Dispel the darkness with the sun's light

Ha... quite ambitious indeed.

Tōka gave a cold smirk, then flicked her wrist, and a three-finger-wide bottle fell into her hand from her sleeve.

Inside the bottle filled with liquid, two round eyeballs sank to one end of the bottle with a thud, following Tōka's movements.

"You're not expecting this to be the gem that will illuminate the darkness, are you?"

Inside the bottle in Tōka was a pair of clear black and white eyes, which were none other than the Rinnegan taken from the corpse of Uchiha Madara!

Although Kabuto Yakushi could not see what was in Tōka, he could clearly feel the terrifying Dojutsu of the Rinnegan.

The empty eye sockets stared blankly at the object in the Tōka.

"If you want it, then you can have it." Tōka tossed the bottle containing the Rinnegan towards Kabuto Yakushi.

Sensing the approaching object, Kabuto Yakushi instinctively reached out and caught it, a look of disbelief flashing across his face. He'd just given it to him so easily?

That's the Rinnegan! Not two glass balls!

Kabuto Yakushi incredulously took out the Rinnegan and was about to put it into the pair of empty eye sockets on his cheek.

"Then, what is what I want?" Tōka's voice suddenly rang out, Kabuto Yakushi paused in his actions upon hearing this.

Bang!

A giant snake appeared suddenly with a cloud of smoke, then opened its blood-red maw and spat out a sticky Stone Tablet.

Tōka's face darkened, and he threw a water ball to wash away the slime on the Stone Tablet.

After confirming the Stone Tablet was correct, Tōka drew a circle in front of him, tearing open space and instantly engulfing him and the Stone Tablet in a black Vortex...

Time flies, and several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Ice Palace, the dim light illuminated two dark figures.

Tap... tap...

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed in the cold passage leading to the palace, and gradually a slender, graceful figure appeared.

"Is this the waiter you found?" Momoshiki tilted her head slightly, looking down at the woman who walked in.

She wore a black Coat embroidered with red clouds, had short, light blue-purple hair that drooped to her ears, and her light orange-yellow eyes revealed a chill that was three times colder than this Ice Palace.

"Yes," Kinshiki replied respectfully.

"Could it be another scoundrel?" Momoshiki seemed dissatisfied with the person Kinshiki had brought, and said without any politeness.

Given his personality, this tone is perfectly normal.

As if she hadn't heard Momoshiki's words, Konan remained cold and expressionless, looking up at the man on the steps.

"Deaf?" Momoshiki gave Konan a strange look, then turned to Kinshiki with a slightly reproachful expression.

Before Kinshiki Mirai speak, Konan took out a Scroll from her wide sleeve. "This contains all the information about Tōka."

Seeing this, Momoshiki slightly raised his hand, and with a flick of his fingertips, he sucked the Scroll into his hand.

Ōtsutsuki Tōka, the guy closely associated with that scoundrel, was also someone whose eyes couldn't see through fate.

A deathly silence fell over the dimly lit palace. Kinshiki stood like a statue beside Momoshiki, while Konan stood silently at the bottom of the steps.

The only person moving inside the hall was Momoshiki was carefully examining the intelligence Scroll.

A moment later, Momoshiki looked up and said, "Divine Attendant isn't so easy."

"As long as I can kill that man." Konan looked at Momoshiki with unwavering determination, her eyes gleaming with a light that said she would achieve her goal even at the cost of her own life.

If you can't do it with your own power, then make a deal with the devil using your soul!

Momoshiki stared intently Konan's eyes, and he could see the resolute look in them—a determination to do whatever it took for revenge.

"Oh..."

A soft, eerie laugh echoed through the vast Ice Palace.

Momoshiki slowly turned around and took light steps into the depths. Just as his figure was about to disappear completely, a voice drifted back from afar.

"Bring back the Seed of the Divine Tree, and you will become the new Divine Attendant."

The Divine Attendant, the god is Momoshiki Otsutsuki, and the attendant is the one who serves Momoshiki.

A thousand years ago, Otsutsuki Kaguya, the Divine Attendant who betrayed Momoshiki Otsutsuki, stole the Seed of the Divine Tree and fled to Earth.

Kaguya used the Divine Tree to draw power from the earth, activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and created White Zetsu all in order to deal with Momoshiki.

After witnessing the deaths of Yahiko and Nagato, Konan resolutely decided that she would kill Tōka, who caused all of this, no matter the cost!

