Ch. 161Gods or Demons, Sleep Came First

After defeating Tenshiki Ōtsutsuki, Shinichi returned home utterly exhausted and collapsed into bed. Tsunade found him, covered him with a blanket, and quietly watched over him as he slept.

  • Shinichi returned to his and Tsunade's home after defeating Tenshiki Ōtsutsuki with Ashes of Heaven and Earth.
  • Shinichi ignored the coordinates to Takama-ga-hara and collapsed onto the bed, too exhausted to stay awake.
  • Tsunade heard Shinichi in the bedroom and found him asleep with his face buried in the pillow.
  • Tsunade adjusted Shinichi's position, covered him with a blanket, and warmed his hand as she watched over him.

Ch. 162A slacker's daily "parenting" routine

Shinichi visited Minato, Kushina, and Nawaki at their training ground and tested their teamwork with a trap-filled mission to retrieve an empty box. Minato completed the challenge, and Shinichi rewarded the whole team by sparing them Tsunade’s cooking for a week.

  • Shinichi left home after Tsunade told him to coach his students.
  • Shinichi challenged Minato, Kushina, and Nawaki to retrieve a black wooden box intact in exchange for a reward.
  • Minato studied the traps and used Flying Thunder God marks on Wind Release blades to reach the box.
  • Minato escaped the activated traps with Flying Thunder God: Second Step and delivered the box to Shinichi.
  • Shinichi praised Minato, warned Kushina and Nawaki about hesitating, and gave all three students a week without Tsunade’s cooking.

Ch. 163The Sickly Sweet Stench of PDA and a Slacker's Guide to Raising Kids

After Minato and Kushina’s affectionate teasing, Shinichi proudly boasts about his marriage to Tsunade before giving Minato, Nawaki, and Kushina guidance on their training. He leaves them reflecting on his advice and determined to improve.

  • Minato, Nawaki, and Kushina celebrated finishing their training and joked about escaping Tsunade’s cooking for a week.
  • Shinichi interrupted Minato and Kushina’s affectionate exchange and proclaimed his pride in being married to Tsunade.
  • Kushina laughed at Shinichi’s boasting, while Nawaki praised Tsunade and restored Shinichi’s confidence.
  • Shinichi advised Minato on spatial awareness, Nawaki on controlling strength, and Kushina on combining her chains with sealing techniques.
  • Shinichi left to go home and nap, while Minato, Nawaki, and Kushina stayed behind to consider his lessons.

Ch. 164Takama-ga-hara

Shinichi told Tsunade about the coordinates to Takama-ga-hara and warned that its gods might threaten their world. They decided to visit the realm together and confront its inhabitants, setting out toward a new cosmic conflict.

  • Shinichi shared the coordinates to Takama-ga-hara and Tenshiki Ōtsutsuki’s warning with Tsunade.
  • Shinichi proposed that they scout Takama-ga-hara instead of waiting for its gods to attack.
  • Tsunade worried about the danger, but Shinichi assured her he could protect them and Konoha.
  • Tsunade agreed to go with Shinichi to Takama-ga-hara and fight whatever gods stood in their way.

Ch. 165Secrets beneath the Moon, Family Affairs across the Cosmos

Shinichi revealed to Tsunade that the moon held Kaguya Otsutsuki and explained how the Ōtsutsuki family’s conflicts had shaped the shinobi world. They concluded that their honeymoon would take them to the moon, where Shinichi hinted they might also find a way to reach Takama-ga-hara.

  • Tsunade asked Shinichi whether Tenshiki and Takama-ga-hara were truly unbeatable, and Shinichi said they were troublesome but not necessarily invincible.
  • Shinichi told Tsunade that Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed on the moon and that Hamura’s descendants had guarded her there for generations.
  • Shinichi explained that Indra and Asura’s bloodlines gave rise to the Uchiha and Senju, leaving Tsunade furious that shinobi wars had continued their family feud.
  • Shinichi suggested that the presence of Ōtsutsuki descendants on the moon could mean Takama-ga-hara was within their reach.
  • Tsunade and Shinichi chose the moon as their honeymoon destination and planned to visit their distant relatives.

Ch. 166First meeting with the Sage of Six Paths

Shinichi decided to confront the Sage of Six Paths about the generations of conflict caused by Indra and Asura's reincarnations. He reached the Pure Land and demanded to know whether the Sage had intended the bloodshed and what peace meant to him.

