Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 207: Ōtsutsuki Tatsuhito: To the Ninja World, to the World of Those Sinners

Beside a lake in the Forest of Death.

Sasuke sat cross-legged on a stone platform, his eyes tightly closed, exuding a peaceful and calm aura.

After a moment, he abruptly opened his eyes, a flash of pleasant surprise within them.

Immediately, without hesitation, he formed hand seals.

"Summoning Technique!"

With a low shout from Sasuke, white smoke exploded on both of his shoulders.

"Little Sasuke, why are you calling us at lunchtime?"

"I'm so old, I really don't want to come out and move."

On his shoulders, a toad wearing a gray cloak and another in a black cloak stood respectively. They stood like humans on Sasuke's shoulders, grumbling to themselves.

Sasuke put his hands together, his tone apologetic: "My apologies, you two Sages. I'll have to trouble you again."

Fukasaku was about to say something,

but sensing Sasuke's aura, the words on the tip of his tongue suddenly stopped, and a look of astonishment appeared on his aged face.

"You can already enter Sage Mode while outside?"

A year's time... it's not long, but it's not short either.

But Jiraiya had spent over a decade to learn an imperfect Sage Mode.

"Yes, but it's still a bit of a struggle. That's why I was hoping you two could assist me with the Amphibian Technique."

Although he was trying his best to maintain his inner calm, the excitement on Sasuke's face was still hard to hide.

Shima and Fukasaku looked at each other, then nodded with serious expressions.

"Understood."

Hearing this, Sasuke closed his eyes tightly, once again calming his spirit and concentrating his mind.

Soon, the natural energy in the air began to slowly pour into his body.

Sasuke took a deep breath, accepting the natural energy.

The energy, full of life force, continuously circulated within his body, but hidden within it was a killing intent sufficient to be fatal.

Once the natural energy in his body went out of control, it would turn him into a toad stone statue.

Sasuke concentrated on calming the rampaging natural energy in his body. Unconsciously, his forehead was already covered in fine sweat, and his calm expression also became more and more strained.

Shima and Fukasaku also had their eyes closed, hands clasped together, using "Sage Art: Amphibian Technique" to merge as one with Sasuke.

With the help of the two Sages, Sasuke's expression also gradually relaxed.

The natural energy in his body also began to follow his guidance, achieving a balance between spiritual energy, physical energy, and natural energy.

The three energies, balanced in a 1:1:1 ratio, finally slowly transformed into Sage Art chakra within his body.

Voom!

A long time later, Sasuke slowly opened his eyes.

His dark pupils now had a toad-like yellow horizontal bar, and orange eyeshadow-like markings had also appeared at the corners of his eyes.

However, his slightly swollen nose looked a bit strange, also symbolizing that Sasuke's Sage Mode was not perfect.

Despite this, if Jiraiya saw this scene, he would surely feel ashamed again.

He had spent over a decade to reach Sasuke's current level of Sage Art.

"Is this Sage Mode?"

Feeling the higher purity of the Sage Art chakra within his body, Sasuke couldn't help but clench his fists with joy.

Sage Art chakra could also enhance ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, giving all aspects of his abilities a leap-like improvement.

"Truly rare."

Shima on his shoulder couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This is the first time I've seen an Uchiha clansman learn Sage Mode."

Most Uchiha clansmen had extreme and self-centered personalities; cultivating Sage Mode was undoubtedly of super-high difficulty.

What's more, Sasuke also carried the hatred of his clan's extermination and the mission of revenge.

They originally just had the thought of giving it a try, but didn't expect little Sasuke to actually learn Sage Mode.

"Let's test the power of Sage Mode."

Sasuke stood up and positioned himself beside the lake.

Adjusting his breathing, he slightly lowered his body.

The Sage Art chakra in his body was very gentle; he could mobilize it in an instant with just a thought.

Sasuke formed a single hand seal. The chakra then transformed into the fire nature, gathering in his throat.

"Sage Art - Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

The surrounding temperature rose sharply. The air filled with an extremely hot energy, and then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, a huge and scorching fireball was spat from his mouth.

If calculated by diameter, this fireball was at least over eight meters.

Just like that, it danced wildly and rushed towards the lake, carving a deep semi-circular track on the ground. The air in its path began to distort.

BOOM!!

The fireball, at an extremely fast speed, crashed onto the lake surface.

The lake surface caved in, forming a crater slightly larger than the fireball's diameter. The rolling hot flames actually continued to burn on the lake's surface, dyeing the originally clear, azure lake a fiery red.

The flames even caused the water to evaporate into mist, and the surroundings were enveloped in scalding steam.

If an ordinary person stood in the mist, they would probably get their trachea scalded just by breathing through their mouth.

