Naruto: What Kind of Starter Pack is 13 Years Late?

Chapter 504: Naruto and Ino's Suspicions

At this moment, the Ten-Tails within Madara's body had already condensed into form.

"Oooooh—"

But the moment it finished condensing, it immediately let out a roar and turned to flee into the distance.

However, the Ten-Tails, formed from the god tree source, fiercely pursued it, and with a roar, it punched this Ten-Tails.

"What is going on now?"

The two Ten-Tails began to intertwine in battle, this series of sudden changes left everyone dumbfounded. But they had no time to think further.

Above the sky, a thunderous roar, as if transcending space, erupted once more.

Boom!

Accompanied by endless turbulence, Chakra surged like a tide, prompting them to instinctively look up.

Unfortunately, the chaotic Chakra in the sky prevented them from seeing anything, even Sasuke couldn't figure out what was happening.

But in the next instant, three incomplete figures suddenly crashed down in an explosion.

In the blink of an eye, they smashed a super crater hundreds of meters deep and even over a thousand meters in diameter into the ground.

The massive dust instantly enveloped everyone, the Allied Forces were already bleeding from all seven orifices. Countless people had to protect themselves with Chakra and cover their ears just to barely withstand the intense impact.

Fortunately, at this moment, the Chakra storm gradually subsided, and the intimidating power seemed to cease as well. But no one felt relaxed at this moment, because they had already seen the figure wrapped in moonlight, holding a golden sword, within the dust.

Buzz—

With a slight tremor of Chakra, the dense dust was completely dispersed.

Takeshiki stood unscathed in the sky, his eyes, like flowing light, piercing through his mask, gazing at the three below.

"Now, how do the three of you senpais feel?"

His voice echoed across the sky.

Isshiki, Urashiki, and Momoshiki painfully sat up. Their bodies showed significant damage, clearly caused by Takeshiki. Even more terrifying was that they found it wasn't so easy to recover from all of this, the power Takeshiki used was too formidable.

"You…"

The three of them wanted to speak, but they couldn't utter a single word.

They watched Takemi in the sky for a while before Isshiki finally spoke through gritted teeth, "Your goal for the Path to Godhood is simply unrealistic, you…"

"You seem to have misunderstood, Isshiki-senpai."

Takeshiki shook his head, his voice still calm.

He chuckled softly, speaking in a low, resonant tone, "This is the difference between us. Your capacities are simply too small, which is why even the three of you together cannot defeat me."

"You…"

This statement left the three of them speechless, while Takeshiki raised a hand and touched his hair.

He looked up at the moonlight in the sky, and at this moment, his voice was clear, yet loud, as if echoing throughout the entire Ninja World. His words sent a shiver down Naruto's spine, causing his eyes to be filled with disbelief and deep fear.

"From the very beginning, there has been no one in heaven, neither you nor I, not even God."

"But this unbearable vacancy on the Heavenly Throne must now end. From this day forward…"

"I shall stand at the pinnacle."

"Throne of Heaven. Empty."

Naruto couldn't help but murmur the phrase, he had heard it before.

And the last person who said it...

His gaze, filled with a mix of fear and unease, turned towards Takemi, who stood beside him, arms crossed, utterly calm.

Although Takemi had said many inexplicable things, as his first friend, the first person to acknowledge him...

Naruto still tried his best to remember, especially since he considered those words a challenge to the Hokage. But he never expected the same words to come out of Takeshiki's mouth.

That expression, that tone, even that subconscious gesture of running a hand through his hair while looking at the sky...

Even though the voice was completely different, at this moment, Naruto couldn't help but feel fear.

Could it be...

"What's wrong, Naruto?"

Noticing Naruto's state, Sasuke couldn't help but ask softly.

Takemi also turned his head with an amused expression. "Hey, you're not scared, are you?"

"I..."

Naruto hesitated, then fell silent. His gaze fixed on the sky.

Seeing the mask on Takeshiki's face, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

"Such rhetoric, how could..."

Within the Allied Forces, Ino also looked at the figure in the sky with a somewhat confused expression. Her eyes flickered, her fists clenched involuntarily, and she unconsciously bit her lip.

"Ino, are you okay?"

Choji, beside her, asked worriedly, while Shikamaru also craned his neck, full of doubt.

