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Chapter 267 He is God (The End)

The search for Otsutsuki Isshiki is not something that ordinary people can help with, nor can it be found in a day or two.

Therefore, Ryuji was not in a hurry. He prepared for the war against the Otsutsuki clan's mass descent while waiting for news.

They absorbed Black Zetsu, turned White Zetsu into seeds, and created forces to fight against the Otsutsuki clan.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Sand Village were also busy.

They had to clean up the battlefield, hold a collective meeting to discuss future decisions, and appease the defeated ninja villages to prevent them from fleeing in panic upon hearing the news of their defeat, which would lead to the villages ceasing to exist after the prisoners were released.

Time passed slowly, and a month went by.

After convening a vote among the villagers, the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure decided to continue living as a ninja village and as ninjas.

Ryuji was not surprised by this decision.

The ninjas of this world possessed the power to overthrow the daimyo. But they did not do so.

This is because their minds are constrained.

If we want to bring about change, we must liberate their minds.

But to say it's about ideological liberation... you're not him, so how do you know that the other person's thinking is constrained while yours is liberated?

Everyone has their own ideas, and there is no right or wrong. Only ideas that suit oneself and adapt to the trend of the times are correct.

Therefore, Ryuji had no intention of changing their minds.

Now that they had decided to live as ninjas, the next step was to negotiate and demand war reparations.

Meanwhile, Ryuji began contacting the daimyo of various countries to establish a ninja council.

This is the organization responsible for supervising and managing all the villages and clans in the ninja world. Under normal circumstances, these ninjas would definitely not agree to this.

Therefore, taking advantage of the defeats of various villages and clans, they established their own power base by overwhelming force and in the name of the daimyo.

Although what he said to Nagato was just to buy time, it was a well-thought-out and feasible solution.

As for the issue of fairness that Nagato mentioned, he had also considered it.

—Artificial intelligence.

The council creates an artificial intelligence similar to the Heavenly Eye as the highest decision-making body, and then uses ten councilors as oversight to ensure that the council guarantees fairness and impartiality to each ninja village.

As for the candidates for councilors, they will naturally be chosen from among the peace-loving people from each of the ninja villages.

Nagato was the first choice, followed by Itachi Uchiha who was still a child, and then...

Huh? What? All peace-loving people are connected to Konoha?

While searching for members of parliament, Ryuji was surprised to discover this problem.

There are many peace-loving people in the ninja world, but the council is an institution that oversees all ninja villages and clans. Simply loving peace is not enough; one also needs people who are not swayed by practical difficulties and are willing to exert every effort to achieve their goals.

Only such people can work in an institution like the council without being swayed by personal feelings.

Of course, there will definitely be some impact, more or less.

Small gains don't matter, as long as the overall direction is absolutely fair.

……

Time continued to pass, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

After Sunagakure decided to continue living as ninjas, the war reparations were settled within a week of negotiations.

Sunagakure Village made a fortune and became incredibly wealthy overnight.

The matter of the Ninja Council was thus settled smoothly.

At this time, the various ninja villages had no strength left to resist. After experiencing a devastating defeat and a long war, anti-war sentiment was very high within their villages.

Furthermore, since it was an organization jointly established in the name of the daimyo of various countries, it did not encounter much opposition and was successfully established.

However, people opposed and questioned the appointment of Nagato, an unknown figure who was resurrected as a Golden Fairy, as the first chairman of the council.

It wasn't until Nagato used the Rinnegan to overwhelm the Kage with absolute power, and Jiraiya vouched for his character, with Ryuji giving his full support, that the opposition and doubts gradually subsided.

Of course, there are still many people who have doubts, but they are just angry but dare not speak out.

If Nagato wants to secure his position, he still needs to work hard and gain everyone's approval.

In addition, we need to find a weapon for the council that can intimidate the entire ninja world.

Otherwise, if the strength of the various ninja villages catches up in a few years, there may be people or forces dissatisfied with the existence of the council that start to stir up trouble.

