"But, you came to this era not just to see me and rest, did you?" Kazuki then looked at Sasuke, hesitating to speak.
Could it be that Sasuke specifically came to see him?
That doesn't make sense.
Could it be that at this time, Sasuke would transform into an NPC and give him some quests?
Sasuke mumbled for a moment, then finally asked, "Do you have a way to help me get stronger now?"
"Help you get stronger?" Kazuki frowned upon hearing this.
Sasuke's strength was already quite good, a true Six Paths level.
Was this the quest Sasuke was giving?
"Do you know Six Paths Sage Mode?" Kazuki observed Sasuke and asked.
"I have mastered Sage Mode, but as for Six Paths Sage Mode, I still have some way to go." Sasuke was a bit embarrassed.
He could actually use Truth-Seeking Ball and the like, but he hadn't mastered Six Paths Sage Mode yet, or at least not to its ultimate extent.
However, Sasuke was confident that given time, he would definitely learn the so-called Six Paths Sage Mode, and his strength would significantly improve.
"Uncle, don't you know how to refine those elixirs that help get stronger? Can't you just help me and Sasuke get stronger directly?" As if thinking of something, Naruko asked.
"How can elixirs be refined just like that? To help Sasuke get stronger now, even Tailed Beast would have little effect. At least it would need to be on the level of Asura and Indra Chakra reincarnations." Kazuki glared at Naruko in annoyance.
This Asura Chakra reincarnation still seemed a bit slow-witted. Logically speaking, the current Naruko didn't seem to be too affected by Asura Chakra.
Naruko shrank her neck. She herself had Asura Chakra within her, but for certain reasons, this Chakra only had beneficial effects on her, not harmful ones.
But if Kazuki were to fish out her Chakra, wouldn't she be unable to fight alongside Kazuki later?
"Aren't there other Ōtsutsuki?" Naruko mumbled softly.
"Other Ōtsutsuki?" Kazuki then turned his gaze to Naruko and Sasuke.
Indeed, this seemed genuinely possible.
Sasuke was a true Six Paths level expert, and judging by the situation, Naruko's strength was no weaker than Hashirama's back then. Adding himself, it seemed it wasn't impossible to seek a battle with Isshiki, or even take him down. This seemed to hold great promise.
"Do you know about the Ōtsutsuki in this era?" Kazuki asked with some uncertainty.
He had always been investigating information about Isshiki, but there had been no trace of him. Compared to Black Zetsu, the old schemer, Isshiki was clearly even more hidden. After all, some of Black Zetsu's actions were traceable, but even Black Zetsu hadn't detected Isshiki's whereabouts. From this, it was clear that Black Zetsu couldn't compare to Isshiki.
This was understandable, after all, Black Zetsu was just Kaguya's Chakra, and if Kaguya hadn't ambushed Isshiki, she wouldn't have been able to defeat him at all.
"I remember there was one named Isshiki. According to what you said, although he can't compare to Kaguya in her prime, he is still a standout among the Ōtsutsuki clan, and he was the first Otsutsuki you officially faced."
"Sasuke thought of Isshiki and immediately said, "It seems it was in Konoha Year 45, the first Otsutsuki you encountered."
Kazuki fell silent.
Was this the closed loop of history?
So this time, they needed to resolve Isshiki?
Kazuki didn't refuse this. As for making pills for Sasuke, Kazuki wasn't averse to it either. Giving Sasuke some benefits was no problem.
No matter how strong Isshiki was, he couldn't be a match for them. If Isshiki left behind Karma, in Kazuki's view, it wasn't a problem either. In fact, he wished there were more Isshiki, so he could get more pills.
Moreover, he could also cleanse souls, couldn't he?
"Do you know where Isshiki is now?" Kazuki then turned to Sasuke and asked.
"I don't know the exact location, but he should be in Land of Whirlpools." Sasuke pondered slightly.
"Although this information wasn't recorded, I once took Naruko to the Land of Whirlpools to see it. After all, that was once the Uzumaki clan's homeland. I saw a terrifying battle aura there, even more intense than the Valley of the End back then. If nothing unexpected happened, that should be the place where you fought the Otsutsuki."
"Land of Whirlpools?" Kazuki nodded thoughtfully.
It seemed genuinely possible. Ever since the Uzumaki clan's demise, he had never been to the Land of Whirlpools.
No, he had never been to the Land of Whirlpools at all. Even Kushina had never mentioned wanting to go back to the Land of Whirlpools to see it.
For Kushina, the Land of Whirlpools was a nation that brought her endless pain. If she could, she would never want to return there.
He hadn't expected that Isshiki might be in the Land of Whirlpools, but upon closer thought, it didn't seem entirely incomprehensible. It seemed it was time to go find Isshiki.
"There is indeed some possibility, but we still need to wait until your condition recovers." Kazuki observed Sasuke.
"Your condition is too poor. Even if we are to fight Isshiki, we need to wait until your condition recovers. You two should come back to Konoha with me first."
Sasuke and Naruko looked at each other, then nodded slightly, agreeing to Kazuki's request.
...
"You're back?"
Kazuki returning to Konoha was reasonable, but when he returned to Konoha with a man and a woman, it immediately attracted the attention of others.
The appearances of Sasuke and Naruko shocked them.
Mikoto looked at Sasuke in disbelief.
Did she have a younger brother!?
And why was he so similar to Kazuki?