Stepping into the Six Paths Level (7,000-word chapter)

The third year of Konoha, early February.

The Cloud unilaterally announced its surrender, hoping to conclude Peace Treaty through reparations.

We have no choice but to surrender. If we really anger Uchiha Kyosuke, he might attack the village alone. What will we have to do to resist?

Even though he felt deeply humiliated, the First Raikage had to admit his defeat.

The invasion of Konoha was indeed a very unsuccessful move.

The once militarily powerful Kumogakure has now been completely relegated to the bottom of the Five Great Nations.

Even the Kirigakure might have the right to laugh at them.

Upon receiving news of Cloud's surrender, Konoha dispatched Madara Uchiha as a peace envoy symbolizing the friendship between the two countries.

That makes perfect sense.

The straightforward Uchiha Clan Head demanded an exorbitant compensation of 10 billion yen.

Not giving it to me?

That makes things easy. I'm not leaving either; let's just start the war.

Left with no other option, the First Raikage had to patiently negotiate with them, hoping to minimize post-war losses through a confrontation at the negotiating table.

"Ten billion? My head isn't even worth that much," Raikage clearly expressed his thoughts.

Seeing this, Ban didn't insist; after all, it was just a number he'd casually mentioned.

The fact that he didn't ask for 100 billion is a sign that his personality has become more benevolent recently.

Seeing that the two sides were about to formally begin negotiations, Nara Tohiko, as the deputy, stepped forward and took over the negotiation work with a smile.

This includes war damage Resettlement Compensation, Emotional Distress Compensation, Land Encroachment Fee, Vegetation Planting Fee, Labor Costs, and so on.

Many of the pretexts for demanding money were completely unheard of by the Cloud Sect.

"This is outright extortion!" the First Raikage angrily rebuked.

Unable to reach an agreement on the amount of compensation, the two parties decided to use a friendly discussion to determine the final monetary amount of the compensation.

The result is obvious: Madara didn't even use Susanoo; he defeated the First Raikage with just the Nine-Tails.

"You should be happy." In front of the high-ranking members of the Cloud, Madara Uchiha crossed his arms and said with a hint of disdain, "With your meager strength, if you encountered that guy, you wouldn't have enough lives to kill him."

"You can never reach Kyosuke's power; any of his Ninjutsu possesses extraordinary power."

"Raikage, you should be Keiki that you're still alive to argue with me."

As he spoke, Madara Uchiha's face was filled with undisguised killing intent, as if he were ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Faced with the powerful and unreasonable Konoha, Cloud ultimately chose to compromise.

They had no choice but to give in; the situation was beyond their control, and they couldn't afford a second defeat.

Of course, a 10 billion dollar compensation claim is a joke; they'll probably only offer 4 billion at most as war reparations.

Madara Uchiha did not refuse, and he also knew that the real bulk of the money was not in the compensation.

With the Peace Treaty finalized, the most important question now is how to redeem Two-Tails Matatabi, who has been lost.

Having witnessed the power of the Nine-Tails, the Cloud Village became even more eager for the Tailed Beast, whose power fascinated everyone who saw them.

Even if we don't expect them to reach Madara Uchiha's level, just being able to use the Tailed Beast normally will give Cloud a true strategic deterrent weapon.

The losses caused by war must be made up for, and Amegakure and Sunagakure might be good options.

As for whether they can defeat Konoha...

It can only be said that no one can escape the erosion of time. A hundred years from now, when the God of Shinobi to Kitsuchi, it is uncertain who will reign supreme in the Shinobi World.

The Raikage isn't betting on the present, but on the future.

With these considerations in mind, when faced with Madara Uchiha demands, Cloud paid the astonishing price without hesitation.

In one war, Konoha reaped seven or eight billion in revenue. Not to mention robbing money, even printing money couldn't have done it this fast.

Kyosuke's biggest concern right now is whether the First Tsuchikage of Iwagakure still intends to invade the Land of Fire.

They seemed quite arrogant before, even stationing troops on the border, acting like they could do whatever they wanted.

Sure, if you want war, then bring it on. He promises he won't intervene this time.

Kyosuke is addicted to profiting from war.

Unfortunately, the Iwagakure faction was already terrified.

The Hokage's astonishing feat of single-handedly overwhelming an entire army spread throughout the Shinobi World within a week.

Was he just bored and had nothing better to do than challenge a monster of that level?

Seven or eight billion! Just thinking about it makes my heart ache. The First Tsuchikage doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of that idiot Raikage.

