Isshiki stared at Naruto with wide, furious eyes, his hands desperately clawing at Naruto's grip around his neck, trying to break free.
He refused to accept this ending.
Throughout his entire existence, he had come to Earth to harvest chakra. He was an Ōtsutsuki elite, a guardian-level being. Yet the moment he arrived, he had been ambushed by his own partner—Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. If not for his overwhelming strength and his mastery of Kāma, he would have perished on the spot.
By forcibly implanting the Kāma (Wedge), he barely survived.
But fate mocked him once again.
The human vessel he had latched onto—Jigen—was obsessed with "saving the world" and "redeeming humanity."
At first, Isshiki did not care. He believed that given enough time, he would completely overwrite Jigen's consciousness and take full control of the body.
Then Kaguya was sealed by her own sons.
The Sage of Six Paths eventually died.
Chakra was divided into the Nine Tailed Beasts.
For the first time since arriving on Earth, Isshiki felt true relief.
No one on this planet could sense him anymore.
So he patiently endured, manipulating Jigen from the shadows, building power bit by bit, and secretly cultivating the small Ten-Tails.
Everything was progressing perfectly.
He was on the verge of creating the next perfect vessel.
And then—
He was betrayed again.
This time, by his own clan.
Why?
Why would another Ōtsutsuki attack him?
Did they truly not fear the judgment of the Ōtsutsuki God?
Unfortunately, Isshiki would never receive an answer.
Naruto's Rinnegan rotated slowly.
Using the method Kaguya had taught him, Naruto directly activated the absorption process, forcibly devouring all of Isshiki's Ōtsutsuki bloodline power.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
Isshiki screamed in agony.
His pride shattered.
His dignity crushed.
This lowly human—this being he once viewed as nothing more than livestock—was now stripping him of the very essence of the Ōtsutsuki clan.
How dare he?!
How could he?!
A few seconds later, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki completely vanished from the world.
Not sealed.
Not reborn.
Erased.
After absorbing Isshiki, Naruto felt another profound transformation ripple through his body.
His sensitivity to natural energy increased dramatically.
His physical strength surged again.
Even his perception of the world through the Rinnegan felt… colder.
Indifferent.
Naruto frowned slightly.
When had his emotions toward this planet begun to fade?
Was this the cost of becoming stronger?
Was this what it truly meant to walk the path of the Ōtsutsuki?
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki observed Naruto carefully, then nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good, Naruto. In your current state, if you fully stimulate the chakra in your body, you might even grow your own—"
Before Urashiki could finish speaking, two horns slowly emerged from Naruto's head.
Urashiki's teasing expression instantly vanished, replaced by pure seriousness.
This form had already surpassed most members of the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Based on Naruto's current strength alone, he could already be considered among the highest tier of Ōtsutsuki.
"Naruto," Urashiki said slowly, "you're improving at an unbelievable speed."
Naruto nodded calmly and replied,
"To be honest, this time I really benefited from your help. Without you, I wouldn't have found Isshiki so quickly, let alone eliminated him. This removes a huge burden from my mind."
Urashiki smiled faintly.
"It seems you cared about Isshiki quite a lot."
Naruto exhaled slowly.
"Yes. After all, he came to Earth alongside Kaguya and hid here for far too long."
Then Naruto turned his gaze toward the shattered ground below.
"Follow me."
Urashiki frowned slightly, unsure what Naruto intended, but followed him nonetheless.
Naruto led Urashiki down toward the depths of the island.
When the small Ten-Tails emerged earlier, the ground had collapsed completely, leaving behind a massive chasm nearly a thousand meters long.
Activating the Rinnegan, Naruto looked straight through the earth.
Beneath the island…
There was a base.
Isshiki's base.
Naruto and Urashiki descended slowly into the abyss.
Sure enough, countless illuminated chambers were embedded within the cliff walls.
"This is…" Urashiki muttered.
