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บท 265: Chapter 266

Gensou crouched beside Naruto's lifeless body, gazing at the stubborn face that even in death refused to yield. He sighed with a tinge of regret.

"Fate is fickle. Even the Child of Destiny cannot escape it."

What a pity.

He hadn't had the chance to witness Naruto's infamous "Talk no Jutsu."

Gensou had been curious about what Naruto might say—whether his words could stir something within him or inspire some new perspective.

Instead, the Great Toad Sage, who had grown numb to all words, ended things with a swift and decisive betrayal, leaving no room for Naruto to act.

"Is he really dead?"

Reaching out, Gensou examined the wound on Naruto's chest. His heart was utterly destroyed. Even if Tsunade had been present, there would have been no way to save him.

"The Sage's Talisman… Didn't Mount Myōboku have a treasure capable of resurrection? Could they have hidden one for Naruto?"

Though it was unlikely, Gensou carefully checked Naruto's entire body.

After confirming the absence of the Sage's Talisman, Gensou concluded that Naruto was, indeed, truly dead.

Standing up, Gensou cast a final glance at Naruto's face before walking away.

It wasn't that he couldn't save Naruto.

For example, the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu could bring him back.

But the technique demanded the caster's life as the price.

In the original story, Nagato had died immediately after using it.

Obito had managed to stay alive briefly after using the jutsu only because of residual Six Paths power, Black Zetsu's influence, and Naruto's yin-yang chakra, but he too succumbed eventually.

Sacrificing his life to save Naruto?

Gensou wasn't that foolish.

Moreover, even if there were other methods to revive Naruto without harm to himself, the Nine-Tails within him had already dissipated. Reviving Naruto wouldn't bring the beast back.

Gensou saw no point in wasting effort on a futile task.

"This mission… is a complete failure."

He surveyed the ruins of Mount Myōboku.

After such a grueling battle that pushed him to the brink, all his efforts had amounted to nothing.

The Great Toad Sage had indeed accomplished its goal—delaying his plans, albeit temporarily.

Gensou lifted his gaze to the moon high above and began to think.

With the Nine-Tails in Naruto gone, he couldn't afford to wait several years for it to reform before proceeding with his plan.

Fortunately, only half of the Nine-Tails had been inside Naruto.

The other half was sealed within Minato's soul, ready for the taking.

Though summoning the Ten-Tails with an incomplete Nine-Tails would result in an imperfect form, it would still be sufficient to initiate the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

The only downside was the preparation time required—from starting the jutsu to the God Tree blossoming.

Obito had once activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi with only fragments of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, but he was defeated during the preparation phase by the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Madara had later succeeded, capturing the full Eight-Tails and half the Nine-Tails to become a near-perfect Ten-Tails jinchūriki. He absorbed the God Tree's power and awakened the Rinne Sharingan on his forehead, enabling him to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Gensou had originally intended to absorb the power of all nine Tailed Beasts, summon the God Tree, and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi instantly.

But after the Great Toad Sage's interference and Naruto's death, he now had no choice but to follow Obito's path.

Unlike Madara, who had absorbed the God Tree, Gensou had no intention of letting Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's power manifest within him prematurely.

After all, his goal was to harvest the chakra of the ninja world through the Infinite Tsukuyomi and ascend to the Kekkei Sōmō stage. Allowing Kaguya to disrupt that process would be disastrous.

Having revised his plan, Gensou felt surprisingly calm.

In any endeavor, there would always be opposition. It was simply part of the process.

He withdrew his gaze from the moon. Now all that remained was to wait for news from the other teams capturing Tailed Beasts.

With a flash, Gensou vanished.

A minute later, he returned, crouching to retrieve Naruto's body. He decided to take it with him.

...

At the Valley of Clouds and Lightning

The sound of roaring thunder echoed incessantly through the canyon.

As the perfect jinchūriki, Killer Bee's strength far exceeded expectations.

At first, Kisame had tried to handle him alone, but when his sword Samehada nearly rebelled during the fight, he quickly called for Sasuke's assistance.

This Sasuke, unlike the overconfident version from the original story, was much stronger after awakening the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

It wasn't long before Killer Bee, who had been rapping nonstop earlier, found himself overwhelmed, unable to focus on his music.

