Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 170 The New Era Destined to Perish
According to Isshiki's original personality, a trade? These natives don't even have the right to talk to him; they should all become materials for the Ten-Tailed Divine Tree.

But there was no way around it. A thousand years of hardship had slightly smoothed out Yi Shi's rough edges, turning him from a noble "god" into someone who parasitized the utterly worthless body of Ci Xian.

For a long time, he lay inside Cixian's brain, absorbing the nutrients from Cixian's body, while also observing the historical changes of this planet.

He witnessed Kaguya planting trees to create chakra fruits, and saw Kaguya sealed away by her two sons. His presence is intertwined with the entire historical context of the ninja profession since its inception.

So he learned the etiquette among the natives, mastered some social skills, and was willing to condescend to do business with these natives.

In particular, he was willing to reveal that he possessed another Ten-Tails and to speak with Kaede Tsukasa, a guy he could look up to slightly.

"I can't believe it. When you two came to this planet, each of you brought a Ten-Tails. That's quite a luxurious setup... But as far as I know, you and Kaguya have the same ultimate goal, right? To drain the value of this planet completely."

Kaedeji manipulated the Susanoo Hand, grasping a portion of the black sphere and slowly retrieving it, immediately sealing it away.

The Grim Reaper behind him stopped drooling and looked somewhat dissatisfied—normal seals are primarily used to seal the soul, and only secondarily to strike specific chakra.

But Kaede completely reversed this. Once again, Death worked hard but didn't get a single thing—without a soul, all his efforts were in vain.

And then he gets easily fooled by Kaedeji using a few fragments of his will.

Boom!

Kaedeji controlled Susanoo to knock away several boulders. He hadn't originally planned to use this move; his initial intention was to send a bunch of powerful zombies to charge in for melee combat.

Putting aside everything else, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, and the Third Raikage alone are formidable weapons. Whether it's the consecutive Tailed Beast Balls or the One-Shot Technique, they can ensure that they cause enough damage to the black sphere before it is sealed away.

However, he ultimately did not do that. Kaede Tsukasa chose a more prudent approach, forcibly cutting off a portion of the black sphere with a sealing technique. Although this method was not earth-shattering, it was still a proper and efficient one.

It can also be used to experiment with techniques, making Cixian think twice before taking action against him.

The results of the experiment were very good.

Cixian said indifferently, "What, aren't you doing the same thing? Don't tell me you're planning to use that method of extracting chakra from a great distance for charity."

"...You've learned to tell corny jokes. You're definitely a qualified ninja now."

Kaede Tsukasa doesn't see himself as one of those Otsutsuki—the Otsutsuki want to turn this planet into a dead star and turn all living things into resources for the Divine Tree.

He's different. He doesn't intend to destroy this planet. On the contrary, he hopes the population will multiply rapidly, ideally several times over. He also wants to completely reform the ninja training system and drastically increase the training efforts. At the very least, it absolutely cannot be like it is now, where on average only one ninja is produced from hundreds or thousands of people!
Anyway, the ninja world is big enough to support so many people!
If a super population explosion were to occur, Kaede Tsukasa would be overjoyed. Overpopulation? Surplus my foot! Capture them all and use them as human batteries!
He had calculated everything. On average, ten people could stand in one square meter. These people were all ninjas, with naturally explosive physical abilities and strong resistance to disease. He only needed to arrange for people or zombies to focus on taking care of these people's food and drink, and Kaede Tsukasa would receive a continuous supply of chakra.

As for these people's personal hygiene? There's no need to worry too much. Let them be dirty. They're tough as nails. Just eat, drink, and generate chakra like the living dead until the end of their lives.

These human batteries, in their real-world bodies, need to do absolutely nothing more than "live" and "work".

Of course, Kaede Tsukasa isn't some kind of devil. He could release some slots for the Musou Tsukuyomi, allowing these guys to learn, fight, and have fun in the virtual world.

To carry out these activities, chakra must be paid as a fee. After all, it is very hard for Kaede Tsukasa to maintain such a huge virtual world for the benefit of all people in the ninja world. It is reasonable for him to earn a little bit of chakra difference from it.