One of the weapons, of course, is the tailed beasts.

Ryuji mentioned this condition when he made a deal with the Tailed Beasts... that is, to help the Council of Ninjas supervise the ninja world without restricting their freedom.

but.

In an era where all five great ninja villages possess space fortresses, tailed beasts alone are insufficient to achieve nuclear deterrence; fortresses with similar strategic flying capabilities are also needed.

However, building a sky city is too expensive and too time-consuming.

Therefore, Ryuji set his sights on the moon.

This is the ancestral home of the Byakugan clan, descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura... It has two Tenseigan that serve as engines and weapons, making the moon a kind of satellite fortress.

……

The moon was captured quickly, and the process was too simple to describe in detail... The Byakugan clan on the moon experienced internal strife, and at this time only the young Toneri and his father remained; the rest were autonomous puppets.

Although they were a decent force, they were far inferior to Ryuji at the moment.

As for Toneri and his father... Ryuji didn't kill them, he just sent them back to Earth.

As for whether they would go to the Byakugan clan in Konoha or the Byakugan clan in Sunagakure, Ryuji didn't care at all.

Although they know many ancient secrets, it is possible that they can fuse together to create the Reincarnation Eye.

But so what?

Compared to Ryuji Ayaki now, he's just an opponent who can barely fight him. What's more, in the future, he'll become so strong that Ryuji can't even look up to him anymore.

……

With the moon as the council's headquarters, Ryuji also moved the chakra cannon to the council.

This thing has already threatened the existence of the council.

If this issue is not resolved, a stalemate may occur.

In addition, Ryuji also handed over a weapon to the council.

—Guardian God of the Nation, Supreme Throne!

This is the first and strongest Supreme Imperial Arm from "Akame ga Kill!"... It stands a hundred meters tall and has the power to destroy everything with every move. Legend has it that it possesses abilities comparable to those of gods.

He has a dense beam cannon on his chest, and its core cannon can destroy half of the capital city in an instant. His trump card is "Purge Mode".

Combining the characteristics of alchemy and Imperial Arms, its appearance transforms into a dragon shape. The user is corrupted by the Imperial Arms and becomes bloodthirsty. The destructive power and quantity of the weapon greatly increase, and the hardness of the armor also reaches a new level.

Although in the original work this Imperial Arm only showed its powerful destructive force, that was only because the user was an ordinary young emperor.

If it were Esdeath or another warrior, the performance of the Supreme Throne would be worlds apart.

This was the reward Ryuji received for signing in for fifteen years, and it was also the confidence that gave him the ability to end the battle instantly from the very beginning of the war.

Now that the war is over, there's no need to leave this thing in Sunagakure.

In addition, since it is a reward for system check-in, the restriction that only members of the imperial royal bloodline can use it has been removed.

Furthermore, after a year of revisions, the side effect of Ryuji becoming bloodthirsty due to being corrupted by the Teigu when using "Purge Mode" has been optimized.

With this powerful weapon comparable to the Ten-Tails in hand, as long as no more Six Paths level shinobi appear in the shinobi world, the council can control everything.

With the base in place, the weapons to intimidate the ninja world secured, and even the daimyo of various countries making contact, the remaining tasks of recruiting members and discussing the specific structure were left to Nagato.

If he can't even handle this simple matter, then he doesn't deserve the position of Dean of the Council.

……

Time passed once more.

Three years later, all 100,000 White Zetsu were turned into seeds of the Divine Tree by Ryuji.

Two years later, Cixian's whereabouts were discovered.

But Cixian was cunning and ran very fast. In addition, his ability to shrink and enlarge himself and his space-time abilities allowed him to escape.

Two more years have passed.

The scarab golem has once again discovered Cixian's whereabouts.

Having learned from his previous experience, Ryuji, armed with a gravity magnetic field jammer developed specifically for Jigen, laid a trap and finally managed to ensnare him.

