Cap 317: It's a joke... I think...
Cap 317: It's a joke... I think...
"And you were saying that I was the one who provoked her" - snorted Sasuke, only to look up to the sky when he heard the sound of a huge amount of lightning.
Kurama and Kaguya slowly looked up, only to notice how from the clouds, a huge beast made of lightning bolts ran in Kaguya's direction at full speed.
"Oh, there's my technique..." - Sasuke muttered as he noticed how his Kirin impacted Kaguya and in the process created a huge smokescreen.
". . ." - Kurama just kept silent as he looked at his friend, who at least had the decency to avert his gaze - "Really?"
"I don't know what happened!" - Sasuke exclaimed with his cheeks red with embarrassment. Normally his technique wouldn't take this long, and if it took his time, it would only take a few seconds to activate.
"It hurts..." - Kaguya muttered as small burn marks appeared on her pristine white skin, only to disappear in a matter of seconds, though to Sasuke's terror, he saw how the woman was watching him coolly.
"Etto... Weren't you going to attack the Dobe for insulting you?" - Sasuke asked with a forced smile, only to widen his eyes in surprise as he noticed how the earth began to shake along with the massive increase in the woman's chakra - "Oh..."
"I don't know how you hurt me, but I'm not going to let you do it again..." - Kaguya said as her hair changed slightly, no longer delicate as silk, but as firm as the hardest of metals - "I'm going to destroy your pathetic existence once and for all, Indra..."
". . ." - Sasuke glanced at Kurama, only to sigh with relief when he noticed how the redhead was nodding in his direction. At least he was reliable in times of crisis.
"You can have him" - Kurama said as Sasuke almost fell to the ground - "Ok, that was a joke... I think..."
"You bastard, will you stop playing around!" - Sasuke exclaimed seriously.
"Ok, I'm getting serious" - replied Kurama as he focused his gaze on the woman - "Sasuke, from what I could see, only techniques that are being boosted by our marks, can hurt her, that means our repertoire of attacks is massively reduced..."
"What do you have in mind then?" - Sasuke asked as his Rinnegan and Sharingan glowed slightly. He was analyzing the woman's every move because he didn't want to be treated like a rag doll anymore.
"For now, let's use the techniques we know best and try to assimilate our new energy source into them" - Kurama answered seriously as he didn't take his gaze off the Chakra Mother.
"Sounds like a plan" - replied Sasuke as he made a hand seal - "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
A huge smokescreen appeared behind Sasuke, only for when it disappeared, 30 clones of the black-haired young man appeared on the scene. They quickly rushed at Kaguya while concentrating their chakra in their hands.
"What do you plan to do?" - Kaguya asked with a frown as she could feel how the worm technique, was slightly dangerous for her.
"Kuroki Chidori (Black Chidori)!" -the clones roared as the clones split into three groups. Each of the small squadrons, molded their techniques differently as they came dangerously close to where the Rabbit Goddess - "Kuroki Chidori Nagashi! Kuroki Chidori Eiso!"
Kurama just stood there waiting for the opportunity to attack when the woman decided to dodge, only to widen her eyes in surprise when she noticed how Kaguya opened up some sort of weird space behind her - "I hope you enjoy the loss of chakra.... Yomotsu Hirasaka (Pending Hill of the Underworld)..."
All the attacks Sasuke had launched were useless because Kaguya had disappeared from the place without a trace.
Kurama and Sasuke tensed up when they saw this because the woman could come out from anywhere.
"This is annoying..." - Kurama said as he noticed how Sasuke was looking around the surroundings with his Rinnegan at full power, only to exclaim when he noticed how a small black spot appeared behind his friend - "Behind you, Sasuke!"
Sasuke quickly moved to the side so he could dodge whatever was coming towards him, only to feel his body freeze.
"Good reflexes... but it wasn't enough" - Kaguya's voice was heard behind him as he felt himself sinking into a black swamp.
"Sasuke!" - Kurama shouted as he appeared in front of his friend, only to watch as he was swallowed by the black hole - "Kaguya!"
"Done... with this no one else will interrupt us" - said Kaguya neutrally as her silhouette appeared in front of the red-headed man.
