Original God, But With a Chat Group Chapter 41

"Huh?"

Kazuma, who had just been nodding, looked bewildered.

"But, isn't that guy an acquaintance of yours?"

Kazuma clearly remembered seeing this Hashirama chatting happily with that Madara earlier, like old friends who hadn't met in years. Was this how you greeted a friend?

"I do know him, but he's a chuunibyou, you know? Always talking about saving the world. He's got some skill, sure, but his brain's not right—the kind that jumps to conclusions without thinking. I think you get what I mean."

"Uh..."

Kazuma wanted to say he didn't really get it, but after glancing at the blade in Li Yue's hand, he chose to understand.

"I get it."

"Good that you get it. Just remember these points: he's a chuunibyou who wants to save the world, and his head's not screwed on straight. Most importantly, he's dead now—just a soul in the Pure Land. So you don't need to be afraid of him, got it?"

"Dead?"

"Yeah, like the spirit of a fallen hero in those Swords and Magic games. He can only scare you with his words; he can't even touch you. You understand now?"

"I understand!"

Kazuma's spirits shot up. What was this? A license to trash-talk! What did he have to fear?

Especially since the target was a dead guy—the kind you could only roast online. What was there to be scared of?

Kazuma had no idea that Madara would one day be revived. All he knew was that the big shot in front of him wanted him to badmouth the guy.

"Great, glad you get it."

Li Yue nodded in satisfaction. The task of roasting Madara was yours now. Looking forward to your reaction when he comes back to life!

"Get along well with the group members. This Chat Group really connects different worlds, you know."

Li Yue sheathed Enma's Blade, patted Kazuma's shoulder, then leaned in to whisper temptingly.

"Think about it—some of those worlds are straight out of novels or games, full of Swords and Magic. As a member of the Chat Group, if you buddy up with the others, you might get your hands on real magic. And once you've got magic, in this boring world, you could do whatever you want. Like those gorgeous young beauties!"

In an instant, Kazuma's eyes lit up like beacons. He pointed at the Portal behind Li Yue.

"Senior, can you teach me magic? Like that!"

The ability to open a door straight into someone's house—he wanted that so bad!

You're really direct, huh. I just said it, and you're already asking me for stuff.

"That's a no-go. It's my special ability; no one else can learn it."

"Alright."

"Don't rush. Besides me, there are others in the group. And right now, there's only five of us. More people will join later, and then you'll be the senior. You can take it slow."

Kazuma, who had been disappointed, perked right back up.

Right! Besides him, the senior in front of him, and that dead guy, there were two others. They hadn't said much, but he could totally hit them up!

"Alright, I'm done talking. Remember what I said, and watch your online manners and etiquette with certain people, kid."

Li Yue patted Kazuma's shoulder again, then stepped back. Under Satou Kazuma's watchful eye, he walked into the Portal, which closed up and vanished completely.

"Gone."

Kazuma clenched his fists and rubbed his eyes, confirming that the amazing Chat Group was still there in his vision.

"It's real. It's really real. I actually joined a Chat Group that connects to other worlds, and I met a real otherworlder!"

Sure he wasn't hallucinating, Kazuma's lips curled into a wild grin. He jumped up from the spot and punched the sky with his right fist.

"Awesome!!"

"Hahaha! Kazuma-sama's luck is finally turning! Swords and Magic! Kazuma-sama's gonna learn all those awesome spells and become the god of the New World! Goodbye, crappy real world! I'm heading for the peak of life! Hahaha!!!"

Perfect. That's so Kazuma.

Ignoring Kazuma's self-indulgent fantasies, Li Yue, who had left that world and returned to Teyvat, dove back into the Chat Group.

Both newcomers were in, and he'd confirmed their worlds—both were full of fun. With nothing going on in Teyvat for now, Li Yue couldn't wait to go play in the new worlds!

Li Yue immediately opened a private chat with Aizen. Oh, the Chat Group did have a private chat feature, but with only three people before, it hadn't been necessary.

