Twelve years after the end of the Third Shinobi World War.
Kakashi walked toward Konoha's Ninja Academy with one hand in his pocket and the other holding Icha Icha Paradise.
Reading this kind of book inside the academy seemed inappropriate. After closing it, Kakashi swallowed.
Senior Jiraiya's books were getting more and more exciting. How envious. Senior Jiraiya really did "eat" well.
Kakashi sighed.
He was the son of Konoha's hero, Advisor Minato's disciple, and watched over by Lady Kushina. There was no way he could live too wildly.
He heard Senior Jiraiya had been traveling through the shinobi world with a red-haired boy.
Senior Jiraiya's novels recorded many sights and experiences from across the shinobi world.
The shinobi world had moved from the era of one nation, one village into the era of teleportation.
Twelve years had passed since the end of the Shinobi World War.
These had been the most peaceful twelve years.
The most intense battles ninja experienced now were public security battles handled by police divisions in certain towns.
Every nation had made the "Crime of Destroying Production" its highest offense. Destroying farmland or factories was a serious crime under Konoha's regulations, starting with a ten-year sentence and reaching as high as execution.
The roaming crimes of the Warring States era and the one nation, one village era had disappeared.
The nobles could not manage public security.
Konoha could.
Whenever signs of large-scale conflict appeared anywhere, the one superpower and four strong powers—the Five Great Ninja Villages—would form ninja field units, teleport instantly, and suppress the unrest.
Wars of the same intensity as the first three Shinobi World Wars never appeared again.
Some called this the best era.
After entering the Ninja Academy, Kakashi got lost.
The Ninja Academy was no longer as he remembered it.
Konoha Village's area had expanded fivefold, the Ninja Academy's main campus had expanded tenfold, and there were now four branch campuses in the east, south, west, and north.
In the past, Konoha's Ninja Academy graduated two or three hundred genin each year.
Now, more than five thousand graduated annually.
Aside from Konoha's Ninja Academy, major nations like the Land of Fire had also established ninja schools everywhere. Konoha ninja could freely travel to those schools and serve as teachers.
The Fourth Hokage, Lady Tsunade, was currently promoting chakra industrialization. Every region lacked ninja—or craftsmen capable of using chakra.
After searching for a long time, Kakashi finally found Graduating Class 27.
He entered the classroom, and a chalk-covered blackboard eraser fell onto his head.
Kakashi smiled indifferently and, according to the roster, took away three students.
The mischievous vandal, Namikaze Naruto.
The aloof Uchiha Sasuke.
And the civilian ninja, Haruno Sakura.
Kakashi knew Teacher Minato secretly read Senior Jiraiya's passionate novels too, which was why he named his son after a character from Jiraiya's novel.
Aside from Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke was Advisor Fugaku's son. Just thinking about leading two well-connected kids gave Kakashi a headache.
The only one who seemed obedient was Haruno Sakura.
The four of them arrived together on the academy rooftop.
Leaning against the railing, Kakashi asked the three little ones, "Tell me your hobbies and introduce yourselves."
Naruto could not wait to speak.
"My hobby is eating ramen! But my mom never lets me eat it!
My dream is to surpass every Hokage and become the Fifth Hokage!"
Kakashi thought to himself that Fifth Hokage was probably out of the question. Naruto's father, Namikaze Minato, still wanted to become the Fifth Hokage.
Your father is a Konoha advisor, and your mother is Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
If you want to become the Sixth Hokage, that might actually be possible.
Kakashi looked toward the others.
Haruno Sakura said, "My name is Haruno Sakura. The thing I like… or rather, the person I like is…"
She blushed and looked sideways at Uchiha Sasuke.
The last one was Sasuke.
Sasuke said seriously:
"My dream is to surpass my brother! My brother actually became Deputy ANBU Commander, so I'll surpass him and become ANBU Commander!"
Kakashi thought to himself—
That's even more impossible!
Uchiha Itachi was the first genius after the war. His growth speed was astonishing, and he was deeply trusted by Commander Fox. He had already become one of the two deputy commanders.
If Sasuke wanted to replace Lord Fox, Lord Fox would have to retire on his own first.
The more Kakashi learned, the more terrifying Lord Fox seemed.
Lord Fox had single-handedly guided the shinobi world from the one nation, one village era into the teleportation era.
In the teleportation era, ninja did not allow any corner of the shinobi world to exist without order. Every place was controlled by ninja.
Joint governments were responsible for construction and production, while ninja guaranteed basic order.
When the Fourth Hokage, Lady Tsunade, sent assistants to other major ninja villages, those villages might feel troubled and bargain back and forth.
But if Lord Fox sent Konoha ANBU to another village, there was no room for discussion. Certain people would definitely be executed.
To put it simply, Lady Tsunade sometimes did not want ANBU to accompany her on visits, because they would frighten the other ninja villages.
After testing them with the bell exercise, Kakashi led the three genin through a few missions inside the village, then immediately took them out of the village.
