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Chapter 222 - Chapter 223: The Finale

The subtle ripple caused by Orochimaru's assassination of the Daimyō surged into a monstrous wave that shocked the entire ninja world the next day, thanks to media promotions like the Ninja World Daily.

The tsunami swept across the entire ninja world.

This time, it wasn't confined to the small world of ninjas; even the civilian world was stunned by Orochimaru's madness.

While the world was reeling from Orochimaru's cruelty and subversion of 'tradition,' another piece of news shocked the ninja world again—Uchiha Obito had appeared in the Hidden Mist Village.

This time, he didn't merely choose to control the Mizukage; he wanted to openly rule the Hidden Mist Village!

Furthermore, he had an accomplice: Shimura Danzō!

Could this Leaf Village rogue ninja, the former leader of the Root Anbu, possibly be in cahoots with Uchiha Obito?

Regarding this, the concerned citizen Uzumaki Naruto declared: "Since you've wrongly accused Danzō, wouldn't it be a waste not to show his face?"

Uchiha Obito issued an ultimatum.

The Hidden Mist Village naturally refused, but once the deadline passed, Shimura Danzō immediately activated assassination mode!

Fueled by the resentment of being falsely accused, Danzō's strike, once delivered, was astonishing!

Those individuals noted in the little black book by the Hidden Mist Anbu during the internal meeting were instantly hit by a devastating blow!

The wolf had jumped out, and it would be a shame not to give it a shot.

All these people were found dead in their homes.

Thankfully, they hadn't committed suicide.

Danzō's move completely cleared the last obstacle for Zabuza to become the Mizukage!

This action completely sensationalized the ninja world!

The Hidden Mist Village was thoroughly gripped by fear and paranoia.

Just as Uchiha Obito's power was at its peak, and the entire Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village were plunged into crisis, that man appeared!

The hero—Momochi Zabuza—emerged!

Leading Haku, he delivered a famous speech, then led the Hidden Mist ninjas in a desperate resistance against Uchiha Obito.

The Hidden Mist initially had no power to resist, but the entry of external forces caused the situation to become unpredictable.

First, forces from the Leaf Village, led by Naruto's group, joined the fight.

Second, the Akatsuki organization appeared.

The arrival of these two forces added another layer of volatility to the Land of Water's situation.

In one instance, Uchiha Obito and Naruto's group encountered each other by chance.

Naruto, as the main force, fought 'Uchiha Obito' for eight hundred rounds, battling until the very roads were obliterated.

The result?

While Shimura Danzō and other helpers were entangled with the others, Uchiha Obito used the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan to split Uzumaki Naruto in half!

In shock and dismay.

The God of Shinobi, Uzumaki Naruto—was dead!

Naruto's death severely shook the people on the Leaf Village's side.

After exerting all their effort to drive Uchiha Obito and his party away.

Looking at Naruto's corpse, Jiraiya was grief-stricken, unable to breathe. His acknowledged Child of Prophecy, Minato's own son, his disciple—how, how could he possibly die like this?

Kakashi was stunned into silence.

He had thought such a thing wouldn't happen to him again, yet...

Why!!!

Sakura stood dumbfounded, unable to speak for a long time.

Uchiha Sasuke was similarly speechless with shock!

His best friend, the target he had always chased, had died... just like that?

It turned out that when people were in extreme sorrow, they felt no emotion.

They just stared blankly at the half-corpse, at the familiar partner.

"Naruto!!!"

The sheer agony instantly roused him. As tears streamed down his face, the three-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun wildly, finally interlocking into a six-pointed star pattern.

Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan was born!

Due to the emergence of external powers like the Leaf Village and the Akatsuki, especially after the battle with the Leaf forces, Uchiha Obito gave up on controlling the Hidden Mist Village.

This crisis allowed Momochi Zabuza to swiftly take power in the Hidden Mist Village.

However, due to the complexity of the personnel, there were still unfavorable comments targeting Momochi Zabuza within the village.

Therefore.

The Anbu struck!

Hunting down remnants and sweeping away the small-time troublemakers terrified by Uchiha Obito, at least one-tenth of the Hidden Mist ninjas were arrested and imprisoned!

