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"Yes."

Qingsi nodded.

He didn't specify the research content, but Tsunade could sense the weight in his words.

Tsunade remained silent, weighing the pros and cons.

The man before them possessed unfathomable strength, wielding the lost "Wood" Release technique and various bloodline limits; his very existence was a huge variable.

A forceful refusal could escalate the conflict and bring unpredictable risks to Konoha, which is already rife with undercurrents.

If they agree, they might be able to take this opportunity to observe him further, and even... guide his power in a direction that is beneficial to Konoha to some extent.

This is a venture capital investment.

After a long silence, Tsunade spoke slowly, her voice carrying the decisiveness of the Fifth Hokage:
"I can introduce you to the contract of Shikkotsu Forest, but whether you can gain the approval of the Slug Sage depends on yourself. Moreover, I hope you can remember that the use of power should have its limits."

"I see."

Kiyoshi said.

"Mute, I'll be right back."

Tsunade forms hand seals.

The next moment, she led Kiyoshi to the Wet Bone Forest.

Reverse psychic abilities!

Unlike the ruggedness of Mount Myoboku and the darkness of Ryūchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest is filled with a moist and vibrant atmosphere.

Ancient trees reaching for the sky are entwined with vines, and at night, pale green specks of light float in the air.

However, the moment Kiyoshi stepped into this place, the originally peacefully flowing natural energy seemed to be summoned and instantly became active.

Like a green tide, they surged in from all directions, joyfully and almost like pilgrims, crowding around Qing Si to form a huge, rotating vortex that even emitted a low hum.

The plants throughout the entire Shikuburi Forest swayed without wind, as if submitting to Qing Si.

Such a tremendous commotion naturally alerted the true owner of the Wet Bone Forest.

The ground trembled slightly, and the enormous mountain in front of them slowly began to move, revealing its true form.

It is an enormous, pure white slug fairy with blue stripes.

Her gentle voice rang directly in Kiyoshi and Tsunade's ears, saying:

"Such a pure and powerful affinity with nature... It surpasses not only you, Tsunade, but also your grandfather, Hashirama Senju."

The Slug Immortal stared at Kiyoshi in disbelief.

Nothing so outrageous has ever happened in thousands of years.

Hearing the Slug Sage's words, Tsunade was also extremely surprised.

As Kiyoshi faced this being that had lived for thousands of years, he pondered that the "Limited Tsukuyomi" mirror image hadn't changed the Slug Sage too much.

He said:
"I hope to sign a contract with Shikkut Forest and request permission to channel a portion of the natural energy of this place for an important research project. I will use it sparingly and will never harm the very essence of this place."

The slug sage was silent for a moment, then finally, the gentle voice rang out again:

"Your nature... is quite peculiar. I can grant you a contract. As for natural energy... since it is so close to you, as long as it does not violate the balance and is used in moderation as you have said, I will grant your request."

In the Slug Sage's perception, she could detect that Kiyoshi's enormous chakra reserves even surpassed those of the Tailed Beasts.

What good would it do for her to stop such a terrifying guy?
It would be better to satisfy Qing Si, which would also create a positive connection.

A slug the size of a human head split off from her enormous body and quickly crawled into the distance.

Not long after, the slug appeared with a huge scroll in its mouth.

After Kiyoshi took it, he opened it and saw that there were already strings of names on it.

He bit his index finger and wrote his name in his own blood.

In a way, Kiyoshi had a premonition that he could try to summon the spirit beasts of the Wet Bone Forest again.

Kiyoshi immediately began to try it.

A flash of red light appeared, and kaleidoscope patterns appeared in his eyes.

As it slowly rotated, Kiyoshi used his immense pupil power to construct a spatial portal.

"This is... a space-time ninjutsu!"

Tsunade, who was standing to the side, narrowed her eyes, not expecting Kiyoshi to have such abilities.

Natural energy, like a gentle stream, flowed continuously into the spatial portal under Qing Si's guidance.

"No, there are no coordinates on my other side."

Kiyoshi frowned.

