Chapter 193: Final Chapter · Part One
Twenty-six years ago.
Two souls from different timelines converged in this unfamiliar world. In the vastness of the universe, across infinite space-time, the odds of such a meeting were not merely small—they were virtually impossible.
"Companions?"
"Sworn enemies?"
"A Jinchūriki?"
None of these labels truly described the relationship between Uchiha Kagami and Sukuna. In his childhood, Kagami feared him; later he felt loathing, hatred, disdain…
Until one day, Kagami thought—
Maybe…
I ought to give you a perfect finale.
Let you achieve your utmost glory—
and then die by my hand!!
clang——————
Black blade and trident collided in overlapping afterimages. Their weapons clashed with a sound that set one's teeth on edge.
Their movements didn't appear particularly fast.
But each strike carried the intent to kill the other outright!
The black blade slashed a diagonal moon arc, aiming to bisect Sukuna at the waist.
boom!!
Two arms locked the katana in a dead grip. Sukuna swung his trident like a crashing mountain!
Kagami twisted his grip, prying away Sukuna's hands, retreating in midair while carving a slash across Sukuna's chest.
Simultaneously, the prongs of the trident skimmed Kagami's cheek, spraying a bright spatter of blood.
…
Kagami brushed his fingertips along his cheek, looking at the red blood on them.
Savoring its tangy fragrance, his face lit with a radiant smile—like a boy stumbling upon a wondrous sight.
Yes…
Even now, he kept the appearance of a youth. Time had not changed his looks, nor had it altered his mind.
So it is—
This is my pursuit…
I never feared death, nor longed for peaceful living.
I was always… a battle-mad lunatic!!
Boundless fighting spirit, almost tangible, like a god, like a demon!
Amid the black–red aura, Kagami appeared as a devil from the inferno. Even the black sea quivered in dread.
…
"What are you all waiting for?"
Sukuna, with bloodied arms, formed seals, grinning darkly.
"The one we face is Uchiha Kagami!
An overwhelmingly powerful monster!
We should attack together!"
"Let's kill a god!!"
woosh!!
Fiery flame spewed from the great mouth in Sukuna's abdomen. The blaze, shaped like a phoenix, boiled the black sea!
No pause at all.
That maw chanted:
"Ryūrin"
"Hanpatsu"
"Tsuishō no Nagareboshi"
He recited the incantation in full, black–crimson blood dribbling from his belly mouth. But before he unleashed it, Sukuna suffered massive backlash.
"Spatial–temporal is invalid?
I refuse to accept this!
My slash is enough to tear anything apart!"
Above Kagami's head, without warning, a rift opened—rending the murky space—the only light in that realm of shadow.
At the same time, the forehead eye of Yagetsu emitted a brilliant rainbow glow.
Madara raised both hands, firing a volley of ashen-gray bone spikes—
All-Killing Ash Bones!
tap, tap…
Senju Hashirama strode across the black sea, gripping a pair of jet-black greatswords, moving in on Kagami.
No need for tactical exchange or synergy. The four strong launched their attacks in perfect unison.
In all the universe, who could bar such a barrage?
Infinite radiance overwhelmed Kagami.
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Three days later.
Across the ninja world, countless people gazed upon that black moon which blotted out the sunlight.
They realized the fate of everyone hung in that far-off battlefield, a clash they couldn't even watch from afar.
In Konoha, atop its highest building, Namikaze Minato and company also stared at that black moon.
"Dad… do you think Master Kagami is okay?"
Naruto's brow furrowed in worry. Minato didn't know how to respond; confusion churned in his heart.
He shared deep ties with Kagami. Unable to help Kagami pained him deeply.
"Lord Kagami wouldn't lose," said Zuo-Lun in a muffled tone, having spent days perched there without even eating. "No matter who the enemy is, Kagami absolutely… absolutely won't lose!!"
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At the ragged frontier of the Rain Country, Shisui too gazed upward. He never doubted the end result—
only that, once it was over, he knew his brother would truly leave.
Shisui's perception, far beyond normal, told him as much.
Nearby, Tobirama remained silent. Hashirama and Madara had joined forces. In old times that alone could have trampled the ninja world, yet here they were just four among many contending for Kagami's life.
No one could see within that black moon, but that it still existed spoke volumes.
…
In the "Moonlit Rite: Grand Killing Mausoleum," time's flow diverged from the outside. By the measure of day–night cycles beyond, seventy-some days had passed.
No "ultimate ninjutsu" found space here; the fighting had soared past such techniques.
Ōtsutsuki Yagetsu, wreathed in purple flame, brandished a dark-gold spear. The tip unleashed blinding lightning, a deep-violet Dharma Wheel spinning behind him, carved with nine tomoe.
He thrust his spear, condensing enormous force into the shape of a dragon's talon smashing downward.
Yet not aiming at any foe—
He was attacking the domain's boundary.
Yagetsu's body was riddled with countless wounds, purple–red blood staining his garments.
He wanted to flee—flee this abattoir.
Boom!!!
That massive dragon's claw blasted the boundary. White-bone steps cracked, black sea churned…
Still, the cage showed no breach.
A voice of nightmares spoke behind him:
"Where do you think you're going?"
Bloodstained hair hung over half his face, but in the shadows, a frigid eye glowed faintly as Kagami stared at Yagetsu.
Tap…
One hand clapped upon Yagetsu's shoulder, making him quiver uncontrollably.
"I… I'm willing to serve you… venerate you as the new—"
Slash!!
A black blade flickered. Yagetsu's head, along with silver hair, traced a curve through the air.
Swish!!
Thus the first to die.
No chance of any reincarnation.
Kagami, after decapitating Yagetsu, shuddered sharply.
A hand seized him at each side of his waist.
"Six Paths—Chibaku Tensei!"
It was as though intangible gods were pressing their palms together.
Centered on Kagami, a gravitational singularity formed, compressing and grinding even the mightiest chakra.
The strongest sealing art that once saved the world, used to trap an evil goddess.
Now under two controllers—beyond even Hagoromo and Hamura.
…
Crack—
Something invisible shattered.
Those two had surpassed the original Six Paths brothers.
But Kagami was no Kaguya.
Boom!!!
Like a star going supernova, a white dragon roared out from Kagami's body, forcibly biting into Madara.
In a flash, Kagami reappeared before Hashirama.
His five fingers like blades, he pierced the God of Shinobi's heart!!
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