Six Paths

The instant Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was annihilated, a terrifying power from the depths of his bloodline suddenly erupted within Lin Chen.

Urashiki's remaining pure Ōtsutsuki bloodline, his power of spacetime plunder, and fragments of the Rinnegan's origin were forcibly devoured, refined, and fused by Lin Chen's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

At the same time, the perfected power of the Nine-Tails' chakra, the vitality bestowed by the Senju bloodline, the spiritual foundation of the Uchiha bloodline, and the spatial laws he had painstakingly cultivated for years all merged into one at this moment.

Uchiha bloodline + Senju bloodline + Ōtsutsuki origin + spatial laws + Nine-Tails chakra foundation.

Five ultimate powers completed an unprecedented, perfect fusion within Lin Chen.

Boom—!

Lin Chen's aura suddenly surged. Rosy light filled the sky, golden clouds churned like dragons, and the heavens that Urashiki had torn apart were slowly repaired by this power.

His eyes underwent a silent, earth-shaking transformation.

His left eye remained that peerless Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. As its tomoe rotated, spatial laws flowed within it; in his right eye appeared the brilliant phantom of a Rinne-Sharingan, golden patterns spreading as the power of reincarnation stirred faintly.

Nine black Truth-Seeking Balls of Yin-Yang Release circled around him, alternating between black and white, mysterious and unfathomable.

Beneath his feet, a pale golden Six Paths halo slowly rose, hovering below him and symbolizing the complete awakening of Six Paths power.

True Six Paths-level combat power.

Purer than Madara had been in his day, more stable than Obito's spacetime power, and more complete than the fragmentary power of Otsutsuki Kaguya.

This was an absolute pinnacle of power that had never appeared in the ninja world throughout the ages.

"What... is this power?"

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, trembled violently from head to toe, his pupils contracting to their limit. He could clearly sense that this power far surpassed Kage level, far surpassed the tailed beasts, and even surpassed the level of the "Sage of Six Paths" as he understood it.

This was the power of a true god!

Fugaku went limp, his legs giving way as he fell to his knees. His activated Mangekyo Sharingan trembled wildly, his eyes filled with overwhelming shock and reverence.

"It's... it's a god!"

"The clan head is a true god descended upon us!!"

Every member of the Uchiha Clan—elders, elite ninja, and ordinary clansmen alike—fell involuntarily to their knees beneath that sacred pressure. Tears streamed down their faces, and their eyes burned with fanatical fervor.

They had once believed that Lin Chen was the strongest of the Uchiha, Konoha's guardian god.

But now, they understood that Lin Chen had long surpassed the category of a "strong man" and become a true deity!

And it was not only the Uchiha.

Every ninja and villager in Konoha, whether gray-haired elders or babbling children, whether ANBU jonin or ordinary civilians, all fell involuntarily to their knees beneath this divine might that swept across heaven and earth.

No one gave an order. No one forced them.

It was reverence born from the depths of their souls, submission in the face of absolute power.

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look up, afraid that they might anger this newly born god of the ninja world.

The streets of Konoha were silent. Only the sound of Lin Chen's robes stirring without wind and the occasional sob from afar could be heard.

Lin Chen hovered in midair, his robes fluttering like a deity above the nine heavens. His gaze was as deep and indifferent as an abyss. With a light raise of his hand, the natural chakra throughout Konoha resonated faintly.

He gently clenched his fist.

It was merely the motion of making a fist.

Yet the space of the entire ninja world trembled faintly at a single thought from him.

"This is... the complete power of the Six Paths."

Lin Chen's murmur sounded calm, yet it was like the voice of heavenly law, spreading throughout Konoha and reaching every ear.

The villagers who had been trembling in terror moments ago were now weeping openly. As they knelt in worship, they cried out:

"Lord Lin Chen!!"

"Konoha's guardian god!!"

"God of the ninja world!!"

Their cheers shot into the sky, shattering the rosy clouds at the horizon, overturning the cloud cover, and echoing across the entire ninja world.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, took a deep breath and stepped forward.

As Konoha's Hokage, he should have stood at the highest point and led the entire village.

Yet at this moment, he bowed deeply toward Lin Chen in the air, lowering the head of the Fourth Hokage into the dust.

"From this day onward, all of Konoha will heed Lord Lin Chen's command!"

"The position of Hokage may be yielded to you! Konoha is willing to serve you as our lord!!"

His voice was clear and resolute, carrying throughout all of Konoha.

Hearing this, Fugaku immediately shouted, his voice hoarse but filled with determination:

"The entire Uchiha Clan shall be eternally loyal to Lord Lin Chen! We will have no regrets in life or death!!"

"Loyalty to my lord!!"

"Loyalty to the god of the ninja world!!"

The entire village roared in unison, perfectly synchronized. Their momentum was like a tsunami sweeping through Konoha.

Lin Chen slowly descended. His feet touched the ground, the Six Paths halo gradually withdrew into his body, and his eyes returned to normal.

Yet the pressure of a god still quietly shrouded him.

"The position of Hokage will remain yours."

Lin Chen looked at Minato Namikaze, his tone calm and devoid of any greed for power.