Under the influence of the gravity magnetic field jammer, his spacetime abilities were rendered ineffective. Jigen was forced to engage Ryuji in a desperate battle.

The result was as expected: Cixian and even Yishi suffered a crushing defeat.

Although his power was immense, he was once ambushed and killed by Kaguya, who hadn't even consumed a Chakra Fruit. Even if his strength was greater than Kaguya's at that time, it wouldn't be by much.

Moreover, Jigen was simply unable to withstand the power of the first strike and could only use a portion of his abilities to fight back, so he was naturally crushed and defeated.

Even if Shiki disregarded the collapse of the container, regained consciousness, and fought with all his might, he could not change this outcome.

Finally, he was knocked unconscious by Ryuji and allowed the Divine Tree to devour him.

Then, he became stronger.

With just a casual wave of the hand, a small mountain can be blasted apart from a distance.

"With this level of power, I should be able to go fishing!" Ryuji muttered to himself after testing his increased power. He then used a secret technique of the Otsutsuki clan to send a message to the main Otsutsuki family in the cosmos.

A message that is fragmented and discontinuous.

The sacred tree was about to bear fruit, but an unexpected event occurred, and reinforcements were needed.

The text didn't specify what the exact changes were or how much reinforcement was needed. The tone was urgent, creating the impression that the situation was manageable for the time being but couldn't be sustained for long.

……

Two years later, a comet fell to Earth.

Momoshiki and Kinshiki of the Otsutsuki clan descend.

Ryuji, who had already calculated their arrival time, was waiting for them at the landing point.

There was no explanation.

Before they could even get a good look at their surroundings after landing, Ryuji attacked.

"Boom boom boom..."

The earth shook violently, and shockwaves rolled in.

The three clashed, and the aftershocks of their collision destroyed mountains, crumbled the earth, and evaporated rivers...

Momoshiki is very strong, really very strong.

He can absorb enemy ninjutsu and amplify its power to return it; ordinary ninjutsu in his hands can rival S-rank ninjutsu.

Although Ryuji knew the information in advance, he used physical techniques to kill Kurenai.

However, the opponent also possesses extremely high physical skills, making it difficult to defeat them in a short period of time.

Although Momoshiki and Kinshiki were ultimately driven to the brink of defeat, Momoshiki managed to turn the tide by absorbing Kinshiki's power, causing a surge in his overall strength.

However, all of this was in vain.

Not to mention Ryuuji, who devoured Kaguya and Isshiki, even Kurenai, who could open the Eight Gates and Perfect Sage Mode at any time, could completely suppress Momoshiki.

Under the combined attack of the two, it was eventually defeated and devoured by Ryuji.

A new divine tree grows and bears chakra fruits once more.

Ryuji gave the fruit to Kurenai.

Having possessed all the talents of a human, she had already reached her limit in wars against non-humans. The only way to break through further was to evolve into a non-human herself.

……

After defeating Momoshiki and Kinshiki, Ryuji used the same tactic again, and over the course of ten years, he welcomed five waves of Otsutsuki clan members.

Three people came the second time.

Six people came the third time.

The third time, ten people came.

The fourth time, twenty people came.

The fifth time, a hundred people came.

But as expected, they were all killed by Ryuji.

These people are very strong. The weakest is about the same as Kinshiki, and the strongest is several times stronger than Kaguya, who ate the Chakra Fruit and merged with the God Tree.

Unfortunately, this person was descending for the fifth time.

Through his previous fishing attempts, Ryuji devoured thirty-nine Otsutsuki and produced sixty Chakra Fruits.

Aside from giving one to Yekura, he ate the rest himself.

Aside from the significant boost to his basic attributes, the nearly sixty Chakra Fruits also granted him all sorts of strange and wonderful abilities.

Gravity manipulation, volume change, creation out of thin air, time acceleration, time deceleration, space jump, domination of space... each of these is at the level of a bloodline limit.

In mythology, the Sage of Six Paths destroyed the world and also created it.