The coordinates he left inside Death's belly are no longer valid.

Now, that natural energy simply passes through the black, rotating spatial gate and enters the void.

"The amount of chakra... is far from enough."

Kiyoshi secretly said.

The distance between the "Limited Tsukuyomi" world and the real world is much farther than Kiyoshi imagined.

It's like a universe.

There are many different alternate dimensions in a universe, and it is easy to enter and exit these alternate dimensions within the same universe.

However, if they are not in the same universe, the previous alternate dimension will become invalid.

Kiyoshi must break down the barriers between the two universes in order to reuse the coordinates of the other universe.

However, this would inevitably require chakra, and a lot of chakra at that.

Just as Obito in the original story used the chakra of seven tailed beasts to accomplish all this, Kiyoshi would need even more tailed beasts to do the same.

Because this world ultimately carries the connotation of imitation and mirroring, or rather, the entire world is a counterfeit, it naturally cannot compare to the real world.

Regardless, the combined chakra of all the tailed beasts here should be enough to satisfy Kiyoshi's needs.

…………

The land of thunder.

Several people are in a standoff.

On one side are the Fourth Raikage, Yotsuki Seiji, Obito, Black Zetsu, and White Zetsu.

'Yotsuki Seiji's' black hair flew wildly in the wind, and his body was wrapped in fine, violent blue arcs of electricity, which crackled and hissed.

He had just captured the One-Tailed, Two-Tailed, Seven-Tailed, and Eight-Tailed beasts with swift and decisive action. Combined with the Nine-Tailed beast that he already controlled, he now had a total of five tailed beasts under his control, which gave him unprecedented confidence.

On the other side is Hashirama Senju, a figure who should only exist in history and legend.

At this moment, his face was full of wrinkles, and his complexion was abnormally pale. He had one eye closed.

He captured the Three-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails.

"Yeyue Qingsi..."

The corrupted Hashirama spoke first, his voice hoarse.

"If we cooperate, we will both benefit; if we fight, we will both suffer. Let's release the tailed beasts, revive the Ten-Tails, and then bring lasting peace to the world. What do you say?"

Yotsuki Seiji frowned. He could clearly feel the enormous chakra within the other party's body, which was definitely not something an ordinary Kage-level player could possess.

Obito looked at the corrupted Hashirama with some surprise.

This guy actually forcibly poured a large amount of the "Gedo Mazo"'s chakra into himself in order to prolong his life!
While this might allow you to obtain items normally for a period of time, you'll almost certainly die afterward.

"cooperate?"

'Night Moon Seiji' was surrounded by a surge of lightning, and said in an icy tone:
"How can I trust you?"

The corrupted Hashirama seemed to have anticipated this. He slowly raised his right hand, and in his palm was a glass container containing an eyeball with a wavy pattern.

That's the "Rinnegan"!
"These are Madara Uchiha's eyes."

The corrupted Hashirama spoke with an air of certainty:
"You should know very well that if you want to fully control the Ten-Tails' incomparably violent power, you need these eyes. Otherwise, even if you forcibly become a Jinchūriki, you will only be devoured by it and turn into a mindless monster."

"is it?"

'Yozuki Kiyoshi' spoke in a detached tone.

Wearing the vortex mask, Obito Uchiha nodded and spoke first:

"He's right. Only the Rinnegan can control the Ten-Tails. Otherwise, the moment you become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, you'll be devoured by it. Only the power of the Rinnegan can suppress it."

Obito's corroboration made Yotsuki Seiji somewhat believe the corrupted Hashirama.

He stared at the "Rinnegan," then glanced at the corrupted Hashirama and Obito, his mind racing as he weighed his options.

Finally, he said:

"……it is good!"

'Yotsuki Seiji' took a deep breath and made a decision.

"However, you will become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki first, but you need to give me the Rinnegan, and I want you to kill Kiyoshi; he comes from another world."

As he spoke, his fingers, hidden in his sleeve, twitched almost imperceptibly. A faint, extremely subtle lightning chakra mark, like an invisible spore, quietly attached itself to the depths of the sealed tailed beast.

