In Double-Moon Space, within Double-Moon Grand Canyon, the Divine Tree had been growing for 950 years.
At the top of the tree, the secluded flower bud, tightly wrapped in layer upon layer of petals, still radiated an irresistible tension. It was the essence of the entire Divine Tree...
The Chakra Fruit's cultivation had entered its final stage!
In another half year of present-world time, Yu would reap the Chakra Fruit that belonged to him!
But whether he could enjoy that fruit depended on whether they could survive the calamity before them!
Knowing why they had gathered today, Tobirama deliberately sent Hanabi and Xingyue away.
Yu gently laid Xue down and left behind a life-sustaining "pill."
"Uncle Tobirama, as we agreed two years ago, if we lose this battle, let Xue'er inherit everything I have, including that Chakra Fruit..."
Tobirama swallowed the pill, and the wrinkles on his face were smoothed away once more.
"Though it's a decision born of necessity, your expression is calmer than I expected."
Yu smiled. "I've made every effort I could. The rest is up to fate. Besides... there are things in life more important than immortality and power."
Looking at Xue's peaceful sleeping face, Yu said sincerely, "I've already made up my mind. Like the Hokage of every generation, I'll be a pioneer and a giver, passing hope on..."
Tobirama said, "Though this is the worst possible time to raise a flag, I still have to say a few things~."
"The state of mind you're in right now is something my brother and I have both experienced~."
"We passed the baton in our own ways, believing we had completed our missions and could leave the stage of history in peace, entrusting the future of the shinobi to those who came after us. But in the