Faced with this sudden turn of events, Hinata stepped forward without the slightest hesitation, placing herself in front of Naruto.
Even though she could not see Hagoromo at this moment, she showed no fear at all and did not retreat even a single step.
As it turned out, Otsutsuki Hagoromo had just taken a portion of the chakra belonging to Indra and Asura from Naruto's and Sasuke's bodies.
Naruto and Sasuke were originally the two children of destiny, fated by heaven itself. However, they had already been influenced by Rengoku, and in the future, they would likely no longer submit to Otsutsuki Hagoromo's control.
Thus, Otsutsuki Hagoromo made a decisive move and chose to extract Indra's and Asura's chakra in advance.
When the time was right, he would then reweave the threads of fate according to his own will.
With Rengoku having just been expelled from this world, there were very few people left who could pose any real threat to him.
And yet, just when everything seemed completely under control, a slender figure shot forward like lightning.
Without any warning, it crashed straight into Hagoromo's embrace and, like melting ice and snow, rapidly fused into his body.
It was Ido.
At the same time, Kurama Yakumo was giving everything she had to perform the Soul Invasion Technique, engaging Hagoromo in a terrifying clash.
Her petite body trembled uncontrollably, her face pale as paper, large beads of sweat rolling down her forehead.
"Brother Itachi! Now! Southwest, five meters!", Kurama Yakumo screamed at the top of her lungs, her voice hoarse from pain.
This time, by using Ido to carry out the soul invasion, the pain she endured was like placing her own flesh directly into raging flames to be scorched.
Such agonizing pain had nearly pushed her consciousness to the brink of collapse.
Hearing this, Itachi's Sharingan spun violently, and an overwhelmingly powerful pupil force burst forth in an instant.
Immediately after, an orange red Susanoo erupted into existence, rapidly donning armor at an astonishing speed, forming the Crow Tengu configuration.
What was especially striking was that on Susanoo's right arm, two hands had grown. One of the smaller hands at the wrist was tightly gripping an orange gourd.
At that moment, the small hand squeezed the gourd lightly, and in an instant, a dazzling orange flaming sword shot out from its mouth.
This sword was the legendary Totsuka Blade.
Gripping the Totsuka Blade, Itachi did not hesitate for even a moment. He controlled Susanoo and thrust fiercely in the direction indicated by Kurama Yakumo.
The flaming blade roared forward, carrying blazing fire and a piercing shriek, colliding with the empty space ahead.
Then it effortlessly pierced through what appeared to be nothingness.
Immediately afterward, a figure slowly emerged.
It was Hagoromo.
His face was filled with shock and disbelief. He clearly had not expected to be struck by the Totsuka Blade.
And along with him, the half melted Ido was struck as well.
Hagoromo's expression turned extremely grim. He knew all too well that once struck by the Totsuka Blade, if one could not break free in time, the consequences would be unimaginable.
If he were truly sealed here, the situation would immediately turn disastrous for him, possibly resulting in total defeat.
However, Hagoromo did not resign himself to fate.
Both of his hands lit up at the same time. A moon symbol appeared on one hand, while a sun symbol appeared on the other.
The two immense powers intertwined and fused together, pouring endlessly out of his body as he fought desperately against the terrifying pulling force generated by the Totsuka Blade.
At the same time, Itachi's blood red Sharingan spun wildly like high speed pinwheels, blood tears even flowing from the corners of his eyes from excessive use of pupil techniques.
Even so, his gaze remained locked firmly on Hagoromo, not daring to relax for even a second.
As the two sides remained locked in a stalemate, it was clearly visible that Hagoromo's body was being dragged little by little toward the Totsuka Blade, as if he were about to be sucked into the sword and sealed completely at any moment.
At this critical juncture, Rasa, who had been hiding nearby and had not fled the battlefield, suddenly appeared.
He stepped on a sand platform condensed from gold dust and charged forward like an arrow loosed from the bow.
Accompanied by wild, unrestrained laughter, "Hahahahaha! Rengoku is already dead. I'd like to see just how many experts Konoha still has left!"
As he spoke, he swung his arm, and in an instant, a surging wave of gold dust rose from the ground, sweeping toward the Konoha group like a sky covering tide.
"Looking for death!"
"Hmph!"
"Die!"
Rasa's words were like a bolt of lightning, instantly igniting the fury in the hearts of Konoha's people.
On the other side, Itachi was locked in a fierce battle of pupil power with the enemy.
Everyone knew that they could not provide assistance at this moment, so under no circumstances could anyone be allowed to interfere with this crucial confrontation.
At that moment, Shisui and Makumi unleashed their own formidable powers without hesitation.
Red black and dark green Susanoo manifested at the same time.
The two towering Susanoo stood side by side, ready to block the oncoming golden sand entirely.
However, something unexpected happened. Gaara, who had been silent at the side, suddenly made his move, slamming both hands onto the ground.
In an instant, countless waves of yellow sand surged up like ferocious dragons, charging straight at Rasa's gold dust with overwhelming force.
Faced with this sudden development, Rasa's eyes widened in shock.
He had never seen Makumi or Shisui before, and he was completely unprepared for the sudden appearance of these Susanoo.
But at this moment, his attention was entirely seized by what lay before him.
The yellow sand filling the sky had actually managed to block his prized gold dust attack.
What shocked him even more was that within the rolling sea of sand, he clearly saw Gaara's figure.
Gaara was, in his eyes, a genuine "failure."
A Gaara who had lost the One Tailed Shukaku and should have been unable to control sand at all.
Yet now, not only was he displaying astonishing strength, he was even able, at just eleven years old, to easily block Rasa's full power Gold Dust Technique.
"How is this possible? How does this failure still have the ability to control sand?"
Rasa muttered in disbelief.
At the same time, the prominent "love" character carved into Gaara's forehead began to seep with blood, as if it were voicing the endless pain and hatred buried deep within his heart.
His eyes, filled with murderous intent, stared unblinking at the man before him, his so called biological father.
The hatred contained within them burned like raging flames, threatening to consume everything in the world.
At this moment, scenes from his childhood in Sunagakure flashed endlessly through his mind.
Those unbearable, heartbreaking memories shattered like fragile glass in an instant, crushed mercilessly into dust and scattered to nothingness.
"Rasa! I want you dead!"
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