"Where's Sasuke..." - Kurama said coolly as his tails swayed in a frightening manner.
"In one of my many dimensions" - Kaguya replied neutrally - "It may be an insect, but it's dangerous, so I decided to send it on a journey of no return..."
Kurama's Rinnegan began to glow with mischief as his chakra shot up to the heavens.
"I feel negative emotions and firm conviction, Ashura" - Kaguya said while ignoring the red-haired man's fury - "But that's not enough to be able to stop me..."
Kurama quickly calmed his rising fury because he understood that if he let his emotions take control, the fight would go on endlessly because the two of them were not only Chakra monsters, but they were also immortal.
"Come... face me and see how everything is pointless" - Kaguya said as she extended her delicate hand - "Tomogoroshi no Haikotsu"
Kurama quickly bent his body as he dodged the bones Kaguya had thrown at him, only to notice how the woman appeared in front of him.
"I hope that's not all you got" - Kaguya said as she threw a powerful punch.
"It's far from over" - replied Kurama as he deflected the goddess' attack, only to see the ground sink until the bottom was nowhere to be seen.
Kaguya's hair began to gather, taking the shape of 10 huge tails - "That's good to hear... because I'm not fighting for real..."
Kurama kept silent because it was obvious that this fight wouldn't be over for a good while unless one of the two got distracted and sealed the other.
"Ok, I admit it, you're strong" - Kurama said as he closed his eyes for a few seconds, only to snap them open and appear in front of the woman - "I want you to remember something though.... You're not the only one who can use parts of her body as a weapon! Nagare: Kyuten - Seisho no Tengoku(Flow: Nine Heavens - First Heaven)!"
"!" - Kaguya's eyes widened in surprise as she felt a firm kick to her stomach, only to fly off at high speed - "Ugh...."
"Dai Ni Tengoku (Second Heaven)!" - Kurama roared as he appeared behind the woman, only to send her flying into the sky - "Dai san Tengoku(Third Heaven)!"
Kurama again appeared behind the woman as he concentrated more and more chakra into his punches. He was not only using the energy of the Sun Mark, but also the energy of Nature - "Dai Shi Tengoku(Fourth Heaven)!"
Kaguya could only groan in pain as she gritted her teeth in fury. It was the first time she felt so much pain, to the point that her fight against her children was nothing more than a game - "Y-You!"
"Didn't you want to see what I was capable of! Well, now you're seeing it! Dai go Tengoku (Fifth Heaven)!" - Kurama roared as he made a hand seal and summoned ten clones, only to mobilize them in different directions - "Dai roku Tengoku (Sixth Heaven)!"
The young Uzumaki quickly delivered a firm punch to the woman's face that sent her straight to the ground, only to use Hiraishin and appear right where the Rabbit Goddess was going to impact - "Dai Nana Tengoku!(Seventh Heaven)!"
Kaguya grunted as she moved her hand to try to block the young man's punch, only to feel the boy's firm grip on her wrist - "Huh?"
"You're not going to stop my technique..." - Kurama said coldly as he threw the woman into the sky, only for a clone to hit her back and send her flying into the sky - "Dai hachi Tengoku (Eighth Heaven)!"
Kaguya opened her eyes as she resisted the momentum of destruction from not being able to block or absorb her opponent's attack, only to notice how nine clones and the original were in front of her.
"Kyuten - Kyubi no Mai (Ninth Heaven - Nine Tails Dance)!" - Kurama roared as the nine clones lunged at the woman with sharp claw-like hands.
"AH!" - Kaguya's high-pitched roar of pain echoed in place as small red marks appeared on her skin. She slowly folded her arms as the red-haired man's attacks continued to damage her body, only to roar in fury as her hair created a dome to protect her.
Kurama continued to attack, only to scream in pain as he felt a pang in his head after seeing the clones being pierced by hair stakes, though he quickly gritted his teeth to resist the pain.
His sharp gaze still rested on the woman's protected body, only to appear above the dome with a huge sphere of energy with multiple, chaotic colors - "Senpo: Odama Bijuu Rasengan (Sage Art: Great Spiral Beast Tail Sphere)!"
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Extra chapter 1/3 thanks to one of the three new Pa treon patrons.