Yamanaka Kei waved his hand, releasing the shrine maiden souls he'd separated while absorbing Moryo's energy earlier.
Over eighty shrine maiden spirits wearing garments from different eras floated midair.
Who had nearly become one with Moryo, none of them had ever imagined they would one day be able to travel to Pure Land in human form.
Without exception, all the shrine maidens bowed deeply to Yamanaka Kei.
Golden radiance emanated from their forms.
The gravitational pull of Pure Land drew them toward that realm of reincarnation.
A shrine maiden spirit whose face bore resemblance to Miroku appeared before him.
She raised her hand and formed a bit of shrine maiden power, gently wiping away Miroku's tears.
"Miroku, don't be sad. Reincarnation is something worth looking forward to. Lost lives will transform into new souls and be reborn into this world again. That is the miracle of life."
"Mother..."
Miroku forced a smile onto his face, but no matter what, he couldn't stop the tears flowing from his eyes.
"Live well… go witness the dazzling fireworks, gaze upon the endless sea, look at the beautiful sceneries you've never seen before. May the rest of your days be radiant…"
With a gentle smile on her lips, Miroku's mother slowly ascended higher into the sky.
At the same time, the other shrine maidens also began to speak, sending their blessings to Miroku.
Witnessing the end of their shrine maiden mission...
For them, it was already the luckiest thing possible.
Crying, Miroku accepted each blessing, reluctant as he watched all the souls depart and ascend.
The issue with Moryo was finally resolved.
Once he came back to his senses, Miroku immediately treated Yamanaka Kei like a deity.
Referring to him as "Lord Deity" with every word he spoke.
Unable to withstand such fanatical worship any longer, Yamanaka Kei quickly took his leave under the pretense of having urgent matters to attend to.
As for the matter of Ghost Country wanting to integrate into the Five Spirit Ninja Army,
That was naturally up to the Five Kage and men like Nara Shikaku—members of the command staff—to handle and fret over.
Though the newly founded School for Special Talent Development had only just begun operations, making it difficult to complete tasks like personnel replacement and organizational unification in a short time,
Ghost Country's lack of a Daimyo actually provided a natural advantage, making it extremely suitable to serve as an intern base for talents!
With Miroku still alive,
Various policies and reform implementations would logically proceed much more smoothly here than in other places.
Leaving Ghost Country behind,
Yamanaka Kei took Otsutsuki Chiya's severed head from the Boundless Realm.
Using the residual presence on the severed head as a guide, he started searching throughout the ninja world for the location of the missing body.
It took over a full day.
After scouring nearly every corner of the ninja world using Otsutsuki Teleportation,
He finally located Otsutsuki Chiya's headless body deep underground in Tonika Village—known by many as "The Great Pit."
Tonika Village was regarded as sacred land by many citizens in the Ninja World who followed ancient faiths.
Legends spoke of a divine relic known as the Heaven's Spear, crafted by the primordial gods—an item capable of destroying an entire nation with a single strike. Whoever wielded it could control the entire world.
It was only upon arrival that Yamanaka Kei remembered such a place even existed.
In the original storyline, the underground spring here had the ability to drastically accelerate cell division and promote rapid cellular transformation. Although the lifespan of cells would rapidly shorten after division, such a spring was undoubtedly an extremely rare and valuable research catalyst for researchers obsessed with cells like Orochimaru and Tobirama Senju.
Before the Fourth Great Ninja War, Yakushi Kabuto had used this spring to accelerate his transformation into Orochimaru's vessel! Naruto also first barely entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode here.
After Kei Yamanaka claimed Otsutsuki Chiya's body, he specifically examined the so-called Heaven's Spear (a legendary weapon), discovering that its essence was simply an energy transmutation tower. Its primary function was to stimulate and absorb the energy within Chiya's body through fixed-frequency resonance, unleashing powerful attacks. This kind of device was somewhat similar to the Chakra Cannons later developed by Kumogakure. However, in terms of energy concentration and control, it wasn't even comparable to the airborne fortress of the Kūnin.
Without Otsutsuki Chiya's high-level energy as its power source, this device became worthless—less than scrap metal. After casually destroying it, Kei immediately used Otsutsuki Teleportation to arrive at the space left behind by the Sage of Six Paths within the Pure Land.
Using the Six Paths Yin-Yang Sage Art, he unsealed the layered seals deep inside the Pure Land. The Pure Land, which had been halted for a thousand years, began operating once more. Rinnegan energy—capable of purifying souls, erasing all spiritual imprints, and returning them to their original state—slowly spread throughout the Pure Land.
As for those once-powerful souls lingering near this Six Paths domain, Kei chose neither to awaken nor disturb them. Whether they were past Kage like the First and Second Hokage or once-renowned ninja masters, none of them impressed him anymore.
Besides, those individuals who had founded hidden villages and led an era during turbulent times—who among them wasn't arrogant and unyielding? Trying to subdue them would likely take considerable effort. So why bother?
"Hmm?"
Kei's sensors inadvertently swept across numerous souls surrounding the Six Paths space. Upon noticing a figure with a short blade strapped to his back, he raised his hand and pulled the person into the Six Paths space using spiritual energy.