Now, mythology has become reality, and Ryuji can do things that only happen in mythology.

Even if he were to recreate an Earth, it would be equivalent to jogging for five minutes.

After the fifth batch of one hundred Otsutsuki who descended on Earth were all devoured, Ryuji's strength underwent another qualitative change.

He didn't know exactly how strong it was.

Just by feeling, if I were to throw a punch like an ordinary person, I could blow up the sun on Earth.

Although it's just a feeling, I don't know the actual situation.

However, to avoid accidentally blowing up the sun and causing the extinction of all mankind, no attempt was made.

"With this level of power, they shouldn't have to fear the Otsutsuki clan!"

After learning about Ryuji's approximate strength level, Hong said this.

But Ryuji gently shook his head in denial.

"After five fishing trips, even if the Otsutsuki clan is incredibly stupid, they should have noticed something's wrong by now!"

In fact, they should have noticed it much earlier.

Otherwise, they wouldn't send out one to five times more people each time than the last time.

However, the Otsutsuki clan underestimated the situation here, and even with so many forces deployed, they were unable to resolve it.

But now, after all one hundred people have been wiped out, the next wave will surely come in an unimaginable number.

The final result was roughly as Ryuji had predicted.

……

Ten years later.

Just when Ryuji thought the Otsutsuki clan was about to give up on investigating Earth, it got dark.

It's not that the sun has set, but rather that the sunlight has been blocked.

Densely packed, layer upon layer of people floated in the sky, blocking out all the light that shone on the entire planet.

Their number is probably in the hundreds of millions.

Despair, despair... People and living beings all over the world have fallen into despair.

Not only in quantity, but also in quality.

Each Otsutsuki exudes a chakra fluctuation far beyond what ordinary people can comprehend; such intensity that any one of them could easily destroy one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

"Is this a full-scale attack?"

Looking at the Otsutsuki clan in the sky, Ryuji muttered to himself.

"I'm afraid not!" Hong explained, "After all, they are a race that colonizes the universe. Even if it's just two people wandering around colonizing, they would still need a considerable number of stars. You know, there are over 200 billion stars that can be detected in the Milky Way alone, of which 93 percent have planetary systems. Even by the lowest estimate, there are about 700 million planets with life. And that's just the part of the Milky Way that we can detect; compared to the entire universe, it's just a drop in the ocean."

"That's true!" Ryuji exclaimed in realization, then chuckled. "If the Otsutsuki clan truly is a race that colonizes the entire universe, then their numbers must be in the trillions. It seems my preparations are far from sufficient!"

"But didn't the Otsutsuki clan bring fertilizer to their master?"

"We should really thank them!"

As he spoke, the space around him shifted.

The original room has turned into a sea, and hundreds of thousands of coffins have emerged from the water.

One of the golden coffins was opened, and it was empty.

Ryuji looked at Hong and said, "Hong, I can't look after you in this war. You should go to the other dimension too!"

"Um!"

Seeing the red sign, Long Er stepped into the golden coffin.

Then, one coffin after another opened, and one "Xuanqi Long'er" after another walked out.

They first looked around in bewilderment, then saw the Otsutsuki clan floating in the sky, and a hunter's smile appeared on their faces.

"The time has come to hunt down the Otsutsuki!"

Within the ocean of consciousness, the voice of Ryuuji's true form resounded.

One by one, the "Ryuuji" leaped into the air and charged towards the Otsutsuki in the sky.

Hong, on the other hand, entered another dimension.

No, it should be said that we entered the real world.

This ocean is Ryuji's ocean space, similar to Kaguya Otsutsuki's origin space; it is a world of seawater.

Ryuji just used this skill to absorb all the Otsutsuki.

……

War broke out.

Hundreds of millions of Otsutsuki clan members and tens of thousands of "Ryuuji Ayaki" engaged in a life-or-death battle in the sky and the sea.

These clones, created by Ryuji using Yin-Yang Release techniques, artificial soul technology, and cloning technology, possess the same strength as Ryuji himself, capable of destroying the sun with a single blow.