Momoshiki's meaning is simple and clear: if Konan wants to obtain the power to kill Tōka, she must retrieve the Seed of the Divine Tree that Kaguya stole.

"I will definitely bring it back."

Having received a clear answer, Konan's figure vanished like the moon's reflection in water.

Projection, the spatiotemporal projection of the Original Body.

Konan's Original Body is far above Earth, while Momoshiki and Kinshiki's Original Body reside in the Ice Palace far removed from Earth.

After defeating three White Zetsu and escaping, Konan, in order to avoid being discovered by Tōka, sailed across the sea and left the Land of Lightning for an overseas island nation.

At this time, Konan's Original Body was also in the Land of Hot Water.

In an ordinary hotel, Konan sat upright in the room. The Jutsu Formula was dispelled, and the projection disappeared into the Ice Palace.

The figure sitting inside slowly opened their eyes, revealing a cold, emotionless gaze beneath purple eyeshadow.

By retrieving that Seed, one can gain the power of revenge.

As if to make herself more determined, Konan repeatedly told herself this in her heart.

Only...

Konan didn't know exactly where the Seed was, and she didn't even know that the Seed Momoshiki was referring to was Mirai.

Her slender fingers twitched repeatedly.

The Paper Dance Paper Cranes.

By infusing chakra into paper, the paper transforms into the shape of Paper Cranes, which, under Konan's control, can be used for aerial reconnaissance.

With the Infinite Tsukuyomi broken, Uchiha Madara Ōtsutsuki Tōka, who had orchestrated everything, seemed to have vanished into thin air.

As time passed, the major powers returned to peace, and the Ninja World seemed to be developing in a prosperous direction.

One day on Mount Myōboku, the Toad Sage named Gamamaru had another dream. In the dream, a man led a little girl to see him.

When it opened its sleepy eyes...

Not far away stood a man exactly like the one in the dream, and following his arm, there was indeed a little girl with the same white hair and Byakugan.

"It actually took me so long to break the great formation left by the Six Paths." Tōka glanced at the astonished Toad Sage and said in a calm tone.

To protect Mount Myōboku, the Six Paths not only entrusted Jiraiya with their final Yang Release, but also set up a jutsu on Mount Myōboku.

A large array called the Coming and Going Technique is one of the reasons why Black Zetsu, who has eyes and ears all over the Ninja World, could not find the entrance to Mount Myōboku.

"Here he comes, here he comes, the person from my dream has appeared!" The Toad Sage looked senile, as if he was still happy about his prediction of Tōka's appearance.

Swish!

No sooner had the Toad Sage speaking than two dark figures suddenly appeared and leaped to his side.

They stood on its left and right, like guardian deities.

"Ōtsutsuki Tōka?" Toad Shima the first to shout, "Why has this guy, who disappeared for months, suddenly appeared on Mount Myōboku?"

The Fukasaku great vigilance, and crossed his hands, ready to form Hand Seals.

The Toad Sage slowly waved his hand, signaling Fukasaku and Shima to relax.

"Come on, don't be so nervous, he's not here to fight."

"Oh? You foresaw it?" Tōka knew about Gamamaru's ability to briefly travel to the future in his dreams and see what might happen in the Mirai.

"I can't see your Mirai," the Toad Sage shook his head slightly, then continued, "It's just that I haven't sensed the slightest hostility from you."

Animals are far more sensitive to danger than humans.

As a god-like being among animals, although Gamamaru looks like a senile old man, its alertness is astonishing.

Upon hearing this, Fukasaku Shima Toad slightly, though they remained wary of Tōka.

"Has Naruto learned Sage Mode after staying at Mount Myōboku for so long?"

The sudden question startled all three Toad present.

The same thought flashed through the minds of the three Toad: Tōka's purpose in coming to Mount Myōboku was for Naruto?

"You want the Nine-Tails inside Naruto?" Fukasaku's long eyebrows twitched, and he shouted in a deep voice.

"No." Tōka rolled her eyes at the old Toad and denied it outright.

"So you're here to..." Fukasaku, but before he could finish uttering five words, he was interrupted by the Toad Sage.

"Naruto is in the Stone Forest behind the mountain. Go ahead."

Upon hearing this, Fukasaku turned around in shock to look at Toad Sage, Toad Shima even started cursing.

