Chapter 617: Isshiki Goes Berserk
Naruto was indeed doing his part as well.
He was currently thinking about how he could trick Dad into entering the Kamui dimension again.
As Hokage, Kushina began organizing the villagers and shinobi to rebuild Konoha.
Especially Yamato.
He had just finished an intense session, and now he was being dragged over to use Wood Release to build houses.
Not enough chakra?
Minato, who had been trying to start another wild brawl, was dragged back and turned into a human power bank for Yamato.
Feeling the presence of the Nine-Tails, Yamato was experiencing both pain and pleasure.
He began working as a construction worker.
Originally, Yamato's Wood Release was a perfectly respectable ninjutsu meant for offense and defense.
That was until the teacher who had raced Naruto before, Namikaze Yukiaki, showed up and told Yamato that if he displayed his talent in this area, his future would be limitless.
And so Yamato took the initiative to develop a series of Wood Release construction techniques, such as Four Pillars House and Connecting Pillars House.
Unfortunately, the wooden houses he built were so crude that nobody ever hired him.
His business never got off the ground.
Now that all of Konoha was gone, he finally had business.
Except this time, his first job was to rebuild the entire village.
And the entire village was gone, including everyone's savings.
Nobody could afford to pay him, so he could only build everything for free.
It was utterly hopeless.
If not for the Nine-Tails chakra Minato had given him keeping him alive, Yamato would probably be looking for somewhere to hang himself right now.
"All right, that'll do. Everyone, go back and rest for now. Jiraiya, Minato, you two have contracts with Mount Myōboku, so I'll leave the food problem to you."
After some time, the sky gradually darkened. Members of the Sarutobi clan used Fire Release to illuminate the village, and Kushina delivered her final speech.
"Huh? Just eating toads doesn't seem like a good idea. Some toads are poisonous."
Jiraiya said awkwardly.
"I told you to have the toads of Mount Myōboku use the Summoning Technique to bring us some other things!"
"..."
Other things.
Jiraiya immediately thought of the insects of Mount Myōboku and understood.
"All right. Leave it to me."
Jiraiya patted his chest and gave his guarantee.
"I wonder how long it'll take to rebuild the village. I'll come help tomorrow too."
Naruto looked at the destroyed Konoha and sighed.
He couldn't think of a solution, and he couldn't just stand around doing nothing. He might as well do something useful.
"Tomorrow? There is no tomorrow. Yamato has already built all the temporary shelters we need. We'll leave the rest for now."
Kushina glanced at Naruto and rejected his idea.
"Why?"
Naruto was confused.
"The enemy has only been sealed. He hasn't been dealt with. And he's sealed inside Kakashi's space, which can be opened at any time."
"He could return at any moment. If we start rebuilding Konoha now and he comes back, what are we supposed to do?"
Kushina explained.
Her expression was solemn.
Even the appearance of Tenseigan Hinata had not made her feel that her authority was being challenged.
But Teuchi, the appearance of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, had made Kushina feel a genuine threat.
Even if the other side was nothing more than a madman.
His strength was simply too overwhelming.
Her rule was built upon absolute strength. That also meant that anyone stronger than her could overthrow her rule.
"That's right. And the same trick might not work on him a second time. Even if I put another Flying Thunder God mark on this open ground right now, it might not work again. We'll have to think of another method."
Minato also sighed helplessly.
Dad and Mom's words suddenly gave Naruto an idea.
If he wanted to trick Dad into the Kamui dimension again, all he needed was to find another powerful enemy similar to Isshiki—someone Dad couldn't defeat.
Then wouldn't Dad have to use the same method to seal them again?
The problem was, where could he find such a powerful enemy now?
Naruto fell into thought again.
But this time, Naruto didn't sit there thinking for half a day.
He knew far too little about the ninja world. If he wanted to find out where some major villain was hiding, he would have to ask the masked man.
So Naruto found Kakashi and had him transfer him into the Kamui dimension again, preparing to find Obito.
As for Isshiki inside the Kamui dimension, because he wasn't exactly right in the head, as long as Kakashi opened and closed the portal quickly enough, he wouldn't be able to escape.
Naruto wouldn't be in too much danger going inside either.
At worst, he'd just be asked why he had betrayed ramen again.
After entering the Kamui dimension, Naruto felt as though he had returned to the Konoha from several hours earlier.
The Flying Thunder God Technique really was incredible to have moved the entire village.
Naruto ran across the buildings of Konoha, hoping that Obito was still inside the Kamui dimension.
'Please don't tell me he's already left.'
If he had, Naruto would have no idea how long he'd have to wait here.
After running around the Kamui dimension for a while, Naruto searched the area and directly entered Sage Mode, using his Sage Mode sensory abilities to look for Obito.
He didn't dare shout out, afraid that he might attract Teuchi's attention.
The entire Konoha was completely deserted, making it look like a horror game.
However, he didn't even need to search.
Voices came from the distance.
And one of them belonged to Obito.
Obito wasn't crazy and wouldn't talk to himself, so he must have encountered Teuchi.
Realizing this, Naruto quickened his pace and no longer bothered hiding himself.
"Teuchi? Isshiki?"
Listening to the madman introducing himself, Obito remembered that he seemed to have heard that name while he was imprisoned.
Apparently, this was an existence who had descended into the ninja world alongside the ancestor of the shinobi world, Hagoromo's mother, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
And this was what he looked like?
Obito felt somewhat disillusioned.
He had once wanted to become the second Sage of Six Paths.
But now he couldn't help feeling that the Sage of Six Paths wasn't exactly a great guy either.
"Then do you know Kaguya?"
"Kaguya... Where is Kaguya?"
"She was sealed by her son, the Sage of Six Paths."
Obito conversed with Isshiki.
He wanted to obtain some information from Isshiki.
First, the Engraved Tsukuyomi world corresponded to certain things in the real world, so this information could serve as a reference.
Second, Obito had originally thought that activating Infinite Tsukuyomi would mark the end of the ninja world. Once that was accomplished, his mission would be complete, and he would finally be free.
But now, the appearance of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had slapped him hard across the face.
Infinite Tsukuyomi wasn't the end.
'Do I have to deal with the Ōtsutsuki threat too?'
However...
"Kaguya? Sealed?"
After Teuchi's expression went blank for a moment, it became twisted and ferocious.
Because the Isshiki of this world had been residing in Teuchi's intestines all this time, the fusion had left him half-insane. As a result, he knew practically nothing about the ninja world's affairs.
He could only instinctively pursue the power of the Tailed Beasts and his desire to make ramen.
He was like a walking corpse, controlled by the desires of the two wills within him—Teuchi and Isshiki.
And now, Obito had accidentally revealed that Kaguya had already been sealed.
That instantly sent Isshiki's emotions into a frenzy.
Isshiki had originally been so terrified of bullying because he had been killed after bullying Kaguya. That was why he had previously refused to kill people outright and had even gone out of his way not to hurt anyone.
But things were different now.
Kaguya had already been sealed.
That meant he no longer had anything to fear.
"You smell like a tree."
"Ah, a tree."
Isshiki suddenly appeared beside Obito with a Body Flicker.
Before Obito could even react, Isshiki tore him in half with his bare hands like tearing him apart like in those war dramas, then took the portion of his body containing White Zetsu and pressed it against his face, savoring it carefully.
Naruto arrived just in time to see this scene.
He was completely terrified.
(End of this chapter)