Minato shuddered and hurriedly bowed. "This subordinate obeys!!"

He understood clearly that Lin Chen disdained ruling as Hokage, because Lin Chen's gaze had long surpassed Konoha and turned toward the entire ninja world.

Lin Chen's gaze slowly swept across the crowd. His voice was calm, yet carried unquestionable majesty as it resounded in every direction:

"I will protect Konoha's peace."

"I will end the wars of the ninja world."

"If the Ōtsutsuki Clan dares come, I will exterminate them."

"All conspiracies will be crushed."

The words were simple, yet every one of them struck their hearts like thunder.

No one dared object. No one dared defy him.

Just then.

Several figures rapidly approached from the distant horizon, cutting through the sky as they rushed toward Konoha with urgent breaths.

They were Kage-level experts from the Five Great Hidden Villages!

A, the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, the Kazekage of Sunagakure, and the Mizukage of Kirigakure had all come in person.

When they sensed that Six Paths divine might capable of crushing the entire ninja world, they were terrified out of their wits. They did not dare delay even for a moment and hurried over without rest to pay their respects.

The moment they landed, they saw the entire village kneeling in worship and felt that sacred, inviolable aura around Lin Chen.

The faces of the four Kage instantly turned pale. Their legs went weak, and with several thuds, they all dropped to their knees, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

Onoki trembled from head to toe. His voice was hoarse to the extreme as he said respectfully:

"All villages of the ninja world are willing to honor Lord Lin Chen as the supreme ruler of the ninja world, submitting forever and never rebelling!!"

The Raikage, Kazekage, and Mizukage also shouted in unison, their voices filled with profound reverence:

"We are willing to honor my lord as the supreme ruler of the ninja world!!"

The foremost experts of an era, the highest rulers of their respective villages, did not even have the right to raise their heads before Lin Chen. They could only prostrate themselves and submit.

Lin Chen looked down at them indifferently. His gaze was calm, yet carried the absolute authority of those who obey me shall prosper, and those who defy me shall perish.

"Since you submit, you will follow the rules."

"No war, no slaughter, no private fighting."

"Those who violate my orders will see their villages destroyed."

His words fell lightly, yet they set down iron laws for the entire ninja world.

"We shall strictly obey the supreme ruler's commands!!"

Everyone prostrated themselves and answered in unison, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

From this day onward.

There would be no great wars in the ninja world, no disputes among the villages.

Konoha stood supreme, and Lin Chen was the supreme ruler.

From the Five Kage above to every commoner below, all submitted to Lin Chen.

The ninja world entered an unprecedented era of unity and peace.

Everywhere in Konoha was filled with harmony.

The villagers lived and worked in peace, their faces carrying long-lost smiles; the ninja devoted themselves to training, preparing to protect the village; the Uchiha Clan lived in harmony with the other clans, helping one another, with none of the old suspicion or estrangement remaining.

The ninja world, once scarred by war and mistrust, had been completely renewed under Lin Chen's power.

Lin Chen strolled through Konoha's streets. Looking at the peaceful scene before him, a faint smile curved his lips.

This was the world he wanted.

No tragedies, no wars, no partings between life and death.

All the regrets of his past life and all the efforts of this life had been completely rewritten at this moment.

Danzo was dead, Root was destroyed, and Konoha no longer had internal troubles.

The Nine-Tails had pledged its loyalty and guarded Konoha. The tailed beasts no longer posed a threat of rampage.

The Uchiha were secure, the entire clan united, and they no longer faced the danger of extermination.

The ninja world was unified, peace had arrived, and centuries of war had come to a complete end.

But Lin Chen knew that all of this was only the beginning.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki had merely been a vanguard sent by the Ōtsutsuki Clan, the first pawn to fall.

Urashiki's death would inevitably draw more powerful members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, perhaps even members of the main family.

The true crisis still lay ahead.

The true enemies were still in the distant heavens beyond.

However.

There was not the slightest fear in Lin Chen's heart.

He had awakened the complete power of the Six Paths and reached an unprecedented realm.

From this day onward, no matter what remnants of the Ōtsutsuki Clan came, no matter what enemies descended from beyond the heavens, if they dared lay a hand on the ninja world or invade Konoha, he would kill them all one by one and sweep aside everything with absolute power!

Lin Chen raised his head toward the vast sky beyond, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.

"Ōtsutsuki Clan... come if you dare."

"This ninja world, this heaven and earth—I, Lin Chen, can suppress it all alone!!"

His voice rang through heaven and earth, echoing in every corner of the ninja world.

From this day onward.

He was no longer a passerby of the Uchiha Clan, no longer merely a powerhouse of Konoha.

No longer the guardian god of the ninja world.

He was—

The supreme ruler of the ninja world, the sole god of the Six Paths, an absolute overlord none in all the heavens and myriad worlds could afford to provoke!

His legend had only just begun to reign over the heavens.

His era had only just begun.

Powerful members of the Ōtsutsuki main family were about to descend.

The ultimate battle of the ninja world was about to begin.

And Lin Chen would stand at the very summit of the ninja world, protecting it all with his power alone and writing an eternal, undying myth that belonged to him!