"What a pity." Upon learning that Iwagakure had completely settled down, the First Hokage expressed great regret.

In August of the same year, Sunagakure was established, and Reto, who had fought Kyosuke, became the First Kazekage.

In order not to affect the relationship between the two villages, Reto personally wrote a letter, expressing his admiration for the Hokage's strength and hoping that the two villages could maintain the principle of harmonious coexistence, mutual love and assistance, etc.

"Boring platitudes," Kyosuke commented.

If the Kumogakure were truly villains, then the Sunagakure were utter hypocrites.

Throughout the original story, the village of Sunagakure inflicted the greatest damage on Konoha. In every major Shinobi World war, Sunagakure inevitably clashed with Konoha.

If you can't win, surrender, sign a peace treaty, and then wait for the right opportunity to turn your back on them.

Before Gaara took over, Sunagakure had the worst reputation among the Five Great Nations.

In August, Sunagakure formed United Hidden Village. At the end of the year, just as the Shinobi World was enjoying a rare period of peace, a rumor suddenly spread throughout various countries.

The isolated Land of Water established United Hidden Village called Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) at the beginning of the year.

With this, the Warring States Period came to a complete end, and the Shinobi World ushered in a new chapter of the five-village war.

Konoha Year 4, Uchiha Training Ground.

Nine-year-old Uchiha Yuto, wielding a short sword, moved in several afterimages, constantly searching for a suitable trajectory to attack.

The three black Tomoe within his pupils clearly indicated his current level of strength.

"Got it!" He flashed into his father's blind spot, Yuto short sword, and a bolt of Electric Current seemed to flash through the air.

Uchiha Style: Sword Leaps with Thunder!

This attack was swift and fierce, the sword's edge sharp and menacing; it was absolutely the most masterful backstab by Filial Son.

Combined with his Three Tomoe perception, almost no one in the Chunin rank could avoid this sword strike.

Even Family ninjas serving as sparring partners need to be extremely careful when facing nine-year-old Yuto.

If you're not careful, you could easily get tricked by this kid.

"Very impressive." Kyosuke slowly raised his hand, extended a finger, and lightly flicked the tip of the short sword.

Snap! The seemingly fine short sword broke in two right in the middle.

"Ah, my weapon." Yuto landed, lowering his head in frustration, seemingly harboring much resentment towards the man who was his father.

It must be said that his disguise was very convincing. If Kyosuke hadn't had amazing perception and had already noticed his son's conspiracy, he might have been distracted as well.

Bang... The ground beneath his feet exploded, Yuto had been hiding in the ground for a long time, finally found the best opportunity to win.

However, before he could even emerge from the soil, his father, Kyosuke, stretched out a foot and stomped his son back into the pit.

"Ah, he's the real one! Quick, save him!" the clone cried out in a panic.

Laughing, Kyosuke left the spot, ignoring the Shadow Clone frantically digging a hole, and instead turned to look at the two girls who hesitated to make a move.

"You go first, Eri- neechan~" Six-year-old Uchiha Nagisa looked exquisitely beautiful and was extremely adorable.

However, the bright and lively look in her eyes seemed to indicate that her owner was not a purely obedient child.

"... You only call me 'older sister' at times like this." The other girl was, of course, Princess Anzai Eri the Land of Fire.

She rolled her eyes silently, Eri a fighting stance, her palms glowing with a verdant light.

Chakra Scalpel!

"Teacher, prepare to be attacked!" Eri was very well-behaved and sensible, never forgetting to greet him before attacking.

Kyosuke had nothing to criticize about this, as long as they didn't act recklessly on the battlefield.

As for that Little Cutie who's always trying to slack off, she needs to be severely punished; we can't let her run wild.

After the simulation ends, I'll find an excuse to beat my son up.

Soon, their daily morning training session ended, and the three little ones set off together, ready to enjoy their learning journey.

In fact, nine-year-old Uchiha Yuto probably possessed the strength of Special Jōnin.

He excels in one area, but overall he doesn't quite reach the level of Jonin.

Even so, he already possessed the ability to graduate from the Ninja Academy.

The reason he's still hanging around at school is that Kyosuke has blocked the students' path to early graduation.

The quality of teaching at ninja academies today is incomparable to that of the original story.

There are tons of Jonin- level instructors there, each one an expert with extensive practical experience.

Even the elders of various clans, unable to stay idle at home, volunteered to go to the Ninja Academy to train students.

If he went to the outside world, where would he find so many teachers, even his son? Staying there for a few more years wouldn't be a bad thing.

