"I see."
Itachi pondered for a moment, then sealed the Little Nine-Tails back inside Sasuke.
Looking at the unconscious Sasuke on the ground, Itachi calmly said to the person beside him, "I'll leave the rest to you."
Although the middle-aged Sasuke had experienced far more and was much older than Itachi at this point in time, he still felt confused.
He asked Itachi, "Why didn't you try to communicate with him first, instead of deciding his life for him?"
In the depths of Itachi's eyes, there was an unimaginable weariness. He could sense a hint of blame in Sasuke's tone.
But Itachi did not know how to answer.
So he simply continued to execute his original plan.
"Tsukuyomi!"
A tear of blood flowed down his cheek.
The unconscious Sasuke immediately furrowed his brow.
Within Tsukuyomi, Sasuke relived the past few years exactly as Itachi had arranged.
Finally, after killing his enemy, he was told the hidden truth.
The unconscious Sasuke was now trapped in mental purgatory.
At the same time, a unique power of the Uchiha Clan was quietly awakening inside him.
The outside world remained silent.
Itachi's eye sockets were sunken, blood slowly flowing from them. His lonely, broken soul supported his exhausted body. One trembling hand reached out blindly, as if searching for something. His steps were unsteady, faltering forward.
The faint sound of water in the distance marked the final destination he had long deserved.
Eventually, Itachi's figure disappeared into the night.
Behind him stood a bewildered Sasuke.
Time passed minute by minute.
Sasuke sensed that the young man on the ground had fully awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, so he transplanted his brother's eyes into him.
After bringing him safely back to the base, Sasuke's mission was complete.
He took one final look at the empty surroundings, then turned and left Konoha, heading toward the Ryūmyaku— the Dragon Vein.
Meanwhile, Naruto had also completed his system mission.
After finishing his miscellaneous tasks, he stayed alone in his room.
The mission rewarded him with many simulation attempts.
But Naruto felt a bit at a loss.
Because he truly could not think of any obvious shortcomings in his abilities.
What Naruto needed now was power beyond the level of an ordinary ninja.
Although he had already stacked multiple ninja abilities and surpassed most shinobi in strength, Naruto always felt there was an insurmountable gap between himself and the Six Paths Level.
So Naruto set his sights on the Chakra Fruit.
Yes.
Since this was no longer the initial simulation, Naruto had more time periods to choose from.
Almost every simulation option included the era of Kaguya's arrival.
Therefore, Naruto decided to try obtaining the Chakra Fruit through simulation.
Create character, select talents, start simulation.
The same process repeated over and over.
Finally, after exhausting three simulation opportunities, Naruto realized a serious problem.
It was impossible for him to obtain the Chakra Fruit this way.
Because in that era, there was no such thing as a ninja at all.
No matter how high Naruto's character talent was, it was completely useless without proper conditions.
To obtain the Chakra Fruit, one needed combat power stronger than Kaguya before she consumed it.
That was almost impossible.
No matter how "weak" she seemed, she was still a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
And the Ōtsutsuki were powerful beings who ruled the universe.
Even if Kaguya was considered trash within her clan, she was not someone the natives of this planet could contend with.
As for spontaneous cultivation and chakra extraction? That was also nearly impossible.
Because in that era, there was no Chakra Fruit yet, and the environment was filled with natural chakra.
Which is what modern shinobi now refer to as Sage Chakra.
Moreover, Naruto could not precisely control the simulator characters.
Without ninja education, he could not trigger proper training options.
This was like in Naruto's previous life, going to a job interview.
They ask for your diploma, and you reply that you possess an extreme spiritual root.
Good grief!
Dude, did you walk into the wrong theater?
This was a completely mismatched situation.
In short, Naruto's plan to obtain the Chakra Fruit through simulation had failed.
He felt disappointed, but quickly recovered.
Because he thought of another method—the Dragon Vein!
The Dragon Vein could be used to travel through time.
As long as Naruto traveled back to the era when Kaguya planted the Divine Tree, he could potentially obtain the Chakra Fruit himself.
And what about the remaining simulation attempts?
Naruto had no intention of saving them.
Because the place he was about to go was called the Ryūmyaku, and he would follow the middle-aged Sasuke back to his timeline.
Naruto did not think his current strength was enough to be free from all threats.
After all, in the stories from his previous life, the enemies in the second part were always much stronger than those in the first.
In his own era, Naruto's opponents were ordinary ninja.
That was why he seemed so invincible.
But in Sasuke's timeline, his opponents would be the Ōtsutsuki Clan—beings starting at the Six Paths Level.
So Naruto began using the simulator to improve his strength as much as possible.
His goal was very simple: to collect all the power of the Ninja World.
No matter what power or jutsu appeared, Naruto wanted to learn it all.
Finally, Naruto exhausted every remaining simulation attempt.
At this time, Naruto's strength had improved to a terrifying degree.
As of now, Naruto possessed nearly all the abilities that had ever appeared in the Ninja World— including Sage Mode from the Three Great Sage Regions, the Zero-Tails, and even Hidan's immortal abilities.
His physical strength had been enhanced countless times, and his chakra quality had reached a new peak.
The only thing missing was the Rinnegan, which was currently awakening.
However, after collecting so many abilities, Naruto was astonished to find that the awakening speed of his Rinnegan had become incredibly fast.
A week later, Naruto's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan finally transformed into the Rinnegan.
His abilities also merged perfectly into it.
And what made Naruto feel even more miraculous was that he could actually control the activation and deactivation of the Rinnegan.
This might be due to his superior bloodline.
One must know that Naruto now possessed all bloodlines related to the Ōtsutsuki: the Senju Clan, the Uzumaki Clan, and the Uchiha Clan.
After awakening the Rinnegan, Naruto also mastered the seven chakra natures and full nature transformations.
It could be said that at this moment, compared to the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Naruto lacked nothing in terms of abilities.
He even possessed far more techniques than them.
The only thing he had not yet done was eat the Chakra Fruit.
After completing his enhancements, Naruto traveled throughout the Ninja World, bidding farewell to familiar people.
Then he headed toward the Dragon Vein.
Amidst the swirling yellow sand, Sasuke sat alone on a rock in the ruins of Loulan.
Naruto descended from the sky and said to Sasuke, "You seem a bit unhappy?"
Sasuke was about to answer, but then Naruto waved his hand and said, "Never mind, I'm not interested. Let's go quickly."
Sasuke: "…"
This made Sasuke understand this Naruto's personality a little more deeply.
Led by Sasuke, the two arrived at the Ryūmyaku.
Sasuke looked at Naruto in front of him. His expression was calm, but his heart was filled with shock.
He could clearly sense Naruto's changes.
This Naruto was simply too mysterious.
Even more unfathomable than the Ōtsutsuki themselves.
Sasuke wondered whether bringing him to his own timeline was truly a good thing.
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