Inside the unknown dimension with red sky and a desolate aura.
"My seal has isolated this dimension from the rest of the universe. You have nowhere to run."
The royal Otsutsuki member glares at the astral demon prince and the cloaked figure.
"I have been looking for you for centuries and now I will finally exact my vengeance."
Shiing…
The golden byakugan of the Otsutsuki shines with brilliance. He extends his hands forward and summons multiple truth-seeking orbs and a platoon of powerful Otsutsuki Marionette puppets numbering in thousands.
Almost every puppet has an aura on par with the Abyssal Centurions, and around ten puppets stand out with an aura on par with Abyssal Lords.
"That's…" The eyes of the Astral demon prince widen in shock as he recognizes the fleet of puppets.
"That's the Golden Monzaemon Kugutsu Order of Thousand Puppets!"
"What's so special about them?" The cloaked figure asks in confusion.
"You might not know about them, but these puppets are made by refining of the bodies of the most powerful warriors from several worlds. The members of the Otsutsuki clan destroyed several worlds and captured the powerful warriors of each world, destroyed their souls, and refined their bodies into puppets.
There are around a hundred thousand of these powerful puppets, and this puppet platoon is a part of that army. Also, this powerful puppet army formation is powerful enough to contest and suppress the power of a divine relic." The astral demon prince explains to him.
"That's quite powerful indeed!" The cloaked figure calmly nods his head, unperturbed by the panicked expression of the prince.
"I will destroy your spirit, imprison your soul, and refine your body in a puppet to join my collection to satiate my heart." The Otsutsuki clan member clenches his fists and shapes the truth-seeking orbs into a spear.
"I want them to die as painfully as possible." He swings the spear toward the duo.
Swish… swish… swish…
The puppet army aligns itself into a formation. Each puppet wields a special red, glowing, malleable chakra weapon. The Otsutsuki makes these weapons from a special chakra ore found in the heart of a star. This special ore contains traces of Origin energy and thus is immune to ninjutsu.
The Otsutsuki uses a secret tool creation technique called the 'Benkei no Nanatsudōgu' to shape this special chakra metal into powerful weapons.
The Otsutsuki clan member initiates the attack by infusing his chakra into the truth-seeking spear. The spear blazes with scarlet flames and leaves a crimson trail as it instantly arrives in front of the cloaked figure.
Swoosh…
The cloaked figure grabs the tip of the spear right in front of his face
BOOM…
An explosion of scarlet flames engulfs him, but the cloaked figure easily shrugs them off.
CRACK…
He clenches his fists and the truth-seeking spear breaks apart into small fragments and disperses.
"Not impressed!"
"Attack!"
Jashin and Kishin also signal their army to attack the duo.
"Damnit! This prince never expected to fall in such a desolate place and much less at the hands of the traitors."
The astral demon prince glares at Jashin and Kishin's figures. He extends his hand and a bolt of purple lightning falls from the sky. The lightning dissipates to reveal a trident. He grabs the trident and prepares to battle the abyss army of Kishin and Jashin.
"I will let you handle the Otsutsuki mad dog. Leave these two traitorous bastards to me." He infuses his energy into the trident and prepares to use a Shinjutsu technique to unleash the might of the divine relic.
Suddenly, a shockwave pulsates through the entire dimension.
"What was that?"
The abyss army and the puppet army stop in their tracks as Jashin, Kishin, and the Otsutsuki clan members get distracted by the sudden burst of energy.
"This energy signature…"
The expression of the Otsutsuki clan member changes.
"That's…"
Even Kishin's and Jashin's eyes gleam with surprise. Slight joy appears on their face as they also sense the familiar energy signature.
"Wait, this energy signature! Could it be the thing that my sister was protecting?"
"Looks like it's about time!"
The cloaked figure mumbles to himself and pats the demon prince's shoulder.
"Leave everything to me!"
He turns towards the Otsutsuki clan member, whose eyes also happen to meet his.
"You weren't my match a thousand years ago. You aren't a match for me, much less now."
The cloaked figure slowly removes the cloak around his body.
"Three years have passed since she last saw me. But for me, almost a thousand years have passed since that day."
He removes the cowl of his cloak to reveal a fair-skinned man with spiky, black hair with a blue tint to them. His bangs part down from the center of his face to frame both sides. The rest of his hair is hanging loose behind his back. A crescent moon earring with a star in the center hangs on his left earlobe.
Shiing…
Izuna opens his eyes to reveal a Rinne-Sharingan in his left eye and a Reigan in his right eye.