From this point on, Momochi Zabuza completely controlled the Hidden Mist Village.

Furthermore, leveraging the power of the ninjas, as the ruling power of the Land of Water faded into nothingness, Zabuza directly seized control of the entire Land of Water!

This major upheaval, spread throughout the ninja world by the Ninja World Daily, left the other four Kage, the other four Daimyō, and countless minor Daimyō with mixed feelings.

It also made people restless.

As for Naruto.

The death of the "God of Shinobi," Uzumaki Naruto, spread throughout the ninja world!

After using a substitution jutsu to feign death, Naruto morbidly transformed himself and attended his own funeral.

At the funeral, his friends all cried very sadly, it seemed.

Even Tsunade, who was usually at odds with him, shed tears.

Naruto hadn't realized the old woman cared so much about him.

Furthermore, Naruto paid special attention to one detail.

It didn't matter who came to his funeral; the focus was on who didn't!

Naruto then discovered that almost everyone had come.

But why 'almost'?

Because Hinata hadn't attended his funeral.

After inquiring, Naruto learned that upon hearing of his death, the young girl had fallen ill and was still in a coma.

What a tragedy!

Meanwhile, Orochimaru was taking action!

Seizing the excellent opportunity presented by Naruto's death, Orochimaru wanted to quietly spirit away Sasuke.

This time, although he had no Edo Tensei puppets, Orochimaru was very confident in his own strength.

With Uzumaki Naruto dead, there was no one left in the Leaf Village who could satisfy Sasuke's ambition.

Sasuke would not refuse to join him; in fact, he would actively become his subordinate.

And indeed, Sasuke was successfully incited.

Due to Naruto's death, he was currently in a state of intense emotional turmoil.

With his best friend dead, Sasuke wanted to pursue his original goal—to kill that man!

Orochimaru used this as an opportunity to approach Sasuke, ordering his subordinates to summon him.

The two hit it off immediately!

Uchiha Sasuke—defected!

Sakura failed to stop him.

Tsunade immediately issued a mission, and a group of friends led by Shikamaru launched the plan to retrieve Sasuke!

This time, Sakura was no longer a liability but a strong ninja.

Her strength, although not on par with Sasuke's, was among the strongest of her generation!

Not to mention, she had recently become Tsunade's apprentice.

The Leaf ninjas pursued, and Orochimaru sent men to block them.

One-on-one, and multi-person battles—Orochimaru's subordinates provided the best life-or-death training for these young Leaf ninjas!

Sakura performed brilliantly!

Naruto's death had made her stronger!

The final battlefield was an unexpected scene: Uchiha Sasuke vs. Orochimaru!

Orochimaru never imagined that he wanted Sasuke's body, while Sasuke wanted to use him as a whetting stone!

Orochimaru also didn't know that Sasuke had already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan!

So, relying on his wealth of experience, Orochimaru managed a slight upper hand during the battle.

Just when he thought victory was certain, Sasuke unleashed his Mangekyō!

Orochimaru—died!

Just at this moment, Naruto, having enjoyed the spectacle and finished his vacation, chose to return!

Sasuke was surprised!

His friends were surprised!

Sasuke returned to the Leaf Village and apologized for his adventure.

Naruto announced his return!

The operation of the dead rising from the ashes astonished the entire Leaf Village, but it was a joyful shock.

His friends collectively declared: "We cried for nothing!"

With Orochimaru's death, enormous changes were already brewing in the ninja world.

However, after receiving his "easter egg", Naruto was curious about other worlds. He decided not to wait and to take the initiative.

First, he focused on cultivating his own people.

He took time to visit Mount Myōboku, found his little brother Gamabunta, and then went directly to provoke the 'Sly Snake'.

He immediately launched an attack on the Ryūchi Cave.

Naruto had originally planned to capture the White Snake Sage as a war pet, but the creature was too cunning and escaped early, so Naruto settled for the second largest giant snake.

However, the reason for the snake-related activity wasn't for a war pet, but for a certain device.

After Naruto utilized and modified the giant snake's body, the 'Mama Gaba Myōbōku House' opened for business!