However, not all human batteries can enjoy this benefit, especially those prisoners of war who were defeated and captured in World War III. They have to spend their entire lives atoning for their offense against Kaede Tsukasa. Perhaps a very few individuals can escape this torment and enjoy a virtual life in the Musou Tsukuyomi.

Other prisoners? Fight them to death, until many years later, when their bodies age and perish, their souls will not escape either, and they will continue to serve the great and benevolent Lord Kaedeji, without even a chance to go to the Pure Land!
Kaede Tsukasa said, "Alright, your suggestion is very tempting. What do I need to do to get the Ten-Tails from you?"

"Find that guy named Hagoromo Otsutsuki for me, and capture him alive."

"The Sage of Six Paths has been dead for a long time, and you know that better than I do."

"Didn't Otsutsuki Hamura also come back to life once? If he could be resurrected, then Otsutsuki Hagoromo, as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, could not possibly die so easily. He must still be alive in some way."

Jigen was initially quite troubled. Even if he obtained the perfect vessel and successfully reincarnated, he would still need to find an Otsutsuki to feed the Ten-Tails. He had considered the descendants of Hamura on the moon, who could even create a giant Tenseigan, so there must be at least one descendant with pure blood.

We can use a giant Tenseigan or some other means to strengthen that descendant, and it will be usable as is.

However, with Hamura's death, Jigen observed that the high-intensity fluctuations on the moon immediately dissipated, and the giant Tenseigan seemed to have disintegrated? Then Hamura's descendants cannot be considered the best solution. It is very likely that after a lot of work to capture them, it will be found that they are of no use at all.

As expected, Hagoromo Otsutsuki is more suitable. Find him, revive him like Hamura, then capture him and feed him to the Ten-Tails so that the Ten-Tails can complete its genes and successfully evolve into the God Tree.

"Why not use the Ten-Tails that's already there? Just capture all nine tailed beasts; that's much simpler than finding and capturing the Sage of Six Paths," Kaedeji asked knowingly.

Jigen didn't give a direct answer. What could he say? Could it be that the so-called Ten-Tails had already taken on Kaguya's shape inside and out?

Besides, that was ultimately the Ten-Tails controlled by Kaguya, not the Ten-Tails controlled by him.

“Yahiko is completely dead. If Nagato hadn’t intervened, I could have delayed his death a little longer, but never mind.” Jigen’s gaze swept across countless broken pieces of wood and dust, landing on Yahiko.

Kaede Tsukasa glanced at him, but didn't seem to care about Yahiko's life or death.

"What do you plan to do? Kill Nagato? I won't allow you to do such a thing. He is an important pawn in reviving Kaguya and the Ten-Tails. If you attack him now, we will only be enemies."

Kaedeji remained calm, showing no intention of backing down even when facing a weakened Otsutsuki. Yes, he couldn't defeat Jigen, but if he truly wanted to save his own life, Jigen would have a hard time killing him.

"Alright, since you insist."

Jigen remained unmoved, saying indifferently, "Once everything has settled down, I will consider transforming Nagato into my reincarnation vessel. However, he most likely doesn't have the aptitude. No matter how hard the insects in the vessel try to climb, they can never escape. This won't affect my plan."

Cixian opened a spacetime rift, intending to leave.

Without his careful modification and adjustment, Nagato would hardly become a perfect reincarnation vessel if he relied solely on his own unchecked growth. His targeting of Nagato was also a gamble.

Unless absolutely necessary, Jigen would not fight someone of Kaedeji's strength, not to mention that Kaedeji also has a soul sealing technique that can affect him to the greatest extent.

Since the wedge cannot instantly absorb soul-sealing techniques, Ichishiki will not allow Jigen's already mediocre body to have its fragile balance affected by Kaedeji's actions.

Kaede suddenly said, "If you hand over the Ten-Tails to me first, I will provide you with some information about the Sage of Six Paths."

“You can’t control the Ten-Tails at all right now. That’s a power that the nine tailed beasts can’t match. In terms of eye power, it’s much stronger than you; in terms of chakra, you’re far inferior.”

Cixian coldly said, "When you have completed your technique and accumulated enough chakra, you can come back to ask me for the Ten-Tails. Alternatively, you can choose to revive Kaguya's Ten-Tails, but you will have no way to control it."