Leaving the village was very convenient.
There were five teleportation temples inside Konoha Village.
Team Seven's first mission outside the village was to go to the Land of Wind and help a merchant caravan find lost camels.
The missions of the Five Great Ninja Villages were now extremely flexible.
Konoha ninja going to the Land of Wind to carry out missions had become a very common thing.
Suddenly going from Konoha Village to the wind-swept sands of the Land of Wind left Naruto and the others somewhat uncomfortable.
Kakashi led them into the sandstorm and said, "The Land of Wind caravan said their five camels may have wandered into the One-Tail Nature Reserve. We'll go see whether those five camels are still there."
Haruno Sakura asked, "Teacher Kakashi, what's a nature reserve?"
Kakashi said, "After the Third Shinobi World War, Lord Fox killed every Jinchūriki except Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
The tailed beasts revived three or four years later. Lord Fox then negotiated with them, letting them live in nature reserves. They are not allowed to leave the reserves without permission, and they are no longer sealed inside Jinchūriki.
The Land of Wind has the One-Tail Nature Reserve. The Land of Earth has the Four-Tails Nature Reserve. The Land of Grass has the Five-Tails Nature Reserve. The Land of Waves has the Three-Tails Nature Reserve, and so on."
Sakura asked, "Why is the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki so special? Does the Land of Fire have a nature reserve?"
Kakashi thought to himself that Sakura did not know Konoha's secrets. The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was Naruto's mother, Uzumaki Kushina.
Naruto said, "The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki is my mom. She said the Nine-Tails is easy to get along with. I want the Nine-Tails too, but my mom won't give it to me."
The group walked along the edge of the One-Tail Nature Reserve, searching for camel tracks.
Half an hour later, Kakashi suddenly turned his head toward the depths of the reserve.
There were massive chakra fluctuations there.
It seemed someone was fighting.
Kakashi frowned, putting away the casual attitude he had while playing with children. His gaze turned grave.
That should not be happening.
Shukaku had been beaten into obedience by Lord Fox and had never left the nature reserve to harass humans. Why would there be a battle in that direction?
Drawing the White Fang short blade, Kakashi said, "Move! Follow me and check on the One-Tail!"
At this point, Kakashi's strength had already surpassed the White Fang of Konoha. He was confident he could deal with Shukaku.
After entering the nature reserve, Kakashi was shocked to see a summoned giant.
What was that?
A strange humanoid giant over a hundred meters tall, with several eyes on its head.
One eye was open, while the other eight remained closed.
Kakashi did not find the One-Tail, Shukaku. He only saw two people standing atop the giant's head.
One wore a spiral mask.
The other wore an Iwagakure forehead protector.
Kakashi stared at the man in the spiral mask.
"Uchiha Obito! What have you done?"
Uchiha Obito looked down at Kakashi.
"It isn't what I've done. It's what Naito has done. Iwa-nin Naito can already kill tailed beasts with ease.
Hurry up and use your teleportation shrine to complain to Fox. Let's see which is faster—your teleportation shrines or my Kamui…"
As soon as he finished speaking, the giant vanished in a puff of white smoke.
Uchiha Obito looked northeast.
Pain had already defeated the Two-Tails and summoned away the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
They had to seal every tailed beast in the shortest time possible before Fox could react.
Seeing Uchiha Obito disappear, Kakashi quickly led Naruto and the others toward the nearest town.
On the way, Naruto asked, "Teacher Kakashi, who were those two?"
"Uchiha Obito is one of the culprits behind the Third Shinobi World War, a rogue ninja of Konoha. As for that Naito, I don't know who he is, but he wore an Iwagakure forehead protector. He is likely a remnant of the old order trying to restore Iwagakure's glory.
Konoha conquered the four great ninja villages, but there have always been ninja in those villages who refuse to submit to Konoha and want to reclaim their nations and drive out Konoha ninja."
Uchiha Sasuke said coldly:
"Impossible! Konoha paid such a huge price to establish the new order. How could we give up everything we've gained now?"
Kakashi felt deeply gratified.
When he was young, people had said the Uchiha clan would be a major problem for Konoha.
But now, how could there be such a problem?
The Uchiha clan now supported Konoha most strongly. Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke—these people wished they could get the chance to die for Konoha.
After returning to Konoha, Kakashi immediately rushed to the Hokage Building and found Teacher Minato in the advisor's office on the second floor.
After listening, Namikaze Minato immediately said, "Come with me to the underground office and report to Lord Fox."
They arrived at the underground ANBU Commander's office, and Minato and Kakashi reported Shukaku's capture to Yako.
"They're finally beginning," Yako said. "I've been waiting for them for twelve years…
Minato, prepare according to the plan."
Minato nodded and left with Kakashi.
The Land of Lightning.
The Eight-Tails Nature Reserve.
Within a single day, Akatsuki suddenly mobilized and captured eight tailed beasts.
