The Valley Country.
A leading medical equipment company in the ninja world.
A teenager with the numeral VI carved onto his face steadily entered the company's main hall.
Seeing him, the front desk receptionist immediately stood up and asked, "Hello, may I help you?"
The boy replied calmly, "I'm here to see Victor."
"Him?" The receptionist looked slightly surprised. "Do you have an appointment?"
The boy impatiently said, "Tell me where Victor is."
The receptionist's expression turned cold. "Please leave if you don't have an appointment."
Victor was one of the company's co-founders, a man possessing unfathomable wealth.
Countless people wanted to meet Victor every day. This teenager must also be someone hoping to win Victor's favor.
As the receptionist drifted off in thought, he grabbed her by the throat.
With ease, Kodai pulled the information he needed straight from her mind.
*[Snap!]*
With a sharp snapping sound, the teenager crushed the receptionist's neck.
The next moment, the boy vanished into thin air.
———
On the uppermost floor of the building.
An elderly man wearing an eyepatch was bent over a stack of documents.
Hearing a noise, he raised his head, revealing a look of surprise on his face.
"Kodai, what are you doing here?"
The boy called Kodai coldly said, "Victor, have you been secretly researching the God Tree matter?"
"What's the progress on the replica?"
Victor's expression changed as he solemnly said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Is that so?" A cold smile appeared on Kodai's face. "Do you really think you can sleep easy now that Isshiki is dead?"
"Delusional!"
"I will inherit Lord Isshiki's will and eliminate every last one of you rogue ninjas from Kara."
Feeling the killing intent radiating from Kodai, Victor quickly formed hand seals.
[Wind Release: Great Wind Cyclone!]
A compressed air current like a tornado surged toward Kodai, its tremendous destructive power reducing everything in the office to dust.
*Boom!*
With a loud explosion, a huge hole appeared in the office wall.
However, Kodai seemed completely unaffected.
[Earth Release: Tearing Earth Turning Palm!]
Victor continued his assault, and all the surrounding debris smashed violently toward Kodai.
"This is useless. You should know that my strength is actually far greater than even Jigen's."
Kodai snorted lightly, and both his hands instantly transformed into sharp claws.
With just a casual sweep of his hand, all the rubble was crushed to dust.
In the blink of an eye, Kodai had grabbed Victor by the neck.
"P-please, let me go… I'll cooperate with you."
"It's already too late."
After brutally extracting Victor's memories through Genjutsu, Kodai slashed his body into chunks of flesh with his razor-sharp claws.
"Truly impressive — actually replicating the God Tree fruit…"
Gazing at Victor's corpse, Kodai murmured to himself before vanishing on the spot.
———
Land of Fire.
Mid-air, Amado Sanzu and Akabi Sanzu soared using their flight devices.
Gazing down at the scenery below, Amado happily asked, "Akabi, isn't the ninja world beautiful now?"
Akabi nodded, then asked with some concern, "Father, is it really okay for us to be this far away from the village?"
"For some reason, I always have a bad feeling about this."
Amado smiled and comforted, "It's fine. The ninja world is safe now."
"Opportunities like this don't come often to leave the village and relax, so stop worrying about useless thoughts."
Hearing Amado say that, Akabi could only stay silent.
The two gazed down at the earth, admiring the beautiful scenery of the ninja world.
Around noon, they finally landed beside a stream to eat and rest briefly.
However, the moment they landed, Kodai materialized from nowhere.
"Kodai?!"
Immediately, Amado shielded Akabi behind him, looking at Kodai warily.
A flicker of surprise crossed Kodai's face as he mused, "Delta? No… maybe it's…"
Suddenly realizing a possibility, Kodai looked at Amado and laughed, "Amado, your daughter has revived. Congratulations indeed."
"That must be why you betrayed Kara."
San Amado's expression turned somewhat grim; he never expected to encounter Kodai in this place.
This man was someone he personally recruited into Kara, participating in the Kāma Mark experiment as an alternative vessel.
Later, the Kāma mutated inside Kodai, giving him power even more terrifying than Jigen's.
Originally, someone like this should've been destroyed, yet Kodai became an exception.
And the reason?
This guy was a diehard fan of Isshiki Otsutsuki!
"Akabi, you escape first when things start."
Amado ordered.
Nodding obediently, Akabi stepped back a few paces.
Kodai let out a disdainful chuckle and said coldly, "Amado, you should know my strength. If I make a move, there's absolutely no way for both of you—Akabi included—to escape."
Amado responded in a deep voice, "What do you intend to do?"
"My goal is simple." Kodai pointed at his own body. "Just help me remove this limiter, and I'll spare both of you. How about that?"
Hearing this, Amado coldly replied, "Why should I believe you? Release Akabi first!"
"You're not in any position to bargain with me."
Kodai spoke slowly as he continued, "I have inherited Lord Isshiki's will, and I will become the new otsutsuki, achieving godhood by consuming all existence!"
"Until then, you're still of some value."
"So, I'll spare your life—for now."
As Kodai finished speaking, Amado Sanzu wanted to say something else, but was immediately punched in the stomach by Kodai.
"Ugh!"
Amado felt a spasm in his abdomen and fell directly to his knees.
"Father!"
Akabi cried out in alarm, rushing forward, only to be kicked away by Kodai.
Kodai grabbed Amado's chin, emphasizing every word: "If you don't want your daughter to die, remove my limiter now."
"Fine, I'll remove it for you right away."
He'd only just gotten his daughter back—he had no intention of losing her again.
Amado obediently followed Kodai's command and removed the limiter from the other's body.
"Hahahahaha... Ah! This surge of limitless power—it's been far too long!"
"Amado, go tell that guy called Mirai Uchiha that it won't be long before I come for his life!"
With that, Kodai vanished into thin air.
Amado struggled to stand up and helped Akabi up from the ground, saying grimly, "Quickly, we must inform Lord Mirai about this as soon as possible!"
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