The battlefield between Sunagakure and Konohagakure was taken over by Shikaku, and because they lacked the ability to control the battlefield like Ren, so they wasted a little time.
For Konoha and Suna, it was despairing. The ninjas from the Land of Whirlpools were too strong.
Most of them could counter each other's jutsu, which meant forbidden techniques were probably shared internally, making them extremely powerful.
They worried that if secret techniques were leaked, the ninja's weakness would become exposed. But this seems quite opposite.
Ren, however, went to the space-time realm and looked at Black Zetsu. That mass of darkness didn't seem discouraged and didn't respond to Ren's words.
"Black Zetsu, even if you live longer, it doesn't matter. If I die, this place won't reopen."
"Uzumaki Ren, even without me, humans will still fight. The ninja world you created will soon fail. Do you know why Indra and Ashura turned against each other? I just provoked it slightly, and they fought. Isn't that laughable?" Black Zetsu said calmly.
"True, as you said. But for now, stay here. I will handle the ninja world." Ren said, then left immediately.
Indeed, the Land of Whirlpools reorganized the other ninja nations with an iron fist. Anyone who resisted or disobeyed was directly eliminated.
Ren then went to the Three Sage Regions of the ninja world. The rebels were killed, and the toads and snakes were wiped out. He had no intention of leaving them alive.
With this, the ninja world was completely under his control. The other nations naturally developed according to his guidance.
With the Land of Whirlpools as a successful example, it became much easier to implement in other nations. His strength made this unavoidable.
As for the Land of Whirlpools, shrines and priestesses slowly appeared, giving ordinary people a little more enjoyment in life.
Of course, Ren still advocated sharing jutsu. He planned to share abilities with his other selves a few more times before releasing Kaguya. He wanted to confirm the information about the Ōtsutsuki clan, since he knew very little about them.
At night, above the black mist.
"Finally, you're here. How many years has it been?" Pirate Ren looked at the other Rens.
"A few years, I guess," Naruto Ren sighed.
"Should be five days?" Re:Zero Ren quietly joined the conversation.
The others realized that these five days might be much longer than imagined.
"Where is this? Do dungeons have places like this?" A man who looked like a novice adventurer appeared.
"Oh yes, finally a newcomer. First, fist bump," Pirate Ren said eagerly, grabbing the newcomer and beginning to share his strength.
"Another world with gods?" Pirate Ren said, slightly amazed.
"My god in this world isn't as scary as the one in the game world." Since he had already crossed over into a fantasy world, adapting to another world was obviously much easier.
"After all, the Labyrinth City Orario is the chessboard of the gods. They wouldn't want to unleash their power and return to the divine realm." Dungeon Ren was still very reassuring.
"By the way, you're in the Hestia Familia, and you're the first one. Are you trying to cut in on the Hestia Familia and replace the main character?" Akame Ren was very curious. This was probably the only part he still remembered from his previous life.
"Didn't you look at my memories? My original talent couldn't even join Loki Familia. Even if I did, I wouldn't know how long it would take to update the data. Joining Hestia Familia was simple. Updates could happen every day. Besides, the blessings are about the same. Joining any faction is basically the same. The main reason is I simply couldn't join the others." Dungeon Ren explained the reason for joining.
"We're almost done here. You have the most growth potential now. From here on, you need to work hard to get stronger." Pirate Ren urged.
"I know, I know. Who doesn't want fame anyway?" Dungeon Ren had originally planned to be lazy, but now he decided to put in some effort.
"Here, take this. Please record the dungeon monsters. Thanks." Detective Ren silently handed over a pair of glasses.
Soon, the sharing session ended.
Labyrinth City, Orario. This was a city full of fantasy, teeming with all kinds of races gathered into different small groups.
Ren opened his eyes, and a goblin's head appeared in front of him. Startled, it immediately swung a wooden stick at him.
"Damn it." Ren didn't hesitate and cut it down in one stroke.
For a moment, Ren was silent. When had he gotten so strong? And he felt extremely familiar with the sword. Now he understood—the black mist space really could share power. He was pleasantly surprised.
After coming to his senses, fear hit him. He had actually fallen asleep in the dungeon. Forget the monsters—if certain adventurers saw him like this, he would be done for.
Without hesitation, Ren rushed toward the dungeon exit.
On the surface, adventurers hurried about, some recruiting team members for their adventures, while supporters prayed that each team would accept them.
Ren ignored them all and quickly ran back to Hephaestus Familia. Yes, now he lived here with his goddess. He couldn't just ignore a warm room and a place to stay, so he moved into the abandoned church's basement with her.
Of course, there was a price. He worked for Hephaestus, acting as a salesperson. Though he had never done this in his previous life, he had seen it before, so he just went straight for a promotion.
First, he secretly raised the prices, then turned them back to the original price for the promotion, and finally hung a clearance sale banner outside the store.
This combo was irresistible to people from this world. They all bought in, hoping to equip their factions and prepare for new members.
Hephaestus's weapons were sold out, and the goddess allowed the two of them to move in.
"Ren, you really scared me." Hestia rushed over, clinging to Ren like a koala.
"Lady Hestia, I'm fine, really."
"You can't just spend the night in a dungeon," Hestia said, worry clear in her voice. He was her only follower, after all.
They had first met at Hephaestus's shop, where Hestia was staying for a while. Ren had just faced rejection from Freya and Loki Familia.
His once passionate heart had been crushed, and not wanting to remain ordinary, he decided to take a chance and join Hestia Familia.
Surprisingly, it was easy. Hestia had been rejected so many times before that when someone approached her willingly, she couldn't refuse.
This made Ren an adventurer, and he became deeply grateful to Hestia, voluntarily taking care of the goddess. To have a better place to stay, he also chose to work for Hephaestus to pay the rent.
"I'm fine, I promise it won't happen again," Ren said with a light laugh. He remembered encountering that goblin upon waking and wondered how long it had been there, and whether his body in the outside world was invincible while he was in the black mist.
"Ren, this is the last time," Hestia scolded firmly, her short stature making the severity slightly endearing.
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