While the impact of the Endgame Battle continued to spread, throwing the Shinobi World into chaos, Izayoi, one of the main protagonists of the Endgame Battle and now widely recognized as the strongest in the Five Great Shinobi Villages, experienced a physical change.
The day after upgrading his Otsutsuki Bloodline to a colored Perk, Izayoi woke up in his villa on Sakura Street, planning to wash up and then head out to complete his confidential Jonin Exam mission.
When he looked at himself in the mirror, he was slightly taken aback.
In the mirror, Izayoi's black hair, which covered his ears and forehead, had turned white at some point.
Before going to bed, his hair was black, without a single white strand.
Yet, after waking up, his hair had turned white overnight.
However, Izayoi wasn't surprised. Instead, he slightly raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled to himself, "Just as I thought... The colored Otsutsuki Bloodline is modifying my genes, changing my bloodline from mixed to pure."
When he copied Toneri Otsutsuki's Otsutsuki Bloodline (Red) at the age of three, undergoing several heaven-defying changes and awakening the Byakugan, he had a question.
Since he had awakened the Byakugan, why hadn't his hair turned white like the Otsutsuki Clan's, but remained black?
Now he had the answer: because... his genes were incomplete.
Toneri Otsutsuki was born without the Byakugan because his genes were incomplete.
His regression to the ancestral form wasn't complete enough, so he didn't have horns.
But he did have white hair.
And when Izayoi copied his red Perk, because he had eyes, the change occurred in his eyes, not his hair color.
Now, the Otsutsuki Bloodline (Colored) was modifying and completing Izayoi's genes, changing his body from mixed to pure.
Therefore, Izayoi now possessed another characteristic of a pure-blooded Otsutsuki.
"White hair, Byakugan, horns... Of these three major characteristics, I now have the Byakugan and white hair. What about the horns?"
Izayoi ran his fingers through his hair like a comb, pushing it up. His fingertips quickly felt two bumps.
Lifting his bangs, Izayoi leaned closer to the mirror, staring at his forehead.
Just above his hairline, within his hair, his skull had two small bumps, like mosquito bites, perfectly symmetrical in position.
Although he had two small bumps on his head, Izayoi felt no soreness or itching at all.
However, his eyes could see the future. These two small bumps would eventually break open like cocoons, growing horns of an unknown shape.
And that day shouldn't be too far off.
"Once the horns grow out, I'll have the three major characteristics of the Otsutsuki Clan, and my bloodline will be pure Otsutsuki," Izayoi murmured to himself, gently touching the bumps on his head and staring at his eyes in the mirror. "At that time, what kind of abilities will my body or eyes derive? Ultimate Eye Techniques, Divine Techniques, or Bloodline Kekkai Mora and Karma?"
Izayoi was very much looking forward to the upcoming changes.
The three major characteristics were just the beginning.
The strongest aspect of the pure-blooded Otsutsuki Clan was their power to traverse the universe, like gods.
Ultimate Eye Techniques, Bloodline Kekkai Mora, Divine Techniques... Each of these abilities was a dimension-crushing existence to the Shinobi World. Only an Otsutsuki could fight an Otsutsuki.
Izayoi was very curious. Would his pure blood be like that of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, or Kaguya Otsutsuki, or the pure blood of the extraterrestrial Otsutsuki Clan?
This purity represents the different abilities that will awaken in the future.
If it were Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, Izayoi would awaken ultimate eye techniques.
If it were Kaguya Otsutsuki, it might be the Karma or Bloodline Kekkai Mora.
If it were the Otsutsuki Clan from outer space, there would be infinite possibilities.
The Chakra of the Shinobi World all comes from the God Tree, which is equivalent to sharing the Chakra Fruit. Now that my bloodline has become pure Otsutsuki, it's possible to awaken any ability, Izayoi continued to analyze in his mind.
However, the horns haven't grown out yet. To change his fate to that extent, it would likely take a long time.
Moreover, his body won't enter its true growth phase until next year. Izayoi could only suppress the anticipation in his heart, then simply wash up, use the Wood Transformation Technique to change his hair color back to its original state, and then go out for breakfast before teleporting to his mission.
