Naruto: F**king Makes Me Stronger

Chapter 416 416: Shun VS Hagoromo

Upon stepping into the Netherworld, a thick aura of death assailed Shun and Kaguya.

This aura was mixed with the wails of countless resentful souls and decaying energy, a bone-chilling touch that seeped into their limbs and bones through their pores, as if even their souls would be frozen.

The sight before them made both their pupils shrink simultaneously, their expressions instantly turning solemn.

The sky of the Netherworld lacked the azure and clarity of the mortal realm. Instead, it was a deep, dark gray, as if covered by layers of congealed blood, and even the light carried an eerie stillness.

Even more startling, beneath this dark gray sky, hung four moons, evenly spaced, like four ancient wells emitting a faint glow.

Each moon was enveloped in a red halo, which was not warm but carried a soul-stirring chill, dimly illuminating the desolate land of the Netherworld.

And the westernmost of these moons had a projection of the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan.

"The Nine Tomoe Rinnegan... it's Hagoromo's doing."

Kaguya's fingers, hanging at her sides, curled slightly with a hint of undetectable coldness.

As the progenitor of Chakra, she was all too familiar with the aura of this Dojutsu derived from her bloodline, instantly grasping the key.

"After Hagoromo became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he used Infinite Tsukuyomi in the Netherworld. These red moons are the energy carriers of Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Shun nodded slightly, a cold glint flashing in his Golden Rinnegan, his gaze fixed on the moon projecting the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan.

His mind raced, instantly understanding the crucial point.

Hagoromo was lingering in the Pure Land, yet he had set up such a massive Infinite Tsukuyomi in the Netherworld, clearly intending to control the myriad souls of the Netherworld, extracting their Chakra and Soul Power to accumulate energy for his ultimate goal. These controlled souls were his cheapest "fuel."

Even having seen through Hagoromo's scheme, neither of them showed any worry.

Shun himself was the controller of Ancestral Star's Netherworld, a supreme existence in the Soul Domain. The rules of the Netherworld could not only not bind him but would also provide him with power amplification.

Kaguya, on the other hand, was the Ancestor of Chakra, containing the most primordial and purest Chakra within her, having long surpassed the scope of Infinite Tsukuyomi's control.

The red moonlight fell upon them like ordinary light, having no effect. It neither stirred any soul fluctuations nor caused any mental interference.

Kaguya even raised her eyes slightly, gazing at the eerie moon, and sighed deeply. She hadn't expected Hagoromo to do such a thing.

"Such a petty trick, daring to show off in the Netherworld." Shun snorted coldly, clapping his hands together.

Golden Chakra erupted from his body like a volcanic outburst. This golden Chakra contained an extremely dense Soul Power, sweeping across the entire Netherworld like a surging tsunami. Wherever it passed, even the aura of death in the air was forcibly dispelled.

The Chakra torrent, with a clear target, surged towards the moon projecting the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan, unstoppable.

Om...

A deafening muffled sound exploded in the sky above the Netherworld as the golden Chakra and the red moonlight fiercely collided.

A visible energy shockwave spread out, and the moon covered with Rinnegan patterns instantly trembled violently, its red patterns fading at a visible speed.

In just a moment, the projection of the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan, like a fading lake surface, turned into countless specks of light, swirling in the dark gray sky for a moment before completely vanishing without a trace.

With the "extinguishing" of this moon, the halos of the other three moons also dimmed. The Infinite Tsukuyomi of the Netherworld was thus easily broken by Shun.

As soon as Infinite Tsukuyomi's restraint was lifted, countless souls across the Netherworld let out roars and gasps, their voices mixed with the horror of surviving a catastrophe and the anger of being controlled.

These souls, once controlled by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, included ninjas who had died in past wars, their armor still bearing traces of battle. There were also resentful souls forcibly captured by Hagoromo, their forms distorted and full of unwillingness.

At this moment, the confusion in the eyes of these souls gradually receded, replaced by the clarity of awakening.

The Chakra forcibly extracted from their bodies stopped flowing out, and they struggled to scatter and flee, like startled birds and beasts, desperately moving away from the source of the power that controlled them, fearing to fall into endless darkness again.

In the core area of the Pure Land, an altar constructed of pale gray Chakra floated in mid-air. The altar was carved with eerie runes, continuously absorbing energy from its surroundings.

