"This... it's over just like that?"
In Konoha, the ninja troops who had already assembled and were ready to depart to support the Demon Country suddenly received news that the Moryo disaster in the Demon Country was over.
The ninjas, who had just finished getting ready, were instantly dumbfounded.
Especially Uzumaki Naruto, who envied Sasuke Uchiha's strength and, after much persistence, was finally taken to Sage Body by Jiraiya to cultivate Sage Mode. He was preparing to perform well during this mission, but upon learning that Izayoi had resolved the crisis in the Demon Country, his expression immediately became wide-eyed with shock.
Sasuke Uchiha was also slightly startled, then let out a soft snort, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth as he said, "That arrogant guy, he's really afraid people won't know it was him who did it. How boring."
After speaking, Sasuke Uchiha turned and left.
In fact, his heart was already in turmoil.
The terrifying chakra from before, even with the Hashirama Cells transplanted and his chakra skyrocketing over the past two years, Sasuke Uchiha's chakra would still be far inferior even if multiplied by a hundred times.
He had thought his strength had improved rapidly.
He hadn't expected that guy Izayoi would be even more astonishing than himself.
Does this guy truly have no limits?
"So it was Lord Izayoi who took action, no wonder the Moryo disaster was resolved so quickly."
"As expected of Lord Izayoi, even the immortal Moryo is no match for him!"
"In other words, Lord Izayoi's chakra just now spread here from the Demon Country?"
"Hiss... If I remember correctly, the Demon Country is located near the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth, isn't it? It's separated from our Land of Fire by several countries. How many kilometers is that?"
"If it could be sensed so clearly even here, doesn't that mean all countries could sense Lord Izayoi's chakra?"
"Is this super-level combat power? Just the burst of chakra almost affected the entire Shinobi World?"
"Too strong! As long as Lord Izayoi is here, our Konoha will definitely not fear Madara Uchiha and Toneri Otsutsuki!"
"..."
Cheers instantly spread throughout Konoha.
After the villagers understood the situation, they quickly joined in.
Izayoi's reputation increased once again.
And this time, Izayoi's reputation didn't just increase in Konoha; the influence of this event quickly spread throughout the entire Shinobi World, even reaching the islands.
Those who sensed Izayoi's chakra and learned that it had affected the entire Shinobi World, and could even be clearly sensed in the Water Country, which is far from the Shinobi World, were all greatly shocked.
The level of shock was even comparable to the moon being cut in half.
"Compared to this, even the God of Shinobi might not be as impressive!"
No one knew who said this sentence, but it spread throughout the Shinobi World at an extremely fast pace and was agreed upon by countless people.
There were many famous battles in the Shinobi World that created renowned figures.
For example, Hanzo vs. the Three Ninja, where the Three Ninja of Konoha were defeated but still glorious.
Like Minato Namikaze instantly killing dozens of Stone Ninja, or the Third Raikage single-handedly fighting ten thousand Stone Ninja, etc...
But the influence of these battles was far less than the Valley of the End battle between the God of Shinobi and the Shinobi World Asura.
Because the plain became the Valley of the End, and the map layout was almost rewritten, the strength of the God of Shinobi and the Shinobi World Asura belonged to a unique, super-level existence.
Only the battles of Akatsuki Leader vs. Toneri Otsutsuki and Izayoi vs. Akatsuki Leader were second only to this battle.
Even so, the destruction and influence caused by these two battles were not as great as the Valley of the End battle.
However, the commotion of the Valley of the End battle did not affect the entire Shinobi World.
But whether it was the moon being cut in half or Izayoi's chakra burst, they were on a scale that could be seen and felt throughout the entire Shinobi World.
Even Hashirama Senju did not display such power during his lifetime.
Being able to do things that predecessors could not do means surpassing predecessors.
Izayoi, once again with his astonishing performance, pulled away from the Akatsuki Leader who was on par with him and joined the ranks of players at the level of Madara Uchiha and Toneri Otsutsuki.
Among the four super-level combat powers, Nagato is now at the bottom.
When the Fire Daimyo learned of this news, he once again sent officials to Konoha, this time almost explicitly telling Tsunade to abdicate as soon as possible.
And this time, Tsunade also fell into hesitation.
She didn't know whether to train Izayoi for another two years or hand over the position of Hokage to him in advance.
With Izayoi's current strength, even if he didn't know any political tactics, no one would dare to defy his will.
As the ruler of a military base, Izayoi's strength is the best weapon.
