Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 239 Naruto Senju Arrives!

"What exactly is going on outside? Such a commotion has even caused the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to tremble."

A vortex-faced figure emerged from the Gedo Mazo. As soon as he finished speaking, a White Zetsu appeared from the ground.

"Oh, it's Kaedeji. He seems to be fighting a new Otsutsuki. The two sides are fighting fiercely... If Kaedeji could use this kind of power when they were besieging Jigen, he probably would have killed that guy Jigen long ago."

Bai Jue grumbled, then asked curiously, "Speaking of which, you should know now what exactly happened between Cixian and my mother back then, right?"

“I know, but I won’t tell you,” Afei replied. “Because you are weak. If someone controls you with an illusion, you will reveal everything you know. I have already taken a huge risk by not killing you.”

"cut."

Bai Jue pursed his lips, feeling that without realizing it, A Fei had become his direct superior—even though they were equals at the very beginning.

There was nothing they could do; Kaguya had given the order directly through the Gedo Mazo. Since Tobi was the core of the plan, the other ordinary White Zetsu had no choice but to obey Tobi's orders.

Afei's mind wasn't on Bai Jue at all. He was staring at the northeast direction with his non-existent eyes. Even though he had an extremely indifferent heart, he felt a sense of urgency at this moment.

“Black Zetsu, you’re here too, right? Then don’t hide. This is a crucial period for the plan. You need to lead those Tobi and do everything you can to prevent anyone from using the Gedo Mazo. Even if Madara and Nagato want to use it, you must hold them off as much as possible,” Tobi said.

“I will do it, but you are the one who needs to put in more effort. Speed ​​things up; everything is now revolving around you.”

Black Zetsu emerged from the shadows. He had been hiding around the Gedo Mazo, avoiding all eye techniques and sensory ninjas to prevent being discovered, which had been a very difficult time for him: "You gave birth to a new Obito earlier, so the risk naturally disappeared."

"It won't be that fast. The Gedo Mazo isn't in good condition, but we can't encourage Madara and Nagato to capture other tailed beasts, as that would alert Kaedeji and Jigen."

However, without capturing other tailed beasts, there's no way to accelerate the process of nurturing the Divine Tree Man, creating a vicious cycle. We can only proceed slowly like this, fearing that one day we might lose control and collapse. But currently, there are no other good solutions.

"It's been so long, and Obito still hasn't woken up? Is he still himself?" White Zetsu asked with a strange laugh.

“Obito’s consciousness has entered a deep sleep. After he transforms into a Divine Tree Man, I don’t even know how much self-awareness he will retain.”

To put it bluntly, even Tobi himself wasn't carefully created by Kaguya. He was born with a bit of an accident and special circumstances. When they were desperate, he was forced to bring Obito into the life of the God Tree. Nobody knows what the final product will be like in terms of consciousness.

Do you have any information about that new Otsutsuki?

"No, all the White Zetsu in the Hidden Cloud Village have been wiped out, and there are very few White Zetsu left in the Land of Lightning, not enough to gather enough core intelligence," the White Zetsu said.

"Hmph, a brand new Otsutsuki, possessing a technique that seems to tear the sky apart..." Black Zetsu was very worried. They still hadn't even dealt with Jigen, but a brand new Otsutsuki had appeared. Who knew if more Otsutsuki would appear on this planet in a few years?

Afei rejoined the Gedo Mazo: "In any case, the changes in the outside world are irrelevant to us, because there's nothing we can do about it. Let Kaedeji and the others deal with everything. We just need to ensure the safety of the Gedo Mazo."

White Zetsu and Black Zetsu also merged into the ground and disappeared.

Soon after, Xiao Nan arrived. She flung out countless paper butterflies to examine the surroundings and found nothing unusual, which put her at ease.

"I must guard the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path for Nagato..."

Konan can't handle big things, all she can do is keep an eye on this Ten-Tails' body. It will definitely play an important role in the future. Who knows if it will be the key to changing the landscape of the ninja world?
From beginning to end, Xiao Nan had no idea that what she was doing so diligently had long become a nest for those guys to breed even stronger weapons.

