Chapter 617 – The Law of the Dark Forest
Seeing that Urashiki had finally accepted his line of thinking, Naruto looked at him with a faint smile and spoke calmly.
"I want you to take me back to the Ōtsutsuki clan's homeland."
"What?!"
Urashiki's eyes widened instantly. He stared at Naruto as if he were looking at a madman, completely unable to believe what he had just heard.
Naruto thought Urashiki might not have heard him clearly, so he took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and raised his voice slightly.
"I said, I want you to take me back to the Ōtsutsuki clan's homeland."
Urashiki looked at Naruto in disbelief and spoke almost without thinking.
"Uzumaki Naruto, are you insane? Forget about how long it takes to travel from here to the clan's land—why would you even go there now? Are you looking for death?"
He paused, then continued in a serious, almost warning tone.
"Yes, you are indeed very strong now. Strong enough to defeat me. But do you know how many existences like you there are in the Ōtsutsuki homeland? If you go there now, there is only one possible outcome—you will be beaten to death. There won't even be a chance for you to leave behind a Karma. Do you understand that?"
Naruto's expression remained indifferent. He did not refute a single word.
Seeing Naruto's calm demeanor, Urashiki fell silent for a moment. He could not understand why this human was so composed. By all logic, Naruto should have been shocked or at least hesitant.
Naruto then spoke again.
"I understand your concerns. But what I want to tell you is simple—you only need to do what I say. As for whether I will die there, you don't need to worry about it at all."
He turned his gaze directly toward Urashiki.
"Even if I am discovered and beaten to death, you can simply claim that you deliberately lured me to the clan's land. From the clan's perspective, that would actually be a merit."
Urashiki looked Naruto up and down repeatedly, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
Should he believe him?
Seeing Urashiki deep in thought, Naruto smiled faintly. Without another word, he turned around and began to walk away.
Urashiki froze and subconsciously stretched out his hand.
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
Naruto shrugged helplessly without turning around.
"Since you don't agree, I can't force you. I'll leave first, then. Otherwise, what do you want me to do? Kill you?"
After speaking, Naruto turned his head slightly and glanced at Urashiki with a provocative look.
Urashiki's heart skipped a beat. Almost reflexively, he summoned his fishing rod, entering a defensive stance.
Seeing this, Naruto laughed softly, turned back around, and waved his hand.
"Relax. I won't attack you before you make a decision."
Urashiki felt embarrassed by his own reaction. He snorted coldly to cover it up.
"Uzumaki Naruto, I don't object to you going to the Ōtsutsuki clan's land," Urashiki said slowly. "But let me ask you something first. The people sent by the Ōtsutsuki God will arrive soon. What do you plan to do then?"
Hearing this, Naruto grinned.
"That's a good thing. Of course, we should make full use of it."
Urashiki frowned.
"What do you mean?"
Naruto took a deep breath and spoke in a low, steady voice.
"In the past, I always believed that love could resolve all hatred. That even enemies standing on opposite sides could understand one another."
He paused briefly, his eyes growing deeper.
"But after my rebirth—especially after witnessing your Ōtsutsuki clan destroy the Earth in the future—I finally understood something."
"From the perspective of the universe, it's nothing more than the strong devouring the weak. Big fish eat small fish. This is the law of the dark forest."
Naruto raised his hand and pointed at his Rinnegan.
"This pair of eyes was the first power I obtained after my rebirth. It didn't originally belong to me. Through these eyes, I saw things I could never see before."
He looked directly at Urashiki.
"And now, Urashiki, I understand the survival law of the Ōtsutsuki clan in this universe. I also understand why you would rather sacrifice countless lives than give up the Chakra Fruit of Earth."
Urashiki stared at Naruto silently, listening without interrupting.
Naruto continued.
"To become the Ōtsutsuki God, one must continuously devour the pills condensed from Chakra Fruits. I believe that every member of your clan desires to become a god and devour those pills."
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"But because of clan rules, you don't dare."
Urashiki's teeth clenched subconsciously. Naruto's words struck directly at the truth.
Naruto then said calmly,
"Since you told me that the people sent by the Ōtsutsuki God will arrive soon, then I believe the best course of action is to defeat them."
"Defeat them, absorb their chakra, devour them."
"In this way, my power will become even stronger."
Urashiki's mouth opened slightly in shock.
This Naruto… was far more terrifying than he had imagined.
"No, Uzumaki Naruto," Urashiki said in a low voice. "The people sent by the Ōtsutsuki God—are you really confident you can defeat them?"
Naruto looked at him firmly.
"I can tell you with absolute certainty. I can."
Urashiki frowned deeply.
"Why?"
Naruto began pacing slowly.
"First of all, the people sent by the Ōtsutsuki God must be similar to you. You said it yourself—it takes a very long time to travel from Earth to your clan's land."
"Except for the Ōtsutsuki God, who possesses such vast chakra that he can fold space and arrive quickly, it takes others an extremely long time."
Urashiki nodded.
"That's true. But not unbearably long. We have space-time transfer arrays between star regions. By consuming massive chakra and activating runes, we can teleport—similar to your Flying Thunder God Technique or the Cloud Village's Heavenly Transfer Technique."
Naruto smiled playfully.
"It seems you've studied ninja history quite thoroughly during your time in hiding."
Urashiki snorted and said nothing.
Naruto continued.
"Even if multiple harvesting teams are dispatched, it can be reasonably assumed that their strength will be similar to Momoshiki's—perhaps slightly stronger, and possibly greater in number."
"According to proximity principles, the Ōtsutsuki God will definitely send people stronger than Momoshiki from nearby regions to investigate."
Urashiki did not refute this.
However, he still had doubts.
"Uzumaki Naruto," Urashiki said seriously. "Momoshiki's strength is representative of the Ōtsutsuki clan's upper echelon. He was demoted due to mistakes, but his power was never taken away."
Naruto nodded. He already knew this.
Urashiki continued.
"You are strong now—stronger than many within the clan. But what if two or three teams arrive at once? Can you still defeat them?"
Naruto fell silent for a few seconds.
"Three teams?" he repeated. "That means three harvesting squads?"
Urashiki nodded.
"That's right. For safety, the Ōtsutsuki God might even dispatch four teams. That is entirely possible."
Hearing this, Naruto did not grow anxious.
Instead—he smiled.
"Is that so?" Naruto said softly, excitement flickering in his eyes. "That's really great. I was worried about this, actually."
He licked his lips slightly, looking almost eager.
Urashiki stared at him, completely speechless.
What kind of monster… had he just agreed to cooperate with
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