Naruto replied calmly,
"Isshiki's underground facility."
The small Ten-Tails had been kept in another dimension, but it needed to continuously absorb the Earth's chakra. To achieve this, Isshiki constructed arrays underground that connected directly to that dimension, feeding the Ten-Tails with natural energy.
They entered one of the chambers.
The passage stretched dozens of meters before suddenly opening into a vast underground hall shaped like an inverted dome.
Inside—
Massive glass cultivation tanks filled the entire space.
Row after row.
Dozens upon dozens.
Urashiki's eyes narrowed.
"What is this?"
Naruto exhaled deeply.
He had already expected this.
According to the timeline, Isshiki was indeed conducting these experiments at this point.
Naruto stepped forward and examined the tanks carefully.
Two of them, positioned at the very center, stood out immediately. The liquid inside them shimmered differently under the light.
Naruto approached and looked closely.
Inside one tank was a boy around five or six years old.
Naruto's pupils contracted sharply.
Kawaki.
He turned his head slightly.
The other tank—
Code.
Naruto's gaze hardened.
Kawaki was the chosen vessel for Isshiki's Kāma.
Code was Isshiki's most loyal subordinate, the bearer of the White Kāma, possessing power that could eventually surpass Isshiki himself.
Even with that power, Code would later worship Isshiki as a god.
But judging from the current situation, Isshiki had only just completed their modification process.
Which meant—
In this timeline, Isshiki never got the chance to fully use them.
No wonder Isshiki's final expression had been filled with pure unwillingness.
Urashiki stepped forward, observing carefully, then chuckled softly.
"It seems Isshiki prepared quite a few contingencies."
Naruto nodded.
"Yes. Jigen's body couldn't withstand Isshiki's true chakra. Perfect reincarnation was impossible. That's why he began preparing replacement vessels."
At this point, Urashiki looked directly at Naruto.
Momoshiki's Kāma…
Urashiki was already certain—it resided within Naruto.
Naruto stared at the two cultivation tanks and said firmly,
"I'm taking these two with me."
Urashiki shrugged indifferently.
"Fine by me. Other than Isshiki's chakra, I have no interest in anything here. Do whatever you want."
Naruto nodded.
He formed a hand seal.
A Shadow Clone separated from him and immediately flew away.
Then Naruto turned back to Urashiki.
"Let's go. We need to talk somewhere else."
Urashiki nodded.
A space-time vortex opened, and the two vanished.
One minute later.
The shadow clone returned—bringing Orochimaru with him.
"Uncle Orochimaru," the clone said, "this is the place I told you about."
The moment Orochimaru arrived, his eyes lit up like a child entering a treasure vault.
"Oh my… human modification experiments? Fascinating."
His gaze was filled with excitement as he began flipping through Isshiki's experimental records.
In many ways, Isshiki and Orochimaru were remarkably similar—both obsessed with evolution, truth, and transcending limits.
The records were detailed beyond belief.
Orochimaru was instantly absorbed.
Seeing this, the clone Naruto continued,
"Uncle Orochimaru, should we call Kabuto, Suigetsu, and Jūgo to help?"
Orochimaru didn't even look up.
"Yes."
The clone nodded and departed again.
Soon after, Suigetsu and Jūgo arrived.
Suigetsu grimaced the moment he saw the tanks.
"Tch… this brings back bad memories."
Jūgo remained silent, awaiting instructions.
Kabuto joined Orochimaru and, after a brief glance at the data, his expression turned just as excited.
Clearly, he shared Orochimaru's enthusiasm.
The clone Naruto addressed them calmly.
"Orochimaru, Kabuto—these two cultivation tanks are now yours. Inform me when they awaken."
Orochimaru smiled thinly.
"Don't worry, Naruto."
The clone nodded.
As he turned to leave, a thought crossed his mind.
Kawaki and Code are here…
Then what about Amado?
And the others?
The future had already begun to shift.
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