Of course, Sasuke had no intention of killing Naruto. The pain of having just lost Naruto had made him look completely within himself, realizing what was most important to him.
Now, he merely intended to tease Naruto, and at the same time, give him a "vaccination" so that Naruto would not hinder him from unifying the ninja world in the future.
Naturally, this was also related to Naruto's behavior.
Naruto, who knew very well that he couldn't defeat Six Paths Sasuke, had given up fighting. He was honest and stubborn.
If Sasuke insisted on killing Tsunade and the other Five Kage, then he too would die with them!
No way. How could Sasuke bring himself to kill Naruto?
Moreover, for him, who was now the strongest in the world, killing or not killing the Five Kage made no difference.
But after this commotion, coupled with the information brought by Parallel World 7 Naruto and Sasuke and the others, it indeed made Parallel World 6 Naruto abandon his intention to touch the entire ninja world with love and understanding.
He was determined to accompany and assist Sasuke, together completing the unification of the world, and striving to reduce obstacles and casualties.
Of course, the unification led by Sasuke would certainly be more decisive, more aggressive; it would not at all be like the kind and compassionate original Naruto.
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After that, everything went smoothly.
Parallel World 6 Sasuke and Naruto reached an agreement, and once again controlled Parallel World 6 Kaguya, using her immortal body and chakra, successfully revived most of the innocent victims of this great war.
Poor Black Zetsu. He was even captured by Parallel World 7 Naruto, who made him witness his mother being forced to revive human ninjas he didn't value, and finally being destroyed.
This truly shattered Parallel World 6 Black Zetsu, and then Naruto completely eradicated this Black Zetsu.
However, due to the immense lack of chakra from the Juubi, the already weak Parallel World 6 Kaguya, even after using Rinne Tensei, still couldn't revive all the casualties.
A conservative estimate: one-third of the allied ninjas and hundreds of thousands of civilians from the Land of Lightning could not be revived.
Sasuke frowned. His fierce eyes swept over the nine Tailed Beasts around him, as if considering whether to capture two Tailed Beasts for sacrifice. After all, in a few decades, they would be good Tailed Beasts again.
Of course, Naruto refused. Sacrificing enemies was acceptable; forcing the sacrifice of fellow Tailed Beast brothers was pure bullying. Fortunately, at this moment, someone stepped forward. Parallel World 6 Uchiha Madara, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.
"I will do it!"
"The remaining casualties, I will revive them!"
A somewhat melancholic Madara stepped forward. Now that Black Zetsu was dead, and Hashirama's Edo Tensei soul had also returned to the Pure Land, the living Parallel World 6 Madara had no obsessions.
Adding to that, all the mistakes and the source of this war were because he himself was deceived by Black Zetsu. He indeed carried a little guilt and regret. Even if he was still alive now, he had no attachment to this world. It was better to use his life to repay Hashirama's wish.
After all, if it weren't for the great help of the other Hashirama, he might have become a laughing stock until death. Now, it was time to end this nightmare that had lasted for decades. Allowing his soul to go to the Edo Tensei world and unite with Hashirama was also a good choice.
"Gedō – Rinne Tensei no Jutsu!"
Madara formed seals and used the jutsu; a dense light immediately enveloped his entire body.
With the successful forbidden jutsu, Madara's life breath also rapidly weakened. On the verge of death, Madara last looked at Sasuke, muttering with emotion:
"I have disappointed Hashirama, and also disappointed Izuna's request. I will entrust the Uchiha clan to you in the future; I hope you can fulfill their wishes, Hashirama's and Izuna's!"
"Hmph! Don't worry about it. Relic of a bygone era, may your journey be smooth!"
Sasuke was also not a vengeful person, reluctantly nodding and grunting in response. It could be considered a final tribute to Madara.
"As for Naruto, you are truly similar to Hashirama, but also different from him. You are the one who ended all this. Anyway, thank you too..."
Madara looked back at Naruto, sincerely grateful.
Thank you to Naruto for ending the fated karmic relationship between Indra and Ashura.
If he had left the village back then, and Hashirama had also pursued him without care, perhaps the outcome would have been different?
Ah... this was his fault, too arrogant!
Parallel World 6 Naruto was speechless, his heart feeling sour. But the more mature and straightforward adult Parallel World 7 Naruto answered on his behalf:
"Don't worry! I've already talked to Great-Grandpa over there; he will definitely give you and the First Hokage a big house to live together in the Edo Tensei world! Don't worry!"
Madara: "Hmph (.-`ω´-)!"
The corner of Madara's lips slightly curved; he nodded contentedly. But suddenly remembering something, he hastily reminded: "Oh yeah! Remember, get rid of that beast Tobirama; don't let him interfere..."
