He raised his right hand and gently swiped it across the space in front of him.

Stab it--!

A sound like tearing cloth rang out!

He tore open a deep spatial rift with purple-gold chakra flowing around its edges with his bare hands!

On the other side of the rift, there was not the familiar ninja world, but a vast, cold, and desolate deep space!

The outline of a huge, cratered planet, radiating an ominous green glow, is clearly visible behind the crack—the Moon!

Amidst the horrified gazes of the crowd, Uchiha Eiji stepped into the spatial rift, his figure instantly swallowed by the darkness of the universe.

The crack behind him quickly closed up, as if it had never existed.

A deathly silence fell over the room for a few seconds.

"He...he really...went to the moon alone?"

Luo Sha's voice trembled.

"A madman... a complete and utter madman..."

Ai clutched his aching chest and cursed under his breath, but the rage he had shown before was gone, replaced by a deep sense of powerlessness and a hint of... shock that even he himself was unwilling to admit.

Onoki slumped back into his suspended position, staring at the spot where the spatial rift had disappeared, his expression incredibly complex.

Uchiha Sō's domineering, forceful, and unfathomable power completely shattered his last shred of hope and his pride as the "Tsuchikage."

For the first time, he realized so clearly that in the face of this being called the "Heavenly Emperor," the so-called "Shadow" was truly no different from an ant.

What he considers "important" may simply be seen as "a nuisance that needs to be appeased" in the eyes of the other party.

Nagato felt the final look in Uchiha Sō's eyes, and alarm bells rang in his mind. It wasn't a simple farewell; it felt more like… indulgence and an implication?

He subconsciously touched his eyes, and a purple light flashed in his Rinnegan. In the area of ​​his body that had been invaded by the White Zetsu cells, there seemed to be a faint, strange tremor.

Just as everyone was stunned by Uchiha Eizo's feat (or rather, his insane act) of tearing through space and venturing alone to the moon, a small pool of viscous black substance seemed to seep out from an inconspicuous shadowy corner at the edge of the venue, as if melting.

Black Zetsu's hoarse, cold, and malicious whisper flowed silently in the shadows:

"Hahaha... That monster Uchiha Enoshima has finally left the ninja world!"

Obito, your chance has come! The 'seed' implanted in Nagato's body is about to sprout!

Prepare to act immediately and seize the Rinnegan!

"Lord Madara...the time for your return has come!"

The shadow twitched slightly, then quickly returned to its calm state, as if nothing had happened.

Only Nagato himself, who was in Amegakure, seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around to look at the shadow. A cold killing intent and vigilance flashed in his purple Rinnegan.

At this moment, Uchiha Eboshi, stepping onto the cold lunar surface and feeling the immense gravitational pull of the giant Tenseigan, grinned with an almost manic smile, his three-tomoe Rinnegan flashing with excited crimson light:

"Otsutsuki Toneri... I hope you can let me... have a little fun! Don't be as weak as Isshiki!"

The power he gained from refining the Otsutsuki Isshiki within his body was still boiling and rising, while the roots of the Divine Tree greedily absorbed the pure natural energy from the moon and the chakra fluctuations of the Tenseigan.

A clash between "gods" is about to erupt on this desolate planetary wasteland!

The name of the Heavenly Emperor of the Ninja World will surely resound throughout the world at this moment in the most domineering and indisputable way!

Chapter 223, The Choice of the Retainer

"Toneri, do we really have to fulfill the destiny left by our ancestor Hamura at this time? Before you can further improve your control over the Tenseigan?"

In the luxurious hall where there were only two people, Otsutsuki Mano finished his meal and looked at Otsutsuki Toneri, who had removed the bandages from his eyes, revealing a pair of Byakugan eyes that shimmered with a slight blue light, and asked him with some concern.

"No, Father, I think the sooner the better. This is also to give the ninjas and ambitious people on the ground a little bit of deterrence from the Otsutsuki clan."

