Sun, Moon, and Stars

The Otsutsuki brothers, one reaping the power of the dead in the Pure Land, and the other raising their bloodline descendants on the moon, both proclaim peace and understanding, but their reality is far different.

Furthermore, given that Hamura Otsutsuki had been observing from the sidelines, hoping for his intervention to ascertain his true strength, Uchiha Takeyasu no longer dared to have any trust in Hamura Otsutsuki whatsoever.

Similarly, the Otsutsuki brothers were also very wary of their ambitious junior, Uchiha Takeyasu.

They were extremely worried that their long-cherished plan would be thwarted by Uchiha Takeyasu, ultimately leading to its failure.

At the same time, Uchiha Takeyasu also vaguely sensed Hagoromo Otsutsuki's gaze.

And, from somewhere in the Mana Continent, a gaze descended upon us.

Upon contact with him, Uchiha Takeyasu felt a chill run down his spine, no less intense than when facing Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who was most likely the Supreme Dragon Emperor who had driven away the Otsutsuki brothers.

The immortals from the Three Great Sage Lands didn't come to join the fun. The Great Toad Sage was like a reclusive guy who liked to peek into things, using his dreams of predicting the future to get the information he wanted.

Slug Sage is just a typical homebody; she doesn't need to, so she just stays in her little nest and spends her days in leisure.

As for the White Snake Sage, Uchiha Takeyasu had met him once when he had the chance. In terms of strength, he was on par with the Great Toad Sage, but his ability to escape was first-rate.

Even before the [Amenotokotachi] Space Control, they were still easily found and forced to sign numerous unequal treaties.

The three Divine Princess belonging to the White Snake Sage, when they transformed into humans, were still quite youthful and beautiful. However, when they turned into ferocious creatures, they were slapped half to death by Uchiha Takeyasu's three slaps and ended up cowering like snakes.

The arrogant and short-tempered Manda and Garaga become obedient and docile after a few slaps.

If it weren't for maintaining biodiversity and allowing the Konoha Science Academy to conduct more research, Uchiha Takeyasu would have preferred to burn Ryūchi Cave down.

"An Jun, where does our conflict with the Great Tomb come from?"

After listening to Uchiha Takeyasu recount the irreconcilable conflict between him and the Otsutsuki brothers, Uchiha Naori then inquired about the Great Tomb of Naruto.

The prophecy of the Miko Kurenai has always troubled her.

"The Ninja World Continent conquering the native nations of the Mana Continent should be a sure thing, but there's so much we don't know about the Great Tomb that came from across the world, and the conflict broke out far too quickly."

I don't deny that.

Uchiha Takeyasu lowered his head to smell the fragrance of the two women's hair, and slowly, his tone became dissatisfied.

"But plans can't always go as expected. I only intended to send a clone to visit the Great Tomb of Nazarick, but I didn't expect their subordinates to be so ungrateful, ultimately trying to self-destruct."

With a soft, fragrant body in his arms, Uchiha Takeyasu suddenly became somewhat restless.

The temperature inside the warm room seemed to rise suddenly, causing the two women's delicate faces to flush crimson.

"If he's going to self-destruct, just revive him with Resurrection Magic. Why crush him like that?"

Minamoto Kaori's voice was slightly breathless. She raised her watery eyes and parted her red lips slightly, "Now it's all over. A breakthrough is now inevitable."

"Conflict is inevitable sooner or later; the sooner the better."

Uchiha Takeyasu rolled over, looking at the two beautiful and talented women beneath him, and chuckled, "But we'll have to take our time with this conflict."

A sharp white blade flashed through the air, Jonin the Uchiha stared wide-eyed with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, only able to see a strand of black hair falling from his forehead.

"The victor Hatake Sakumo!"

On the selection platform of the Royal Court Ninja Army, Hatake Sakumo, closed the Eight Inner Gates with a twitching expression.

This forbidden technique, bestowed upon him by Uchiha Takeyasu, is difficult to learn, but even more difficult to master.

Even with Hatake Sakumo's natural talent, he felt that learning the fourth technique was his limit, while Might Duy could only bury himself in Taijutsu...

"The victor is Might Duy!"

From another high platform came the examiner's shout. Hatake Sakumo looked over and saw a figure that was too thin to be seen with the naked eye. He didn't know when he had appeared on the stage. He revealed himself to be Might Duy Guy, who was shouting "Youth is invincible" and wearing a green bodysuit.

"Has it already opened to the Five Gates?"

Hatake Sakumo was secretly amazed by Might Duy's talent in Taijutsu, and felt genuinely delighted for this loser who had been ridiculed for not knowing Ninjutsu or Genjutsu in his childhood.

If Might Duy can fully master the Eight Inner Gates Formation, Konoha will surely have another top-tier expert.

In this way, we can repay the kindness shown to us by the Ninja World Head of State.

"I can't let Dai leave me behind. Taijutsu isn't my forte; I should focus more on swordsmanship."

Hatake Sakumo sheathed his short sword, turned to look at his opponent who was walking slowly towards him, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Is that Hatake Sakumo?"

The Uchiha Jonin on with lingering fear as he gazed at Hatake Sakumo, who was five or six years younger than him, and sighed, "Although there were still many techniques we hadn't used, victory is victory, and that can't be faked."

"You're really strong, kid. You can come visit me at the Uchiha Clan Compound sometime."

Jonin finishing his Uchiha waved and left. Hatake Sakumo stared at the Gunbai Clan Crest behind him, a smug smile playing on his lips.

He was able to defeat the two-tomoe Uchiha decisively, and his strength firmly secured his place among the elite Jonin.

"Next, it's time to sprint towards the Morning Star level!"

Because of the addition of the sun, moon, and stars on their uniforms, Kage Level fighters are also known as Morning Star, Strong Kage are known as Shining Moon, and Super Kage are known as Blazing Sun.

Only when you reach the Morning Star level do you truly enjoy the privileges and benefits, and have the opportunity to fully demonstrate your abilities.

Just as Hatake Sakumo stepped off the ring lost in thought, he heard Might Duy's call from behind. The two walked together to watch the match on the ring.

On the other side, Uchiha Hikari watched the matches on the twenty arenas with a mixture of interest and boredom.

From beginning to Jonin or Morning Star level, all the movements seemed slow and uninspired to her.

Minako Uzumaki held a document that detailed the candidates for corporal, sergeant, and centurion.

Unsurprisingly, half of the officer ranks were occupied by the Uchiha Clan, the remaining quarter by the Senju and Uzumaki clans, followed by the Hyuga and the Ino- Ino-Shika-Cho.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a long, drawn-out dragon roar echoed from the direction of the teleportation array.

"How could the Yuki Clan be absent from the Leader's Ninja Army!"

The ice-blue dragon rider army roared across the sky, with Yuki Haku riding the Frost Dragon King at the head, landing in the center of the arena.

Clad in silver-white armor, wielding a knight's lance over three zhang long, with piercing eyes and an imposing aura, Yuki Haku stood proudly atop the Frost Dragon King's head, surveying the surroundings and shouting loudly.

"Who dares to fight me!"