Chapter 175: Hinata's Dōjutsu, Izayoi's Subordinate
"You want to become the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki?"
Suppressing the urge to laugh, Izayoi cooperated with Uchiha Madara's questioning.
"Indeed, I want to become the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki to thoroughly deal with these Ōtsutsuki," Uchiha Madara said coldly. "Although the ninja world is rotten to the core, it still holds hope for salvation. The Infinite Tsukuyomi, however, is a ninjutsu that annihilates humanity, and I absolutely will not allow it to descend again."
Uchiha Madara continued to play the dialogue between Ōtsutsuki Toneri and himself, slowly saying, "I don't know Ōtsutsuki Toneri's method of destroying the world, but he didn't seem to be lying. With my current strength, I cannot kill him, so I need to recruit some like-minded allies."
Extending his hand towards Izayoi again, Uchiha Madara continued, "His Tenseigan possesses abilities similar to the Rinnegan, especially the chakra absorption ability, which can absorb ninjutsu and chakra from a distance. Only physical attacks can counter his ability."
"As long as I have your and Nagato's Wood Release assistance, I can definitely kill him."
"So come with me to save the world, Izayoi!"
Again, suppressing the urge to show a stifled laugh, Izayoi sneered, "After saving the world, it'll be your word that counts, right?"
"What?" Uchiha Madara was slightly stunned.
"Ōtsutsuki Toneri will choose to destroy this world and then create a new one after declaring the ninja world beyond salvation," Izayoi said calmly.
"If 'beyond salvation' refers to you becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki, then if he possesses the power to destroy the world, there's no need for him to wait for you to become the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki to begin his annihilation plan. Because as long as your Rinnegan remains, then whether it's you or someone else who obtains the Rinnegan, they can summon the Gedō Mazō and become the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki."
"If he wanted to prevent you from becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki, he would only need to kill a jinchuriki or imprison one."
"But he didn't do any of that. When you fabricated this story, did you not notice this logical flaw?"
After speaking the last sentence, Izayoi looked at Uchiha Madara with eyes that seemed to look at an idiot, sneering, "But I thank you for concocting this story to deceive me. At least it let me know the secret of the Gedō Mazō. Don't worry, you won't have the chance to become the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki."
Hearing this, Uchiha Madara didn't get angry; instead, he looked thoughtful.
The "truth of the world" that Ōtsutsuki Toneri showed him, and the words he spoke, indeed contained some logical flaws.
It was just that Uchiha Madara was too furious at the time and subconsciously ignored them.
Now, recalling it, Ōtsutsuki Toneri did give off a feeling of being intentionally mysterious.
But Uchiha Madara felt that Ōtsutsuki Toneri wasn't bluffing.
Because... he was too confident!
It was as if destroying the world was an effortless task for him.
Coupled with the attack that struck the ninja world from the moon, Uchiha Madara had to admit that the Tenseigan's offensive and destructive capabilities were indeed stronger than the Rinnegan, which controlled life and death.
However, thinking of the Sage of Six Paths' inheritance he received from the temple, Uchiha Madara confidently smiled at Izayoi, "That guy is indeed arrogant, so he will pay the price for underestimating me. You cannot stop me from becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki, and he cannot destroy this world."
At this, Izayoi's expression subtly changed, and he immediately broke free from Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan genjutsu.
Returning to the time when Izayoi entered the genjutsu world.
The Hokage's office.
Shion, who was bored staying at home and chose to help out with Hinata and Karin, and incidentally consult Tsunade and the others about medical ninjutsu, preparing to return to the Land of Demons to treat her people after gaining proficiency, suddenly shivered, her body involuntarily covered in goosebumps.
Noticing Shion's reaction, Tsunade, who was lecturing her, couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Before Shion could reply, Tsunade's expression drastically changed as if she saw something, saying, "Be careful!"
Behind Shion, space suddenly warped, and a fist-sized black hole appeared.
A hand stretched out from within the black hole.
Tsunade instinctively pushed Shion away.
The next second, an invisible repulsive force sent Tsunade flying, smashing through the wall, and out of the Hokage building.
Then, several branches grew from the hand, binding Shion, who hadn't reacted yet, and rapidly absorbing the Miko's power within her.
Uchiha Madara and Obito Uchiha's figures flew out from the black hole.
At this precise moment, Hinata, Karin, and Shizune, carrying stacks of documents, opened the door to the Hokage's office from outside.
"You bastard, let go of Shion!"
Seeing Uchiha Madara absorbing Shion's Miko power, Karin immediately dropped the documents in her hands and, as if teleporting, burst towards Uchiha Madara, throwing a punch.
