Courage, truly the anthem of humanity. Especially since these people were all ninja, at this moment, they were all ready.
"…"
However, this scene, witnessed by Takemi in the distance, suddenly made him feel a little dazed. For a moment, he couldn't even tell who the villain was anymore.
"Eh?"
But as he pondered, a ray of light suddenly covered the entire battlefield.
The surging Chakra seemed to condense into waves, unconsciously enveloping everyone. And this Chakra also gave Takemi a strange sense of familiarity.
"Sage of Six Paths, huh."
Takemi finally nodded. He was really worried that the old man would just give up.
Fortunately, the old man's moral standards were quite high. Even after being slandered like this, he would still do what he was supposed to do. If it were Takemi himself, he probably would have genuinely lost his composure.
"Hagoromo's Chakra?"
But it was at this moment that Kaguya also sensed something.
"Hmph, so he really came."
"Indeed, he's here, as expected."
Takemi nodded, then thought for a moment and continued, "And, if all goes as expected, his brother is also here. Your family is about to be reunited."
"Speaking of reunion, shouldn't you release me first?"
Kaguya retorted, but then suddenly remembered how terrifying the guy she was possessing was, and she immediately changed the subject.
"Also, Ten-Tails is almost ready. Aren't you going to pay attention?"
"Ten-Tails, huh?"
Takemi turned his head and scanned the area, then smiled.
"Yes, I've been waiting for it to be ready. That way I can release you, and I can also nurture my God tree. Killing two birds with one stone, isn't it?"
"…"
Upon hearing Takemi voluntarily say he would release her, Kaguya, for some reason, became even more worried.
Almost simultaneously with their conversation, Madara completed his hand signs.
At this moment, the already wailing Ten-Tails suddenly let out a soul-shaking roar.
"Quiet down, beast."
Madara was not at all polite. He could feel Ten-Tails' resistance, and he could also feel its struggle. But at this moment, he didn't care about any of that, he only had one thought.
'I must immediately become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, I must obtain the power of the Sage of Six Paths, I must avenge Hashirama.'
He didn't care what happened to anyone else, but Hashirama dying in front of him was something he absolutely could not accept.
'Even if there will be another confrontation later, we finally teamed up, we finally put aside our differences, why did it have to turn out like this?'
Madara roared inwardly, and the Ten-Tails also struggled frantically. Its ten massive tails thrashed wildly, instantly stirring up dust and stones everywhere. But Madara paid no attention, his hand pressed firmly on the Ten-Tails' body, and his Rinnegan locked onto it.
Amidst the flying debris and swirling dust, the Ten-Tails suddenly froze. Immediately after, its body began to collapse, and it slowly started to wriggle along Madara's arm.
"Madara succeeded."
Black Zetsu murmured, but as he pondered, he couldn't help but look up into the distance.
"It's Hagoromo's Chakra. Has that bastard arrived?"
He had sensed Hagoromo's appearance immediately, but his arrival made him even more worried.
"That bastard Hagoromo wants to make mother the vanguard against the Ōtsutsuki!"
Black Zetsu gritted his teeth. Now, he couldn't think too much.
Thinking too much was useless, it was better to control the Ten-Tails and be ready to control Madara at any moment. As long as these two things remained under his control, he could definitely prevent mother from being summoned.
"I will absolutely not let you succeed. I will absolutely not let mother be released, you insidious, cold-blooded guy."
Black Zetsu murmured, and at that very moment, Madara's body erupted with intense Chakra.
White Zetsu quickly reacted, exclaiming, "What incredibly strong Chakra!"
Ten-Tails was still struggling, but Madara remained unmoved, continuously absorbing the Ten-Tails. And with his absorption, the Ten-Tails' struggles grew weaker and weaker. Slowly, amidst the swirling dust, there was no longer any trace of the Ten-Tails.
Boom!
The Chakra roared, and the dust was shaken away at this moment.
A figure, clad in white, with bone armor resembling a forehead protector on his brow, and six dark tomoe markings on his collar, emerged.
"Ah!"
Madara roared, the Chakra on his body continuously thundering.
And behind him, black Truth-Seeking Balls appeared one after another, finally coalescing into a total of nine.
