Chapter 342: The Initial Dream!

"How would I know that!"

Itsuki spread his hands. "Maybe my teacher couldn't find Kushina's body, or maybe he didn't think she was worth it."

That's impossible!

Neither of these possibilities is true.

Kushina and Minato were buried together. If Minato's body was there, how could Kushina's not be?

As for not being worth it...

Would Orochimaru dare to ignore Kushina's strength?

It's impossible!

In Konoha at that time, Kushina was definitely one of the top experts.

Itsuki thought for a moment. "Maybe, because Kushina counters my teacher."

"Counters?"

"Yes!"

Itsuki said, "She possesses a massive amount of chakra and is a sealing jutsu expert herself. Don't forget, the thing Edo Tensei fears most is sealing jutsu. It's very possible that my teacher did something to Kushina's body. He wouldn't summon her himself, and he wouldn't let others summon her either."

Okay!

That makes sense.

However,

Kurenai still felt something was wrong.

She looked at Itsuki suspiciously... Could it be...

On the other side,

The conversation between Minato and Naruto had also ended.

There was obvious disappointment on Minato's face.

His eyes were filled with sighs as he looked at Naruto.

Itsuki knew that Naruto must have told Minato about his plan.

Minato was a smart man, he knew very well that it was almost impossible for Naruto to achieve all this alone.

However,

Itsuki also wanted to tell Minato, don't underestimate Naruto either.

As the protagonist of the original story, Naruto's Talk-no-Jutsu was unparalleled. He could even talk someone as strong as Nagato to death. Who else could do that besides Naruto?

At the same time, this little guy was not as harmless as he appeared to be.

Kakuzu, for example, was killed by this guy with a Rasengan.

What made Itsuki speechless the most was that Naruto was talking about the preciousness of life, mutual understanding between people, and the dream of never giving up, and then he directly killed Kakuzu.

Sometimes, Itsuki didn't know what to say.

He always felt that the world of Naruto was quite hypocritical.

...

"Huh!"

After everyone left, Itsuki quietly sat cross-legged.

Beside him, Kaguya was also floating in mid-air.

After a while, another person appeared out of thin air, forming a triangular confrontation with the two.

The Sage of Six Paths!

Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki!

"You've come?"

Itsuki smiled.

"I've been watching you!"

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head. "I don't understand why you're doing this at all."

He looked puzzled. "What does everything in the ninja world have to do with you? Your actions just now made me think you were helping those two little guys, Naruto and Sasuke."

"That's right!"

Itsuki sighed. "You know, I used to have this dream too, to create an ideal land. But reality slapped me hard and made me give up that naive dream. I see my past self in Naruto and Sasuke, so I want to give them a chance."

The Sage of Six Paths fell silent.

Itsuki's words were actually his own thoughts in the past.

He was also a passionate young man at first.

Full of enthusiasm and hope!

Unfortunately, in these years in the Pure Land, he had seen too many things that made him feel powerless.

His former passion had long since turned cold.

He had become a god, overlooking the entire ninja world, and would no longer be moved by anything.

"What? You're not going to say that I've broken my promise, are you?"

Itsuki looked at the Sage of Six Paths with interest.

"Of course not."

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head and said calmly, "Twenty years. Within these twenty years, I will absolutely not interfere in the affairs of the ninja world. Also, as long as you don't directly intervene, arrange a few people, or give verbal reminders to anyone, I don't care."

In other words, as long as Itsuki did not directly intervene in the ninja world with force, the Sage of Six Paths would not care.

He had this confidence in the people of the ninja world.

Or rather, he understood the inferiority of ninjas.

They themselves would stir everything into a mess.

This had to be said to be a kind of sorrow.

The Sage of Six Paths looked at Kaguya and Itsuki. "Mother, and Uchiha Itsuki, our agreement is established, right?"

"Of course!"

Itsuki nodded. "The Ōtsutsuki clan is our common enemy. As long as they dare to appear, we will take action together."

Kaguya also nodded.

Wasn't the reason she did all this to get rid of the Ōtsutsuki clan?

She just wanted to live!

"Good!"

The Sage of Six Paths said solemnly, "As long as the Ōtsutsuki clan comes to the ninja world, we will work together to deal with them."

He looked at Itsuki. "You should also prepare for Edo Tensei. People like Hashirama Senju are much stronger after being reincarnated than in their soul state."

