Capítulo 248: Chapter 248: Kaguya's Surrender, Infinite Tsukuyomi Lifted
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"You don't have to care how I know; you just need to understand that I can handle them just fine."
Colt didn't want to explain too much and looked at Kaguya, who seemed to want to say something, then stretched out his palm.
"Look, you can't even beat me. Keeping the tailed beasts won't do you any good, right?"
Kaguya remained silent.
It was reasonable, but the thought of willingly dispersing her power made her feel insecure.
Black Zetsu spoke as Kaguya's negative will, inheriting her memories:
"Colt, you don't know the horrors of the Ōtsutsuki clan..."
"Of course, I know!" Colt nodded seriously.
"They're easy to fight, and they look pretty good when they cry."
"…" Kaguya was speechless.
This person actually took pleasure in watching her cry?
'Also… what do you mean by saying easy to fight?'
Black Zetsu also fell silent, unable to offer any useful rebuttal.
Seeing them both quiet, the power of Yin and Yang appeared in Colt's left and right hands.
The stones on the ground floated as if they had lost gravity, and Kaguya shook, standing unsteadily.
"Since we can't come to an agreement, I can only seal you."
"Don't worry, I'm stronger now than the Sage of Six Paths was back then. I'll make you a bigger moon."
"Wait, we're reconsidering." Black Zetsu hurriedly spoke, fearing that Colt would seal them.
This Chibaku Tensei was too fast!
After a long pause, Kaguya gently nodded.
"I agree to your proposal. But if I lose the tailed beasts, I'll be very weak, I hope you can protect me."
Colt's mouth twitched.
'Very weak?'
Even without the tailed beasts, Kaguya's power was undeniable.
'Who in the entire ninja world could even hope to bully her?'
However, Colt nodded solemnly and made his promise to Kaguya.
After all, without her, other Ōtsutsuki members would eventually discover this world and try to steal everyone's chakra.
He couldn't let that happen.
The deal between them was sealed.
Kaguya lowered her arm and her body swelled into a large, round shape.
Soon after, the faces of the nine-tailed beasts appeared as Kaguya controlled her chakra, slowly stripping them away.
After being imprisoned for so long, the tailed beasts finally reappeared in the world—though now, they were as docile as pets.
While inside Kaguya, they hadn't fully merged with the Ten-Tails and were able to sense the situation outside.
On one side was the ancestor of chakra, their natural nemesis.
On the other, a being even more terrifying than the chakra ancestor.
The tailed beasts, while known for their bad tempers, were not stupid.
At that moment, they all made the same choice in their hearts.
Colt didn't bother with them.
Instead, he asked Kaguya to release the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
The scene changed abruptly, and the two appeared on the ground, surrounded by trees.
Not just them, but Naruto and Sasuke, who hadn't found an opponent for the entire time and were stuck, also returned to the world.
These two were truly unlucky.
After gaining the power of the Six Paths, they had hoped to make a difference.
Instead, Madara had been stabbed before they could do anything, and they hadn't even gotten the chance to fight Kaguya.
Now that they were back, both were fuming.
Without so much as a greeting to Colt, they launched their attack.
The sun and moon marks on their palms glowed, ready to be imprinted on Kaguya.
"Kamiyo Colt, what are you doing?" Blac Zetsu panicked and yelled.
"Shinra Tensei," Colt spoke softly, and the strong force knocked the two of them back a considerable distance. He didn't reply to Zetsu however.
"Naruto, EdgeLord, calm down. The war is over."
"What?"
Naruto stumbled to his feet, confused.
"Why did you attack us?"
Sasuke glared at Colt, his expression hostile.
"Do you know what you're doing? And stop calling me EdgeLord!"
Black Zetsu, surprised at what had just happened, was relieved. But Colt had something in store for him.
"You think everyone is like you?" Colt said disdainfully, pulling Black Zetsu out from Kaguya's sleeve.
"This guy has caused enough trouble in the ninja world. You don't mind if I seal him, do you?"
Ignoring Black Zetsu's struggles, Colt swiftly sealed him away, then turned to Kaguya.
"I don't mind," Kaguya said softly, shaking her head.
Having agreed to Colt's terms, Black Zetsu had lost his purpose. It was her will created for the sole reason of freeing her.
Sealed away after thousands of years of scheming and lies, and abandoned—how cruel!
Meanwhile, with the tailed beasts gone, the Divine Tree lost much of its power and shrank back to the form of the Gedo Statue.
The Rinne Sharingan on Kaguya's forehead slowly closed, and as the moonlight shone down, the countless trees created by the Infinite Tsukuyomi receded.
The technique was finally lifted.
One by one, people awoke from their dreams.
"Colt! Naruto!"
As Colt, Naruto, and Sasuke explained the situation about Kaguya, several voices called out from behind them.
Namikaze Minato and Senju Tobirama arrived with the other three Hokages as quickly as possible.
Seeing Kaguya, all five Hokage felt a moment of breathless terror.
What kind of power was this?
"Colt, what in the world is going on?" Hashirama, the strongest of the group and the first to break free of Kaguya's influence demanded.
"Oh, Naruto, you can explain," Colt sighed, not wanting to waste his breath.
Sasuke, having moved away unnoticed, left Naruto to handle the explanation.
Colt, meanwhile, flew toward the Hyuga clan's location.
Kaguya silently floated after him.
The Hokages, sensing that things had settled, finally relaxed.
On a nearby stone platform, Hinata, Ino, Kurenai, Temari, and Yakumo began to wake.
"Was it all just a dream?"
Hinata sat up, shaking her head in disbelief.