Akatsuki members—Pain, Konan, Uchiha Obito, Kakuzu, Orochimaru, Black and White Zetsu, and Naito—waited together for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to absorb the Eight-Tails.
Pain could not help saying, "Fox created these nature reserves. He was far too arrogant. It was practically designed for us."
The others all agreed.
Without Jinchūriki interfering and without ninja villages protecting them, the eight tailed beasts were all left free-range. They were actually easier to deal with.
Pain said, "Next is the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, Uzumaki Kushina, is well protected by Konoha and difficult to deal with.
With our current strength, it will be difficult to defeat Konoha head-on and seize the Nine-Tails from them.
However, we have an alternative.
The Fourth Raikage, A, said that historically, Kinkaku and Ginkaku of their village seized a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra. It can barely substitute for part of the Nine-Tails' function.
Once we obtain part of the Ten-Tails' power, we can take the form of the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, defeat Fox head-on, and seize the Nine-Tails.
What we need now is to extract Kinkaku and Ginkaku's Nine-Tails chakra."
Pain turned to look at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru had joined Akatsuki three years earlier.
He had researched Living Corpse Reincarnation and searched for a vessel inside Konoha Village, eventually being hunted by Hokage Tsunade.
With nowhere left to go, Orochimaru joined Akatsuki.
Orochimaru said, "The Fourth Raikage sent over Kinkaku and Ginkaku's remains. I can indeed reincarnate them with Edo Tensei."
A spatial vortex appeared before Uchiha Obito. Two Cloud ninja emerged from the vortex and fell to the ground.
Orochimaru glanced at the powerful Cloud jōnin and said, "Not bad. You prepared thoroughly. Edo Tensei!"
After using Edo Tensei, Orochimaru stepped aside and watched Pain and the others defeat Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku were noisy, but their strength was ordinary. They were quickly dealt with by Pain and the others.
After that, Pain had the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path absorb the Nine-Tails' chakra.
After the statue absorbed eight tailed beasts and part of the Nine-Tails' chakra, it transformed into the Ten-Tails.
Orochimaru was thinking about when his undercover life would finally end.
Then Uchiha Obito suddenly made his move, ambushing Pain.
He seized control of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, intending to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki himself.
Seeing the chaos, Orochimaru quickly retreated into the distance.
He looked toward Black and White Zetsu.
Fox had said Black and White Zetsu were the key.
Black and White Zetsu had disappeared, gone who knew where.
Orochimaru quickly followed them. After searching the surroundings for a long time, he found Pain's true body—Nagato.
When Orochimaru discovered Nagato, Nagato was already under Black Zetsu's control, using the Rinne Rebirth Technique.
No wonder Fox had said Nagato was only a puppet.
On the surface, he was Akatsuki's leader, but he had been manipulated by many people.
When Orochimaru saw the person revived by Rinne Rebirth, his heart tightened.
Uchiha Madara…
Black and White Zetsu said, "Lord Madara, Uchiha Obito seems to have his own ideas. He actually became the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki one step ahead of you.
However, he failed to obtain the Nine-Tails and only gained a little Nine-Tails chakra. He is not complete."
Black Zetsu thought to himself that Uchiha Obito was far inferior to Uchiha Madara. To fully gather the power of all nine tailed beasts and revive Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, they still had to rely on Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara plucked a pair of Rinnegan from Nagato's corpse and placed them into his own eye sockets.
After taking back his Rinnegan, Uchiha Madara lowered his head and stared at his hands.
"No matter. Let Uchiha Obito enjoy it for now."
Uchiha Madara looked toward a certain stone.
Water-like ripples appeared on the surface of the stone, and Orochimaru had no choice but to crawl out of his hiding place.
Orochimaru said, "The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, Uzumaki Kushina, should currently be in Uzushio Village."
Uchiha Madara asked, "Uzushio Village? Wasn't that village completely destroyed?"
Black and White Zetsu said from the side, "Konoha rebuilt Uzushio Village. The remnants of the Uzumaki clan now live there again."
Uchiha Madara said, "Let's go. We'll encourage Uchiha Obito to absorb the complete Nine-Tails."
Uchiha Madara soon saw Uchiha Obito floating in the air, holding a Six Paths staff, with Truth-Seeking Balls drifting behind him.
Madara's gaze changed slightly.
Uchiha Obito was an ungrateful wolf. He had not followed Madara's expectations at all.
He had not created the God Tree. He had not carried out the Eye of the Moon Plan. Instead, he had become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki first.
Uchiha Obito's body suddenly swelled like a tumor.
The Ten-Tails' power was difficult to control.
After a long while, Uchiha Obito finally returned to human form.
Uchiha Madara said, "Obito, your power is unstable and may collapse at any moment. A partial amount of Nine-Tails chakra cannot balance the power of the other tailed beasts."
Uchiha Obito looked at Uchiha Madara with a complicated gaze. He had not expected Uchiha Madara to revive after all.
He did not want to see Uchiha Madara.
This man was far too powerful.