This Myōbōku House was a structure Naruto created using Sealing Jutsu and item abilities that could perfectly simulate a real environment—in short, a small-scale combat arena.

Everyone could choose an opponent within the genjutsu environment and engage in life-or-death combat!

Naruto used it as a tool to temper the Leaf ninjas.

Additionally, with time on his hands, Naruto, using Kakashi's name, began to guide his friends' progress.

Until one day.

Naruto suddenly received news: someone had suddenly trespassed into his part of the desert, Rōran, and was immediately arrested.

After interrogation, they discovered this person was a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village—Mukade.

He had fled here to avoid training and the impending war.

Mukade had heard that the 'Ryūmyaku' (Dragon Vein) was hidden here, a source of nearly infinite chakra. He wanted to use this chakra to create powerful puppets and dominate the ninja world!

Unfortunately, the ambitious man was defeated by the mining patrol team.

Naruto became instantly interested.

After arriving in Rōran, he found it was indeed a lost ancient city. After using his Rinnegan to read Mukade's memories, Naruto quickly located the Ryūmyaku.

Seeing the seal, Naruto found it extremely familiar.

Wasn't that his father's Kunai?

Naruto stepped forward directly, boldly opening the seal to witness the Ryūmyaku's power, hoping to utilize it again.

However, a fierce column of light appeared, causing him to travel back in time?

In this era, Rōran was not yet a prosperous city.

After roughly confirming that he could return via the seal, Naruto began exploring this world.

At this time, the Third Great Ninja War hadn't started yet but was on the verge of breaking out.

Naruto used the Transformation Jutsu to appear as an adult and left Rōran, wandering the Land of Wind.

He coincidentally met a female ninja—Pakura?

She was very beautiful, had a great figure, and...

It would be a pity not to give that great back a cupping massage.

After that sigh, when Pakura asked who he was, Naruto gave his name.

"I won't change my name or surname. I am Namikaze Minato!"

Namikaze Minato?

After clarifying, Naruto learned that Pakura was competing with Rasa for the position of the Fourth Kazekage.

And the current time...

Naruto realized: he was too early.

Since he had traveled back in time, Naruto had many things he wanted to do, but everything hadn't happened yet.

With nothing else to do, Naruto traveled with the beautiful woman, wandering the Land of Wind.

As an outsider, Naruto witnessed the internal competition for the Fourth Kazekage.

Along the way, feeling an urge, he preemptively beat up the Shukaku for good measure.

Although Naruto didn't expose too much of his strength, he astonished Pakura and the Hidden Sand Village ninjas.

To be able to beat a Tailed Beast senseless with just physical strength!

After spending a long time together, Pakura, attracted by Naruto's handsomeness and humor, gradually fell for him.

Although the beauty was well within Naruto's aesthetic preferences.

However.

Naruto declared: he wasn't an adult yet, and "bronze-refining" (being attracted to minors) was against the law!

Meanwhile, the hands of time continued to move.

Seeing that Pakura's 'supporter,' Naruto, possessed such strength, Rasa's side felt they couldn't wait any longer. Finally, the Hidden Sand Village's higher-ups assigned Pakura a suicide mission.

Naruto casually accompanied Pakura to the Land of Water to execute the mission.

Thus, the two were coincidentally and unknowingly led into an ambush.

It should have been a certain-death situation, but unfortunately, Naruto was impossibly strong.

At this moment, Naruto suddenly realized.

No wonder he hadn't heard the name of this beautiful woman named 'Pakura' in his past life. She possessed a rare Kekkei Genkai, decent strength, and was so beautiful—yet she remained completely unknown?

It turned out she was killed by her own people.

No, she was sacrificed as a bargaining chip!

Naruto confirmed that without him, Pakura would have certainly died!

After explaining the situation to her, Pakura broke down and cried in Naruto's arms.

Eventually, she accepted reality.

Naruto suggested: "Let's fight back together and take that rotten Kazekage seat."

Pakura refused.

Although she hated the Hidden Sand, to become Kazekage with Naruto's power would likely require mass slaughter.