……

The servant couldn't understand it, he couldn't understand it at all, he couldn't understand how things had gotten to this point.

Is he not strong? No, he is very strong, at least stronger than Kaedeji. However, he does not seem to have shown any fighting ability to strongly suppress or even defeat Kaedeji. Instead, he is being forced into a desperate situation by Kaedeji step by step.

Looking back on the battle, Shiren realized that he had overlooked too many small details, and these details, pieced together, ultimately led to the current outcome.

Shiren gritted his teeth, wanting to try to unleash a second Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. If he could land another blow, he might be able to kill Kaedeji and eliminate this utterly despicable guy!
"Trying to use the same trick on me again? I can create another Truth-Seeking Ball, but there's no need. Weakening you to this point is enough."

Kaedeji will not give Toneri a chance. This is not a child's game, but a battle that could have a permanent impact and cause destruction to the ninja world. The Land of Lightning is already finished. After all the natural disasters subside, the Land of Lightning will probably become a region composed of many peninsulas protruding from the mainland.

If a second war were to continue, the Land of Lightning would no longer be suitable for human habitation. If such a vast land could not nurture and reproduce humans and produce more ninjas, Kaede Tsukasa felt it would be a slight loss.

Furthermore, Kaede Tsukasa is extremely fond of Toneri. He desperately needs an Otsutsuki to nurture the virus, which may take a long time. After all, an Otsutsuki can withstand cosmic rays with their body, so you can imagine how terrifying their physical strength is.

Infecting such a body with a virus would be a long and arduous process, but that's alright, Kaede Tsukasa can wait many years until the moment of success.

“Sheren, you’ve come at just the right time. I’ve been watching your race’s bodies for a long time. Come on, join me. Didn’t you want to destroy this world and create a new one? I can do that for you.”

"What a joke! You create an illusionary world, stuff everyone into it, and turn them into tools you can use at will. Is this your way of solving problems?"

Toneri completely disagreed. What was the point? The people were still the same group of people. How could the ninja world be saved if they didn't all die out and then reproduce into new humans?
He wanted to continue his offensive, but Kaedeji Tsukasa was no longer going to give him the chance.

Swish!
Kaedeji pressed down on the ground, and an enormous summoning seal appeared, which set off alarm bells in Sheren's mind!
No matter how vigilant they were, the lack of information was an absolute disadvantage that could not be concealed. The moment the dragon vein that Kaede Tsukasa had summoned forcibly enveloped Toneri and even the surrounding spacetime matter, Toneri's fate was sealed.

"What is this?!" Shiren was shocked. It wasn't just that space was changing; the images in his eyes were overlapping in large numbers, spanning different points in time. This made him realize that Kaedeji was manipulating the power of time!
"You actually possess time-related jutsu!! Is this the real reason why you're always so familiar with all sorts of information?!" Toneri realized, that must be it. Only this possibility could allow Kaedeji, this outsider, to be so familiar with all sorts of secrets in the ninja world, especially his seemingly extraordinary understanding of the Otsutsuki clan!
No wonder that no matter how many attacks he launched, Kaede Tsukasa showed no surprise and always found a way to deal with them, as if he had prepared in advance. Now the case has finally been solved.

He struggled desperately, trying to break free from the dragon vein's restraints, but it was no use. It wasn't that the dragon vein was so powerful that it could restrain a pure-blooded Otsutsuki, but simply because its activation and transport speed were fast.

Instead of being transported directly to another timeline, under Kaedeji's control, Toneri was first sent to the Limited Tsukuyomi!
That is a real parallel world, but it can be activated and connected by the illusion technique Limited Tsukuyomi. Now it is under heavy attack from Kaede Tsukasa's illusion world. The endless battle has already left the Limited Tsukuyomi world riddled with holes and filled with smoke and fire.

When Sheren's gaze fell upon this devastated world, filled with conflict and encirclement, he was immediately stunned.

"It's not an illusion... it's the real world, so why?"

This is clearly not the original world anymore. Kaede Tsukasa is actually using illusion magic to attack another real world? What kind of crazy idea is this? It completely overturns Toneri's worldview.