Black and White Zetsu spoke up to ease the atmosphere.
"Let's go to the Land of Whirlpools. The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, Uzumaki Kushina, is in Uzushio Village."
Uzushio Village was now a small town.
There were only over forty households of ninja here. Most Uzumaki ninja were still serving as priests in temples across different regions.
Aside from Uzumaki ninja, quite a few civilians had come to live here as well.
Kyoi was one of them.
Kyoi ran a small tavern with two tables and a counter.
Twelve years had passed, and she had still received no news of her son, Naito.
That night, Kyoi suddenly saw many ninja rushing outside the village.
There were Uzumaki ninja and police division ninja.
Kyoi felt waves of panic, not knowing who was attacking Uzushio Village.
"Boss, don't worry!" At the counter, a white-haired middle-aged man said, "Another cup of sake!"
Kyoi poured a cup of sake each for the old and young men sitting at the counter.
Jiraiya slowly savored his drink and said, "The Great Toad Sage made a prophecy, saying Uzushio Village would be the turning point for the shinobi world's future.
We came to the right place. With Konoha's teleportation shrines acting as deterrence, someone still dares to attack Uzushio Village. As expected, something major is about to happen here."
Koji Yoru stared at his own hands, remaining silent for a long time.
Jiraiya looked at him and asked, "Yoru, do you still want to restore the glory of the Land of Rivers Daimyo family?"
Kyoi could not help glancing at the red-haired youth.
This young man's face was so similar to her son's, and their ages were also about the same.
"I stopped wanting that long ago."
Koji Yoru shook his head and said:
"After I contacted my cousin and was driven away by him, I stopped wanting it.
My cousin is the third son of my Daimyo uncle. If even he gave up, what right do I have to act on my own?"
An intense battle broke out outside the village.
Jiraiya turned and glanced outside, seeing the complete Nine-Tails.
He found it strange.
Why had Konoha Village not reacted yet?
An explosion occurred nearby, and the blast wave threw open the tavern curtain.
Yoru stood in front of the tavern's female owner and looked outside.
Jiraiya said, "There are quite a few enemies. Two of them bypassed the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki's defense and are attacking the civilians in the village! Yoru, one for each of us!"
Jiraiya rushed out toward the village's west side.
He recognized the enemy at first glance.
It was Kakuzu of Akatsuki.
Yoru turned to Kyoi and said, "Don't worry, boss. I won't let them hurt civilians!"
At that moment, a chakra arrow shot downward and pierced through the tavern.
The tavern was instantly reduced to rubble.
Inside Susanoo, Naito frowned. He had sensed a powerful person inside the tavern.
After destroying the tavern, Naito's pupils trembled violently.
He stared in terror as a red-haired youth carried a woman on his shoulder, avoiding his Susanoo arrow and landing on a nearby rooftop.
That woman…
Was that?
Yoru put Kyoi down, and Kyoi looked up at the chakra giant.
Kyoi's expression changed as well.
Although they had not seen each other for twelve years, the natural bond between mother and son allowed Kyoi to recognize him at first glance.
"Naito… Naito, why are you here?"
Naito also stared at Kyoi in terror.
There was no mistake.
This was his mother!
But…
But hadn't he accidentally killed his mother back in Konoha Village?
Joy mixed with panic, causing Naito's Susanoo giant to lose stability and scatter in the wind.
Naito staggered toward Kyoi. He raised his head and looked at his mother on the rooftop. Every bit of torment he had endured over the years vanished in that moment.
He had followed Uchiha Obito and trained desperately, practicing dōjutsu and receiving Hashirama cell transplants.
All of it had been for the sake of destroying the world, creating a world where his mother existed, and completing the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Yet now, seeing his mother again, Naito suddenly felt that this world had warmth after all.
The wind was warm.
The moonlight was warm too.
Koji Yoru was about to attack, only to realize the enemy had lost all fighting spirit and was running toward them like a fool.
He dispersed the Rasengan in his palm, feeling that the Uchiha ninja on the ground had no killing intent.
And in Kyoi's eyes, the current Naito was just like when he was a two years old baby, babbling as he ran toward her.
Kyoi jumped down from the rooftop and hugged Naito, who had fallen to his knees.
"Naito! Where have you been all these years?!"
Naito thought of the years he had spent following Uchiha Obito, hiding everywhere to avoid Fox. He did not know how to answer.
Koji Yoru stood on the rooftop. Seeing that Teacher Jiraiya was easily suppressing Kakuzu, he continued looking outside the village.
Outside the village, the Nine-Tails had been defeated by two powerful enemies.
One could float in the air, while the other stood inside a Complete Body Susanoo.
Koji Yoru found it extremely strange. Since when did the shinobi world have such powerful ninja?
Were they not afraid of Konoha's Fox?
The strength of those two was practically world-destroying. Even the Nine-Tails was no match for them.
Before long, the Nine-Tails was defeated.
Koji Yoru saw the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki have the Nine-Tails extracted from her and fall from the sky.