This is his backup plan, "Lightning Release: Binding Lightning Seal".

Becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki so foolishly is too risky. 'Yotsuki Seiji' plans to have someone test the waters first.

"another world?"

The corrupted Hashirama never expected such a thing to happen, but the fact that the other party was willing to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki before dealing with the so-called "Kiyoji" shows just how powerful the person they consider an enemy can be.

Right now, I'm just using myself as a vanguard to test things out.

The corrupted Hashirama smiled knowingly, but he didn't reveal it, because in his view, no one else understood how different the Ten-Tails was from the other tailed beasts.

So the corrupted Hashirama simply said:

"no problem."

The corrupted Hashirama tossed the container containing the Rinnegan to Seiji Yozuki.

Then, without hesitation, he opened his left eye, which had been closed the whole time.

All that could be seen in the eye sockets were pale purple, wavy eyeballs, clearly the result of the corrupted Hashirama transplanting another "Rinnegan" from Madara Uchiha.

The corrupted Hashirama formed hand seals and summoned the enormous and ferocious "Gedo Mazo"!
The golem let out a roar that shook the valley, opened its huge mouth, and extended the purple golem lock.

At the same time, Yotsuki Seiji also released the seals on the five tailed beasts, and the corrupted Hashirama also released the chakra of four tailed beasts.

Chains were put around the necks of these tailed beasts, and one by one, they were stuffed into the golem's mouth while wailing.

The chakra of the nine-tailed beast fused into the Gedo Mazo, causing the Mazo's body to swell and deform violently, its skin cracking inch by inch.

In the end, the demonic statue of the heretic completely transformed into a towering tree with twisted branches...

Did the tree appear first?

With soil dark passage.

He knew that it should be called "Pseudo-Ten-Tailed Divine Tree".

The divine tree took root in the earth, greedily absorbing natural energy. Its immense pressure made even the distant 'Night Moon Seiji' feel breathless.

As the corrupted Hashirama gazed up at the towering tree, his eyes burned with even greater fervor.

He made a simple mudra with his hands in front of his chest.

Six Paths, Ten Tail Coffin Seal!

The massive form of the Divine Tree suddenly collapsed, surging wildly into the corrupted Hashirama's body like a river bursting its banks!

His body underwent a visible transformation under the influence of the Divine Tree's chakra.

His black hair turned snow-white at a visible speed, and his skin became as pale as jade, losing all color.

Nine jet-black Truth-Seeking Jewels quietly appeared behind him, slowly rotating, each containing the power to destroy a forest in a single strike.

Immediately afterwards, a pure white robe adorned with magatama appeared naturally, enveloping the corrupted Hashirama. In his right hand, a sage's staff, with an ancient design symbolizing the ultimate Yin-Yang Release, materialized.

At this moment, Hashirama Senju floated in mid-air, his white hair flying, his white robe fluttering, and Truth-Seeking Jewels surrounding him, like a god descending to earth!

The aura emanating from him had completely surpassed that of a Kage-level being.

"It really is a fake."

Black Zetsu also witnessed all of this.

I felt a little regretful.

This world is ultimately not good enough; Black Zetsu's prestige is far less than that of the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki back then.

They appeared to be able to levitate, possessing "Truth-Seeking Balls" and "Six Paths-level" power. Unfortunately, it was incomplete; if one had to say, they surpassed the strength of a Kage, but had not yet reached the "Six Paths-level."

However, the corrupted Hashirama, who had always lived in the world of "Limited Tsukuyomi," did not find anything wrong with this power.

He slowly opened his eyes, and a black eye and a "Rinnegan" opened simultaneously.

Looking down at 'Yotsuki Seiji', he spoke:

"Can you feel it? This is... true power!"

Yoruzuki Kiyoshi was deeply shaken. He clearly realized that there was a qualitative difference in power between himself and his opponent at this moment.

But he suppressed the urge to act immediately and simply responded coldly:

"Remember your promise."

