Chapter 767: The Strongest in the Ninja World
Lux had previously tested the effects of the domination card.
After successfully controlling Kaguya, forcibly ordering her to commit suicide carried a slight risk of losing control.
However, merely controlling Kaguya to activate Rinne Tensei no Jutsu posed no obstacles at all.
After all, Kaguya’s immortal body was inherently eternal.
Even if Lux commanded her to kill herself, Kaguya might not resist; subconsciously, she knew she was immortal and fearless of death.
On the other hand, Lux himself was curious to test whether he, having consumed the Divine Tree’s fruit and undergone a life-level transformation, would die if he activated Rinne Tensei no Jutsu.
But he obviously couldn’t use himself as a test subject.
He could only experiment with Kaguya from Parallel World 7.
Moreover, this Kaguya, under Black Zetsu’s series of instigations and deceptions, including the Fourth Great Ninja War and this battle, had committed too many sins and killings.
Given the situation in Parallel World 7, she clearly had no value worth saving.
Should he deliberately sacrifice Six Paths Naruto’s goodwill just to save her life?
Why bother?
Because of her large chest?
There were seven Parallel Worlds, and Kaguya wasn’t the only one. No need to treat every Kaguya specially.
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And so it was.
After Kaguya successfully activated Rinne Tensei no Jutsu, most of her life force and chakra were instantly drained.
*BUZZ!*
At the same time, a pitch-black illusory hell gate opened.
Countless green light particles shot out from the gate, transforming into brilliant starlight across the sky, scattering in all directions.
Tens of thousands of green starlights covered the heavens, like countless shooting stars crossing the horizon.
As the starlight dimmed, victims one by one, as if activated by Izanagi, quickly turned from illusion to reality, successfully revived.
Naruto excitedly looked around.
Among the tens of thousands of revived silhouettes in the distance, he immediately spotted familiar figures:
Mitsuki, Konohamaru, Hanabi, Shikamaru, Tsunade, Kakashi, Sakura, Sarada, Hinata...
And the most familiar, Sasuke!
Even Toneri was revived!
One by one, they all came back to life, like a miracle repeated, or an unattainable beautiful dream.
But reality was reality.
Tens of thousands of Konoha’s victims were all revived!
Know this: Nagato’s weakened life force was enough to revive most of Konoha’s victims.
And Kaguya, having absorbed the Divine Tree’s full power, at her peak could revive all life that died recently across the entire ninja world.
Even now, in her weakened state, reviving tens of thousands was still effortless.
Of course, when Lux controlled Kaguya to activate Rinne Tensei no Jutsu, he deliberately limited its scope, reviving only Konoha’s residents and a few related individuals, not ninjas from other villages killed by ’Ōtsutsuki Sasuke’ and the Kara Organization.
What nonsense.
If everyone was revived, how could world unification proceed?
Sasuke wouldn’t become a wasted worker, right? His salary wouldn’t be for nothing, right?
Lux wouldn’t do something that added difficulty to himself.
Moreover, with Omnipotence canceled, all those sins were committed by ’Ōtsutsuki Sasuke.’ What did they have to do with the revived Uchiha Sasuke?
’Hmm?’
’Not satisfied?’
’Fine, fine, Six Paths Rasengan or Indra’s Arrow—which do you want to eat?’
’Pick one!’
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In the distance, tens of thousands of revived people gathered, their numbers vast.
Most, even after revival, were still confused.
Seeing the massive, bottomless scorched crater around them, they had no idea what had happened.
’Who am I?’
’Where am I?’
’What should I do?’
In reality, for most Konoha residents, their memories stopped at:
A beautiful morning, a family eating breakfast, singing.
Suddenly, they were bound like mummies by the Divine Tree Jutsu, hung on branches; this time, without the Infinite Tsukuyomi’s sweet dreams, most only felt excruciating pain as their chakra was forcibly drained by Mokuton.
Then?
Nothing more.
’Ōtsutsuki Sasuke’s’ chakra arrows, like mini nuclear bombs, exploded one by one, killing most.
Everyone, until their souls returned to the Pure Land, was confused, unaware of what happened.
They didn’t even know Konoha and its surroundings were later completely destroyed by Kaguya!
