"What will he do next? Kill us?"
"Darn it, is there really nothing we can do?"
The Allied Forces were filled with righteous fury, eager to fight the enemy to the death. Yet when they considered that their recklessness might cost their comrades their lives, their spirits quickly dampened.
"I can't stay silent any longer!" Seeing Aizen's terrifying power spreading like wildfire, Hagoromo—who stood between the Underworld and the real world—sighed, then steeled his gaze with determination.
"Worry about the future when it gets here. Right now, I can't afford to lose the present!"
Though he had originally intended to conserve his strength for the coming trials, the current situation left him with no room for hesitation.
Just as he prepared to burn away all the Underworld's power, a voice echoed in his mind.
"Lord Six Paths, please hold on a little longer. I'm coming to save you!"
"It's Seiki—his main body has arrived!" Hagoromo's spirit lifted as he suppressed his determined resolve. "Then I'll leave it to you!"
Only at this moment did the unease weighing on Seiki's heart begin to ease, as he silently thought to himself, "He really still has the strength to take me down with him. Good thing I've finally gained some understanding of space-time abilities and could predict this danger in advance!"
"It seems I'll have to stage a proper fight in front of them to eliminate his dangerous intentions."
With this thought, Seiki increased his flight speed, appearing on the battlefield like a meteor.
"You finally decided to show up, Aizen!"
"That line should be mine, Shimaseki!"
Seeing Seiki arrive, the Allied Ninja Forces erupted in excitement.
"Great! Seiki has arrived!"
"Wait a second—could this be another one of his illusions?"
"Come on, would he really go through all that just to trick us?"
Seiki, now well-practiced in this sort of act, calmly said, "If your goal was to lure me here, then you've already succeeded!"
"Heh, I put considerable effort into creating a somewhat fair battlefield!" Aizen chuckled as he gestured toward the ninja alliance below. "It's quite difficult to walk over ants without crushing them!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Allied Forces turned grim.
"Darn it, what does he take us for?"
"What arrogance! I'd love to punch that smug face of his!"
Seiki inhaled sharply. "Since that's the case, let's not waste time. Let's fight!"
With that, Seiki transformed into a streak of light, flying straight toward Aizen and throwing a punch that shattered his body into pieces!
Before anyone could feel relieved, however, the shattered pieces of his body reassembled as if time had reversed, reconstituting him as he looked at Seiki with apparent fear. "That was close—you almost killed me!"
Seiki kept his composure. "Don't play games. Your reaction wouldn't be that slow. You let yourself die on purpose—to catch me off guard!"
"Really, couldn't you have just played along like those fools?" Aizen sighed, waving his right hand. Countless swords appeared around him, shooting toward Seiki like arrows!
Seiki didn't even bother forming a hand seal, mimicking Aizen as he waved his hand. [Light Release: Eight Trigrams Heavenly Jade Arrow!]
Countless glowing projectiles erupted from his hands, hurtling toward the flying sword technique. The sky between them erupted in an endless series of shockwaves, shattering nearly all the flying swords.
Yet, the moment they were damaged, the swords instantly regenerated, just like Aizen's previous resurrection from death—even capable of infinite rebirth!
Witnessing this, the Allied Forces below stared in stunned disbelief.
"What in the world is going on? Is this another illusion?"
"No, Lord Seiki clearly said he had killed the opponent once!"
"Then what kind of jutsu is this flying sword? Some kind of sword release?"
At this moment, Sasuke solemnly said, "It's Izanagi!"
"Izanagi?"
Sasuke, with a grave expression, explained, "A perfect genjutsu of the Uchiha Clan, which costs one eye permanently, capable of reversing illusion and reality!"
Gaara understood and asked in awe, "Are you saying he turned death into illusion, and then transformed that illusion into reality through those flying swords?"
Naruto raised his hand and asked, "But he doesn't even seem to be an Uchiha, and his eyes aren't even blind!"
"Still haven't figured it out?" Sasuke took a deep breath. "What requires one eye for the Uchiha to perform as a perfect illusionary technique—he might consider it no different from the Body Replacement techniques!"
Everyone felt their hearts tremble. A godlike illusion capable of rewriting reality, wielded so effortlessly. It defied all logic!
Even Hagoromo showed emotion, "If Kekkei Mora is the most comprehensive ability that combines all nature transformations, then his mastery over genjutsu must be the most specialized power in the Yin Release domain!"
Observing everyone's reactions, Aizen secretly thought, "Since I can't possibly fight my real self to the death, I'll just put on a flashy show, using techniques beyond their comprehension to fool them!"
As for whether Hagoromo would see through this, he wasn't worried. Hagoromo wasn't omnipotent and couldn't possibly know every technique he developed.
Even if Hagoromo truly saw through his true nature, at this point, he'd have no choice but to stay silent. After all, the message Aizen was conveying through this act was a peaceful resolution—exposing the truth would only make things worse!
Thinking this, Aizen smiled and withdrew the swords surrounding Lord Seiki. He snapped his fingers, and instantly tens of thousands of figures surrounded Seiki tightly, "Since swords won't work, how about trying my Ninja Army technique?"
Seeing the enemy even replicate their own selves, the Allied Forces widened their eyes in disbelief.
"You've got to be kidding me! He summoned an entire army by himself?"
"No wonder he said earlier he was just playing around with us. With his ability, he could bring us into a fierce battle with just one thought!"
"Maybe these illusions are just fakes and can't really perform our jutsu!"
However, the fake Allied Ninja Forces kept using jutsu after jutsu, shattering the last bit of hope in their hearts!
All their signature techniques were displayed.
Especially the beam of light shot toward Seiki, which made Onoki's pupils shrink instantly, "He even replicated my Dust Release! How could that be possible?"
Kakashi smiled bitterly, "He truly deserves the title of 'Copy Ninja' more than I do!"
The Seiki first unleashed his Spiritual Pressure upon the eight-thousand-strong army. The weaker illusions shattered like foam, fragile and fleeting. Then, he took the form of light, dashing back and forth through the crowd.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Allied Ninja Forces were wiped out!
Witnessing this, the soldiers of the Allied Forces couldn't tell whether to feel joy or sorrow.
Joy, naturally, came from seeing the glimmer of victory. Sorrow, however, stemmed from the fact that the combined might of the entire shinobi world seemed no more than toys in his hands.
Either effortlessly copied—or effortlessly destroyed!
Did they really have no clout at all?
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