Chapter 207: I Shall Stand in the Heavens
"Infinite Tsukuyomi... Release!"
Having acquired two more rainbow-tier attributes, Izayoi, now adorned with twelve rainbow-tier attributes, formed hand seals. The Rinne Sharingan on his forehead unleashed astonishing dōjutsu power.
This dōjutsu power projected onto the moon, causing it to revert from a red moon to a silvery-white full moon (due to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's will disappearing). It then transformed back into the shape of the Rinne Sharingan, emitting blinding pure white light that enveloped the dark shinobi world, turning night into day.
As Izayoi's shout fell, the entire shinobi world began to subtly shake.
The massive, mountain-like tree branches that spanned the world rapidly withered, then bent down, gently releasing all the "zongzi" (people wrapped in cocoons) back to the ground.
Upon landing, the "zongzi" immediately unwrapped like bandages, revealing humans with dazed expressions, their consciousness not yet returned from their beautiful dreams to the real world.
One had to admit, Uchiha Madara was truly a kind person.
After learning that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was a jutsu to create White Zetsu, he abandoned his plan to sever all ties. However, after becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, he still allowed all humanity to experience a beautiful dream for a while.
Everyone who entered the dream world became the protagonist of that world, with the entire world revolving around them.
Ordinary people with limited cognition would receive or fulfill their deepest desires and dreams in their dreams.
Ninjas with limited talent but still possessing dreams and ambitions became saviors of the shinobi world, or even Kage, or unified the shinobi world, becoming the new generation's God of Shinobi.
For example, Naruto Uzumaki, who always yearned for the villagers' recognition and to become Hokage, became Hokage in his dream, gaining the villagers' approval, even the admiration of Izayoi and Uchiha Sasuke. He also married Sakura Haruno.
Uchiha Sasuke's dream was even simpler: the Uchiha clan had not been annihilated, Itachi Uchiha was still the gentle older brother from his childhood, and he grew up with Izayoi and Naruto Uzumaki in his dream, eventually becoming the new era's Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha alongside Izayoi.
Adorable Sasuke, even in the dream world, was still willing to assist Izayoi.
Countless people had their regrets mended in the dream world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Consequently, when they awoke from their dreams, the shinobi world was thrown into a commotion.
Complaints and lingering nostalgia, even pleas to the heavens to return them to the dream world, echoed in every corner of the shinobi world.
Even many ninjas who had undergone special training and possessed extremely strong mental fortitude were no exception.
This goes to show how wonderful a life they had experienced and how much emotional value they had gained in the dream world.
However, what was false was ultimately false.
Soon, the ninjas accepted reality and began to deal with the aftermath.
Yet, not long after, many places in the shinobi world suddenly fell into chaos again.
"My chakra? Where did my chakra go?"
"My chakra's gone too, what's happening?"
"Why can't I extract chakra anymore? How did I turn from a ninja into an ordinary person? What happened?"
"..."
Indeed, many ninjas had reverted to ordinary people.
Because their chakra had been reclaimed by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
This reclamation was not just about absorbing their chakra; it also took away their ninja aptitude.
Unless someone transferred chakra to them, these individuals who had lost their ninja aptitude would never be able to extract chakra again.
Although Izayoi did not reclaim the chakra of the shinobi world, he also did not return the chakra reclaimed by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to those people.
At this moment, Izayoi had already used the power of the Rinne Sharingan to seize control of the Impure World Reincarnation army, releasing the jutsu and allowing those souls to return to the Pure Land.
Along with the disappearing souls, Izayoi's Human Puppet Army also vanished.
After dealing with these matters, the Rinne Sharingan on Izayoi's forehead slowly closed, forming a black vertical mark on his forehead.
Izayoi used a Chakra Orb to create a mirror, examining the black vertical mark on his forehead. Then, with a thought, the mark suddenly curved slightly, and its color changed from black to red.
At first glance, Izayoi looked as if he had drawn a red crescent moon mark on his forehead.
This mark was quickly covered by his white bangs.
After doing all this, Izayoi was about to rendezvous with Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki.
Just then, a small black hole suddenly appeared out of thin air before him, then descended downwards.
Seeing this, Izayoi followed it down.
