There was no so-called Child of Prophecy!
And perhaps because he detected no trace of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's presence, the chakra of the Sage of Six Paths wandering in the realm of the dead had never appeared either—which somewhat surprised Kai.
Standing suspended in the sky, Kai gazed sharply at the distant God Tree and murmured:
"Finally about to ripen? Five years... I never expected it would take the God Tree this long to nurture the chakra fruit after absorbing all the world's chakra!"
Five years had passed since the God Tree rampaged across the ninja world. Kai's time in this timeline was running short. He had already decided that in a few more days, even if the chakra fruit hadn't fully matured, he would consume it by force. After all, Kai had no intention of remaining in this timeline forever.
Unexpectedly, the God Tree's flower bud—which had refused to bloom for so long—finally opened its petals today, revealing a plump, ripe fruit within.
Kai could sense that in just a few more days, the energy within that fruit would reach its absolute peak!
The perfect moment to claim the God Tree Fruit!
As for this timeline's ninja world progression, things had unfolded much as Kai had envisioned. After the initial chaos, Minato Namikaze had risen like a meteor!
With thunderous momentum, Minato crushed over three hundred ambitious factions that had emerged during the turmoil. Ultimately, with Konoha at its head, the Five Great Nations established the Ninja Federation, and sixteen-year-old Minato Namikaze became the Federation's first Supreme Kage. Peace had finally descended upon this long-troubled ninja world.
"Kai-nii, when can we go home? I miss Mother and Hanabi."
After five years, Hinata Hyuga had blossomed into an elegant young woman. Her face had lost the bashfulness of girlhood and gained the allure of womanhood.
Clearly, over these years, Hinata had given her entire being—body and soul—to Kai.
Kai smiled, pulling Hinata into his embrace and gently stroking her jet-black hair. He spoke softly: "Very soon. Just a few more days."
"Mm."
Feeling Kai's presence, even after years of intimacy, Hinata's cheeks still flushed as she murmured her response.
Watching Hinata's shy expression, a smile played across Kai's face. Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly shifted. His brow furrowed, his demeanor growing serious as he muttered:
"Didn't expect those two to appear together. How interesting."
Glancing at Hinata beside him, Kai said: "Hinata, there's a small complication. I'll send you into the Heavenly Imperial Center: Lava Space first. Come out after I've resolved this."
Kai wasn't worried about Hinata falling into lava. Under his guidance over five years, Hinata'sTenseigan had developed to a remarkable degree. Using attractive and repulsive forces on herself to float in midair was easily within her capabilities.
"Alright, but be careful, Kai-nii." Hinata nodded.
"Don't worry, Hinata."
Kai smiled, drawing his hand through empty air. A spatial rift appeared, Hinata stepped through, and the crack gradually vanished.
Only then did Kai fix his gaze in a particular direction and speak coolly: "Come out, Black Zetsu... and Sage of Six Paths!"
But after Kai's words faded, there was only silence.
"What? Must I drag you out myself?" Kai's voice turned cold. He raised his hand, and infinite gravitational force targeted a specific location!
Under the immense gravity, space itself began to warp and distort.
Two figures gradually materialized—the pitch-black Black Zetsu and the white-haired, ancient-faced Sage of Six Paths!
Kai was somewhat surprised. He never would have expected this old man to team up with Black Zetsu. No wonder he hadn't detected Black Zetsu's presence—the creature had gone to find backup.
The Sage of Six Paths thrust his sage staff forcefully into the ground before him, and the space Kai had disrupted gradually returned to normal. Looking at Kai, the Sage spoke slowly: "Young man, the God Tree Fruit must never be consumed by anyone. Please return the chakra to the ninja world."
"Return it to the ninja world? Isn't the current peaceful ninja world good enough? Or do you, Sage of Six Paths, long for this world to descend into chaos?" Kai countered directly.
But the Sage's mindset, forged over a thousand years, couldn't be swayed by Kai's few words.
His voice deepening, the Sage continued his persuasion: "Young man, the God Tree Fruit's power is extraordinarily violent. No one can consume it safely. Give up."
"No one can consume it? What about your mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki?"
Kai's casual words struck the Sage's ears like thunder. How could an ordinary person possibly know his identity? Even if someone had deduced it from traces left in the ninja world, he had only just learned Black Zetsu's true nature himself!
His gaze toward Kai couldn't help but sharpen!
"Hagoromo, enough talk! Kill him quickly! If he consumes the God Tree Fruit, Mother will truly die!" Black Zetsu urged from the side.
Now Kai understood why the Sage of Six Paths had allied with Black Zetsu. Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the God Tree were one entity. If the fruit containing all the God Tree's power were consumed by him, it would be equivalent to seizing all of Kaguya's power—naturally, Kaguya would perish.
As Kaguya's son, though the Sage of Six Paths had personally sealed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, he wouldn't stand by and watch her truly die.
"Forgive me, young man."
The Sage of Six Paths glanced at Kai with a trace of guilt. Behind him, nine Truth-Seeking Orbs suddenly shot directly toward Kai!
He never imagined Kai could block them. The Sage of Six Paths knew the power of Truth-Seeking Orbs all too well—the ultimate manifestation of Yin-Yang Release, possessing the ability to annihilate all matter and energy!
"Truth-Seeking Orbs aren't exclusive to you, Sage of Six Paths!"
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