"There hasn't been much progress. I have already verified the information you brought back regarding the Immortal Body."
"Indeed, the Evil God Cult's Immortal Body is very similar to Edo Tensei."
"Edo Tensei uses living people as sacrifices, combined with the deceased's DNA, to summon the souls of long-dead Ninja back to the human world and seal them within the sacrifice's body."
"The Evil God Cult's Immortal Body operates on a similar principle, using a large number of living people as sacrifices to strengthen one's own soul using the sacrifices' spiritual and life energy, and then sealing the soul within one's own body."
"Once the Immortal Body is complete, the body and soul assimilate. By leveraging the characteristics of the soul, the body can also separate and recombine like a soul."
"Honestly, this method doesn't have much feasibility, and this kind of immortality isn't absolute either," Orochimaru said.
"Oh? In that case, Senior Orochimaru, do you have a way to break the Immortal Body?" Uchiha En asked.
"Your and Asana's Truth-Seeking Orbs can easily defeat the Immortal Body."
"Six Paths-level power is a dimension-reducing attack; that shouldn't count, right?" Uchiha En said.
"Other than that, if you grind the Immortal Body into dust, the Immortal Body will cease to exist."
"Teacher Orochimaru is right. The Immortal Body doesn't have an automatic regeneration ability; it needs help to reconnect the body parts. If the body is completely pulverized, it probably can't recover," Asana said.
Uchiha En nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
He had some interest in the Immortal Body, but not much; just understanding it was enough.
"En, I heard that Senior Minato recently had thoughts about retiring and yielding his position to a worthy successor?" Asana asked, changing the subject.
"Senior Minato took over as Hokage in Early Konoha Year 47. This year is already the end of Konoha Year 55. Counting it up, Senior Minato has been Hokage for nine years."
"Senior Minato did reveal that next year, which will be his tenth year as Hokage, he will step down and give up the Hokage position," Uchiha En replied.
"En, are you going to become Hokage?" Asana asked.
Uchiha En nodded.
There were certain things he had to do after becoming Hokage; otherwise, his actions would lack proper justification.
"I understand. When you become Hokage, I will return to the Village."
"Okay."
That afternoon, Uchiha En returned to Konoha.
At Konoha Village at this moment, following a spatial distortion, a person completely wrapped in a white robe—identical to Otsutsuki Momoshiki's—and possessing the Byakugan appeared in the Forest of Death.
"Is this the Ninja World?" the Otsutsuki Clan member muttered to himself after sensing his surroundings.
Just as the Otsutsuki Clan member descended, Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura simultaneously sensed his presence in a certain mysterious space.
"Elder Brother, this feeling..."
"Yes, it must be them. I didn't expect them to arrive in the Ninja World so quickly. I thought it would take at least seven or eight years before someone found this place!"
"What should we do?"
"No need to rush. It looks like this fellow, just like Mother back then, is merely a subordinate and not very strong. Your descendant should be able to handle him."
"Even if she can't handle it, there is still Indra's descendant. The two of them are enough to take care of this guy."
Hearing this, Otsutsuki Hamura thought of Asana, who had already awakened the Tenseigan, and felt somewhat reassured.
"Compared to him, I'm more curious about how they managed to pinpoint the Ninja World's location so quickly."
In fact, this matter was somewhat related to Uchiha En. He had previously broken the seal on the Dragon Veins and stolen the Dragon Veins' Chakra.
The Dragon Veins' Chakra can distort space-time, causing a slight disruption in the Ninja World's original space-time, which led to a series of chain reactions.
Ultimately, this Otsutsuki Clan member was able to sense the location of the Ninja World through his special ability.
The Otsutsuki Clan member circled the Forest of Death and confirmed that life in this world was flourishing and had not been completely drained by the God Tree.
The Otsutsuki Clan member frowned. He clearly sensed the existence of the Chakra Fruit, so why hadn't this world been destroyed?
Just as the Otsutsuki Clan member was completely bewildered, Minato Namikaze instantly appeared before him.
After sensing the spatial fluctuation, the Otsutsuki Clan member turned to look at Minato Namikaze and asked him, "You possess the power of the Ten-Tails. Do you know where the Ten-Tails is?"
Minato Namikaze was stunned by the question. He couldn't help but recall the history of the Tailed Beasts' birth that Uchiha En had told him.
