Uchiha Madara didn't want to admit it, but it seemed… he was right.
Uchiha Sasuke had no chance to interject…
[Uchiha Madara: Cough cough, consider yourself lucky this time. I'll spare your life! Got it, kid?]
[Uchiha Sasuke: Oh…]
At this moment, what Sasuke was really thinking was: Just you wait. Someday, I'll grind you into the ground just like Naruto!
[Ding! Starting to issue the question!]
[Ding! Question Two! Predict the final achievements of the two people in the video! This will be shown and announced in a future video!]
[A, Elite Special Jonin]
[B, Kage Level]
[C, Beyond Kage Level]
[D, Six Paths Level]
[ Ding! Correct predictor, reward: 1 random level item (random chance can be exchanged for 20 million gold coins). Incorrect predictor, punishment: all gold coins at the time of answering the question settlement!]
Faced with this question, everyone fell silent — including Uchiha Madara.
Six Paths Level? Beyond Kage Level?
Was this implying that these two brats would have the chance to surpass even him and Hashirama in the future?
Impossible! Didn't Six Paths Level require Uchiha power combined with Wood Release, and even the strength of a Tailed Beast… just to touch upon?
[Uchiha Madara: The two kids do have potential, but… Six Paths Level? That's a bit exaggerated.]
[Senju Tsunade: ??? I can understand Beyond Kage Level, but Six Paths? Isn't that the level of the legendary Sage of Six Paths?]
At this moment, the other villages frowned. At first, they thought these were just two kids.
But seeing the options — with Jonin as the lowest choice — made them uneasy.
Back then, Shisui, Itachi, and even White Fang… though only Jonin in rank, their strength had already reached Kage Level. That meant the system was practically confirming these two would grow beyond Kage Level!
[Uzumaki Kushina: Tsk, since the system is offering multiple-choice, as their mom, I'm picking the highest! Six Paths Level! I said it!]
[Uchiha Mikoto: Hmph, I believe in my son too! He definitely can!]
[Uchiha Fugaku: I'm not sure what's going on, but I'll also choose Six Paths…]
[Uchiha Sasuke: Mom… Dad! I believe too… I can become the strongest!]
Sasuke clenched his fists, hiding a thought he didn't dare say aloud: When I gain that strength, I'll beat you into the ground, Uchiha Madara, until you call me Father!
Itachi also silently chose Six Paths. As an older brother, why wouldn't he believe in his little brother? Hadn't he always believed in Sasuke?
[ Ding! Statistics concluded. The number of predictions is as follows:]
[A: 20,581 people (Anyone with a brain wouldn't choose this, get a clue!)]
[B: 48,713 people (Not bad, decent judgment, but merely Kage Level.)]
[C: 1,753 people (Hmm… acceptable scope.)]
[D: 6 people (Hmm? Uchiha Madara, step forward. Didn't you say you wouldn't choose D?)]
As the results appeared, it was clear B was the popular choice.
After all, to ordinary ninja, Kage Level was already something untouchable.
But Beyond Kage? That was the realm of legends.
Those who chose C were mostly higher-ups and battle veterans like Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara, and a few others who had seen what true power looked like.
Still… reaching the level of Hashirama and Madara was difficult to imagine.
Strange though… why did Jonin sometimes have Kage-level power, while actual Kage often held strength beyond Kage Level?
[ Ding! Halftime break for ten minutes. The first wave of prank live streams will begin in ten minutes!]
[Uchiha Madara: ??? Prank?]
[Uchiha Izuna: Cough cough, it is a prank. Getting a question wrong and having to wear women's clothes…]
[Mei Terumī: I don't think it's so bad. Just a little small, a bit tight in the chest~]
[Jiraiya: Fifth Mizukage… Madam, would you be interested in becoming the heroine of my next novel~]
[Senju Tsunade: Jiraiya, die! Don't you dare disgrace Konoha like this!]
[Mei Terumī: Tsk tsk, as expected of the Ninja World's notorious pervert. Do you think I'd fall for that?]
[Jiraiya: Cough cough… Ignorant of art!]
[Deidara: ??? You also play with art? My art is explosion! Isn't it amazing?]
[Sasori: Quiet, brat. Art is eternal.]
[Jiraiya: …Where did these two idiots come from? Art is beautiful women! Swimsuits… maids… bikinis! Black stockings! White stockings! Fishnets~]
[Sasori: Disgraceful…]
[Deidara: …Agree.]
[ Ding! Opening entertainment live stream! Forbidden Technique Master's Daily Life!]
[ Ding! ??? Where are Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama???]
[Uchiha Madara: What a joke. You added them yourself, and now you're asking me? How would I know?]
[Uzumaki Clan's Ancestral Death God: …Exactly, who knows?]
[Senju Tsunade: I remember… When Orochimaru invaded Konoha, weren't they sealed somewhere?]
[Uzumaki Clan's Ancestral Death God: ...]
[Uzumaki Kushina: It was the Shinigami, right? Reaper Death Seal! Hm? Reaper Death Seal! I knew something was off about not finding my husband! He's still in the Shinigami's belly!]
[Uzumaki Clan's Ancestral Death God: ...No, they're not in my belly! Absolutely not!]
[Senju Tsunade: …That makes you even more suspicious. (Serious)]
[Uzumaki Clan's Ancestral Death God: This… Uh… You must be mistaken! Yes, definitely mistaken!]
[Uzumaki Kushina: That's not right! My husband was sealed in your belly when he died. If he's missing, he must be inside you…]
The Shinigami was about to cry. Damn it, this Uzumaki Clan was impossible!
It was already hell trying to digest one soul with a fox so strong…
Then came three more souls and even a pair of hands he couldn't digest!
Was this how they bullied the Shinigami?
Even if he couldn't digest them, they were still inside his belly! What did they want now?
[ Ding! Detecting signs of souls within the Uzumaki Clan's Ancestral Death God's belly! You have one minute to spit them out yourself. Don't force this system to act!]
[Uzumaki Clan's Ancestral Death God: …Is this how you bully the Shinigami? Impossible! Even if I die today, I won't…]
[ Ding! Opening live stream! How the System Rectifies the Shinigami!]
[Uzumaki Clan's Ancestral Death God: Big Bro!!! How about this?!]
Video Footage:
The Shinigami, halfway through his defiance, suddenly began wailing.
But the moment the live stream started, a golden light descended from the sky.
With teary eyes, the Shinigami pulled out a small knife and stabbed himself in the belly.
"Huh? Came out?"
"Hm? Suddenly outside the belly… feels strange to get used to again…"