Eons Later…
A spatial portal tears open in the endless void, its edges crackling with raw energy. Enso, now fully prepared in his soul form, reacts instinctively, his presence shifting like a blur through the vast emptiness.
He moves with incredible speed, his form flickering in and out of existence, before charging straight toward the portal. As he closes the distance, the scattered soul in his path glow faintly, and Enso consumes them in mid-flight, harnessing their energy to fuel his journey forward.
The moment his soul crosses the threshold into the other side of the portal, an unimaginable storm of black and white lightning bursts forth, enveloping him in a violent surge of cosmic energy. The storm, as immense as the planet Jupiter, crackles with power, and as Enso emerges into this new dimension, the sheer force of the lightning strikes him.
The black lightning, dark as the void itself, crashes into his soul. But to Enso, it's little more than a fleeting irritation. His being absorbs the dark energy with ease, but the white lightning is a different beast altogether. It relentlessly assaults his soul, chipping away at its very integrity, gnawing at his essence. Each strike sends waves of searing pain through his being, yet Enso remains unmoved, the pain never threatening his existence. Instead, it refines him.
He endures the violent storm, feeling the power of the lightning course through him, purifying his soul in the process. The agony intensifies with every moment, but Enso realises that this punishment is not meant to destroy him. It is shaping him, purging his soul into something more potent and refined. Each painful strike strips away the imperfections, leaving behind a purer, stronger core.
Yet, through the storm's fury, Enso stands unshaken. The lightning rages, but it cannot break him. Though his soul is reduced to just 3% of its original size, it now burns with a potency beyond anything he'd imagined.
This purity, this refinement, is a power stronger than any he had encountered before. He is now 10 times more potent than Heracles' Soul, the once-mighty giant, whose raw strength paled in comparison to the newly forged Enso.
Drawing upon the talent he had gained from Tyrant, Enso adapts to the lightning storm. His resilience grows as he learns to move within the currents, withstanding their violent surges.
He channels his energy, gathering it into a focused point. His mind sharpens, and with a single thought, he condenses a massive black sword of mana in his grasp. The sword crackles with dark energy, and Enso prepares to strike back. In a moment of intense concentration, he whispers the incantation under his breath.
"Ultimate Sword: Conquering Eon."
The blade surges forward, its dark energy colliding with the storm. Though not as powerful as the vast lightning tempest, Enso's strike is still enough to challenge it. The technique, "Casualties Break," from Licht memories, tears through the storm with devastating force, unravelling the black mana and dispersing the white lightning entirely.
With the last of his soul power, Enso pushes his strength into the strike. His soul energy, already diminished, flickers as he expends the final remnants of his power. The storm is banished, but his soul power is permanently reduced, leaving him with less than half of what he had before. But despite the cost, Enso can sense something far greater: the immense vitality radiating from a living planet far beyond.
Rejuvenated, though still diminished, Enso takes a moment to steady himself. His body, now reverting to its original form, stands at 185 centimetres tall. His hair, once dark, has turned white, echoing Licht's appearance, while his eyes now gleam with a golden hue.
His body, sculpted with a jaguar's sleek muscularity, exudes a raw, untamed power. The sacrifice he made was significant, but the power he feels surging through his being makes it worth the toll. The planet's life force calls to him, urging him to move.
Despite his weakened state, Enso accelerates toward the source of the energy. His speed, unfathomable in his soul form, allows him to close the distance between himself and the living planet with astonishing swiftness. As he approaches, he can feel the faint pulse of life from the planet below.
The world before him resembles Earth in many ways—a vast, blue orb teeming with life. As he enters the atmosphere, his soul form effortlessly withstands the pressure, and upon reaching the surface, an inexplicable feeling of familiarity washes over him. But the source of this feeling remains elusive.
There, he notices the villagers moving about, each with distinct life forces. Enso's gaze lands on a group of Shinobi, and their headbands bearing a symbol he recognises. His eyes narrow as he realises where he is.
This is the Hidden Leaf Village. But which timeline is it? He cannot tell for certain. As a soul, direct interaction with the living is beyond him, but he knows he must find a suitable host to continue his existence.
His senses, heightened from the transformation, pick up everything at once—the hum of distant life forces, the rhythm of the wind brushing through the trees, the soft murmur of a village bustling in the distance.
He takes a step forward, and the ground beneath his feet feels solid, steady. His golden eyes scan the village—homes, gardens, villagers moving about their day. There's peace here. A simplicity that he hasn't felt in millennia.
Konoha, a village so ordinary to its people, holds an inexplicable pull for him. But it's not just the village—no, it's the people. He watches the villagers from afar, his attention drawn to the clusters of children, the energy of youth, the bloodlines running through families. The pulse of life is stronger here than anywhere he has felt before.
