"Isshiki? You want to take him out too?"
"Exactly!"
Six Paths Naruto's response was straightforward and resolute.
Although he had no personal grudge against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in this world, that didn't mean Naruto was willing to let Parallel World 2's Ōtsutsuki Isshiki go.
What could he do? Isshiki was a member of the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Even if he wasn't committing crimes at the moment and was merely hiding, his ultimate goal was to plant another God Tree, devour the planet's energy, and eradicate all life in the world.
The two sides fundamentally had an irreconcilable conflict.
Rather than waiting for him to emerge and cause havoc again, it was better to deal with him now!
Though this space and time wasn't his own, Naruto didn't want his future self, Sasuke, or Boruto to endure such suffering again!
And finally, was Isshiki from the past no longer Isshiki? Even if Naruto considered him a substitute, he couldn't forgive the crimes Isshiki had committed!
He enjoyed the pleasures, so he must face the punishment for them!
Black Zetsu was just a small bonus. Since there was an opportunity, Six Paths Naruto was, of course, eager to take out Isshiki as well!
"Fine. I don't mind."
"But you need to ask this Tobirama's opinion. He's the Hokage here."
Lux didn't impose his will and still gave Tobirama some respect.
What if he wanted to keep a strong enemy around to create some pressure for himself? To seek a bit of a challenge?
Tobirama had done such foolish things before.
Hearing this, Naruto immediately looked at Tobirama.
"Stone-faced Second Hokage Uncle, any objections?"
"Uh…"
Tobirama was taken aback.
What objections could he have?
The pressure from this blonde youth was stronger than his enraged brother. Even if he had objections, he could only swallow them!
Just like an enemy Hashirama swore to kill, as if the pitiful, weak, and helpless Tobirama could stop him.
"Haha, looks like Second Hokage Uncle has no objections."
"This Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, isn't he an enemy even Big Brother and Madara working together couldn't handle?"
"Yes."
"An enemy that strong, are you sure you can handle him alone? Do you need my help? Or should we call more people?"
"No need, I'm enough!"
"If he's killed, will it affect the world?"
"It'll only make the world more peaceful and reduce more casualties…"
"Casualties? What did he do in the future?"
Seeing Tobirama still slightly worried, Six Paths Naruto didn't say much.
He directly activated his Rinne-Sharingan, using Genjutsu to briefly inform Tobirama of the crimes committed by Isshiki and Black Zetsu in Parallel World 7.
A few seconds later.
Tobirama, having learned everything through the Genjutsu, was instantly fired up.
"Kill him!"
"He must be killed!"
"Count me in! I want to help kill him too!"
Realizing that Isshiki in the future not only destroyed all of Konoha but nearly annihilated the entire world, how could Tobirama hold back?
He immediately sharpened his weapons, ready to fight to the death.
"Second Hokage Uncle, you don't need to join. The enemy is very strong; you'd be in danger if you came."
Naruto spoke more cautiously. Even he and Sasuke, who were at quasi-Six Paths level back then, were thoroughly beaten by Jigen in Kāma Stage Two.
Though it was awkward to say, Tobirama with his Tenseigan alone wasn't enough to trouble Isshiki.
While Six Paths Naruto no longer feared hostage threats, he didn't want Tobirama to die needlessly…
"Don't worry, I won't get in the way. I have Hiraishin no Jutsu; I should be fine!"
Tobirama still wanted to watch.
After all, this was a rare peak Six Paths-level battle. He could treat it as gaining experience.
Who knows, by watching, he might gain inspiration and create another Forbidden Technique?
Moreover, Tobirama had a small ulterior motive.
He had heard that Isshiki seemed to possess special eyes, with mechanisms no less impressive than the Rinnegan.
Perhaps he could seize the opportunity while Naruto was beating Isshiki to obtain that Black Eye?
If he could get a valuable special eye to compensate Madara, he might not get beaten to death when he stabbed himself in the butt again, right?
"Alright…"
"But Second Hokage Uncle, be careful. That guy is very fast!"
"Don't let him catch you."
Naruto thought for a moment and stopped objecting.
With Hiraishin no Jutsu, as long as he didn't attack actively, most enemy attacks could be dodged.
Like his father, a master of Hiraishin no Jutsu, he could still hold his own for a while against Six Paths Naruto at his peak.
A teleportation technique with no hand signs or cooldown, even Ōtsutsuki would feel dizzy and envious seeing it—it was truly the best in the ninja world.
"Got it."
"Lord, we're heading out!"
