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"What an unexpected outcome. I never imagined the final victor would be Konoha's Sixth Hokage. How did he manage it?"

In the Hidden Stone Village, Ōnoki, who had fortunately not had his chakra reclaimed by Kaguya Otsutsuki, stared at the intelligence delivered by a spy, murmuring in shock.

Wood Release was indeed a legendary Kekkei Genkai, the power the God of Shinobi used to pacify a chaotic era.

However, after witnessing the power of the Sage Eye, Ōnoki had to admit that even Wood Release was still no match for mythical power.

Even though Sixteen Night's chakra had spread throughout the Shinobi World, Ōnoki still didn't hold much hope for him, only wishing that he could keep Madara Uchiha and Toneri Otsutsuki in check.

After all, his age was a factor, and Konoha's weakness was so obvious.

To his surprise, Sixteen Night turned out to be the biggest winner, the sole victor of the final battle whose details no one knew, only that the Land of Lightning had lost a vast number of its mountain ranges.

Having experienced the power of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Ōnoki couldn't fathom how much immense power was needed to defeat Madara Uchiha, who had effortlessly controlled the entire Shinobi World and instantly plunged everyone into a genjutsu world.

And then there was the incredibly mysterious Toneri Otsutsuki, who had always resided high above on the Moon, considering himself a god and humans as mere monkeys.

Was it just with Wood Release?

Yet, even the God of Shinobi's Wood Release couldn't compare to Madara Uchiha's Wood Release.

Or perhaps it was through that special state of chakra outburst that had affected the entire Shinobi World?

But Madara Uchiha also possessed that special state.

With the same ability, or even a weaker version of it, how did Sixteen Night manage to deal with Madara Uchiha while Toneri Otsutsuki was still present?

And how did he deal with Toneri Otsutsuki?

A battle with such a Three-Way Stalemate, where one party had two Super-Scale Combatants, was undoubtedly the most difficult to determine a winner.

This was because when one side gained an advantage, the other two would very likely join forces.

Unless one possessed overwhelming power, it was impossible to fight two opponents and maintain an advantage.

Yet, Sixteen Night had achieved the impossible.

He had not only emerged victorious but had also killed Madara Uchiha and Toneri Otsutsuki.

This level of strength sent a chill down the spines of the Five Kage, led by Ōnoki.

"White hair, horns, golden unknown eye technique, and the ability to tear space..." Ōnoki muttered. "Toneri Otsutsuki has white hair, Madara Uchiha, who absorbed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, has white hair, and now Sixteen Night also has white hair and horns that are not human-like. Could it be... this is the secret of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?"

"In myths, the Sage of Six Paths shared chakra with the world and created the Tailed Beasts. Now the Tailed Beasts are gone, and some people have lost their chakra... Has he become the second Sage of Six Paths?"

"Aside from the progenitor of shinobi, the true God of Shinobi, even Lord Hashirama did not possess such might!"

Thinking of this, Ōnoki felt a surge of powerlessness and despair.

Super-Scale Combatants surpassing the Five Kage were already beings from another dimension to them.

Now, with the appearance of someone capable of killing two Super-Scale Combatants, a being like a god, let alone the Four Great Shinobi Villages, even the Five Great Shinobi Villages and the allied smaller nations were insignificant.

Even someone like Madara Uchiha, who could control the entire Shinobi World in an instant, had lost. It was likely that Sixteen Night could also control the entire Shinobi World in an instant, or even destroy the entire Shinobi World.

After all, the reason they were able to awaken was because Sixteen Night had dispelled Madara Uchiha's genjutsu.

In the face of such an existence, resistance would only accelerate their demise.

The best course of action was to await judgment.

"If his chakra and ninja aptitude were taken from those people, then with his strength, he could completely reclaim the chakra of the entire Shinobi World, turning all ninjas into ordinary people, leaving only himself as a ninja in the whole world," Ōnoki began to comfort himself. "But he didn't do that. Perhaps the situation isn't as bad as imagined."

"Sigh... I can only hope this person doesn't become as extreme as Madara Uchiha once was."

The other Five Kage felt the same as Ōnoki.

Especially the higher-ups in the Hidden Cloud Village, who were now filled with terror.

After all, the final battle had initially taken place in their village. Now, a large area of wasteland had appeared in the cloud-piercing mountain ranges, indicating the ferocity of that battle.

Now that a victor had emerged, it was Konoha's Sixth Hokage.

And that person was, of all people, the boyfriend of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family's young lady.

More than ten years ago, their Hidden Cloud Village had nearly kidnapped the Main Family's young lady. Sixteen Night still remembered this grudge until a few years ago, and even used it to refuse Samui's request, unwilling to help the Hidden Cloud Village rebuild.

Now that the person had become the final victor and had eliminated Madara Uchiha and Toneri Otsutsuki, possessing unimaginable might.

