Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 231 With the help of the Otsutsuki on the moon, Kumogakure is saved!
"Lord Raikage, this is too risky. Even with the most rigorous calculations, using the Heavenly Transfer Technique to directly teleport you to the moon is something..."

Ma Buyi was so anxious that her eyes turned red, and she slammed her hands hard on the table, her body trembling.

As the Fourth Raikage's top secretary, possessing extraordinary intelligence and meticulous thinking is a necessary condition, and unwavering obedience to the leader's orders is a basic requirement.

But this time, Mabui vehemently opposed it because the Fourth Raikage's decision was so outrageous that it was almost abstract!
Was it really necessary to do something so absurd? Besides, they couldn't even be sure if there were actually people on the moon!
The Fourth Raikage's expression was solemn, his eyes incredibly resolute. The bright moon was reflected in his pupils, and he wished he could see everything on the moon's surface clearly.

But it's simply impossible. Even if a Byakugan ninja came, it would be a pipe dream to see anything on the moon. The simplest and most effective way to confirm that guess is to take a trip to the moon.

"Kumakushi Village must take action, otherwise it won't be long before we become the third major ninja village to be destroyed by Konoha Village," said the Fourth Raikage.

The first one is definitely Sunagakure. After several battles, it was torn to pieces by Kaedeji and has now become a loyal dog of Konoha. After Kaedeji took away its One-Tail, it was able to successfully control the Seven-Tail, the weakest of the nine tailed beasts and a support-type tailed beast, and has always followed Kaedeji's lead.

The second one should be Iwagakure – although Iwagakure has not yet been attacked by Konoha, after losing Onoki, is it relying on the Five-Tails Jinchuriki who has little affection for Iwagakure and may run away at any time to hold on? This great ninja village is constantly following in the footsteps of Sunagakure.

Sunagakure sent all its Kage-level shinobi, and under the leadership of Rasa and Pakura, they surrendered to Kaede Tsukasa personally, which is how they managed to survive. They are still able to maintain their status as a major village thanks to the Seven-Tails.

The Fourth Raikage judged that Kumogakure should be Kaedeji's third target.

"The Hidden Mist Village is located on an island in the Land of Water, making cross-sea operations inherently troublesome. Furthermore, this village has long been mired in internal strife. Without the Hidden Leaf Village doing anything, they will willingly sacrifice their comrades and political enemies to the Hidden Leaf Village. Therefore, theoretically, it will become the last major ninja village to be attacked."

The Fourth Raikage said, "We don't have much time left. Continuing this stalemate is just waiting to die. But if we really make a discovery on the moon, if that ancient being named Otsutsuki Hamura really came from the moon, then he must have left something on the moon! Power or people, anything is fine!"

Mabui became anxious: "But, just because a strange golden light shone from the moon onto the ninja world during the battle between Kaedeji and Hamura Otsutsuki back then, does that justify taking such a risk?"

Perhaps this is Hamura's ninjutsu, requiring the moon as a medium for casting? It's normal for powerful ninjutsu from ancient times to have some strange and unusual casting mediums.

At that time, a large number of meteorites were also falling from the sky and bombarding the surface. They even wiped out a landing force from Kirigakure. Most of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were killed or wounded. They didn't even get to see the Konoha ninjas before they were wiped out. Their deaths were meaningless.

“There are many ancient records in the village, and information related to the Six Paths Ninja Tools and the Gold and Silver Brothers, which point out many details. Considering the current situation, it is worthwhile to do this.”

The Fourth Raikage suddenly swung his only remaining usable hand, clenching it tightly against the moon in the sky: "So, stop talking! Mabui, what you need to do now is carry out the order, immediately organize people to use the Heavenly Transfer Technique to prepare to teleport me!"

"The distance between the ninja world and the moon is immense, and the time involved is immeasurable. You will need to maintain Lightning Release Chakra Mode for an extended period to counteract the damage the Heavenly Delivery Technique inflicts on your body..."

"Don't worry, although my chakra reserves can't compare to those of a Jinchuriki, they're definitely enough."

The Fourth Raikage comforted him, but he had another idea in his mind that he hadn't told anyone—even if there really was nothing on the moon, once it was confirmed to be suitable for habitation, perhaps...

"We can use the moon as a fallback plan for the village, brother, that's what you're thinking, isn't it?"