Even in his fully transformed Tailed Beast form, Killer Bee couldn't withstand the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan's power and found himself in grave danger.

Just as Sasuke was about to deliver the finishing blow, he suddenly froze.

A strange emptiness filled his heart, prompting him to glance toward the horizon.

"What's wrong, Sasuke?"

Kisame covered for Sasuke's distraction and turned to ask.

"Nothing," Sasuke replied, refocusing.

But deep down, he whispered to himself,

"Naruto..."

Sasuke knew that Gensou's target on this mission was Naruto.

Confident that a jinchūriki's life wouldn't be immediately at risk, Sasuke hadn't intervened. He had even planned to plead for Naruto's life afterward, similar to how the Six-Tails jinchūriki had been spared.

Despite their current divide, Naruto still held a significant place in Sasuke's heart.

Even blinded by hatred in the past, Sasuke had made similar choices. Now, with a renewed outlook, his decision was clear.

"Did something go wrong?"

Pushing the thought aside, Sasuke steeled his resolve and focused on finishing the battle.

Before long, the Eight-Tails let out a pained roar.

After identifying Killer Bee's Octopus Leg Substitution technique, Sasuke and Kisame managed to capture his true body. They left the canyon with the unconscious Killer Bee before the Cloud Village reinforcements could arrive.

The capture of the Eight-Tails jinchūriki was a success.

...

Above Sunagakure

Meanwhile, a rare aerial battle was nearing its conclusion.

As Sand shinobi piloted hastily assembled flying contraptions to counter Deidara's clay bombs, the chaos forced Gaara to split his focus, using some of his sand to shield the village below.

At that moment, a voice rang out:

"Ningu: Tailed Beast Prison!"

A metallic cage descended from the sky, trapping Gaara inside.

Before he could react, Gaara felt Shukaku's chakra draining from his body.

In contrast, the mysterious attacker's aura grew stronger by the second.

Though Gaara eventually broke free of the cage, the loss of chakra left him too weakened to fend off the combined assault of Deidara and the newcomer.

Under the watchful eyes of countless Sand shinobi, Gaara fell unconscious and was taken away.

The capture of the One-Tail jinchūriki was a success.

However, not every team achieved their goal without complications.

As with Gensou's plans, unforeseen events disrupted the mission targeting the Two-Tails jinchūriki.

(End of Chapter)

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บท 266: Chapter 267

The battlefield was shrouded in smoke and chaos.

Kakuzu, now left with only two hearts, stood alongside Hidan, who was missing an arm. Both were in a sorry state as they glared at the figure before them, clad in the same black cloak adorned with red clouds as theirs.

"Tobi! So you've been hiding your true strength all along!" Hidan growled through gritted teeth.

Of course, he recognized Tobi.

The man had joined the Akatsuki earlier than Hidan but had always been relegated to a reserve member due to his supposed lack of power.

But now—

As Hidan and Kakuzu barely survived their encounter, it was evident that Tobi;s strength was anything but lacking.

"Space-time ninjutsu!"

Kakuzu, ever the seasoned veteran, quickly identified the technique Tobi had employed.

His expression turned grim.

"To think someone like you was hiding in the organization. It seems we all underestimated you."

"It's not surprising that fools who don't know the truth underestimated me," said Uchiha Obito coldly, standing unscathed before them. "But Pain knew about me all along."

"After all, the Akatsuki you know was built by me. I am the true leader of the Akatsuki."

"What?!"

Kakuzu and Hidan's faces darkened in shock.

Tobi—the real leader of the Akatsuki?

Obito let out a cold chuckle.

"And now, faced with two traitors to the Akatsuki, what do you think I should do?"

Kakuzu and Hidan had no time to dwell on their shock. Their faces hardened as they prepared to fight once more.

To their surprise, Obito made no move to attack. Instead, he addressed them in an even tone:

"In light of the contributions you've made to the Akatsuki in the past, I'll give you a chance to live."

"Deliver this message to Gensou: if he wants the Two-Tails jinchūriki, he'll have to meet me in front of the Gedo Statue that he stole from me."

