A New Beginning (Finale)

Only Kaguya and Ren could sense the eerie aura permeating the air.

A familiar feeling of palpitation arose, and Ren focused some of his attention on the system.

As it absorbs the fragments from Kaguya's body, the system is slowly completing itself.

Equipment, events, the in-game store... these originally black and white sections have gradually been filled with a little color.

Ren is now basically certain that what Kaguya said is true.

First, the system fragments do indeed exist within Kaguya's body.

Secondly, the actions and words of that goofy character in Kaguya's memories were indeed things she could do and say in her past life.

As for Kaguya not listening to him and extracting the memories from the seal, Ren was actually grateful for Kaguya's actions.

Just like she said, if he didn't have memories of his past life and was still burdened with a broken system, Ren really might not have survived a single episode.

Perhaps he'll appear in Uchiha Sasuke's memories, or perhaps he'll die quietly.

It was precisely because they were certain that the memories Kaguya showed him were true.

This completely rendered Ren a Muggle.

This is tricky!

It's one thing for ancestors to become contemporaries, but the key point is that the two originally had such a close relationship, which was an exchange of consciousness.

It could be described as a spiritual connection.

Especially since Ren has no memory of that period at all, it's like watching someone else's story.

Unable to think of a good solution, Ren pretended to be nonchalant.

"Kaguya... let's go. Let's go back to the Shinobi World first. I'll take you to see Ding Zhen and Wu Wu Kai. There's something else I need your help with."

As soon as he finished speaking, a portal appeared in front of Ren. Kaguya's obedient behavior was contrary to her usual persona.

Shisui and Kakashi were on high alert when they saw the suddenly appearing dark portal.

They only breathed a sigh of relief after Ren walked out of there.

Then it was Kaguya, who consciously stood beside Ren.

After a brief introduction and explanation of the plan...

Kakashi gave Ren a meaningful look, then glanced at Kaguya discreetly.

If you want to break through space, isn't there one right there?

Is the Lord Hokage being controlled?

After so many years, Ren, who rarely felt embarrassed by being stared at, still offered an explanation.

"Kaguya has other, more important tasks and needs to conserve her strength."

Since the leader had said so, what could Kakashi do but follow orders and unleash his full power to activate Kamui?

Meanwhile, Ren began to open dimensional portals.

With the two forces combined, an aura of nothingness finally spread out.

Pulling a panting Kakashi along, Ren entered the passage.

Lonely, desolate, and empty.

There was neither sky nor earth, only emptiness, yet Ren possessed a clear sense of direction.

With Kakashi by his side, Ren quickly found the Sage of Six Paths.

At this moment, the Sage of Six Paths' appearance was no different from before; he had no physical body, but his soul was exceptionally powerful.

However, with Ren's current level of understanding, he could naturally see that even if he used Hellfire to burn the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' soul to ashes, he would not be able to kill him.

At this moment, what is more essential about the Sage of Six Paths is his immense energy and the consciousness that permeates that energy.

The Sage of Six Paths did not move an inch in the face of the unexpected arrival of Ren.

He continued to work diligently, trying to erase Kaguya's mark from the informational level and seize the power derived from the God Tree.

Looking at the main gate of the Sage of Six Paths, Ren knew that the crucial moment had arrived.

Wielding the Twilight Sword, Ren slashed directly at the Sage of Six Paths.

Even if Kaguya doesn't stand by his side, Ren will still choose to help Kaguya and stop the Sage of Six Paths from completing his plan.

Not to mention the current situation.

Ren's casual strike was blocked before it even touched the Sage of Six Paths.

Multicolored light emanated from all around, and then a protective shield appeared.

Seeing this, Ren used his full strength in his second attack.

"Sizzle!"

After a series of goosebump-inducing scraping sounds, and amidst the Sage of Six Paths' excited gaze, Ren finally sliced Sage of Six Paths in two.

However, in the next instant, the Sage of Six Paths had already returned to normal.