Sakumo Hatake's foggy soul slowly regained coherence upon entering the Six Paths space. Seeing the Yamanaka before him, Sakumo spoke wistfully with a sigh.
"Kei, you must've been fifteen or sixteen when I died. How old are you now? And how… did you die?"
"...I'm not dead yet. I'm just here in the Pure Land through special means."
Kei pursed his lips, slightly annoyed. He condensed a small amount of Yin-Yang Release chakra at his fingertip, then flicked it into Sakumo's soul, transmitting the events and changes from these years.
Dazed for a moment, Sakumo scratched his head, laughing out loud.
"Hahahaha! You've truly become incredible now!"
"Sakumo-sensei, do you want to be restored?"
"...Never mind. Seeing the current state of the ninja world has already satisfied me. Hmm, would you mind passing on a few words to Kakashi?"
"Please go ahead, senpai."
"He was heartbroken for a long time when his mother left back then, so please tell him from me, his future partner should be good at childbearing—in short, with wide hips..."
"Stop!"
Kei Yamanaka raised his hand to stop Sakumo Hatake mid-sentence.
This guy really didn't consider how awkward that would be for the messenger!
Would he actually say to Kakashi directly: Your dad told me to pass along that when you look for a partner, make sure her hips are wide?
Closing his eyes, Kei activated his formidable spatial perception as a [Plane Traveler] and sensed briefly.
Then, Kei opened the portal of Otsutsuki Teleportation.
He reached out, grabbed Kakashi by the collar, and yanked the utterly confused boy inside.
Shielding Kakashi completely with spiritual energy to protect him from the Pure Land's power,
he then spotted Obito, clearly anxious, poking his head out of the space portal of Otsutsuki Teleportation.
Without hesitation, he pulled both Rin Nohara and Obito into the Pure Land together.
After allowing them some time to interact,
he gazed at the Six Paths Chakra beneath his feet—thick as still lake water.
Thinking for a moment, he channeled all that energy into the Pure Land.
Compared to the time he returned to the past to seek out Uchiha Hikaku, the average chakra reserves in today's ninja world had greatly diminished.
These pure Six Paths Chakra could probably enhance the potential of the next generation of shinobi!
Observing that their conversation wouldn't end anytime soon,
Kei retrieved Otsutsuki Chiya's body from the Boundless Realm, placed one hand on its surface, and began drawing out the remaining energy using [Star Devourer]!
A large amount of chakra—far purer and denser than the chaotic energy within Moryo—surged wildly into his body!
Originally, after completely absorbing Moryo,
his body's capacity had been forcibly expanded by over a third due to energy overflow. Now, with a massive influx of spiritual energy being converted within him, his body felt boundless once again and began expanding further!
Half an hour later.
[Ding~ Congratulations, Host! Green-tier skill 'Star Devourer' has successfully upgraded. Acquired Blue-tier skill 'Satellite Devourer'.]
[Satellite Devourer] (Blue): Allows the user to consume any form of energy to sustain themselves, increasing personal energy capacity limit; upon consumption, converts that energy into the current energy type within the body; increases absorption and conversion efficiency; upon consuming ten units of planetary energy, it will upgrade further.
Upgraded from green to blue tier.
Kei immediately felt another surge in his internal energy capacity!
Continuing to absorb residual energy from Otsutsuki Chiya's body,
once the rapidly expanding void had been gradually filled, the Blue-Tier Skill [Satellite Devourer] now required just seven more planetary energy units to evolve again!
Looking at the dry-skinned, emaciated corpse before him—now resembling a mummified former deity of the Otsutsuki clan—
Kei hesitated slightly before packing the remains away.
A vast expanse of time had already caused most of the energy within this Otsutsuki deity's body to dissipate.
If he kept drawing on it like this, he'd turn to ash in a heartbeat.
Orochimaru hadn't drained all the value from his target yet; better not to drain the pond completely just yet.
Plus, there were already nearly 4.5 planetary energy units within him!
[Interdimensional Traveler] clearly stated that three planetary energy units would suffice for one interworld round-trip, as confirmed by his earlier experiment inside Louran's Dragon Vein.
"…Man, this skill listing is totally absurd!"
Kei Yamanaka could feel the vast ocean of spiritual energy within him—it barely diminished even after using countless Sage Arts and secret jutsu. He couldn't help but let out an internal whistle.
With this much spiritual energy, he could utterly crush anyone!
He should've known such a rare skill listing could only be obtained after conquering the entire world.
"Let's head back and take everyone with us!"
Kei Yamanaka's lips curled into a grin. Once he made his decision, he turned toward Sakumo Hatake and others behind him.
After half an hour of Obito Uchiha's persistent persuasion, Kakashi's unwavering role as the straight man, and Rin Nohara's occasional gentle consolations,
Sakumo Hatake had finally made his decision!
"Kei, could you revive both myself and my wife? I believe the Hatake clan might need a new heir."
"Well! Well!" Kakashi Hatake's ever-present dead-fish eyes suddenly widened.
Standing beside him, Obito and Rin Nohara stared at Sakumo Hatake in equal shock.
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