Uchiha Madara didn't even glance at Karin, continuing to absorb Shion's Miko power.
Before her fist could touch Uchiha Madara, it froze in mid-air.
Just like her fist, Karin herself was frozen.
"What is this?"
Karin's pupils contracted. She tried to struggle with all her might but found she couldn't move at all.
Obito Uchiha, who was in Izanagi's immortal state, didn't seize the opportunity to attack Karin. His hand remained on Uchiha Madara's shoulder, ready to pull him into the Kamui Dimension at any moment.
Just then, Uchiha Madara and Obito Uchiha's expressions drastically changed.
It wasn't Izayoi who came to the rescue, but...
Hinata, who was just about to assist Karin from behind, had her chakra-infused small hands disappear before she could even strike.
Instead, her Byakugan automatically bulged with veins, and an invisible dōjutsu power burst forth.
The space around Uchiha Madara and Obito Uchiha suddenly began to warp.
"This is... Kamui?"
Obito Uchiha looked at Hinata with horrified eyes, saying in disbelief, "The Byakugan awakened a unique dōjutsu? Are you kidding me?!"
Uchiha Madara was equally horrified. Before he could exclaim, he saw the distorted space approaching his body and quickly dodged with a leap.
Rip! It sounded like tearing cloth.
The warped space, like an indestructible blade, tore apart the branches binding Shion's body, which were connected to Uchiha Madara's hand.
Hinata instantly appeared beside Shion and Karin, instinctively increasing her dōjutsu output. She threw both Shion and Karin into another dimension, then her hands were again enveloped in chakra, rapidly forming into purple lion heads, and attacked Uchiha Madara.
However, the next second, Hinata's hairs stood on end. The ability that suddenly emerged directly affected her body.
A shadow, invisible to both Byakugan and Kagura Mind's Eye, passed through Hinata's body.
"It really is Kamui..."
Uchiha Madara, who witnessed the Limbo attack fail, also muttered in disbelief, "Although the Sharingan originated from a mutation of the Byakugan, even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Byakugan didn't possess unique dōjutsu according to the world's truth that guy revealed. What's going on?!"
Without time to analyze, Uchiha Madara seemed to sense something and immediately shouted at Obito Uchiha, "Obito!"
Obito Uchiha instantly understood his meaning. He quickly calmed his emotions and began to use Kamui to pull Uchiha Madara into the Kamui Dimension.
Just then, a figure appeared without warning beside Hinata. Then, a black orb transformed into a beam of light and shot towards Uchiha Madara and Obito Uchiha.
Even in his immortal Izanagi state, Obito Uchiha's hairs stood on end. He almost couldn't resist abandoning Uchiha Madara and fleeing himself.
Fortunately, just as the black beam of light flew out, it froze in mid-air, as if hitting some barrier.
From Izayoi's and Uchiha Madara's perspectives, it was the Limbo shadow blocking the Truth-Seeking Orb's attack.
"I win!"
Uchiha Madara's Wood Clone, looking at Izayoi's Wood Clone who had also entered Six Paths Sage Mode, grinned.
Immediately, Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Madara vanished.
"Izayoi-kun, don't worry, Shion and Karin are fine," Hinata quickly said.
Izayoi didn't care about Uchiha Madara and Obito Uchiha's escape. Instead, he looked at Hinata with surprise, saying, "Hinata, what was that ability of yours just now?"
Hinata then reacted, her small face immediately looking bewildered, "I... I don't know either. That ability just now... it seemed to have come out on its own."
Hearing this, Izayoi immediately looked at Hinata with intense focus.
Several bubbles of different colors immediately appeared around Hinata.
The colors of three of those bubbles had actually changed.
The Byakugan, which was a gold-tier trait at the beginning of the year, had quietly completed its sublimation and become... [Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan (Red)].
And her originally purple Ninja Aptitude had also sublimated into... [Super Kage Aptitude (Gold)].
Hinata was now a two-red, one-gold existence!
Following the normal cultivation path, even with immense boosts, for Hinata's strength to reach the level of the Sannin would already be remarkable.
Without awakening the Tenseigan, she had no hope of even becoming a super-Kage level gatekeeper like the Pain Six Paths.
Because the blue-tier Ōtsutsuki Bloodline had already locked her potential.
But now, Hinata's bloodline trait, at some unknown point, had changed from a blue-tier trait to a purple-tier trait—[Ōtsutsuki Bloodline (Purple)].
Undoubtedly, all of this was Izayoi's doing.
Or rather, the doing of the Ōtsutsuki Bloodline (Rainbow).
