhilaration—he'd rarely faced anyone near his own level of power.
Even though Ryūsuke wasn't quite his equal, it was close enough to make this fight interesting.
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