Chapter 466: Chapter 466: I Am the Future, and the Future Is Me
"Enough talk. Let's fight!"
Ōtsutsuki Shibai barked coldly, his body erupting with terrifying energy.
A towering divine figure surged forth from him, striking out toward Uchiha Mirai from across the vast void.
Mirai's lips curved into a slight smile. He too raised a palm, and behind him emerged an enormous golden avatar.
Boom!
Though separated by tens of thousands of miles, the clash of their palms echoed like thunder through the stars.
An overwhelming shockwave erupted, obliterating everything in its path.
The first to be affected were the Ōtsutsuki homeworld and the satellite where their branch family resided. Under the devastating force of the collision, both celestial bodies began to fracture and crumble from the surface down. In just an instant, they were reduced to dust, scattered across the cosmos.
As the shockwave faded, Ōtsutsuki Shibai's towering divine form staggered backward from the sheer force of the impact.
"H-How…?"
Shibai's face twisted in disbelief.
In that clash just now, his power had clearly been inferior.
Could it be… this man possessed power even greater than his own?
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
Gritting his teeth, Shibai unleashed several radiant beams of multicolored energy from his hands.
But Mirai didn't flinch. He didn't dodge. He didn't need to.
Now that he held overwhelming power, there was no need to evade. All he wanted was to enjoy the purest, rawest form of battle.
He raised a single finger—one colossal, golden finger extended through the void.
It collided with Shibai's energy beams in complete silence.
But in that silence, space itself began to collapse. Chaotic, violent torrents of distorted energy swirled wildly.
After resisting for only a brief moment, the radiant beams vanished as if they'd been swallowed.
In their place, the golden finger swelled to several times its original size.
It crossed the void and pressed down toward Shibai's divine avatar with unstoppable might.
"Damn it!"
Sensing the danger, Shibai tried to flee, but the golden finger had locked onto him completely. His divine body was frozen in place, unable to move.
"Break."
Mirai whispered softly.
And with that, Shibai's enormous divine form was obliterated.
Within the surrounding star system, all matter was reduced to nothing by the ensuing shockwave.
Mirai stood alone in the void, completely unaffected by the swirling chaos or the shattered fragments of space. His figure flickered in and out of view, traveling rapidly across the universe.
No one knew how far he had gone, but eventually, he appeared before the real body of Ōtsutsuki Shibai.
"You can't escape."
Seeing Mirai catch up, Shibai finally revealed himself.
His expression darkened. "Hmph. Escape? You think I'd run from the likes of you?"
Despite having already sensed that Mirai's strength surpassed his own during their earlier clash, Shibai had no intention of backing down.
Anyone who had climbed to such heights held their own pride.
He had defeated stronger foes before. The outcome of a battle wasn't set until the final moment.
The two surged forward, unleashing divine techniques in every form imaginable.
At the same time, they clashed physically, every blow echoing like a planet shattering.
Wherever they fought, space cracked and crumbled.
Countless stars were reduced to dust. The cosmos itself was scarred.
But the gap in power was too great.
After an initial outburst, Shibai was struck by a single punch from Mirai that completely destroyed his body.
Yet Shibai had long ceased being a mere physical being. His body reformed from pure energy as he tore open a rift in time itself.
He fled into the endless current of time, hoping to find some sliver of opportunity to escape.
Mirai simply sneered, the power in his eyes locking onto Shibai without hesitation.
The two continued their battle within the river of time. But Shibai had no way to resist.
Realizing he couldn't win, Shibai shifted his focus away from Mirai and toward the time stream itself.
He intended to destroy the entire river of time and take everything down with him.
But the gap between their strength was far too vast. Mirai's power completely sealed the stream, preventing Shibai from making even the slightest ripple.
"Freeze."
Mirai spoke, and his words became law.
Shibai was instantly immobilized.
Still, he let out a crazed laugh. "You can't kill me! I'm a god! Chosen by the will of the universe!"
Sure, Mirai was stronger—but Shibai still had countless hidden trump cards. Killing him wouldn't be easy.
As long as he survived, with his endless lifespan, he could continue absorbing energy and eventually grow even stronger.
But Mirai remained unmoved.
Without a word, he began subjecting Shibai to the powers of Wind Scourge, Flame Purge, and Flood Burial—not ordinary wind, fire, or water techniques, but elemental cataclysms akin to the "three great disasters" of Earth mythology.
These were forces he had only grasped after his strength surpassed two million.
"No—no, this can't be! My body—!"
"AAAAAHHHH!!!"
Shibai's howls echoed across the cosmos.
But in the end, under the might of the three disasters, he was completely annihilated.
Not even a trace of his existence remained.
...
"It's finally over."
Mirai slowly opened his eyes and exhaled deeply.
From the moment he had arrived in this world, he had pursued strength with everything he had.
At first, it had simply been about surviving the Third Great Ninja War.
Then came exterminating the Sarutobi clan… unifying the shinobi world… foiling Black Zetsu's ancient schemes.
He had subdued Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, slain the invading Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki, eradicated the Kara organization…
And now, with Ōtsutsuki Shibai dead, the Ōtsutsuki clan was no more.
The shadows that had loomed over him for so long had finally been swept away—completely and utterly.
From this moment forward, there was no one left in the universe who could threaten him.
An endless lifespan. Unrivaled power across the stars. Just imagining the future made Mirai smile.
Stepping out from the river of time, he began restoring the space that had collapsed during the battle.
Destroyed stars reformed under his power. Fragmented space was mended and returned to order.
Aside from the total annihilation of the Ōtsutsuki clan, it was as though nothing had changed.
Once the cleanup was complete, Mirai returned to the ninja world.
With a single thought, he summoned forth the Divine Nation's shinobi army, which he had kept hidden in a separate dimension.
The moment they saw him, their faces lit up with joy and awe.
They knew—under the leadership of their Emperor, they had secured yet another victory.
From this day on, the Ōtsutsuki would be no more.
And true peace would finally descend upon the shinobi world.
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
"..."
The cheers were endless.
Mirai burst into hearty laughter.
"I am the future—and the future is me!"
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