Otsutsuki Toneri explained calmly in a youthful voice.

"The mysterious thief who stole the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path has not yet been found, and now Uchiha Sō, an ambitious man who plans to unify the ninja world, has emerged. They will definitely not give up their idea of ​​taking over the moon in the future."

"We must strike first, before they ever expect me to awaken the true Tenseigan so quickly, and with the aid of the giant Tenseigan, ride the moon to descend upon the ninja world and destroy all our enemies..."

Seeing the determined look on Toneri's face, Otsutsuki Mano coughed twice.

He knew that the boy, Sheren, knew that his days were numbered and was afraid that he would worry, so he thought of eliminating all the "enemies" in a short time to prove that he had not let down his father and the people's "expectations".

"Cough...cough, Shiren, just be careful to keep things in check. The seal on the moon must not be broken. I trust you about the rest..."

At this point, Otsutsuki Mano turned his head to the side, pointed to Hamura Shrine that was once again passing by outside the window, and sighed softly.

"I... don't have much time left. The future of the Otsutsuki clan is in your hands. I hope this operation will go as you wish. At the very least, it will make Uchiha Sō and that thief wary, giving you time to fully develop your Tenseigan."

"But when that Tenseigan has fully 'grown' and possesses strength approaching that of the Hamura ancestor, I may only be able to silently pray for you, Toneri, in the Pure Land together with the Hamura ancestor."

Listening to Otsutsuki Mano's instructions, which sounded like he was giving his last instructions, even Otsutsuki Toneri, who knew about his frail health, couldn't help but show a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

At this moment, he no longer seemed to be the "god" who carried the destiny of the Otsutsuki clan on the moon, but rather the child of Otsutsuki Mano.

But Otsutsuki Toneri had understood the destiny he carried since childhood, and he quickly restrained his emotions and spoke slowly.

"I have indeed received Father's instructions."

"If this operation... fails to achieve the desired outcome, I will take you and the giant Tenseigan and hide away, pushing the moon back to its original trajectory, preventing the Goddess of the Rabbit from breaking the seal..."

"It's good that you... haven't forgotten our clan's original mission!"

Upon hearing this, Otsutsuki Mano nodded, carefully considered his words, and continued speaking to Otsutsuki Toneri.

“Sheren, you must remember that the conflict between us and the people of the earth is ultimately just to determine a winner who will guide the world. But the Goddess of the Rabbit is an incomprehensible and incomprehensible being that will devour and enslave everything.”

"No matter what situation you're in, you must never use the release of the Goddess of Rabbit as a trump card, understand?"

"I see……"

Otsutsuki Toneri nodded firmly, just about to give his father a reassuring answer.

At that moment, a speeding combat puppet burst into the restaurant, which it shouldn't have been in, and reported mechanically and coldly in a voice twice as fast as normal.

"Lord Mano, Lord Toneri, someone has broken into the spacetime barrier we set up on the ground and is trying to pass through the passage left by Lord Hamura."

The counter-attack force has been deployed, but it has been able to do almost nothing to hinder him.

According to calculations, he has now broken through to the place where the main branch of the family originally lived.

"...So he really is a greedy person whose brain has been burned by the fire of ambition?"

Otsutsuki Mano sighed, showing no sign of panic despite the deteriorating situation.

"It seems that Father, you will need to go to the Reincarnation Chamber first and go into seclusion in the Ninja World with the puppet... The rest... is up to me."

Otsutsuki Toneri stood up and spoke to Otsutsuki Mano in an extremely calm tone.

"……OK!"

Ōtsutsuki Mano took a deep look at her son, knowing that staying would only be a hindrance. She then turned and followed the maid-type puppet, quickly leaving the restaurant and heading towards the Reincarnation Chamber.

Otsutsuki Toneri also took a deep breath, a hint of anger appearing on his slightly immature face, and questioned the puppet that had come to deliver the message.

"How much intelligence have you gathered about the intruders?"