"Impossible!"
Kishin, Jashin, and the Royal Otsutsuki's eyes widen to the core in shock.
Crack… crack…
Izuna cracks his neck and removes the Astral demon robe around his body. He tosses it toward a flabbergasted Astral Demon Prince.
"Your clan needs a better tailor!"
"…"
The astral demon prince silently stares at Izuna's face as the latter switches his outfit to a high-collared black shirt with the Uchiha clan crest.
Izuna takes a deep breath and stretches his muscles and clears his throat.
"Man! It was so tough to act like someone else for a thousand years."
Izuna ignores everyone's piercing gaze and turns towards the astral demon prince.
"Looks like the restriction 'she' placed is lifted according to my arrangement. Now, it's just a matter of time. For now, let's return home."
"Ah! Yes… yes!" The astral demon prince regains his composure.
"So, it's finally time!"
"Seems like our thousand years of preparations are complete, Seiryū! Now, there is no need for me to hide myself." Izuna nods at the astral demon prince.
"Who are you?" The Royal Otsutsuki glares at Izuna with cold eyes.
"Where is Gōra, one of the Daiyōkai?"
"Gōra is dead. I killed him!" Izuna replies in a calm tone.
"Impossible! A weak being like you…" The Royal Otsutsuki pauses as he stares into Izuna's eyes.
"How… how come you possess the royal bloodline of an Otsutsuki and an astral demon at the same time when you are none of them?"
Instead of replying to him, Izuna asks him a question.
"Hey, earlier you said that this dimension is sealed by a very powerful sealing formation, right? No one can see what's going inside and similarly, no one from inside can relay any information outside, right?"
"That's true! No one can break the seal of Shirōtōra, one of the sacred sealing relics of the Otsutsuki clan." The Otsutsuki clan member replies in pride.
"Enough of your questions. Now tell me who you are and I will impart a quick death to you."
"I see! That's reassuring to hear." Izuna nods at his words.
Even Kishin and Jashin warily stare at Izuna as Kishin senses a familiar presence from Izuna.
"Why do I feel like I have met him before?" Kishin stares at Izuna's face with skeptical eyes.
Izuna closes his eyes and raises his left hand towards the sky of the hellish dimension.
"Order and Chaos authority: Kālacakra"
Rumble… rumble…
The ground quakes, and the sky trembles as Izuna slowly opens his eyes. There is a sigil of a Dharma wheel with eight spokes in his right eye and another sigil of a chaos wheel with eight arrows in all directions in his left eye.
RUMBLE…. RUMBLE…
A gigantic sigil of the Dharma wheel shrouds the entire dimension. Another layer of Chaos wheel stacks on top of the Dharma wheel.
"So, that's your plan?" Seiryū sighs and shakes his head.
"It will be faster that way and no one else will know what happened here, thanks to that dumbass!" Izuna mocks the Otsutsuki clan member with a smile.
"That's… that's an origin…" The Royal Otsutsuki trembles at the sight of the Dharma wheel.
"Correct! But no points for the right answer." Izuna smiles at him and waves his hand.
Bzzt… crackle…
Black and white lightning flicker between the two wheels. The gates of order and chaos open as a rift to reveal the spokes of a giant, wheel-like weapon. Numerous irreparable spatial cracks appear in the surroundings just from the presence of the giant wheel weapon alone.
BOOM…
A blinding light engulfs the entire dimension and wipes the very phenomenon of cause and effect to rewrite the very laws of existence itself.
After a few seconds, the light dies down to reveal the souls of various beings. The torn souls of the Otsutsuki Marionette bow in Izuna's direction to express their gratitude for freeing them from their suffering. Izuna nods at them and the various soul fragments disperse.
The kaleidoscopic pattern in Izuna's Reigan (Soul Eye) spins as Izuna opens his palm to reveal three souls. Two of these souls are pitch black, an effect of being tainted by the Abyss. While the third soul is blue and has a unique sigil in the shape of an eye engraved on it.
"The Otsutsuki clan will make you pay for this." The Royal Otsutsuki threatens him but Izuna ignores his measly threat.
"Now that's troublesome!" Izuna recognizes the unique energy from the soul of the Royal Otsutsuki.
"It's still a little early to directly clash with him."
SHOOM…
Izuna's Reigan flickers slightly, and a small black hole appears in his palm. The black hole absorbs Otsutsuki's soul and disappears.
"As for these two, they are yours!" Izuna tosses the shivering soul of Kishin and Jashin to Seiryū.
