The Truth-Seeking Ball flyswatter came down. And the fly captain's head exploded on the spot.
Its massive body plummeted into the Meigawa. And began dissolving.
Whoosh.
The flyswatter transformed back into the ten Kurotarō brothers. Their charcoal-ball-like little faces scrunched up completely.
"Ugh—so disgusting."
"I feel unclean now!"
"I want to be reforged."
Naruto covered his nose and mouth. Doing a backflip to land back on the small boat.
Splash. The giant fly corpse—not yet fully dissolved—formed an obstruction in the waterway.
Sasuke's left Rinnegan focused ahead. And suddenly widened.
—Amenotejikara.
Whoosh.
After the small boat swapped positions with the fly corpse—it continued sprinting forward. Before plunging down a suddenly dropping black waterfall into Yomotsugawa.
Rustle rustle rustle.
After Naruto and the others broke through—the floating corpse on the Meigawa—before dissolving completely—spawned countless maggots from its broken head.
The maggots crushed the floating corpse flat. Piling up in the river into a white maggot mountain. Sizzle sizzle sizzle. The maggots at the bottom dissolved one after another. But the ones above hatched into flies.
Buzz buzz buzz.
Those successfully hatched flies collided and fused in midair. Becoming a dark green glowing meat ball. The meat ball differentiated into a head and body. Then differentiated forelegs, hindlegs, and wings. Shaking off the sticky residue on its body—it clearly transformed back into the fly captain's form.
However—its body was only half its original size now.
Looking at the green foul smoke rising from its dissolved body tissue in the river waters below—its bulging eyes filled with bloodshot veins. "Damn it—how much more nutrients do I need to absorb to recover to my original form!"
"Yo~ Filth Fly—haven't seen you for a bit and you're already this pathetic~!"
A mocking voice came. From the mist ahead flew a giant spotted mosquito. And an equally giant moth with patterns all over its body.
Filth Fly: "Flower Mosquito. Wedge Moth!"
They were all captain-level. Managing the order before the Sanzu River.
When Filth Fly received reports from subordinates—it immediately dispatched its fly ferryman squads to intercept. Later—when the fly ferryman squads were completely wiped out—unable to determine which path the invaders would choose—it immediately contacted Flower Mosquito and Wedge Moth to split into three routes for interception.
The result—was losing both the wife and the soldiers.
Filth Fly said, "Those guys aren't ordinary dead souls at all—they're living people!"
Flower Mosquito: "What did you say!?"
Wedge Moth: "Living people who can reach the Land of the Dead."
Filth Fly: "Yeah—they must be Rinnegan awakeners who deeply understand the Human Path ocular power!"
Flower Mosquito: "What kind of place is this—even those people wouldn't dare tread here lightly!"
Filth Fly: "Those people need to form seals for their techniques—so they're not from Takamagahara but from some land in Ashihara no Nakatsukuni. And when they got close—I discovered all four of them possess Rinnegan. And they're superior Rinnegan with six tomoe!"
Wedge Moth: "In the lands below Takamagahara—Rinnegan wielders are already extremely rare—let alone superior Rinnegan—and four of them at that. This is absurd!"
Filth Fly: "Yeah. So I suspect they're connected to that incident."
Flower Mosquito: "That incident—could it be Lord Yomi King's oversight?"
Wedge Moth said cryptically. "Hey—you can't say such things carelessly."
Though they were squad captains with low status—they were still within the official Yomi organization. And could access some secrets.
It turned out that the actual controller of Yomi—the Yomi King—had once dozed off briefly. Allowing someone who violated the cycle of life and death and resurrected through unconventional means to slip through the net for a full ten years.
After discovering this—the plan was originally to cast that person into Abi Hell. Never to be reborn. But the Yomotsukuni Lord—who governed one of Yomi's three great fortresses Yomotsukuni—actually used special privileges to protect that person. However—the price was—the Yomotsukuni Lord and the Yomi King reached an unknown wager agreement.
Flower Mosquito: "So you're saying those people came to rescue that criminal named Madara?"
Filth Fly: "Yeah—that's exactly what I suspect. I was trying to find out more—but that troublemaker with the cat face didn't give me a chance and just—Oh right—that guy is the only Sacrificial Power of the Ten-Tails among them."
[Note: Sacrificial Power is what Yomi calls jinchūriki]
Wedge Moth: "I see. No wonder you got beaten so badly."
It thought: Serves you right. I've been wanting to see this guy get his comeuppance. Good thing it wasn't me guarding that route.
Flower Mosquito: "You lost so many subordinates—you can't just let this slide!"
It thought: Might as well watch the drama unfold.
Filth Fly: "Hmph—I was just careless for a moment. And of course this won't just slide!"
It thought: Like hell I'd get involved with those plague gods again. Anyway—within my responsibilities—I did everything I should. But now I have to go to hell to select new temp workers again. Ugh—such bad luck. I want to eat some shit to satisfy my craving!
Following the plunging Meigawa waterfall—they had arrived in another realm.
No longer an endless black water river. A riverbank appeared ahead.
The small boat docked at the riverbank's edge. Naruto, Obito, Hashirama, and Sasuke—all four—stepped onto the strange land.
This was an endless plain with lush grass. At the far end stood a tall mountain. And above the mountain was a sunset dusk backdrop.
It had an indescribable artistic conception. That made one unable to resist exploring.
The four looked around.
"So this is Yomotsukuni—one of Yomi's three great fortresses."
"Less ominous than I imagined."
"More like a paradise beyond the world."
"If we didn't have a mission—I'd really want to tour it properly."
The four still had no clue about Madara's whereabouts. And could only take things one step at a time.
Rustle rustle rustle rustle rustle rustle.
But just as the four were lingering—white figures suddenly emerged from the ground ahead.
"Hey—those guys—could they be!"
"White Zetsu!"
"Why would there be White Zetsu here!"
"And—this number!"
The number of White Zetsu was no less than one million.
At this very moment—beyond the mountain—in that Japanese-style castle.
Rustle rustle rustle.
Before the curtain—a black figure emerged. "Lord Kuni—the guests from the Land of the Moon have arrived!"
Behind the curtain.
"Huff—hah—huff—hah." A woman's subtle panting.
Then came a man's gentle, refined voice. "They arrived earlier than I expected."
The black figure said. "The White Zetsu have already mobilized—but whether they can hold them off is hard to say."
After a moment of silence behind the curtain—the man spoke again. "I gave them an opportunity. Whether they can seize it depends on whether they have the corresponding value. Konra. Tōra. Prepare yourselves."
Szzzt.
To the left of the curtain—a pair of pure black Six Tomoe Rinnegan opened. "Lord Kuni—it's fine to get a bit serious, right?"
"Of course there's a problem." The Yomotsukuni Lord said. "I hope—you'll approach this with the resolve to kill them."
Szzzt.
To the right of the curtain—a pair of pure white Six Tomoe Rinnegan opened. "With your words—our actions will be much more convenient!"
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