  • Tsunade noticed Shinichi's distraction, and he told her he wanted answers about the shinobi world's ancient conflicts.
  • Shinichi vanished from the bedroom and traveled to the Pure Land using his Rinne Tenseigan.
  • The Sage of Six Paths appeared before Shinichi and asked why he had come.
  • Shinichi accused the Sage of leaving Indra and Asura's chakra to reincarnate and fuel centuries of fighting, then questioned his motives and his meaning of peace.
  • The Sage of Six Paths fell silent as Shinichi's questions hung in the Pure Land.

Ch. 167Hagoromo Otsutsuki's monologue

In the Pure Land, Uchiha Shinichi questioned Hagoromo Otsutsuki about the conflicts and reincarnation cycle he had set in motion. Hagoromo admitted he regretted making his sons suffer, while Shinichi rejected the idea of becoming a savior and left their exchange with less irritation toward the Sage.

  • Uchiha Shinichi confronted Hagoromo Otsutsuki with questions about the Shinobi World’s conflicts and Hagoromo’s role in them.
  • Hagoromo recalled the sorrow of opposing his mother and forcing his sons into repeated reincarnation and conflict.
  • Hagoromo explained that peace had been his unreachable goal and that his actions had only been an attempt to offer future generations hope.
  • Uchiha Shinichi criticized Hagoromo’s legacy and said he wanted a quiet life with his wife rather than to save the world.
  • Hagoromo admitted he regretted putting his children through endless suffering, and Shinichi’s irritation toward him eased.

Ch. 168"Family Meeting"

Tsunade briefed Konoha’s leaders and young shinobi on the Ōtsutsuki threat and the mysterious realm of Takama-ga-hara. Shinichi volunteered to investigate it alone, leaving the others to protect Konoha and prepare for future dangers.

  • Tsunade recounted Shinichi’s encounter with the Sage of Six Paths, their clash with Ōtsutsuki in the Land of Hot Water, and what they learned about Takama-ga-hara and the Fixed Gods.
  • Mito Uzumaki questioned whether Tenshiki’s coordinates were trustworthy, and Shinichi said his rinne tenseigan confirmed they led to a distant, energy-rich space.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi warned that Takama-ga-hara might be a trap, while Nara Shikashin and Minato Namikaze argued that Konoha needed to take the initiative and gather intelligence.
  • Nawaki offered to join the mission, but Tsunade and Mito ordered him to stay in Konoha and grow stronger.
  • Shinichi announced that he would scout Takama-ga-hara alone and told Minato, Kushina, and Nawaki to remain in the village and protect Tsunade.

Ch. 169Shinichi's little scheme

After the family meeting, Shinichi asked the system how he would fare against the God of Ōtsutsuki and Takama-ga-hara’s gods. He decided to postpone confronting them until Tsunade, Konoha, and the younger generation were more settled, leaving him to enjoy a quiet night with Tsunade.

  • After Mito Uzumaki, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Nara Shikashin left, Tsunade sent Minato, Kushina, and Nawaki to bed, leaving her alone with Shinichi.
  • Shinichi asked the system about his chances against the God of Ōtsutsuki and Takama-ga-hara’s gods, and the system warned that he would be slightly outmatched by the true God of Ōtsutsuki.
  • Shinichi considered the risks of provoking the gods and disrupting the system’s final mission to change the ending and kill Kaguya Otsutsuki.
  • Shinichi decided to wait until Tsunade had secured her position as Hokage, Konoha had recovered, and the youngsters had grown stronger before visiting Takama-ga-hara.
  • Shinichi settled down beside Tsunade and went to sleep, content to postpone the universe-level problems.

Ch. 170The System's Dilemma and a New Mission!

Shinichi persuaded the System to issue a side mission after worrying that powerful new enemies could threaten his survival before the final mission. The mission sent him to the moon to investigate Hamura’s descendants, and he prepared to leave Konoha for the trip.

  • Shinichi woke in the Uchiha Residence after Tsunade had left early to handle Hokage duties.
  • Shinichi asked the System about his chances against the newly emerged Ōtsutsuki gods and argued that he needed more missions to build his strength.
  • The System admitted that Shinichi’s rapid growth had made its planned low-level missions pointless and issued an emergency side mission.
  • The System tasked Shinichi with traveling to the moon to investigate Hamura’s descendants and guide them, offering him a basic purebred Saiyan bloodline with no deadline or failure penalty.
  • Shinichi welcomed the mission as a chance to visit the moon and gain a reward while avoiding a direct fight with the gods.