"You old fool, are you really out of your mind from sleeping?"

"Thank you very much."

Tōka moved swiftly, pulling Xiao Mirai away and disappearing into the main hall.

Seeing the puzzled looks on Fukasaku Shima's faces, the Toad Sage uttered a sentence leisurely, then closed his eyes and fell asleep once again.

He is not the enemy...

Fukasaku and Shima naturally understood who the "he" the Toad Sage was referring to. However, they didn't understand why the Toad Sage would say that Tōka wasn't an enemy.

"Perhaps the Toad Sage saw something in his dream," Fukasaku muttered to himself.

Toad Shima and muttered something, saying he was going to cook for the children, before turning and leaving the main hall.

Mount Myōboku has a Stone Forest.

Atop Stone Forest tens of meters high, a wooden plank lies flat on top of a stone pillar, and a figure sits on the plank, maintaining a "still" posture.

The appearance of orange eyeshadow...

Tōka stood at the bottom, looking up to sense Naruto's current state. It was clear that Naruto had entered Sage Mode!

It seems Naruto has made considerable progress recently!

"Hmm? It feels like someone's watching me!" Naruto's perception increased exponentially after entering Sage Mode.

Coupled with Tōka's undisguised gaze, Naruto could be quite certain that he was being watched.

Swish!

A flash of orange light appeared, Naruto plummeted straight down from a height of hundreds of meters.

Just as he was about to touch the ground, Naruto's figure suddenly paused, remaining frozen in mid-air for a moment in an eerie manner, before his toes gently touched the ground.

I steadied myself and looked up.

The first thing I saw was that familiar face.

"Teacher Tōka?"

Even when facing enemies, Naruto still can't shake his habit of using the same language.

When he uttered those four words, his expression froze slightly, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know where to begin.

Tōka stared intently at Naruto, eager to know how Naruto would react to their reunion.

This also relates to Tōka's next decision.

Naruto remained silent, while Tōka waited...

In the Stone Forest, the wind howled, like a mischievous sprite, playfully tugging at the hems of their clothes and causing them to sway back and forth.

Sudden!

"Haha..." Naruto grinned, then tilted his head back, "I knew Teacher Tōka wasn't a bad person."

"Hmm?" Tōka was slightly taken aback and asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

"Did Infinite Tsukuyomi- sensei break the Infinite Tōka jutsu?" Naruto scratched his head, revealing a warm, sunny smile. "So Tōka- sensei isn't a bad person!"

This logic...

Before the sealed memories were broken, the words "Kaguya's Resurrection" were etched into his heart like a brand. To achieve this goal, Tōka manipulated many people.

I thought I'd be disliked, but Naruto...

"That's why he is Naruto!" He never holds grudges against others and treats everyone with sincerity.

Tōka gently pulled Xiao Mirai from behind her to the front with a slight force in her arm.

Noticing Tōka's movements, Naruto's gaze followed and fell on the little white-haired, Byakugan girl who appeared before him...

In an instant!

So cute...

Naruto couldn't find any other adjectives besides these three words.

"Can I trust you, Naruto?" Tōka looked into Naruto's eyes, which were as clear as the sky, and asked in a deep voice.

This tone...

It was filled with the sorrow of parting, but also with deep trust.

Although Tōka's words were a question, Naruto sensed an unusual certainty in them.

"Teacher Tōka, you..." Although Naruto was a bit oblivious, he wasn't really stupid; he had already guessed what Tōka was going to say next.

But... he really wanted to ask the question that was on his mind, but he knew Tōka wouldn't answer.

Naruto's eyes gradually became serious, and he solemnly uttered the sentence that Tōka had been waiting for.

"Speak your mind, and keep your word—that's my way of the ninja!"

"Then I'll entrust her to you." Tōka took Naruto's hand with one hand and held Little Mirai's little hand with the other, handing her over.

Seemingly realizing that Tōka was about to leave, Mirai reached out and grabbed him, but because her hand was too small, she could only grasp three of Tōka's fingers.

She gripped Tōka's large hand tightly, refusing to let go. "Didn't you say you'd always hold my hand in the Mirai?"

Tōka paused, patted Xiao Mirai's head, bent down and whispered in her ear, "I'll be back..."

Waaah!~~

A gust of wind swept by, and Xiao Mirai's hand was suddenly empty. Only then did she realize that Tōka had already left with that gust of wind.