"Of course, before that, I need to get used to these forces."

As the corrupted Hashirama looked at the black Truth-Seeking Balls on his body, he sensed that they were a product of the mixture of the seven chakra natures.

…………

Hinata's private room, within the Hyuga clan's territory.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast a halo of light on the window lattice, bathing the Japanese-style room in its glow.

Hinata, the eldest sister, practically tiptoed back to her room, gently pulled the sliding door shut behind her, and leaned against the door as if only in this way could she support her somewhat weak body.

She slowly slid down to sit on the ground, instinctively covering her still burning cheeks with her hands.

Her heart was pounding in her chest, so fast that she felt dizzy.

The scene that had occurred in the dimly lit alley not long ago kept replaying in my mind.

"Woo..."

A suppressed sob, tinged with extreme shyness, escaped from her lips.

She buried her burning face deep in her knees, as if that would allow her to escape the heart-pounding memories.

The fearless, bossy aura she usually exuded, capable of threatening Neji with "I'll kill you," had completely vanished, leaving only a lovesick young girl whose mind was completely disturbed by her first kiss.

"He...he actually..."

Hinata murmured to herself, her pearly white eyes glistening with a moist sheen.

She recalled the focused look in Kiyoshi's eyes when he was instructing her in Gentle Fist, and the firm feeling of his arms around her waist.

A complex mix of sweetness, shyness, and a touch of unease surged within her.

She never imagined that someone with her personality could be so impulsive and...

"do not care!"

Suddenly, she raised her head sharply. Although her face was still flushed, the stubborn and determined light in her white eyes rekindled.

This time, however, this determination was to protect this budding relationship.

"Anyway...anyway, I've made up my mind about him. If anyone dares to try and take him away, I'll...I'll..."

She waved her little fist, but couldn't think of a specific "how" she wanted to do.

In the end, she just blushed again and buried her head back, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but quietly curve upwards into a sweet arc.

On the other side, the Hokage Building.

Kiyoshi's figure appeared quietly.

The journey to and from Shikkotsu Forest with Tsunade did not take much time.

The rich natural energy of Shikkotsu Forest and the Slug Sage's permission provided an important foundation for his subsequent plans.

After saying goodbye to Tsunade, Kiyoshi went to the flower shop in the mountains.

The flower shop has reopened, and inside are neatly arranged vibrant flowers of all colors.

Kiyoshi pushed open the shop door.

"welcome!"

A gentle, familiar voice came from inside.

Ino was wearing a light pink apron with small flower petal patterns and had placed a potted plant on it.

She seemed to have just finished working; a fine bead of sweat clung to her forehead, and a few strands of golden hair playfully clung to her cheeks.

Upon seeing that it was Kiyoshi who had entered, her pale green eyes instantly lit up, and an undisguised smile of joy bloomed on her face.

"Mr. Kiyoshi, you're back!"

Her voice was even softer than before, with a hint of barely perceptible joy.

She quickly stepped forward and naturally reached out to take the coat that Kiyoshi might not even have, like a wife waiting for her husband to come home.

Kiyoshi looked at her. Under the warm light, Ino's quiet and beautiful face appeared exceptionally gentle.

The apron accentuated her slender waist, and the ribbons tied into a delicate bow at the back further highlighted her figure, which, although slim, was already beginning to develop and possessed soft curves.

Beneath the apron were delicate feet clad in white socks and indoor slippers.

"Ah."

Kiyoshi responded and glanced around the shop, where he could smell the mouthwatering aroma of food wafting from the back.

"Haven't had dinner yet, have you?"

Ino looked up at him, her eyes filled with anticipation, and said:

"I...I tried to cook a few dishes, but I don't know if they'll suit your taste."

She seemed a little nervous, gently wiping her hands on her apron.

"Ino, your cooking skills should be very good."

Kiyoshi nodded and followed her toward the living area at the back.

Several delicious-looking home-style dishes were already laid out on the small dining table. Although they couldn't compare to Kiyoshi's superb culinary skills, you could still see the care the cooks put into them.