Of course, the few who fought to the end, like Sasuke, Toneri, and others, generally understood the current situation.
Learning they were revived and seeing tens of thousands of Konoha residents appear around them, Sasuke knew his gamble paid off!
Naruto didn’t let him down!
If Isshiki and Kaguya had won, they couldn’t have been revived. The only possibility was Naruto’s side winning!
But who activated Rinne Tensei no Jutsu to revive so many?
Could it be that idiot Naruto?
It seemed only that idiot would.
Sasuke and a few who knew began looking around anxiously until they saw Naruto’s figure in the distance and felt his familiar chakra, finally relieved.
"Naruto!"
"Naruto-kun!"
"Naruto!"
Excited calls rang out.
Hinata, Toneri, Sasuke; along with Kakashi, Shikamaru, and others, rushed toward Naruto.
They looked so excited, as if they wanted to swallow Naruto whole.
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Seeing all the familiar figures revived in the distance, hearing those sincere calls, Naruto’s eyes teared up again.
They really all came back!
’I don’t have to die either.’
’Damn...’
’If so, I’ll never repay Lord’s kindness! What now?’
"Lord? I..." Naruto choked up, looking at Lux, wanting to reunite with his family and friends first and calm the confused, panicked crowd.
"Send a clone to handle things and calm the villagers."
"Alright!" Naruto quickly split a clone, rushing toward Konoha’s residents.
As Hokage, facing the chaotic scene of a destroyed village, he had to step up to stabilize the situation and calm everyone quickly.
"Come, let’s move to talk. Minato, you guys shouldn’t appear too much here." Lux snapped his fingers, activating Amenominaka.
*SWISH!* *SWISH!* *SWISH!*
He teleported those present dozens of miles away to avoid being swarmed by villagers like monkeys.
Though Parallel World 7’s major issues were resolved, some minor details still needed cleaning up.
At the same time, Sasuke and Toneri were also teleported.
As the last fallen hero units of their side, they deserved to join the final high-level meeting.
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"Naruto-kun!"
"Lord!"
"You are... the Fourth Hokage couple?" Toneri instantly recognized Minato and Kushina but didn’t know they were from another world, even assuming they were revived too.
"You? Toneri?" Minato recognized Toneri, having seen him in his world, though as a child, also living in Konoha.
"Fourth Hokage, have we met?" Toneri was slightly surprised, not recalling meeting this Fourth Hokage.
He was even ready to introduce himself as the ruthless guy who nearly stole the other’s daughter-in-law!
"You could say we’ve met."
"Anyway, thanks for helping Naruto and Boruto. Thank you, Toneri!" Minato sincerely thanked him.
He’d learned from Naruto about this ’adoptive father’ of Boruto’s selfless help and contributions, truly worth gratitude.
Why didn’t Naruto thank him himself?
Not because he hadn’t had the chance. His attention was entirely on Sasuke.
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Sasuke was currently blind, but though he couldn’t see Naruto and the others, he could still sense everything.
"Naruto!"
"Sasuke!"
The two brothers, reunited, called out emotionally, their heartfelt voices making Kushina feel odd hearing them.
"You okay? Your eyes..."
"I’m fine! You won? Where’s Ōtsutsuki Isshiki? Kaguya, she..."
"I killed Isshiki; as for Kaguya, I defeated her too..."
"How’d you do it? Don’t tell me you..." Sasuke was slightly shocked. Having fought Isshiki and Kaguya, he knew how terrifying they were.
He didn’t expect Naruto to defeat them alone—how?
"They weren’t that great; I just won without thinking..." Naruto grinned foolishly, scratching his head, too embarrassed to admit he lost his sanity seeing Sasuke die, going on a blind killing rampage.
Anyway, the result was he won.
Of course, thanks to the Six Paths chakra from Lux and Sasuke’s Rinnegan.
"Naruto..."
"Sasuke..."
Seeing them call each other, ignoring everyone else, Lux couldn’t stand it, interrupting:
"Enough, you two talk later. Handle important matters first."
"Oh, oh!" Naruto and Sasuke got serious, suppressing their urge to connect.
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"Lord, what about Ōtsutsuki Kaguya?" Naruto looked at Kaguya, still controlled by Lux. Clearly, after activating Rinne Tensei no Jutsu, her condition was dire.
