From This Day Forward, I Shall Stand in the Heavens

"Infinite Tsukuyomi... Release!"

Now possessing two more colorful attributes, Izayoi, adorned with twelve colors, formed hand seals. The Rinne Sharingan on his forehead unleashed astonishing Eye Power.

This Eye Power projected onto the moon in the sky, causing the moon, which had reverted from a red moon to its silvery-white spherical form after Kaguya Otsutsuki's will vanished, to once again take the shape of the Rinne Sharingan. It emitted a blinding pure white light, enveloping the dark Shinobi World and transforming night into day.

As Izayoi's shout faded, the entire Shinobi World began to tremble slightly.

The thick, mountain-like branches that stood tall across the globe rapidly withered, then bent down, lowering all the "zongzi" (rice dumplings) hanging from them back to the ground.

Once the "zongzi" landed, they immediately unwrapped as if shedding bandages, revealing humans with dazed expressions, their consciousnesses not yet returned from their beautiful dreams to the real world.

It had to be said, Madara Uchiha was truly a great person.

Upon learning that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was a technique used to create White Zetsu, he abandoned his plan to sever causality. However, after becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he still allowed all of humanity to enjoy a beautiful dream for a while.

Everyone who entered the dream world became the protagonist of that world, with the entire world revolving around them.

Ordinary people with limited perceptions would receive or realize the things and dreams they had always longed for within their dreams.

As for ninjas with limited talent but still harboring dreams and ambitions, they became saviors of the Shinobi World, or even the Five Kage, or perhaps unified the Shinobi World and became the new God of Shinobi.

For example, Uzumaki Naruto, who had always longed for the villagers' recognition and to become Hokage, became Hokage in his dream, gaining the villagers' approval, and even the admiration of Izayoi and Sasuke Uchiha, while also marrying Sakura Haruno.

Sasuke Uchiha's beautiful dream was simpler: the Uchiha Clan had not been annihilated, and Itachi Uchiha was still the gentle older brother from his childhood. In his dream, he grew up with Izayoi and Uzumaki Naruto, eventually becoming the new era's Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha alongside Izayoi.

Even in the dream world, the adorable Sasuke was still willingly assisting Izayoi.

Countless people had their regrets fulfilled within the dream world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Consequently, when they awoke from their dreams, the Shinobi World was thrown into a state of commotion.

Complaints, reminiscing, and even pleas for the heavens to return them to the dream world echoed through every corner of the Shinobi World.

Even many ninjas who had undergone special training and possessed extremely strong psychological resilience were the same.

This demonstrated how wonderful their lives had been in the dream world and how much positive emotional value they had gained.

However, a falsehood remained a falsehood.

Soon enough, the ninjas accepted reality and began dealing with the aftermath.

But not long after, many parts of the Shinobi World suddenly descended into chaos again.

"Where is my Chakra? Where did my Chakra go?"

"My Chakra is gone too. What's happening?"

"Why can't I extract Chakra? How did I become a normal person from a ninja? What happened?"

"..."

Indeed, many ninjas had reverted to being ordinary people.

This was because their Chakra had been repossessed by Kaguya Otsutsuki.

This repossession not only involved absorbing their Chakra but also stripping them of their ninja aptitude.

Unless someone transferred Chakra to them, those who had lost their ninja aptitude would never be able to extract Chakra again.

Although Izayoi had not repossessed the Shinobi World's Chakra, he also did not return Kaguya Otsutsuki's repossessed Chakra to those individuals.

At this moment, Izayoi had used the power of the Rinne Sharingan to seize control of the Reanimation Jutsu army, dispelling the Impure World Reincarnation and allowing those spirits to return to the Pure Land.

Along with the spirits, Izayoi's Human Puppet army also disappeared.

After handling these matters, the Rinne Sharingan on Izayoi's forehead slowly closed, forming a black vertical slit on his forehead.

Izayoi used the Chakra Rosary to create a mirror, examining the black vertical slit on his forehead. Then, with a thought, the slit slightly curved and its color changed from black to red.

At first glance, it looked as if Izayoi had drawn a red crescent moon mark on his forehead.

This mark was soon covered by his white bangs.

After doing this, Izayoi was about to rendezvous with Sasuke Uchiha and Uzumaki Naruto.