In the world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, she had spent decades.
Everything had felt so real.
But in the end, it was all fake.
"Honestly, if life in the dream was that kind, it wouldn't have been so bad," Ino remarked, her expression delicate.
The other women had similar reactions.
The Infinite Tsukuyomi had been so vivid, that it felt as if they had crossed into parallel worlds.
"So, what did you dream about?"
A voice filled with laughter suddenly appeared next to them.
It was Colt.
'Judging by the looks on their faces, they must have had a good time in there.'
Capítulo 249: Chapter 249: Saving Madara?
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"Colt!"
Ino turned around in surprise, her half-dreamlike state fading as she returned to reality.
Stepping forward and pulling her into his arms, Colt smiled and asked the women, who were clearly relieved.
"So, how was your time in the world of dreams?"
He was curious about what had transpired inside Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Hinata smiled softly, her demeanor slightly altered—she seemed gentler and more dignified, her earlier shyness gone.
"If it weren't for your warning, I would never have realized that it was an illusion. It felt too real," Hinata said.
As the one most skilled in illusions among the women, Kurenai had the most to say.
Her eyes still held a trace of disbelief—she couldn't fathom that an illusion could feel so much like reality.
The women began recounting their experiences, each one describing a different scenario.
Colt quickly understood the mechanics of the ultimate illusion that was Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Madara had described it as one world, but in essence, the Infinite Tsukuyomi was composed of countless illusory worlds. Each person lived out their deepest desires in their own unique reality.
In Hinata's world, she and Colt grew up together, the Hyuga clan never faced trouble, and they lived happily in peace.
In Ino's world, she and Colt opened a flower shop together, having been friends and childhood sweethearts.
In Yakumo's world, her parents never died due to her bloodline limit, and she became a ninja without issue. The other women's worlds followed a similar pattern.
The one common thread in all these worlds? There was no war.
Each world was filled with happiness and tranquility.
"In a way, Uchiha Madara achieved his ideal," Colt remarked.
Despite everything, he didn't really hate Madara.
If Infinite Tsukuyomi hadn't required White Zetsu to drain chakra, Madara would have essentially created a perfect, dream-like world.
Hinata squeezed Colt's hand and gently shook her head.
"Even if it's perfect in a dream, it's still fake in the end. Life may be full of difficulties, but that's what makes it real, right?"
Temari nodded in agreement.
"Yes, a life too perfect is inherently flawed."
In her dream, Colt had been a Sunagakure ninja, and her father had never died.
Yet when Temari woke, she found she had no real attachment to those perfect days—it all felt too contrived.
"Haha, that's true"
Colt laughed softly, realizing he had spoken casually.
With his strength now, he could create any life he wanted.
There was no need to chase after a perfect dream.
But... Colt's eyes turned to Kaguya.
"Is Madara still alive?" He recalled that, even after Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had been sealed, Madara had lived for a time, even making peace with Hashirama before his death.
Kaguya nodded, flicking her sleeve.
Madara, now much older and barely clinging to life was thrown to the side from a crack of space.
His chakra had been drained by the Tailed Beasts, the Gedo Statue, and Kaguya herself.
What kept him alive now was the remnants of the Six Paths' power.
Hinata looked cautiously at Kaguya, noting the terrifying chakra emanating from her, as well as her familiar white eyes.
There was an undeniable feeling of kinship between them, a connection buried deep within their shared bloodline.
Colt treated Madara's wounds while explaining Kaguya's background to Hinata.
After hearing that Kaguya had lived for thousands of years and was the origin of chakra in the ninja world, the women were in awe.
Hinata, especially, was nervous—Kaguya was her direct ancestor.
Soon after, Madara awoke, his eyes weakly focusing on Colt, who was still healing him.
"You… succeeded?" Madara asked, his first concern being Kaguya's fate.
Colt nodded.
"Yes, in a way. Kaguya has given up on her plan to destroy the ninja world, and I didn't reseal her."
A faint smile crossed Madara's lips.
"You are truly strong… worthy of my approval." Even on the brink of death, Madara still couldn't resist boasting.
Colt smirked.
"Still trying to act tough, huh?"
Madara's smile faded slightly.
"Why did you save me?"
"Do I need a reason?"
"You don't? Even after all I've done?"
"Then think of it this way—I'd hate to see someone who could fight me for so long just die like that." Colt shrugged, offering a casual excuse.
In truth, there wasn't a grand reason behind it.
Perhaps he simply felt it would have been a waste to let Madara go so easily.
As the fire of life reignited in Madara's body, Colt heard the system's prompt signaling his success.
He withdrew his arm, satisfied with his work.
As for what to do with Madara now? He hadn't quite decided.
In the distance, the sound of approaching footsteps echoed.
Led by the Kages and Naruto, a group of high-ranking members of the ninja alliance was making their way over.
They had just learned what had transpired during the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
After learning of Madara's death and Kaguya's emergence as the final threat, they were stunned.
For the ninja world, everything they had fought for seemed to amount to nothing more than the Ōtsutsuki family affairs.
Even though Kaguya had agreed not to destroy the world, her very existence was a ticking time bomb.
A being with the power to reclaim chakra from every living soul was a terrifying concept.
Even Tsunade was baffled as to why Colt had chosen to keep Kaguya alive.
The group quickly made their way to Colt.
As they approached, they saw Kaguya floating midair, talking softly with Hinata.
Instantly, any hostility they carried vanished.
Kaguya's mere presence overwhelmed them with a sense of powerlessness.
This woman was beyond anything they could ever face. And the person who could beat her…
They didn't want to cross him even more.
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