Izayoi didn't know about these high-level matters, nor did he care.
After returning to Konoha from the island, Izayoi began to set a trap for Shion.
In the past few days, Izayoi, on behalf of Konoha, hosted the "distinguished" Miko-sama, using a simple transformation jutsu to disguise himself. He took turns with Hinata and the other two girls to tour Konoha with Shion, allowing this Miko-sama, who was like a Jinchuriki and was ostracized in the Demon Country, having lived in a shrine since childhood, to quickly fall in love with this prosperous village, just like a country bumpkin entering the city.
Shion, who had no friends, quickly became very good friends with Hinata and Karin.
The gentle Hinata, after learning about Shion's experiences, felt a renewed sense of empathy as if she saw herself before meeting Izayoi, and was filled with pity and affection for Shion.
As for Karin, it goes without saying that before meeting Izayoi, she was living in hell. Forget about friends, just being able to live a few more healthy years was already a great satisfaction.
Both girls could empathize with and understand Shion's loneliness. As three girls of the same kind, it was natural for them to get along without any barriers.
Even Hanabi had a good impression of this older sister who looked very similar to her own sister.
Shion felt the same way. The line of priestesses only gave birth to daughters, and they were all only children.
Hanabi's appearance made her experience the feeling of being an older sister.
In just a few days, Shion completely fell in love with the village of Konoha, as well as Hinata and the other two girls, to the point of forgetting her identity as a priestess and her country.
The initial aloofness had long since turned into a lively version of Hinata, with a personality similar to Hanabi's.
If her beige hair turned black and her purple eyes turned into Byakugan, then Shion and Hanabi would look even more like sisters.
Seeing that Shion had fallen in love with Konoha and had found friendship and a 'sister', Izayoi finally revealed his intentions.
"Huh! Join Konoha?"
Shion didn't expect Izayoi to invite her to join Konoha. A look of surprise unconsciously appeared on her small face.
However, this sentence seemed to awaken Shion, reminding her of her identity. Her eyes dimmed slightly, and she forced a smile, saying, "I'm very happy to receive your invitation, but I am the priestess of the Demon Country, and I bear the responsibility of protecting the Demon Country."
"No, the responsibility of you priestesses is just to seal the Moryo," Izayoi reminded her with a smile. "Now that the Moryo is dead, and you have obtained the power of the original priestess, you have broken the destiny that previous priestesses could not achieve. You are now a free person."
"Broken destiny, a free person..." Shion's expression was a little dazed, and then her beautiful eyes gradually lit up.
Is this what it feels like to break destiny?
It turns out that not only Izayoi could do it, but she had also done it unknowingly.
Fate is not predetermined. The deaths seen in those prophecies can also be changed.
Just like Izayoi rewriting Taruhō's destiny!
However, thinking of the residents of the Demon Country who feared her but still worshipped the priestess, Shion fell into hesitation again.
Just then, Izayoi added another strong dose: "If you can't let go of the Demon Country, then you don't have to. The geographical location of the Demon Country is very remote, destined not to be a place where great nations fight. As long as you join Konoha, I can represent Konoha and sign an alliance agreement with the Demon Country. Once the Demon Country encounters a crisis, I will step in to resolve it. With my space-time ability, I can reach the Demon Country in an instant."
"I will also help you completely master the power of the priestess. At that time, if you want to go back and help the residents of the Demon Country, you can also use my power."
Hearing Izayoi's promise, Shion's beautiful eyes grew brighter and brighter.
The reason she couldn't let go of the Demon Country was that it had no ninja village and had always believed in the priestess.
With the power of the priestess, she was the guardian of the Demon Country.
Now that the Demon Country no longer had the greatest threat, the Moryo, the greatest enemy of the Demon Country was no longer the Moryo disaster, but the surrounding countries.
As a guardian, she still had the responsibility to protect this country, even if her strength was not great.
For the sake of the Demon Country, no matter how much she liked Konoha, she couldn't convince herself.
But now, Izayoi promised to protect the Demon Country.
Having seen Izayoi's strength, and knowing his status these past few days, as well as how big the commotion was that day, even though Shion had never seen Izayoi fight, she knew how important the protection of the strongest person in the Five Great Ninja Villages was.
If 'sacrificing' herself could bring a powerful ally to the Demon Country, Shion felt it was worth it.
Shion was tempted, but still hadn't made a decision.
