Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 241 Becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki from This Moment
Kaede Tsukasa is returning to the Land of Fire with the moon he created himself.

As for why they didn't just create a moon on-site within the Land of Fire... it's because the Earth Explosion Star would severely damage the ecological environment, destroying an unimaginable vast area. Kaede Tsukasa preferred to use land from other countries for this kind of thing.

One small moon is enough for now.

"Really? Naruto's back. Ashura, that thing..."

Kaedeji threw the Fourth Raikage's consciousness into the Musou Tsukuyomi. The original body slowly opened its eyes, revealing an expression of great interest.

This Naruto Senju isn't the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, nor does he seem to have a Wood Release bloodline limit. His strength is entirely learned from Tsunade and Dan Kato. No matter how you look at it, this Naruto is somewhat weak.

At the very least, there's no indication that he'll be able to compete with Sasuke a few years from now.

"Even with the Senju clan's physique, superhuman strength, and the secret technique of spiritual transformation, he would still be no match for Sasuke."

With Kaede Tsukasa's current perspective, he can judge Naruto's general condition and potential limit at a glance—but as mentioned before, Naruto is not an ordinary ninja, he is the reincarnation of Ashura, and as he grows older, the ghost of Ashura will continue to exert its power.

"Asura was able to fight against Indra by gathering the power of everyone and creating a Gundam with three heads, six arms and nine tails, which clashed with Indra's complete Susanoo."

"Hashirama Senju can be compared to... well, Hashirama Senju is a special case and cannot be used as a comparison example at all."

Kaede immediately abandoned the idea of ​​comparing Hashirama Senju's life with Naruto's possible development path.

Throughout history, Ashura has relied on the combined strength of many to contend with Indra. Even Naruto, in the future, only managed to tie with Sasuke thanks to the help of the nine tailed beasts and by absorbing all the natural energy on the earth's surface in Sage Mode.

Hashirama Senju is the only exception. His comrades? He keeps saying that his comrades are extremely important and that he is willing to give his life to protect them, but when it comes to actually fighting, his way of uniting his comrades is to roll up his sleeves and charge in, using Wood Release to wipe out all the enemies.

They made absolutely no move to borrow the power of others, which was completely contrary to the orthodox path of the Asura lineage.

On the contrary, Madara needed to carry the Nine-Tails for self-defense, and even then he still didn't win and lost.

Considering the current Naruto Senju in the timeline... without tailed beasts or Wood Release, his development path is severely hampered. Sasuke, on the other hand, is destined to become a super genius. With the guidance of super geniuses like Itachi and Shisui, and the inspiration of the idea that the Uchiha clan possesses the Rinnegan bloodline limit, Sasuke will only grow faster and more steadily than in the original timeline.

"So, will Naruto follow in the footsteps of the First Ashura and gather the power of everyone? He might even try to take power from me."

Mahamati? Interesting.

With the Sage of Six Paths hiding in the Pure Land to provide backup, capable of elevating Naruto to the Six Paths level in no time, Kaede Tsukasa felt that this timeline, which he had single-handedly altered, was becoming increasingly interesting.

It's only a few years; he can wait. When the time comes, everyone will know who the ultimate winner is.

When the artificial moon slowly moved and drifted into the Land of Fire, it caused a huge sensation.

"Is this the moon created by the Hokage? I heard that it turned into a blood moon in the Land of Lightning and played a vital role in helping the Hokage defeat the enemy!"

"Hey, have you guys noticed? As long as I'm looking at this moon, I can log into the Formless Moon Reading anytime, anywhere, and log in and out at any time!"

"If that's really the case, then the biggest problem is solved from now on."

The ability to enter the illusionary world anytime, anywhere was so important that the news caused an uproar among countless people the moment it was released.

No one can resist the Formless Tsukuyomi. They can cultivate, entertain themselves, rest, chat, and even participate in wars against another world in this world. Now, the restrictions on logging in have been resolved.

From this day forward, the Musou Tsukuyomi will truly become people's second world, and will also become Kaede Tsukasa's most powerful weapon for harvesting massive amounts of chakra.

However, one moon is not enough to cover the entire globe. Theoretically, several smaller moons would need to be created, but for the people currently covered, it is sufficient.

"It's about time to begin. Push this body of mine to its peak."

Kaede Tsukasa has gathered all the tailed beast chakra and can finally use the finger of the Gedo Mazo that he cut off back then.