To observe the changes in his body, Izayoi's Jonin Exam mission took five days to complete.
During this time, the Shinobi World was still discussing the Endgame Battle.
The small countries were uninvolved and watched the show from the sidelines.
The Five Kage, on the other hand, held another Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron. The main topic was how to deal with Madara Uchiha and Nagato, as well as the Amegakure rebuilt using Wood Release.
This time, Tsunade's personal guards were no longer Izayoi and Kakashi Hatake, but Hinata and Karin.
Izayoi had left a permanent Flying Thunder God Technique Formula on both girls.
If something happened at the Five Kage Summit, Tsunade and the two girls believed that Izayoi would definitely arrive as quickly as possible.
...
"Lord Madara, the Five Great Shinobi Villages are holding a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron. They might be discussing how to deal with you."
Black and White Zetsu reported to Madara Uchiha immediately.
Madara Uchiha became a little interested and asked, "Is that brat named Izayoi there too?"
"He's not," Black Zetsu said with a strange expression. "As far as I know, he's currently on a confidential Jonin Exam mission."
"Huh?"
Madara Uchiha was slightly taken aback, his expression somewhat surprised. "At a time like this, he's on a mission to be promoted to Jonin?"
"If the information gathered by the White Zetsu clones is correct, then yes," White Zetsu said.
"Interesting..."
Madara Uchiha became even more interested and chuckled softly. "Is this brat just putting on a show, or is he truly confident?"
"Lord Madara, do you think he might have teamed up with Toneri Otsutsuki?" Black Zetsu asked with some worry.
He never doubted Madara Uchiha's strength. This reincarnation of Indra Chakra had now surpassed Indra himself and also surpassed Hashirama Senju, who was even more outstanding than Asura.
His current strength was only lacking the Sage of Six Paths Mode, Truth-Seeking Balls, and a more powerful Yin-Yang Release compared to the Sage of Six Paths who wasn't the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
Madara Uchiha could immediately obtain these things once he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and he would also unlock the Bloodline Kekkai Mora that the Ten-Tails inherently possessed.
However, currently, Madara Uchiha's strength had only just touched the threshold of the Six Paths level.
The only area where he was stronger than Hashirama Senju was the shadow of Limbo: Border Jail, which Six Paths level powerhouses could not sense or see.
If Hashirama Senju could see the shadows of Limbo, Madara Uchiha's advantage would be greatly reduced.
Furthermore, Madara Uchiha doesn't have the infinite Chakra of the Reanimation Jutsu state and the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. If his opponents were a combined force of a Tenseigan user who evolved autonomously and a user of Orthodox Wood Release, he might not necessarily hold any advantage.
"It doesn't matter. Even if they join forces, our opponent is only Toneri Otsutsuki," Madara Uchiha suddenly analyzed calmly. "If the Tenseigan cannot see Limbo, then these two brats are not worth mentioning. Therefore, we must quickly find the spatial passage connecting to the Moon. That Tenseigan brat didn't appear that day, likely because his Tenseigan hasn't completed its final evolution and hasn't derived its exclusive Eye Technique."
"Lord Madara, Toneri Otsutsuki can read lips. He might have heard our conversation," Black Zetsu quickly reminded him.
"Heh... let him," Madara Uchiha said indifferently, with a look of arrogance. "If the Tenseigan is truly on the same level as the Rinnegan, then its evolution should be similar to my Rinnegan. It must possess the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan and Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and finally, the two extremes merge to awaken the Rinnegan."
"At his age, he's at most at the 'Mangekyo Sharingan' or 'Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan' stage. The final stage is a test that transcends dimensions."
Black Zetsu didn't speak, but his worry didn't lessen at all.
As the third child of Kaguya Otsutsuki, he knew his own family's affairs.
The reason Indra and Asura needed the two extremes to merge to awaken the Rinnegan was because their bloodline was impure, being descendants born from the union of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and 'mortals'.
Madara Uchiha only awakened the Rinnegan when he was close to death because he only obtained a small piece of Hashirama Senju's flesh and blood, and only a very small portion of Asura's Chakra fused with Indra's Chakra, which is why it took decades to derive the power of All Creation.
