Starship Voyage

The soft light of the Realm of Oneness flowed over every vein of the Ultimate Void. The embracing wind of the Third Void, the mature depth of the Original Network, and the eager vitality of the New Network twined together, weaving a boundless Symbiotic Net that bound the ninja world and the Triple Void firmly into one.

The sunlight in the ninja world was warmer than before. The wind carried the gentleness of chakra and symbiotic power mingling as it brushed over the brand-new streets of the Leaf, the training grounds of the Ninja Academy, and the mountains and rivers of the Five Great Hidden Villages. The scars of the Fourth Great Ninja War had healed completely, and the shadow of the Otsutsuki plunderers had dispersed. This dimension, nurtured by chakra, had finally become the gentlest anchor point of the Triple Void.

Naruto stood before the floor-to-ceiling window of the Hokage's Office, his fingertips lightly touching the glass. The Power of Yang in his palm flowed on its own, gently resonating with the Light Patterns of the Realm of Oneness. The cloak of the Seventh Hokage stirred in the breeze. He looked at the children chasing and laughing below, at the ninja patrolling shoulder to shoulder, at the halos of the tailed beasts resting on the rear mountain, and in his eyes was the most peaceful tenderness one could have after passing through the flames of war.

"So this is symbiosis," Kurama's voice rang out in his heart, golden chakra wrapping around Naruto like flowing water. "It isn't guarding everything alone. It isn't one side rushing toward the other. It's every existence leaning on each other and lighting each other's way."

Naruto chuckled softly. He thought of his lonely childhood, of the companions who had walked with him all the