"Wait…"
Suddenly, Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki frowned and said in disbelief,
"Why can't I sense Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's presence?"
"That's impossible."
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki let out a dismissive laugh.
"We've already found Earth. If Kaguya isn't here, where else could she be? She's just hiding."
As soon as he said that, Urashiki's eyes narrowed.
A terrifying surge of Six Paths power spread out from him without the slightest restraint, instantly covering the entire planet.
He refused to believe Kaguya could hide forever.
And besides—
now that they had found Earth, what did it matter if he acted recklessly for a while?
With his power, even if he destroyed the planet, it wouldn't matter.
Buzz!!
In an instant—
under the crushing pressure of Urashiki's aura, countless shinobi across the world felt their hearts tremble as their bodies froze in place.
Some of the weaker ones collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Only the stronger shinobi managed to raise their heads, their faces pale with terror.
Terrifying.
Truly terrifying.
They had no idea who was releasing this pressure, but that invisible force made them feel like insects that could be crushed at any moment.
—
Konoha.
Under that overwhelming pressure, cold sweat appeared on the brows of Konoha's top leadership—led by Hokage aide Tsunade, Fugaku Uchiha, Hiashi Hyūga, and Shikaku Nara.
They all understood one thing clearly.
This pressure definitely did not belong to the Fifth Hokage.
"What exactly is this aura?"
"What terrifying power… could there really be another expert in the shinobi world we know nothing about?"
"The Fifth Hokage is in Ancient Loran in the Land of Wind. For now, no one acts rashly."
Very quickly, once they thought of the Fifth Hokage, the shock in the hearts of Konoha's leaders calmed.
After all—
no matter who this pressure belonged to,
there was no chance they could be stronger than the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren.
All they had to do was stay steady and not make foolish moves.
In short—
as long as Uchiha Ren was there, they had nothing to fear.
—
At the same time, the rest of the shinobi world reacted in very different ways to the terrifying pressure descending from above.
Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Takigakure, the Rain Village, and the other forces that had already submitted to Konoha all calmed down quickly after their initial shock.
Their faith in the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, was absolute.
They were not afraid at all.
But Kumogakure and Iwagakure—
the two villages secretly cooperating with Uchiha Madara—
were in a far worse state.
They were already struggling to deal with Konoha.
And now another unknown, overwhelming pressure had appeared on top of that.
What were they supposed to do now?
"Damn it… is there another enemy outside?"
At that moment, the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, clenched his fists and stared up at the sky, his expression dark to the extreme.
"This isn't the Fifth Hokage's aura. It's not Uchiha Madara's either. So who is it?"
Meanwhile, in Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage, A, was also staring grimly at the heavens, his heart surging with shock.
Still—
whether they liked it or not,
now that they had already boarded Madara's ship, both Ōnoki and A could only keep moving forward one step at a time.
—
At the same time, in a hidden location somewhere in the shinobi world—
Uchiha Madara, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his Rinnegan.
A trace of shock and wariness appeared on his face.
"What a domineering pressure."
"Who exactly is it?"
"It isn't the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren. It feels like it's coming from outer space."
In front of him, the masked Uchiha Obito, Black Zetsu, and White Zetsu had all turned grave.
Originally, after perfecting Edo Tensei, they had been making preparations for the final phase of their plan.
But this sudden pressure had shaken them.
Among them—
Black Zetsu's emotions were the most complicated.
The others didn't know, but he had already guessed the source of this pressure.
The Ōtsutsuki main family had found Earth.
This was bad.
Very bad.
What should he do now?
For a moment, Black Zetsu's thoughts fell into complete chaos.
"Hurry up and carry out our plan."
After a few seconds, Madara showed no fear. On the contrary, a trace of excitement appeared on his face.
"The shinobi world is getting more and more interesting."
"This time… let the entire shinobi world dance."
"Yes, Madara-sama!"
The instant those words fell, Obito, Black Zetsu, and White Zetsu all lowered their heads respectfully, not daring to breathe too loudly.
—
Ancient Loran.
The instant that pressure appeared, Uchiha Ren's Observation Haki locked onto Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki and Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.
"Interesting. Very interesting."
Looking at the frightened Queen of Loran and the others, Ren's lips curved slightly as he murmured,
"Ōtsutsuki Hamura… Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo… your plan may be about to fail."
"The Ōtsutsuki main family has come to Earth just to become prey."
After all—
to the current Uchiha Ren, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki, and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki were nothing special.
Even without reviving the Ten-Tails, he could still beat the elites of the Ōtsutsuki main family into the ground.
As for why Urashiki, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki seemed so overwhelmingly powerful in those old stories—
that was only because Naruto and Sasuke had clearly been forced down for the sake of the plot.
Besides—
could that even really be called the true story of the shinobi world?
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