The joy that had once filled his eyes was gone, replaced by resentment.

You deserve to die!

Facing the enraged Sage of Six Paths, Ren didn't waste any words and swiftly sliced Sage of Six Paths into countless small pieces with a few sword strikes.

Then he unleashed Hellfire to burn away its soul.

"It's resolved, let's go back, Kakashi."

Kakashi, acting as a mere tool, readily activated Kamui.

Upon returning to the Shinobi World, Ren received a message from Orochimaru.

The information was a Chakra, and after Ren came into contact with it, he found himself entering the perspective of the Tenseigan.

The entire planet came to a complete standstill, except for a portion of the people from Hidden Sand Village and Konoha.

All people and animals remained standing still, motionless.

Upon observation, it was found that it had not lost consciousness, but was uncontrollably refining Chakra.

No, to put it more accurately, it was offering physical and spiritual energy to the Sage of Six Paths.

Ren once again gathered his true energy, trying to pinpoint the location of the Sage of Six Paths.

This time, however, in Ren's perception, the Sage of Six Paths was omnipresent.

Aside from ninjas Chakra had been replaced with true essence, all other living beings in the Shinobi World had a glowing light emanating from the right side of their bodies.

Just as I thought!

Ren finally confirmed his guess.

Having read the original work, he knew that the Sage of Six Paths ultimately did not truly intervene in the Shinobi World.

If that's the case, then it seems quite incongruous that the Sage of Six Paths went to such lengths to spread Chakra and have his two sons' Chakra reincarnate to guide the Shinobi World's affairs.

But now everything makes sense; the Sage of Six Paths was indeed a genius, arguably the most talented being in the world.

After discovering that Kaguya could not die, the Sage of Six Paths began his scheme.

The most basic objective was naturally to seize Kaguya's Chakra and truly control his own power.

But the Sage of Six Paths was clearly not satisfied with this; he wanted more.

For example, as long as life continues in the Shinobi World, he will be eternally immortal.

The backdoor of Chakra is not just as simple as interfering with a person's emotions and gathering power for them.

The biggest backdoor was that he left a 'Wedge' on every creature that possessed Chakra within them.

To be his enemy is to be an enemy of the entire Shinobi World; the Sage of Six Paths is the Shinobi World itself.

In this way, not only did the internal troubles disappear without a trace, but in the original story, all the ninjas were ultimately grateful to them.

As for external threats, Kaguya chose the low-intelligence biological weapon White Zetsu.

Putting aside strength and intelligence, the key issue is that it consumes one's own power.

The intelligence and initiative of ninjas far surpass that of White Zetsu.

Crucially, it will continuously provide power to the Sage of Six Paths; this false Chakra is merely rented out to ninjas.

When Ren traveled through time, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations was far from over.

However, Ren can guarantee that no matter who the external enemy is, they will eventually fall in the Shinobi World, in this sheepfold meticulously crafted by the Sage of Six Paths.

There are already nine obvious backup plans left. If those Ōtsutsuki Clan who came from afar really want to absorb the Tailed Beast, perhaps the Sage of Six Paths can use this to open up a second sheep pen.

Now, the timing is even better; the Sage of Six Paths has not yet completely removed Kaguya's mark.

After sorting out the cause and effect in his mind, Ren looked at Kaguya; now was the time for her to show her skills.

Kaguya met Ren's gaze and spoke softly.

"I spared Hagoromo's life; he was just a child who lacked a sense of security."

Upon hearing this, Ren tried his best to suppress the twitching of his lips, maintaining a blank, expressionless face.

With a beard nearly a meter long and a face full of wrinkles, he looked like a child over a thousand years old!

Despite being full of flaws, Ren had nothing to complain about, because Kaguya was right.

Just like how Uchiha Sasuke will always be a younger brother in front of Itachi.

Since Kaguya has spoken up, Ren has no objection to such generosity regarding other people's money.

