Chapter 118: Imperial Guy: Sorry, for Victory, I’ll Borrow External Power
"Oh, I sense an even greater chakra being born. Looks like a new player's taking the stage. Perfect, the last fight wasn't thrilling enough! I hope this one boils my blood even hotter!" Imperial Guy raised his right hand, his expression brimming with excitement.
Before everyone's eyes, Six Paths Madara slowly transformed into a long-haired white woman with horns on her head.
She wore a long robe, floating in the sky.
A terrifying chakra spread from her body.
Pressing against the earth, it clashed with Imperial Guy's True Qi and chakra, sparking countless pure white lightning bolts, the air rumbling.
Kaguya, fully empowered by the perfect Ten-Tails, appeared.
"Mother! Mother! You're finally revived! I… I missed you so much!" The devoted son, Black Zetsu, teary-eyed, turned into a blob of black mud, slipping into Kaguya's sleeve, his voice choked.
"…"
Kaguya was silent, speaking after a moment: "Thank you for your hard work. Now… I'll begin reclaiming the chakra."
She shifted her gaze to Imperial Guy, standing alone on the ground.
"Mother! Be careful, that human is very strong…" Black Zetsu warned.
Kaguya's expression remained flat, unchanged, as if she didn't take Imperial Guy seriously at all.
After all, he was just a lowly mortal, not her race, nor her rebellious children or grandchildren—what was there to fear?
The characteristic Otsutsuki arrogance began to consume her.
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On the ground, no one recognized the woman who suddenly appeared.
Someone asked the Empire's people.
Imperial Kakashi frowned and said: "We've never seen this woman, nor is she in the Empire's encyclopedia. But given her appearance—horns and Byakugan—we can confirm she's an Otsutsuki clan member… Based on His Majesty the Emperor's information, it's likely… possibly the mother of the Sage of the Six Paths! Kaguya Hime!"
"Mother of the Sage of the Six Paths!" Ninja world people gasped in unison.
"Does the Sage of the Six Paths really exist…"
"Didn't Uchiha Madara just gain Six Paths power? Such mythical, terrifying power has appeared, so the Sage must be real too."
"So scary… This world's too alien…"
Ninja world people sighed collectively.
Some, through their senses, confirmed: This mother of the Sage was likely far more terrifying than Uchiha Madara before!
Could Imperial Guy still win?
Someone asked nervously: "Can Guy-sama still win?"
"No idea! But the spirit of youth can't give up so easily! I'm going in!" Imperial Guy shouted again.
His figure flashed like light, soaring skyward.
"…"
Kaguya saw Imperial Guy's speed, her expression finally shifting slightly. "So fast… this isn't a speed a lowly race should have… Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"
Chakra formed thousands of chakra fists, striking at Imperial Guy.
"Hahaha… well done! Behold my Imperial Iron Fists! Consecutive Daytime Tigers!" Imperial Guy laughed heartily and roared.
*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*
His fists struck rapidly, unleashing energy fists shaped like tiger heads one after another.
Countless fists collided in the air, creating terrifying explosions, clearing clouds within dozens, hundreds of kilometers around.
Smoke rose.
Kaguya's vision was slightly obscured, her brows furrowing as her Byakugan activated, searching for Imperial Guy.
The next moment, she felt a gust behind her.
Turning swiftly, an iron fist struck her face!
*BAM!*
Kaguya felt her face cave in, intense pain surging. Her body, like a falling star, friction-burned through the air, flying far.
"Mother!" Black Zetsu, seeing his mother hit, was shocked and furious.
Kaguya, dazed from the blow, flew dozens of kilometers before reacting.
"Lowly race! How dare you harm my noble body!" She raised her right hand, Byakugan locking onto Imperial Guy, firing All-Killing Ash Bones.
Bone spears shot out, crossing dozens of kilometers instantly, reaching Imperial Guy.
He didn't panic, kicking a bone spear aside, but was shocked to find his leg's True Qi petrifying. He shed that True Qi, and under Kaguya's slightly stunned gaze, punched her face again!
*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*
Imperial Guy's consecutive punches battered Kaguya, sending her flying back and forth in the sky!
Village ninja in the distance watched, swallowing hard.
"Isn't she the Sage's mother… yet not even Guy-sama's match…"
"Might Guy is the Empire's Martial Saint! One of the peak martial arts masters besides His Majesty the Emperor. Beating an ancient relic, isn't that expected?" Imperial Deidara said with slight admiration.
