In the Land of Fire, in Konoha, inside a forest, a young boy was practicing Shuriken throwing.
Just then, the sky above the forest suddenly rippled like the surface of water, and a strange-looking man walked out of thin air.
He had pale skin and long, light blue hair tied in a high ponytail.
He had no eyebrows, two dots on his forehead, two horn-like protrusions on his head resembling a forehead protector, and beneath those dots was a pair of Byakugan.
He wore white clothes, carried a red-glowing fish basket, and held a red-glowing fishing rod.
At this moment, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki looked at the boy below, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth; he had finally found the Ōtsutsuki treasure and arrived at this point in time.
At the point in time after they arrived on Earth, the boy before him was simply too powerful, to the point where they had no idea how they could possibly defeat him.
Since the future version of him was not someone they could defeat, could the younger version of him still possess that level of strength?
"However, the present doesn't seem too far from the future..." Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was a bit surprised. "Did he really go from such an ordinary person to that kind of invincible existence in just a few decades?"
He scrutinized the boy below, and for a moment, he even thought he had found the wrong person.
Because the boy below was just too ordinary and weak; his physique could only be considered average in this world, let alone comparable to their Ōtsutsuki Clan.
And the future version of him undoubtedly possessed the purest Ōtsutsuki bloodline, and the quality of the Chakra Fruit he possessed was unprecedented.
It made all of them, the Ōtsutsuki, very covetous.
"Although I can't figure out how you became that person decades later, but... let's kill him first," Urashiki Ōtsutsuki muttered.
And at this moment, the boy, or rather Takuno, seemed to have sensed danger, his gaze vigilantly searching the surroundings.
After searching for a while without finding anything, Takuno frowned, then suddenly realized something and looked up abruptly.
The next moment, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's and Takuno's gazes met.
"Hmm? Quite alert," Urashiki Ōtsutsuki said, somewhat surprised. Although he hadn't hidden his presence, the disparity in strength was so great that the other party shouldn't have been able to detect him.
Takuno looked at Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, his gaze sweeping over his Byakugan and clothing, finally resting on the horn-bearing forehead protector on the opponent's forehead, which was similar to that of Madara.
A look of surprise appeared on his face, followed by deep confusion: "Ōtsutsuki?"
"Hmm? It seems it really is you; you actually knew about the Ōtsutsuki when you were a child," Urashiki Ōtsutsuki said, surprised to hear the word Ōtsutsuki from Takuno's mouth.
Takuno looked at Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, not saying anything more, his peripheral vision scanning the forest.
"Tsk, are you thinking about how to escape? But unfortunately, you probably won't be able to," Urashiki Ōtsutsuki said.
Takuno remained silent, internally wanting to curse. Now that he was only at the level of a Chunin, he had directly encountered an Ōtsutsuki. How was he supposed to fight? How was he supposed to escape?
He took a deep breath and said: "Did you come here from the future?"
"Tsk, as expected of you, to guess my origin so easily," Urashiki said, even more surprised.
Takuno cursed inwardly. Of course he could guess it. The other party didn't intend to hide it, and furthermore, having known Naruto, he knew the other party shouldn't have appeared in Naruto, so it must be Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Unfortunately, he was not too familiar with the plot of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, so he could not accurately judge the other party's full origin.
However, one thing was certain: even though he had returned to the past, the other party still addressed him with honorifics. Presumably, his future self had left quite a shadow in the other party's mind.
Since that was the case, if the other party could return to the past, his future self should also have this ability.
So he just needed to keep stalling for time, waiting for his future self's rescue.
As for resisting, resist what the hell!
"Are you thinking about how to stall for time?" Urashiki looked at Takuno playfully.
Takuno immediately broke into a cold sweat; his plan hadn't even been put into action yet, and it had already been seen through?
"Don't get your hopes up. Even I came here relying on the Ōtsutsuki Clan's treasure, and although you are indeed very powerful, without the help of a treasure, it is impossible to come here."
Urashiki said with a smile. He was telling these things to Takuno on purpose, wanting to see that person's younger self show a panicked and desperate expression.
Takuno was silent, looking at Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, his heart slowly sinking. The other party should have no reason to lie.
According to this, he was probably doomed today.
The other party was an Ōtsutsuki. Even if he wasn't Six Paths level, he was at least Super Kage, right? Even if one thought of him as weaker, it couldn't be lower than Kage level...
So if such a powerhouse wanted to kill a slightly weak Chunin and still failed, one could only say that the other party didn't intend to kill him at all.
And this, obviously, was unlikely.
Takuno also felt a bit of regret at this moment. He didn't know how powerful his future self was, to the point that the other party could only rely on this method to kill him.