After Ren nodded in agreement, Kaguya's Tomoe Rinnegan emitted bursts of energy, and then she slapped it against the sea.

A twisted tree trunk began to shoot straight into the sky.

The bare, branchless God Tree grew rapidly.

It takes only a few seconds for it to grow to the top, after which it blooms at the top but does not bear fruit.

Based on his memories from his past life, and with Orochimaru and the others' understanding of the nature of Chakra, Ren managed to piece together most of the facts.

As the owner of the Chakra Fruit in the Shinobi World, Kaguya could guess what her son wanted to do after hearing the story told by Ren's former consciousness.

Without needing Ren's introduction, Kaguya began to reclaim the authority that had been gradually eroded by the Nine Tailed Beasts through the God Tree.

An invisible confrontation unfolds between Kaguya and her son Hagoromo, mediated by the God Tree.

The two are almost incomparable.

Kaguya possesses a natural affinity due to her affiliation with the Ten-Tails, but that's about it.

With years of planning, the Sage of Six Paths, the Nine Tailed Beasts he personally divided, and almost 99% of the Chakra that had been cleansed of Kaguya's consciousness, held an absolute advantage.

Like a queen who has been asleep for many years, she suddenly awakens to find that, apart from her title, almost all her power has fallen into the hands of the prince.

Failure seemed inevitable.

But all of this was done without any external force.

After Kaguya began her operation, Ren was no longer just a spectator.

Ren then crushed a scroll.

Kabuto and several captains of the Konoha Military Police Force received the news almost simultaneously.

The more than three thousand Konoha ninjas who had already completed their Chakra conversion were eager to get started.

One large piece of equipment each began operating in Konoha and at the front line.

As the Konoha Ninja poured their true energy into it without regard to cost.

The aura emitted by the device grew increasingly intense until it was fully activated.

Subsequently, everyone in Konoha and on the front lines felt as if they had entered an ocean of energy.

A gentle yet immense force squeezed into the bodies of all living beings within these two areas, gradually expelling their original Chakra.

The uncontrollable behavior that had been relentlessly exploiting their bodies and minds was stopped, and everyone regained their ability to move.

"This is..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt the warmth emanating from his lower back and began to ponder the potential turmoil the previous unexpected events might have caused in Konoha.

He then shook his head with a self-deprecating laugh and began to enjoy this long-lost comfort.

"Itachi, can you feel it?"

"Um!"

Itachi's eyes were unusually gentle as he looked at the girl beside him and gave a soft reply.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

Kiba quickly covered Akamaru's mouth and smiled apologetically at his colleagues present.

"I remember now, I'm guilty, I killed them!"

A man who looked like a reincarnated demon knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, his eyes filled with sorrow.

The woman with black hair and red eyes beside him hugged him tightly and whispered words of comfort.

"Asuma, it's alright, it's alright, it's all over..."

Deidara, Fugaku, Ebisu, Takuma, and Mina —everyone in Konoha, from ninjas to civilians, is undergoing earth-shattering changes.

The same was true on the front lines. Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the Impure World Reincarnation ninjas had all broken through some kind of constraint and become completely different from before.

The changes in Konoha are insignificant in number compared to the entire Shinobi World.

However, in terms of quality, Konoha, as the leading village among the four great ninja villages, still has a small share of ninjas and civilians who are converted.

This weakened both the Sage of Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya to varying degrees.

The weakening effect on the Sage of Six Paths is far greater than that on Kaguya.

This is Ren's plan: save Konoha, and then pursue other goals!

But in the end, he still overlooked the relationship between Kaguya and himself.

Ren is a human, not a god; the reason he was always able to achieve his goals in the past is because...

It relies on the information gap between itself and everyone else.

I know what you know, and I also know what you don't know; in fact, I know you better than you know yourself.

It's not that Ren particularly smart, nor that others are too stupid; it's purely due to the huge gap caused by information asymmetry.

Kaguya's appearance and attitude were completely unexpected by Ren.