At this moment, the people of the Hidden Cloud Village felt as if they heard the tolling of a bell in their ears.

Especially Killer B, who had lost his Eight Tails and, like the Fourth Raikage and Darui, had his chakra reclaimed, rendering him without ninja aptitude.

The Hidden Cloud Village, once the strongest in terms of overall strength, had become inferior even to the Hidden Mist Village.

At least the Hidden Mist Village still had Mei Terumi, whose chakra had not been reclaimed, and who was a rare possessor of two Kekkei Genkai in the Shinobi World.

The Shinobi World tonight was in great turmoil.

Ordinary people who woke from pleasant dreams couldn't sleep, ninjas who lost their chakra and ninja aptitude couldn't sleep, and the leaders of the Four Great Nations, worried about the future of their countries and villages, couldn't sleep either. Only the Land of Fire and Konoha, the biggest winners, slept soundly.

Sixteen Night paid no mind to these matters.

Compared to these trivialities, he had many more important things to handle.

After returning home using Yomotsu Hirasaka, Sixteen Night issued instructions to the Wood Clones responsible for protecting Hinata and the others, preventing them from being targeted by Madara Uchiha, Isshiki Otsutsuki, or even Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

A moment later, a black fissure appeared before Sixteen Night's eyes, quickly opening to form a black portal.

Hinata's fourth daughter walked out from inside.

"Big Brother, I knew you were the strongest!"

Hanabi rushed to the front from behind, directly throwing herself into Izayoi's arms, smiling brightly.

Hinata's third daughter also watched the scene with a smile.

It was clear that they had all learned about Izayoi's battle through his Wood Clone and weren't worried at all.

"Of course, Big Brother is invincible." Izayoi ruffled Hanabi's head, agreeing with a smile.

"Izayoi-kun, congratulations on no longer needing to use the Transformation Technique." Shion said with a smile.

"Izayoi-kun is still handsome like this, just like a god." Karin also said with a smile.

Only Hinata smiled without speaking.

"Let's not talk about this for now, I'm going to take a bath."

Izayoi ruffled Hanabi's head again, then pushed his little sister-in-law away. He stretched lazily, feeling relieved, "Fighting for half a month has really worn me out."

Hearing this, the four women finally showed looks of concern.

Although they hadn't slept at all during the past half month.

Compared to Izayoi's back-to-back battles with Madara Uchiha, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and the Sage of Six Paths, and his constant strategizing, they, the 'audience,' had it incredibly easy.

Karin, whose thought process was comparable to Uzumaki Naruto's, subconsciously walked over, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "Izayoi-kun, why don't you bite me to recover some stamina?"

"Idiot, it's not my body that's tired," Izayoi gently flicked Karin's forehead, laughing. "My current chakra level is higher than everyone in the Shinobi World combined."

"The hot spring hasn't been cleaned for half a month. I'll help you clean it first," Hinata immediately said.

"I'll go cook for Izayoi-kun."

"I'll go help too."

Watching Shion and Karin head towards the kitchen, Hanabi also rolled up her sleeves, struck a pose showing off her muscles, and said with a smile, "Big Brother, Hanabi will scrub your back and give you a massage."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Hanabi." Izayoi smiled and pinched Hanabi's cheek.

"Hee hee... It's not trouble, Big Brother, you're the one who's worked hard."

With the return and busyness of the four women, the traditional building, which had been quiet for half a month, quickly became lively and warm.

Looking at the building, where the lights were on and their senses couldn't penetrate, the rookies, whose minds were full of questions, as well as Izayoi's elders, wisely chose not to disturb the 'Savior of the World.'

After enjoying Hanabi's back scrubbing, hair washing, and acupoint massage in the bathroom, Izayoi, wearing a bath towel, went to the private hot spring pool.

Hinata had already cleaned the hot spring pool using the Shadow Clone Technique.

Now, the hot spring pool was filled with mist, and the green spring water was brimming with life.

However, Hinata wasn't here. She had probably gone to take a bath or to help Karin and Shion.

Hanabi had also gone to help.

Stepping down the stairs into the pool, Izayoi sat leaning against the edge, only his head showing. He gazed at the starry sky and the moon, which had regained its silvery-white color, and thought about what he needed to do next.

Although he had dealt with Madara Uchiha and Hagoromo Otsutsuki, successfully obtained the greatest treasure, acquired several Kekkei Mōra from Kaguya Otsutsuki, and obtained Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Ame-no-Numahoko, which he then merged with the Chakra Rosary to develop the Space-Time Slash, capable of instantly destroying an Other Dimension.

This did not mean that this world had become Izayoi's paradise.

He still had some lingering concerns.

First was Hagoromo Otsutsuki's brother, Hamura Otsutsuki, whose strength should be second only to his elder brother.

Izayoi's current strength couldn't find a way to enter the Pure Land, nor did he know if Hamura Otsutsuki could interfere with the real world like Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Izayoi needed to guard against this.