"Go ahead. Be careful, don't get careless."
"Don't worry, I won't give him a chance to escape!"
Naruto clenched his right fist, instantly shattering the surrounding air, producing a booming sound that startled Tobirama, showing his determination!
Naruto immediately locked onto the coordinates of Isshiki's other dimension and activated his Rinnegan to open a direct teleportation portal.
(Isshiki, I'm coming!)
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In Isshiki's other dimension, this thousand-year-old puppet Jigen, controlled by Isshiki, was at ease.
He sat leisurely in his castle, joyfully sipping a bottle of red wine.
As a noble Ōtsutsuki, even if he had to hide in another dimension like a rat, his elegance and taste must not be lost.
If he lost his elegance and taste, how would he differ from those lowly native creatures?
At this point, Jigen hadn't yet formed the Kara Organization.
He was essentially always alone in this sealed other-dimensional castle. He would only cautiously venture out to gather information and capture a few children to cultivate as reincarnation vessels when needed.
What could he do!
Kaguya, who consumed the God Tree's fruit, though sealed by her two sons, was still floating outside the world, inside the moon!
Who knows if they were conspiring to trap him and expose him?
Even if the risk was one in ten thousand, the severely injured Isshiki didn't dare take the chance.
That's why he hid and lurked for thousands of years, quietly waiting for an opportunity…
Until the Fourth Ninja World War ended.
After Kaguya was defeated by Naruto and Sasuke and vanished without a trace, Isshiki finally dared to control Jigen to appear and begin forming Kara.
As for now, the noble Isshiki should be relaxing in his castle, enjoying a leisurely and comfortable life.
After all, it was impossible for anyone in the entire ninja world to find this other dimension and locate him.
Even if someone did find him, apart from Kaguya, Isshiki didn't take humans seriously at all.
Even the living Sage of the Six Paths—Isshiki wasn't afraid of him at all!
However…
As Jigen savored another sip of his red wine.
A terrifying sense of mortal danger suddenly erupted in Jigen's heart, and he didn't even know where the threat came from! Or from whom!
*WHOOSH!*
Two auroras formed from massive spiraling weaves, one black and one white, suddenly descended from high above outside the castle, like brightly shining meteors.
They headed straight for Jigen, relaxing inside the castle.
Six Paths: Gudōdama: Ōdama Rasenshuriken!
After Naruto stormed into this other dimension, he didn't hesitate for a moment. He raised his hand and unleashed his ultimate technique.
These two Six Paths Ōdama Rasenshuriken, based on Truth-Seeking Balls, were even more powerful than Sasuke's Six Paths Indra's Arrow!
As stated before, Six Paths Naruto, filled with killing intent and having suffered losses before, would show no mercy to any enemy.
After all, Naruto didn't want to experience the loss of Sasuke and Hinata again!
"…"
"What!!!"
Jigen inside the castle hadn't even figured out what was happening before he was struck by the massive Six Paths Rasenshuriken.
He only had time to let out a shocked scream.
*BOOMMMMMM!*
A horrific explosion erupted. In an instant, the world fell silent, a white light swallowing everything. The magnificent castle was erased like a stain, and most of the surrounding gray boulders instantly vaporized!
A few seconds later, everything around transformed.
The shockwave eroded mountains into dust. A swirling dust storm rose above the scorched ground, spinning with rock fragments. Lava flowed on the surface like tears. The air was filled with the pungent smell of ozone and molten rock. Electric arcs still danced in the chaotic air, like countless dying silver snakes.
A terrifying apocalyptic scene descended upon this space.
*RUMBLING—!*
A deafening roar echoed.
The entire other dimension trembled and groaned, as if it might collapse at any moment.
Clearly, Naruto's attack had world-destroying power.
If this had happened in the ninja world, one strike alone could have destroyed more than half of the Fire Country…
This terrifying power made Tobirama, with his Tenseigan, tremble. His strongest Kinrin Tensei Baku (Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion), compared to Naruto's ultimate technique, was like a kindergarten circus act.
What could he do? Naruto, with peak Six Paths power, was already the unrivaled strongest across many Parallel Worlds.
Even Kaguya at her peak had a very slim chance of winning against this Naruto.
After all, Kaguya's real-world combat experience was too poor.
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The horrific explosion lasted for dozens of seconds. The mournful roar throughout the space never stopped.
It made Tobirama constantly worry whether this other dimension would collapse outright.
"Is he dead?"
