The Last Ōtsutsuki

"Twenty years."

Ye Zhuo looked up, loneliness weighing on his heart.

"Three lifetimes lived, and everything the world has to offer.

How lonely. Must I really use the Book of Ages?

I thought I could find someone who could match me."

Ye Zhuo had believed the strongest member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan in the Shinobi World would far surpass Kaguya Otsutsuki.

He had wanted to fight them using nothing but martial arts. It would have been a fitting culmination to three lifetimes of training.

"Where will I end up in my next life? I hope it's a world where martial arts reign supreme. Then I can have a proper contest."

Ye Zhuo clenched his fist, unleashing a surge of power.

In an instant, he appeared in another dimension.

His immense power warped and shattered the surrounding space.

A moment later, Ye Zhuo returned to the Shinobi World, to Konoha Palace in the Fire Domain of the Shadow Empire.

He looked up, feeling a faint stir in his mind.

He was about to pick up a pen and write something in the Book of Ages

when a figure emerged overhead through a ripple in space.

"Found you, fiend!"

The man looked down at Ye Zhuo, his three eyes blazing bloodred.

Golden light shone beyond those crimson pupils, threaded with streaks of violet.

Pale blue chakra enveloped his entire body.

"I searched for you for twenty years. I traveled to the depths of the universe and grew stronger every step of the way, all so I could wipe you out once and for all!"

The last Ōtsutsuki roared.

He hated Ye Zhuo with every fiber of his being. All he wanted was to crush him beneath his feet.

He had worked toward this day for far too long.

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