Ch. 171Lunar "Sightseeing" and Family Infighting

Uchiha Shinichi left Konoha for the moon to pursue a system reward and found the Ōtsutsuki Main and Branch Families on the verge of fighting over Hamura’s legacy. He watched Ōtsutsuki Shin unleash Tenseigan chakra and considered intervening by force.

  • Uchiha Shinichi used Kamui to leave his bedroom and travel to the moon, after deciding to accept the system’s quest for a Saiyan bloodline reward.
  • Uchiha Shinichi activated Sage Mode and sensed living beings and familiar Ōtsutsuki chakra inside the moon.
  • Uchiha Shinichi entered the moon’s artificial habitat and watched the Main Family confront Ōtsutsuki Shin and the Branch Family.
  • Ōtsutsuki Shin accused the Main Family of enslaving the Branch Family and declared his intent to use Heavenly Punishment to cleanse Earth.
  • Ōtsutsuki Shin released a surge of Tenseigan chakra as the Main Family ordered guards to seize him.
  • Uchiha Shinichi wondered whether to mediate or beat the Ōtsutsuki into submission, and favored the latter.

Ch. 172The Uninvited "Mediator"

Shinichi interrupted a brewing battle between the Ōtsutsuki Main Family and Branch Family on the moon and forced both sides to stand down. He left after warning them not to threaten the moon or the blue planet, while privately praising the system’s method of resolving the dispute.

  • Ōtsutsuki Shin accused the Main Family of exploiting the Branch Family and called on his followers to fight for the true Tenseigan, while the Main Family elder ordered them killed.
  • Shinichi appeared between the two groups and dismissed their looming battle as an uncivilized family dispute.
  • The Ōtsutsuki mistook Shinichi for a celestial being and were overwhelmed by fear when they sensed the power of his eyes.
  • Shinichi threatened to send the clans to the Pure Land if they kept fighting, and both the Main Family elder and Ōtsutsuki Shin agreed to stop.
  • Shinichi warned the Ōtsutsuki not to test weapons on the moon or bother the blue planet, then privately thanked the system for an efficient mission solution.

Ch. 173Side quest complete

Shinichi forced the Moon Otsutsuki Main and Branch Families to end their feud and abandon the plan to destroy Earth, then received a beginner Saiyan bloodline as his quest reward. After enduring its painful integration, he planned to return to Konoha and eat everything in sight.

  • Shinichi compelled the Moon Otsutsuki families to unite and threatened anyone who revived their feud or resumed eye donations.
  • Shinichi ordered the clan to shelve its purification plan for Earth and use the Tenseigan to improve the moon instead.
  • Shinichi left the square, and the system declared the side quest complete with a B+ rating and awarded him a beginner Saiyan bloodline.
  • The system integrated the bloodline automatically, causing Shinichi intense pain, hunger, and battle instincts before he managed to calm himself.
  • Shinichi learned that the beginner bloodline enhanced his physical abilities and appetite but did not grant Super Saiyan transformation.
  • Shinichi decided to return to Konoha, eager to eat Tsunade's breakfasts and everything else he could find.

Ch. 174Homecoming

Shinichi returned to the Uchiha Residence after his trip to the moon and told Tsunade that he had dealt with the moon’s Ōtsutsuki descendants. He left Tsunade reassured that the moon posed no immediate threat, while dismissing the prospect of visiting Takama-ga-hara.

  • Shinichi appeared in his bedroom, starving after his journey, and followed the smell of breakfast to find Tsunade cooking.
  • Tsunade scolded Shinichi for disappearing without a word, then served him breakfast and asked what he had encountered on the moon.
  • Shinichi ate Tsunade’s food ravenously and praised her cooking before recounting his moon trip.
  • Shinichi told Tsunade that he had made the moon’s Ōtsutsuki descendants agree not to come to Earth and cause trouble.
  • Shinichi dismissed visiting Takama-ga-hara, and Tsunade’s worries eased as she listened to him.

Ch. 175The Forgotten Other Dimension

After recalling that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s private dimension might contain a juvenile Ten-Tails and Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s Corpse, Shinichi persuaded the system to hint at a spatial leak in the Land of Hot Water. He decided to investigate before the leak disappeared, planning to disguise the trip as work and hot-spring therapy.

  • Shinichi finished Tsunade’s heavy lunch and reflected on the looming threat of Takama-ga-hara and the God of Ōtsutsuki.
  • Shinichi asked the system about the private dimension of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, whom he had killed in the Land of Hot Water.
  • The system confirmed Isshiki had a personal dimension that might contain a juvenile Ten-Tails and Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s Corpse.
  • After Shinichi argued that the discoveries could help with their mission, the system hinted that an unstable extradimensional leak remained near the site of his battle in the Land of Hot Water.
  • Shinichi decided to investigate the leak and planned to tell Tsunade he was traveling for hot-spring therapy and a tourism survey.