Killer Bee, who had been leaning against the wall and writing and drawing in his notebook, suddenly put the notebook away solemnly, made a strange gesture, and howled "Yay!" before speaking with a serious expression.

"Hmph, you actually saw through me. After Father died, only you in this world can understand my thoughts."

The Fourth Raikage's lips curled into a rare smile amidst this terrible reality, but it quickly vanished: "Someone has to go to the moon and see for themselves, no matter what. That's why I didn't send objects up there to scout ahead—it's pointless. Once the moon is truly habitable, with enough air and water..."

"We'll move some of our people to the moon and continue fighting Konoha. What a brilliant idea, what a great adventure! Yo-yo!" Killer Bee extended his fist and bumped it with the Fourth Raikage's, producing a muffled thud.

It is indeed a brilliant idea, if the only enemies are Konoha Village and Kaede Tsukasa.

"Even if Kaedeji has space-time eye techniques, it would be difficult to travel directly to the moon! There are no coordinates on the moon, so the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Sky Realm Technique are ineffective; as for other space-time eye techniques... Hmph, do he and the others have such a vast amount of eye power at their disposal?"

The Fourth Raikage sneered. If he were to use the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques to reach the moon, he would probably go blind immediately.

“We have the Heavenly Transfer Technique, the Six Paths Ninja Tools, and Hachi’s chakra. We can send everyone up in batches, provided we confirm whether the lunar environment is suitable for survival,” Mabui said thoughtfully.

If they truly only have Konoha Village as their enemy, then this method might not be a bad way out. Perhaps they could rely on the moon to maintain a long-term standoff with Konoha Village in the ninja world.

But the problem is, they also have to face the mysterious Otsutsuki!
According to the many classified information recently released by Konoha Village, the existence of the Ten-Tails and the Otsutsuki is no longer a secret. Although they do not know the origin of the Otsutsuki or their relationship with the Ten-Tails, there is no time to slowly explore the truth now.

"The Otsutsuki clan, at the level of the Sage of Six Paths, might have the ability to teleport over extremely long distances. We can go to the moon to search for traces left by Otsutsuki Hamura... I understand. I will begin preparations immediately."

Should we use the power of the Otsutsuki to deal with the threat of other Otsutsuki? The Otsutsuki may not be a united front... if the information provided by Konoha is correct.

Although Azabui viewed Konoha Village's public disclosure with suspicion.

After a long time.

"Lord Raikage, everything is ready and we can cast the spell at any time. However, we need Lord Killer Bee and Lord Yugito to distribute chakra to everyone, otherwise it won't be enough." Mabui wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Excellent! This will be the greatest expedition in the history of Kumogakure. I will bring new hope to save this desperate ninja world. We must not allow this vibrant world to become a world of zombies and genjutsu!"

The Fourth Raikage roared, "Bi! Immediately give me the Eight-Tails' chakra! Yugito, you take care of the others!"

The Heavenly Delivery Technique was officially activated, and a huge beam of light enveloped the Fourth Raikage's extremely burly figure. His body crackled with lightning, and with his incredibly thick red Tailed Beast Cloak, the Fourth Raikage was armed to the teeth, all for the purpose of reaching the moon in one fell swoop.

As for if the login fails... then we'll have to use the Six Paths Tools. Hopefully, given the great distance, the Six Paths Tools will still be able to seal us.

call out!
The Fourth Raikage vanished from his spot, transforming into a beam of light that shot straight into the sky, heading towards the seemingly unreachable moon.

Those who performed the Heavenly Delivery Technique were panting heavily. Even with the Tailed Beast Cloaks sustaining their energy expenditure, the cloaks were visibly thinning over time, forcing Yugito and Killer Bee to increase the supply as much as possible. But whether they would succeed remained unknown.

"Damn it! If we had enough time, we wouldn't need our leader to take such a risk!" Yugito clenched his fists, his face full of resentment. "With our village's ninja tool technology, if we focused all our efforts, we could build a telescope that could directly observe the surface of the moon in just a few years, right? Why would our leader need to take such a risk himself!"

"No one can predict the future. Whether a telescope of that caliber can be manufactured is still unknown, and the time required is incalculable. Moreover, we may not have those few years left." Mabui said worriedly, hoping to get feedback from the Fourth Raikage as soon as possible.

Even if they fail, they can immediately use the Six Paths Tools to bring back the Fourth Raikage.