Meme Lord: Yifu, interested in taking a trip to a new otherworld together?

Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Of course. In fact, I can't wait!

Aizen had stayed quiet after Li Yue started scamming Uchiha Madara, watching from the shadows. He'd figured out that these two worlds had the fun Li Yue was after. And what did Li Yue do when he saw fun? He went straight for it. So Aizen had been waiting for Li Yue to take him along to the new world!

Meme Lord: Hold on, I'll be right there!

74. Indra Returns as King, Uniting the Ninja World for All Ages

In the Land of Fire of the ninja world, Li Yue and Aizen walked side by side through a lush forest.

"Yifu, it's been a few dozen days since we last met. How far along is your research now?"

"Li Yue-kun, that thing you sent me earlier was quite interesting. It brings a wealth of negative states. I integrated it into the souls of Hollows, like the initial Hollowfication of a Bleach. The Hollows that absorbed it went berserk immediately, and the power they unleashed after rampaging was even more exaggerated than a Hollow's Resurrección. As a means of boosting strength, it's really not bad stuff."

Aizen pushed up his glasses, thoroughly satisfied with the Karmic Debt Li Yue had gifted him earlier.

"The only problem is that thing is uncontrollable—too hard to rein in, because it's mixed with too much Resentment and lacks a unified consciousness. It's even more chaotic than a Great Hollow, which is born from the fusion of multiple souls."

A Great Hollow is the product of ordinary Hollows devouring each other. The most basic form born from this mass fusion is a Gillian, while above Gillian are Adjuchas and, at the top, Vasto Lorde.

The Karmic Debt on Xiao was also a blend of countless grudges from monsters and even Demon Gods, making it more chaotic and volatile than a Hollow. Even though Zhongli sent him medicine every so often to suppress it, Xiao still kept his distance from people, worried that his Karmic Debt might harm others.

"Too bad that kind of thing is hard to come by. Teyvat might have had a chance to produce it in the past, but now that Demon Gods are dwindling, so is that stuff."

Li Yue shrugged helplessly. Xiao was the only one who had reached that level—everyone else had died.

"True, that stuff really is hard to find. And Li Yue-kun, you might not realize this, but the thing you call Karmic Debt is constant. Do you know what that means?"

"Constant..."

Li Yue thought for a moment.

"Does that mean it doesn't get consumed?"

"Exactly. It's a very interesting trait. After I fused all the Karmic Debt you gave me into a single Hollow, that Hollow went berserk from the power, unleashing strength far beyond his Arrancar level. In the end, the rampage consumed all his reishi and he dissipated, but the Karmic Debt remained, ready to be collected and used again."

"This thing called Karmic Debt seems more like a catalyst that forces the host to squeeze out every ounce of power within them. It's a fantastic find!"

As he spoke, Aizen looked at Li Yue, the corners of his mouth curling up uncontrollably. As a researcher, encountering something like this was pure joy. Li Yue was a good brother—when he had something good, he really shared it!

And now he'd brought him to a new world. Good brother, not bad at all! His decision back then to cooperate with Li Yue instead of trying to control him was definitely the right one.

"Alright, my research is done. Li Yue-kun, let's hear about this world's intel. You were chatting so happily with that breakdancer in the Chat Group—you must know his situation well."

Recalling how Li Yue had easily bamboozled the new member with just a few words in the group, Aizen found it amusing. Was this new member really that naive?

"That's right. That Madara is a legend in this world. Even though he's dead now, he's still stirring up the storm."

Thinking of Uchiha Madara's bizarre moves, Li Yue couldn't help but laugh.

"Let me explain the background of this world to Yifu. Every story in this world starts with an alien race."

"In the universe, there's a planet where the Otsutsuki clan lives. They wield a power called chakra, which lets them travel across galaxies. But their interstellar journeys aren't for sightseeing—they're to gather power. They carry something called the Divine Tree, planting it on planets with life. The tree drains the planet's vitality to grow, eventually bearing the Divine Tree Fruit."