He moves silently through the village, careful to avoid detection, particularly from the Uchiha and Hyuga clans. Their Sharingan and Byakugan might be able to see through his soul, and Enso cannot risk being discovered.
To ensure his secrecy, he activates Tyrant's invisibility ability, rendering himself an unseen ghost.
After a short while, Enso observes a young Uchiha Genin practising his Shuriken throwing in a quiet corner of the Uchiha clan compound. This is the moment he has been waiting for. The perfect opportunity. With precision, Enso moves in and attempts to possess the boy, his soul latching onto the child's consciousness.
But something goes wrong.
The moment Enso's soul touches the boy's, the Uchiha's hair turns white, and the boy screams in agony as Enso's powerful soul overwhelms his fragile body. The sheer strength of Enso's presence proves too much for the young form to handle. The boy's body buckles under the pressure, and within moments, it disintegrates into dust. Only Enso's soul remains, suspended in the air, shocked by the outcome.
This was not supposed to happen. The process should have been seamless, the body and soul merging into one. But this child's body was far too weak, unable to bear the weight of Enso's power. This situation is similar to Nanami Yasuri, whose own body could not handle Migeiko. But the results here are even more catastrophic.
The boy's body was not strong enough to house Enso's soul at all. He decided to change his approach. Rather than attempting to possess a living individual, he turns his focus toward a more suitable vessel: a fetus. He seeks a pregnant woman, someone whose unborn child would serve as the perfect host for his soul, ensuring a proper fusion of body and spirit.
Days pass as Enso moves through the Hidden Leaf Village, his search proving fruitless. His attempts with several fetuses, from renowned clans no less, end in failure.
Each time, the fetus proves too weak, and the assimilation fails, resulting in a miscarriage. His closest success comes with a fetus from the Akimichi clan, but as the process nears completion, Enso realises that even this vessel is not strong enough. Once again, another miscarriage.
Frustrated, Enso shifts his focus away from the Hidden Leaf. He travels to the Land of Wave, where, after several days of searching, he encounters a couple—a woman with red hair and a strong life force. This woman, Enya Uzumaki carrying a two-month-old fetus.
Enso senses the potency of her life force, the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan unmistakable in her veins. Her husband, Toba Senju, is also present, his life force matching hers. This is the most perfect host he could encounter, a descendant of Asura. Only this kind of bloodline might be able to handle his overwhelmingly refined soul.
This is it. Enso's chance to begin anew.
Without hesitation, Enso begins the process, guiding his soul power into the fetus, nourishing it with his essence. Over time, he merges with the unborn child, adapting to its developing form. The couple, unaware of the soul within, continues their life, settling in the Land of Waves to open a medical clinic.
During this period, Enso overhears the couple's conversations. He learns that Enya Uzumaki, his mother, is a caretaker of Kushina Uzumaki. Meanwhile, Toba Senju, his father, is a powerful Jonin from the Senju clan. The connection between Enya and Toba goes back to a mission they undertook together, where they fell in love.
Toba, severely injured during that mission, had shielded his wife from an ambush, sustaining life-threatening injuries. His powerful Senju life force allowed him to survive, though the damage to his lungs was permanent.
As Enso continues his fusion with the fetus, he strengthens the developing body, blending the traits of both the Uzumaki and Senju clans. One month before his birth, Enso's soul merges fully with the fetus, and for the first time in his existence, he feels at peace. His physical form, though still that of an unborn child, houses a soul far beyond its years.
Enya and Toba, sensing the immense vitality of their unborn son, are overjoyed by his strength. They name him Enso, a combination of Enya and Toba's names. Their joy is short-lived, however, as tragedy strikes on the eve of Enso's birth.
Having battled his ailments, Toba eventually succumbed to his weakened body. His death left Enya devastated, but she refused to show weakness in front of their unborn child. She channelled her grief into the love she felt for Enso, determined to see him grow strong and carry on the legacy of the Senju-Uzumaki lineage.
Toba died with a peaceful smile, having held on just long enough to witness the birth of their child. By the time Enso takes his first breath, he is no longer a fragile, helpless infant. His body, already shaped by the combined power of both clans, bursts forth with vitality and strength, a sign of the immense potential lying dormant within him. The world was quiet.
He focused on the sensation of the air around him. Cool. Gentle. Each inhale was deep and deliberate, pulling the rich vitality of the world into his small lungs.
His golden eyes fluttered open, and the filtered sunlight spilling through the window painted soft shapes across the ceiling. The faint chirp of distant birdsong and the lull of crashing waves blended into a quiet lullaby. He was home, alive in a physical body.
Enya found a quiet sense of comfort as she looked at her child. His silver hair reminded her so much of Toba, while his facial features mirrored her own. In Enso, she saw the perfect blend of their love and legacy. He was now the reason she found the strength to face each passing day without the man she had once loved so deeply.