Chapter 225 – Unseen Hands in the Shadows
Shocking!
Absolutely shocking!
Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Otogakure had yet to take official action… but once they did, it rocked the entire shinobi world.
No one had expected that the moment the Fourth Great Ninja War began, Ōnoki of Iwagakure, A the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure, and Orochimaru of Otogakure would immediately move to besiege Konohagakure.
It felt less like a war's beginning—and more like its climax had arrived right from the start.
The entire shinobi world fell into chaos.
Even the civilians who previously ignored the brewing conflict began turning their gazes toward Konoha.
Everyone knew—
> The battle for the fate of the shinobi world would begin in the Village Hidden in the Leaves.
Once the fighting starts, the victor will define the new age.
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Meanwhile—
In a distant cosmic void…
A ripple in the fabric of space twisted and warped.
Shua—!!
Through it soared a figure wreathed in divine energy—
The Otsutsuki Clan's elite warrior—Momoshiki.
She was traveling at an unimaginable speed, descending toward Earth like a falling star.
After the most recent meeting of the Otsutsuki clan elders, some members had offered to accompany her. But Momoshiki rejected them outright.
> "I am not like Kinshiki and Urashiki," she had said with contempt.
"If I can't handle something as pathetic as Earth… I deserve to die."
In truth, the higher-ups of the Otsutsuki Clan didn't care much about this mission.
They had full confidence that even if Momoshiki failed, they could always send others. In their eyes, Earth was a trivial backwater.
But—
> Buzz…!!
Suddenly, an energy fluctuation cut through the void.
Momoshiki halted immediately.
> "Tch. There it is again…"
Her sharp crimson eyes narrowed. She could feel it—
The same faint pulse that had guided her since she began closing in on Earth.
> "Deliberately guiding me?" she muttered.
"You think I need help locating this lowly planet?"
Clearly, someone was sending out energy waves to lead her to Earth.
At first, she ignored them. But as she got closer, the signals grew stronger, more precise.
There was no doubt.
> Someone on Earth was leaking its location. A traitor.
Momoshiki didn't care who it was. Whether it was Kaguya, Black Zetsu, or someone else—
They would all die.
> "The Earth shall be consumed. The Chakra Fruit will be mine."
With a sonic crack, Momoshiki vanished into space, her speed doubling.
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At the same time—
In a secluded dimension, where time itself felt frozen…
> "Brother. Has it begun?"
Otsutsuki Hamura turned toward the man floating beside him—
The legendary Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
> "Yes," Hagoromo replied, his Rinnegan eyes glowing.
"After the deaths of Kinshiki and Urashiki, the Otsutsuki clan has sent Momoshiki."
> "She's sensed the signal. She's coming."
He closed his eyes coldly.
> Yes. He was the traitor.
It was Hagoromo who had secretly transmitted energy pulses to lure the Otsutsuki to Earth.
Why?
Because after centuries of planning and manipulation, he had finally realized—
> "If I can't stop Uchiha Yuta… someone from outside the system must."
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Originally, Hamura had wanted to intervene directly. He was furious at Uchiha Yuta, who had saved Hinata Hyūga, evolved the Byakugan, and now threatened to unify the entire shinobi world.
But Hagoromo held him back.
> "If we act and fail," he had warned, "we lose everything. Centuries of preparation, ruined."
And so, the two Otsutsuki brothers chose to wait.
Watching from this dimension—watching the storm from across the riverbank.
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> "Excellent."
Hamura smirked.
> "I hope Momoshiki isn't as worthless as Kinshiki and Urashiki were."
> "Don't worry," Hagoromo said coldly.
"She's strong enough to at least challenge the Fifth Hokage."
> "Let her soften him up for us."
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Suddenly, Hagoromo narrowed his eyes.
> "By the way—any news on Black Zetsu?"
> "Heh…"
Hamura scoffed.
> "After Kinshiki and Urashiki died, that traitorous 'third brother' of ours started plotting again."
> "He reached out to Mother—Otsutsuki Kaguya."
> "Apparently, she told him to stop waiting and revive her as soon as possible."
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> "Oh?"
Hagoromo raised an eyebrow.
> "So even Mother is getting nervous…"
> "She senses the shift."
> "With Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Otogakure openly declaring war on Konoha, she knows the balance has been broken."
> "And if I'm right," Hamura added darkly,
"She plans to use Uchiha Madara's body as a vessel to return."
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And so, unknown to the shinobi world…
While armies moved and declarations of war echoed—
Greater forces were already aligning.
The Otsutsuki Clan was descending.
The Sage of Six Paths was scheming.
And Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was preparing to rise again.
> The true Fourth Great Ninja War… was only just beginning.
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To be continued…
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