If things went more smoothly than expected, then the previous plan was perhaps too conservative.

Thinking of this, Ren smiled and sent a voice message to Kaguya privately.

After listening, Kaguya frowned and pondered for a moment before speaking to Ren.

"From now on, I will have to rely entirely on you, young master!"

Ren flashed a bright smile, ready to take full responsibility, saying, "No problem, leave it to me!"

But the words wouldn't come out, and seeing Kaguya's pure and innocent Byakugan, Ren's smile faded.

His expression was unusually solemn, and he spoke in a low voice.

I'll try my best!

For some reason, even though he had completely forgotten the past, Ren was still unwilling to deceive Kaguya.

After saying that, Ren remembered his unique Sharingan, which allowed him to see the Chakra characteristics of everyone.

Ren had always believed that it was the unique nature of Hellfire that made his Mangekyo Sharingan somewhat different from that of ordinary people.

And then there's the Mangekyo Sharingan that opens so easily, and the Dōjutsu that consumes an absurdly small amount of energy...

Sigh~

Compared to Natsuri, perhaps I'm more deeply involved!

After a sigh, Ren thought to himself.

Kaguya also began her operation at this time.

[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!]

Countless Kaguya appeared densely on the sea surface.

"So this is the technique? It's really simple." ×N

After he finished speaking, countless portals began to appear, and the entire sea area turned into a dark zone.

Kaguya's Shadow Clone then traveled to various corners of the Shinobi World, casually waving their hands at anyone they encountered.

"Damn it, stop! We were almost there!"

At the top of the enormous metal structure, the scorpion, relentlessly pushing its own potential, shouted expressionlessly.

The next instant, a pitch-black portal appeared in front of him, and a woman who seemed like an iceberg waved at Scorpion from a distance before retreating back into the portal and disappearing.

Huh, we're free to move around now?

Sasori tried to enter the mecha below, but found that he had no Chakra left in his body.

Where is my Chakra?!

Unable to sense any Chakra within his body, Sasori began refining Chakra in his usual manner.

What happened?

Why is it so slow?

And what is this ubiquitous energy?

There are quite a few people like Scorpion who are full of doubts.

Kakuzu, Biwa Jūzō, Kisame...

Kirigakure's Mei Terumi, Chojuro, Ao...

Hidden Cloud Village of Darui, Dodai, Omoi...

"Kankurō, is this the True Essence Father spoke of?"

"It should be right, sister."

"Who was that pretty lady just now? Have you seen her before?"

"No!"

Using normal means, it would be virtually impossible for Kaguya to regain control from the Sage of Six Paths.

Even with Ren's prior arrangements, it only delayed Kaguya's defeat for a while.

I can't take it from you, but you can't have it either.

At Ren's urging, Kaguya started flipping the table.

From this moment on, the Chakra that had accompanied all living beings in the Shinobi World for nearly a thousand years began to dissipate rapidly.

The world gradually began to return to the state it was before the arrival of the God Tree seed.

The only difference is the concentration of Natural Energy.

Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths also weakened simultaneously.

One day later, in Konoha.

Ren looked at a four or five-year-old child and gently ruffled the child's hair.

"Don't look at me like that. The era of ninjas is over, and your era is over too. If you have any problems, go find your mother!"

The little boy slapped Ren's hand away with great resistance, his eyes filled with resentment, anger, and a sense of weariness.

Then, in a childish voice, he said loudly.

"You have no idea what kind of enemy you are about to face. The Shinobi World will be destroyed because of your stupidity!"

"Uchiha Yushu, you'll regret this!"

Gazing at the other's Byakugan, whose purity was no less than Kaguya's, Ren smiled and gave a perfunctory reply.

"Yes, you're right, I'll regret it."

Then, Ren grabbed the other person's thin arm, pulled him outside the door, and gently patted his head.

"Alright, this is the Hokage's Office, not a place for children. If you don't leave now, I'll call your parents!"

"Bang!"