Kaede jumped down from the small moon and landed lightly on the Hokage Building. Now that he had the ability to fly, landing was a very simple thing for him.

"Is that the Fourth Generation Master? What an amazing person, dragging such a huge rock ball and using it as a medium to cast large-scale illusions."

Naruto stood in the crowd below, looking up with stars in his eyes: "Mother, if the Hokage is so reliable, why did the Fourth Raikage say before he died that you and Father ran away?"

He is still very young and cannot fully understand some complex things.

"You should listen to the enemy's words in reverse."

Tsunade paused for a moment before replying with this vague answer; she had no other choice but to give a perfunctory response, otherwise she wouldn't know how to explain it to Naruto.

What could she say? Could she say that she, as the disciple of the Third Hokage, failed to stop Kaede Tsukasa from launching a rebellion? Of the three legendary Sannin, only Jiraiya actually did his best to resist. Orochimaru simply sided with Kaede Tsukasa, while Tsunade barely managed to remain neutral and left the village that caused her so much pain and turmoil.

Now they have no choice but to return. Apart from Konoha, living in seclusion elsewhere could mean being caught in the aftermath of a terrible battle and dying silently. They are not afraid of death, but Naruto is not. He shouldn't have to bear this fate. It's not fair.

Kato Dan gently rubbed Naruto's head: "If you want to understand the Hokage, you have to become stronger first. There are tens of thousands of ninjas in Konoha Village and tens of thousands of ninjas in the entire Land of Fire. There aren't many people who are qualified to be remembered by the Hokage."

He recalled events from many years ago, when Kaedeji was incredibly weak and only gradually revealed his unimaginable talent towards the end of World War II. He had even provided Kaedeji with protection back then and was later resurrected by Kaedeji once.

Many years have passed in the blink of an eye. Not only has Konoha Village undergone tremendous changes, but the entire ninja world has also been turned upside down.

"It's not that few, Lord Dan. There are more than 20,000 resident ninjas in Konoha Village alone. If you add those dispatched to other areas and those scattered throughout the towns and villages in the Land of Fire, the total number of ninjas should be around 60,000, although the vast majority of them are low-level genin with low combat power."

A Senju ninja said, "It's said that the Hokage is very dissatisfied with this number. Now that there's a small moon in the sky, the number of ninjas in the entire Land of Fire might surge." Sixty thousand... Kato Dan fell silent. In the past, the combined number of ninjas in the Five Great Nations was only about that many, right? But the Land of Fire alone has now amassed this level of numbers. More importantly, this doesn't even include the number of zombies; otherwise, the true number would be incalculable.

Naruto wasn't actually interested in the Senju clan. He immediately ran out of the Senju clan's territory, quickly shaking off the clansmen who were trying to follow and protect him.

"What do we do? We've lost them!"

"Naruto-sama is so young, yet he possesses such strong taijutsu skills. He truly deserves to be a descendant of the First Hokage. He will surely be able to carry the banner of the Senju clan in the future and compete with the Uchiha and Hyuga!"

Several members of the Thousand Hands clan looked around, unable to hide their excitement.

There's nothing they can do; they have to accept that they can't compete with the Uchiha clan now. After all, the Uchiha clan has produced Mangekyou Sharingan ninjas one after another, with representative figures in each generation. Later, even the Rinnegan appeared. The Uchiha clan dares to call themselves the number one clan in the ninja world in front of the Senju clan, so the Senju clan members can't say anything.

However, recently, the Hyuga clan, which has continued to keep a low profile, has put new pressure on the Senju clan.

Rumors about the Byakugan are rampant, and many villagers are chatting about it, suspecting that the Byakugan also has a more powerful superior form, otherwise some of the things that happened before would not make sense.

At this critical juncture, it's wonderful that Naruto can come back. He's Tsunade's own son, a direct descendant of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and in terms of bloodline, he's no less than Nawaki, who died in World War II!

In addition, the Senju clan is struggling to reproduce, with very few newborns. Meanwhile, the Uchiha clan is also in turmoil, unable to produce any new children recently. Every talented new generation member is a treasure to the clan.

Naruto went directly to the Hyuga clan's territory first. Because of Hinata, the Hyuga clan regarded Naruto as an honored guest. Although the invitation mainly invited Tsunade and Dan Kato, Naruto came first, so there was no reason to turn him away.