Ino served him rice, set out the bowls and chopsticks, then took off her apron and sat down opposite him.

She tilted her head slightly, her eyes, as clear as autumn water, gazing at Qing Si, as if waiting for him to start his meal.

Kiyoshi inexplicably felt like he was being asked to choose between eating him first or eating the vegetables first.

"I'll try it."

Kiyoshi picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of well-fried fish, put it in his mouth, and savored it.

Ino watched him nervously, even unconsciously softening her breathing.

"tasty."

Kiyoshi put down his chopsticks and looked up at her.

Ino breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Kiyoshi's words.

"Let's eat together quickly, or it will get cold."

Kiyoshi said.

"it is good."

Ino nodded.

…………

At night, Ino cleaned up the dishes, washed up, and went to bed to rest.

Suddenly, Kiyoshi, who was in the next room, opened his eyes.

He looked into the shadows in the corner of the bedroom and said:
"Did you come out on your own initiative, or should I invite you out?"

Kiyoshi finished speaking.

The shadow in the corner began to writhe as if it were alive.

A dark, viscous figure slowly seeped out from the ground, coalescing into a blurry human shape.

It is Black Zetsu from this "Limited Tsukuyomi" world. Its appearance was silent, as if it were part of the darkness itself.

"Black Zetsu?"

Qing Si sized up the mirror image of Black Zetsu.

From the outside, the mirror image of Black Zetsu is no different from the real Black Zetsu.

Everything was pitch black, except for one pair of yellow eyes.

"This should be our first meeting, Lord Kiyoshi."

Mirror Black Zetsu smiled.

"So what brings you here?"

Qingsi asked.

He probably thought that Black Zetsu wanted to use him to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.

“I know you come from another world.”

The mirrored black abyss opened its mouth.

"Oh?"

Kiyoshi was slightly surprised. Had the Black Zetsu of this world actually figured it out?
"With the Tailed Beasts being captured one after another during this period, I investigated out of curiosity and discovered that there was another me."

“Another you…”

Kiyoshi instantly realized that not only he and the Second Tsuchikage Mu had entered the world of "Limited Tsukuyomi," but Black Zetsu had also come along.

"It seems Obito is probably here too."

Kiyoshi secretly said.

"Limited Tsukuyomi" is an experiment of "Infinite Tsukuyomi". Theoretically, only Madara Uchiha and Obito would be able to do it.

Do you know what kind of calamity the nine tailed beasts will bring to the world when they gather together?

Black Zetsu's tone was seductive.

He wanted Kiyoshi to help him deal with the others.

The one he wanted to resurrect in the other world was surely his mother from that other world.

But the mother of this world is his mother.

Therefore, he absolutely would not allow that kind of thing to happen!
"Legend has it that when all nine heads gather, an extremely terrifying monster will emerge, a monster that even the Sage of Six Paths in mythology would have to be wary of. Its name is..."

However, Kiyoshi interrupted Kuroze directly, saying:

"The Ten-Tails, right?"

"?"

Black Zetsu remained silent, looking at Kiyoshi, surprised that Kiyoshi knew.

“That’s right, he needs to use…”

"The Nine-Tailed Beast and the Gedo Mazo have been resurrected."

"..."

Hei Jue looked at Qing Si with surprise, feeling that this man knew everything.

Could it be that my other self from another world revealed these things to the person in front of me?

“Don’t be surprised, just tell me the information.”

Kiyoshi said.

Seeing this, Black Zetsu told Kiyoshi everything that had happened in the past few days.

"Hashirama became the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki?"

Kiyoshi stroked his chin. The history of this world is really crooked. Hashirama has actually become the villain.

"So, Madara Uchiha died many years ago?"

"That's right, he died after Madara and Hashirama's battle."

Black Jue Dao.

He had been looking for an opportunity to seduce Hashirama, but unfortunately, he never had the chance.

Before they could even make a move, the people from the other world had already captured the Tailed Beasts. (End of Chapter)