Hagoromo sat cross-legged in the center of the altar, his eyes originally tightly closed. The moment the Infinite Tsukuyomi was broken, he suddenly opened his eyes, his Rinnegan filled with shock.

The pale gray Chakra surrounding him instantly became chaotic, like water disturbed by a strong wind. The steadily extracted Soul energy ceased, and the powerful backlash caused him to let out a muffled groan.

He could clearly sense that the Infinite Tsukuyomi he had painstakingly set up had been forcibly broken.

"What was destined to come, has come."

A complex expression flashed in his eyes.

Shock, unwillingness, and a hint of resignation.

The moment his special Clone was defeated and its aoul dissipated, he had already sensed it. He had thought the opponent would need some time to locate the Pure Land. He hadn't expected them to be so swift, even directly intruding into the Netherworld.

He knew that his ritual was not yet complete, and he absolutely could not give the opponent a moment's respite at this time. If they interrupted the ritual, his years of planning would go to waste. At that point, let alone controlling the Ninja World, whether he could even save his life would be an unknown.

With this thought, he immediately activated all his ocular power.

The light of his Rinnegan surged, and white Chakra poured out like a breaching tide, forming a powerful energy storm.

Those souls who had just awakened and hadn't fled too far suddenly felt a terrifying suction coming from the direction of the altar. The already weak Chakra within their bodies uncontrollably leaked out, transforming into pale blue energy threads that converged towards Hagoromo.

Boom!

A loud bang resounded, and the Chakra around Hagoromo instantly surged, his aura several times stronger than before, forming a visible energy barrier.

The ground around the altar cracked under the immense power.

He intended to use the Chakra of these souls to forcibly increase his strength before the opponents arrived, even if only temporarily, to gain the upper hand.

As long as he could hold on until the ritual was complete, he would gain temporary power surpassing his peak. He believed that at that time, neither Shun nor Kaguya would be a threat.

But just as his Chakra reached its peak and the energy barrier was at its strongest, two figures appeared out of thin air in front of the altar.

It was Shun and Kaguya.

They directly locked onto Hagoromo's Chakra source, instantly crossing the spatial barriers between the Netherworld and the Pure Land.

Kaguya's white long dress fluttered in the energy storm, a powerful and pure Chakra emanating from her. Her gaze, cold and devoid of any superfluous emotion, fell upon Hagoromo.

Shun, on the other hand, leaned slightly forward, the light of his Golden Six Tomoe Rinnegan flickering. The Chakra around him resonated with the Soul Power of the Netherworld, forming a suffocating pressure.

"Hagoromo, your good days are over." Shun's voice was bone-chillingly cold, like a whisper from the abyss.

As the Lord of Ancestral Star's Netherworld, his Soul Power and Chakra in the Netherworld region would not only not be suppressed but would be amplified. His current strength far surpassed his power in the normal world, and was vastly superior to that of Hagoromo.

Suddenly, Shun vanished from his spot.

Hagoromo felt a blur before his eyes, unable to react in time, as a devastating force slammed heavily into his chest.

Bang... Bang... Bang...

A series of heavy punches rang out, and Hagoromo was sent flying back like a cannonball, crashing heavily into the Chakra altar behind him. The altar instantly collapsed at one corner, runes extinguished, and countless energy fragments scattered.

Hagoromo's pale, hunched body was embedded in the altar's wreckage, his chest heaving violently. Some soul fragments uncontrollably spewed out, then dissipated into the air.

At this moment, his face was filled with bewilderment and disbelief, his eyes wide as he stared intently at Shun.

He couldn't understand why the opponent, clearly a living person entering the Netherworld, not only didn't have their strength restricted but could exert such terrifying power.

Crucially, he was an ethereal soul body. Shun hadn't even used a Truth-Seeking Orb, so how could he hit a soul body?

This completely violated his thousand-year understanding of the Netherworld's rules.

Before he could recover from his shock, Shun's figure reappeared before him. Without any superfluous moves, punches rained down like a storm, each imbued with extreme Soul Power, slamming heavily onto Hagoromo, pinning him down in the ruins and savagely beating him.

Hagoromo's Chakra barrier defense, under such terrifying attacks, was like paper, offering no protection whatsoever. He could only barely raise his arms to protect his head, his body trembling constantly, his heart filled with bone-deep terror.

Why was Shun's strength in the Netherworld so terrifying?

He even felt a hint of regret. If he had known Shun was so formidable in the Netherworld, he would never have chosen this place as the final battlefield.