Even the power of dozens of explosive tags detonated together could not match the power of this single fireball.

If not for being near the lake, this one blow would have been enough to completely raze a large area of buildings to the ground.

"Is this the amplification brought by Sage Art?"

Sasuke looked at his hands, feeling this power's amplification on himself was truly immense.

An ordinary C-rank Fire Release ninjutsu was forcefully used with the momentum of "Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique."

But after a moment, the smile on his face gradually faded, his brow slowly furrowing again.

Seeing this, Shima on his shoulder smiled and asked: "Little Sasuke, wasn't it very successful? Why the long face?"

"Grandma Shima, is my Sage Mode not perfect?"

In the process of performing the ninjutsu just now, Sasuke felt an inexplicable sense of obstruction.

In this half-year, he had already practiced Fire Release ninjutsu to a high degree of perfection. Logically, this situation shouldn't have occurred.

"There's no helping it. Jiraiya and you are in the same situation. Perhaps it will reduce the amplification ability to a certain extent, but in return, it will be safer," Fukasaku shook his head and explained.

Hearing this, a sharp light flashed in Sasuke's eyes.

"Meaning, I still have a chance to learn the perfect Sage Mode in the future?"

"Theoretically, that is correct."

Shima nodded, then changed the subject: "But, remember not to advance rashly. Otherwise, even if you possess the power, you won't be able to fully master it."

"It's fine. Power that cannot be controlled cannot be called power. This is already enough for me to squander."

Sasuke clenched his fist with a solemn expression, feeling the powerful energy in his body.

Whether it was his physical state or mental state, both were better than in his normal state.

From the release of the ninjutsu just now, it could be seen that even in an imperfect Sage Mode, the amplification to ninjutsu was very considerable.

Under normal circumstances, the Great Fireball Technique he used was about four meters in diameter.

After entering the imperfect Sage Mode, the diameter of the Great Fireball directly skyrocketed to over eight meters.

The power had also increased by at least several times.

"As long as you understand."

Fukasaku stroked his beard, smiling as he reminded: "The advantage of Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode lies in its stability and powerful sensory ability. Do you want to try its enhancement on taijutsu and genjutsu?"

Hearing this, Sasuke's eyes instantly lit up.

Looking at this lake filled with rolling mist, feeling the Sage Art chakra continuously flowing within his body,

"Such powerful ninjutsu, such powerful strength... with my current self, I should have the qualifications to challenge Naruto, right?"

The corner of Sasuke's mouth couldn't help but curl up, a smile of excitement and joy appearing.

It was as if he had already seen his first victory after three hundred and forty-eight defeats.

He no longer suppressed his intense and boiling emotions, turning and walking towards another part of the Forest of Death.

...

Jiraiya was indeed a magnanimous person.

At the very beginning, his taking Sasuke as a disciple might have just been on an impulse.

But just like that, he still treated Sasuke with sincerity and taught him everything he knew, showing no difference in treatment between Naruto and Sasuke.

Although he was initially hit hard by Naruto's and Sasuke's talent to the point of becoming withdrawn, after a period of time, he also quickly accepted reality.

A year ago, Jiraiya had Sasuke sign the summoning contract for Mount Myōboku and brought him back to Mount Myōboku to cultivate Sage Mode.

Originally, Jiraiya also wanted Naruto to cultivate Sage Mode along with him, but he was rejected by Naruto with the reason "the Nine-Tails is unwilling to cooperate."

This made Jiraiya feel it was a bit of a pity.

Because he himself was not good at Naruto's Wind Release, but was best at Sasuke's Fire Release, which led to him being unable to teach Naruto much at all.

Towards Naruto, he felt more guilt and a desire to compensate.

Towards Sasuke, it was the closeness between a master and a disciple.

After teaching Sasuke everything he had learned, he would occasionally tell Sasuke about his travels in the ninja world, imparting his rich life experience as an elder to his disciple.

For example, theoretical experiences like "how to coax a girl when she's angry" and "how to get along well with girls."

Jiraiya didn't need to stay by his side at all times. When Sasuke didn't need him, he would continue his daily material gathering and writing.

Just as his own disciple ran off to challenge Naruto, Jiraiya was still in a hotel in the Land of Fire, writing furiously.

He was writing the third sequel after Make-Out Paradise and Make-Out Violence.

-- Make-Out Tactics.

Recently, the person in charge of the "Robin Audiovisual" Konoha branch had already found him, sincerely hoping to reach an in-depth cooperation with him for a video publication.

Currently, the earliest comprehensive entertainment company to lay out the entertainment field in the ninja world was "Robin Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.," and "Robin Audiovisual" was precisely the subsidiary established under "Robin Cultural Communication Co., Ltd." to enter the film and television industry.

