"Bro, did you see the shocking news?" An excited tone rushed out as he called his friend on the phone, impatient about his urgent news.
"What is it now, Nathan? No Naruto fanfics to read?!" An irritated and sleepy voice responded. In the middle of the night, his friend contacted him like a buffoon without any energy from the dark, cloudy night.
"No, look at this! The event will shock you, Ceb! https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/xdd999/the_odd_shift_of_story_in_naruto/".
Curious about his friend's uproar, Ceb tapped the URL link to see headlines about the supposed main story of Naruto and the drastic changes in the narrative of the show. After carefully reading the post, Ceb slowly awakened due to the odd posts and evidence online regarding the issue.
"Who the hell is Yoichi Murakami?! Is this a joke created by Kishimoto himself? There's no way to change the established scenarios in such a sneaky way!" Ceb exclaimed as his eyes widened in sheer amusement and a faint thrill from the surprising news.
"You know that too, right? But it doesn't stop there; the physical copies of Naruto were also altered in such a mysterious way! Many Naruto fans started reading the book and anime once again, but the transition was only in the 1000 years before Naruto was born. Based on my theory, the sneaky little rat will continue to change the setup in the Warring States Period! I still can't believe what happened, like someone rewrote reality like Izanagi!"
On the call, Nathan was explaining each detail of the transformation but still couldn't accept the phenomenon. Hearing Nathan's denial, Ceb read some of the comments in the post, looking for potential information about the mysterious rat — the mysterious story-changer of Naruto.
Naruto_Specialist69: Honestly, that's based. The guy didn't want the granny sussy; he's in for the long game.
DattebayoReader: I wonder what the reaction of Kishimoto and the publisher would be around this? Somebody changed the story quickly, like just reformatting a computer or something...
Itachi's_Right_Hand: The creation of Pure Land, five elemental nature gods, and even the Jashin was here. The evasive rat was filling the plot holes like nothing! The character has a freaking Space-Time Release; how overpowered is that? Naruto couldn't Rasengan Yoichi Murakami if the latter has an Obito phasing like that! Still, how does the rat manage to change the story? Any clues?
Reading the comments, Ceb and Nathan couldn't help but sigh in relief. Technically, that kind of rewriting of reality was straight out of magic. Changing the story digitally was something quite easy, but revising physical copies? That's a fundamentally different problem! All of the fans and even the normies swarmed like bees to the news. Articles, blogs, and YouTube videos popped out from left to right, releasing content like no other.
Ultimately, the people of Earth were curious about how the mysterious rat could handle the massive shift in the story along with the plot holes. All they wanted was entertainment, and one of their favorite childhood animes was a bunch of fillers, yet the expectations were sky-high with the story of the mysterious rat. As long as someone delivers amusement, it's easy money and reputation.
Currently, the publisher couldn't make a massive revision while the fans scoffed at them; the chaotic transformation was on its way, and they liked it a lot.
Mysterious_Rat_Fan: Please, release more updates! Warring States Period?! Hell yeah!
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""Wow… So all the things that happened beyond that point were Black Zetsu's shady plans. As a fellow schemer, it's pretty impressive!"
After distributing the gods back into their lairs for five years, Yoichi began to read the history through his Akashic Records Database, summarizing the events that occurred without his presence.
As for why it took so long for him to lock the unreasonable nature gods, Yoichi's laid-back yet adventurous spirit enjoyed his alone time without any disturbances or problems on his mind.
Anyway, Hagoromo presented the missions for both Indra and Ashura. Reward? Being the successor of his doctrine, Ninshuu. Both trial-takers went on their way to the assigned mission.
After a couple of months, Indra succeeded in his mission, yet the method of his solution was somewhat aggressive and direct, with fast, quick actions to finish the job without wasting any time.
On the other hand, Ashura and his best friend Taizo managed to slowly and steadily win the villagers' hearts. The remnants of the God Tree polluted the drinking water of the villagers. At first, the villagers vehemently disagreed with his proposed plan, yet after much thought, Ashura's stubbornness bore fruit with his successful digging alongside the villagers, and the power of Ninshuu resulted in drinkable freshwater nearby, pure and uncorrupted.
