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Kamiyo Meiko's question echoed in the air.
Colt was silent again for a long time.
"Mother... Mom..."
He called out in a difficult tone, and it took him a while to get used to this title.
"It's me. I'm your son."
When Kamiyo Meiko heard Colt's confirmation, her eyes immediately filled with tears.
"My son, I finally get to see how you've grown."
Gently stroking Colt's handsome face, Kamiyo Meiko's eyes were full of guilt.
"Alone so many years, it must have been very hard for you, right?"
Shin also came to Colt's side and patted his shoulder heavily, not saying anything.
He could see that Colt was still somewhat restrained, and he understood this feeling well.
However, he stared at the Sharingan in Colt's eyes, lost in thought.
'Where did his Sharingan... come from?'
Kamiyo Shin did not recall any connection to the Uchiha clan.
Swish! Swish!
Two kunai shot from a distance, and the figures of Namikaze Minato and Senju Tobirama appeared before everyone.
Seeing Minato's pupils, Jiraiya was overjoyed.
"Minato, are you alive too?"
"Kushina!"
Minato didn't hear the spontaneous words at all and rushed in front of Kushina at the fastest speed of his life.
Even Naruto was pushed away by him, and Colt wanted to laugh when he saw it.
Sure enough, while the child was precious, the parents were each other's true love.
However, looking at Kamiyo Meiko, who had been asking how he had lived all these years, Colt suddenly felt much happier.
"Jiraiya, what kind of ninjutsu is this?"
The "Forbidden Technique Madman" Senju Tobirama now wanted to figure out what advanced ninjutsu this was, as it could actually cross boundaries and reverse life and death.
"Nidaime, to be honest, I'm also at a loss. Everything just now was done by Colt," Jiraiya smiled bitterly, pointing to Colt, who was still talking to his parents.
Tobirama's gaze followed and landed on Colt.
Feeling Tobirama's gaze, Meiko hurriedly bowed.
"Long time no see, Tobirama-sama. I'm Meiko, the granddaughter of Senju Aoyama."
Tobirama nodded slightly. He was a family man and remembered most of his clansmen.
"Aoyama's little girl, I didn't expect so much time to have passed."
He remembered Senju Aoyama, a ninja from the Warring States period.
If he had to say, Aoyama could be considered his cousin.
Shortly after the village was established, Aoyama had withdrawn from the ranks of ninjas due to physical stagnation.
Tobirama had offered his condolences several times.
In the blink of an eye, Aoyama's granddaughter had grown up and passed away.
"Colt, did you perform this ninjutsu?" Tobirama looked at Colt admiringly.
During the battle, Tobirama had learned a lot about Colt. Konoha was truly lucky to have such a character.
Colt shook his head and pointed to Orochimaru's corpse.
"It wasn't me. Orochimaru found his conscience and deeply realized the harm he had brought to Konoha. He voluntarily released the ninjutsu at the cost of his own life to make up for the mistakes he made."
Naruto, who had been pushed away by Minato, and Jiraiya, who was silently watching, were both stunned.
"You call that voluntary?"
They clearly remembered Orochimaru's unwilling and desperate eyes just moments ago.
In Colt's ninja bag, a tiny white snake twisted wildly, flicking its tongue.
"Voluntary my ass!" it hissed.
When he heard that, Orochimaru finally understood that Colt had planned everything.
Since becoming the Rinnegan's host, his fate had been sealed.
But Orochimaru didn't have any time to dwell on that.
Didn't Colt promise that if he used the [Rinne Tensei], he would be released?
Then why wasn't he free yet?
Tobirama's eyes lit up after hearing Colt's explanation.
Jiraiya suddenly thought of something.
"I just saw some green lights coming out of Orochimaru. Obito had the same reaction..."
Colt confirmed his thoughts:
"Orochimaru's life force was still strong, so I took the opportunity to resurrect some people on our side. As for Obito... he resurrected Uchiha Madara."
"What?!"
Senju Tobirama and Jiraiya were equally shocked.
Uchiha Madara had actually been resurrected?
At this time, tremors came from the ground in the distance.
Colt turned to see the Allied Shinobi Forces led by Tsunade approaching the battlefield.
On the other side, the Ten-Tails had also changed.
Uchiha Madara, after throwing off Senju Hashirama, Sasuke, and the others, charged straight toward the Gedo Statue.
Several tailed beasts, who had managed to escape Ten Tails' restraints after Obito's death, faced another catastrophe.
Enraged by Madara, they attacked first.
Unfortunately for them, with the power of the Rinnegan, Madara used the statue's chains.
Caught completely off guard, the nine-tailed beasts collapsed one by one. When the Gedo Statue's chains dragged them into its stomach, they had lifeless expressions.
"Can this be the last time?" they thought, tired.
Every time they thought they'd survived; a new villain would appear and drag them back into the Gedo Statue's body.
"Can't we catch a break?"
The Gedo Statue's nine eyes lit up again. Madara made a single-handed seal, and the huge Gedo Statue was absorbed into his body.
As the master of the Rinnegan and Indra's reincarnation, Madara's control over the Gedo Statue was unmatched.
The process went smoothly without a hitch.
Madara naturally transformed into the Six Paths form, with a sage cloak behind him and a black staff in hand. Nine Truth-Seeking Balls floated behind him.
Feeling the seemingly infinite chakra coursing through his body, Madara laughed maniacally.
"Hahaha! This power! I am the second Sage of Six Paths!"
Feeling his life at a completely different level than before, his confidence soared.
"What trash that Orochimaru was! To have such a power and still lose to Colt... what a worthless fool."
Black Zetsu appeared behind Madara and asked:
"Kamiyo Colt still has another Rinnegan. What are you planning to do?"
Madara's eyes zoned around, locking onto Colt's smiling face.
"Of course, I'll take back what belongs to me. Defeating Colt with the overwhelming power of Infinite Tsukuyomi would be too boring."
"Let me present a last magnificent battle for this world that is about to come to an end."
Madara's body erupted with a powerful fighting spirit, and it felt like even the space was trembling.
He soared into the sky, flying toward Colt.