Not only did her body shrink again, but her aura and chakra weakened to their lowest.
Even Naruto no longer felt that terrifying life-level pressure.
Of course, this Rabbit Goddess was still alive, so Naruto had to consider how to deal with her.
He didn’t know if her immortal body still existed. Could Kaguya be killed?
"Her immortal body is gone..."
"So, she can finally be killed?" Naruto felt excited yet conflicted.
He certainly wanted to kill Kaguya, but his killing intent wasn’t as strong now; plus, recalling Grandpa Hagoromo’s help, killing someone’s mother didn’t seem great.
"Before that, Naruto, return your Rinnegan to Sasuke."
"As for this nine-tomoe Rinne-Sharingan, I’ll give it to you." Lux pointed to Naruto’s Rinnegan, signaling it could be returned.
At the same time, the controlled Kaguya removed the Rinne-Sharingan from her forehead, giving it to Six Paths Naruto.
Thus, Sasuke could reclaim his six-tomoe Rinnegan, and Naruto, with the nine-tomoe Rinne-Sharingan, wouldn’t lose strength but could advance further!
This time, Naruto didn’t hesitate or feel awkward, immediately accepting the Rinne-Sharingan, swapping his left eye, and giving the Rinnegan to Sasuke.
What nonsense—wasting such a special eye from an enemy would be a pity.
If he didn’t use it, should he let the enemy keep it to harm his side again?
Having tasted the Rinnegan’s power, Naruto was hooked; he also vividly remembered the consequences of his last hesitation.
Sasuke took his Rinnegan, reattaching it.
With Naruto’s healing aid, he quickly repaired his eye nerves, regaining vision.
Now, with Naruto and Sasuke each wielding a Rinnegan, Konoha’s elite combat power would surge dramatically.
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Seeing Kaguya’s demise, Naruto gradually calmed his emotions.
Then he suddenly remembered something, turning to Eida beside him:
"Eida, the war’s basically over. Thanks for your help. This Senrigan—I must return it to you."
Saying this, Naruto prepared to remove the Senrigan from his right eye. But Eida quickly interrupted, refusing:
"No need! Seventh Hokage, keep the Senrigan. Let it be my gift to you."
"I don’t need it anymore anyway."
Eida still had one Senrigan, and her other eye, fixed by Naruto, was now normal.
For a normal life or spying on the world, it was enough.
Eida had no desire to reclaim both Senrigans.
Naruto firmly refused: "No way, I can’t just take your eye—that’s unreasonable!"
"I’m the Hokage, not a bandit. How can I just take someone’s valuable item? How could I lead the team later?"
"It’s not taking—it’s giving!"
"And as a condition of giving, I hope you’ll allow us siblings to join Konoha and gain your protection."
"Can you?"
Eida offered again, determined to give the Senrigan.
After all, they had almost nothing valuable to win the Seventh Hokage’s heart.
Only the Senrigan was suitable.
Eida knew Naruto’s character well—a good man who always repaid kindness.
As long as Naruto used the Senrigan, he’d remember her kindness.
After joining Konoha, as long as they didn’t make major mistakes, the siblings could almost roam freely worldwide and casually seek out Kawaki.
Such a profitable deal might only happen once in a lifetime.
How could Eida let it go?
Plus, an innocent person with a treasure invites trouble. If the siblings didn’t voluntarily join Konoha, did they think Uchiha Sasuke was easy to talk to?
Weren’t they afraid of being suddenly taken out by Amenotejikara while walking?
"If you really want to join Konoha, I’d welcome it, but this exchange..."
"Seventh Hokage, please accept it! The Senrigan is most useful in your hands. If Ōtsutsuki enemies attack again, you can instantly know and reach the location to fight. Right?" Eida’s words convinced Naruto.
"Alright, I agree!"
"And thank you. You siblings will have my protection as legitimate Konoha residents!"
Naruto wouldn’t greedily take another’s eye, but for the world’s and his kin’s safety, the Senrigan was indeed necessary and vital.
Thus, Naruto permanently gained the Senrigan and nine-tomoe Rinne-Sharingan, becoming the true strongest ninja in the world!