"That fruit is a super-concentrated form of chakra. The Otsutsuki clan eats it to keep strengthening themselves. They usually work in pairs: one from the main family, the superior, and one from the branch family, the servant. When the Divine Tree matures, it needs to devour the branch member to bear the best fruit. So they always go out together, but only one returns. The branch family exists solely to be sacrificed for the main family."

"A thousand years ago, the main family's Otsutsuki Isshiki and the branch family's Otsutsuki Kaguya came to this planet and planted the Divine Tree. Just before the fruit ripened, Kaguya, unwilling to be sacrificed, ambushed Isshiki and offered his body to the tree. She got the fruit, became the holder of chakra, and on this primitive planet a millennium ago, she was hailed as the Goddess of the Rabbit."

"Blessed by humanity, Kaguya gave birth to two sons: Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura."

At this point, Aizen perked up.

"Let me guess—those two sons caused trouble?"

"Right, but it's a bit different. Kaguya took out Isshiki, but she knew the main family out in the stars would eventually notice he hadn't returned and send someone to check. To fight off the coming Otsutsuki, she started building her own army."

"She used the Divine Tree to turn humans into mindless White Zetsu, amassing a hundred thousand of them to counter the Otsutsuki. Oh, a White Zetsu's combat power is about on par with an ordinary seated officer in Bleach. The Otsutsuki she'd face? The low-level ones are at a century-long Captain level, and the top-tier ones are on par with Old Man Yamamoto."

"Isn't that a bit..."

Aizen felt utterly speechless. What was Kaguya thinking? Against real powerhouses, those cannon fodder weren't even worth a hundred thousand—a million wouldn't cut it.

"Pretty stupid, right?"

"And that's just the start."

Li Yue smiled and continued.

"Her two sons couldn't stand what she was doing. To protect humanity, they rebelled against their mother. With the help of the planet's native Adepti, they sealed Kaguya away—right in the moon we see today. The younger brother, Hamura, stayed on the moon to guard the seal. The older brother, Hagoromo, to control the rampaging Divine Tree after Kaguya was gone, sealed its chakra inside himself, becoming the Divine Tree's Jinchuriki."

"Holding the tree's power, he became the new god of the human world. He founded the Ninja Sect, believing chakra could make people understand each other, so he spread that power to humanity."

"?"

Aizen tilted his head in confusion but didn't ask, waiting for Li Yue to go on.

"Along the way, he had two sons: Asura and Indra. Asura inherited his powerful body, while Indra got his special eyes. Both were outstanding, but the Ninja Sect only had one heir. So Hagoromo had them compete—whoever completed his task would be the successor."

"What happened next is simple. Indra was more talented, but his philosophy clashed with Hagoromo's. So Hagoromo, acting as judge, stepped in and declared Asura the winner. Indra, furious, left. After Hagoromo died, he came back with his followers to fight."

"And so, the ninja world fell into chaos because of the Otsutsuki family's internal issues."

"That chaos lasted a thousand years. Over that time, Indra and Asura's chakra kept reincarnating. Each time, their hosts became fated rivals, locked in conflict until now. The Madara in the Chat Group is the previous bearer of Indra's chakra, and the Hashirama he talks about is the previous bearer of Asura's chakra."

Thinking of Uchiha Madara's attitude toward Hashirama, Li Yue couldn't hold back a laugh.

"Unlike every other Asura and Indra before them, that generation's Asura was overwhelmingly strong and actually beat Indra into submission. They became close friends, even putting aside their grudges to build a village called Konoha together. But Madara was a chuunibyou. Tricked by someone, he believed he had a destiny to save the world, so he rebelled again. In the end, Hashirama beat him once more, but he faked his death and escaped, scheming in the shadows."

"Until recently, he died of old age, but he'd already set up a plan to revive himself. Soon, he'll come back, and by then, no one can stop him. He'll become the strongest ninja in the world and finally achieve his dream of saving it."

"Let me guess—that's why he said in the Chat Group that he'd prove himself, right?"