Toneri Otsutsuki, on the other hand, is a member of the Otsutsuki Clan. That branch's bloodline hasn't been diluted, and the fact that he can awaken the Tenseigan indicates that his bloodline has regressed to a very high degree.
The method and speed of Toneri Otsutsuki's Tenseigan awakening are definitely far beyond the Rinnegan's.
Toneri Otsutsuki looks to be only eighteen or nineteen years old. When he appeared at the beginning of the year, he already mastered Attraction and Repulsion, and after evolving, he even mastered alternative Six Paths Techniques and Yin-Yang Release.
He should be just one step away from deriving the power of All Creation.
This means that the evolution of these eyes has reached 99%, and he could take that step at any time.
At that time, the gap between Toneri Otsutsuki and Madara Uchiha will only be in the development of their ultimate Eye Techniques.
Thinking of this, Black Zetsu's heart sank.
We can't drag this out any longer...
We must find the spatial passage to the Moon as soon as possible. We absolutely cannot let Toneri Otsutsuki complete his final evolution.
So, Black Zetsu immediately attached himself to Madara Uchiha, using Yin-Yang Release: Mental Attachment to communicate: "Lord Madara, the Moon passage is likely a Tenseigan ability, and the seal might also be a power of that level. If the Tenseigan is an ultimate Eye Technique on the same level as the Rinnegan, perhaps only your Eye Power, Lord Madara, can see that sealed Chakra."
Hearing this, Madara Uchiha's eyes immediately lit up. "That makes sense. Then I'll split off some Wood Clones to assist you and the White Zetsu army in finding that spatial passage. If we can't find it, we'll use a more extreme method: absorb enough Tailed Beast Chakra and directly fly to the Moon using the Complete Body Susanoo."
"Let me try first, Lord Madara." Black Zetsu didn't try to persuade him this time, showing how determined he was to eliminate Toneri Otsutsuki.
After making the decision, Black Zetsu changed the subject. "Lord Madara, do you want to go say hello to the Five Kage of this era?"
"No interest. I don't want to play ninja house with children right now," Madara Uchiha said with a look of disdain, while also speaking through mental attachment. "The way to stop me from becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is simple: just kill a few Jinchuriki. But that Toneri Otsutsuki, he only wants to retrieve the Rinnegan, which means his generation likely doesn't know the secret of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, nor the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Or, as he said, he looks down on the Sage of Six Paths' eyes, and even if he knows the secret of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he doesn't care for the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."
"There's also a possibility that the reason he wants to retrieve the Rinnegan and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is actually to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki himself."
"Regardless of which it is, the current situation is very favorable to us. For now, don't reveal the secret of the Ten-Tails and let the Five Great Shinobi Villages guess."
"Yes," Black Zetsu quickly responded.
Silently injecting Wood Release Chakra into Black Zetsu's body, allowing him and the White Zetsu army to search for the spatial passage to the Moon, Madara Uchiha entered a wooden house.
Looking at Nagato, who was sitting in a wheelchair with his eyes bandaged and Konan standing behind him, Madara Uchiha said with some regret, "Are you really not planning to transplant a pair of eyes? With your bloodline and Hashirama Cells, even if the Sharingan cannot be deactivated, you can use the power of the Uchiha Clan freely like Obito. Even if you don't care for the Sharingan, you can transplant a pair of ordinary eyes. With the help of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and Yin-Yang Release, there will definitely be no rejection at all."
"No need. I want to see this world anew with my mind's eye," Nagato shook his head, smiling calmly. "I always thought that because I was born with the Sage Eye, I was the savior chosen by heaven, the Child of Prophecy my teacher Jiraiya spoke of. But I had no dreams or ambitions, only wanting to help Yahiko achieve his."
"Now the dream is over. I am not the Child of Prophecy, nor can I become the god of the new world in Yahiko's name."
"Since that's the case, let me witness the end of this new era as a bystander."
Madara Uchiha asked, "Are you leaving?"
"Yes, Konan and I are preparing to return to the place where our childhood, and the time we spent with Teacher Jiraiya, resides," Nagato nodded, took off the Zero Ring from his hand, and threw it to Madara Uchiha, saying, "From now on, Amegakure and the Akatsuki are yours."