Ch. 176Isshiki's legacy

Uchiha Shinichi used the Dragon Veins to find a hidden alternate dimension in the Land of Hot Water and entered Isshiki’s former hideout. He took its juvenile Ten-Tails and Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s corpse, planning to give the corpse to Orochimaru for research.

  • Shinichi sensed a concealed alternate dimension beneath the mountain forest and opened a fissure into it.
  • Shinichi found a sleeping juvenile Ten-Tails and transferred it into his Kamui Dimension.
  • Shinichi discovered Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s corpse and found that it held almost no residual energy.
  • Shinichi stored Shibai’s corpse in his Kamui Dimension and planned to deliver it to Orochimaru for study.

Ch. 177A God's "Delivery" and a Serpent's Obsession

Shinichi brought Orochimaru the intact corpse of Ōtsutsuki Shibai and ordered him to uncover the source of the Ōtsutsuki’s power. Shinichi left to prepare for a future attack on Takama-ga-hara, while Orochimaru eagerly began pursuing his research.

  • Shinichi appeared in Orochimaru’s underground laboratory and summoned Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s corpse from the Kamui dimension.
  • Shinichi told Orochimaru that the intact corpse could provide answers for their Bloodline Replication Plan and ordered him to analyze its power.
  • Orochimaru accepted the task with fervor and declared that they could create beings who surpassed gods.
  • Shinichi warned Orochimaru to work quickly, then said he would go to Takama-ga-hara to eliminate threats to his retirement.
  • After Shinichi vanished, Orochimaru laughed excitedly and vowed to build him a stairway to the throne of the gods.

Ch. 178Shinichi's squad

During a peaceful period in the shinobi world, Uchiha Shinichi lazily trained Kushina Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, and Senju Nawaki. After effortlessly defeating them in a training exercise, he announced that he would conduct Minato’s jonin exam himself.

  • Uchiha Shinichi watched Kushina Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, and Senju Nawaki train and pointed out weaknesses in their techniques.
  • Shinichi challenged the three students to touch him before he finished an apple, offering to treat them to Ichiraku Ramen if they succeeded.
  • Kushina, Minato, and Nawaki attacked together but failed to touch Shinichi, who never left his rocking chair.
  • Minato asked how Shinichi had stopped their attacks, but Shinichi called it a trade secret.
  • Shinichi told Minato that he had rejected his jonin exam application and would conduct the exam himself.

Ch. 179The legend's "trial"

Uchiha Shinichi turned Minato Namikaze’s Jonin examination into a seven-day village-wide defense game, making himself the enemy and setting three possible objectives. Minato restored order after a wave of false alarms, but Shinichi appeared to have kidnapped Kushina Uzumaki, leaving Minato’s trial underway and his teammate missing.

  • Tsunade confronted Uchiha Shinichi about making Minato’s Jonin examination a personal challenge, and Shinichi said he wanted to test Minato under pressure.
  • Shinichi gave Minato seven days to stop him from infiltrating the Hokage Office, stealing an S-rank scroll, or kidnapping Kushina Uzumaki or Senju Nawaki.
  • After two sleepless days, Minato received reports of suspicious activity across Konoha and directed the village’s forces to prioritize threats and maintain order.
  • A message in the clouds announced that Shinichi had taken Minato’s wife, and Minato discovered Kushina had been replaced by a smiling wooden dummy.

Ch. 180The "Acting Hokage's" Desperate Predicament and a Glimmer of "Hope"

Shinichi publicly humiliated Konoha and declared Minato defeated after taking Kushina, defacing Kage Rock, and counting a stolen item as his third success. A clue on Shinichi’s note revealed a new test inside the Hokage Office, where Minato exposed a disguised Shinichi but learned Kushina would remain missing for now.

  • Minato ordered the village exits sealed, sent sensory teams to search for Kushina, and placed Nawaki under protection.
  • Minato saw Shinichi’s graffiti on Kage Rock, including mocking messages aimed at Hashirama, Hiruzen, and Tsunade.
  • Minato found Shinichi’s note claiming he had counted stealing the tea cup as his third success and assuring him Kushina was safe.
  • Minato discovered a message on the note hinting that the real test involved a vulnerability inside the Hokage Office.
  • Minato recognized a clerical genin as a disguised Shinichi, whose clone vanished after announcing that the game had only begun and Kushina would not be returned yet.
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