The portal closed behind me with a low hum, leaving me once again in my private Hokage office. The smell of old scrolls and sandalwood ink filled the air. Silence stretched through the room like a living thing.
I walked to my desk and sat down, exhaling slowly. The system interface shimmered into existence before my eyes, runes of light hovering in the air like molten gold.
[System Shop — Access Granted]Balance: 27,200 Points
I flicked my fingers and began scrolling. Each movement of my hand shifted through an ocean of power — forbidden jutsu, legendary relics, ancient bloodlines. But none of it drew my attention until I saw it.
[Master of Yin–Yang Release]The ultimate mastery over both creation (Yang) and form (Yin). Allows the user to manifest matter from nothing, heal any wound, and shape life and death at will. True divine control.Cost: 15,000 Points
A faint smile curved my lips. Yin–Yang Release… the technique of the Sage of Six Paths himself. If I was to rule across two worlds, this was not a luxury — it was necessity.
"Purchase," I said.
The system chimed softly.
[Purchase Confirmed — Master of Yin–Yang Release Acquired]
Light flooded through me like liquid fire. My chakra surged, twisting and reshaping itself into perfect balance — Yin, cold and infinite; Yang, radiant and alive. For a heartbeat, I felt the pulse of existence itself — the invisible threads of all life vibrating in harmony.
My Sharingan spun uncontrollably before evolving into something far beyond it — an eye that shimmered with both creation and destruction. I could see chakra not just as energy, but as potential, the essence from which all matter was born.
[New Ability: Creation of All Things][New Ability: Divine Regeneration][New Ability: Soul Reconstruction]
I opened my palm, and a perfect white lotus bloomed from thin air, pulsing with divine chakra. It wasn't genjutsu, nor illusion — it was real. My own power had rewritten the laws of existence.
I smiled faintly and continued scrolling.
[Perfect Sage Mode]The ultimate form of natural energy control. Endless stamina, heightened perception, godlike reflexes. Merges flawlessly with all chakra natures and ocular powers.Cost: 10,000 Points
Without hesitation — "Purchase."
[Purchase Confirmed — Perfect Sage Mode Acquired]
Instantly, the world came alive in a way that defied words. The trees beyond Konoha's walls sang with natural energy. The wind whispered through my senses, carrying the heartbeat of every living creature. My chakra merged perfectly with nature's — not as a parasite, but as its equal.
I exhaled slowly, eyes closed. The markings of the Sage crept faintly along my skin, gold and black, fading and blending as my control stabilized. Power coursed through me in tranquil waves — calm yet limitless.
[Stats Updated — You have transcended the mortal realm.]
For a long moment, I simply sat there, silent, feeling the weight of two worlds balanced within my hands. The gap between me and gods was now nothing more than a line of will.
I stood, pulling my cloak back over my shoulders. The crimson clouds of the Akatsuki cloak shimmered faintly as chakra flowed through its fibers, alive with new purpose.
"System," I murmured. "Save progress. Reopen dimensional coordinates — Konoha Prime."
[Confirmed. Portal active.]
A rift of golden light opened before me, bending space with effortless grace.
Without another word, I stepped through.
The air of the Hidden Leaf struck me like home — warm, familiar, humming with life. The streets were quiet at this hour. Lanterns flickered. The Hokage Monument loomed high above, carved into eternity.
I closed my eyes, feeling the flow of the village through the new sense of perfect Sage Mode — every chakra signature, every breath, every whisper. It was all mine to command.
Konoha was safe for now.But the universe beyond was far from silent.
I would need every ounce of this power for what was coming.