Then a blond figure inexplicably appeared in an instant and carried away the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
Inside Konoha Village.
Namikaze Minato brought Uzumaki Kushina to the ANBU base and anxiously found Commander Fox.
Seeing that Kushina was conscious, Yako said, "As expected of the Uzumaki clan. Your life force is truly powerful."
Minato said, "Lord Fox, a Jinchūriki dies when their tailed beast is extracted. Do you really have a way?"
"How could I joke with Kushina's life?"
Yako slowly said:
"I spread faith in the Three Gods to every corner of the shinobi world. The soul power of those who believe in the Three Gods gathers upon me.
My spiritual energy has broken through the limits of ninja, surpassed the limits of the super-Kage level, and reached the Six Paths level. I have mastered Six Paths–level Yin Release power.
The power of the Rinnegan is nothing more than this. I can create it as well."
Yako closed his eyes, then opened them again.
His eyes had become Six-Tomoe Rinnegan.
He continued:
"I have also mastered the refinement and particleization of all five chakra natures. My chakra control has surpassed the limits of the super-Kage level, and I have mastered Six Paths–level Yang Release power.
The power of Truth-Seeking Balls is nothing more than this. I can create them too."
Truth-Seeking Balls appeared behind Yako, and a Six Paths staff appeared in his hand.
"In addition, over these twelve years, I studied every senjutsu of the Three Great Sacred Lands. Saving Kushina's life is something I can still do.
Relax. I tested it on Rōshi from Iwagakure. Extracting a tailed beast does not necessarily kill the Jinchūriki."
Yako reached out and pressed his hand against Kushina's abdomen.
Powerful Yang Release chakra surged out, replenishing Kushina's lost life force.
A few seconds later, Kushina's complexion improved greatly, and she could stand on her own.
Yako said to Kushina:
"Kushina, from now on, you cannot borrow the Nine-Tails' power, but you also no longer need to suppress it."
Kushina said, "I only want to raise Naruto well. If I'm no longer a Jinchūriki, then so be it."
Minato looked at Kushina with aching tenderness.
Kushina had sacrificed far too much for the village.
Minato asked, "Lord Fox, are we going to Uzushio Village now?"
Yako shook his head.
"The timing is not quite right. No rush. The people who should appear have not appeared yet."
Inside Uzushio Village, Kyoi wiped away her tears and said:
"Naito, stop overthinking things."
She removed the Iwagakure forehead protector from Naito's head and said:
"Twelve years have passed. Time has proven that Konoha's teleportation era is better than the one nation, one village era.
Do not cling to the distinction between Stone ninja and Konoha ninja anymore. Naito, listen to your mother. Don't act recklessly anymore, all right?"
Naito nodded.
"I'll listen to you, Mom."
That word, "Mom," made Naito's entire body feel much lighter.
All his guilt and mental burdens disappeared.
Koji Yoru suddenly said:
"I remember now! You're Naito! We both attended first and second year at Konoha's Ninja Academy. So you went off to become a Stone ninja."
Naito also recognized Koji Yoru, that arrogant noble.
"What about you? You left Konoha even earlier than I did. What did you go off to do?"
Koji Yoru said, "Although I left Konoha, I went to train with Lord Jiraiya The Sannin of Konoha.
I hated Konoha once, but later accepted fate. The Land of Rivers truly should not have remained under my family's control.
I'm stronger than you. I only hated Konoha for a while. You betrayed Konoha!"
Naito suddenly felt as though he had returned to childhood, always clashing with Koji Yoru.
"Hmph," Naito said. "I haven't done anything to wrong Konoha either. Konoha was too strong. All these years, I've just been hiding everywhere."
A huge rumble sounded, and both of them looked outside the village at the same time.
Koji Yoru said, "Uzushio Village is an important ally of Konoha. This village was destroyed once before. As long as I'm here, I will never allow the tragedy of history to repeat itself."
Naito glanced at Yoru from the corner of his eye and said, "I didn't expect you to have such a sense of justice."
"No choice. My teacher may always peep at women's bathhouses, but he says Konoha changed the shinobi world.
Women eat better now, dress better, use better cosmetics, and their quality has improved greatly. Teacher Jiraiya says Konoha deserves the credit."
Naito said, "Then let's fight the enemy together. Delay them until Konoha's main forces arrive through the teleportation shrine."
Kyoi wanted very much to stop her son and keep Naito from taking risks, but she suppressed that thought.
Her son had grown up.
Her son was very strong.
She should not interfere with his judgment.
The two rushed outside the village.
When they arrived, they saw the enemies—
Rinnegan Uchiha Madara.
And Ten-Tails Jinchūriki Uchiha Obito.
Yoru murmured, "Let's buy as much time as we can…"
Naito said, "I know these enemies. They're very, very strong…"
Uchiha Madara looked at the two trying to stop a cart with their arms and said, "Obito, is that Naito really worth the importance you placed on him?"