He might no longer have the chance to experience his powerful self, which was... a pity.
Until now, he didn't feel any fear that he was about to die here; all he felt was regret, regret that he couldn't continue to grow stronger, and couldn't experience his future strength.
"Tsk, boring guy." Urashiki Ōtsutsuki didn't see what he wanted to see from Takuno, feeling a bit disappointed.
"Since that's the case, then go die."
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki didn't waste any more time, swinging the fishing rod in his hand, and the red fishing line with the fishhook swung towards Takuno.
That speed was simply not something the current Takuno could avoid.
Just as the fishhook touched Takuno, and Urashiki Ōtsutsuki thought it was over...
Everything seemed to have paused.
The white clouds in the sky, the grass on the ground, including Urashiki Ōtsutsuki and his fishing rod, were completely stagnant at this moment.
"This... what is this?" Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's Byakugan transformed into blue Rinnegan at this moment, observing this scene, his eyes revealing terror, yet he could not move.
Finally, the white clouds continued to drift, and the grass blades swayed gently with the breeze.
But, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki saw his fishhook shatter, and then the cracks spread along the fishing line towards the fishing rod.
In an instant, Urashiki's pupils contracted, seemingly afraid that this shattering would extend to his body, and he threw away the fishing rod.
"So, do you want to see me panic? Or do you want to see me fall into despair?"
At this moment, a somewhat childish voice sounded in Urashiki's ear, making his eyes widen as he looked at the child Takuno below in disbelief.
But at this moment, Takuno was completely different from before; the aura he exuded made Urashiki feel very terrified, and more importantly... his eyes.
Takuno's original pair of ordinary black eyes had completely changed.
The Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan in his left eye and the Tenseigan in his right eye were looking at Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, and there was a vertical slit on his forehead; clearly, an eye was hidden within it too.
"You... you... how is it possible? Without the Ōtsutsuki treasure, how could you also be able to come here?" Urashiki's momentary terror had broken through the limit, and he asked with a trembling voice.
In just a split second, the situation had completely reversed.
Takuno looked at Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, also seeing the other party's terror, feeling a bit bored: "It seems the Ōtsutsuki treasure isn't that great after all."
Urashiki wanted to refute, but he didn't dare to speak at this moment. He couldn't understand it at all.
"Forget it, let me let you die with understanding," Takuno said, stretching his 'petite' body.
"Your idea of wanting to return to the past to kill my younger self cannot be considered completely wrong."
"Then why?" Urashiki couldn't help but ask upon hearing this.
"The premise is that you can hide from my eyes when you return to the past." Takuno said, as the Tenseigan in his right eye, resembling a golden ocean, suddenly lit up. "Do you know the ability of this eye?"
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki looked at that Tenseigan. He could sense an unusual pressure from it, and as if in a flash, he seemed to understand something.
"That's right. Below, it can see the condition of everyone's body and the flow of chakra; above, it can see the changes in space and the passage of time." Takuno laughed at this moment.
"The treasure tool you rely on, it seems, did not manage to hide from my eyes."
"And as long as I discover the changes in space-time, I can use such changes to arrive at the corresponding point in time effortlessly."
Saying this, Takuno looked at Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.
"Now, do you know why I appeared here?"
In reality, he could have had his future main body come here in person, but since there was already a version of himself in the past, using the past body was no different.
"You... you..." Ōtsutsuki Urashiki was somewhat speechless. Obviously, even as a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, he was completely shocked by Takuno's ability and strength at this moment. The opponent was completely beyond the scope of what he could comprehend.
Perhaps only the legendary God of the Ōtsutsuki could defeat the opponent?
Urashiki couldn't help but think. At this moment, he knew he had no chance left, so he wanted to gouge out his own eyes to make a desperate final attempt.
However, the moment he wanted to act, Takuno had already appeared before him, and that finger, which looked quite young, was already pressed against his forehead.
"So, when the gap in strength is too great, even a final desperate attempt is a luxury?"
In the final moment of his life, this thought surfaced in Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's mind. Then, his consciousness dissipated completely. There was no pain, no process, and no one could ever save Urashiki's life again.
Takuno collected Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's body. The opponent's Rinnegan also held a portion of time-related power; although it could not compare to the ability of his Mangekyo Sharingan, it still had value.
Even if it wasn't qualified to occupy a slot in the Chimera Technique, it could still be studied separately.
"Is this my future power?" At this moment, the young Takuno spoke again.
"How does it feel?" Takuno asked.
"Strong, very strong, extremely strong." There was excitement in the young Takuno's voice.
"Unfortunately, these experiences cannot be remembered by you." Takuno laughed.
"It's better if I can't remember. I will definitely climb step by step to the same position as you, or even stronger." The young Takuno's voice was full of ambition.
