Capítulo 250: Chapter 250: The Sixth Hokage!
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Tsunade was the first to step forward, approaching Colt with a determined expression.
"What exactly are you planning, Colt?" she asked, her voice firm.
Only then did she notice Uchiha Madara lying on the ground.
"Uchiha Madara? He's not dead…"
Hashirama, who had been standing behind her, snapped to attention and rushed over to Madara, a mix of surprise and joy in his eyes.
"Madara, you're alive!"
Madara gave a weak grin.
"Hashirama, you're not dead yet, so how could I be?" His words were tough, but there was a hint of sadness in his tone.
"But this time, you win."
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi... it was all a lie."
Hashirama crouched beside him, a look of relief washing over his face.
He stayed silent for a bit. And then spoke up.
"You just took the wrong path, Madara."
"There are things we can't achieve in one lifetime, but we can pass on our will to the next generation," Hashirama continued.
"That's the true purpose of Konoha."
A smile crept onto his face.
"Despite the odds, we're back now, and we can finally work together for true peace."
Madara looked at Hashirama's familiar face and let out a laugh, though tinged with sarcasm.
"You're still such a child, Hashirama."
"True peace can't be achieved with kindness and forgiveness alone," Madara added.
"But you're right about one thing—my will did pass on to the next generation."
He recalled Colt's recognition before Kaguya had swallowed him up and couldn't help but wonder what this young ninja might do in the future.
As the two friends conversed, several of the other Kages approached Colt.
"Colt, this woman is too dangerous. Keeping her in the ninja world is like sitting on a time bomb," Gaara said.
Though he had a good relationship with Konoha, his concerns were clear.
Kaguya's presence was a sensitive issue—more than a matter of political position, it was about survival itself.
No one wanted to live in constant fear, wondering when their chakra might be drained, or worse, waking up only to find themselves trapped in the world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
The Fourth Raikage spoke next, his expression grim.
"The coalition of ninjas has already gone through too much. At first, we thought Obito was Madara, then Orochimaru returned... then the real Uchiha Madara is back, only to be upstaged by a goddess who's been alive for millennia. What's next, the Sage of Six Paths will still be alive?"
He sighed in frustration.
"But in the end, you, Colt, decided to make peace with the enemy. How can I explain that to the countless ninjas who died in this war?"
The other Kages shared the sentiment. The idea of leaving Kaguya's fate solely to Colt was difficult for them to accept.
"Colt," the Fourth Raikage spoke again.
"Shouldn't this be a decision for the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces?"
Even though Raikage had clashed with Colt before, he now spoke more diplomatically, acknowledging the power difference between them.
Hearing this, the other Kages shifted their gaze to Tsunade.
She quickly shook her head. "Don't look at me. I said after the war that I would no longer be the Hokage. Colt is the sixth Hokage now"
"Being the sixth Hokage, and the strongest person in the world, means he should be the leader of the ninja alliance"
"As such, for this matter… He'll be the one to decide."
Colt looked at Tsunade, astonished at her quick deflection.
Tsunade just shrugged.
"Don't look at me like that. I already said all this before, so you're the Hokage now. I'll be retiring now" She seemed relieved to no longer carry the burden of leadership.
Senju Tobirama, watching from the sidelines, frowned disapprovingly at his granddaughter's lack of responsibility. Although he had no problem with Colt being Hokage, he didn't appreciate Tsunade's nonchalance.
Colt thought for a moment before nodding.
"Alright, then, I'll become the Sixth Hokage."
Turning to the rest of the group, he added.
"So, I'll handle this."
The Raikage and the others remained silent.
There was little they could do; Konoha had grown too powerful, with all the Hokages resurrected and some of the most formidable ninjas on their side.
What could they possibly do to resist?
Colt, seeing their conflicted expressions, smiled.
"I understand your concerns, but they're unnecessary."
"I can assure you, Kaguya won't be disturbing the ninja world. You can rest easy."
He then turned to Naruto.
"Naruto, Kaguya is technically your grandmother. Do you want to seal her too?"
Naruto was the reincarnation of Asura, who was Hagoromo's son, and the old sage was in turn the son of Kaguya, so he wasn't wrong about calling her Naruto's grandma and Sasuke for that too… technically.
Naruto scratched his head, thinking for a while before responding.
"If she can live peacefully, I don't see why she can't stay in the ninja world."
Gaara opened his mouth to speak but stopped, realizing that this had now become a family matter within the Ōtsutsuki line.
There was no reason for them to interfere.
At that moment, Sasuke appeared beside Naruto in a flash, his presence instantly drawing the Raikage's attention.
His anger flared.
He still hadn't avenged Killer Bee.
Sasuke, however, paid no mind to the Raikage, his focus solely on Colt.
He had his own matters to discuss.
Kaguya, meanwhile, drifted curiously toward Naruto and Sasuke, her pure white eyes studying them.
As the reincarnations of Indra and Asura's chakra, she felt an undeniable connection to the two.
Naruto, clearly uncomfortable under Kaguya's gaze, awkwardly considered how he should address her—after all, she was his grandmother in a sense.
Colt didn't interfere with Kaguya's actions as long as she wasn't doing anything harmful.
Just as he was about to speak, his eyes sharpened, and he disappeared in a blur.
In an instant, he reappeared next to Kaguya, scooping her up before delivering a powerful roundhouse kick.
Bang! Bang!
Two figures were sent flying.
It was Naruto and Sasuke.
These two who had seemed uneasy moments earlier, now had serious expressions, on their faces, their hands displaying the Sun and Moon seals.
Kaguya had been caught off guard, and was defenseless against their sudden attack.
Without the Ten Tails' power or a massive amount of chakra, she couldn't even activate her teleportation technique.