As if seeing through the girl's coyness, Izayoi extended his hand to her and smiled sincerely, "Join Konoha, Shion! The current situation in the Shinobi World is very chaotic, and a world-ending disaster could happen at any time. I need your power in that state to help me save this world!"
This was a killing blow for the priestess who had been instilled with the idea of saving the world by her mother since she was a child.
Especially since the person who needed her help was someone whose future she couldn't see, who had helped her break her destiny, and whom she had a good impression of.
If she wasn't afraid of being killed by Hinata, Shion would have already shown this good impression.
The priestess's courage in this regard completely surpassed that of a young lady from a prestigious family.
"...Mm!"
Looking at Izayoi, who in her perception as a priestess had no ill will towards her, only goodwill and affection, Shion's heart was touched again. Then, her small face flushed red as she raised her small hand and placed it on Izayoi's, nodding vigorously.
Thus, the priestess officially joined Konoha.
...
Meanwhile, during these few days, Madara Uchiha's main body returned to the Demon Country.
He first randomly read the memory of a resident of the Demon Country and learned that a Moryo disaster had occurred. He immediately rushed to the temple where the Moryo was sealed and confirmed that the seal had been opened and the Moryo had disappeared.
So, Madara Uchiha mobilized his White Zetsu clones and spent several days finding the subordinates of Yomi who had been killed by Izayoi. He used the Reanimation Jutsu to summon them back, and then used the Human Path of the Rinnegan to read their memories, finding the volcanic cave.
"Another ancient technique..."
Standing on the altar that sealed the Moryo and also represented the unity of the priestess and the Moryo, Madara Uchiha examined the words and curses of the technique array, muttering with a slight frown, "What did that brat get here? Why did his chakra increase so much?"
"The Moryo disaster has been lifted. Is that immortal Moryo dead or sealed?"
"Could it be that the brat's chakra was obtained from the Moryo?"
The proud Madara Uchiha was a little unwilling to admit the latter.
Otherwise, it would mean he had missed a treasure.
Moreover, he had also used the power of the Rinnegan to absorb the Moryo, but he couldn't make that power his own.
More importantly, the power of Moryo was filled with negative emotions, but the chakra that Izayoi unleashed, which affected the entire Shinobi World, did not have such an aura.
Clearly, there was a hidden secret here.
Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha was about to leave to continue his exploration.
At this moment, an inexplicable emotion suddenly struck Madara Uchiha.
It was like a flash of inspiration, or as if he was being called by something, or perhaps similar to the hypnotic genjutsu of the Sharingan...
Madara Uchiha looked down at the altar formation beneath his feet, suddenly squatted down, and channeled his chakra into the stone slab that had existed for who knows how many years, a slab that even Izayoi's chakra burst couldn't destroy.
Swish—
The next second, a dazzling white light shone forth.
These white lights formed a cylindrical barrier, rising from the altar, then rapidly expanding and changing from white to transparent, enveloping the entire volcano.
At this moment, the Izayoi wood clone responsible for monitoring Madara Uchiha's expression drastically changed.
Because his Tenseigan's x-ray vision could no longer see the inside of the volcano cave.
Only Six Paths Level abilities could counter Six Paths Level abilities.
The Rinnegan, being of the same level, could not even block the Tenseigan's long-distance vision and x-ray vision.
The only power that could block the Tenseigan's x-ray vision was a power that had gone further in the realm of other dimensions!
"How is this possible?!"
Receiving the information from the wood clone, Izayoi was also astonished, his eyes filled with disbelief as he muttered, "My Sage of Six Paths Mode stacked with Tenseigan Chakra Mode only saw that stone slab as a sealing and conversion formation, and it was only directed at the Miko's power."
"How could Madara Uchiha's chakra trigger that formation?"
"What is going on?!"
Izayoi once again felt the feeling of things slipping out of his control.
The last time was when Nagato recovered to his peak, his mind became clearer, showing the results of his accumulated experience.
Even so, Izayoi still had more than one way to deal with it.
But now, Izayoi felt a hint of unease, his heart extremely heavy.
Izayoi really wanted to absorb Shion's Miko power and enter Sage of Six Paths Mode to investigate.
However, Sage of Six Paths Mode could only last for a few minutes, and Izayoi was worried about unexpected situations, so he hesitated for a moment.
"This is..."
Inside the volcano cave, Madara Uchiha's eyes widened as he looked at the ancient text that appeared on the wall, shimmering with light.
"The inheritance of the Sage of Six Paths!"
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