"Hey, the intruder is just one person. He has long black hair, is a Sharingan user, and can also use a special white Wood Release technique. He is extremely strong, and our ninjutsu attacks are almost ineffective against him."

"Black hair, Sharingan, Wood Release?"

Otsutsuki Toneri snorted coldly, no longer caring about formalities, and directly smashed the restaurant's glass with a wave of his hand, then headed towards the Hamura Shrine, which was still not far away, without hesitation.

"To our 'distant relatives' on Earth, let me show you why it is we who followed our ancestor Hamura to the moon to monitor the Goddess of the Rabbit, while you can only eke out a living under the guise of a weak 'blessing'."

……

Inside the conference room of the Great Luo Cave Heaven, everyone clearly saw Uchiha Eiji's every move after he stepped onto the moon through a "live broadcast projection" conducted by Uchiha Eiji.

"How is it? Doesn't it feel... almost no different from the ninja world on the surface?"

In the conference hall, Otsutsuki Ichiraku watched as Uchiha Zou, who had effortlessly defeated a rigid puppet that only knew how to follow orders, crossed the Lake of Heaven and Earth beneath Otsutsuki Hamura, and officially set foot on the moon, casually asked the onlookers a question.

"Aside from the sparse population, there really isn't much difference."

As Tsunade observed the environment surrounding Uchiha Elephant's "live broadcast," she remarked with genuine emotion.

"What incredible power! Is this the power of Hamura Otsutsuki, the brother who sealed away the progenitor of chakra alongside the Sage of Six Paths?"

"Even inside what appears to be a desolate and lifeless man-made prison, a living environment indistinguishable from the vibrant ninja world can be created..."

As the top "expert" in medical ninjutsu in the ninja world, Tsunade understands the "great power" of it better than anyone else.

At least, her grandfather, the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, certainly couldn't have done that.

Tsunade glanced at the crowd who were still in a daze and explained softly.

“Look, even in those cities, where no one has lived for thousands of years, the rocks, the water, the breeze, the dust—they are still exactly as they were…”

"These things alone are enough to prove that he is a great being who is in no way inferior to the Sage of Six Paths of the Ninja Sect."

"Yes, even if these things were transplanted from our clan when we left the ninja world, creating an environment inside the empty moon that can sustain them for a thousand years is enough to be called a 'miracle power'."

Ichiraku Otsutsuki also spoke with great emotion about the greatness of his ancestors.

Chapter 224, Clash of the Eyes of God, Madara Returns

During the "live broadcast," Uchiha Xiang activated his Sharingan, casually grabbing a handful of plaster from a collapsed earthen wall while muttering to himself.

"Seriously, isn't chakra a bit too omnipotent when the user is strong enough?"

"It seems that when we get back, we can ask Ichiro if he has any records of the relevant technology. If he does, the scope for maneuver is astounding."

"Hehe, let me think... I could do some desert greening for the Land of Wind, some land leveling and mountain greening for the Land of Earth, or to be more direct, I could create a few miniature moons in the Great Luo Cave Heaven using Earth Explosion Star, and then modify the moon's internal environment like Hamura did, using it as an experimental base for the Heavenly Divine Court..."

The moon's surface was cold, desolate, and lifeless.

Uchiha Elephant stepped onto it, his long black hair moving without wind in the vacuum, and the purple-gold chakra surrounding him was like a burning star, completely out of place in this silent stellar wasteland.

He tilted his head slightly, his three-tomoe Rinnegan flashing with an eerie and excited blood-red light as he looked with great interest at the magnificent, ancient Hamura Shrine in front of him, which now exuded intense hostility and emerald light.

"Did you sense it? A giant Tenseigan... and a little bird that has just emerged from its cocoon."

Uchiha Elephant's lips curled into an almost manic arc.

"Your aura is rising? Very good! I hope you, this 'reincarnation of Hamura,' can last a few more seconds than that piece of trash, Isshiki!"

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