Uchiha Obito said, "I don't know why he betrayed us, but it doesn't matter anymore."
He was already the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki. He feared no accident.
More than ten minutes later, Yoru and Naito were beaten to the ground.
Naito's Susanoo was completely overwhelmed by Uchiha Madara in every possible way.
Koji Yoru's Sage Mode was also far from being a match for Ten-Tails Jinchūriki Obito.
When the two were near death, their souls suddenly arrived in a strange space.
The ground was rippling water, and at the center of the waves floated an old man.
The old man slowly turned, revealing his true appearance.
"I am the embodiment of peaceful order. My name is Hagoromo…"
In both Yoru's and Naito's soul worlds, the same opening words rang out in the same voice.
The Sage of Six Paths was just about to continue speaking when his expression suddenly changed.
Someone had invaded their soul worlds.
Yoru and Naito suddenly turned around and saw another floating person appear behind them.
Although they had only been ordinary Ninja Academy students when they were in Konoha Village, both of them had heard of that great figure of Konoha.
The ANBU Commander—
Fox.
"You finally came out, Sage of Six Paths. I've been waiting twelve years for you."
The Sage of Six Paths stared at Fox and sensed power in him equal to his own.
"You used the temples spread throughout the shinobi world to absorb soul power. You also mastered every ninjutsu and forbidden technique in the shinobi world. Your power has already grown this strong?"
Yako slowly raised both hands.
"Sage of Six Paths, I wonder whether this remnant soul of yours can withstand the strike I prepared for twelve years!
Super Three Gods Soul-Grinding Technique!"
In both Yoru's and Naito's soul worlds, three divine statues appeared, towering from earth to sky.
Yoru and Naito raised their heads, yet they could only see the lower halves of the blood-colored divine statues. Their upper halves seemed infinitely tall, vanishing into the darkness above.
The three gods raised their hands at the same time, and a triangular prism-shaped barrier appeared between them.
The barrier smashed down violently toward the Sage of Six Paths.
The Sage of Six Paths asked in confusion, "Why do you hate me so much?"
Yako said:
"A soul that does not belong to this world. Your so-called order caused a thousand years of war, death, and chaos in the shinobi world.
The facts have already proven your failure. If you do not die, the shinobi world will continue to suffer another thousand years of war, death, and chaos."
The Sage of Six Paths did not simply wait for death. He could not hand the shinobi world's leadership to an ambitious fox.
He immediately summoned the souls of the previous Kage from the Pure Land.
However, Fox seemed to already know he possessed this ability.
From the statue of the Death God, seventeen translucent Death God hands covered in runes extended outward.
The hands grabbed the seventeen dead Kage and instantly crushed all their souls, sending them back to the Pure Land.
"Sage of Six Paths, who toys with souls, sooner or later I will reinforce the Pure Land and make all dead souls disappear completely."
The Sage of Six Paths still wanted to do something, but the soul-grinding barrier smashed down and completely crushed him.
After dealing with the Sage of Six Paths, Yako looked separately at Yoru and Naito in their two soul worlds.
"You two little brats! Go home and find your mothers!"
Yako reached out and slapped Yoru and Naito in the abdomen.
Their souls flew backward. At the same time, a weak soul flew out from each of them at even greater speed.
Those were the constantly reincarnating souls of Asura and Indra.
The Three Gods Soul-Grinding Technique descended again, completely destroying the remnant souls of Asura and Indra.
Six Paths–level Yang Release chakra poured into their bodies. Their near-death lives received fresh water and came alive again.
In the real world, Yoru and Naito opened their eyes and saw a man standing before them.
It was Konoha Village's ANBU Commander—
Fox.
Yako had long since carved Flying Thunder God formulas onto both of his sons, so he could come and discipline them at any time.
He turned to Yoru and Naito and said:
"Go to Uzushio Village and evacuate the villagers through the teleportation shrine as quickly as possible."
A simple order left Yoru and Naito completely unable to resist.
For the first time, they faced Fox directly, yet they obeyed him as though suppressed by bloodline.
The two left the battlefield and hurried to evacuate the civilians.
Yako turned to face Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito.
Uchiha Madara summoned the Nine-Tails and clad it in Armored Susanoo.
"Uchiha Madara, why don't you let Obito absorb the Nine-Tails and become the true Ten-Tails Jinchūriki?"
Uchiha Obito glanced sideways at Uchiha Madara as well. He had not expected Madara to guard against him like this.
"Uchiha Obito has become somewhat troublesome. Don't you think so, Uchiha Madara?"
Yako disappeared instantly.
When Yako appeared again, he had already used Amenotejikara to appear behind Uchiha Obito.
Every ability in the shinobi world—even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's abilities—had been decoded by Yako.
One could say that Yako was the answer to the shinobi world.
The Truth-Seeking Balls behind Uchiha Obito suddenly expanded into a spherical arc, protecting his back.
However, with a casual wave, Yako unleashed a spatial ninjutsu that tore through the Truth-Seeking Balls.