"Huh? What did you say? I can't hear you..."
Amidst Naruto's repeated questions, Madara, who had completed his jutsu, also truly breathed his last. Even an old Six Paths man paid a little attention, personally lowering a welcoming beam of light, and directly pulled Madara's soul back to the Pure Land.
Seeing the spectacular sight of Madara's soul ascending to the sky, Naruto was also full of emotion.
"Oh yeah, what did he say last?"
"Unclear..."
"Alright..."
In short, everything ended perfectly, with the help of three consecutive Rinne Tensei no Jutsu, all innocent casualties were revived.
This also completely lifted the burden from Parallel World 6 Naruto's heart. Of course, it was believed that these ninjas who had once died would be more aware of the terror of Demon God Sasuke at the peak of Six Paths. After all, for a lifetime, there would probably be no desire to rebel.
Just kidding. The number of villain casualties after fighting for days was nothing compared to the terror of Sasuke eliminating them in one attack.
Facing such a strange person, who else would dare to rebel?
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After that, Parallel World 7 Naruto and Sasuke and the others who stayed there chatted for a long time with the people from Parallel World 6, then said goodbye and returned.
Parallel World 7 Sasuke: "Hey, my foolish past self. Don't think you can underestimate everything just because you have power; don't forget what you truly want to protect!"
Parallel World 7 Naruto: "Hey! I'll tell you a little secret: Hinata is your wife in the future; quickly confess your feelings. Also remember to be careful with the moon; there are people there who are still targeting Hinata! Although he's my brother, if you have to fight, fight. Don't be too harsh later; don't let him die!"
Teenage Obito: "Kakashi, don't worry. I, Rin, and you in the past, have lived happily together. The three of us will definitely be happy!"
Three Orochimarus: "Yo! Welcome to our research team; here's a scroll of techniques we're sharing. Remember to create something new before we meet again, okay!"
Sarada: "Dad, later spend more time at home with Mom; don't often wander around! And, Dad will always be my favorite Dad!"
Kawaki: "Seventh Hokage, please save me here. This time I will definitely protect everything!"
Boruto: "Dad! Don't worry; in the future, I will definitely be faster, more ruthless than you!"
Everyone from the other ninja worlds said goodbye one by one. Finally, they all disappeared under the warm and dazzling morning sun, returning to their respective worlds.
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Facing the bright sun, Parallel World 6 Sasuke looked at the place where the people disappeared, still a little stunned.
In his heart, he was still wondering who he would marry in the future?
The feeling of being so close to the truth made people very curious. This made the dominant and arrogant young Sasuke consider whether to "finish" everyone on the candidate list! That way, Sarada would definitely be born!
Although Naruto was good, for the continuation of the Uchiha clan, there were some difficulties he had to face!
"Hey! Sasuke, why are you daydreaming?"
Naruto put his arm around Sasuke's shoulder, waking up the still-daydreaming Sasuke.
"It's nothing, just thinking about something."
"What problem? Just say it; I'll definitely help you with all my might!"
"Do you know who your wife is in the future?"
"Huh? Why are you asking that?" Naruto was surprised, feeling something was amiss.
"Just asking so as not to be wrong."
"???"
"Let me guess, it must be Hinata, right?"
"Shh! How did you know?"
"Good, then it won't be wrong!"
"Hey... what are you actually trying to do? And, why are you like this? Could it be?"
"This is thanks to a Sennin..."
Sasuke's expression changed. Suddenly, he saw the shadow of a sage appear in the distant sky, then disappear instantly.
"Hmm? What sage? Is it Grandfather Rikudo?"
"No. You'll know later, but now there's something more important to do."
"What is it?"
"Uniting the ninja world!"
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Three days later:
[Progress of Parallel World 6 Unification: 100%]
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(Epilogue:
Mosshi Mosshi, thank you for your support all this time! Although it was paused several times due to health reasons, it was finally completed. All this time, it was thanks to your support and readership that it was successfully completed. Thank you very much O(≧▽≦)O
As a lifelong avid fan of Naruto, the author knows that the protagonist of this book is not particularly prominent, and is very different from typical Naruto fanfiction. But rather than thoughtless Naruto novels, the author prefers to try the encounters and interactions between characters from different time dimensions, assuming their original personalities are not changed, wanting to fill some original regrets in Naruto from another perspective.
Finally, although it is finished, every ninja world still plans to write some short side stories during peacetime. If anyone wants to read side stories of certain characters, they can write it in the comments, preferably also including which Parallel World and who they want to read about. The author will try to complete all of them in the side stories.
Lastly, thank you very much once again ٩(๑＞◡＜๑)۶)