"Otherwise, he'll never get the Two-Tails."

With that, Obito provided a location for the meeting, then grabbed the unconscious Two-Tails jinchūriki. Space twisted around him as he vanished in a swirl of spiraling energy.

Watching him disappear, Kakuzu and Hidan let out heavy sighs of relief.

Hidan picked up his severed arm and gestured for Kakuzu to reattach it. Once his arm was back in place, he spread his hands and asked:

"So, what do we do now?"

The two had intended to prove their worth in front of their new leader, but the mission had gone disastrously wrong.

Kakuzu, his expression unreadable, retracted his Earth Grudge Fear threads and replied:

"What else can we do? We tell the leader the truth."

Resigned, Hidan muttered, "Ugh, why are we so unlucky?"

Without Obito's interference, they would have captured the Two-Tails jinchūriki with ease.

Now, they had no choice but to return and accept the consequences.

On his way back, Gensou soon received news of the successful capture of both the One-Tail and the Eight-Tails jinchūrikis.

However, before he could fully appreciate these successes, word reached him about the Two-Tails jinchūriki being taken by Tobi—Uchiha Obito—along with the message he had left behind.

Gensou's brows furrowed as he snorted coldly.

"The rat finally shows himself."

Ever since he had taken over the Akatsuki, Obito had been conspicuously absent.

Given Obito's personality, it was clear he wouldn't simply let things go.

Gensou had anticipated that Obito would surface at the critical moment to challenge his control over the Moon's Eye Plan. What he hadn't expected was for Obito to act so soon.

The timing and target were well chosen.

This was a crucial period for Gensou's Tailed Beast collection, and unlike the Eight-Tails or the Nine-Tails, the Two-Tails wasn't a jinchūriki he could afford to ignore.

Without any chakra from the Two-Tails, even the incomplete Ten-Tails—formed by substituting the chakra of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails with that of the Kin-Gin brothers—would be impossible to achieve.

"It seems I'll have to agree to Obito's demand."

"As for meeting in front of the Gedo Statue… heh."

Gensou didn't need to guess to know that Obito had likely set some kind of trap involving the statue.

Obito's deep understanding of the Gedo Statue—an inheritance from Uchiha Madara—far surpassed Gensou's own limited knowledge, as the Rinnegan Gensou wielded wasn't even his by birth.

It was entirely possible that Obito had left a hidden mechanism in the statue or had other plans to turn the situation in his favor.

But Gensou had prepared for such contingencies.

He reached into a container and retrieved Obito's other Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Let's see whose surprise is greater, Obito."

As Gensou disappeared into the rain, a downpour began over the ruins of Mount Myōboku.

The rain washed away the lingering smoke and ash, and as it continued, water began to pool in the massive craters.

If the rain persisted for several more days, a great lake might form where Mount Myōboku once stood.

Returning to the ruins, Shima and Fukasaku towed along the surviving toads. They grimly surveyed the devastation, their faces heavy with sorrow.

"The Great Elder is gone… and so is Naruto," Shima lamented as she examined the remains of their home.

Fukasaku sighed deeply, preparing to offer words of comfort.

But at that moment, Gamatora, the scroll-bearing toad, stepped forward with a solemn expression.

"With the Great Elder gone, it's time for me to fulfill my task."

Gamatora spat out a scroll and handed it to Fukasaku.

"This is the Elder's final message for you."

"The Elder…"

Fukasaku unrolled the scroll. As expected, it was written in the Great Toad Sage's own hand.

The message outlined instructions for after the sage's death, including the location of a new home for the toads. It also appointed Fukasaku as the new leader of the toads and emphasized one crucial point:

The new Mount Myōboku was to remain neutral and uninvolved in human or ninja affairs.

This, the sage wrote, was the most important lesson learned at the cost of its life.

"I understand, Elder."

Fukasaku nodded solemnly. After carefully storing the scroll, he led the remaining toads toward their new home, vowing never to meddle in the outside world again.

The toads would no longer need to sacrifice themselves.

Gamatora, however, did not join them.

"I still have another task to complete," it explained. "I must deliver the Elder's final message to Konoha."

With that, Gamatora quickly departed.

(End of Chapter)

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