Minato Namikaze immediately realized the man's identity and challenged him, "Are you an Ōtsutsuki Clan member?"
"You know the Ōtsutsuki Clan? It seems you understand things others don't." After saying this, the Otsutsuki Clan member charged directly toward Minato Namikaze.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze chose not to fight him, but instead used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape immediately.
"Space transfer, huh? I sensed the spatial fluctuation just now. I didn't expect someone in this world to possess spatial power."
"However, your mastery of space is far inferior to mine." As he spoke, one of the Otsutsuki Clan member's eyes transformed into a Rinnegan.
Minato Namikaze then felt as if the surrounding space had been frozen, and he could no longer use his Flying Thunder God.
The Otsutsuki Clan member attacked Minato Namikaze again.
This time, Minato Namikaze had nowhere to run and had no choice but to engage in combat.
A deep blue ball of Chakra appeared in Minato Namikaze's hand, and the Rasengan met the Otsutsuki Clan member's arm.
The Otsutsuki Clan member frowned, sensing that this blue ball of Chakra was unusual, so a mass of Lightning Release Chakra appeared on his hand.
The Rasengan and the Lightning Release Chakra collided, and Minato Namikaze was blasted away, crashing into a large tree.
"Is this Lightning Release Chakra Mode? No, wait, it seems a little different."
"Native, stop struggling pointlessly. Answer my question: why do you have the aura of the Ten-Tails on you?"
"That would be because of me, of course." Just as the Otsutsuki Clan member finished speaking, Uchiha En appeared out of thin air in front of him.
The Otsutsuki Clan member's expression changed slightly. He had clearly sealed the space using his Dojutsu, so how could someone still break in using spatial abilities?
"How did you do that?"
"Are you referring to breaking your spatial seal? Sorry, my Space-Time Ninjutsu is different from that of ordinary people. Mine doesn't require opening a door in space; it crashes directly through space."
"Crashing through space? So that's it. Interesting. As a native, you..."
Before the Otsutsuki Clan member could finish speaking, he suddenly sensed an extremely familiar aura within Uchiha En's body.
"The Ten-Tails! The Ten-Tails is inside your body!"
"That's right. Do you want it? Then come and get it!"
Upon hearing this, the Otsutsuki Clan member was instantly enveloped in Lightning Release Chakra and charged directly toward Uchiha En.
Facing the Otsutsuki Clan member's lightning, Uchiha En showed no intention of dodging. Just as the lightning was about to strike him, a blast of ice mist rose from his feet. The lightning that touched the mist was instantly frozen, and what surprised the Otsutsuki Clan member even more was that the frost traveled along the lightning and froze his arm as well.
The Otsutsuki Clan member looked at his arm with surprise, then turned his gaze toward Uchiha En, showing an expression of interest.
"Kekkei Mōra? Interesting. I didn't expect a native of this world to be able to master the power of Kekkei Mōra." Saying this, the Otsutsuki Clan member shook his arm, and Uchiha En's ice fell off.
"You are quite interesting too, being able to decompose my ice." Uchiha En hadn't used the power of the Rinnegan in his previous attack, but his ice had already integrated Yin-Yang Release, so it shouldn't have been broken so easily even without activating the Rinnegan.
The Otsutsuki Clan member's face darkened. As a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, he naturally possessed a sense of superiority. He could speak to Uchiha En this way, but Uchiha En speaking to him like this was, in his view, an insult.
A Red Halo suddenly appeared behind the Otsutsuki Clan member. The style of the Red Halo was identical to that of Otsutsuki Momoshiki's attendant, Otsutsuki Kinshiki.
In the blink of an eye, a massive red hammer appeared in the Otsutsuki Clan member's hand. He raised his arm and swung it, wrapping furious Lightning Release Chakra around the red giant hammer, smashing it fiercely down toward Uchiha En's head.
Seeing this, Uchiha En showed no panic. Lightning Release Chakra also appeared on his body.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode was the Ninjutsu Uchiha En used most frequently before acquiring the power of Kekkei Mōra; it could be considered one of his signature Ninjutsu.
Now that the Otsutsuki Clan member was attacking using something similar to Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Uchiha En's competitive spirit was immediately roused.
Equally furious Lightning Release Chakra wrapped around Uchiha En's nodachi.
