Tracing the Prophecy at Mount Myoboku, Secrets of the Forbidden Grounds Open a New Chapter

Su Ye watched the red light fade from the horizon as pale-purple runes swirled rapidly in his Rinne Sharingan. The spatial energy Ying Zhishui had left behind had not yet fully dissipated. Mixed in with it was a trace of unfamiliar chakra—not belonging to any known group in the shinobi world, nor as savage as a Tailed Beast. Instead, it carried a cold, utterly empty feeling, as if it could devour everything.

"This power..." Su Ye gathered a wisp of chakra at his fingertips and touched it to the energy lingering in the air. Most of it was devoured in an instant. "I have to find out where it came from as soon as possible." He turned to Tsunade. "Granny Tsunade, I'll leave Konoha's defenses to you. I'm going to Mount Myoboku. The Toad Sage's prophecy might give us some answers."

Tsunade nodded. Her face was weary after the recent battle, but her gaze remained resolute. "Don't worry. I'll work with the shinobi from the other villages to reinforce the barriers. Naruto has already taken the Tailed Beasts to patrol the border. They'll report any unusual activity immediately. Be careful on your way. The aura from that red light was nothing good."

Su Ye acknowledged her and turned into a streak of light, flying toward Mount Myoboku. As soon as he crossed Konoha's border, the space around him suddenly twisted. The clear sky was instantly shrouded in dark-purple mist, and the forest below vanished, replaced by a desolate pocket dimension. The ground was riddled with bottomless cracks, from which black mist continuously poured. It gathered into countless Demon Eater apparitions that rushed at Su Ye.

"A spatial trap." Su Ye's pupils contracted. He drove his Rinne Sharingan to its limits, forming a pale-purple chakra barrier that held the Demon Eater apparitions back. But these apparitions were completely different from the ones before. Dark-golden scales covered their bodies, and spatial energy glimmered on their claws. With every swipe, they left a series of cracks in the chakra barrier.

"Looks like they were prepared." Su Ye gave a cold snort and formed Hand Seals. "Samsara: Banshō Ten'in!" Pale-purple chakra formed a massive gravitational field, pulling all the nearby Demon Eater apparitions toward him. Then his eyes flashed. "Rinne Space Exile!" A spatial vortex appeared before him and sucked every apparition inside.

But at that moment, space shook violently. A dark-golden spatial blade struck from behind. Su Ye reacted at once, dodging to the side. The blade grazed his shoulder and carved a deep trench into the ground. He turned to look and saw a figure resembling Ying Zhishui standing some distance away, surrounded by even more powerful dark-golden chakra.

"Who are you?" Su Ye asked coldly.

The figure gave a soft laugh, its voice hoarse and icy. "I'm the vanguard of the otherworldly realm. You can call me Ying Sha. I was ordered to wait for you here, Su Ye." As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Sha flashed forward, appearing in front of Su Ye in an instant. Dark-golden chakra gathered into a claw and reached straight for his Rinne Sharingan.

Su Ye immediately harnessed spatial energy, his body turning into a blur as he dodged the attack. At the same time, he gathered chakra, and pale-purple chakra chains shot from his hand toward Ying Sha. Ying Sha didn't even try to evade. Space warped around him, and the chakra chains passed through his body without causing any harm.

"Spatial intangibility?" Su Ye's brows furrowed. His Rinne Sharingan spun rapidly as he tried to find Ying Sha's weakness. Seeing this, Ying Sha curled his lips in scorn. "It's useless. In this otherworldly realm, my spatial power is absolute. There's nowhere you can run!"

As he spoke, Ying Sha formed Hand Seals. The surrounding space began to shatter, sending countless spatial blades flying toward Su Ye. Su Ye drew a deep breath and pushed the power of his Rinne Sharingan to its limits, forming a massive pale-purple shield of chakra. At the same time, spatial runes appeared in his eyes as he began deciphering the laws of this otherworldly realm.

"If you can control the space here, then I'll destroy it." Su Ye roared and formed Hand Seals. "Samsara: Space Collapse!" Pale-purple chakra poured into the ground. The entire otherworldly realm began to shake violently. Cracks in the earth widened, and the black mist grew chaotic. Ying Sha's face changed. "Are you insane? If you destroy this realm, you'll be swept into the spatial turbulence too!"

"So what?" Su Ye's gaze was resolute. "If I can stop you, that price is nothing." He increased his chakra output, and the otherworldly realm began collapsing faster and faster. Seeing this, Ying Sha had no choice but to abandon his attack and focus all his strength on keeping the realm stable. But Su Ye's power far exceeded his expectations. Pale-purple chakra surged in like a tide, and spatial turbulence began appearing in the cracks.

