The End of Symbiosis

In the darkness of the Ruins of the Boundary Guardian, the Heart-Trace seed suddenly split open with a crack, and a wisp of pale golden light poured out, spreading upward along the omni-dimensional barrier.

It was not destruction, not fusion, but a response.

Within the omni-dimensions, the Stele of Thirteen Rhythms lit up at the same time. Maturity, newborn, encounter, rushing toward, inclusion, protection, symbiosis, inheritance, resonance, bonds, common origin, peaceful existence, boundlessness—thirteen Light Patterns soared into the air and circled above the stele, awaiting the descent of the fourteenth radiance.

In Konoha Plaza, Naruto, Sasuke, the Nine Tailed Beasts, and every being in the omni-dimensions raised their heads at once, looking toward the darkness beyond the domain. They did not go. They did not stir restlessly. They simply used their own existence to become the firmest foundation of the omni-dimensions, conveying the same feeling: We are all here.

The Boundary Guardian's illusory figure gradually became clear. It no longer dispersed, no longer dimmed. At last, it understood that its billions of years of steadfast watch had not been futile, had not been lonely, but had been the very first bond of the omni-dimensions.

It did not approach the omni-dimensions, nor did it step into any dimension. It only slowly raised its illusory hand and gently pushed that Heart-Trace seed toward Boruto.

The seed passed through a thousand miles of darkness and landed in Boruto's palm.

There was no scorching heat, no impact, only a gentle weight.

Boruto lowered his head and looked toward his palm. The seed's shell split open completely. Inside was not a new sprout, but a complete memory—

When The Void had first opened, the omni-dimensions were only a single spark. Turbulence raged, and it could have gone out at any moment. A newborn consciousness passed