The Final Overlook

Chenshu Senju stepped backward into the glowing gate crackling with lightning, and his body was instantly swallowed by a violent spatial vortex.

He heard Naruto's final shout, and the scene before him changed drastically. The weightlessness he had expected from crossing dimensions did not hit him immediately. When his vision cleared, he discovered that he had not left this world at all, but was standing on a slab of hard rock.

The air carried the familiar chill of high-altitude wind. Chenshu Senju looked down and found that beneath his feet was the enormous stone head of the First Hokage.

This was the highest point in Konoha. The system had not thrown him directly into another world; instead, it had sent him to this final point of departure.

From above, the entire outline of Konoha lay exposed beneath the night sky. The lights from its buildings and streetlamps blended into one vast expanse, illuminating the village clearly.

Senju Manor occupied a vast area in the distance. Its blue-green wooden buildings gave off a dark sheen beneath the moonlight, and even from so far away, its absolute majesty could still be felt.

The newly built commercial street stretched from the village entrance to the edge of sight. None of the shops along it had closed, and the noisy clamor was carried by the night wind straight up the mountain.

The air was filled with the rich bone broth scent of Ichiraku Ramen, along with the greasy aroma drifting from the barbecue shops. Everything felt lively and real.

Chenshu Senju raised his right hand and looked at the fine lines on his palm. A wisp of pale golden Senjutsu Chakra flickered from his fingertips without warning.

When he had first arrived in this world, these hands had not even been able to hold