Next was Isshiki Otsutsuki, this rat that had been hiding for at least two thousand years. Although his strength was inferior to the Otsutsuki brothers and Kaguya Otsutsuki, he was incredibly troublesome. Furthermore, he possessed the second Ten-Tails. Izayoi had to deal with this guy to truly feel at ease.

Moreover, this guy seemed to know a lot about Shibai Otsutsuki. If he could be captured, Izayoi would gain not only the second Ten-Tails and the Otsutsuki clan's alchemy method.

Finally, there were the pure-blooded Otsutsuki who would come to Earth in the future. Only after dealing with these troubles could Izayoi truly be carefree.

However, for now, Izayoi had to handle some minor matters and conduct an experiment.

"Izayoi-kun, you've worked hard during this period."

Just as Izayoi closed his eyes to organize those minor matters, a gentle female voice suddenly reached his ears.

He opened his eyes and saw Hinata, who had wrapped her long hair with a towel and was also wearing only a bath towel, had entered the pool at some point. She leaned into Izayoi's embrace and spoke softly, holding him.

Izayoi put his arm around his girlfriend's shoulder, lowered his head, and kissed her forehead, saying softly, "I made you worry during this time."

"We weren't worried at all! Because... we always believed that you would win."

Hinata looked up at Izayoi and smiled, saying, "Just like Hanabi said, Izayoi-kun, you are invincible."

"Hahaha..."

Izayoi couldn't help but burst into laughter, feeling incredibly pleased.

The trust of the four women gave him a greater sense of accomplishment than victory itself.

"Izayoi-kun, do you want a reward?"

Before Izayoi could reward Hinata, who spoke so well, Hinata playfully blinked her beautiful eyes and took the initiative.

"What reward do you want?" Izayoi immediately nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of anticipation.

Normally, he was the one to take the initiative, and he rarely saw Hinata so proactive.

Now that he finally saw it once, how could Izayoi possibly let it go?

Hinata smiled without speaking. Instead, she left Izayoi's embrace, then picked up the sake flask she had brought.

She untied the towel wrapped around her hair, her black hair scattering on the water's surface, then tilted her head back and took a sip of the warmed sake.

Just as Izayoi thought the reward was chewed sake, he saw Hinata sink to the bottom of the pool.

"Hiss..."

Before long, gasps of cold air echoed from the hot spring pool.

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The next day, the news of Izayoi's victory officially spread throughout the entire Shinobi World and inhabited islands in the outer sea.

For the next few days, the Shinobi World would be in an uproar.

Residents of the Land of Fire and people from surrounding smaller countries, upon learning of Izayoi's victory, were already rushing towards Konoha, wanting to see the Savior of the World.

Unfortunately, their expectations were destined to be disappointed.

Because not only them, but even Konoha's ninja and villagers found it difficult to get a glimpse of Izayoi.

This was because Izayoi was nowhere to be found, he hadn't even left a single Wood Clone behind.

In the Land of Waves, on the mountain wall of a small mountain, a large number of technique formulas suddenly appeared.

As these incantations spread, the mountain wall vibrated slightly, and a cave appeared.

Izayoi stepped inside, going all the way to the bottom.

There lay a stone coffin, containing a living dead person who was sealed, and also one of the contributors who had aided Izayoi.

He was the former top expert of the Anbu, the only surviving Wood Release experiment, and the guiding Jonin of the original new Seventh Squad... Tenzō.

If not for the Bloodline Limit: Wood Release erupting from him, Izayoi's growth path would not have been so smooth.

Therefore, Izayoi did not kill this contributor at the time, only sealed him.

Now that the chaotic world had ended, and Izayoi had become the strongest on this planet, it was time to unseal this contributor.

However, before unsealing, Izayoi needed to erase some of his memories, so he wouldn't recognize himself and Karin.

For Izayoi, who mastered Yin-Yang Release and two Kekkei Mōra-level eye techniques, modifying memories was a very easy matter.

Not long after, Tenzō, who had slept for several years, woke up inside the stone coffin.

Meanwhile, Izayoi had already disappeared.

He had brought the also sealed Toneri Otsutsuki to a super-gravity space, watching the Ten-Tails, which was pinned to the ground by the terrifying gravity, and Black Zetsu, who could not hide at all before the Rinne Tenseigan and Rinne Sharingan.

Izayoi first used Ame-no-Minakanushi to transfer the Ten-Tails and Black Zetsu to another Other Dimension.

Then Izayoi used Yomotsu Hirasaka to create a black portal and pull out Black Zetsu, who was hidden within the Ten-Tails' body.

"Planetary Devastation!"

Without giving Black Zetsu a chance to speak, Izayoi used Planetary Devastation to temporarily seal him.

Immediately afterward, Izayoi began his experiment.

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