An All-Killing Ash Bones spike thrust out and pierced Uchiha Obito's heart.
Uchiha Obito discovered in terror that his Six Paths power was no match for Fox.
His body rapidly crumbled.
All-Killing Ash Bones was created by particleizing all five chakra natures, then adding Yang Release and Yin Release. Anything it touched could be destroyed into powder.
After Uchiha Obito died, the eight tailed beasts were released.
Uchiha Madara looked at Fox, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Uchiha Obito was always wary of me. I suppose I should thank you for releasing these beasts."
Yako thought to himself that many people had to thank him. Soon, even Black Zetsu would have to thank him.
Madara absorbed the nine tailed beasts, transformed into Six Paths Madara, and summoned the God Tree.
A third eye appeared on Six Paths Madara's forehead—a blood-red tomoe Rinnegan.
Infinite Tsukuyomi appeared. Wherever the blood moon shone, the God Tree grew into every corner of the shinobi world, hanging everyone on its branches and vines.
The chakra of the entire shinobi world gathered toward the God Tree.
The red moon hung in the sky, marked by tomoe and Rinnegan spirals.
Yako thought:
Come.
Only when enough chakra gathers can the progenitor of chakra, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, appear.
Those people hanging from the God Tree would not die. As long as Yako acted quickly enough, tonight would simply be an extra beautiful dream for them.
Yako's power was very strong. The light of the red moon had no effect on him.
"The Eye of the Moon Plan has begun. The mistake Hashirama made will be corrected by me.
I will sever the world's suffering, pain, and emptiness…"
Pfft!
Black Zetsu's arm suddenly pierced through Six Paths Madara's back, emerging from his chest and spraying a large amount of blood.
It was almost identical to the original story.
After Uchiha Madara became the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki and transformed into Six Paths Madara, he was ambushed by Black Zetsu like a joke.
All chakra flowed into Uchiha Madara's body.
In the end, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki finally appeared.
Black Zetsu shouted:
"I still have to thank you, Fox! Otherwise, Uchiha Madara would not have been easy to deal with…"
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki sensed her surroundings and said:
"This world is the nursery I cultivated to absorb chakra. I never expected an insect like you to appear in my garden.
You seem to possess some of my bloodline, but you were not born with it. You seized it later through certain methods.
Your strength is great. Do not damage my nursery."
The world before them instantly changed.
Yako appeared in a lava world.
This was one of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Amenominaka dimensions, allowing instant entry into worlds woven from chakra: lava, ice, supergravity, and others.
Yako floated within the lava world and suddenly remembered how, in the original story, Naruto had used Reverse Harem Jutsu to transform into countless handsome men and suppress Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
If Naruto could do it, why couldn't Yako?
Yako threw away his fox mask, removed his face covering, and revealed his true appearance.
Three seconds later, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki merely lowered her head and glanced at the fox mask burning on the lava, not understanding.
Yako froze.
What was going on?
What did this mean?
I can't seduce you?
This is humiliation.
Naked humiliation!
From this point on, my battle with you, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, has gone from public vengeance to personal hatred.
I will kill you!
Yako waved his hand.
"Water Release: Crystal Mist!"
Countless refined Water Release chakra poured from Yako's hand. When the chakra crystal mist touched the lava, it instantly cooled it.
The crimson world quickly dimmed, and the glowing lava turned into dull gray stone.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki frowned. The man before her was very strong. His Water-nature chakra was not inferior to hers.
"Rabbit Hair Needle!"
From the several-meter-long hair behind Kaguya, sharp needles shot out.
However, once the needles flew into the crystal mist, they rapidly slowed as though encountering tremendous resistance, then stopped in midair.
Yako waved his hand, and the crystal mist continued to expand toward Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
The next instant, the surrounding world suddenly switched from the lava world to the ice world.
All the crystal mist turned into snowflakes under the low temperature, slowly drifting down.
Yako nodded repeatedly.
As expected of the source of the shinobi world's chakra, the Rabbit Goddess.
On the ground, icebergs suddenly launched sharp ice spikes toward Yako.
Yako waved his hand, and four Scorch Release fireballs appeared around him.
The ice spikes struck the Scorch Release fireballs and instantly melted.
Black Zetsu, hidden in Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's sleeve, said:
"Mother, this person is too powerful. Chakra nature transformation comes to him as easily as breathing…"
Yako waved his hand, and the Scorch Release fireballs suddenly exploded.
Refined Fire-nature chakra spread outward.
Around Yako appeared an expanding golden nebula. Every star point was a refined Fire-nature chakra particle.
"Refined Fire Release: Golden Cloud!"
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's ice world melted rapidly.
Before the golden cloud could envelop Kaguya, she prepared to switch worlds again.
However, this refined ninjutsu had only been a feint.
Yako himself instantly appeared behind Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
Amenotejikara.
Crystal Mist and Golden Cloud—water and fire.