"This technique consumes a hell lot of my energy. Still, it was the fastest method to settle things." Izuna rests against Seiryū'sshoulder as he recovers his energy.
"Alright! Alright! I will take you to your home world." Seiryū shakes his head.
Whoosh…
A dimensional fissure appears in the skies of the shinobi world. Seiryū and Izuna walk out of the fissure.
HAAH…
Izuna takes a deep breath and shouts at the top of his lungs.
"Shinobi World, I AM BACK!"
"Shinobi World, I am back!"
Izuna stretches his arms and stares at the vast land of the shinobi world. He closes his eyes and feels the wind brushing past his body.
Seiryū also walks out of the portal and glances at the shinobi world.
"Hmm… interesting!"
He turns in the direction of the allied shinobi headquarters.
"So, is this the reason why you want to return so badly to this place?"
"Mmm…" Izuna nods at him.
"The Fourth Shinobi War is a destiny event of this world. The series of events following this event will influence the fate of the entire universe. So, this destiny event is the starting point of everything.
All these years, my actions had a significant influence on the history of this world. Knowingly or unknowingly, my actions were also influenced by some sort of divine techniques."
"Hmm…"
Seiryū activates his Reigan. A kaleidoscopic pattern appears in his eyes. The colors in the world around him fade away as he peers at the very nature of reality itself.
In Seiryū's vision, the entire Shinobi world is covered in a mix of blue and red energy.
"Huh! I can see the traces of two very powerful Shinjutsu techniques in this world. One of them is quite a strong technique and the other technique is quite peculiar. It doesn't target the people of this world, but something else. Wait… this energy signature, I recognize it. Could it be?"
"Yes, you are right! However, there are not just once, but three cases of use of a divine technique and one of them is her." Izuna confirms Seiryū's doubt.
"No wonder this sensation was so familiar! So, could she be…"
"Yes, she spent her last moments in this world. I will take you to her resting place." Izuna nods at him.
"It's fine!" Seiryū sighs in self-condemnation.
"For now, let's take a look at the Destiny event."
"Unfortunately, we can't do that yet." Izuna shakes his head.
"This war has yet to reach a turning point since one of the major characters is still missing. Until then, we can't directly intervene in this war. The effect of the Shinjutsu has yet to wear off. So, even if we take action, it will only benefit our enemies."
"Alright! I will leave it to you." Seiryū shrugs his shoulders.
"Just like back then!" Izuna smirks at him.
"Hey, that was the only time. Also, don't let that moment get to your head." Seiryū retorts.
"Tch… you can't let me have my moment, can't you? You and your useless pride!" Izuna clicks his tongue.
Whoosh…
Izuna flies towards Konoha and Seiryū silently follows him.
Swoosh…
He appears in the airspace of Konoha and glances at the sea of Fuinjutsu seals forming a protective net around Konoha.
"This must be the work of Kushina Nee-san!" He smiles at the intricate net of seals. Though to the current him, such a barrier isn't even worth mentioning, but that's because he has almost a thousand years of experience.
Izuna and Seiryū easily breach the barrier without alerting the security team of Konoha. Both of them arrive in front of the Uchiha clan entrance.
Haah…
Izuna takes a deep breath as his eyes slightly tear up from reminiscing.
'I missed this place a lot!' He stares at the familiar arc entrance of the Uchiha clan.
Izuna and Seiryū walk through the deserted streets of the Uchiha clan. Most of the shops are closed as a result of the war. Only a few shops with daily necessities are open. Even then, there are almost no customers in these shops.
While Izuna is reminiscing, Seiryū is looking around in amusement. As the prince of the astral demon clan, he never got to experience a carefree life. Since birth, he was caught in the power struggle of various factions within his clan. Later, he was forced to participate in a racial war between Otsutsuki, Abyss, and the astral demon clan.
While fighting in the war, he heard the news of the birth of his younger sister. For the first time, a feeling of delight erupted in his heart. He was eager to meet his younger sister.
However, he never got an opportunity to meet her due to the ongoing war. The war ended after a few centuries and he returned to the clan only to see his younger sibling grow into a beautiful lady. He regretted the fact that he was unable to pamper his younger sibling when she was still a child.
"Those Otsutsuki bastards, it was them!" Seiryū clenches his fists.
"…"
Izuna is surprised by Seiryū's sudden outburst. However, he soon recognizes the expression on Seiryū's face.
"Sis-con!" Izuna curls his lips in a mocking smile.