Aizen nailed the answer.

"Exactly. But what he doesn't know is that everything he did was orchestrated by someone else. Before Kaguya was sealed, she gave birth to a third son, Black Zetsu. To free his mother, Black Zetsu secretly stoked wars in the ninja world. Uchiha Madara was duped by Black Zetsu into thinking he was saving the world, when in truth, everything he did was just to release Kaguya from her moon prison."

Li Yue spread his hands helplessly.

"An ignorant Kaguya, an equally ignorant Hagoromo, and their ignorant descendants Indra and Asura—they created a thousand years of war in this world. Humanity spent that millennium fighting, and they'll keep falling into the same cycle afterward."

"And Hamura, after his death, hid in the Pure Land watching for a thousand years without lifting a finger. That's the main backdrop of this world. Besides that, there are some weird little details. Like a guy who talks about protecting the village's peace while slaughtering an entire innocent clan, but hypocritically spares his beloved little brother. Or someone who blames his teacher for failing to save the woman he loved, so he kills the teacher who always looked after him. Or another who wants world peace by making everyone feel pain and going on a crazy rampage. And then there's the ultimate talk-no-jutsu user who forgives anyone with words, no matter what they did to him."

"In short, the ninja world is a stage—if you've got the guts, come on up!"

Li Yue's examples made Aizen frown. What the hell was all that? Sure, the Bleach world had the Five Noble Clans making Soul Society full of darkness, but at least the Seireitei kept overall order. Was this world really that chaotic? And from the Bleach plot Li Yue had uploaded, Ichigo Kurosaki didn't hold back when cutting people down.

"So, Li Yue-kun, what's your plan? Or is there something you want to do?"

Li Yue pointed ahead.

"That merchant we just passed pointed us in the direction of the Leaf Village, founded by the previous Asura and Indra. It's also where the new Indra and Asura are born."

"As for Uchiha Madara, sure, he's not quite on your level, Yifu, but he's got plenty of personal charisma. And now that he's a group member, we're all good buddies. As his good buddy, of course I've got to give him a hand!!"

"So you want to...?"

Li Yue grinned, showing a pure smile.

"Help him save the world, of course!!"

He'd already scripted it: Otsutsuki Indra Returns as King, Unites the Ninja World, Reigns for Ten Thousand Generations!

Chapter 75: The Five-Year Term Is Up—Please, Clan Head, Return!

Uchiha Madara was a man with ideals. He believed that as long as humans kept fighting, there would never be peace, so he wanted to create a peaceful world. But he lacked real knowledge—after all, he was a mercenary by trade, never formally educated, so he easily fell for Black Zetsu's deception.

He wanted to become the new Sage of Six Paths and plunge the entire world into an illusion. If everyone was dreaming, they'd all be happy, and since everyone would be dreaming, there'd be no more war—the world would be at peace.

Honestly, his goal of world peace was noble, but with his limited knowledge, he could only think of so much.

As his beloved group leader, Li Yue naturally had to help him out!

Earlier, when asking the passing merchant for directions, he'd also picked up some info about this world—like the current year and what had happened recently.

For example, five years ago, the Uchiha clan of the Leaf Village was massacred by the rogue ninja Uchiha Itachi, leaving only Uchiha Sasuke as the sole survivor. The massacre happened in Leaf Year 59, and the protagonist graduated from the Ninja Academy in Leaf Year 64. Now it was Leaf Year 64, in the spring of March—right at the start of the story. The new generation of ninjas was just about to graduate and form teams, officially beginning their ninja careers!

Good, good, perfect timing!

Li Yue, dressed in a black suit, headed straight for the Leaf Village. At the iconic Leaf Village Gate, the Leaf Gate Guardians, Kagetsu Tetsu and Izumo Kamizuki, were as usual standing at the entrance, checking everyone coming and going.

Li Yue reached the gate, and Izumo Kamizuki immediately stepped forward.

"Hello, welcome to the Leaf Village. Please state your identity and your purpose for coming here."