"Heh, good luck. I believe in you." Takuno was not at all surprised by his younger self's thoughts.
After all, he was him; essentially, they were still the same person. Even though there was a generation gap of several decades between them, some things would not change even after hundreds or thousands of years!
Afterwards, everything returned to silence, as if everything that had just happened was merely a dream.
The young Takuno also finished his practice at this moment and walked towards his home. It seemed there was not the slightest change; all that remained was that increasingly firm heart to become stronger, and the conviction that he could become stronger!
...
Returning to the present, Takuno looked at the Shinobi World and sighed.
With the Ōtsutsuki invasion, those clowns hiding in the shadows could not help but start acting.
However, these things could not pique his interest at present. Although their abilities were indeed unique.
But the problem was that in front of him, if their chakra magnitude could not exceed his, it was meaningless.
Since all abilities were within the scope of Dōjutsu: Tenken, they were all nothing but ants.
And if they wanted to surpass Takuno, there was only one way: to fuse with a Chakra Fruit stronger than Takuno's, and then collect more chakra than the entire Shinobi World.
Otherwise, they would forever remain within the scope of Dōjutsu: Tenken.
And within the domain brought by Tenken, Takuno was inherently invincible.
After resolving Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, Takuno returned to his palace.
Over the years, Black Zetsu had been very honest. Originally, the other party seemed to have some ideas, but later, after seeing that Kaguya seemed to be living quite happily, he no longer had any special thoughts and began to work for him wholeheartedly.
And the amount of chakra collected from the Shinobi World over these years was not a small number; it had already exceeded that one-off deal during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
It was foreseeable that the entire Shinobi World would continue to bring him even more chakra.
Regarding this, the Sage of Six Paths did not come out to show his presence either. He was also observing the current Shinobi World and found that although people's life habits had changed somewhat, Takuno's methods had indeed not produced too many negative effects.
Thus, he no longer bothered with these matters. Let the changes in the Shinobi World from now on take their natural course; perhaps one day there would be new changes.
Speaking of new changes, Takuno did have some ideas. Although he did not know the coordinates of other worlds, those Ōtsutsuki should know them.
And the chakra amount of one Shinobi World could not satisfy Takuno's appetite.
Although other worlds might not have a God Tree or chakra, as long as there was life, they would have physical energy and spiritual energy.
Since that was the case, Takuno's current God Tree plan was applicable to them. You don't know how to condense chakra? I'll help you, wouldn't that be fine?
"It seems I will have to go to other worlds to plant trees in the future; the rules will be the same as here in the Shinobi World."
Takuno thought to himself. Since that was the case, he had to find those Ōtsutsuki who could provide him with coordinates. He hoped they would not disappoint him.
At this moment.
"Daddy!!"
Three little ones ran out from inside the palace and rushed over to hug Takuno.
They were Takuno's children, two sons and one daughter.
They all inherited Takuno's Ōtsutsuki constitution, though their eyes were a bit different.
The eldest son inherited his light purple Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, the second son inherited his Tenseigan, and the little daughter was most like Takuno, possessing a Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan in her left eye and a Tenseigan in her right eye.
It was a pity that the little daughter still lacked the blood-red Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan on her forehead.
But it was already enough.
Moreover, the strength of the three little ones was ridiculously strong. From the moment they were born, they had the strength of at least Super Kage. Now that ten years had passed, their strength had long since reached the Six Paths level.
As for the barrier between Super Kage and Six Paths? In front of the three little ones, it did not exist at all; they had crushed right through it as easily as drinking water.
Seeing this, Takuno was also a bit envious. Thinking back to how long he had planned to become Super Kage and Six Paths, and how long he had worked for it, it was beyond words.
This was truly the case of the predecessors planting trees and the descendants enjoying the shade...
Takuno looked at the three little ones; he could let them go to other worlds to gain experience in the future.
Of course, they would all carry his mark on them. When they encountered danger, he would be able to use the Kamui Dimension or the Space-Time Hole, which had no concept of spatial distance, as a transit point to jump directly to the three little ones' side.
Then it was decided.
Takuno hugged the three little ones one by one with a smile. Even though they were so big now, they were still so close to him.
At this time, the mothers of the three little ones also walked out.
The family lived together happily, including Kaguya, who had been somewhat reluctant before.
Of course, this was only one Takuno. Another was training within Amenominaka; his physique and will would be tempered in the super-gravity space, and his chakra amount would continuously absorb the chakra of the entire Shinobi World in the Initial Sphere Space.
Therefore, Takuno was becoming stronger at every moment.
And...
At least Takuno had not yet felt the existence of any upper limit.
He... would become even stronger!