"I..."

Ino opened her mouth, but in the end, like Naruto, she didn't know what to say. Her gaze was also full of confusion as she looked at the mask on the figure in the sky. She was incredibly curious about what face lay beneath that mask.

"Standing at the pinnacle..."

The three Ōtsutsuki at that moment looked at the figure in the sky with stunned expressions, those words echoing in their hearts.

At this moment, they felt fear, and after the fear, there was an indescribable emotion. They hadn't considered how ambitious Takeshiki was, but now it seemed he was even more terrifying than they had imagined.

At the same time, they now had time to properly reflect on a question.

Kekkei Mora, an Ōtsutsuki really can condense Kekkei Mora, they really can achieve transcendence through this method, they really can stand at the pinnacle.

Kekkei Mora is an elevation of life's essence!

The essence of devouring Chakra fruits and devouring pills is the same, constantly accumulating energy to achieve an elevation in life's essence.

No wonder Takeshiki was so confident, no wonder he dared to make such a bold claim, it turns out this truly is a Path to Godhood.

"Then, farewell, my fellow clan elders."

Just then, Takeshiki in the sky spoke again.

"As fellow clan members, you are very interesting, but unfortunately, our intentions are not united. However, I will carry your will and ascend to the pinnacle together."

"After all, I said I would not enjoy this glory alone. I will remember all the clan members who forged my Path to Godhood in my heart."

As he spoke, his Chakra surged, that terrifying aura seemingly devouring the world.

Such power sent shivers down everyone's spines. Merely his aura was so terrifying, no wonder the three Ōtsutsuki were no match.

"We must do something!"

Black Zetsu was unwilling to accept all of this. He was even unwilling to let his mother come out.

Suddenly raising his head, he looked at his two elder brothers and pleaded.

"You guys! Make a move! At worst, seal mother!"

"..."

Black Zetsu's words immediately made Hagoromo and Hamura's eyes widen.

Wait, you've always contradicted us, why the sudden change now?

"..."

Takemi's God Tree Clone was also dumbfounded. He already knew the situation but was Black Zetsu really that bold?

Didn't he know his mom was already annoyed with him?

"And you, all beings of the Ninja World!"

Black Zetsu turned his head again, looking at Takemi and the others.

"If you don't act now, it will be too late!"

"We do need to move, we can't let this continue." Sasuke nodded.

Hashirama sighed, gazing at the sky, while Madara slowly woke up at this moment.

"Damn it."

"Madara, are you alright?"

Hashirama asked worriedly, while Madara appeared somewhat weak.

"I'm fine, I..."

"He's just about to die. After all, Ten-Tails leaving the body is not a good thing."

Takemi shrugged and spoke, his gaze turning to Sage of Six Paths.

"Now, what should we do?"

"..."

Hagoromo fell silent for a moment, his gaze fixed on Takemi's clone.

You're asking me this question?

Didn't you orchestrate all of this?

And haven't you already targeted those three Ōtsutsuki?

Do you want me to protect those three Ōtsutsuki, deliberately going against you?

"We can solve Madara's problem."

Hagoromo was still silent when Hamura suddenly blinked and spoke softly.

"And now, there is only one mission for you."

"Hmm?"

Madara still didn't understand what was happening, but Hashirama and Sasuke immediately understood. They glanced at Madara, then finally looked at this brother of Sage of Six Paths.

"What is our mission?"

"That would naturally be..."

Hamura smiled at Takemi, then raised his head to look at Takeshiki in the sky, poised to strike.

"To stop Takeshiki's rampage. We will give you our power, but from now on..."

At this point, he withdrew his gaze and looked at everyone, then spoke softly.

"The future of the Ninja World will depend on you, and even mother's safety will likely depend on you."

Hamura's words were forceful and powerful. Hagoromo, beside him, felt a wave of powerlessness.

Why was his brother starting this again?

But with things as they were, he could only push this matter forward, he was also being forced to keep moving.

"Since we're doing it, let's make it big..."

Hagoromo looked at the three Ōtsutsuki in the distance, as if he could see the roaring souls within their bodies through them. Finally, his Chakra began to spread. He decided to go crazy with Takemi and his brother.

None of them noticed Naruto, who was silent, his eyes flickering, lost in thought.