After saying that, Ren slammed the door shut and ignored him.

Since yesterday, the entire Shinobi World has undergone earth-shattering changes.

Apart from Konoha, almost everyone else returned to the same starting point.

They didn't have the same favorable conditions Konoha, so they directly replaced Chakra with true essence.

Having lost Chakra, the path of true essence has only just begun.

At this point in Konoha's Hokage, when they could practically do whatever they wanted, if Yuuki didn't do something, he would be terribly incompetent as Ren.

Six months later.

With the combined might of Konoha Hidden Sand Village, they unified the Shinobi World through overwhelming force.

It absorbed a large number of pragmatic nobles and proposed a centralized institution to be responsible for various matters in the Shinobi World.

The organization was located in the capital of the Land of Fire, Ren returned to Konoha after a short stay.

I've truly started to enjoy life.

Several more years have passed.

After Naruto came of age, Ren gave him and Sasuke Uchiha a great gift.

Under the watchful eyes of all the villagers of Konoha.

Ren handed the Hokage hat to Naruto and the Konoha Military Police Force seal to Sasuke Uchiha.

"Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha! The Konoha Military District and the Konoha Military Police Force are entrusted to you!"

Time flies, and Ren, who was quite young, has long since retired.

The original Land of Water is a large island in the sea with beautiful scenery, which is very suitable for tourism and leisure.

On the deck of a luxury yacht powered by Natural Energy.

Ren and Shisui sat side by side, enjoying the pleasure of fishing.

Suddenly, another portal, glowing with bright yellow Kakkō, opened beside Ren.

"Ren, what's wrong?"

"I forgot my fishing rod, I'll be right back."

After saying that, Ren disappeared into the portal.

In a lounge on the yacht, Kaguya's brow furrowed slightly before relaxing.

A woman from the Uchiha Clan standing beside her noticed Kaguya's unusual behavior.

"What's wrong, Kaguya?"

"Nothing, just wondering who would win between the two of them."

"Forget about those two men. I really don't understand why they're still so childish at their age. Shisui wasn't like this before; he's been corrupted by Ren- san!"

The Uchiha Clan woman suddenly started muttering to herself.

Kaguya smiled slightly after hearing this, offering no comment.

In space.

Ren looked at the white-eyed man holding a fishing rod and asked with a hint of doubt.

"Ōtsutsuki Urashiki?"

Perhaps completely unable to see through Ren, the other party did not make a move directly, but instead retorted.

"What kind of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki this? You charlatan! Remember this: the one who will kill you Ōtsutsuki Kagura!"

Upon hearing that the other party wanted to kill him, Ren smiled slightly.

If you're focusing your mind on your own system, which one should you use?

Stephen Strange, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Edward Newgate, Netero, Enrico Pucci, Charles Xavier, Barry Allen, Ge Xiaolun, Kal-El Ge Xiaolun, Ultraman Hikari, Zeno...

Okay, let's just randomly pick three!

One second later.

When Ren appeared on the yacht, he was holding a fishing rod that looked rather strange.

"Ren, is this the fishing rod you forgot to take?"

"Yes, that's right!"

Many years later...

Throughout the entire Shinobi World, Ren knows so many people that you can't even count them on one hand.

"Young master, are you leaving?"

Seeing Kaguya busy these past Ren days, erasing and modifying various records, Kaguya guessed it was time to leave.

"Um!"

Ren nodded in agreement.

"I have been looking forward to the new world for a long time!"

"Yes, I won't let you down!"

Just as Ren was about to break through the barrier, a voice rang out.

"Ren- kun, could you give me a ride?"

Turning to look at Orochimaru, Ren smiled from the bottom of his heart.

"I thought you were going to keep holding back, Orochimaru."

How could I possibly miss out on something like this?

After saying that, Orochimaru stood directly behind Ren.

After nodding slightly, Ren embraced Kaguya and saw another universe through the void.

Off we go, to the new world!

(The End)