(T/N: The Author disappeared for two years before coming back to upload this final chapter.)
Looking at the messages from the Darkened Group Owner, Hattori, in the group chat, Naruto and Sasuke both nodded in agreement, their hearts resolved, clearly already prepared to continue their path of darkening.
From the moment they joined the chat group, they were no longer mere existences from their simple ninja world.
Their future was in their own hands alone!
[Second Pillar Thinks He Can Do It: @Dark Group Owner, Group Owner, what do you think we should do in this war?]
[Dark Group Owner: For you, Sasuke, the most important thing right now is to find Uchiha Itachi first. Yes, that brother of yours who slaughtered your entire clan. Your top priority is to remove the restrictions he placed on you. Otherwise, in future actions, you'll constantly be considering his influence.]
'Itachi?'
Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and the scenes he had seen before resurfaced in his mind.
It was indeed Itachi who slaughtered the entire Uchiha Clan.
But the root reason he did this was the manipulation by the powers behind Konoha, the domination of the so-called Will of Fire, a form of spiritual control passed down through generations.
He hated Itachi, and the hatred for the clan's destruction could not be forgotten. But he hated Konoha even more.
To fulfill his long-cherished wish of revenge against Konoha, even if it meant killing this brother who once loved him the most, for the darkened Sasuke, it was a price he was willing to pay.
[Second Pillar Thinks He Can Do It: Okay, Group Owner, I understand. I'll go find Itachi later. I'll make him pay the price.]
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: Group Owner, what about me, me? Do I need to do anything? In this war.]
[Dark Group Owner: For you, Naruto, the most important thing right now is to increase your strength, especially by training in the Senjutsu of Ryuchi Cave to enhance your ability to control the Kyubi's power.]
Hattori pondered for a moment. For Naruto, who wanted to resurrect his parents, obtaining power was the most crucial thing at present.
After all, whether it was the Impure World Reincarnation or the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, which only the Rinnegan could perform, both required immense power as a foundation.
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: I understand, Group Owner. I will do my best to find ways to become stronger in this upcoming war.]
A trace of ferocity also flashed in Naruto's eyes.
To become stronger, he would spare no means.
With the 'memory fragments' provided by the Group Owner serving as intelligence, he should be able to gain a lot in this looming war.
…
Thousands of years later.
In the Naruto World, there were Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto. Both had tragic childhoods, imprisoned their whole lives by the words and lies of others, struggling to break free.
First, Naruto, the son of the esteemed Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was inexplicably treated with cold stares since childhood.
Not only that, all his miserable and dark experiences were part of a grand scheme orchestrated by Sandaime Hokage to mentally control him.
After all, the so-called Will of Fire was about giving a faint glimmer of light to those in despair, thereby binding them for countless years, even demanding a lifetime of service, passed down through generations.
Fortunately, after thousands of years of effort by Hattori, Naruto's final darkened outcome was quite good.
He first trained in the Senjutsu of Ryuchi Cave, maximizing the energy of his Biju, and ultimately performed the Forbidden Technique to bring his parents from the Pure Land, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina.
After a heart-to-heart conversation with his parents, both were shocked and furious at the hypocrisy of the old Sandaime Hokage and disheartened by the village's cold treatment of their descendant.
Finally, his father Minato's words: "Go, do what you believe is right. We will always stand by your side."… completely opened Naruto's heart.
He merged the Yin and Yang Kyubi, used the Senjutsu to resurrect most of the powerful early Shinobi, including his parents, and gathered all like-minded existences, like the Akatsuki, to make Konoha feel pain.
All the veteran Konoha's higher-ups, including Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Root's leader, Shimura Danzo, were executed.
The Konoha's leadership was completely reshuffled.
Only a few Shinobi survived, such as Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Tsunade. They became subordinates under Naruto's Snake Senjutsu's mark, becoming the cornerstone for establishing a new Shinobi Era.
As for the world's ultimate threats, Uchiha Madara and Otsutsuki Kaguya?
With the spoilers from Group Owner Hattori, Naruto sought out Black Zetsu and White Zetsu early on, shattering Black Zetsu's plan to rescue his mother.
Simultaneously, he made a contract with Kaguya…
He would help Kaguya plant the God Tree, and she would teach him the powerful techniques of the Otsutsuki Clan overnight.
