So-called Clearance

Although Boruto is notoriously "non-combustible," it still leaked information regarding the so-called future.

Therefore, regardless of whether Boruto exists or if there is still a surviving member of the Otsutsuki Clan wandering between nations, Li Ke does not intend to expose his trump cards too much.

Without relying on the ninjas within his own body, joining forces with Minato would indeed allow them to crush the major ninja villages, but that would essentially mean playing all his cards at once; once his condition slipped, it would be difficult to maintain that "crushing" momentum.

Thus, Li Ke needs to properly improve himself, and he doesn't have much time—at most two or three years—before he can constantly mobilize and give the major ninja villages a taste of the "God of Shinobi's" shock.

In the process, completely eliminating the political influence of Danzo and the Third Hokage, and increasing his own reputation among the lower-ranking ninjas, are merely incidental matters.

After all, strength comes first; becoming Hokage would inevitably involve many tedious political activities, which would reduce the time available for training and mastering his body.

For someone about to enter a period of rapid growth in strength, this is actually quite fatal.

"But come to think of it, what exactly is going on here?"

Minato only then remembered Obito on the ground. It wasn't that he was cold-blooded, but as a mature ninja, he had long since considered Obito a dead man; seeing him appear here so abruptly, he vaguely suspected Obito of being a rogue ninja.

"That's a long story. Obito, why don't you explain the situation first?"

Li Ke undid a portion of the Fuinjutsu on Obito, and Obito impatiently spilled everything he knew, including but not limited to the old man who claimed to be Madara Uchiha, as well as his own experiences.

"That's how it happened. I don't know exactly what occurred, only that he suddenly said Rin was in danger, so I ran out."

Minato's expression remained calm. He didn't show too much trust or too much shock, but instead looked at Li Ke.

"That's about the gist of it. Because I was lured away when you encountered that surprise mission, I also ran into a ninja named Madara Uchiha. He even briefly regained his youth and fought me, but he disappeared after the battle."

Li Ke thought for a long time and decided not to tell Minato or the people inside his body the truth just yet.

It wasn't that he intended to do anything tedious; it was simply that his current physical strength wasn't enough to make his word law.

Verifying the authenticity of intelligence is a waste of time.

Besides, if Madara Uchiha could be easily persuaded with a few words, he and Hashirama Senju wouldn't have had their falling out.

"I see... It seems you've truly had a hard time, Obito. But you'll have to endure a little longer; you know the ninja code. Kakashi, I'll leave Obito to you. Qingtan, please use Wood Release to stand guard here. I'm going to notify the others and will later send people to search for the ninja suspected to be Madara Uchiha... But thanks to your results, this war can finally end."

Minato did not intend to probe into who the ninja Li Ke encountered was, nor did he intend to ask if it was Li Ke's slash that had parted the sea.

There are some things that don't need to be dug to the bottom right now; once he becomes familiar with Li Ke, he will naturally tell him.

However, looking at that massive Buddha statue, Minato couldn't help but speak up.

"But come to think of it, this technique of yours doesn't have a name yet, does it?"

Li Ke nodded subconsciously, and then he watched as Minato opened his mouth.

"That would be a pity! How about calling it the 'Divine Wood Majestic Heavenly God Suppressing Seal Flying Raijin Fire-Drawing Immortal Secret Water-Light Extinguishing Beast-Sealing Jutsu'!"

He announced the name he had conceived with a happy expression.

Li Ke could roughly understand his train of thought: "Divine Wood" referred to the Wood Release, "Majestic Heavenly God" described the form of the Buddha statue, "Suppressing Seal" referred to the power of the Fuinjutsu, and "Flying Raijin Fire-Drawing" referred to how his Flying Raijin Jutsu had drawn in the next Hokage.

The subsequent "Immortal Secret" referred to his Sage Mode, and "Water-Light Extinguishing" meant that the hope of Kirigakure was gone, as their Tailed Beast and most elite troops had been ended here.

And the final "Beast-Sealing" simply stated that the technique had sealed the Three-Tails.