Uchiha En immediately swung his blade. Two flashes of lightning flickered inside the Forest of Death, and the collision between the giant hammer and the nodachi sparked bursts of fire.
The Lightning Release Chakra surrounding both figures grew increasingly violent. The air was filled with static electricity, and the leaves of the surrounding bushes and weeds began to float upward, affected by the Lightning Release Chakra.
The speed of the two became faster and faster. Initially, Minato Namikaze could still clearly see their figures, but now his eyes could no longer distinguish which person was which lightning flash.
"Boom—" A deafening explosion erupted in the center of the Forest of Death, and the two figures wrapped in Lightning Release Chakra finally stopped.
As the smoke and dust from the explosion cleared, Minato Namikaze's expression instantly turned serious after seeing the situation.
He saw that Uchiha En's Lightning Release Chakra Mode had vanished, one of his arms was dangling, and blood was dripping—he was clearly injured.
Meanwhile, Lightning Release Chakra still enveloped the Otsutsuki Clan member's body, and no obvious wounds could be seen on him.
"En actually lost! H-how is that possible!" Minato Namikaze exclaimed, his face full of shock.
"I didn't expect to lose to you in a pure Lightning Release competition, but thanks to your full effort, I've managed to figure out some things about you. Now, it's my turn." As he spoke, Uchiha En's eyes transformed into the Rinnegan.
He immediately entered Dominator Mode, and the injury on his arm was instantly healed.
The Otsutsuki Clan member looked at Uchiha En and immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Although Uchiha En's appearance hadn't changed much, his Rinnegan could clearly see a strange force field surrounding Uchiha En's body.
Moreover, Uchiha En's entire demeanor had changed drastically, making him seem like a lofty, indifferent deity looking down upon this world.
Uchiha En stretched his arm, and his entire body instantly appeared in front of the Otsutsuki Clan member.
The next second, the Otsutsuki Clan member was immediately blasted away.
The Otsutsuki Clan member climbed up from the ground. He hadn't even clearly seen when Uchiha En had attacked.
"No, that's wrong. This guy didn't attack; it was that strange golden force field causing trouble." Realizing this, the Red Halo behind the Otsutsuki Clan member flashed, and the golden force field could no longer approach him.
Then the Otsutsuki Clan member formed hand seals, and his other eye also transformed into the Rinnegan.
After both Rinnegan were activated, the space centered around him seemed to freeze, completely sealed off, preventing any force from approaching him.
Uchiha En smiled, controlling Natural Energy and the Eye power of the Rinnegan to form invisible blades that began slicing the space. Both sides thus entered a stalemate.
After a long time, the Otsutsuki Clan member's Chakra was finally depleted. Uchiha En had Senzu Beans and inexhaustible Natural Energy; there was no way he could lose.
"Crack, crack~" Accompanied by sounds like shattering glass, the Otsutsuki Clan member's expression began to grow nervous.
The Red Halo behind him started flickering constantly, attempting to reinforce the space, but all his efforts were futile and only accelerated his Chakra consumption.
The Otsutsuki Clan member knew he couldn't continue like this, or he might perish here today. Therefore, the Otsutsuki Clan member stopped hesitating. The Red Halo behind him slowly floated up and then exploded directly.
Uchiha En hadn't expected this move and was blasted backward.
The Otsutsuki Clan member immediately used the power of the Rinnegan to open a spatial rift, then slipped into the rift and seized the opportunity to escape.
"Yomotsu Hirasaka? What a troublesome Jutsu," Uchiha En muttered to himself.
Watching the Otsutsuki Clan member escape, Minato Namikaze walked over and asked, "En, did that guy come from outside the Ninja World?"
"Yes, most likely he is an Ōtsutsuki Clan member."
"I didn't expect members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan to actually come to the Ninja World. It seems Kaguya's worries that you mentioned weren't excessive," Minato Namikaze said.
"I had long anticipated that the Ōtsutsuki Clan would come, but I didn't expect them to arrive so quickly."
"The Ōtsutsuki Clan usually operates in pairs. I don't know if this guy came alone this time, or if another one is secretly hidden."
Before Uchiha En finished speaking, the space in the Forest of Death was frozen again. Moreover, this time, not only was space frozen, but the flow of time also ceased.
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