Just then, a small black hole suddenly appeared out of thin air before him and began to descend.

Seeing this, Izayoi followed and flew down.

After landing, the black hole had expanded more than tenfold, and the figures of Sasuke Uchiha and Uzumaki Naruto emerged from it.

As soon as they came out, the two were stunned.

"Izayoi, you..."

Uzumaki Naruto pointed at Izayoi, his voice stammering, "How did you become like this?"

Sasuke Uchiha stared at Izayoi's golden Rinne Sharingan, his eyes trembling.

His Mangekyo Sharingan felt an extremely terrifying Eye Power emanating from Izayoi's eyes.

It was like the difference between a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and a Mangekyo Sharingan; with just a glance, Sasuke Uchiha knew that his eyes were not on the same level as Izayoi's.

What happened?

How did Izayoi's body undergo such a change?

Where did his eyes come from?

Why does he have horns growing on his head?

It was just Uzumaki Naruto who spoke first; otherwise, Sasuke Uchiha couldn't have stopped himself from asking.

"This is my trophy." Izayoi grinned, "I have now become the second Sage of Six Paths."

Izayoi didn't tell them about the Rabbit Goddess.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki was already dead. Without his legacy, even if Sasuke Uchiha and Uzumaki Naruto achieved the convergence of their two halves, they would need immense luck to awaken the Rinne Sharingan like Madara Uchiha did.

Furthermore, their current Sage Bodies and Sage Eyes had not yet been developed to their fullest potential, and they hadn't even met the conditions for the convergence of their two halves.

Without the help of cheats, their growth speed was even slower than that of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

Sasuke Uchiha, with Izayoi's help, might still have that chance.

Uzumaki Naruto, however, truly had no hope of surpassing Hashirama Senju.

After all, without the Nine Tails and without Wood Release, his strongest abilities were only Sage Mode and the Super Hurricane Sphere Combination taught to him by Izayoi.

His potential was lower than in the original story, and knowing so much about the world's truth was only harmful and not beneficial to them.

Even so, Izayoi's words were terrifying enough.

"The second Sage of Six Paths?!" Uzumaki Naruto's eyes widened, still unable to comprehend what that meant.

In contrast, Sasuke Uchiha calmly stated, "Your eyes, they are indeed the Rinne Sharingan?"

"Not just the Rinne Sharingan, but also Toneri Otsutsuki's Tenseigan." Izayoi chuckled, "My eyes are called... the Rinne Tenseigan."

"Hiss..."

Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha both gasped.

They instantly understood the implications of his words.

Uzumaki Naruto's voice trembled, "The fusion of two Sage Eyes, how did you do it?"

"So, this is my trophy." Izayoi didn't want to elaborate and changed the subject, "The final battle is over, let's go back! From now on, there will be no more Madara Uchiha and Toneri Otsutsuki in this world, nor will there be any Tailed Beasts."

"I... am the greatest strategic deterrent in the Shinobi World!"

With that said, Izayoi waved his hand, tearing open space to form a black portal, and stepped through it with Sasuke Uchiha and Uzumaki Naruto.

Just like Doraemon's Anywhere Door, after passing through the black portal, the three of them returned to Konoha in the Land of Fire from a small country closer to the Land of Lightning.

In terms of speed, although not as fast as the Flying Thunder God Technique, this spatial tear that required no technique formula was visually impactful.

Even though it was also a space-time portal, Sasuke Uchiha's Great Sun Spirit couldn't achieve the speed and ease that Izayoi did, and it also required a considerable amount of Chakra.

It was simply on a different level!

At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha seemed to understand the meaning of Izayoi's words about being the second Sage of Six Paths.

In myths, the Sage of Six Paths passed Chakra to the world, created the Moon, created the Tailed Beasts, was the progenitor of all ninjas, and was worshipped as a deity by all ninjas.

And now, Izayoi had become the second progenitor of ninjas, like a deity... omnipotent.

With no Tailed Beasts left in the world, did that mean he had erased them, or sealed away both the Tailed Beasts and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, just as the Sage of Six Paths had created the Tailed Beasts?

Could it be that he also possessed the power to create the moon?

Sasuke Uchiha thought with shock in his heart.