A technique name that could describe its attributes, imagery, source of effects, state of use, and the results achieved was, without a doubt, quite a name.

But the problem is—

"It's both tacky and long, Minato."

He retorted without mercy, and Senju Tobirama and Hashirama Senju within his body also voiced their opinions.

"Is this guy a natural airhead? Is the next generation of Hokage really like this?"

Tobirama felt full of anxiety for the next generation of the village's leaders.

Hashirama, on the other hand, burst into laughter.

"It's a name with style and momentum! It just doesn't quite suit me, that's all."

Then, Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha also spoke up.

"A completely nonsensical name! Only he can understand it himself!"

For a moment, the four people inside Li Ke's body reached a consensus of sorts.

Li Ke ignored these dead men and responded to the second half of Minato's sentence.

"But you're right, the war is over, especially for Kirigakure... They will have to rethink their position!"

Li Ke looked toward the direction of Kirigakure. Because this generation of Kirigakure ninjas had been wiped out by himself, Minato, and Tobirama, he was curious about where the future Kirigakure would head once it was free from Obito's interference.

After all, with so many ninjas dead, if Kirigakure still wanted to exist, the policies of the Bloody Mist Village would surely become a bit gentler and more magnanimous, right?

Subsequently, as Minato left to mobilize the Konoha Village ninjas, the news that the Three-Tails had been captured spread rapidly to the Konoha camp. Especially upon learning that it was Wood Release that had captured the Three-Tails, the Konoha ninjas were stirred beyond measure and quickly set up defenses around the Three-Tails to ensure that Kirigakure would not launch a counterattack.

But as the protagonist, Li Ke, after finishing the briefing with Shikaku Nara alongside Minato, left the stunned Shikaku behind and returned to the camp to rest.

There was no helping it; the burden on his body was still too heavy.

Lying in his tent and pondering the current situation for a moment, Li Ke decided to get some proper rest and, incidentally, have a good chat with the dead souls inside his body.

"Next, the Third Hokage will summon me back, and then send Jiraiya over to help suppress the Tailed Beast, right?"

Just as he was thinking this, the black mist appeared once again.

"What is going on... why is this happening every day or two... isn't this a bit too fast?"

Although he was complaining, a smile couldn't help but tug at Li Ke's lips. After all, the more cheats, the better!

However, upon entering the Black Mist Space, Naruto Li Ke was stunned to find that there were no newcomers this time.

"Is it just us this time?"

He asked while shaking hands with the others to exchange their recent memories and combat techniques.

"We just arrived too, so why not wait a while?"

After exchanging memories with Naruto Li Ke, French Li Ke shared his own perspective.

"Let's wait a bit then. But I have a feeling that as we grow stronger, this space seems to be evolving as well. Perhaps the black mist this time is a result of some change in the space itself, which is why there are no newcomers."

Wasteland Li Ke joined the conversation from the side.

"After all, it's not like there could be a Microbe Li Ke, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Warhammer Li Ke spoke up languidly.

"That's not necessarily true. After all, there's already a Li Ke who transmigrated into the Warhammer world—take me, for example, this unlucky bastard!"

Warhammer Li Ke's face was full of melancholy as he joined the ranks of those exchanging memories.

And the next moment—

"Whoa, so your power is the ability to excavate your bloodline?!"

Diablo Li Ke's hands were trembling with excitement.

"Doesn't that mean I'm about to take off?!"

He was already imagining himself rampaging through his world using Naruto Li Ke's abilities, but Naruto Li Ke simply shook his head.

"Don't get too excited yet. You should know that when I summoned Senju Tobirama's chakra into my body, my aptitude was only average. So, I suspect that my bloodline excavation ability requires stimulation from other powers to manifest."

Whether it was the increase in physical attributes after Senju Tobirama's stimulation or the Byakugan Bloodline Limit after summoning Izuna Uchiha, it was only after the corresponding power appeared that he successfully gained those abilities.

"That's not a big problem. It's just stimulation; the Diablo world has plenty of ways to do that."

Diablo Li Ke remained extremely excited.

French Li Ke nodded from the side.