Once he became strong enough, Naruto promised to personally help Kaguya break the seal and kill their way back to the Otsutsuki Clan.
Now, thousands of years later, Naruto had long become the strongest in the Naruto World. He had counter-attacked the Otsutsuki Clan, reversing all the tragic events of the later Boruto timeline.
On the other hand, Sasuke's experience was quite similar to Naruto's.
With the Group Owner's spoilers, Sasuke learned early about Itachi's so-called 'good intentions', but he couldn't understand them at all.
In his view, Itachi, like Naruto before joining the group, was completely brainwashed by the Will of Fire, used as a tool by Konoha's old men to slaughter all his clansmen.
In their brotherly battle, with the help of his group friends, Sasuke ultimately truly defeated Itachi.
A round of 'Talk No Jutsu' made Itachi repent, and he finally said, "Sasuke, I leave the Uchiha Clan to you."
From then on, on one hand, Sasuke assisted Naruto in his revenge, determined to destroy Konoha.
On the other hand, he secretly trained in the Shikkotsu Forest's Senjutsu and Mount Myoboku's Senjutsu, apprenticing under Orochimaru, hoping to find a way to resurrect all his clansmen.
Now, thousands of years later, Sasuke obtained a time-traveling treasure from the Otsutsuki Clan's treasures, something that only appeared in Boruto, and returned to the time point of the clan massacre night, saving everyone.
That future developed into a parallel universe. In that parallel universe, the Uchiha Clan lived well, and Sasuke fulfilled his long-cherished wish.
Incidentally, he and Naruto became true best friends. In their respective worldlines, both remained unmarried for life.
Besides the Naruto World, Taichi from the Digimon World also completed his rule over the Digital World.
After successfully taking revenge on Yamato and connecting the real world with the Digital World, Taichi developed an even greater ambition…
Full Digitalization, turning all humans into existences like those in the Digital World. This would reduce suffering and achieve spiritual immortality.
To achieve this ideal, on one hand, Taichi conquered countless powerful dimensions in the real world, and on the other hand, he marched his iron army across the entire Digital World, defeating countless powerful beings.
The Seven Demon Lords, the Royal Knights, the Ten Legendary Warriors, Yggdrasil, Homeostasis?
These were merely the beginning of conquering the dimensional universe.
The Digital World is rooted in the human information world, and the birth of the human information world stems from developed civilizations.
In the universe, the development level of Earth's humans could only be considered 'average'.
There were civilizations stronger than Earth, and Digital Worlds more magnificent than Earth's numbered in the tens of thousands.
With the help of countless group friends, Taichi and his best friend Koshiro, using the power of the Crests of Revenge and Domination, waged war across countless civilizations.
Ultimately, they not only conquered their reality but also their Digital Worlds, becoming the sole supreme gods.
And the Hongmao and Lantu: Brave Return World…
The Santai Pavilion's conspiracy was exposed early. The so-called Little Black Fountain of Youth incident was actually a grand scheme they orchestrated behind the scenes.
The Santai Pavilion, the number one mysterious organization in the martial world, existed long before the Demonic Sect emerged.
They plotted for the world, secretly held the reins of the martial world, and were extremely terrifying.
Most organizations and crises, including the Demonic Sect, the Rat Tribe, the Black Dragon, and the Fountain of Youth, were secretly planned by them.
The Santai Pavilion's true goal behind the scenes was to allow the martial world's strongest to advance further, pioneering cultivation methods!
The leader of the Santai Pavilion was a five-hundred-year-old man who practiced a half-step longevity method early on and sought eternal life all his life.
Ultimately, Hongmao and the parallel world's Hei Xiaohu joined forces, gathering the fully darkened Seven Swords, and struck down the Santai Pavilion with their swords.
What followed was using the power of the Darkening Chat Group to elevate the world into a true cultivation world.
Hongmao and Lantu, an immortal couple, lived freely and happily.
The recollections end here.
…
Thinking of all that happened in the past, Hattori couldn't help but take a deep breath, 'What a long story.'
'However, no matter how long the story, it must have an end. After thousands of years of conquest and journey, all the members of the Darkening Chat Group had completed their inner darkening (evolution), becoming existences who truly controlled their own lives and destinies.'
"Then my mission should also be over."
Hattori smiled slightly and slowly took a step forward.
The void annihilated, the great Dao shattered.
Throughout the myriad worlds, his figure could no longer be found.