Among these hundreds of millions of Otsutsuki, there are also strong individuals who have reached this level, but 99% of them are at the level of Kinshiki or Momoshiki.

Countless people perished as soon as the battle began.

There is Otsutsuki, and there is also Ryuji Ayaki.

Their bodies fell into the sea like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

These corpses are then devoured by the seeds of the divine tree in the ocean, which send nutrients to Ryuji's main body in the central core, while Ryuji's main body continues to create new clones.

The battle lasted so long that Ryuji lost track of time.

All he knew was that during the war, the Otsutsuki clan sent reinforcements three times, and each time an even stronger warrior appeared.

They colonized planets with the goal of becoming omnipotent "gods," using the life force of the planets to cultivate chakra fruits, thus constantly evolving... and the history of the Otsutsuki clan is so long that no one remembers it anymore.

Even Otsutsuki himself didn't know the exact level of power they had reached.

However, as the war progressed, Ryuji Ayaki continued to grow stronger.

The surviving clones grew stronger through battle, while the original grew stronger by absorbing the Otsutsuki through hundreds of millions of divine trees (newly created).

The protracted war filled Ryuji's mind with the deafening sounds of battle, causing him to lose his sense of time.

All he knows is how to create clones, absorb Otsutsuki, become stronger, and then repeat the process.

Then, one day, the ocean of the mind suddenly quieted down.

The sudden turn of events left him stunned.

What happened?

The question had barely arisen when, without missing a single detail, information from the entire universe flooded into the brain.

His brain processed all that information in 0.0000000001% of a second.

"So that's how it is, the Otsutsuki clan went extinct!"

Long Er muttered to himself as he pushed open the coffin that served as the central hub.

He emerged, and the ocean had turned red, the air thick with the stench of blood.

He looked up, his gaze piercing through layers of space to reach the real world… where people had entered a modern society far more advanced than in his previous life. Skyscrapers and vehicles with a futuristic, science-fiction feel filled the air, a scene of prosperity.

Apart from Hakura and Kurenai, who ate the Chakra Fruit, all the people they knew before have aged and died.

"It's been two hundred years!"

Long Er murmured, then smiled, "Wait a little longer, wait another two hundred years, and everything will be settled."

The Otsutsuki clan, who were like space locusts, were wiped out. The remaining threat came from clones called "Ryuji Ayaki".

A personality modeled after a human being will have a stronger sense of self.

Especially after experiencing a two-hundred-year-long space war, their personalities have also changed.

Ryuji who hates war, Ryuji who is addicted to the thrill of killing, Ryuji who wants to rule everything, Ryuji who inherits the will of his enemies and wants to colonize the stars... Countless different personalities of Ryuji can be said to encompass all the possibilities of Ryuji's existence.

These people may bring benefits to the region, or they may become a scourge that replaces or is even more dangerous than the Otsutsuki.

But no matter which one it is, Ryuji will not leave any future trouble.

"Then, let the battle begin, Ryuji Ayaki!"

War broke out once again.

This time, the two sides are Ryuji Ayaki herself versus trillions of Ryuji Ayaki clones.

In terms of numbers, the two sides are not on the same level.

In terms of strength, among the clones that have survived two hundred years of war, the strongest is no weaker than Ryuuji Ayaki's original body.

But when the war actually began, it ended in a crushing victory for the enemy.

This is because Ryuji Ayaki left a backdoor when he created them. With just a thought, he could control their life and death.

Even if some individuals have evolved special abilities that allow them to bypass backdoors, they are still a very small minority.

Those extremely rare beings are not on the same level of strength as the original body that devours countless clones.

In the end, Ryuji Ayaki killed all the clones and became the only one left.

That is, when he killed and devoured the last clone, he became an omnipotent god.

--end

It's finally over. There's a closing statement at the end, and I have so much to say, but I'm a bit tired of typing now. I'll post it later.

(End of this chapter)