If he wasn't sure before, Izayoi was now 100% certain that Hinata had deviated from the Hyūga clan and the Ōtsutsuki clan of the moon's evolution path, becoming Izayoi's... subordinate.
Just like Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
If this were the case, then as long as Hinata continuously absorbed his chakra or consumed chakra pills, her Ōtsutsuki bloodline should continue to upgrade.
As if thinking of something, Izayoi quickly asked, "Hinata, where does your other dimension connect to?"
"It's a dark, rocky space," Hinata said with a smile. "Don't worry, Izayoi-kun, neither Karin nor I saw or sensed any other chakra in there. It should not be the same dimension as that masked man."
"Take me in to see," Izayoi still felt uneasy.
"Okay."
Hinata nodded and took Izayoi's Wood Clone into the other dimension.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Alarms blared, and Konoha ninja quickly organized villagers to head to the shelters.
Izayoi's traditional building.
Emerging from the genjutsu space, Izayoi looked at Uchiha Madara, who showed a slight smile, and calmly said, "A good scheme."
"No choice, I know the Five Great Shinobi Villages too well," Uchiha Madara shook his head and smiled. "You, who grew up in this environment, are different from Nagato and Hashirama. I already anticipated that you would refuse."
"You, who possess powerful strength, would never allow someone of your same level to become stronger than you."
Uchiha Madara once again extended his hand towards Izayoi, sincerely saying, "But... I still need to explain. I have absolutely no interest in ruling the world. The reason I want to become the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki is to save this world. I will definitely not discard you once you've served your purpose."
"Then give me your eyes," Izayoi sneered. "Anyway, as long as one becomes the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki, they can save this world, right? Anyone can be this savior."
"As expected, you still refuse?"
Uchiha Madara shook his head regretfully and smiled, "It doesn't matter. You'll understand me eventually."
"Do you think there will be an 'eventually'?" Izayoi scoffed. "Those invisible shadow clones next to you aren't enough."
"You can also detect Limbo's presence?" Uchiha Madara's expression changed slightly, and he realized, "So that's it. Six Paths Sage Mode and ultimate dōjutsu, people who reach this realm can detect Limbo?"
After speaking, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
The Tenseigan's offensive capabilities were incredibly powerful; a single blow could strike the ninja world from the moon.
Obito Uchiha and that Byakugan girl's Kamui were even somewhat feared by himself, who possessed the Rinnegan.
Yet, his own Mangekyō Sharingan dōjutsu and Rinnegan dōjutsu were so useless.
The former was ineffective against Hashirama and not as good as the Perfect Susano'o.
Although the latter possessed the ability to strike across dimensions, it could only target those weaker than himself.
For Six Paths-level opponents like Ōtsutsuki Toneri and Izayoi, Limbo was even less useful than Shadow Clones and Wood Clones.
At least Wood Clones could also use Limbo!
Realizing that Limbo was also ineffective against Izayoi, Uchiha Madara immediately tensed his nerves. He first glanced at the Truth-Seeking Orbs around Izayoi, then feigned calmness and smiled, "Your current state is indeed powerful, and those black orbs contain the power to destroy all creation, but do you dare to fight me here?"
"Are you threatening me?" Izayoi raised an eyebrow.
"Not a threat, just wanting to make a non-aggression pact with you," Uchiha Madara said with a smile. "I won't attack Konoha, and you don't lay hands on jinchuriki. When the final moment comes, we'll find an uninhabited place to fight!"
"Otherwise, with your and my strength, even unintentionally, countless people will die because of us."
Hearing this, Izayoi fell silent, seemingly hesitating.
Seizing this opportunity, Uchiha Madara quickly disappeared.
Then, a massive blue Susano'o appeared out of thin air in the sky. With a flap of its wings, it flew away from Konoha.
Even without attacking Konoha, it caused a huge commotion.
After all, the blue warrior god was a symbol of the Shinobi World's Asura.
Looking at the rapidly departing Perfect Susano'o, Izayoi ultimately didn't pursue. Instead, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, and he murmured in his heart, "Your purity isn't enough to enter Six Paths Sage Mode using the Miko's power alone."
"I'm curious, how will the Sage of Six Paths help you exactly?"
"Will he appear in person, or in the chakra dimension?"
"Once you successfully enter Six Paths Sage Mode and experience its power, what will be the first thing you do?"
Izayoi looked up at the azure sky, his gaze piercing through the clouds and atmosphere, reaching the moon. As if another mischievous thought had occurred to him, he secretly chuckled, "If that's the case, then you still can't escape the fate of being a pawn. Be a good worker for me!"
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