Upon landing, the black hole's volume had surged more than tenfold, and the figures of Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki emerged from within.
As soon as they came out, both of them were stunned.
"Izayoi, you..."
Naruto Uzumaki pointed at Izayoi, his voice stammering, "How did you become like this?"
Uchiha Sasuke, on the other hand, stared at Izayoi's golden-yellow Rinne Tenseigan, his eyes trembling.
His Mangekyō Sharingan sensed an extremely terrifying dōjutsu power in Izayoi's eyes.
Just as a Three-Tomoe Sharingan felt before a Mangekyō Sharingan, with just a glance, Uchiha Sasuke knew that his eyes and Izayoi's eyes were not on the same level at all.
What was going on?
How did Izayoi's body undergo such a change?
Where did his eyes come from?
Why did he have horns on his head?
It was only because Naruto Uzumaki spoke first, otherwise Uchiha Sasuke would have also uncontrollably asked.
"These are my spoils of war," Izayoi grinned. "I have now become the second Six Paths Sage."
Izayoi did not tell them about the Rabbit Goddess.
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo was dead; without his legacy, even if Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki achieved Dual Extremes Convergence, they would need great luck to awaken the Rinnegan like Uchiha Madara.
Moreover, their current Immortal Body and Sage's Eye had not yet been developed to their fullest, and they didn't even meet the conditions for Dual Extremes Convergence.
Without the help of a cheat, their growth speed would even be slower than Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara.
With Izayoi's help, Uchiha Sasuke might still have that chance.
Naruto Uzumaki, however, truly had no hope of surpassing Hashirama Senju.
After all, without the Nine-Tails and without Wood Release, his strongest abilities were only Sage Mode and the Super Hurricane Consecutive Balls taught to him by Izayoi.
Knowing so much world truth, when their potential was lower than in the original story, would only be harmful and not beneficial to them.
Even so, Izayoi's words were terrifying enough.
"The second Six Paths Sage?!" Naruto Uzumaki's eyes widened, still unable to comprehend what that meant.
Uchiha Sasuke, on the other hand, calmly asked, "Your eyes, are they really the Rinnegan?"
"Not just the Rinnegan, but also Ōtsutsuki Toneri's Tenseigan," Izayoi chuckled. "My eyes are called... the Rinne Tenseigan."
Hiss...
Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke both gasped sharply.
They instantly understood what he meant by that sentence.
Naruto Uzumaki's voice trembled as he asked, "A fusion of two Sage's Eyes? How did you do it?"
"Like I said, these are my spoils of war." Izayoi didn't want to elaborate, changing the subject, "The final battle is over. Let's go back! From now on, this world will no longer have Uchiha Madara or Ōtsutsuki Toneri, nor will there be any Tailed Beasts."
"I... shall be the greatest strategic deterrent in the shinobi world!"
After speaking, Izayoi waved his hand, tearing open space to form a black teleportation gate, and led Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki into it.
Like Doraemon's Anywhere Door, just by passing through the black teleportation gate, the three of them were transported from a small country relatively close to the Land of Lightning back to Konoha in the Land of Fire.
In terms of speed, although it wasn't as fast as the Flying Raijin Jutsu, this space-tearing teleportation, which required no jutsu formula, was full of visual impact.
Both were space-time teleportation gates, but Uchiha Sasuke's Amaterasu simply couldn't achieve Izayoi's speed and ease, and it also required a considerable amount of chakra.
They were simply not on the same level!
At this moment, Uchiha Sasuke seemed to grasp the meaning of Izayoi's words about being the second Six Paths Sage.
In mythology, the Six Paths Sage passed chakra to the world, created the moon, created the Tailed Beasts, and was the progenitor of ninjas and the deity revered by all ninjas.
And now, Izayoi had become the second progenitor of ninjas, like a god... omnipotent.
With no Tailed Beasts left in this world, did that mean he had eradicated them, or sealed both the Tailed Beasts and the Gedo Statue, just as the Six Paths Sage had created the Tailed Beasts?
Could it be that he also possessed the power to create a moon?
Uchiha Sasuke thought, filled with shock.
Just then, countless shadows swept towards them, surrounding the three of them.
"Lord Hokage!"
