"Yeah, but first, we need to execute the current Five Kage in this Infinite Tsukuyomi."
[Brain storage area]
After Hagoromo Otsutsuki explained how to undo the Infinite Tsukuyomi, he asked Sasuke what he intended to do. Sasuke gave him his answer.
"What did you just say? What are you going to do to the Five Kage?" Kakashi asked, his face full of shock.
"And the Tailed Beasts, too. You'll all be under my control, and one day, I'll kill every last one of you." Sasuke Uchiha completely ignored what his teacher, Kakashi Hatake, was saying. He lifted his head and spoke to the circle of Tailed Beasts.
"What did you say?!" The Nine-Tails heard him and immediately lunged at Sasuke with a claw. But when Sasuke glared at it with his Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, the Nine-Tails stopped its attack at once, unable to move. Its eyes also changed into Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, as did the eyes of the Tailed Beasts beside it. Then Sasuke glanced over his shoulder, and the rest of the Tailed Beasts were caught by the same power.
Holy shit, Sasuke is so damn cool. Seeing him in person makes him even cooler—he's insanely cool. Zeyu, standing off to the side, thought this with barely contained excitement, his mouth already curling into a grin.
In his previous life, Zeyu had been a shut-in. Since transmigrating into this dangerous world of Naruto, he had been reborn ninety-eight times. This was his ninety-ninth life, and the one he'd survived the longest. Even Kaguya had been sealed away. Once the little couple, Naruto and Sasuke, finished their fight, the war would be over, and he could finally laze around in peace.
Zeyu was just an anonymous nobody, but thanks to his knowledge of Naruto from his previous life and the accurate information he could provide, he'd managed to stick with the main cast all the way through. His own abilities might not even measure up to Rock Lee after he was crippled. He spent every day worrying about his life.
It wasn't that he didn't want to work hard. His body simply had a low ceiling; no matter how much he trained, this was as good as he'd get. After being reborn more than ninety times, his chakra control had become practically flawless, but it was completely useless. Without a cheat, he'd still get crushed in this world.
"So it's still come to this?" Hagoromo Otsutsuki said with a sigh, looking down from where he floated in the air. "Naruto, I can only leave what comes next to you. I've reached the limit of how long I can remain in this world."
"Yeah. I'm sorry to say this, Grandpa Hagoromo, but Sasuke isn't Indra, and I'm not Asura. We won't turn out like that," Naruto said earnestly.
"Mm. I'm counting on you." After Hagoromo Otsutsuki finished speaking, his body slowly began to fade away until he vanished without a trace.
"Hmph." Sasuke gave a cold snort and pressed his hands together. "Planetary Devastation!" The earth trembled, and the ground split open. Soil and rock gathered around the Nine Tailed Beasts, forming nine enormous spheres that rose into the sky and arranged themselves in a circle.
Planetary Devastation separated everyone. Sakura was still supporting Kakashi, who had been weakened by using his Sharingan. Naruto and Sasuke faced each other, while Zeyu was on the other side of Kakashi and Sakura, with Naruto and Sasuke between them.
"Sasuke, why are you doing this?" Naruto asked.
"Because I'm going to start a revolution. The Five Kage of past generations created this situation. I'm going to replace them and establish a whole new Shinobi World!" Sasuke said sternly, his eyes cold.
"And you, Naruto—you have to die too."
"Let's go somewhere else. You know where." With that, Sasuke turned and started to leave.
Oh, it's coming! The iconic scene! Zeyu thought to himself. He already knew what would happen next. He hadn't watched Naruto in ages back on Blue Star, but Sasuke's glance over his shoulder and the genjutsu were so damn cool. He'd watched that scene over and over. And now he had the chance to see it in person. Tsk, this was so freaking awesome.
Uh, but Sasuke uses that genjutsu on Sakura. I won't be able to see it... Zeyu thought, suddenly feeling awkward.
Sasuke loved showing off and often got smacked down right after, but that didn't change the fact that he was genuinely cool. Tsk, and now he was even more impressive. He'd already been handsome, and now he was insanely strong. How could anyone compete?
When I get really strong, I'm going to show off like crazy too. Hmph, that damn system tossed me here and then abandoned me. Fine, abandon me—but at least leave me some perks! What the hell is with making every rebirth completely random? Zeyu gritted his teeth in his mind.
In his previous life, Zeyu had been a shut-in. After he fell asleep and never woke up, his soul was dragged into another dimension. The pitch-black space held nothing but a floating pop-up that read, "Welcome to Naruto. Clear the game to continue." Beneath it was a single button: "Yes." Zeyu had just woken up and was completely baffled. "What's going on? Wasn't I in bed? What is this?" He looked around and saw nothing, and started to panic. But even as a shut-in, he managed to figure something out.
"Given what's going on, I'm probably dead, and then I transmigrated. Or maybe I'm dreaming—a really deep dream." With that, Zeyu slapped himself. It didn't hurt at all, so he looked down at his palm and realized he was nothing but a soul. How could he feel pain?
"Uh... Then I really did transmigrate." After a brief silence, he burst into laughter. "Ha—ha—ha! I can't believe this happened to me! Transmigration, a system, power! And beautiful girls! They're all mine! Hohohoho! So what if this is Naruto? I'll slaughter my way through it!" After laughing for another two minutes, he tapped "Yes" without hesitation. It wasn't as if there was anything else to click.
Then a flash of blinding light came, and Zeyu felt someone pick him up. He couldn't control himself and began to cry. It was probably two or three days before he opened his eyes and started observing the world.
Looks like I really was reborn, and as a baby, too, Zeyu thought. What he hadn't expected was that the so-called system was just a pop-up in that other dimension before his rebirth. He couldn't choose anything, either—he could only press "Yes." Then he was born. His birthplace, identity, and bloodline were all random. Everything was damn random except his sex, name, and the time period. Once, he'd even been dumped in the Land of Grass and used as one of Orochimaru's test subjects.
"Just making it this far is no small feat," Zeyu said, gently shaking his head. Even though he'd managed to stay with the main cast this life by providing accurate information, he still had to be careful. He couldn't stand out too much or he'd be targeted, but he couldn't be overlooked either, or no one would care if he died. It really wasn't easy.
These past few years have been so frustrating. Just as Zeyu thought this, Sakura Haruno began her performance on the other side, while Kakashi tried to talk her out of it.
Oh, Sakura, you're in for a world of pain. Hahaha. Zeyu couldn't hold back the grin tugging at his lips when he thought of what was about to happen. It wasn't his fault. Sakura had made it this far and was still planning to talk Sasuke out of it. What a jaw-dropping sight that had been back then. She really knew how to cling to a guy. Anyone watching would laugh, right? But she was truly devoted, too. At least they ended up together and had Sarada. That was nice. They should stay together and leave everyone else alone.
Kakashi noticed Zeyu on the other side. He couldn't really help it: Zeyu's face was already twitching from holding back laughter, and he kept covering his mouth with his hand. There were only five of them here. Naruto and Sasuke were facing off, Sakura was confessing her feelings, and only he and Zeyu had nothing to do. It was hard not to notice.
Honestly, what a time for this, Kakashi thought.
Then Kakashi fixed Zeyu with a dead-fish stare.