"Orochimaru-sensei has done a lot of wrong things!"

Itsuki sighed. "So, I decided to control him with genjutsu for fifty years to make him atone for his sins."

Kaguya: "..."

Sage of Six Paths: "..."

They didn't think much of controlling Orochimaru for decades, but why did he have to make excuses for himself when he had clearly done such a thing?

Was there any point?

Especially since Itsuki was so strong!

The alliance of the three was thus formed.

Of course, there would be many details in between.

However!

Overall, the conversation between the three was quite peaceful.

Because there was no conflict between them.

Even their ultimate goal was the same.

Itsuki just wanted to be a landlord.

Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths were even simpler, they just wanted to live.

As for the so-called rule of the ninja world, none of the three really had that idea.

Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths had already done it.

There were eras in history that belonged to them.

As for Uchiha Itsuki, if he wanted to, he could make the ninja world surname Uchiha now!

But!

He really didn't have that kind of thought.

He used to think that being an emperor would be awesome, with three thousand beauties in the harem, and he could chop people's heads off at will.

Now he realized that it wasn't like that at all.

It was indeed awesome, but what was the use?

Playing like this every day, wouldn't it be tiring?

Three thousand beauties in the harem, he would be exhausted to death!

Chopping people's heads off at will, everyone would be obsequious to him...

This sentence should be read in reverse. When everyone is obsequious to you, do you still need to chop people's heads off?

This was the experience he gained from managing Konoha.

On the contrary!

Managing a Konoha already gave him a headache, expanding it to the ninja world... he didn't even want to live anymore!

Therefore,

After the war ended, Itsuki immediately set his sights on Uchiha Itachi, letting him assist the Hokage and be fully in charge of Village affairs.

He quit!

This gave Uchiha Itachi a huge headache.

Being appointed as the second Hokage, he was indeed very happy, as it represented recognition of him.

***

However, the war had just ended, and the situation was unstable. Uchiha Itachi was very worried that he wouldn't be able to maintain control.

Especially within the Hidden Village, where numerous powerful individuals resided. Members of the Akatsuki organization all lived here, and these unruly individuals, if not handled carefully, could easily show him why flowers were so red.

Fortunately, although Itsuki had stepped down, he was still in the Hidden Village and nominally the acting Hokage.

As long as he was still around, no one would dare to cause trouble.

Just like Hashirama Senju back in the day, as long as he was alive, none of the other villages dared to act up.

No matter how much anger or hatred they harbored, they all had to suppress it. If they were not convinced, they could be sent straight to the afterlife.

...

By the small lake.

Several women were preparing a meal.

Some were handling fish.

Some were starting a fire.

Some were chopping meat and washing vegetables.

They were surprisingly Kurenai Yuhi and her group.

Everyone was busy with their own tasks, no one used ninjutsu.

What would be the point of using ninjutsu?

What they needed to do now was enjoy life.

Itsuki was lying on a lounge chair, lazily fishing. The sun shone down, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

The war was over.

Government affairs were handed over to Uchiha Itachi.

It was time for him to enjoy life.

"Kaguya!"

Itsuki looked at Kaguya with a flirtatious gaze.

Kaguya glanced at him.

She was truly speechless when it came to this man.

All day long, he used the excuse of keeping an eye on her to keep her by his side.

If she believed that, she would be a fool.

She wasn't some naive little girl.

Despite her aloof and haughty demeanor, she understood what she needed to understand.

They already had two children!

Moreover!

Last time, this certain someone, after having too much to drink, dragged Hagoromo and ranting about wanting to be his father.

Hagoromo's face darkened instantly.

I want to break my promise, I want to kill you!

Kaguya clearly saw Hagoromo's thoughts;

And yet,

This jerk turned his head and said to her: "You too!"

Kaguya was stunned for a moment before realizing what he meant.

Although she couldn't see her own face, she was certain that her expression must have been very unsightly.

It's not enough for you to be Hagoromo's father, you actually want to be mine too?!

Believe it or not, the two of us will join forces to kill you!

Do you really think you're invincible and can stop the two of us?

Of course!

This was just a thought, actually taking action was impossible.

The Otsutsuki were their true enemies!

But!

Continuing to stay by Itsuki's side like this wasn't right either!

Kaguya sighed helplessly.