She could only watch helplessly as the attack neared her, but Colt's quick reaction saved her at the last moment.
The suddenness of the event left everyone in shock, and it wasn't until Naruto and Sasuke hit the ground that the others realized what had happened.
"Sage of the Six Paths, don't you think that was a bit underhanded for someone like you?" Colt's voice was cold as he stared at Naruto and Sasuke with clear displeasure.
Capítulo 251: Chapter 251: Lifespan
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Hearing him address the two, Tsunade and the others were stunned.
Even Madara and Hashirama's eyes widened.
Sage of Six Paths? Where was he?
Naruto and Sasuke's expressions remained indifferent, and he replied silently as if lost in thought.
"I'm just removing the threat to the ninja world, it's not out of malice."
The young voice, which should have been sharp and youthful, had now become the voice of an old man, near death.
Kaguya, lying in Colt's arms, came to her senses.
Her eyes gleamed as she muttered a name:
"Hagoromo..."
At the same time, a violent wind suddenly whipped through the air, causing the surrounding crowd to retreat, raising their arms to shield themselves.
Hashirama stood in front of Madara, his Sage Mode emerging, a solemn expression on his face.
"This terrifying Chakra is no less than the previous Ten Tails."
Sasuke and Naruto ignored the others and bowed slightly towards Kaguya.
"Mother, how many years has it been…?"
Kaguya stared at him coldly, her words dripping with contempt:
"In the years I have been sealed, I lived quite well, at the very least Hamura was with me."
"But look at you now. You've become neither human nor a ghost, truly pitiful."
In the face of her cynicism, the Sage of Six Paths remained silent, his thoughts drifting to the moon.
When he and his brother had sealed their mother, he stayed behind to spread Chakra in the ninja world, while his brother, Hamura, left for the moon to guard Kaguya, driven by guilt. They never saw each other again.
Colt looked at Kaguya curiously.
"Ōtsutsuki Hamura is still alive?"
Kaguya slowly shook her head, speaking softly.
"Hamura only lived for a few hundred years. He couldn't resist the passing of time and died."
"But he left a remnant of his Chakra with me before passing."
In the end, even the night air seemed to grow heavy.
Hamura had fought to seal her, but their companionship over the centuries had softened her resentment.
However, the figure standing before her — her hatred for him only deepened with every passing second.
Sensing this, Colt felt slightly relieved.
It seemed Kaguya was not entirely without compassion.
Maybe the system's task would eventually be completed.
However, when Kaguya had released the tailed beasts and undone the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the system still showed the task as incomplete.
Colt figured Kaguya had only submitted due to his superior strength.
Deep inside, she still held disgust and hatred for the present world.
While the two conversed, another voice broke in.
Uzumaki Kushina glared ahead.
"I don't care if you're the Sage of Six Paths, get out of my son's body!"
Namikaze Minato joined in.
"Sage of Six Paths-sama, you are a legend of the ninja world. Isn't it beneath you to occupy someone else's body like this?"
"What's the point of talking to him at this point, Minato?" Kushina shouted.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Several chains with black runes shot out from Kushina, heading straight for Naruto.
She treated the Sage of Six Paths as if he were a tailed beast, trying to forcefully pull him out of Naruto's body.
Sasuke calmly extended his hand, and the Chakra chains halted mid-air, immobilized.
This shocked Kushina.
Her own Chakra was resisting her, not wanting to harm Naruto or Sasuke.
It made sense.
After all, the Chakra of the entire ninja world descended from the Sage of Six Paths.
And with the Uzumaki clan being distant relatives of the Senju, their connection was even closer.
With no further effort, the Sage of Six Paths easily nullified Kushina's attack.
"Rest assured, I won't harm Naruto or Sasuke. I'm merely borrowing their Chakra for a short while."
Sasuke extended his right hand, and Naruto stepped forward with his left, forming a seal.
A massive white god-like figure appeared behind them, linking their Chakra.
At the same time, they turned to Kaguya, who had been watching them closely.
"Mother, this world isn't a nursery for the Ōtsutsuki clan. Your thirst for Chakra will destroy it all."
"Please, return to the moon. It's for your own good."
As Naruto and Sasuke began to seal Kaguya, a suction force began to pull at her, causing the earth to tremble.
"Stop!" Colt's Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan flared, blocking the force that was pulling Kaguya, as he glared at the Sage of Six Paths.
"You dare touch the one I already promised to protect?"
Sasuke frowned, staring at Colt with a strange expression.
This Chakra… it felt eerily similar to his own.
A Sage's body, godly eyes, immense Chakra, and an unparalleled presence in the ninja world.
Could Colt be the reincarnation of some latent Chakra he had left behind?
"Colt, you don't understand. Mother is not inherently evil, but her very existence is a threat to the ninja world."
Because of their similarities, the Sage of Six Paths spoke patiently, explaining his reasoning.
"I sealed Mother not just to protect the world, but also to protect her."
Colt raised an eyebrow.
"Kaguya has promised me she won't harm the world again."
"I've even convinced the people of this world. So why do you feel the need to interfere?"
The Sage of Six Paths remained calm, using Sasuke to reply.
"Mother is immortal. She will live for eternity. Maybe you've subdued her now, but what happens when you grow old or die? Who will ensure she doesn't turn her gaze back to the world?"
"As a protector of peace and order, I must prevent that from happening."
The crowd began to murmur, their concern now directed at Colt.
"That's true,"
"We can't think just about the present…"
"Yeah, at the very least she should be sealed…"
The Sage of Six Paths had a point.
Colt was strong and could handle Kaguya for years, perhaps decades, but what about after that? Without someone powerful enough to keep her in check, the ninja world would be at her mercy once more.
Hearing this, Colt scratched his head awkwardly and replied with a shy grin:
"I forgot to mention… my lifespan is also endless."
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