Kyosuke is too busy to take good care of the children's training, especially the basics; it's better to leave that to the teachers.

Besides teacher resources, the diversity of Ninjutsu is also a factor.

The entire Konoha now operates on Points system, which can be exchanged for money, Secret Technique, and even a satisfactory spouse.

Even if an adult ninja fights tooth and nail on an A-Rank mission, the reward might not be as great as the top scorer in the monthly exam at the Ninja Academy.

As Kyosuke's child, with countless eyes on Yuto, he had to set an example.

What's so good about graduating early?

"Foolish son, you will understand later that school life is the happiest time of your life."

After saying that, Kyosuke disappeared with a bang; it turned out he was also a Shadow Clone.

Moon Base, Kaguya's Sealing Altar.

Feeling the memories that had suddenly appeared in his mind, Kyosuke smiled slightly and said, "I came to see you today to confirm something."

"What is it?" Kaguya's mouth was bulging, and food crumbs kept sliding down from the corners of her mouth.

As expected, his wife's cooking is still the best... It seems the Rabbit Goddess has awakened her "cooking-all" nature.

No matter what the other person wants to ask, as long as the food is good, everything is negotiable.

"I want to know if I can fight against Isshiki with my current strength."

As he spoke, Kyosuke's body floated into the air, and his powerful Chakra caused the entire Altar to tremble slightly.

It seemed as if a gaze was fixed upon him from the depths of his being, but upon closer inspection, it was as if nothing had happened.

"You..." Kaguya seemed somewhat surprised as she stared at the Tomoe pattern on the man's collarbone.

In her opinion, this person doesn't actually have the ability to reach the Six Paths Level unless he can become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki.

As a result, in just a few years, the opponent's strength has increased to such a terrifying level.

In a daze, she recalled the scene when Kyosuke sought advice on sealing the Barrier.

After closing her eyes and carefully sensing it, Kaguya said, "To be honest, your progress has greatly surprised me."

"But with your current strength, facing a fully-powered Isshiki at his peak would only lead to certain death."

"Hmm, that's about what I guessed." Kyosuke nodded, showing no surprise at Kaguya's assessment.

Only when he truly reached the Six Paths Level did he understand what the power of Isshiki truly meant.

If it really comes down to a one-on-one fight, no matter what trump cards he has prepared, the only outcome will be death.

Fortunately, Kyosuke was never alone.

Those who follow the right path receive much help, while those who stray from it receive little. Isshiki will never understand the meaning of this saying.

Name: Uchiha Kyosuke

Age: 25

Physical Strength: Six Paths)

Mental Strength: Super Kage (High-Level)

Chakra level: Six Paths)

Mastery of skills: (omitted)

Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan (Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan), Sage Body (Ultimate)

Chakra Nature Transformation: Fire (MAX), Water (Level 9), Lightning (MAX), Wind (MAX), Earth (Level 9), Yin (Level 8), Yang (MAX)

Summoning Beast: Xiti, Manda

Ninja Tools: Kusanagi Sword, Yata Mirror

Points: 143200

After the war, Kyosuke spent a total of 200,000 Points to successfully exchange for the final, ultimate Ultimate Sage Body.

After a long period of absorption and digestion, he finally broke through the bottleneck and possessed a true Six Paths Body.

It's the kind of power that allows you to knock Truth-Seeking Orb Teuchi bare hands.

Kyosuke often wondered just how far he was from being as good as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

Today, Kaguya gave him a clear answer.

A one-on-one fight would be certain defeat.

"Let me go." Kaguya was calm and collected now, a far cry from her usual naive and innocent self, "With you and me working together, we can kill each other with Isshiki flick of the wrist."

"Then it will sweep across the entire Shinobi World, condensing their Chakra into fruit?"

"If you're unwilling, I have a more reliable method."

Gazing into those spotless, white eyes, Kyosuke suddenly smiled, "Let's eat."

"Hmm~" Kaguya nodded blankly, continuing to savor the excellent cooking skills of the Ponytail Princess.

As for the conversation that just took place, both sides tacitly chose to forget it.

Releasing Kaguya isn't impossible, provided you have the ability to defeat her.

I believe the goddess understands this as well, so blindly pleading is pointless.

A complete breakdown in relations would be even more undesirable. Kaguya is Kyosuke's last trump card. If all else fails, the only option left is to ask the Rabbit Goddess to intervene personally.

"Here, try this."

Mmm~ Delicious~

To familiarize himself with the power of the Six Paths Level, Kyosuke himself has spent three months on the moon.