……

The Natural Technique teleported the Fourth Raikage's figure in a straight line upwards. The ground beneath his feet was rapidly shrinking, and the Fourth Raikage could even clearly see the arc of the ground's boundary, the junction of the earth and space.

This is a beautiful and vast planet, the Fourth Raikage thought, but he quickly focused his attention and stared straight at the moon in front of him.

His trajectory has been meticulously calculated, so there is no need to worry about him deviating from the moon midway.

"Still a little short, but within the expected margin of error."

The Fourth Raikage snorted coldly, showing no panic. The Heavenly Transfer Technique was an extremely chakra-consuming technique, not only consuming the caster's chakra but also the chakra of the person being transferred—this thing shouldn't be used to transport living people over extremely long distances.

The Fourth Raikage's chakra was also severely depleted, and he had to constantly contend with the damage from the Heavenly Gift Technique, which was a process that consumed a lot of chakra for both sides.

Even more dazzling lightning erupted from his body, his hair stood on end, and he stepped on the last bit of power left by the Heavenly Gift Technique, holding his breath, and shot straight towards the moon like a cannonball.

The moon's surface magnified in his eyes, revealing a grayish-white land riddled with craters, just as he had envisioned. Now, he needed to consider how to search for the remnants of the Otsutsuki clan after landing…

Until he saw someone.

A young man with white hair, dressed in an ancient robe, looked up at him with slight surprise as he descended from the sky.

"people?!"

The Fourth Raikage was deeply shocked!

There really are people on the moon! He had thought that there might be sealed powers or divine artifacts on the moon, but seeing living people on the moon was still unbelievable. But this was the best possible outcome!

Just as the Fourth Raikage was about to crash into the moon's surface like a meteorite.

"Get out of the way!" the Fourth Raikage roared.

"It's not necessary."

The white-haired boy simply raised his hand towards the sky, and a repulsive force suddenly surged out, pressing down on the Fourth Raikage. The mere clash of repulsive force and impact force would have instantly turned an ordinary person into minced meat, their bones shattering into dust under the immense pressure.

But the Fourth Raikage withstood it, barely escaping injury by using Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and finally landed gently on the moon, his heart filled with horror.

"You're... Shinra Tensei?!"

"Not a bad name. Do people in your area call the ability to manipulate gravity 'Shinra Tensei'?"

The white-haired boy had a calm expression and looked harmless: "You still haven't told me your name."

"I'd rather know your name first."

"Toneri, Otsutsuki Toneri."

Otsutsuki... just as I thought!
"What is your relationship with Hamura Otsutsuki?" The Fourth Raikage's eyes lit up.

"That was my ancestor, the savior who saved the ninja world along with the Sage of Six Paths, but he is now completely dead. He was killed by the people of your ninja world. That person was named Kaedeji." When Toneri spoke, his emotions rarely fluctuated, but he quickly calmed down.

Just as the Fourth Raikage was about to say something, Toneri turned around and said, "Come with me. I have plenty of time to listen to you talk about the ninja world. Anyway, there are only the two of us left on this planet."

There were originally some clan elders who had branched out into the family, but they have all passed away in recent years.

Don't be fooled by the fact that other villages in the ninja world are suffering more, becoming blood bags for Kaede Tsukasa; Toneri's situation is just as dire.

Since Hamura forcibly resurrected in an attempt to kill Kaede Tsukasa and prevent the ninja world from developing in another unknown direction, but failed miserably, the giant Tenseigan disintegrated and scattered into countless Byakugan.

This was a giant Tenseigan that the Otsutsuki branch family had painstakingly created by slaughtering the main family and sacrificing all of their own Byakugan! And it was gone just like that. Hamura himself had been wielding the giant Tenseigan, yet he was defeated by Kaede Tsukasa. You can imagine the devastation he suffered.

At the very least, it shattered the illusion that the giant Tenseigan could wipe out the ninja world. The branch clan elders, who already had little time left, died even faster. Now, only Toneri is left all alone, waiting for his chance.

Now, Toneri is certain that the time has come. He has finally found an opportunity to understand the ninja world and find a way to intervene in it.

“Sit down and let’s talk. Although the giant Tenseigan is gone, my ancestor Hamura met with me before he completely disappeared, allowing me to retain a little bit of the giant Tenseigan’s residual power. This power might be able to help you and me in some way,” said Otsutsuki Toneri.

(End of this chapter)