Just then, countless black shadows flew towards them, surrounding the three of them.

"Lord Hokage!"

Konoha ninjas, all wearing green vests, knelt on one knee before Izayoi, speaking with respect.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that the ninjas who knelt and those who didn't were all filled with shock.

Many of them seemed to have something to say but hesitated.

They were all awestruck by Izayoi's appearance and his eyes.

What kind of eyes were those?

Just a glance made them feel suffocated, and their souls trembled.

Also, why did Lord Hokage have horns growing on his head?

With his true appearance restored, Izayoi's aura became even more majestic.

His terrifying Eye Power made his subordinates unable to even meet his gaze.

Izayoi didn't explain anything to them, merely chuckled and said, "The war is over. There are no more Shinobi World Asuras and Toneri Otsutsukis in this world. You no longer need to worry about the end of the world."

"From today onwards, I shall stand in the heavens!"

Upon hearing this, the ninjas kneeling on one knee looked up at Izayoi, their faces filled with fervor.

The other ninjas were also filled with excitement.

Izayoi's lips curved slightly, and then he formed a sword hand seal.

Instantly, Konoha began to shake slightly, and the withered branches detached from the ground and floated into the air.

Then, all these branches disappeared without a trace.

"After dealing with these potholes, you can all go back and rest." With those words, Izanagi tore through space once more and stepped through.

Watching Izanagi effortlessly rip through space, displaying power akin to a deity, every Konoha ninja present trembled with excitement.

The skin beneath their vests and tight combat suits broke out in goosebumps.

Finally, someone couldn't hold back their excitement and shouted.

"Fantastic! Konoha has finally returned to the pinnacle of the Shinobi World!"

"As expected of the Hokage! Even Madara Uchiha and Toneri Otsutsuki were no match for him!"

"Hokage! Hokage!"

"..."

The cheers of the sole victor shattered the night's tranquility, echoing through the heavens.

Without a doubt, the winner of this war was Konoha alone.

Even though Izanagi orchestrated the entire event, Konoha had still suffered an attack.

However, because Izanagi held back, the Konoha ninja only sustained injuries.

Even those severely wounded were extremely few.

They had no idea that the attackers were actually another vest of their most respected Hokage and his subordinates.

Now that they knew Izanagi was the only one left among the strongest three of the Four Super-Scale Combatants, the Konoha ninja's reaction was entirely understandable.

This meant there were only two Super-Scale Combatants left in the Shinobi World.

To be precise, only their Hokage remained.

When there's only one Super-Scale Combatant left in the Shinobi World, that person is the true God of Shinobi.

Hashirama Senju was such an existence decades ago.

Now, after more than sixty years, Konoha had finally returned to an era with a God of Shinobi.

For the next few decades, Konoha would be the overlord of the Shinobi World.

They would no longer have to worry about the outbreak of war.

As news of the victory spread throughout Konoha, the villagers quickly joined in the cheering, and the celebration rapidly spread to the Land of Fire and even the entire Shinobi World.

In fact, the major ninja villages had already begun their own propaganda efforts without needing any prompting.

Who the victor was, was quite clear.

After all, the Human Puppet army was under Toneri Otsutsuki's command.

And the Reanimation Jutsu army belonged to Madara Uchiha and the Akatsuki Leader's subordinates.

Now that both were gone, the winner of this final battle, which had enveloped the entire world and was too grand for even ninja and ordinary people to witness, could only be the youngest of the Four Super-Scale Combatants... the Sixth Hokage, Izanagi.

Through telepathic communication via the spy's summoned beasts, the high-ranking officials of various factions quickly confirmed this news.

Izanagi had not perished along with his opponents but had returned victorious, and his appearance had undergone a tremendous change.

It was clear that Izanagi had obtained something during that battle.

That something was very likely related to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

These high-ranking officials were filled with doubt and curiosity but dared not ask.

Because they all knew that the greatest test was yet to come.

When the Shinobi World had four Super-Scale Combatants from different factions, it would inevitably fall into a state of peculiar peace, much like the balance of power between the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

However, when the Four Super-Scale Combatants were reduced to just one, that person would dictate the terms for the entire world.

Therefore, the Four Great Shinobi Villages felt no sense of relief; instead, they found it even harder to sleep that night.

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