The lights of Hokage's Office finally went out.
After signing the last document and confirming the arrangements for various tasks in the village in the next few days, Naruto Uzumaki breathed a long sigh of relief.
If I had known, I wouldn't have fished during the day. Shikamaru also happily promised Shikamaru a month's leave when he first came back, so he didn't come to work.
Shikaku is still on the way back, and the situation outside has basically stabilized.
Konoha This huge machine has initially embarked on a track of efficient operation. Even if he leaves for a short time, it can maintain basic stability.
It's time to go.
His next destination is Land of Demons, which is far away from Five Great Nations disputes and famous for its unique Miko culture.
There are three purposes, and they are all crucial.
First, it is for Dan Katō.
Jiraiya has taken the body belonging to Dan Katō that Orochimaru cultivated with Cloning Technology to Land of Demons.
According to intelligence, Dan Katō's soul, which was on the verge of dissipating due to Forbidden Jutsu and many years of sealing, was temporarily stabilized with the help of Land of Demons's contemporary Miko Shion.
But the soul has been separated from the body for a long time and is ultimately rootless. Even with the power of Miko to nourish it, it is not a long-term solution. The soul must be returned to its place and fused with the cloned body as soon as possible in order to resurrect the former Konoha Jonin.
Naruto needs to obtain vital information from Dan Katō, regarding the specific situation of Iwaya Slope and Pure Land.
As someone who has studied Spirit Transformation Technique in depth, and even had his soul wandering on the boundary between life and death, Dan Katō's understanding of Iwaya Slope that connects Mortal World and Pure Land, as well as Pure Land itself, is far beyond ordinary people.
This information is the key to Naruto's next plan.
His second purpose was based on this, trying to actively enter Pure Land through Iwaya Slope.
The souls of the three Hokage, Kushina, and Mito were forcibly pulled back to Pure Land. I need to find a way to get them back to Shinobi World.
They can go back by themselves, or I can let them go back, but no one can snatch it from me Naruto Uzumaki!
The ontological consciousness of Sage of Six Paths is likely to also exist deep in Pure Land.
Since he mastered the prototype of Yin-Yang Release and condensed his own Truth-Seeking Orb, the dark premonition in Naruto's heart has become stronger and stronger.
There will eventually be a battle between him and Sage of Six Paths.
It is not out of malice or power struggle, but fundamental differences in ideas, paths, and even the future direction of the world.
Sage of Six Paths created Ninshu, but also left behind the fateful reincarnation of Indra and Asura.
What Naruto pursues is a peaceful world that breaks fate, transcends hatred, and allows everyone to understand each other. This will inevitably involve certain "rules" or "arrangements" left by Sage of Six Paths.
This "battle" may not be a sword-to-sword fight, but it must be a collision of will, ideas and strength.
Naruto Must be prepared.
Mastering Truth-Seeking Orb is a crucial part of his preparation.
As the power of "Kekkei Mōra" produced by the ultimate fusion of Yin-Yang Release and the five basic attributes Chakra, Truth-Seeking Orb is one of the signs of entering the "Six Paths" level.
Not only is it infinitely powerful and can easily destroy everything in the world, it also possesses absolute suppression of non-Six Paths level forces.
For those who cannot use Yin-Yang Release, Truth-Seeking Orb is a complete dimensionality reduction attack. It can be said that you will die if you touch it, and you will die if you touch it.
What's even more frightening is that Truth-Seeking Orb's attack directly targets the origin of the soul. The souls of those killed by it will be directly annihilated, without even a chance to be reincarnated by Pure Land.
Before, Naruto was afraid of Truth-Seeking Orb and didn't even dare to fight Toneri in his own body.
Now, through his own exploration, he has mastered the prototype of Yin-Yang Release, and then condensed his own Truth-Seeking Orb, which has a completely different meaning. This means that he has truly stepped into that field and has the capital to dialogue and even confront Sage of Six Paths.
At least, he no longer has to worry about being killed instantly by Sage of Six Paths using Truth-Seeking Orb, a method that is incomprehensible to conventional Ninja.
In addition to these two core purposes, Naruto also has a strong interest in Land of Demons itself, especially Miko Shion.
Why is Chakra of Miko so special?
It can not only stabilize the soul, but also predict the future, and also possess powerful sealing power?
Are their inheritance systems and sources of power different from Ninshu's Chakra system, or do they involve older and more mysterious powers?
Shinobi World has many special powers, but most of them are different applications of Natural Energy.
For example, Fire Temple is the so-called fairy talent, and Rōran is Dragon Vein, etc.
Naruto is very curious whether the power system of Miko is based on Natural Energy, Chakra or something else.
At the same time, he is also extremely eager to understand Sealing Jutsu, which is inherited from Miko.
Unlike the sealing techniques of ninjas, which are based on chakra and seals, the sealing techniques of witches seem to focus more on prophecy, enchantment and purification, and may be miraculous in dealing with some situations involving souls, evil spirits or special energy bodies.
This is a valuable supplement of knowledge for Naruto who may face Ōtsutsuki Clan or other unknown threats in the future.
Finally, if time permits, Naruto also plans to help Land of Demons deal with the ancient monster Moryo that has troubled them for a long time.
This is not only to fulfill the responsibility of Hokage after unifying Shinobi World and maintain regional stability, but also perhaps to learn more about negative energy and Dark Chakra from this special existence of Moryo.
Standing on Hokage Rock, overlooking the brightly lit Konoha under the night sky, Naruto took a deep breath of the cool night breeze.
Gold Dust poured out from his cuffs and gathered at his feet to form a golden cloud to hold him up.
"Then, let's go."
He took one last look at the peaceful village, and his body transformed into a stream of light Golden, piercing the night sky and speeding away in the distant direction Land of Demons.
Shortly after Naruto left.
Tsk!
An unstable Space-Time Rift was forcibly torn apart, like a hideous wound in the universe.
Immediately afterwards, a dragon shadow covered with white scales staggered out of the crack in an extremely embarrassed posture, as if it had been violently thrown by a huge force.
The dragon shadow rolled several times in the air and barely stabilized its figure. Then there was a flash of light, rapidly shrinking and deforming, and finally transformed into a woman with white hair reaching her waist, a haggard face, bleeding from the corners of her mouth, and many damaged clothes.
She is Otohime Otsutsuki who escaped from the "future" timeline.
"Ahem... hehehe..."
Otohime knelt on one knee, covering his violently heaving chest with one hand, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with the other hand, letting out a low and hoarse laugh, but his eyes were filled with the heart palpitations of the aftermath of the disaster and the cold murderous intention.
"Finally got rid of that damn 'Sixth'..."
She gasped and recalled the blond figure she encountered at the end of the original timeline, Sixth Hokage of Konoha.
The power it displayed, especially the fighting method that seemed to be able to connect and mobilize the will of the entire world, made Otsutsuki, who came from a higher dimension, feel troubled and inexplicable.