The Ninja World slain, a journey through time

"The Otsutsuki Clan's bloodline really is extraordinary. Even a body practically torn to pieces can recover. But to deal with the ten strongest members of the Otsutsuki Main Family, I'll have to pick them off one by one—or become even stronger."

He awoke in the dimensional space he had created. Judging by how much his body had recovered, nearly two days had passed outside.

Normally, two days might not have meant much. When he felt lazy, he sometimes wished he could sleep for eight or ten days straight.

But for the Ninja World, two days was enough for the powerful members of the Otsutsuki Main Family to invade many times over. Even the most mysterious of them all, the Otsutsuki God, might have descended upon the Ninja World from the vast reaches of space.

"Yomotsu Hirasaka!"

He activated his nine-tomoe Rinnegan and tore open space, connecting his own dimension directly to the Ninja World. Only a doorway separated them, yet he sensed no sign of any powerful Otsutsuki arriving.

He just did not know what had become of the Ninja World.

He stepped out of the dimensional space and returned to the Ninja World, only to be greeted by ruins. Everything had been destroyed. As far as he could see, not a single person was alive.

He could not even find many intact bodies. It seemed that an enormous energy wave had struck the Ninja World in an instant, blasting every living creature and building into the devastation before him.

"Madara Uchiha!"

"Izuna!"

"Tennin, Tensei!"

"Fuck! Senju Hashirama! Where the hell are you?! Where the hell did you go?! All of you, come out!"

Dead silence. No one answered. Only Uchiha Jobu's voice rang out as he screamed and shouted like a madman.

In his memory, this place had been