As a well-known figure in the ninja world, Jiraiya had naturally heard of it.

And for "Robin's" cooperation invitation, he also readily accepted after considering it for a few seconds, and for this, he prepared his "greatest masterpiece."

However, just as Jiraiya's inspiration was bursting forth and his pen was flying,

"Gero! Lord Jiraiya, there's a letter for you!"

A small toad suddenly jumped from the window onto the table, extending its hand to pass the scroll held in its mouth to Jiraiya.

But Jiraiya did not immediately take the scroll, instead frowning deeply, lost in thought, from time to time writing something on the paper.

The little toad, seeing this, looked baffled, wanting to remind him again.

But seeing Jiraiya's expression, it seemed he was doing something important, so it could only squat to the side, stunned.

After a long while, Jiraiya still showed no sign of paying attention to him.

"Forget it, I don't care anymore. You remember to read it! It's lunchtime, I'm heading back first!"

The little toad said somewhat helplessly, then with a "poof," exploded in a puff of white smoke and vanished on the spot.

It was only then that Jiraiya came back to his senses, his gaze shifting to the scroll at the side.

"A letter for me?"

Jiraiya opened the scroll with a puzzled face.

But upon seeing the first line, his eyes widened directly.

-- Crimson Moon returns, chaos is coming, Wood Release reappears, return to Konoha quickly.

"Crimson Moon has appeared again?"

"No, no, what does 'Wood Release reappears' mean?"

In Jiraiya's heart, Wood Release, like the legends in ancient texts, had already become history, a topic people would occasionally mention after tea and meals.

"Could it be that the old man and the others have restarted that evil Wood Release plan?"

Thinking of this possibility, Jiraiya's expression instantly darkened.

Because of this delusional plan back then, who knows how many people from the Senju clan died. Tsunade leaving Konoha was also partly for this reason.

"If the old man has really gotten senile and decided to restart this plan, I must go back and stop him immediately."

Gathering his chaotic thoughts, Jiraiya continued to unroll the scroll.

But after seeing the intelligence below, Jiraiya became even more silent.

A terrifying battle occurred in the Land of Rivers, with at least three Crimson Moon members appearing.

The Fourth Kazekage is suspected to be severely injured and disabled.

The Gelel Stone mineral vein was taken away by Crimson Moon.

The Four-Tails Jinchūriki is suspected to be missing, whereabouts unknown.

Yamato is severely injured and disabled, unconscious, suspected to have awakened Wood Release.

Uchiha Madara appeared, intercepted Hatake Kakashi, and successfully took his Sharingan.

Looking at the row of joke-like intelligence reports, Jiraiya was stunned into silence for a long time.

Finally, he let out a deep breath.

"...Old man, I hope you're not lying to me. Otherwise, you'd better pray you won't be beaten to death by me and Tsunade."

If this intelligence was true, then something big was probably really going to happen.

He probably couldn't handle it alone; he had to go find Tsunade and bring her back.

...

Just as the ninja world was in turmoil, on the moon that no one could see,

the civil war between the Ōtsutsuki main and branch families had also erupted.

The branch family, relying on a small Tenseigan condensed from all the Byakugan they had exhausted, was carrying out an incomparably cruel and bloody slaughter of the main family members.

"You're mad! You're mad!"

"You are twisting Ancestor Hamura's will! You are courting your own doom, ahhhh!!"

Looking at the "Main Family Head" who was still struggling at death's door, Ōtsutsuki Tatsuhito looked at him with cold and crazed eyes.

"Your main family is wrong! The Sage of Six Paths was also wrong! This world he created is fundamentally a mistake!"

"The ninja world has already produced a power sufficient to threaten us! If I hesitate and do nothing like you, that group of madmen who love war and slaughter will sooner or later come for us!"

Unsure how much time passed, the moon was already covered in corpses.

The branch family's one-sided slaughter of the main family had ended; no one from the main family was left alive.

Ōtsutsuki Tatsuhito propped himself up, dragging his heavy steps into the shrine, his face still unable to hide its weariness.

And inside the shrine, a young child was sitting with his back to the door.

As if sensing the footsteps behind him,

the child turned to look at Ōtsutsuki Tatsuhito, revealing his empty, deep eye sockets.

"Father, you've returned."

"Toneri."

Ōtsutsuki Tatsuhito sat down beside him, a stiff smile appearing on his face.

"The final moment is finally about to arrive. I will take you to find pure Byakugan."

"Father, where are we going?" Ōtsutsuki Toneri's tone carried a hint of ignorance.

Hearing this, the smile on Ōtsutsuki Tatsuhito's face gradually faded. His white eyes looked towards the distant azure planet.

"To the ninja world. To the world of those sinners."

(End of Chapter)

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