"Ahhh—Urashiki, you will die!!!"
With a sharp sizzle, Urashiki's crimson chakra fishing rod pierced straight through the chest of the Ōtsutsuki clansman in front of him. The victim let out a final, unwilling scream before his body went limp.
Urashiki flicked his wrist indifferently.
The corpse was thrown directly toward Naruto.
"Here."
Naruto caught it calmly. His expression did not change as he began to absorb the bloodline power contained within the body. Dense Ōtsutsuki chakra surged into him, merging with his own and strengthening his already terrifying foundation.
At the same time, Urashiki stood there holding the chakra fruit condensed from the God Tree, staring at it in silence, his eyes unfocused.
Naruto glanced at him.
"What are you looking at?"
Urashiki's eyes flickered with deep, complicated emotions. After a long pause, he spoke coldly, yet faintly confused.
"Tell me… what does it feel like to become a god?"
Naruto was slightly startled.
Urashiki continued, his voice low.
"I'm genuinely curious. Our clan seems to be born with only one purpose—to pursue power endlessly. But tell me, is that really a good thing?"
Naruto fell silent.
He was not surprised by his own lack of hesitation. Everything he had done—devouring chakra fruits, absorbing Ōtsutsuki bloodline power—was for one purpose: to become strong enough to protect his family, his companions, and the world of Earth.
But Urashiki was different.
Urashiki had been born an Ōtsutsuki. Power was his birthright. And yet… he was questioning it.
Seeing Naruto's surprise, Urashiki smiled faintly.
"Forget it."
He raised the chakra fruit.
"I'll eat first."
Without hesitation, Urashiki bit into the fruit. Violent chakra surged around him, twisting space slightly as his aura rose again.
Nearby, Naruto continued refining the bloodline power of the fallen Ōtsutsuki, steadily strengthening his own foundation in preparation for the next breakthrough.
After a while, Urashiki frowned.
"Our hunting has definitely alarmed the clan," he said seriously. "Many teams have started hiding their traces. Some have even stopped planting God Trees altogether."
Naruto's expression tightened.
"What do we do now?"
He was worried.
If they stopped absorbing chakra fruits and bloodline power, their growth would stagnate. And once stagnation set in, being discovered by the true powerhouses of the Ōtsutsuki clan would mean only one outcome.
Death.
Urashiki fell silent for a moment, then sighed.
"We go deeper into the universe."
He looked toward the endless stars.
"After the last team was wiped out by us, the clan will definitely send stronger pursuers. This time, we might not be able to defeat them head-on."
Naruto frowned.
"So… we hide?"
Urashiki nodded slowly.
"That's the safest choice for now. Otherwise, we die."
Naruto clenched his fists.
"Is there no other way?"
Urashiki looked directly at him.
"There is."
Naruto's eyes sharpened.
"We sneak into the Ōtsutsuki clan itself and grow in secret," Urashiki said bluntly. "But the probability of success is almost zero. The risk of exposure is extremely high."
He paused, then added seriously:
"And Naruto—if you choose that path, you only get one chance."
Naruto took a deep breath.
He wanted power. He wanted to defeat the Ōtsutsuki. He wanted to save Earth.
But recklessness would only get him killed.
After a long silence, he spoke unwillingly.
"…Alright. We'll hide for now."
Looking at the endless starry sky, Naruto suddenly felt a wave of heaviness.
The universe was too vast.
There were countless planets like Earth—no, countless planets with life. Otherwise, the Ōtsutsuki clan could never sustain itself for so long.
In such an infinite cosmos, Naruto had lost his reference point.
He could no longer clearly remember who he used to be.
Now, there was only one goal left.
Stronger.
Stronger.
Even stronger.
"Let's go, Naruto."
Urashiki called out.
Naruto hummed in response, and the two figures shot off into the depths of the universe, temporarily distancing themselves from the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Elsewhere.
The ruined star field where Ōtsutsuki Yamamoto and the others had fallen.
Ōtsutsuki Hitoshi arrived, leading his people.
"Second Elder."
Ōtsutsuki Seishi stepped forward respectfully.
"Head of the family."
Hitoshi nodded lightly.
"I'll leave this to you."
Seishi bowed.
"Yes."
The surrounding Ōtsutsuki dispersed immediately, clearing space. Seishi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his Rinnegan activated, shifting into its blue form.
Two beams of blue light shot out from his eyes, converging in the void ahead.
Wherever the light passed, time and space retreated.
Behind Hitoshi, Ōtsutsuki Zanshiki exclaimed in shock:
"Is that… time-space retrogression?!"
Ōtsutsuki Shashiki nodded solemnly.
"Yes. One of the Second Elder's Rinnegan abilities."
The others watched silently. This was the first time many of them had seen Seishi use such a terrifying power.
"It's appearing."
Ōtsutsuki Benshiki pointed ahead.
Everyone focused their attention.
Scenes began to replay in the void—Naruto and Urashiki battling Yamamoto, Inoshiki, and the others.
Hitoshi narrowed his eyes, watching Naruto's movements carefully.
Ōtsutsuki Leishiki spoke gravely.
"This low-level creature… is extremely strong."
Ōtsutsuki Mitsushiki nodded.
"Yes. He has absorbed too much of our clan's power. The purity of his bloodline… it's already comparable to ours."
As he spoke, Mitsushiki glanced subtly at Hitoshi, seeking his opinion.
Hitoshi said nothing.
The images continued.
When the scene showed Inoshiki absorbing Ōtsutsuki Watanabe, killing Ōtsutsuki Ono, refining him into a chakra fruit, and swallowing it—
The atmosphere exploded.
"That bastard! Killing a main family member?!"
"He deserves death!"
"No wonder he disappeared—he doesn't dare return!"
Voices overlapped in rage.
Hitoshi took a slow breath.
This was indeed a grave scandal.
A main family member killing another main family member and refining them into chakra—this was an unforgivable crime in the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Even branch family members could not be killed without strict justification.
From this alone, it was obvious why Inoshiki had vanished.
The time-space retracing ended.
Seishi withdrew his Rinnegan ability and immediately swallowed a chakra pill to recover.
"Good work," Hitoshi said calmly.
Seishi bowed.
"I merely followed the head of the family's orders."
Hitoshi turned his gaze forward.
"Leishiki."
Ōtsutsuki Leishiki stepped out.
"Head of the family."
"It's up to you."
Leishiki nodded.
"Yes."
He swallowed several pills at once, activating his strongest state. His eyes turned purple as lightning erupted violently from his body.
Crackling arcs of lightning spread across the star field like living tentacles, probing every corner.
Hitoshi raised his hand slightly, erecting a barrier to shield everyone from the lightning's backlash.
Suddenly, Leishiki's eyes sharpened.
"Found them!"
Without hesitation, he shot off in one direction.
Hitoshi's voice followed coldly.
"Move. Follow him."
The hunt continued.
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