Chapter 189: Chapter 199
"Water Style: Surging Wave!"
Tobirama finally blasted away Madara's Majestic Destroyer Flame.
"Damn it…"
"This guy's water techniques… they're way stronger than before…"
"So this… is his true peak strength…"
But Edo Tensei Tobirama just snorted.
However—
"Second Hokage…"
"Should we keep chasing?"
"I can fly now…" Naruto's whole body was glowing.
That was chakra leaking from his body—it meant he had so much, it couldn't be contained. He even floated into the air.
Apparently, although Indra and Asura were both sons of the Sage of Six Paths, their chakra quantities were completely different. Compared to Sasuke, Naruto's chakra, now activated, had skyrocketed—just like Ōtsutsuki Toneri.
"No need to keep chasing," said Tobirama.
"We'll return to Konoha first. We need to report all of this to Kitahara Kaede."
"Got it." ×2
Naruto and Sasuke had no objections—or rather, they had just received a huge power-up through Hagoromo's blessing, and fulfilled Kitahara Kaede's one request from the beginning:
Don't forget to seal the Sage of Six Paths when you gain power.
That was smart.
After all…
Receiving power that overwhelming out of nowhere—if someone did that for you, weren't they just using you?
By sealing Hagoromo right away, they avoided getting played.
As for Sasuke…
"This is great…"
"Left eye: Mangekyō Sharingan…"
"Right eye: Rinnegan…"
"At last…"
"I can take my revenge!" Sasuke was acting strange.
Yep.
This poor child clearly had thoughts buried deep—believing that with his own strength, he'd never rise. And now that he suddenly obtained both a Rinnegan and Mangekyō, it was just like… a normal guy suddenly winning the lottery.
His goals were instantly within reach—he was showing symptoms of "top scorer madness."
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Meanwhile, in Konoha.
"Looks like it's over…"
Kitahara Kaede stood before the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the Hokage's office. From there, he could see the dark sky regaining its light.
At the same time, a massive Chibaku Tensei sphere was ascending into the sky.
Kitahara Kaede's little ninja rabbit stood beside him watching.
But the little rabbit froze.
Because this scene… it remembered.
It looked just like when it had been sealed away in the past.
So this time… who got sealed? Hagoromo? Or…
The little ninja rabbit was stunned.
Kitahara Kaede picked it up and, with a flick of his finger, opened the space of Heavenly Royal Center.
He sent the rabbit inside.
"Get some rest first," said Kitahara Kaede. "I have one last thing to wrap up."
Yes.
Now that Hagoromo was sealed, there was indeed… one more thing left to do.
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Mount Myōboku.
When the Sage of Six Paths appeared, the outside world was engulfed in pitch-black darkness—as if all light had been swallowed.
That held true even for Mount Myōboku.
The Great Toad Sage understood—this meant the Sage had found Naruto and Sasuke and was making his move.
So—
The Great Toad Sage had been watching closely.
Finally.
When the sky turned from black to bright again, and they saw a massive sphere ascending from Mount Myōboku's vantage point—
He let out a deep breath.
"Good!"
"Good!!"
"GOOD!!!"
"Looks like it's settled!"
"That Chibaku Tensei… mm, that new moon—it looks just like that."
"My children…"
"Bring me the wine!"
"Today, your ancestor is gonna drink to his heart's content!"
The Great Toad Sage finally relaxed.
With Kaguya sealed again, she wouldn't come knocking on Mount Myōboku's door.
And Hagoromo, having lost his powers, would soon disappear.
So… peace and quiet could return once more.
The Great Toad Sage was in an excellent mood.
"Eh?"
Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku had also heard his excited voice.
Just earlier, they had been discussing how helpless Mount Myōboku had become—and that without compromising with Kitahara Kaede, they had no other option.
But now…????
????
A new Chibaku Tensei had appeared.
And the Great Toad Sage was practically singing.
"Could it be…"
"The Sage of Six Paths won!?" Sage Shima was stunned.
"This is…" Now it was Sage Fukasaku's turn to freeze up.
"You see…" Sage Shima quickly whispered.
"Dear… it's a good thing you didn't show your hand yet. Let's pretend nothing happened…"
"Eh?"
But just as Sage Shima said that, she noticed Fukasaku was staring straight ahead.
He didn't respond.
That was not normal.
She quickly turned to look.
And what she saw—was a man with black hair and golden eyes who had just ripped open space and appeared before the two toads.
Upon arriving in Mount Myōboku, the man seemed to decide he needed to switch his "contact lenses."
His eyes shifted—becoming pure white.
"…What's this…"
"Oh, Sage Shima, nice to meet you."
The man said calmly, "I'm Kitahara Kaede."
And as if clarifying, he added:
"Owner of the ninja rabbit, Little White—also known as the former owner of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya."
"..." Fukasaku.
"..." Shima.
!?!?!?!?
Mount Myōboku.
"My children…"
"Bring me the wine!"
"Today your ancestor is feeling~ so happy…"
"Bring me wine!"
The Great Toad Sage really was in a wonderful mood.
He'd been terrified when Uchiha Madara appeared.
Then again when Kaguya's seal was undone.
The fear was enough to kill a toad.
But in the end…
Thanks to "little brother Hagoromo," it was resolved, and Kaguya got sealed again.
So…
It felt like a dream—like reliving the past from a thousand years ago.
"Shima…"
"Fukasaku!"
Feeling elated, the Great Toad Sage called out in joy—but no toads came to him.
"Eh?"
"Shima, Fukasaku…"
He called again, puzzled.
His temple had been destroyed by Madara's Susanoo, so he had temporarily moved to Shima and Fukasaku's quarters.
But with the Sage's appearance, he had sent all the young toads away—only Shima and Fukasaku remained.
Now that it was over… surely it was worth celebrating.
But right now…