With his personality, he wouldn't give up until he got what he wanted.

And if she continued to stay by his side, something was bound to happen sooner or later.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki seemed to have already sensed this. At that time, the hesitant expression he gave her made Kaguya want to kill someone.

That resigned look was really annoying.

I clearly thought I could still be saved, but you, as my son, gave up first?

"Kaguya, tell me, are these days comfortable?"

Itsuki asked lazily.

"Do you think these days are good?"

Kaguya countered with a question.

"Aren't they good?"

Itsuki smiled softly and said, "Peace has arrived, and everyone can live comfortably."

He stretched out his hand and grasped, as if trying to catch the sunlight. "The sun is so bright..."

"Humph!"

Kaguya snorted coldly and said, "Ordinary people may not know, but don't you know that the threat of the Otsutsuki has not been eliminated?"

"So what?"

Itsuki didn't care and said indifferently, "I have already done the best I can. I have united all those who can be united. If we still can't defeat the Otsutsuki clan like this, then we can only commit suicide."

Kaguya fell silent.

The current situation was much better than she had imagined.

Originally, she was fighting alone, leading a group of White Zetsu.

Now, there were two experts who were not weaker than her, perhaps even stronger.

As for their subordinates...

She knew very well how much combat power the White Zetsu possessed.

Now, there were so many more warriors stronger than the White Zetsu.

She had never even dreamed of the current situation.

If they couldn't win like this, then there really was no need to fight anymore.

But!

There was always a lingering anxiety in her heart.

That was the Otsutsuki clan!

She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles!

Like a thorn in her back!

Like a fishbone stuck in her throat!

...

Despite their current strength reaching its peak, Kaguya was still afraid.

The fear of the Otsutsuki had already seeped into her bones.

Because she was also an Otsutsuki, she understood the Otsutsuki!

Itsuki glanced at her, chuckled, and said, "Alright, seeing your cowardly look, I'll give you some encouragement."

"Oh!"

Kaguya's eyes lit up. "What kind of encouragement?"

Itsuki puckered his lips and mumbled, "How about this kind of reward?"

"...Get lost!"

"Tsk, no fun!"

Itsuki curled his lip and said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I'll tell you directly. There is an Otsutsuki in the ninja world. As for where, you'll have to find them yourself!"

Kaguya was so startled that she almost jumped up.

"The Otsutsuki clan?"

"In the ninja world?"

"Since when?"

Her expression was filled with shock.

The Otsutsuki clan had already arrived in the ninja world?

"I don't know!"

Itsuki spread his hands. "Don't ask so many questions. I don't know even if you ask. I just occasionally sensed an unusual chakra. Unfortunately, it was fleeting. I was busy with the Great Ninja War at the time and had no time to deal with them. Now that I have free time, you and Hagoromo should work together to eliminate them!"

"Humph!"

Kaguya snorted coldly and activated Amenominaka, leaving this place.

She naturally went to find Hagoromo.

Facing the Otsutsuki clan, she didn't have enough confidence alone.

Naturally, after she and Hagoromo had a heart-to-heart talk, their relationship wasn't so tense anymore.

"Actually,"

Itsuki murmured, "To make two people with a strained relationship become good friends, you don't need a tyrannical ruler, you just need a common enemy."

When this enemy could threaten their lives, their relationship would only become closer.

There really was an Otsutsuki in the ninja world.

Itsuki hadn't actually finished reading the original work.

He only vaguely had this memory.

It seemed like an Otsutsuki had always been in the ninja world.

However!

No matter who it was, with Kaguya and Hagoromo going together, perhaps even adding Hamura Otsutsuki, and with them being prepared, that guy was doomed.

The Otsutsuki clan was terrifying, but when they were prepared, they weren't so scary anymore.

Uchiha Itsuki!

Hagoromo Otsutsuki!

Kaguya Otsutsuki!

Hamura Otsutsuki!

Naruto Uzumaki!

Sasuke Uchiha!

Perhaps, they could even add Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha!

So many experts, against an unprepared Otsutsuki clan, they couldn't be defeated!

"Splash!"

With a flick of Itsuki's wrist, a large fish was thrown onto the shore.

Accompanied by the women's exclamations.

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

Itsuki chuckled and murmured, "This is life, this is how it should be. Before..."

"Damn, that was just surviving!"

(End of chapter)