In truth, she still held a sliver of love for the Hidden Sand and also understood that the mission actually represented the choice of more people in the village.

Rasa becoming Kazekage was already a foregone conclusion.

Naruto felt she was right: the Hidden Sand Village was famously poor. Whoever could make money for the Hidden Sand was the Kazekage!

Rasa could extract gold from sand; could she do that?

She could only disinfect people!

Even if the village hadn't betrayed her, she probably wouldn't have become Kazekage.

Pakura decided to live a life of freedom with Naruto.

Naruto didn't want to agree initially, but looking at her face, and, ahem, he finally reluctantly agreed.

Traveling with a beauty was certainly more interesting than being alone.

Soon, the Third Great Ninja War ended.

During this time, to complete his mission and go home and travel to other worlds quickly, Naruto constantly monitored Uchiha Obito during the war.

He wanted to see what Uchiha Obito was truly planning.

Then he discovered the Black Zetsu hidden in the cave, and that old immortal, Uchiha Madara?

After carefully listening to the "Eye of the Moon Plan," Naruto understood.

It turned out these people's goal was to use the Eye of the Moon Plan to put all of humanity under a Genjutsu, thereby achieving world peace.

Tsk, tsk...

Naruto was utterly speechless.

Was this considered peace?

He had never imagined Uchiha Madara was so naive.

A civilization without people had no meaning!

What difference was there between a human civilization under Genjutsu and a civilization where everyone abandoned their bodies to enter a virtual world?

Naruto just shook his head.

However, noticing the figure completely clad in black, Naruto was curious. Who was this guy?

Black Zetsu?

He looked like a product of Yin-Yang Release.

Claiming to be Madara's will?

"No way, dude!"

This small-fry, Uchiha Madara, may have aged into an old man waiting for a pair of Rinnegan, but he didn't know Yin-Yang Release!

With a head full of questions, Naruto suspected a conspiracy!

Fortunately, this allowed Naruto to understand the origin of the Rinnegan on Nagato.

Afterward, Naruto monitored everything, meticulously observing their arrangements in the shadows.

Until the day of the 'Nine-Tails Attack' arrived.

After Uchiha Obito fled, and just as the Nine-Tails was about to kill his parents, Naruto appeared!

Everything changed!

The full Nine-Tails was thoroughly beaten up!

Naruto beat the Nine-Tails with various forms of the Rasengan, the colorful 'maru' attacks thrilling Minato, making him even more curious about the newcomer's identity.

Then came the systematic beating with various Elemental Jutsu.

Even Wood Release appeared!

In short, Naruto showcased his formidable strength.

Finally, Naruto personally stepped in and sealed half of the Yin Nine-Tails into his mother and the Yang Nine-Tails into himself.

His mother was saved.

It felt incredibly strange looking at his tiny infant self.

Naruto thought his parents should have recognized him after his sudden appearance.

However, he said nothing.

He merely gave the two a brilliant smile and used the Flying Thunder God to leave!

"The Flying Thunder God?"

Minato was momentarily stunned. Recalling the hair color and the eye color, he understood.

Following that was boundless relief.

However.

Naruto hoped Minato wouldn't have too high expectations for his own son.

At least, not as high as his current self.

Because Naruto realized that the little boy's body seemed to contain the original Naruto, not his own consciousness as a transmigrator.

At this point, Naruto's purpose in this world was complete.

Before returning, Naruto bid Pakura farewell.

Pakura, who had been with him for many years, was in tears.

That night, words were unnecessary; those who understood, understood.

Passing through the Ryūmyaku once more, Naruto returned!

"Ninja World! Your King is back!"

Upon his return, Naruto was surprised to find that his body, which had matured in the past, had miraculously reverted to its original age.

Was this the miracle of the Ryūmyaku?

Naruto ordered the Ryūmyaku here to be carefully guarded.

When the seal breaks next time, he should be able to go back, right?

Not long after Naruto's return, the ninja world plunged into war!

As the leader of the Root Anbu, Naruto began operating worldwide to achieve his original plan for the world.

He primarily utilized the ability obtained from the White Zetsu to spread his clones throughout the major Hidden Villages.