Traditional wealthy families, who place great importance on etiquette, would not do such a rude thing over such an unnecessary matter.

"Is what those guys were saying in private true?" Naruto asked curiously. "The Byakugan has an even stronger form? Is that why the eldest daughter of the main branch was attacked?"

Hiashi wasn't angry. Looking at Naruto, who was about the same age as Hinata, he said seriously, "Perhaps that's one reason, but why they targeted Hinata is still a matter of investigation."

"The Hokage defeated the enemy, so he must know what happened, right?"

"I tried to visit the Hokage, but I haven't received a response yet."

Hiashi's mood was unusually heavy. First it was Jigen, and then it was Toneri. Even though he didn't know these two people well, the information that Obito had provided earlier was enough for Hiashi to reaffirm the value of the Byakugan.

It is no longer believed, as in the past, that white eyes have significant strategic value and can provide intelligence support to troops by relying on their long-range vision capabilities. In terms of individual combat capabilities, they also have enormous potential to be explored.

However, Hiashi had not yet found the right method to discover her potential. He was not initially interested in stronger eyes, but after witnessing Hinata's miserable state, even though he did not like Hinata and felt that she was lacking in both personality and potential, his anger was ignited.

How could his daughter, the eldest daughter of the main branch of the Hyuga clan, be treated like this? Such a thing has never happened in the entire history of the Hyuga clan!
Now that Obito has disappeared, he should actually be considered a traitor to the village, since his eyes have been gouged out by Kaedeji. Hiashi doesn't know who to turn to and can only wait for Kaedeji's orders, hoping that Kaedeji can finish his business as soon as possible and then meet with him.

Beside him, Hizashi looked at his anxious and pained older brother, hesitant to speak. He had learned from Kaedeji about how to obtain the stronger eye, the Tenseigan, but gathering a large number of Byakugan would be tantamount to wiping out the Hyuga clan. The Hyuga clan itself did not have the ability to do such a thing, not to mention that even if the branch family's eyes were dug out, they would be useless.

Unless Kaede Tsukasa goes to great lengths to revive the dead members of the Hyuga clan and then gouge out their eyes one by one.

"Well, I want to see Hinata. She's the first person my age I've ever met." Naruto casually tried to walk past Hiashi and go inside.

But as soon as he stepped onto the steps of the house, a figure suddenly attacked and struck Naruto's position with a palm.

As if he had foreseen this, Naruto took a step back and dodged precisely.

A person of similar age to Naruto stood there: "Lord Hiashi can't really say anything to you, but I don't have that burden. Even if you are the child of Lady Tsunade and Lord Kato Dan, you can't break the rules in the Hyuga clan. You can't just take it upon yourself to see Lady Hinata. You have to wait for Lord Hiashi's permission before you can get close to her."

"Oh? With my current status, I would never hurt her, and that's not allowed?"

"No, rules are rules."

"Heh, so arrogant. State your name." Naruto wasn't angry; instead, he became somewhat interested in the person in front of him.

"Hyuga Neji, you're probably a year older than me, but I will be the strongest among these generations. Neither you from the Senju clan nor Sasuke from the Uchiha clan will be my match."

Neji adopted a deliberately cold demeanor, his small face tense: "I, Neji, will do everything in my power to help Hinata-sama achieve what she was meant to achieve."

"Enough, Neji! Naruto is a distinguished guest!" Hizashi couldn't stand it anymore and scolded.

“Father, you said my mission is to protect Hinata-sama with my life. Isn’t this the time when she needs me to protect her the most? I will do the things that the adults can’t do.”

Neji looked at his father with confusion.

But Naruto was about to make his move: "You call yourself the strongest of the new generation? Perfect, I've always wanted to find an opportunity to confirm my place in this village, so I'll start with you."

The two entered the villa one after the other and began a duel.

To be honest, kids this age aren't that strong in combat. Normally, even a genin could easily crush them.

However, everyone took it very seriously. This was a duel between the strongest new generation of the Hyuga and Senju clans. This battle might allow them to glimpse the relative strength of the two clans many years from now.

As for Kaede Tsukasa, he certainly wouldn't pay attention to such a trivial matter; he was about to begin the next step of his plan.

"So much human chakra, nine tailed beast chakra, and the fingers of the Gedo Mazo should be enough. From now on, I will become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."

Kaede Tsukasa said to Kushina in front of him.

(End of this chapter)