"No wonder my magic power is so strong... come to think of it, you've actually cleared the game already."

French Li Ke looked at Naruto Li Ke. He had only just begun his journey, while Naruto Li Ke could practically be considered to have reached the finale.

Naruto Li Ke had essentially cleared his world; the remaining time was just waiting for his body to grow up and choosing how to steamroll the rest.

As for the thoughts of other ninjas, they really didn't matter anymore.

"Not quite, there are still many battles ahead. Those ninja villages won't just surrender. And there's the matter of the Otsutsuki Clan; it's hard to say it's cleared. Plus, there are still many things to tidy up within the village."

Naruto Li Ke revealed a smile.

"That's close enough. Unlike me, my village is already finished. And if you don't get involved in the Harry Potter business, isn't that basically the same as clearing the game?"

After he finished, Warhammer Li Ke sighed, and the other Li Kes fell silent.

Because after everyone exchanged memories, they knew exactly what Warhammer Li Ke had encountered.

Daemonhood.

His village chief had turned into a monster covered in pustules right before everyone's eyes. If he hadn't run fast enough with his uncle, he would have ended up just like the others.

The village priest had resisted, and although he was quickly killed by the villagers-turned-monsters along with the chief, he had bought time for Li Ke and his uncle.

Now, he and his uncle were heading toward a distant town, hoping to find work in a big city to support themselves.

As for returning to the village, that was absolutely out of the question.

However, Warhammer Li Ke didn't dwell on his dire situation, instead looking toward French Li Ke.

"Come to think of it, you should be about ready for school, right? It seems you don't intend to get involved with the Dark Lord? So, you consider yourself to have cleared the game too?"

French Li Ke nodded and spoke earnestly.

"Yes, you could say I've barely cleared it. But I've discovered that it's completely different from the Harry Potter world we know... the wizards in this world have no need to fear humans. To be precise, the Muggle Protection Act really does protect ordinary people! And the wizards' apparent backwardness is actually the friendliest stance they could take toward ordinary people!"

French Li Ke looked serious.

"After testing the magic in my body, I found that wizards don't need a large society at all. Perhaps they did in the past, but after recalling the original work, I realized that with the constant development of wizarding spells and combat methods, it's incredibly easy for wizards to live apart from the human world now!"

At this point, the other Li Kes began to browse through French Li Ke's recent experiences.

Then, they saw French Li Ke experimenting with magic.

Over the past few days, although French Li Ke hadn't contacted anyone from Beauxbatons or gone to the French shopping streets to buy school supplies, he had used his Hard Drive Spirit talent to recall various versions of Harry Potter and attempted wandless casting.

The results were very smooth.

The power of spells in this world was magic, will, determination, and the incantation itself.

As adults, the Li Kes lacked none of these, especially after gaining the memories of their counterparts, so the so-called "cognitive barriers" didn't exist.

Thus, after experimenting, French Li Ke found he could use every spell he remembered; whether it was the Levitation Charm or the Unlocking Charm, he could cast them directly without a wand.

So, upon seeing the teacup floating in the sky after he cast the spell, his first reaction was how terrifying the Levitation Charm would be if applied to intercontinental ballistic missiles, or various aircraft and rockets.

Then he realized that any adult wizard could master Apparition, a spatial teleportation magic, through training, as well as the Imperius Curse—one of the Unforgivable Curses—which allows one person to make another completely obey their commands.

These two spells alone would be enough to throw the entire world into chaos.

Even without these two, the Polyjuice Potion, a concoction that allows a person to transform into someone else, would be enough to cause endless trouble for all of human society.

All sorts of ethical dilemmas, security breaches, and a mountain of other problems would arise.

As for destructive power and the ability to crater the earth, dark magic like Fiendfyre exists; this stuff is truly inextinguishable flame. Without the assistance of other wizards, a conventional army would be completely unable to deal with a group of wizards who could constantly use Apparition and cast Fiendfyre.

Therefore, the Muggle Protection Act really is there to protect Muggles, not wizards!

The magical government has truly done a great service for ordinary people!