"Is this the power of an Ōtsutsuki-level being?"
Madara felt the power within his body. He raised his hand and summoned a Truth-Seeking Ball to fly to him.
The next instant, the Truth-Seeking Ball transformed into a staff. He raised his head, glared at Takeshiki flying in the sky, and let out a furious roar.
"This time, I will definitely defeat you, I will definitely…"
"Avenge Hashirama!"
Accompanying his roar, the entire earth trembled, and in the distance, another roar suddenly appeared.
"Another Ōtsutsuki?!"
"…"
"Damn it, prepare for battle!"
"…"
— — —
"Am I… dead?"
As Hagoromo's Chakra enveloped him, Naruto slowly opened his eyes.
But he quickly felt that something was wrong. He remembered that Takeshiki's attack had shattered Kurama's Chakra body. At the same time, a golden sword, he didn't know where it came from, had pierced his body. He probably couldn't survive such an attack, right?
"Damn it, I died so early? I haven't even become Hokage yet! Dad and mom must be sad, right?"
Naruto immediately clutched his head in distress, but then he quickly thought of something.
"Huh, wait, I can be Edo Tensei'd, right? Quickly revive me, damn it!"
"What are you yelling about?!"
However, just as Naruto was feeling extremely depressed, Sasuke's voice suddenly rang out beside him.
"Huh?"
Naruto froze for a moment. He immediately turned his head to look beside him, and his expression grew increasingly bitter.
"Damn it, you died too, really…"
"Will you shut up?!"
Sasuke couldn't hold back. He frowned and yelled at Naruto.
"The situation now is unusual. Look at what's happening elsewhere."
"Oh?"
Naruto was a bit dazed. He then turned his head to look around and was immediately stunned.
Here, he saw countless figures standing on the ground, looking at them in confusion.
"Pervy Sage, Kakashi-sensei, Granny Tsunade…"
And when he looked up, he suddenly found countless similar figures also looking around in confusion.
"Second Hokage-sama, Dad?!"
"Naruto! Sasuke!"
Minato's face was full of disbelief, and Tobirama was equally incredulous.
"Big brother, you…"
"How strange, what's going on? Didn't I die?"
Hashirama also looked bewildered. He strangely looked around.
"Huh, why don't I see Madara?"
"He probably isn't dead yet."
Tobirama felt a bit annoyed in his heart. The way they were now, it seemed they were truly dead.
"Oh, that's not bad then."
Hashirama, however, was open-minded. He laughed heartily.
"It's good that he's not dead. Anyway, he's going to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Although we're in a bad spot…"
"I don't know what your definition of death is, but according to my definition, you are not dead yet."
However, before Hashirama could finish speaking, a voice suddenly rang out. This voice was clearly very soft, but at this moment, it reached everyone's ears, causing them all to involuntarily look up at the sky.
Almost at the same time, everyone seemed to be able to see through the many figures and spot the old man floating cross-legged in the air.
"This is…"
Seeing this old man, everyone was stunned. This old man looked incredibly mysterious. From his appearance, he was clearly different from current humans. His face was covered with wrinkles, and his eyes had circles of spreading ripples—those were Rinnegan.
On his forehead were two non-human-like horns, and there seemed to be another eye in his brow. Behind him, black Truth-Seeking Balls encircled him. His beard was extremely long, hanging down to his waist. A black shakujo also rested beside him, and an inexplicable aura emanated from his body.
"A… a serious and rigid old man?"
Naruto couldn't help but murmur when he saw the old man. Sasuke also raised an eyebrow when he saw this person.
"Why do I have a strange feeling?"
Hashirama stroked his chin. He didn't feel any malice from this old man. Not only him, but the other ninjas, apart from being shocked, also seemed to have no other emotions, but there were always exceptions.
"This is…"
Tobirama was also stunned for a moment, but the next instant, his face became incredibly ferocious.
"Be careful! This is an Ōtsutsuki!"
Hagoromo: "…"
"!!!"
This one sentence immediately brought all the ninja back to their senses.
Such a posture, the clearly visible Truth-Seeking Balls behind him, and such an aura.
This was definitely an Ōtsutsuki!
(End of Chapter)
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