The beast formed from Byakugan chakra looked terrified, stumbling two steps back. It was clear how much fear that familiar Buddhist light struck into its heart.
"Impossible! Even the laws of this world are tied to chakra—how can you wield such power like some bald monk?!"
Senju Yukika's face darkened, but she smiled coldly. "I told you before—your fate was sealed a thousand years ago."
That fiery chakra floated up, bristling like an enraged wildcat. It opened a gaping, corpse-like maw, chakra raging inside it. Then, like a Tailed Beast Bomb, it shot the condensed chakra forward.
Yukika's face was filled with serene compassion. With a simple wave of her right hand, a swirling pattern appeared, and that monstrous Tailed Beast Bomb, which could have leveled multiple mountains, disappeared silently in her palm like a droplet of water.
"I'm not exactly sure why, but it seems Buddhist power is especially effective against your Ōtsutsuki kind."
Suddenly, the beast's ordinary eyes transformed into Byakugan, chakra concentrating within them with terrifying force—enough to wipe out an entire nation. The walls of the Lost Tower began to tremble under the immense pressure.
This ability was eerily similar to the Byakugan techniques of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, turning sheer pressure into devastating physical destruction.
But Yukika looked entirely unaffected. Instead, she leaped behind the beast, her right hand transforming into a massive Buddha's palm, which slammed onto the beast's neck. Smiling, she said:
"You think using Kaguya's old tricks will work on me? You're underestimating me."
By now, Yukika understood Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's powers well—she'd spent countless nights studying them. There was no way mere pressure-based attacks could harm her anymore.
The Buddha's palm began to devour the beast's chakra, shrinking its form at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Sensing something was wrong, the beast collapsed, then quickly reassembled itself a few meters away. Crouched low with its front paws pressed to the ground, it panted heavily, glaring at Yukika like an exhausted tiger forced into a corner.
Yukika looked at her right hand, feeling the surge of energy within her. She muttered, "It seems using Buddhist power against you is far more effective than using Shinigami techniques."
Previously, when Yukika struck with Cero-like energy blasts, she could scatter the beast's body, but it quickly reformed its chakra without much loss. But just now, when her Buddha's palm gripped its neck, the chakra had been sucked in like a black hole, devouring the beast itself.
It was as if Buddhist power was born to overcome Ōtsutsuki chakra. Thinking back to the White Cloud Monk who had appeared suddenly a thousand years ago, wielding the giant Byakugan, Yukika couldn't help but wonder if there had once been a conflict between Buddha and the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Suddenly, Yukika's sharp senses picked up a change in the surrounding chakra. What had once been a raging ocean now became like a dead lake—calm on the surface, yet hiding an unfathomable abyss beneath.
The beast's body began to change too. Its original deep blue color faded into a pale purple. Its two Byakugan eyes gradually fused into one, forming a pale purple eye that looked eerily like a full moon.
The Tenseigan!
Unlike the massive Tenseigan that Yukika had destroyed on the moon, this one wasn't nearly as huge, but inside it, countless lights flowed as if a miniature galaxy was contained within.
The Tenseigan began to spin like a solar wheel, and a massive suction force erupted from within it.
Yukika frowned and planted her feet firmly, golden wings spreading wide behind her. Yet despite her stance, she still slid slowly forward, a testament to how overwhelming the pull was.
At the same time, dozens of large purple Truth-Seeking Balls appeared above the beast's head, rotating slowly. Covered in swirling purple chakra, they formed a glowing purple halo.
As the halo spun, it whipped up a fierce hurricane within the Lost Tower, making it even harder for Yukika to keep her footing.
But Yukika didn't seem concerned about how close she was getting to the beast. Her eyes were locked on that purple halo.
"I'd say even a single one of those Truth-Seeking Balls could destroy a nation. You've hoarded your chakra for thousands of years, and now you're wasting it like this... Honestly, it's painful to watch."
"That chakra is your key to returning to the Ōtsutsuki. Sure, you probably have more stored up than even you realize, but seeing your chances slip away little by little—it must sting, right?"
The beast said nothing, just stared at Yukika with pure hatred. If, in the beginning, Yukika had been a mere insect to it, now she had become an insect that absolutely had to be crushed.
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Finally, the beast opened its mouth to speak again.
"If I could regain my peak power, crushing you would be effortless!"
Yukika raised her right foot and stomped hard on the ground. The surrounding Buddhist light gathered, swirling like mist and fire. Her entire body transformed into a golden statue, her golden wings shifting into phantom arms. Like a stone monolith, she stood unshakable—neither the Tenseigan's pull nor the hurricane had any effect on her.
"No, even if you regained your full strength, you wouldn't waste it on me. You'd break through the heavens and head straight for the outer Ōtsutsuki."
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"The only reason you're bothering with me now is because you can't break through the Dragon Vein seal yet, and you want to devour me to strengthen yourself."
"It's a shame, really. If we were deep beneath the Dragon Vein and you could unleash your full power, I might have backed off. But as you are now—you're not worthy."
The beast roared in fury, its massive body swelling again with rage.
"Even if I burn through my chakra, I'll kill you insects to vent my hatred!"
"So what if I get sealed for another thousand years?!"
"I'll show you—the true might of the Ōtsutsuki!"
Dozens of silver discs appeared above the beast's head once more, gathering the powerful Yin-Yang-based Truth-Seeking Balls—ten, a hundred, a thousand!
Those terrifying, purple-glowing Truth-Seeking Balls merged into an enormous chakra sword. Even the Lost Tower reacted: Buddhist scriptures lit up on the surrounding walls, and the giant sun atop the tower appeared as a shimmering phantom.
The Golden Wheel Reincarnation technique erupted! This was power capable of splitting the Earth itself—a force that rivaled the gods.
"Tremble in fear, insects. Submit! This is the true power of the Ōtsutsuki. You cannot defeat us. Only by bowing to the strong can insects survive!"
Yukika raised her head, staring at the massive chakra sword. Without the suppressing force of the Lost Tower, that sword, made up of thousands of Truth-Seeking Balls, would have easily reached hundreds of meters in height—a terrifying, catastrophic weapon.