As the time tunnel closed, Jigen departed completely. He abandoned Yahiko and stopped wasting time on Nagato—he should officially begin cultivating his own vessel from scratch, but this required help, especially someone skilled in genetic modification technology. Who should he look for?
The technology on this planet is so backward that it's difficult to find even a few people who are proficient in biotechnology.

Should we start training them from scratch? The success rate is also a big problem, considering the average brainpower of the native ninjas... Jigen felt he should think it over carefully first.

Even with a qualified assistant, the difficulty of creating the perfect container is still off the charts. Who knows how many years it would take to finally obtain a satisfactory one by chance?

Kaede watched the other person leave, expressionless. He didn't believe a single word Jigen said.
Using the Ten-Tails as a bargaining chip? Fine, that little Ten-Tails, imprisoned for over a thousand years and now driven to madness, could indeed be used for a trade. But the question is, after Kaedeji completes the agreement, will Jigen really hand over the little Ten-Tails?

Jigen doesn't seem to lie easily, but he only said he would use the Ten-Tails as a bargaining chip, and never said that he would hand over the Ten-Tails to Kaedeji after the deal was done.

Moreover, this guy won't really abandon Nagato... To be more precise, with Jigen's appearance, his previous state of dormancy has been shattered. Jigen will definitely keep an eye on every outstanding figure in the ninja world, especially those young geniuses who possess the incomplete bloodline of the Otsutsuki, regarding them as potential vessels.

"Judging by the time, Naruto and Sasuke can appear in this world now... Hmm, we should reduce the number of missions for the Uchiha clan so that Fugaku can have time to go home and have a second child with his wife."

Once Indra is reincarnated, Ashura won't be able to escape either, and he'll immediately catch up, and everything will return to normal—but we need to watch out for Jigen's movements, lest he suddenly make a move and kidnap Naruto and Sasuke.

Yes, we should also be careful with Hinata and Hanabi, as they are possessors of the pure Byakugan. After Toneri removes and transplants their eyes, he can immediately transform the Byakugan into the Tenseigan.

And then there's Otsutsuki Toneri... Kaede Tsukasa suddenly felt that a very interesting era was about to arrive, but how long this new era could last depended on how many years Kaede Tsukasa would need to cover the entire globe with the Musou Tsukuyomi, turning everyone into his human batteries to continuously supply him with chakra.

When the Musou Tsukuyomi devours the ninja world, and Kaede Tsukasa holds both the virtual and the real world in his hands, with life and death entirely in his grasp, all the struggles become meaningless.

Even the Otsutsuki clan didn't have a good way to deal with Kaede Tsukasa.

As the endless dust settled, Kaede Tsukasa's figure came into view.

"Such a powerful technique failed just like that... Those two guys are terrifyingly strong."

Jiraiya wore a helpless expression. Although he had some guesses in his heart, he was still very distressed when he actually saw it with his own eyes.

The Earth Explosion Star technique can destroy a large area of ​​the ecosystem, but what happened? This powerful immortal technique was forcibly broken.

Minato's forehead was covered in sweat: "How did they do that? What kind of technique can destroy a technique of this strength? We must find out this if we want to take back the village."

To be honest, even though Minato was extremely confident in himself, especially in Sage Mode, his learning speed far surpassed Nagato's. Long before, he was able to quickly enter Sage Mode without the help of the two toad sages.

Sage Mode is indeed powerful, but it depends on who you're comparing it to. Faced with Kaede Tsukasa's endless array of tricks... Minato felt that this matter needed to be considered more carefully.

“Even I feel this frustrated, so what about Nagato…” Minato looked at Nagato beside him.

Nagato's gaze was blank, not because the Chibaku Tensei had been broken, but because of Yahiko's death.

Yahiko's entire body turned grayish-white, like a sculpture. But then, with the slightest vibration, Yahiko's body turned into endless dust, which drifted away in the wind.

"No, no! It can't be like this, Yahiko... I will revive you, I have the ability!!" Nagato's expression twisted, his hands forming hand seals, ready to attack at any cost.

"Wait, Nagato!"

"Don't do that. Calm down and think this through!"

The two toad sages' expressions changed drastically. They knew without a doubt that Nagato was using a resurrection technique—how could they allow that?!

To make matters worse, the man whose resurrection technique was unparalleled in the ninja world was already heading their way.

(End of this chapter)