To defeat Jigen, one person alone is definitely not enough; the help of Madara and Hashirama is the key.

Therefore, he no longer concealed the existence of the Ōtsutsuki and told the Big Pillar everything, including to Kaguya.

Hearing that the entire Shinobi World was in danger, Hashirama immediately became restless. After searching in vain, he began to diligently study his own power.

"I need to go out for a while." Having heard that the enemy wouldn't be coming for the next year or two, Hashirama expressed his desire to go out and train.

Destination: Fairyland Shikkotsu Forest.

He wanted to find out where the mysterious man he had met that day was.

The booklet contained many Secret Techniques that he had never heard of before, and they were extremely difficult to master; even he had not been able to fully master them.

In particular, the Forbidden Wood Release technique terrified Hashirama. With his current strength, forcibly summoning it would be tantamount to suicide.

But in order to protect the village and the dreams of the three, Big Pillar was willing to sacrifice his life.

Hashirama left, wanting to explore further methods.

Having successfully mastered the Truth-Seeking Orb Madara Uchiha passed the position of Clan Leader to Izuna and ventured into the Shinobi World alone, only to disappear without a trace.

"I want to help you too." Soon, Yayoi found him and expressed her desire to intervene in the battle.

"... You'll die." Kyosuke smiled and shook his head, saying, "You can't die. I still need to entrust the future of Konoha to you."

"I don't care." To everyone's surprise, Yayoi immediately refused. "I don't care about Konoha. If you die, this village has no reason to continue existing."

"Sigh." Kyosuke sighed silently, paused for a few seconds, and finally slowly revealed his plan.

"... Take good care of 'him,' and wait for my return."

"This mere Ōtsutsuki Isshiki is not enough to make me retire from the stage of history."

"I understand." This time, Yayoi didn't press the matter further; she understood that her strength was still far behind that of the three of them.

Going up there would most likely just be a blind blunder; with Ninjutsu rendered ineffective, the Tenseigan's effectiveness would instantly be reduced by more than half.

"Protect Konoha for me." This was the task Kyosuke gave her, which could also be seen as a request.

Yayoi agreed; she would protect the village no matter what.

"It's like a life-or-death separation, how unlucky." Kyosuke chuckled bitterly, got up and walked to the window, gazing at the bustling scenery outside.

As the victorious nation, Konoha's fame resounded throughout the Shinobi World, and people finally clearly recognized the terrifying strength of the God of Shinobi.

The indirect consequence of this was that the flood of mission requests from all over the country almost paralyzed Konoha's Mission Management Office.

There's no way around it, there are just too many, and the existing manpower is simply insufficient to handle them.

Left with no other choice, Kyosuke had to reduce the number of troops stationed in various locations and send ninjas back to the village in batches to carry out the cleanup mission.

Even so, many tasks often need to be held up for a long time before they can be assigned to suitable personnel.

Not wanting to damage his reputation, the Lord Hokage even secretly created Shadow Clone to disguise himself and go out on missions.

I must say, their efficiency is indeed much higher than that of ordinary ninjas.

"This is our strength!"

After enduring hardship for more than half a year, and as outsiders began to question Konoha, Kyosuke, Hokage gave in.

"Give the order that all students who have completed four years of training will be granted temporary ninja status upon passing the assessment."

"Hmm, 'temporary ninja' doesn't sound good; it's likely to give the client a bad sensory experience."

"Then let's call it 'Ninja Intern'. Jonin who want to lead a class can select students based on their performance."

In the fourth year of Konoha, as the year drew to a close, the village finally had the ability to maintain the normal operation of the mission system.

The head of the mission management department no longer needs to spend all his time loitering in Kyosuke's office.

"What the hell is this?"

"Fortunately, it's Shadow Clone working. With my current cultivation level, dealing with the mental fatigue they cause is a piece of cake."

Naruto became the Seventh Hokage and practically spent 24 hours a day in the Hokage's Office.

Aside from sleeping with Hinata himself, he left everything else to his Shadow Clone, including his daughter's birthday.

Kyosuke, on the other hand, is always busy with his Shadow Clone in the office; that's the difference in their level of dedication.

Konoha Year 5, New Year.

Kyosuke, who is 26 years old, exudes the charm of a mature man in every move he makes.

As he walked along the road, the villagers greeted him warmly, and the women stared at him intently.

It seems she desperately wants to use Kotoamatsukami to make the young and handsome Lord Hokage fall in love with her.

