Upon learning the truth, Hashirama and Madara's expressions darkened instantly.
Neither of them was foolish. The enemy had used an item to withstand their strongest attack, so there was no point in arguing about who won.
If they had a chance of winning under normal circumstances, they wouldn't have resorted to such a life-risking, decisive move.
The outcome of a battle is never determined by someone's subjective judgment.
If you lose, you lose. There's no need to argue.
Fortunately, they weren't the type of people who couldn't handle defeat.
"Don't be disheartened. The two of you managed to push Isshiki to this point together, and that's already very impressive," Lux praised them sincerely.
Super Kage fighting against Six Paths, and they were also fighting against the ruthless Isshiki, who had vast combat experience.
If it were anyone else, they might not have lasted even a single round.
The fact that Hashirama and Madara were able to fight for nearly three minutes and force Isshiki to use the Sealing Pot for defense was already an extraordinary achievement.
The two of them truly deserved the title of the strongest ninja.
After receiving Lux's approval, Hashirama showed a hint of relief, but Madara still wore a stern expression, filled with reluctance.
For Madara, losing was losing.
But he wouldn't be satisfied just because he had pushed the enemy to a certain point.
Like what Isshiki had said to them earlier, what did he mean by "I acknowledge you"?
How arrogant did that sound? So full of himself!
How humiliating was this for Madara?
Then, it should be him who mocks the enemy!
"Now you realize how strong the Otsutsuki are, right?"
"Right. I didn't expect there to be such a powerful enemy! No wonder the entire ninja world would be destroyed by them in the future, and no wonder Madara would lose to them in the future..."
Hashirama nodded and sighed, truly understanding what Six Paths-level power meant.
"Hmph! I won't keep losing. Next time, I'll deal with that guy myself!"
Madara, the tsundere, snorted coldly and cursed inwardly.
Without a doubt, this shameful defeat had completely ignited his fighting spirit and determination.
Even if he couldn't defeat Isshiki directly now, he would eventually trample that man under his feet!
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"Sir, is this person still hiding inside that jar? Isn't he coming out?"
Hashirama stared at the pitch-black sealing pot and asked curiously.
Is Isshiki willing to hide in this jar for so long?
Why doesn't he just come out and deal with you and Madara himself?
Something feels off.
"No. He should have escaped."
"Huh?"
"His Kama can open space-time portals. That guy opened a portal inside the sealing pot and escaped."
For Isshiki, with such an opportunity, how could he not escape? What would happen if he really came out and defeated and killed Hashirama and Madara?
Would he let his fate be decided by Lux?
After being stabbed in the back by Kaguya once and left unconscious for a thousand years, Isshiki would never trust anyone again.
Even though he also hated Hashirama and Madara, those lowly creatures who kept using their clones to taunt him, it was clearly more important for Isshiki to escape as quickly as possible now!
This sealing pot was far inferior to Lux's Golden Qiankun Hoop, which could connect the inside and outside through space-time portals.
In other words, Isshiki could open a portal inside the sealing pot and escape directly from the moon!
"He really escaped?"
"Was he worried about being captured alive again?"
"Yes."
"What should we do? This is our fault. We gave him the chance to escape!"
"Also, will he attack the village?"
"Sir...?"
Hashirama was a little annoyed and increasingly worried about Isshiki's revenge.
If such a powerful and terrifying enemy tried to launch a sneak attack to take revenge on Konoha Village, even if Hashirama and Madara joined forces, they wouldn't be able to stop him!
In other words, if the battle took place in the village, the entire Konoha would surely be destroyed!
Just like the large chunk of the moon's surface that was destroyed right now.
"Don't worry, just rest. I'll go and fetch that guy back."
Lux smiled faintly. He had already anticipated that Isshiki might take the chance to escape. How could he not be vigilant?
Unless Isshiki could traverse the starry sky in one breath and escape back to the main Otsutsuki family, there was nowhere for him to hide.
However, Isshiki's body clearly couldn't withstand the burden of traversing the starry sky, and he had failed in his mission to plant the Divine Tree, so even if he managed to escape back, he might not get a good ending.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been hiding in the ninja world for a thousand years.
Besides, this is Parallel World 1. Even if Lux didn't take action, it wouldn't be long before Isshiki from Parallel World 4 was expelled and sent back.
He had no way out at all.
Lux waved his hand and placed the sealing pot in front of him into the Qiankun Bag. Then he disappeared in an instant, ready to capture the fleeing Isshiki.
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On the other side.
In the unique space exclusive to his style.
Isshiki opened a space-time portal and rushed out in a panic.
He immediately closed the portal, fearing that Lux might be chasing him from behind.
After returning to his own exclusive space, Isshiki was clearly still a little nervous, waiting for more than half a minute while sweating.
Seeing no pursuers, it was only then that he finally felt relieved and burst into laughter:
"HA HA HA!"
"I finally managed to escape from that bastard."
"After entering here, that strange treasure of his won't be able to capture me, right?"
"Did you really think I'd be so foolish as to listen to your orders? Dream on!" Isshiki regained his confidence.
This was his exclusive dimension. Unless someone knew its coordinates, it would be impossible to enter even if they mastered advanced space-time eye techniques.
Although he had acted recklessly this time and fell into the hands of the mysterious Lux, Isshiki wasn't afraid.
That person was indeed mysterious and worthy of caution, but as long as he was careful and didn't get caught by him again, he would be fine.
"I am the noble Otsutsuki, master of the Ten-Tails!"
"As long as I carve a new vessel, I will be immortal!"
"When I plant the Divine Tree again in the future, condense its fruit, and obtain the Immortal Body, I will definitely destroy that cursed man!"
"And those two crazy ninjas!"
"These ninjas are insane!"
"You really set up an ambush with your own life, just to die with me?"
"Each one is more reckless than the other! Insane!"
Isshiki cursed angrily.
He had never seen such crazy ninjas, who seemed completely unafraid of death.
"Luckily, I had the Sealing Pot for protection, otherwise, I might have been severely injured..."
"Senju Hashirama, and Uchiha Madara!"
"I will remember you!"
"Oh, by the way, there's also the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato..."
"All of you will die sooner or later!"
Isshiki gritted his teeth and cursed, slowly suppressing the anger in his heart.
Then he opened the space-time portal again, stepped inside, and returned to the base castle in the foreign space, ready to drink a glass of red wine to calm his nerves.
To relieve the shock he had experienced during this time.
However, upon entering the room in the castle, he suddenly discovered.
Another Isshiki, who looked exactly like him, was sitting in his usual seat, elegantly and proudly sipping his favorite wine.
At the same time, the Parallel World Isshiki also suddenly saw the embarrassed Parallel World 4 Isshiki, his heart pounding and his face turning pale.
The two sides stared at each other, and the atmosphere immediately became tense and heavy.