One by one, Konoha ninjas wearing green vests knelt on one knee before Izayoi, their voices respectful.
Upon closer inspection, one would notice that both the kneeling ninjas and those who weren't kneeling had expressions filled with shock.
Many, too, seemed to want to speak but held back.
They were all awed by Izayoi's appearance and his eyes.
What kind of eyes were those?
Just a glance, and they felt a suffocating sensation, even their souls trembling.
Also, why did Lord Hokage have horns on his head?
Izayoi, having reverted to his true appearance, had an even more majestic aura.
His terrifying dōjutsu power made his subordinates not even dare to meet his gaze.
Izayoi didn't explain to them, merely chuckling and saying, "The war is over. This world no longer has Uchiha Madara or Ōtsutsuki Toneri, and there will be no more worries about the end of the world."
"From this day on, I shall stand in the heavens!"
Upon hearing this, the ninjas kneeling on one knee all looked up at Izayoi, their expressions filled with fervor.
The other ninjas were also visibly excited.
Izayoi's lips curved slightly upward, then he formed a sword gesture with his fingers.
In an instant, Konoha shook slightly, and the withered tree branches all detached from the ground, floating into the air.
Immediately after, these tree branches all disappeared without warning.
"Once you've dealt with these potholes, you can go back and rest," Izayoi left these words, then once again tore open space and stepped into it.
Watching Izayoi effortlessly tear open space, demonstrating god-like power, every Konoha ninja trembled with excitement.
Goosebumps rose on their skin beneath their vests and combat uniforms.
Finally, someone couldn't help but shout.
"Excellent! Our Konoha has finally returned to the pinnacle of the shinobi world!"
"As expected of Lord Hokage, not even Uchiha Madara or Ōtsutsuki Toneri were his match!"
"Lord Hokage! Lord Hokage!"
"..."
The cheers of the sole victor broke the night's stillness, echoing to the heavens.
Undoubtedly, the only winner of this war was Konoha.
Although Izayoi orchestrated it himself, causing Konoha to be attacked.
However, because Izayoi held back, Konoha's ninjas were only injured.
Even severely wounded members were extremely rare.
They had no idea that the people who attacked them were actually another persona and subordinates of their most respected Lord Hokage.
Now, knowing that among the four super-tier combatants, only Izayoi, the strongest of the three, remained, it was perfectly normal for Konoha ninjas to react this way.
This meant that there were only two super-tier combatants left in the shinobi world.
More accurately, only their Lord Hokage remained.
When there was only one super-tier combatant left in the shinobi world, that person would be a true God of Shinobi.
Hashirama Senju, decades ago, was such an existence.
Now, after more than sixty years, Konoha had finally returned to an era with a God of Shinobi.
For the next few decades, Konoha would be the overlord of the shinobi world.
They would no longer have to worry about the outbreak of war.
As the news of victory spread throughout Konoha, the villagers quickly joined the cheering ranks, and the news rapidly spread to the Land of Fire, and indeed, the entire shinobi world.
In fact, without their propaganda, the major ninja villages had already begun self-promotion.
Who the victor was, was clear at a glance.
After all, the Human Puppet Army was Ōtsutsuki Toneri's subordinate force.
And the Impure World Reincarnation army was the subordinate force of Uchiha Madara and the Akatsuki leader.
Now that both had disappeared, the victor of this final confrontation, which enveloped the entire world and which neither ninjas nor ordinary people were qualified to witness, could only be the youngest of the four super-tier combatants... the Sixth Hokage, Izayoi.
Through intel transmitted by spy summoning animals, the high-ranking officials of various factions quickly confirmed this news.
Izayoi had not perished with them but had returned victorious, and his appearance had undergone a dramatic change.
Clearly, Izayoi must have gained something in that battle.
That something was very likely related to the Gedo Statue.
These high-ranking officials were very confused and curious, but they dared not ask.
Because they all knew that the biggest test was yet to come.
When there were four super-tier combatants from different factions in the shinobi world, it would inevitably fall into a strange peace, just like the balance of power among the Five Great Ninja Villages.
However, when the four super-tier combatants become only one, then that person would rule the world.
Therefore, the four great ninja villages felt no sense of relief at all; in fact, they would have an even harder time sleeping tonight.
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