There's no way around it; being too popular can be a problem.

He was greeting everyone warmly when suddenly the commotion ahead caught his attention.

"Please, don't take my things!"

"Hmph, village rules prohibit setting up stalls on the commercial street. I remember reminding you many times already."

"But, but we can't..."

Looking over, Police Department officers were handling a routine case involving a street vendor.

In order to maintain the smooth flow and cleanliness of the streets, Kyosuke stipulated that street vendors could only be set up in designated areas.

Clearly, this old man violated the rules he had set.

Even so, the scene of carrying out official duties was still far too unsightly.

The Senju Clan member was being very careful when the old man reached out to pull him, but due to the vast difference in strength between them, he still accidentally pushed the old man to the ground.

This time, they have thoroughly angered the public.

"Please, this is an elderly person! How can your Police Department beat someone?!"

"A bunch of bastards, all they know is how to bully us ordinary people."

"Go ahead and deal with the Uchiha if you dare! I bet you don't dare!"

"Pah, them? Weren't they taught a lesson enough by Clan Leader Izuna last time?"

"Hahaha, you mean the group that was detained by the Uchiha Clan Head and only released thanks to the Lord Hokage's intercession?"

"In my opinion, the Senju Clan is a bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong."

"Especially that captain in the Police Department, I heard he's the worst kind of scoundrel, he's practically inhuman."

Kyosuke, who had been listening with a smile in the distance, almost burst out laughing when he heard this.

What a despicable son! He should congratulate Little Six on his new nickname.

Suddenly, Kyosuke's expression changed drastically, and upon closer inspection, he had already leaped into the arena himself.

Grabbing the slap the Senju clansman had delivered, he punched the man, sending him sprawling to the ground in pain, before speaking in a chilling tone, "Abusing your power because of your status, do you really think no one in Konoha can deal with you?"

He raised his hand and made a gesture, and then a group of masked Anbu appeared and immediately detained the entire Police Department squad.

"Take them to the Anbu for rigorous interrogation. Let me see how many other acts of bullying and oppressing men and women they've committed."

"Yes, sir!"

Kyosuke helped the elderly man up from the ground and sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry, it was my negligence that frightened the old man."

"No, it's nothing serious." The old man was somewhat flattered and touched, but a hint of fear inevitably lingered in his eyes.

Seeing this, Kyosuke seemed to have thought of something, and turned to his subordinates in the Anbu, ordering, "Protect the old man's safety. If any of those bastards dare to have any ill intentions, I grant you permission to execute them first and report later."

"Yes, sir!"

"Thank you Lord Hokage."

Seeing the atmosphere become lively again, Kyosuke smiled and waved to everyone, then pointed to a few people and said, "Take them back for interrogation."

"Inciting crowds in public and wantonly fabricating and slandering the village's senior management—I want to see if you did it intentionally or unintentionally."

Seeing him say that, several people clearly showed indignation, but it seemed they were probably just venting their anger.

The middle-aged man who had spoken of being an unfilial son couldn't help but change his expression slightly, and he had an urge to turn around and run away.

In fact, the big man came from Iwagakure and was one of the spies planted in Konoha, mainly responsible for eavesdropping and disrupting the village's security.

The original infiltration plan went very smoothly, and it even successfully instigated several mass riots. Unexpectedly, a simple accident exposed him to the watchful eyes of the Anbu.

"I'm finished." The man's face turned ashen.

Seeing that the scene had returned to calm, Kyosuke shook his head and quickly left.

The Konoha are lovely; they can unconditionally trust every Hokage.

The Konoha are also despicable; they are ignorant and lack the most basic ability to think for themselves.

They drove Hatake Sakumo to his death through rumors and blamed the Nine-Tails' rampage on a four- or five-year-old child.

When dealing with this group of people, management must be seemingly relaxed but actually strict, leaving no opportunity for those with ulterior motives to manipulate the situation.

"The course on the Will of Fire must be arranged."

"It's not just students; ordinary residents also need to establish a unified set of values."

Regardless of the many criticisms Hokage against the Senju lineage of Hokage, there is one aspect that Kyosuke should learn from: their shaping of the village's overall spirit.

Pain's invasion of Konoha resulted in countless deaths and injuries, yet few from top to bottom were willing to reveal intelligence to the enemy.

In this respect, the other four Hidden Village cannot compare to Konoha.

"There's nothing shameful about learning from others' strengths," Kyosuke said with a smile as he walked on, soon arriving at the ninja academy.

Like other Jonin, he was here today to select his students.