"Damn it!" Ying Sha roared and was forced to flee the otherworldly realm. The moment he left, the realm collapsed completely, and Su Ye was swept into the spatial turbulence. He wielded his Rinne Sharingan, searching for an exit amid the chaos. After an unknown length of time, he finally spotted a light and fought his way toward it, eventually landing in a familiar forest.

"This is..." Su Ye looked up and saw the words "Mount Myoboku" carved into a distant peak. He breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, dusted himself off, and headed deeper into the mountain. When he reached the Toad Sage's residence, he saw Sage Fukasaku standing outside.

"Su Ye, you've arrived." Sage Fukasaku spoke with a grave note in his voice. "Through the prophecy, I've already seen what happened to you. That power from the otherworldly realm comes from a place called the Void Realm. Its creatures live by devouring worlds, and Ying Zhishui was only their vanguard."

Su Ye's heart sank. "So the Void Realm's goal is to destroy our world?"

Sage Fukasaku nodded. "That's right. And their leader is far more powerful than you can imagine. However, the prophecy also said that you, Sasuke, and Naruto will be the key to saving the world." As he spoke, he handed Su Ye a crystal. "This is the Prophecy Crystal left behind by the Toad Sage. It contains more information about the Void Realm. Take a look for yourself."

Su Ye took the crystal and infused it with chakra. Images appeared within it. In them, the leader of the Void Realm led countless Demon Eater Lords in devouring one world after another. At the end, the image settled on the shinobi world: Su Ye, Sasuke, and Naruto fought side by side in a decisive battle against the leader of the Void Realm.

"I see." Su Ye put away the crystal, his gaze resolute. "No matter how strong our opponent is, I'll protect this world."

Meanwhile, Sasuke stood at the entrance to the Uchiha Clan's forbidden grounds. Sealing Jutsu covered the area, making it impossible for an ordinary person to enter. He activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, the golden Power of the Fire Seed surging in his eyes as it resonated with the seal at the entrance. The seal slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black passage.

Sasuke drew a deep breath and entered the passage. The walls on either side were carved with the history of the Uchiha Clan. As he walked, he studied them carefully, searching for clues related to the night of the massacre. At the end of the passage was a hidden room. A stone box sat in its center.

Sasuke opened the stone box. Inside lay a scroll. He unrolled it, revealing the secrets of the Uchiha Clan recorded within. One passage caught his attention: "On the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, a third faction intervened alongside Itachi. This faction possessed the power to manipulate space and was connected to the otherworldly realm."

"As I thought." A murderous gleam flashed in Sasuke's eyes. "Ying Zhishui was just a pawn. The real mastermind is the Void Realm." At that moment, a red light suddenly flared from the scroll and flowed into Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan. In his eyes, the golden Power of the Fire Seed intertwined with red chakra, forming a new rune.

"What is this..." Sasuke felt the power surging through him. "A new dōjutsu." He tried activating it. A flash of red light crossed his eyes, and a golden flaming sword appeared in his hand. Spatial energy and the Power of the Fire Seed filled the blade, making it far more powerful than the sword of his Susanoo.

"I'll have my revenge for the massacre." Sasuke gripped the flaming sword, his gaze resolute. He turned and left the hidden room, preparing to return to Konoha and tell Su Ye and Naruto what he had found.

By then, Su Ye had already left Mount Myoboku and was on his way back to Konoha. As he looked at the Prophecy Crystal in his hand, he knew a much greater storm was coming. The threat of the Void Realm, the truth behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre—all the mysteries would be revealed in the near future.

Su Ye picked up speed, flying toward Konoha. He knew Sasuke and Naruto were working just as hard to protect the village. The three of them would fight side by side and face the coming crisis together.

When he returned to Konoha, Su Ye immediately found Tsunade, Sasuke, and Naruto, and told them about the prophecy at Mount Myoboku and his encounter with the spatial trap. Sasuke also shared what he had found in the Uchiha Clan's forbidden grounds, as well as the new dōjutsu he had awakened.

"Looks like we need to prepare as quickly as possible." Tsunade's expression was solemn. "The leader of the Void Realm could attack at any moment. We need to unite the other villages and face the enemy together."

Naruto nodded. "I've contacted Gaara and Killer B. They said they'll give us their full support."

Sasuke spoke up. "I'll keep investigating the clues in the Uchiha Clan's forbidden grounds, searching for more information about the Void Realm. I'll also work on improving my strength."

Su Ye looked at the three of them, his gaze resolute. "I'll strengthen my control over the Rinne Sharingan and decipher more of the Prophecy Crystal's secrets. The four of us are Konoha's last hope—and the last hope for this world."

Night deepened, and the lights of Konoha gradually came on. Su Ye, Sasuke, and Naruto stood on the roof of the Hokage building, gazing into the distance. They knew there wasn't much time left for peace. A battle that would decide the fate of the world was about to begin. And they were ready to face the new challenge.