"Guy-sama's power is awe-inspiring, a model for our martial arts path." Imperial Raikage A praised.
"After joining the Empire, don't be too shocked by such things. Since His Majesty sent Guy-sama here, there's surely a guarantee of victory." other Empire people said.
Ninja world people nodded, slightly dazed.
"Mother!" Black Zetsu was in agony.
'Why! Why! A mere human beating Uchiha Madara was bad enough, why can he beat Mother too!'
'Mother is a goddess-like being!'
*BAM!*
Another punch landed.
After sending Kaguya flying, Imperial Guy stopped, frowning at the furious Kaguya. "So troublesome, your recovery is several times stronger than Uchiha Madara's… I'm not skilled in sealing. Killing you… no, defeating you, is nearly impossible…"
"Rabbit Hair Needle!" Kaguya didn't respond, her hair expanding, countless fine needles raining on Imperial Guy.
His figure flashed, the rabbit hair needles pursuing.
The ground below was shredded like tofu by the countless needles.
But they couldn't catch Imperial Guy. After a while, Kaguya stopped, glaring at him. "Lowly race, I acknowledge your strength. You may take your chakra and leave."
Her voice carried far, reaching Imperial Guy dozens of kilometers away.
"Hm?" Imperial Guy's expression showed surprise. "Otsutsuki can negotiate? I thought it was a fight to the death. This saves a lot of trouble."
"I heard from His Majesty the Emperor that other Otsutsuki hide in the ninja world. If I exhaust all my strength on this one, it could be problematic."
Thinking this, Imperial Guy approached Kaguya. "If it's just me, maybe I can't. It'd be hard to report to His Majesty. Can we negotiate? Let me take the four ninja villages' people below too?"
He spoke, wiggling his thick eyebrows, slightly fawning.
"Take other chakra away?" Kaguya was stunned, her face twisting in anger. "I've been gracious giving you a way out! Yet… you want me to release so much chakra! Impossible!"
Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!
Terrifying chakra fists surged again.
Imperial Guy's expression froze. "What a terrifying alien woman, disagreeing slightly, and she wants to fight again."
He dodged helplessly, then took the initiative to distance himself.
This was nearly the first time Imperial Guy retreated since arriving and fighting Kaguya.
Black Zetsu, seeing this, was overjoyed, shouting: "Mother! That human's weakening! His immense power must have come at a great cost; he's running out of strength!"
"Mother is the strongest!"
"Hm?" Kaguya, hearing this, showed joy.
She prepared to continue attacking, but Imperial Guy, far off, acted oddly.
From dozens of kilometers, Kaguya saw him sigh deeply, raise both hands high, in a gesture resembling universal surrender.
This stunned her.
Then…
A sky-shaking power erupted, a light beam piercing heaven and earth.
Kaguya's heart sank, her gaze shifting to Black Zetsu, her cold Byakugan questioning, as if asking: "Didn't you say this human was out of strength? Why's he unleashing such immense power?"
"Mother… this… must be… the human's final struggle! Yes! A desperate ant's last counterattack."
"If you withstand the next attack, his power will be exhausted! Then, Mother won't even need to move; he'll die!" Black Zetsu said confidently.
"…"
Kaguya was silent, her expression slightly convinced, not rushing to approach, staying defensive.
Far off, Imperial Guy stared sharply at Kaguya. "To guard against the next Otsutsuki attack, His Majesty told me to preserve my condition as much as possible."
"He even entrusted me with one of his body's hearts. With enough energy injected, this heart can unleash one strike of His Majesty's power."
"Now… let's witness together… His Majesty the Emperor's power!"
"Facing this attack, whether you can withstand it or not, I must admit, if this endless fight continued, I'd lose."
"But for everyone and the Empire, I must set aside a warrior's pride."
"Sorry! Honorable Otsutsuki opponent!"
Imperial Guy finished, his expression turning solemn and sacred.
A strange golden-white heart, radiating intense light, slowly floated from his body.
Though just a fist-sized heart, it seemed the world's only focus.
It powerfully drew the attention of Kaguya, Black Zetsu, the Sage of the Six Paths in the afterlife, and conscious ninja world people.
Then, it rapidly absorbed the sky-piercing power Imperial Guy unleashed, simultaneously devouring everything in heaven and earth.
Instantly, with the heart as its center, a terrifying storm roared, raging within a hundred-kilometer radius.