Chapter 110 Rinnegan Has Awakened!
Hagoromo is not in a very good mood now.
He had originally thought that even if he couldn't defeat Naruto, he could at least retreat unscathed. But now, it seemed that even this trace of Chakra he had left might not survive.
Chakra was a finite resource, and he had already consumed a Sage's Talisman from Mount Myoboku. If he wanted to interfere in the world of the living again in the future, it wouldn't be so easy.
However, this also meant that Naruto had proven his strength. Even if it was just Hagoromo's own assessment, he had now come to accept Naruto's path.
He had been watching over this world from the Pure Land for nearly a thousand years.
For a millennium, the Ninja World had been plagued by endless wars, with no true peace in sight.
Even the brief periods of so-called peace were merely intervals where the nations, exhausted from fighting. They only took a decade or so to recuperate and prepare for the next war.
The Ninja World was forever caught in two states: war, and preparing for war.
Hagoromo had grown weary of this cycle, but he had never been able to find a new path to peace.
As long as the scale of the wars wasn't too large and most ordinary people remained safe, he had chosen not to interfere, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Child of Prophecy.
Because the true threat to the Ninja World wasn't just war. War wouldn't destroy the world, but Otsutsuki Kaguya truly sought its annihilation.
The changes in the Child of Prophecy had completely exceeded both his and Gamamaru's expectations.
The scale of the war to unify the Ninja World had far surpassed Hagoromo's imagination, and it was happening just as Kaguya was on the verge of breaking free.
Black Zetsu had been scheming in the shadows for nearly a thousand years, meticulously planning every detail.
Originally, Hagoromo and Gamamaru had planned to wait for the Child of Prophecy to grow strong enough before resealing Kaguya.
They had prepared countless contingencies, but they never expected the Child of Prophecy's personality to change so drastically, completely beyond their control.
If it weren't for Hagoromo's constant observation of Naruto's growth, he might have thought Naruto had been possessed by another Ninja.
Reluctantly, Hagoromo agreed with Gamamaru's suggestion to eliminate Naruto early and find a new Child of Prophecy.
However, Naruto's words had given him a new perspective, and Naruto's strength was far more terrifying than he had imagined.
At least, when he was seven years old, Hagoromo hadn't been this powerful.
So, for now, he had tentatively accepted Naruto's path.
In the chaotic Ninja World, strength was everything. What truly convinced Hagoromo was Naruto's power.
If Naruto didn't have the strength to stand against Kaguya in the future, Hagoromo would have no choice but to eliminate him here and now.
Just when Hagoromo was lost in thought, Naruto swung his blade again.
Instinctively, Hagoromo raised his Susanoo's sword to block.
Just as he expected the attack to be like the previous ones, his eyes widened in shock.
A spatial distortion suddenly appeared on the Chakra Sword in his Susanoo's hand.
Ripples of space spread from the base of the sword, and the Chakra Sword shattered.
Naruto's powerful strike landed squarely on the Susanoo's body.
The mountain-like Susanoo swayed, its form growing even more translucent as it entered a brief state of paralysis.
Naruto, having finally found an opening, wasn't about to let it slip.
He had saved Kamui for this moment, waiting for the perfect opportunity to end this battle in one strike.
Seven tails lashed out, binding Hagoromo's Susanoo, while the mouth of Susanoo's mouth began to gather another Tailed Beast Ball.
Hagoromo struggled to break free, but Naruto's tails held him tightly.
His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Naruto, who was now almost face-to-face with him.
'Was Naruto planning to take us both down?'
Of course, Naruto had no such intention. His Chakra Reserves were still ample, and maintaining the Susanoo was no issue.
But Hagoromo's chakra was nearly depleted. One more strike, and his Complete Body Susanoo would surely collapse.
Under Hagoromo's stunned gaze, Naruto fired the Tailed Beast Ball point-blank at his blue Susanoo.
Boom!
The whole Mount Myoboku trembled once more as a blinding white light engulfed the two.
When the light faded, the deafening explosion and its aftermath erupted violently.
The shockwave swept outward like a hurricane, lifting rocks and debris into the air.
As the dust settled, the two figures reappeared.
Naruto's full Nine-Tails form was now half-destroyed, the Susanoo armor shattered, revealing a charred and blackened side of his body.
Hagoromo's battered Susanoo flickered before reverting to a skeletal form and then disappearing entirely.
His body fell from the sky.
But before he could drop far, Naruto caught him in his hand.
Hagoromo looked at Naruto's eyes that seemed to be burning with flames.
Instead of fear, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Naruto, I hope your path is the right one."
"Hmph! Whether it's right or wrong, time will tell. As for you, just go back to the Pure Land!"
With that, Naruto's grip tightened, and a terrifying suction force emanated from his palm.
In an instant, the Chakra within Jiraiya's body was completely absorbed by Naruto.
And the body in his hand also lost its vitality, and slowly turned back to the appearance of Jiraiya… a cold, lifeless corpse.
Naruto casually tossed the body aside, and the black Susanoo armor on his body began to slowly disappear.
His full Nine-Tails Transformation also faded, and a strange sensation began to spread from his eyes.
It had been a long time since he'd felt this. His eyes grew warm, as if a mysterious and powerful force was surging from within.
That power was like a burning flame, quickly spreading to his whole body.
He felt as if his body was ignited by an invisible force, full of unprecedented energy and vitality.
This unnamed power was so intense that it left him in awe.
Though he couldn't see himself, he knew.
The Rinnegan has awakened!