Tobirama asked proactively. He didn't think any enemy could survive such a terrifying world-destroying attack.
"Dead! But not completely dead—he needs to be killed again!"
Six Paths Naruto explained coldly.
Having experienced so much, he understood the Ōtsutsuki clan's Kāma too well, a high-level secret technique beyond all ninjutsu systems.
A secret Ōtsutsuki technique even praised by Orochimaru.
Currently, Jigen was Isshiki's vessel. Even if he was blown to ash or molecules, as long as Kāma was fully integrated, Isshiki would always have a chance to revive!
The unmatched secret of Kāma could even rearrange molecules and achieve absolute physical resurrection!
This was the true power of Kāma!
And this was why all Ōtsutsuki who mastered Kāma would fight desperately and unhesitatingly seek a vessel that could perfectly host Kāma.
After all, it was equivalent to having an absolute second life!
Sure enough, as the residual explosion power gradually weakened, at the center of the chaos, in the murky and ferocious storm still flickering with electric arcs, Isshiki, with the power of Kāma, indeed revived.
Unfortunately, Jigen wasn't a perfect vessel.
Such a resurrection would drastically reduce Isshiki's lifespan, leaving him with only a few days.
This was why he desperately sought a perfect vessel before.
But that wasn't the point now.
The point was, who attacked him!
Who was the enemy?
In Isshiki's mind, the only one capable of finding this place and launching such a terrifying technique was Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who had broken free from her seal and revived!
But the chakra aura was wrong.
He would never forget or mistake Kaguya's chakra in his lifetime. This clearly wasn't Kaguya's chakra.
Kaguya might not bear to directly kill another young Ten-Tails.
Thinking of the spare young Ten-Tails he nurtured in his castle, likely blown to dust, Isshiki's heart ached!
But if it wasn't Kaguya, then who?
Isshiki had no intention of facing such a powerful enemy head-on.
That attack alone made him realize he was clearly no match for the enemy.
Moreover, with his imperfect resurrection and limited lifespan, escaping quickly and finding a new vessel was the priority.
But before leaving, he just wanted to take one more look.
To confirm, who exactly was the enemy?
What if it was a pursuit team sent by the Main Ōtsutsuki Clan?
That would be even more terrifying!
Isshiki had to confirm to figure out how to avoid such a powerful enemy in the future.
Isshiki activated his ability, opening an unstable space-time teleportation portal behind him, ready to escape at any moment.
Then, following the chakra's direction, he looked toward Six Paths Naruto.
Immediately, he saw Six Paths Naruto and Tobirama with his Tenseigan.
He didn't recognize Naruto, as Naruto in this world hadn't even been born.
But he recognized Senju Tobirama!
Isshiki knew of this man. He had heard about him a few years ago when he ventured out.
He seemed to be just a subordinate beside the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.
How could he have the ability to invade his other dimension?
Where did he get the coordinates? Where did he get the space-time ability? When did he lure him out?!!
The arrogant Isshiki wasn't actually interested in ninjas or humans.
Even human experts like Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara barely caught his attention; he only paid slight heed.
Thus, his only target for revenge was Kaguya. He almost never provoked humans.
Apart from occasionally capturing a few children to use as vessels, could he have captured a child of Senju Tobirama? Or a child of the blonde ninja beside him?
Even so, that shouldn't warrant unleashing an ultimate technique right upon meeting, right?
At least give him a chance to explain!
And that blonde ninja—what was up with him? That terrifying quality and quantity of chakra—why did it feel stronger than the Sage of the Six Paths?
Wait… That?
Rinne-Sharingan?
And Senrigan?
Damn it!
How could he be this strong? Where did he get those special eyes?
What kind of fight was this!
Let alone Isshiki with only three days of lifespan left, even if he had a thousand years, he wasn't confident he could defeat this Six Paths Naruto brimming with killing intent!
(RUN!)
(I have to escape now!)
Isshiki only glanced at Six Paths Naruto, and he was already terrified, sweating coldly.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately unleashed full speed, preparing to dash into the space-time teleportation portal behind him and escape from here…
But a moment later, he suddenly realized the space-time teleportation portal he had opened behind him had somehow vanished!
It seemed to have been canceled by a more terrifying spatial power!
O(ﾟДﾟ)っ!!!
Isshiki was utterly terrified. He turned back in shock, but it was too late.
Have you ever been hit by light?
Isshiki felt that sensation now…
The golden light instantly pierced the sky, distorting and compressing space into a spiraling shape, striking Isshiki with overwhelming force!