The next morning, news of the Uchiha Clan's annihilation spread through Konoha like wildfire. Within hours it leapt beyond the village walls, echoing across the entire shinobi world.
Some mourned, some rejoiced.Most just whispered and gossiped.
Other villages smirked behind closed doors. The fall of the Uchiha meant Konoha had lost a blade from its arsenal. For the rest of the world, that was a good day.
Naruto, however, only noticed one thing — Sasuke's empty seat in class.Just like the story he half-remembered, the last Uchiha heir was in the hospital, trapped in illusion and silence.
After that, Naruto went right back to training — harder, sharper, almost feverishly.The extermination had lit something inside him. Fear, maybe. Or hunger.
And the voice of Rikudō Shingon hummed in his mind again, sounding half like a hymn, half like a smirk.
Rikudō Shingon Status Display
Host: Uzumaki NarutoDesignation: Son of the Fourth Hokage. Vessel of the Nine-Tails. Child of Destiny.Power Level Overview:
Strength: 39 (average adult: 10)
Speed: 37 (average adult: 10)
Mental Focus: 43 (average adult: 8)
Chakra Capacity: 3100 (average adult shinobi: 1000)
Current Techniques
Clone Jutsu, Substitution Jutsu, Transformation Jutsu
Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu
Wind Style: Gale Blade
Genjutsu: Mist Servant Illusion
Body Flicker Technique
Fire Style: Dragon Flame Bullet
Shadow Clone Jutsu
Divine System: Six-Path Techniques
Shinra no JutsuLevel 2 – Allows instant repositioning within two meters.Next upgrade: requires 100 Spirit Reserves (Seishin-dan).
Ten'ganLevel 1 – Sees life and death within fifty meters.Next upgrade: requires 10 Spirit Reserves.
Ten'onLevel 1 – Hears all sounds within fifty meters.Next upgrade: requires 10 Spirit Reserves.
Ten'monLevel 1 – Perceives the fate thread of one being no stronger than the Host.Next upgrade: requires 10 Spirit Reserves.
KyōmetsuLevel 1 – Detaches from worldly impulses; grants +10 years life, able to draw or lend vitality.Next upgrade: requires 10 Spirit Reserves.
Current Spirit Reserves: 7
Naruto stared at the glowing screen in his mind.A grin crept up.
"Host," the voice echoed, reverent yet teasing. "Divine Realm synchronization complete. Two meters of omnipotence — congratulations. You can now escape awkward conversations with twice the speed."
"Shut up," Naruto muttered, though a flicker of pride warmed him. Two meters wasn't much, but it was proof — his first step into space ninjutsu.
Two meters of movement in zero time.Not walking. Not running.Just appearing.
It didn't sound like much, but in battle, it was everything.It was speed that killed.
His father, Namikaze Minato — the "Yellow Flash" — had done the same.Space-bending speed, instantaneous death.That was what made legends.
Naruto wanted that.No, he needed that.
He could already imagine it — one day his enemies would look into his eyes and see only a flicker of light before the end.
But for now, he still had too many flaws.
Even after all the training, his heart trembled when he thought about killing someone himself.He could look at corpses now without vomiting, sure, but taking a life?That hesitation still clung to him like shadow.
The divine voice chuckled softly.
"Host's Spirit Reserves low. Courage parameter insufficient. Perhaps a little more hatred would help?"
Naruto ignored it and tightened his fists.
"Then I'll train my heart too," he whispered."No more fear. No more weakness. I'll surpass everyone… even you."
"Bold words," the Rikudō Shingon intoned, voice lilting between god and ghost. "Let's see if your will burns longer than your chakra, Host."