Using this overwhelming information advantage and the powerful strength of his clones, he constantly undermined both sides of the war, allowing his subordinates to rack up achievements and quickly gain promotions.

Facing the collapsing front line of the Land of Lightning, Naruto created a powerful puppet: the Blonde Nurturing Dragon.

The Nurturing Dragon vowed to Make the Land of Lightning Great Again (MLGA) and then charged into battle yelling "MLGA!"

The Nurturing Dragon used moles in the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind to constantly accumulate merit and rise in rank.

As the war progressed, the Akatsuki organization could no longer remain idle.

The reason was that Naruto wanted to "clear the game" and go home quickly.

Thus, his subordinate, Uchiha Unit 1, collaborated with Nagato again to release the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails.

After this collaboration, Nagato decided to accelerate the plan.

Consequently, the ninja world was once again thrown into chaos.

First, the Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind suffered, and the One-Tails Jinchūriki was captured.

This was a major blow to them during wartime.

Due to the presence of Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Hong in the Akatsuki, the progress of Tailed Beast collection was incredibly fast.

The One-Tail, the Two-Tails, the Three-Tails, the Four-Tails... up to the Nine-Tails!

That day, the sky was vast and cloudless.

The Leaf Village welcomed a certain someone carrying a bag of rice.

While Uzumaki Naruto was away from home, Nagato went straight for the Leaf Village.

Destruction, death, and that Super Shinra Tensei!

Just as everyone in the Leaf Village despaired, Naruto appeared!

Even facing Uchiha Obito and the Six Paths of Pain, Naruto led the charge, thrashing them all!

When his senior brother Nagato asked: "How will you achieve peace in the ninja world?"

Naruto held up his fist: "Senior Brother Nagato, will this do?"

Nagato, beaten into utter submission: "Yes! Very much so!"

Naruto once again became the village's savior!

He even used the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect most of the villagers who had died.

Nagato's actions, though ill-intentioned, ended up benefiting everyone!

The collection of the Tailed Beasts led to all the major Hidden Villages, except the Leaf, losing their Tailed Beasts.

This, at one point, caused a pause in the war!

The Five Kage Summit was convened!

It's worth mentioning that since the Fifth Hokage was rendered comatose by Pain, Naruto succeeded her as the Sixth Hokage according to the previous agreement!

At this Five Kage Summit, Naruto realized that the Mizukage of the Land of Water, Zabuza, was his own man. The Kazekage of the Land of Wind was his own man. The Raikage of the Land of Lightning, the Blonde Nurturing Dragon (who became Kage primarily because other competitors were either dead or missing) was also his own man due to his wartime achievements.

Naruto then realized: four out of the five Kage were effectively under his influence.

At this moment.

The unexpected happened!

Uchiha Obito suddenly appeared at the meeting and declared war on the Five Great Nations and the Five Kage!

This was the real 'Uchiha Obito.'

It was the genuine 'Uchiha Obito' under Naruto's control!

A year or two prior, Obito was accidentally discovered by Naruto, who was tracking a White Zetsu, and was immediately modified.

Naruto now wanted to accelerate the world's progress, which is why this scene suddenly occurred—to fulfill Black Zetsu's and Naruto's goal: to achieve the 'Eye of the Moon Plan'!

Although he didn't know Black Zetsu's true purpose, Naruto knew that once the Eye of the Moon was complete, the final boss, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, would certainly appear.

Otherwise, why would Black Zetsu be trying so hard?

So, Naruto decided to speed things up and help Black Zetsu achieve his goal sooner.

And all of this was under Naruto's 'supervision.'

Due to Orochimaru's death, Black Zetsu unexpectedly hooked up with Kabuto. Black Zetsu had been collecting various corpses ever since he learned about the Edo Tensei Jutsu years ago.

It all came in handy now!

This major war didn't technically require a declaration to the Five Kage, but who was Naruto? The man determined to be the savior of the ninja world. This was a perfect opportunity to drag the other villages into the fray.

Otherwise, a battle between the Leaf and Black Zetsu wouldn't be as exciting as a great ninja war!

