After a period of playful banter...
"System, are we really going to stay here?"
Karot's words were full of affection for the system.
"Karot, everything has its place. I belonged here from the moment I was born. And you have your place too; they are waiting for you."
"By the way, don't be so reckless anymore. This system won't be there to back you up anymore, Karot."
To Karot, the system's nagging words sounded so sincere and heartfelt.
"Don't worry, there's no one in the Hokage world who can withstand even a single blow from me, and besides, I now have control over your power. What do I have to be afraid of?"
That's right. Through this time-space journey, the system left a seed of time within Karot. Karot didn't sit idle either; with Karot tireless efforts, the seed sprouted. Now, it can be said that Karot has mastered all the abilities the system possesses.
Hearing Karot's words, the system realized that its worries were unnecessary.
"You should go now, Karot."
The system announced that the spacetime rift was beginning to compress, and it would kill any living being.
"Can we ever see each other again?"
Karot paused for a moment and asked. Karot never imagined that one day he would be separated from the system. It was the system that accompanied Karot when he was weak, gave Karot the opportunity to reach the top, and gave Karot the heart of a strongman. When Karot had everything, it was the day he parted ways with the system. It was ironic.
The system did not answer Karot's question; silence was the best response.
"I see."
Karot sounded somewhat dejected.
"Karot, although we will never meet again, we will each live on in each other's memories."
"As long as we don't forget each other, we'll always be together."
The glowing system spoke slowly, saying that it had its own path to walk, just as everything has its own destiny.
Yes! We've always been together.
Karot. Then he spoke to the system.
Let's begin!
As soon as Karot finished speaking, the system floating in front of Karot emitted a dazzling light. This spacetime gap connected countless other spacetimes, and if one wasn't careful, they might be banished to another spacetime.
The system's light pierced through the spacetime barrier for Karot.
"Karot, now's the time."
The system shouted that breaking through the space-time barrier would consume too much power, and even the current system could not sustain it for too long.
Karot began to sense his own ki—the ki placed on Orochimaru. This was Karot's only way back. That ki was like a direction; as long as he had it, Karot wouldn't lose his way.
Karot suddenly opened his eyes.
"Found it."
Karot pressed two fingers to his forehead, staring intently at the system that had helped him open the portal home.
"They're gone."
His voice was hoarse.
"Rest in peace, and take care of yourself."
After hearing the system's words, Karot activated Instantaneous Movement, disappearing instantly into the gap. Seeing Karot leave, the system ceased its efforts, and the dazzling light began to slowly recede.
Goodbye, my friend Karot.
The sound drifted away in the cracks of time and space. After speaking, the system transformed into a stream of light and disappeared from the spot.
Shortly after Karot disappeared, while everyone was still worried about him...
"Tell me, is there any way to bring Karot back?"
Hatake Sakumo coldly told Urashiki that if Urashiki didn't provide a solution, he would kill him. Karot was Hatake Sakumo 'Hatake Sakumo most prized son, and now he had been assassinated by this man. Hatake had already shown Orochimaru some respect by not killing him yet. Otherwise, it was questionable whether Urashiki could even withstand the torture and punishments of the Orochimaru Ninja World.
"There's nothing I can do."
Urashiki, who had been affected by Kotoamatsukami, honestly admitted that it involved the Space-Time Power, Urashiki didn't understand at all. Karot had also been drawn into the Space-Time Power by chance.
"You..."
Hatake Saku flung the fishing line in his hand, and it immediately wrapped around Urashiki's neck.
"If you don't come up with a solution today, I'll take your life."
Hatake Sakumo completely lost his last shred of composure. If anything were to happen to Hatake Sakumo Karot make Karot pay for Urashiki. Even Jesus couldn't save him. Hatake Kakashi, hearing Hatake Sakumo's words Hatake Sakumo, also came to his father's side to support him.
"Tsunade, what should we do now?"
Jiraiya looked at the Hatake Sakumo and the calm Orochimaru on the field, and he really didn't expect things to turn out this way.
Tsunade also in a bind. Orochimaru had gone to such great lengths to capture a living Otsutsuki; he wouldn't let him die at the hands of Hatake Sakumo. If neither side backed down, the situation might never end. What worried Tsunade even more was Uchiha Shisui; the power of his Sharingan was truly terrifying. To turn a bloodthirsty wolf into a docile sheep—that ability was truly frightening. Even someone as strong as Urashiki couldn't stop him; Tsunade believed that no one present could withstand Shisui's eyes.
Orochimaru wasn't blinded by hatred like Hatake; he firmly believed that Karot wouldn't die so easily, as the saying goes, "A scourge can linger for a thousand years." Just as Orochimaru was pondering how to handle the situation, the aura Orochimaru Karot given him began to glow from his sleeve.
"Um?"
Orochimaru was somewhat bewildered, but he still took out the Light Orb. As soon as he took it out, the Light Orb flew out of his hand and into the air. Then the Light Orb began to grow brighter and brighter, directly outshining the sun's radiance.
What's going on?
No one could understand what Orochimaru was up to. They sensed an incredibly powerful force on the Light Orb. This force horrified them, and they were also very familiar with it, because in the entire Ninja World, only Karot could use this power; no one else could imitate it.
Then, to everyone's disbelief, the sky seemed to be torn open, and a man dressed in orange-red clothes walked out.
"Long time no see, everyone."
Karot greeted them warmly. For them, Karot's disappearance had only lasted a few minutes, but for Karot, it had been several years. Now, reunited with an old friend, Karot was overjoyed.