In the end, Hagoromo chose Ashura's love and dedication to Ninshuu, eventually passing his Six Paths powers to his successor. Meanwhile, Indra crashed out and killed his two practice friends, awakening the Mangekyo with the help of Black Zetsu's constant gaslighting.
Afterward, Indra attacked the village without any more shackles of toxic love in his mind. However, Ashura and his friends fought back against the power-driven Indra with the power of friendship and Ninshuu. Perfect Susanoo versus the fabled True Several Thousand Hands was the pinnacle, but Indra devoured the hands like French fries.
Therefore, Ashura won decisively while Indra lost with his unbounded hatred, swearing that it would not be the end of his vengeance. With his lightning escape, Indra walked away like a beaten dog while Ashura and Hagoromo were concerned about Indra, searching for their kin all over the place to no avail.
"Maybe I am also a catalyst for his commitment to abhorrent and detestable acts. Still, he chose that path, so please prepare yourself for future burdens. Hmmm… Show yourself, Kaguya's will, or should I say, Black Zetsu?"
Yoichi shook his head and glossed over the events until he felt a malicious intent. Pinpointing the visitor wasn't hard for him, given his incredible command over space and time.
"Hehehehe... Yoichi Murakami… Mother's assistant, I need your help with the plan to save my mother from the clutches of that bastard Hagoromo! Only you could help me with my plan… Eventually, we will earn our right to be fate's winners against Hagoromo and Hamura!"
Canceling his invisibility, a black eerie substance poked out of the ground and announced, mixing happiness and caution. The only unreadable being in this world was Yoichi, based on his mother's memories and feelings. Yoichi's enigmatic yet powerful strength might be able to assist him in his plans. Also, Black Zetsu wanted to stretch his hands even further; having a backup plan in his scheme was necessary for him.
"I don't need to... I mean, you are fine without me in the long run... If you ever need help, just contact me... Let's be honest here; we have some ulterior motives for each other... For now, try to change the inscriptions in Hagoromo's stone tablet. As for me? Any more interactions between Ashura and Indra would only complicate the plans further..."
After saying his words, Yoichi left and hummed in an easygoing manner, leaving Black Zetsu's mind in shambles with his comments. Both of them had the same journey yet different goals. Yoichi planned to see the resolve of all the people and provide sure-hit solutions to the problems, while Black Zetsu planned to revive his fallen mother from the moon, regardless of the casualties.
The journey? Planting seeds of chaos and distrust all over the world, achieving the ultimate goal with minimal effort and maximum efficiency. Yoichi knew that having Black Zetsu on his roster would create blind spots or holes in his plan, yet he gave his word to help Black Zetsu no matter what the cost.
The reason? To look further into the main cast's ideals and pursuits. The higher the goals, the higher they fall, and how they ascend back to the top was oftentimes on Yoichi's mind. For family? For loved ones? For power? For the village? Anything could be fuel for someone's objective.
"Then, I will go with your suggestion, Yoichi Murakami... I await you in the future."
After comprehending the words, Black Zetsu left without any qualms about Yoichi. Although it was a futile struggle to persuade Yoichi, Black Zetsu didn't want to be an annoying being. Therefore, he wanted to prove his plans would succeed and present them in front of him. As someone said, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal benefits.
Using Indra's gifted talents in ninshuu and Black Zetsu's intricate connections, both of them spread the result of their hand signs: Ninjutsu, along with their other future allies.
In the end, Hagoromo perished after Indra proclaimed his vengeance would be reenacted even in his reincarnation, while Ashura also promised his father to do the same before going to the Pure Land. However, both of his children didn't know their father's plans in store for their reincarnation.
Before his eventual death, Hagoromo dispersed the 9-Tailed Beasts after his inspiration through Ashura, using the [Creation of All Things] to split the Ten-Tails into 9 separate and independent 9-Tailed Beasts.
Furthermore, his last speech foretold a day when they would be brought together once again in the future, and someone would show them true power. Thereafter, he separated the 9-Tailed Beasts into various parts of the world and kept them in the shrines built by Hagoromo's devout followers.
In his lifetime, Hagoromo cemented himself as the Sage of Six Paths all over the world. His devotion and love towards humanity were in such an endearing manner. Time passed by, yet he was still the talk of the main show, truly the GOAT. Although he could have been a good father to his eldest son, Indra, it was also his imperfections as a human being.
Look at him, he is dead, though.