Then the hermit was sealed away.

"For the foreseeable future, I will have to ask you to stay here. The Dragon Vein is a product of another timeline and cannot exert its full power in our original world. Otherwise, I would not have gone through all this trouble to bring you here."

Kaede looked at the person being gradually submerged by the dragon vein with a peculiar gaze, as if he were looking at a diluted treasure that would appreciate in value dramatically in the future.

The only thing I don't look at is the way someone looks at you.

At this moment, Kaede suddenly remembered that Toneri was originally to be sealed by Urashiki, who had just arrived in the ninja world, and that seal would last for ten thousand years. Even after Momoshiki, Urashiki, and their group were defeated and Jigen was killed, Toneri was still in a frozen state.

Since it's all a seal anyway, and it's a seal with a time aspect, sealing Toneri with the Dragon Vein is the same. Of course, that's not enough. Kaede Tsukasa also added the power of the Musou Tsukuyomi, further increasing Toneri's burden and rendering him unable to move.

In Toneri's final expression, there was shock and anger, clearly unwilling to accept this ending. But it was no use; Kaede Tsukasa had already transplanted the virus into Toneri's body. What followed was a long wait and screening process.

"After all that effort, we finally succeeded."

Kaede was very satisfied with the result, and considering Toneri's sacrifice, he forgave Toneri's offensive act of severely damaging the Land of Lightning.

Anyway, there's also the Land of Lightning in the anime timeline, which can be used efficiently as well.

At the same time, when the intense fighting subsided, the people who had been suffering immediately realized that it must be over.

It's unclear who won—Kaede Tsukasa or that mysterious, formidable enemy?

"The Hokage must have won. How could he be defeated by some random guy?"

"The Land of Lightning is finished. Another country is on the verge of collapse. How many countries is this now?"

Most people were extremely worried, fearing that their own country would be next. Looking across the ninja world, only the Land of Fire was relatively peaceful. Various extraordinary wars had not occurred in the Land of Fire, leading to a large-scale migration of people to the Land of Fire to make a living.

If they were fortunate enough to become ninjas, they would have the chance to go to Konoha and obtain permission to enter the Musou Tsukuyomi. However, what they did not realize was that before long, everyone would be able to log in quickly and have the precious opportunity to make outstanding contributions to Kaede Tsukasa.

But the Fourth Raikage didn't think so. He quickly fled towards the border of the Land of Fire, trying to return to his country and village.

"It's over? Damn it, I hope it was Sheren who won. I wonder what the village looks like now."

The Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth and dragged his heavily injured body forward. He didn't regret it; even if he hadn't gone to the moon to find Otsutsuki Toneri, he and the Hidden Cloud Village would have been doomed.

But worries still lingered. The Fourth Raikage feared that because of him, Kumogakure would suffer too much damage and too many of his comrades would die.

"With the power of the Otsutsuki clan, they must know how difficult it is to kill Kaedeji. As long as we can break Kaedeji's space-time jutsu and Izanagi, we can kill him too..."

The Fourth Raikage was sustained by this belief: if Kaedejima were killed, there would be hope for Kumogakure, and everything could possibly improve—even if Toneri Otsutsuki replaced Kaedejima, would he treat the ninja world in a more cruel and bloody way than Kaedejima? No.

Just as the Fourth Raikage was panting heavily, dodging various checkpoints, and about to leave the border of the Land of Fire.

Swish!
A stone suddenly flew from afar through the dense forest like a cannonball, and was slapped away by the Fourth Raikage.

"Pursuers? When did they catch up with me? I didn't even notice."

The Fourth Raikage was startled.

With a slight sound, three figures appeared.

One man, one woman, and one boy.

"As expected of Father, he detected this guy's presence from so far away. He's heavily injured and acting suspiciously, clearly trying to escape. He must be a spy from some village, right?"

The blond boy said, "It seems the guards of Konoha Village made a mistake, allowing such a guy to escape... In that case, I'll capture him myself, as a gift for my first return to Konoha Village."

(End of this chapter)