The Ninja War broke out!

The appearances of various Edo Tensei figures made the ninja world experience the terror of this type of warfare for the first time.

Uchiha Madara appeared, battling against the collective ninja forces. His power redefined the understanding of the ninja world and even the Four Kage.

But when he tried to 'dance,' he was thrashed by Uzumaki Naruto.

Until Madara was resurrected by Obito and successfully obtained the Rinnegan.

The Rinnegan-less Uzumaki Naruto was sneak-attacked, had the Nine-Tails extracted, and almost died. Fortunately, the Shop helped, giving him another Nine-Tails to stay alive.

During this time, Sasuke accidentally died.

Then, he was resurrected again?

This turn of events astonished Naruto, who was preparing to rescue him.

"Dude! I didn't even make a move yet!"

The returning Sasuke instantly acquired the Rinnegan, and his entire being exuded the aura of a powerful warrior.

"Naruto! An old man wants you to die!"

"Huh?"

"Damn it, get lost!"

Uchiha Madara became extremely arrogant, turning into the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki and activating the ultimate Genjutsu—Infinite Tsukuyomi!

Sasuke originally intended to use his Susano'o to help Naruto resist.

But why would Naruto need that?

With his 500 Resistance rating, even a tiny Genjutsu wouldn't scratch him!

Naruto watched Uchiha Madara carefully, still curious about how he would meet Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. Just then, the unexpected happened.

Madara, while delivering his victory speech, was stabbed in the chest by Black Zetsu.

Then, Madara astonishingly transformed into a great beauty?

This...

Naruto confirmed: this was the Ōtsutsuki Kaguya he had seen in the combat arena!

"Huh?"

Naruto initially thought Kaguya was still in her prime, but now he suddenly felt a little hesitant to fight her.

Never mind.

Fight!

He had expected this final boss to be ruthless, but why was this Kaguya a bit of an "Airhead"?

An Airhead Final Boss?

In the end, Kaguya was defeated by the overwhelmingly powerful Naruto, lying on the ground, unable to get up.

"That's it?"

Sasuke said that an old man named Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo had told them to seal Kaguya on the moon.

Naruto looked at his ultimate goals.

Become Hokage

Defeat Ōtsutsuki Kaguya

They were all complete!

Look at this great beauty!

Seal her?

Possible, but unnecessary.

After first sealing up and taking away the chatty Black Zetsu, Naruto prepared to have a reasoned discussion with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

Kaguya was somewhat rational, but the existence of the Ten-Tails had influenced her mind.

Naruto immediately extracted the Ten-Tails from her body.

Communication was now smooth.

Kaguya stated: "I am also a victim; everything was done to resist the aliens."

Naruto expressed his understanding.

Having witnessed Naruto's strength, Kaguya decided not to try becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki again.

Naruto also separated the ten Tailed Beasts, giving them their own choices.

During this time, Naruto noticed that Sasuke seemed to have something to say.

"What's wrong? You have something to say?"

Due to the Itachi incident, Sasuke had thoughts in his mind, but remembering the strength Naruto had just displayed, and that pair of Rinnegan, he wisely chose to shut up.

"Nothing."

The Ninja War ended.

The next day, there were endless streams of news, praising Naruto's strength from every angle!

The Savior—Uzumaki Naruto!

Jiraiya was frustrated by this!

Naruto was only fourteen years old!

Naruto, the Hokage and Savior, began the transformation of the ninja world.

This process, combined with newspaper propaganda, his own actions, and the cooperation of his four Kage subordinates, ushered in a great transformation of the ninja world.

The whole process was easy and pleasant for Naruto, as he wasn't the one doing the main work; he merely proposed the plans.

Until the year Uzumaki Naruto turned eighteen.

The ninja world was unified.

Naruto became the sole sun of the ninja world.

Upon unifying the ninja world, Naruto felt that all his tasks were complete, and he chose to end the mission.

In reality, in the hot city of Tokyo, beneath the Skytree.

Naruto stood gallantly atop the tower, overlooking the entire city.

I! Uzumaki Naruto!

I'm back!

The End!

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