Hashirama had already said his final goodbye to Madara. The legendary warlord Madara finally closed his eyes forever, his dream shattered.
Tobirama approached, and upon witnessing this scene, remained silent for a long time.
Hakuto approached and whispered something to the two. After listening, they looked at Anya in surprise, their expressions filled with comfort and approval. They nodded before following Hakuto into the Black Portal.
After the three departed, Anya told Sasori, "Victory Prime is yours now. Handle it yourself."
A smile appeared on Sasori's face as he showed great interest and carefully took Madara's body away.
Meanwhile, the stubborn Nine-Tails eventually chose to enter Naruto's body. Minato's family of three left this place. After many years, reunited at last, they must have returned to Konoha.
Soon, only Onoki remained at the scene as an outsider.
Facing Anya, Onoki felt somewhat nervous, even breaking into a sweat on his forehead, yet his eyes were firm and showed no sign of cowardice.
Anya smiled at him and said, "Interested in becoming the first deity of the Sky Fortress? As the former Tsuchikage, the divine title I offer you is God of Earth."
Onoki had never dreamed Anya would say these words to him. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and politely declined, "No thanks. At my age, I don't have many years left. I'd rather watch how Iwagakure will develop in the future. Are you going to take my chakra?"
Anya didn't seem to care and waved his hand, saying, "No need. Then go."
After Onoki left, Anya told Sasori, "The Sky Fortress was built based on your Steel Fortress. There, you can harness the entire city's power for battle. It's my gift to protect you. Even when I'm gone, remember to protect yourself."
Sasori's personality being what it was, long-term interaction with Tobirama would inevitably cause conflicts. Creating the Sky Fortress was largely a personal decision to protect Sasori. To put it plainly, Sasori had played an indispensable role in helping Anya reach his current state.
From what Anya had just said, Sasori had already understood his meaning. He said with sadness, "Big Brother Kurotsuchi, are you really leaving this world? It's already progressing according to your ideals. It was you who gave it a new life."
Anya lightly smiled and said, "Earlier, Madara said something very correct. This world has already become too small for me now. Even if I don't leave now, as my power grows, sooner or later, this world won't be able to hold me anymore. Sasori, perhaps in the far reaches of the universe, there really exists that Transmorpher world I mentioned before."
Sasori nodded and said, "I understand. I'll work hard to try to catch up with you and experience the New World together."
Anya laughed loudly and said, "Great."
Determination burned in Sasori's eyes. After embracing Anya, he took his leave and departed.
Anya used Otsutsuki Teleportation to send the unconscious Sasuke, Kakashi, and Rin back to Konoha. Only Kaguya remained at the scene, standing in silent isolation, lost in her own world.
Anya condensed the chakra from the three Tailed Beasts into a solid form and placed it in front of Kaguya. "Here, take it. And while you're at it, check out my Sky Fortress. How does it compare to your Ōtsutsuki Space?"
Kaguya didn't refuse. After absorbing the chakra of the three Tailed Beasts, she felt noticeably stronger and followed Anya into the city.
Looking at the God Tree that had already bloomed, Anya frowned in puzzlement. "Although it lacks the Tailed Beast chakra, it's absorbed the chakra of nearly all the ninja in this world. Yet it hasn't even shown signs of producing a fruit. Do you know why?"
Kaguya's eyes flickered. She lowered her head weakly. "I don't know."
Anya snorted dryly. "You're pathetically naïve. Your lie is way too obvious. Then tell me, why did you create the White Zetsu Army? You can answer that, right?"
Kaguya thought for a moment, then answered honestly. "I come from the Otsutsuki Clan. My purpose for coming to this world was to plant the God Tree and absorb this world's life energy through the God Tree to produce Chakra Fruit. After consuming this fruit, our level of existence will evolve. Each time, two Otsutsuki work together."
This indeed matched what the White Snake Sage had said. No wonder it had made him the Guardian of Ryuchi Cave. It was likely to prepare him to fight against the Otsutsuki who might come to this world one day.
"Where did your other clan member go?"
"After planting the God Tree, I helped the natives here resolve many problems, so they called me the Goddess. I couldn't bear to destroy this place, so I betrayed the Otsutsuki Clan and killed my companion."
"If someone from the Otsutsuki Clan was killed by you, they can't be that strong." Anya inwardly looked down on them. Kaguya's combat intelligence was terribly low, yet she managed to kill her companion. The other person probably wasn't much stronger.
"One day, the Otsutsuki Clan will send someone here to investigate the truth. I created the White Zetsu Army to prepare for that day."
"With me here now, you don't need to worry. I'll handle them."
Anya spoke casually, but now Kaguya looked at Anya like she was an idiot.
Anya got angry. Being underestimated by a fool? This woman couldn't tell who was the real king here. It seemed she still needed some further training.
"Where is the body of that Otsutsuki clan member you killed?"
Kaguya obviously didn't expect Anya to ask this. Her already pale face turned even paler. "It's been too long. I don't remember."
"Another lie. My patience has its limits." Anya's voice turned cold.
From the start of the conversation, Anya had used Shisui's Kotoamatsukami and Fugaku's Mind Penetration. Through layers of mental suggestions, she had guided Kaguya step by step toward the truth. When she experienced intense emotional fluctuations, Anya could immediately tell she was lying.
Kaguya panicked. "Back then, I only saw half of his body. The other half was missing. Later I searched for it, but couldn't find any trace."
"It seems your companion might still be alive."
Anya quickly voiced her guess. If someone killed Kaguya's son but didn't even preserve the body, and half remains are still missing, there's a high chance he survived. Even in the Ninja World, many could accomplish that. Let alone the mysterious Otsutsuki Clan.
When Kaguya heard Anya's guess, she immediately became tense.
"Don't worry. You've been sealed away for so long, yet no one has attempted to initiate the [Plant the God Tree] plan anywhere. It means, even if he did survive, he's probably just some weakling, just like your created Black Zetsu." Anya pointed toward the God Tree and said, "It's now the core of this Sky Fortress, powering the city's movement. Now I'm assigning it to you. Move it above the ocean."
After saying that, Anya vanished in a flash of Otsutsuki Teleportation. When she reappeared, she was already inside Orochimaru's laboratory.
Orochimaru was conducting an experiment as usual, with Ko Shang assisting him. The atmosphere felt surprisingly peaceful.
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