Several months later.
Cheng Feng was extremely excited as he brought a God Tree fruit before Hiroki.
"Look, it's freshly grown."
Hiroki eagerly examined the fruit. It was no different from the one he had consumed earlier. He did not consume this God Tree fruit immediately, choosing instead to preserve it.
Afterward, they continued feeding the God Tree with Otsutsuki bodies.
Every so often, a God Tree fruit would grow and be harvested by them.
Feed, wait, harvest, collect.
This process went on endlessly.
Eventually, even the God Tree seemed to grow impatient with the cycle.
Once the fruits matured, they fell off by themselves.
Hiroki collected all of these God Tree fruits.
Only after all the Otsutsuki corpses were used up did he leave for Kaguya's realm.
He produced all the God Tree fruits and began distributing them.
One for Kaguya, one for him.
One for Hinata, one for him.
One for Yugao Uzuki, one for him.
One for Terumi Mei, one for him.
One for Yugito, one for him.
One for Tsunade, one for him.
...
Then, he instructed them to spend some time absorbing the power of the God Tree.
In short, after some time, everyone underwent a qualitative leap in power.
Hiroki and Kaguya led the group and marched openly back to the Otsutsuki homeworld.
This time, there was no need for sneaky ambushes.
They advanced boldly and decisively.
Within the Otsutsuki clan, very few had ever experienced the God Tree's power, while each member of Hiroki's group possessed at least one portion of its strength. Ordinary Otsutsuki members were effortlessly defeated.
As for higher-ranked Otsutsuki, they could still offer resistance.
...
After several fierce battles, the Otsutsuki homeworld fell eerily silent, with the corpses of fallen clan members littering the ground and blood staining the battlefield.
"After coming this far, is the so-called Otsutsuki God still unwilling to show himself?" Hiroki couldn't help muttering to himself.
Leading the way, Kaguya guided them toward the forbidden land of the Otsutsuki—the supposed resting place of the Otsutsuki God.
They gently pushed open the door, revealing a figure sitting cross-legged on the ground, with his back to them.
"Just who exactly is this Otsutsuki God—male or female?" Hinata whispered softly.
Kaguya shook her head.
After all, this was someone bearing the title of "god," so the group observed the figure cautiously.
However, after waiting for a long while, there was still no reaction at all.
"What is this all about? I was ready to go home already!"
Finally, Tsunade lost her patience. She stepped forward and tapped the person on the shoulder.
"How long are you going to pretend not to notice us?"
Boom... Crash...
The body suspected to belong to the Otsutsuki God collapsed onto the ground upon her touch.
"Huh?" Tsunade was astonished, startled backward by the sudden sight.
Hiroki walked over and examined the body.
"The body feels stiff and shows no sign of life. Could the Otsutsuki God have already been dead before we entered? And none of the Otsutsuki noticed?"
"Could it be the backlash from the God Tree fruit?" Yugito asked.
"Then why is Kaguya fine?" Hiroki replied.
"Perhaps that Otsutsuki God consumed more of the fruits," Yugito answered again.
Hiroki sighed helplessly. "You're starting to scare me a bit."
Kaguya pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe He abandoned this body, or no longer needs one at all. Just like Six Paths, who also doesn't require a physical form. The laws of certain realms might be entirely different from what we understand."
"He went to another realm?" Hiroki mused thoughtfully.
"Well, isn't one fewer enemy better? No need to get hung up on it anymore," Yugao Uzuki remarked.
"That's true."
Everyone stopped overthinking the matter. The Otsutsuki clan on this homeworld was practically wiped out. Hiroki claimed most of the Otsutsuki corpses as trophies while Kaguya took the rest back to Konoha.
Hiroki once again arrived at the site of the third God Tree. Cheng Feng had already stopped bothering to come out and greet him.
As always, he used the God Tree for cultivation.
One fruit.
Two fruits.
Three...
After dealing with all the Otsutsuki, he redistributed the God Tree fruits.
He took one for Hayato—and one for himself.
One for Hamura—and one for himself.
One for Ashura—and one for himself.
One for Indra—and one for himself.
One for Kaguya Moon—and one for himself.
...
Later, he led this group to another Otsutsuki homeworld and slaughtered mercilessly.
He eradicated every last Otsutsuki clan member there.
So, the dreaded Otsutsuki crisis was finally over.
All he needed was occasionally dispatching a few people to scout those Otsutsuki homeworlds, checking if any scattered remnants of the clan returned.
With the main plot conflicts resolved, both ninja worlds entered a phase of stable development.
On Kaguya's side, since surpassing human strength became unattainable, people started developing technological power. The entire world seemed to be evolving into a spacefaring civilization.
In Kaguya Moon's domain, nation after nation emerged, with numerous ninja villages balancing each other's power.
Generation after generation rose, lived, and passed away.
...
Land of Wind.
A yellow figure abruptly appeared.
Minato Namikaze had barely materialized when he immediately glanced around, impatiently rushing toward the direction of Konoha he remembered so clearly.
Before long, he suddenly realized that, unlike before, his chakra wasn't automatically replenishing itself.
"Have I come to a completely new world, severing my original Summoning Contract too?" He frowned in thought, then immediately began conserving his remaining chakra.
Unknown how much time had passed, he finally reached outside Konoha Village. Staring at its familiar gate, Minato found himself momentarily dazed.
Whoosh...
A figure appeared before him.
The newcomer had blond hair and facial features quite similar to his own—yet more mature in appearance.
Is he another 'me'? Maybe I really am still alive? Minato wondered.
"Excuse me, are you The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze?"
A few have been waiting for you for a long time..."
As soon as this person finished speaking, two more figures flew over directly.
"Father..."
At the sound of this voice, Minato Namikaze froze and looked up, studying carefully.
Short golden hair.
Blue eyes.
Features similar to Naruto's.
Only, there was far more weariness in his gaze, and many more wrinkles on his face.
"Naruto?"
Naruto threw his arms around him, sobbing and letting the tears fall freely. "Dad... I've searched for you for so long..."
Sasuke stood quietly beside them, watching the reunion.
He glanced silently toward the direction of Konoha Village.
His people were still there.
Though those people had nothing to do with him anymore, at least he could see they were living happy, content lives.
This world's Itachi and Sasuke are living much more easily.
In the high sky above, Hiroki floated with Indra and Ashura, watching the epic drama unfold below.
"This soap opera doesn't seem all that exciting... Well, everything is finally over..."
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