A huge amount of refined Water Release chakra and refined Fire Release chakra collided and annihilated, becoming invisible chakra.
Unknowingly, the area around Yako and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had already been filled with Yako's invisible chakra.
This invisible chakra was the medium through which Yako used Amenotejikara.
Appearing instantly behind Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Yako punched the back of her head.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki fell like a cannonball, smashing into the ground.
The icebergs on the ground melted and became an ocean.
Yako sensed the effect of his taijutsu on Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. From the feeling, Kaguya's skull had fractured.
"Yomotsu Hirasaka!"
A black spatial gate appeared beside Yako, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki rushed out from the door.
Her hands were covered in chakra fists. Countless dense chakra fists smashed toward Yako.
Yako's figure vanished again, dodging the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
Floating in the air and staring at Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Yako said:
"The probing is over. Next…"
Bone spikes shot from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's palms.
That was the Kekkei Mōra technique, All-Killing Ash Bones.
She saw Yako create three wood clones.
The three wood clones flew in different directions, surrounding Kaguya Ōtsutsuki from three sides.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki cautiously stared at the three wooden figures.
Then she saw them grow rapidly, transforming into three Thousand-Hand Wood Golems.
The surrounding area filled with the sound of Wood Release growing wildly.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki knew that the All-Killing Ash Bones spikes in her hands were no match.
She rapidly transformed into the tailed beast state.
White forms of the nine tailed beasts appeared, absorbing chakra from the shinobi world. The chakra of the ninja hanging from the God Tree was rapidly absorbed.
Soon, Kaguya's Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball appeared.
Standing atop one of the wooden golems, Yako looked down at the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball and said:
"Let's have a direct clash, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!"
"Spiral Thousand Hands!"
On the palms of one wooden golem's thousand hands, one massive Rasengan after another appeared.
Yako's chakra reserves were enormous. Stacking senjutsu, Three Gods divine arts, and more, he combined the Rasengan with Thousand-Hand Wrathful King.
"All-Killing Thousand Hands!"
On the palms of another wooden golem's thousand hands, countless dense All-Killing Ash Bones spikes grew out.
Yako, who understood every secret of chakra, had copied All-Killing Ash Bones.
It was nothing more than an enhanced version of Dust Release.
"Refined Thousand Hands!"
On the palms of the third wooden golem's thousand hands appeared masses of refined chakra.
Fire Release: Golden Cloud.
Water Release: Crystal Mist.
Wind Release: Sea of Air.
Earth Release: Dust Storm.
Lightning Release: Thundercloud.
This was the refined chakra version of Five Elements Great Barrage.
Any one of these three Thousand-Hand Wood Golems could not be withstood by anyone in the shinobi world.
The three wooden golems attacked the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball at the same time.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, standing beside the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball, turned deathly pale.
Why was there such a powerful ninja?
"It's not over yet!"
Yako pressed his palms together again and summoned the Three Gods.
Wisdom King.
Death God.
Evil God.
The Three Gods appeared separately above the three Thousand-Hand Wood Golems.
This was the enhanced version of Top Transformed Buddha—
Top Transformed Gods.
The Three Gods cast their divine art together.
"Super Three Gods Soul-Grinding Technique!"
The triangular prism-shaped barrier crashed down toward Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
He had studied the Three Gods' soul abilities precisely to erase Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's soul here completely.
The Sage of Six Paths, Asura, Indra, and their ancestor Kaguya Ōtsutsuki—
all of them had to die.
The attacks of the three Thousand-Hand Wood Golems were physical attacks.
The attack of the Three Gods was a soul attack.
The two did not interfere with each other.
Massive Rasengan.
Wooden hands with All-Killing Ash Bones.
Refined Five Elements Great Barrage.
These three attacks pinned Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's body down completely.
The barrier of the Three Gods Soul-Grinding Technique passed through countless wooden hands and crushed down onto Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
In a single instant, Black Zetsu inside Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's sleeve was completely killed, his soul crushed by the Three Gods.
The temples of the Church of the Three Calamities had been built in every city and town of the shinobi world.
The Three Gods were not ordinary gods.
They were the Three Gods jointly worshiped by the entire shinobi world.
If the Ōtsutsuki clan gathered all the chakra of the shinobi world, then the Three Gods gathered all the soul energy of the shinobi world.
White light appeared around Kaguya Ōtsutsuki as she used all her strength to resist the Three Gods.
However, the white light shattered and was annihilated beneath the Three Gods' barrier.
The world suddenly brightened.
The night sky was illuminated like daytime.
Unfortunately, everyone was hanging from the branches and roots of the God Tree spread across the world.
Aside from Yako, no one saw this dazzling scene.
After decades of planning, Yako finally killed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
The God Tree died.
Its roots and branches scattered, and everyone fell from the tree.
Yako touched his face and used Wood Release to create a fox mask.
A mysterious ANBU Commander busy with official duties, managing his time perfectly—this way, none of his dozen-plus women could call him a scumbag, right?
—End of the Book.