Chapter 17

The shinobi had seen a lot of horrors in their lives.

But nothing compared to what they found at the deepest part of the ruins.

Naruto, Sasuke, and the Kage had followed the last tunnel, hoping to uncover more about the mysterious god. What they found instead was a massive stone gateway, covered in Ōtsutsuki markings.

The inscriptions were glowing faintly, pulsing like a heartbeat.

Sasuke's Rinnegan activated on its own.

A flood of visions hit him all at once.

A Glimpse of the Apocalypse

Sasuke saw a sky torn apart.

A massive figure stood in the void, so large it dwarfed planets.

Its form was blinding, a body made of pure chakra, endlessly shifting like a storm of energy. Its eyes—if they could even be called that—were vast swirling voids, darker than the abyss itself.

Around it, entire worlds crumbled into dust, their chakra stripped away in an instant.

The visions sped up.

Ōtsutsuki kneeling before it, sacrificing themselves.

A monstrous God Tree, larger than any before, rising from a dead world.

A final moment—where the God turned… and looked directly at Sasuke.

Then—darkness.

Sasuke stumbled back, breaking the connection. He was breathing hard, his skin pale.

Naruto grabbed his shoulder. "Oi! What the hell happened?"

Sasuke swallowed. He turned to the others, voice dead serious.

"The Ōtsutsuki God isn't just powerful." His Rinnegan flickered, still shaking from what he saw.

"It's something we can't even comprehend."

The Message on the Wall

Then, the ancient gateway began to glow.

More symbols appeared on the stone, shifting into a final warning.

Sasuke read the words aloud:

"When the Final Feast begins, no world shall remain."

The shinobi stood in stunned silence.

Naruto clenched his fists. "So you're telling me… that this thing is strong enough to destroy everything?"

Sasuke's voice was low. "It's not just strong. It's inevitable."

Onoki took a deep breath. "We need to prepare. If this thing wakes up…"

Tsunade finished his sentence. "There won't be a fight. There won't be anything left."

Mei exhaled. "Then we better start figuring out how to stop it. Because I'm not planning to let some oversized space monster eat my world."

Gaara gave a slow nod. "We should go. We've learned what we can here."

Heading to Kaguya's World

Naruto glanced at Sasuke. "So… where do we go now?"

Sasuke's Rinnegan shimmered. "We need answers from the only person who might know something about this."

The Kage exchanged glances.

Onoki sighed. "You're saying we go find Kaguya, aren't you?"

Naruto grinned. "Damn right we are."

Sasuke raised his hand. His Rinnegan spun, opening a portal.

Beyond it was a vast new world.

One that Kaguya had built for herself.

Without hesitation, the shinobi stepped through.

And for the first time… they entered Kaguya's domain.