"Huh!" Seiryū also turns towards Izuna.
"Hmph… Look who is speaking! The pot is calling the kettle black!"
Pfft… Haha… haha…
Both of them burst out in laughter as Izuna reaches in front of his parent's house.
He slightly hesitates and focuses his senses on the house.
"Grandma!"
"Grandma!"
A childish voice echoes in Izuna's ears.
"Tatsuya, Kanna!" Tears overflow from Izuna's eyes as he hears the voices of his kids.
"Grandma, please tell us another story of Dad!" Tatsuya and Kanna gently tug Aiko's sleeves with shining eyes.
"Hoho!" Aiko chuckles at their antics.
With these two little fellows, every day is interesting. Every day after eating breakfast, both of them will pester her non-stop to hear a story about their dad.
"Grandma, everyone says that my dad is the most powerful shinobi! When I grow up, I also want to become as strong as him." Tatsuya clenches his fists.
"Hoh! And why do you want to become strong?" Aiko gently pulls his cheeks.
"Because I want to beat the bad guys, just like Dad!" Tatsuya crosses his arms in front of his chest and raises his head in pride.
A smile appears on Izuna and Aiko's faces as they hear Tatsuya's response.
"I also want to become as strong as Mom and help Onii-chan." Kanna also reveals her dream.
"Oh… my two cute little dumplings! You will melt my heart." Aiko hugs them in an embrace.
"Alright! Today Grandma will tell you a story of how your dad met your mom." Aiko ruffles their hair and narrates the story of Izuna's adventure into Kirigakure.
"Woah!"
"Amazing!"
During the entire story, Tatsuya's and Kanna's eyes shine with a brilliant glow.
"Dad is so amazing!" Tatsuya pumps his fists.
"Dad is so cool!" A cute smile appears on Kanna's face.
"When will Dad return home?" Kanna innocently blinks at Aiko.
"Ah! That!" Aiko's heart stings from her innocent smile. A stifling feeling encroaches her heart as she glances outside the window and recalls the memories of her son.
"Grandma!" Tatsuya notices the sad expression of Aiko and hugs her to comfort her.
"Soon! Your dad will return soon!" She pats Kanna and Tatsuya's heads.
"Mom!"
Izuna's heart lurches in pain at the sad expression of his mother.
Hmm…
Izuna's voice echoes in the surrounding. Aiko frowns as a familiar voice lingers in the surroundings.
"Did I hear wrong?"
She slowly stands up and walks towards the front yard. Kanna and Tatsuya slowly follow her.
"Hmm… I am sure I heard his voice. Perhaps I am thinking too much!" She shakes her head and turns around.
"Mom!"
Izuna mumbles as he slowly pushes open the entrance gate.
Whoosh…
A strong gust of wind blows and covers Aiko's vision with her hair. Aiko swipes away her hair and narrows her eyes to glance at the visitor.
"Mom!"
Izuna takes a gentle step and slowly walks toward his mother.
"I-Izuna!"
Aiko's eyes tear up as the memory of Izuna's childhood overlaps with her vision. Aiko recalls Izuna's first step as he struggled to crawl towards her while giggling.
"Izuna!"
Tears flow from Aiko's eyes as she slowly extends her arms.
"Mom!"
Aiko tightly hugs Izuna in her embrace.
"I am back!"
Mm…
Izuna enjoys the warmth of his mother's embrace. For her, it has been three years, but for him, it has been a thousand years since he last felt any familial warmth.
Aiko raises her head and glances into Izuna's eyes. Just with a single glance, she can feel the flood of emotions buried deep within Izuna's heart. His sadness, his anger, his helplessness, his guilt, his remorse, his loneliness, all of them flow into Aiko as she shed tears for her son.
A mother's heart is as deep as the ocean, able to drown all sorrow and loneliness in it. Aiko ruffles Izuna's hair and separates from him.
Ah!
Two little critters peek from Aiko's back and cast curious glances at Izuna.
A smile appears on Izuna's face as he lowers his body in front of the two kids. The appearance of the little boy reminds him of his childhood. Tatsuya has the same appearance as him when he was a little kid. While Kanna's figure reminds me of a childhood photo of Mei.
Izuna gently pinches their cheeks and laughs. Kanna and Tatsuya shiver and retreat behind Aiko's back.
They peek at Izuna from her back as Izuna opens his arm towards them.
Tatsuya and Kanna glance at each other and then dash toward Izuna.
"DAD!"
"My kids are cute!"
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