"What a pity. I still wanted to cut the threads of karma in this world with you," Madara Uchiha said with some regret, his eyes filled with admiration and pity for Nagato.
In his eyes, Nagato was infinitely more outstanding than Obito Uchiha.
In the era of the Second Great Shinobi War, among the descendants of the Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan, no one had a more excellent bloodline than Nagato, including Hashirama's granddaughter and grandson.
It was precisely for this reason that Madara Uchiha transplanted the Rinnegan onto him.
And only Nagato could survive after performing the Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth.
From beginning to end, Madara Uchiha never intended to discard him after use; instead, he wanted to reward Nagato, letting him immerse himself in the beautiful dream of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
If possible, he even wanted to cut the threads of karma in the world with Nagato, proving to him that this method was the correct one.
However, seeing that Nagato no longer intended to be a ninja, and telling him in this way that he still did not endorse the Eye of the Moon Plan, Madara Uchiha did not force him.
He still had great admiration for the determined Nagato, as if he saw the shadow of Hashirama Senju.
Thus, Madara Uchiha personally saw Nagato and Konan off from Amegakure.
After seeing off the leader and deputy leader of the Akatsuki, Madara Uchiha went to a wooden house, sat in the meeting room with only a wooden table, and used the ring to notify the Akatsuki members to come for a meeting.
Apart from Black and White Zetsu, Deva Path Pain, and Konan, the thought forms of the others appeared in the underground base.
Looking at Madara Uchiha sitting at the wooden table, these colorful thought forms maintained a tacit silence.
Madara Uchiha did not speak immediately, but instead observed these S-rank rogue ninja from various countries, reviewing their information from the messages transmitted by Black Zetsu.
His gaze lingered longest on Kakuzu, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Itachi Uchiha.
Among these people, he was most interested in these three.
Seeing that Madara Uchiha wasn't speaking, but looking at them as if observing monkeys, Sasori of the Red Sand, who lacked patience, was the first to speak, asking, "Where are the leader and the White Tiger? Why is his Rinnegan on you? Did you kill them?"
He asked three questions right away, which were also the questions everyone else was most concerned about.
"Nagato and Konan have left the Akatsuki and are no longer ninja," Madara Uchiha rested his hand on his face, a playful smile on his lips. "Also... it's not why his Rinnegan is on me, but rather that I took back my own eyes."
"Nani?!"
The Akatsuki members' expressions changed drastically, including the two idiots Deidara and Hidan.
"What do you mean by that?" Sasori of the Red Sand felt as if he had touched upon the truth of the world, and quickly asked, "Isn't the Uchiha Clan's bloodline limit the Sharingan? Why do you say the Rinnegan is your eye?"
Itachi Uchiha remained silent, but a massive storm was brewing in his heart.
He had thought that the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was the ultimate secret of the Sharingan.
Now it seemed that the Rinnegan was the ultimate secret of the Sharingan.
"I can tell you this secret, but only if you continue to stay in the Akatsuki," Madara Uchiha said. "As long as your main bodies come here and let me place a Cursed Seal on you that prevents you from revealing information, I will tell you the secret of why the Akatsuki is collecting Tailed Beasts and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. All your dreams will also come true."
Hearing this, the Akatsuki members fell silent again.
After a moment, Kakuzu finally asked, "If we don't come, will you hunt us down?"
"You're Kakuzu from Takigakure, right! You can even endure the side effects of Earth Grudge Fear, no wonder you've lived this long," Madara Uchiha clicked his tongue in wonder, then sneered, "With your strength, you're not worth my time to hunt down. I also know the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and the bodies of those reanimated dead are now in my hands. The reason I'm keeping you is just that I don't want to let Nagato's efforts go to waste."
"If you don't want to stay in the Akatsuki, you just need to destroy that ring."
After speaking, Madara Uchiha waved his hand somewhat disappointedly and said, "I'm too lazy to talk to you phantoms. I'll give you three days. Those who want to stay, come see me with your main bodies. Those who don't come, I'll consider you to have left the Akatsuki... The meeting is adjourned."
Madara Uchiha actively cut off the Chakra connection, and all the thought forms dissipated.
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