Chapter 376

"The aura of Gensou has been steadily increasing these days."

In front of the Dragon Vein, the Sage of Six Paths looked at Gensou in the distance with a mix of confusion and caution. He simply couldn't understand why the other's strength was still growing.

As someone who had also reached the level of the Six Paths, he knew very well how difficult it was to grow stronger at this stage.

Even a slight increase would normally take decades.

But for Gensou to grow stronger in such a short period… it was completely beyond his comprehension.

And he wasn't the only one.

Even the experienced and knowledgeable Kaguya of the Ōtsutsuki clan found it hard to make sense of it.

To her, Gensou now seemed to be on par with the mythical Ōtsutsuki God—an existence that hadn't appeared in thousands of years. Besides that god, very few within the entire Ōtsutsuki clan could match him.

Could it be that Earth's humans possessed something special?

Just like how the fruits of the Divine Tree would differ in quality depending on the planet they were grown on.

The reason the Ōtsutsuki chose Earth to plant the Divine Tree in the first place was because its conditions were far more superior than those of any other planet.

A fruit cultivated here would undoubtedly be of the highest quality.

That was why Kaguya betrayed her duty—because the benefits of eating a fruit far outweighed the gains from being a servant for life.

If the Divine Tree planted on Earth was of such high quality, then perhaps the creatures of Earth also possessed something extraordinary.

Kaguya recalled the battle back then between her and her son, Hagoromo, and how the chakra within his body had differed from traditional Sage Chakra.

Now, seeing Gensou...

She stared at him deeply for a moment before looking away.

"Let's hope everything goes smoothly."

Gensou's strength was undeniable. Having no interest in causing any more trouble, Kaguya returned her focus to her son, Hagoromo.

The Sage of Six Paths also looked away from Gensou, turning his gaze toward his mother.

Their eyes met, but neither made a move.

This was something unheard of between them.

And yet, here and now, in this moment, in this place—they could finally talk in peace.

"Hagoromo."

"Mother."

Not far away, Gensou glanced at the mother-son pair having their heart-to-heart. He didn't disturb them and instead returned to studying the Dragon Vein and progressing his system tasks.

The further he went with the system tasks, the more Ōtsutsuki bloodline he acquired. With the boost from these bloodlines, his strength had grown from something negligible to a level that now even made the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya take notice.

Gensou did not hide the fact that his strength was increasing.

At his current level, there was no need to play the weakling.

On the contrary, it was better to intimidate Kaguya and her son to prevent them from having unnecessary thoughts.

Now, his system task had already advanced to the Fourth Great Ninja War.

Since Obito had already been sealed, Gensou had to take the initiative during the "Fourth War" to continue causing trouble for Madara.

Based on the current timeline, it was about time for the final battle against Kaguya.

He checked the system again, then looked at the Dragon Vein in front of him.

Compared to the rapid progress of his system tasks, his research on the Dragon Vein had been slower. To this day, he still couldn't control the direction of space-time travel through it.

According to the Sage of Six Paths' recent in-depth study, the true Dragon Vein was not merely the one before them, but the sum total of all parallel worlds.

Like an unimaginably large dragon stretching through one parallel world after another—each one forming a segment of its body—until all were connected.

No one knew where the Dragon Vein came from or how it was formed.

Even beings on the level of the Six Paths could not freely and frequently travel through time and space.

After the previous rule—where one could return after a single traversal—was broken, it was likely that from now on they would continue traveling deeper along the line of the Dragon Vein.

Perhaps, once the entire journey closed its loop, they could return to their original world. But no one could guarantee that such a long trip through worlds wouldn't go awry.

Because of this, both Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths had chosen not to make a move.

Though Gensou was a little concerned, he wasn't in a rush.

Strength was always the ultimate guarantee.

And now, his system tasks were approaching the final stretch...

No!

His clone had just completed a mission.

It was the final moment.

[Ultimate Task: The Fourth Great Ninja War – Seal Ōtsutsuki Kaguya!]

[Having defeated Uchiha Madara, the Host will now seal Kaguya together with Team 7!]

[This is the system's final task! Give it your all, Host! Let this fiery, passionate ninja journey reach a satisfying conclusion!]

There was no time for Gensou to be sentimental over the fact that the system which had accompanied him for so long was now reaching its end.

The reward for completing the second-to-last mission—defeating Madara—had just been issued.

Once again, it was Ōtsutsuki bloodline.

But this final piece completed the puzzle. It fully perfected the already rich Ōtsutsuki bloodline within Gensou's body, raising it to a full 100%.

In an instant—

A terrifying surge of power exploded from him.

The sky above tore open with a massive hole.

Even the nearby Dragon Vein let out multiple roars, trembling and recoiling from the pressure.

Fortunately, the overwhelming aura faded as quickly as it came.

Gensou quickly suppressed it. In the time that followed, his Six Paths-level body continued to evolve at an incredible rate.

Every pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki would, with enough time, become a Six Paths-level being.

Now, the blood flowing in Gensou's body was as pure as it got.

He didn't hesitate. With the fastest speed possible, he activated the full potential of the Ōtsutsuki bloodline, pushing himself toward an even higher level of evolution.

"Gensou… has grown even stronger!"

"No! This is different! This growth… feels far beyond what any Ōtsutsuki can achieve through Divine Tree pills!"

With such a massive commotion, Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths noticed immediately.

Both of them stared in disbelief and shock at Gensou, whose strength had suddenly skyrocketed and was now exerting a suffocating pressure on them.

They exchanged a look—but in the end, they could only shake their heads.

They had no way of stopping Gensou's inexplicable growth.

Now, all they could hope for was that once his power increased even further, he would successfully control the Dragon Vein and return to their respective worlds with greater certainty.

Very soon—

Gensou's aura gradually stabilized.

Along with the activation of the Ōtsutsuki bloodline, a massive surge of eye power poured into his eyes.

His purple Rinnegan evolved further into golden Rinnegan, and even awakened a new dōjutsu.

Slowly, Gensou opened his eyes. Golden spirals rippled within his gaze.

At this moment—

Both his talent and physique had reached their peak.

He looked up, eyes calm, at the Dragon Vein that had recoiled from him in fear and broken free of control.

Then he turned to the two beside him and said plainly:

"Let's go. It's time to end this."

(End of Chapter)

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