I'm Not Naruto, But I Got a Better Bloodline-Chapter 363: Let’s End This Once and for All

Chapter 363: Chapter 363: Let’s End This Once and for All

"The Throne of Heaven... vacant..."

Naruto couldn’t help murmuring a line under his breath.

He had truly heard those words before.

And the last person to say them...

His gaze, tinged with fear and unease, shifted to the side—toward Kitagawa Gen, who stood there with his arms crossed, utterly calm.

Although Kitagawa Gen had said many baffling things before, as Naruto’s very first friend—the first person who had acknowledged him—Naruto had always tried his best to remember them. Especially this line, which he had even regarded as a challenge to the Hokage.

But he had never imagined that the exact same words would now come out of Ōtsutsuki Genshiki’s mouth.

That demeanor.

That tone.

Even the unconscious motion of brushing a hand through his hair while looking up at the sky.

Even though the voice was completely different, in that moment, Naruto still couldn’t suppress his fear.

Could it be...

Could it be...

"What’s wrong, Naruto?"

Sasuke noticed Naruto’s condition and couldn’t help asking quietly. Gen also turned his head with an amused expression.

"Hey—don’t tell me you got scared?"

"I..."

Naruto hesitated, then finally fell silent. His gaze lifted toward the sky.

Especially when he saw the mask on Genshiki’s face, his fists clenched involuntarily.

...

"How could such rhetoric..."

And within the Allied Shinobi Forces, Ino also looked up at the figure in the sky, her expression tinged with confusion.

Her gaze flickered slightly, her fists clenched involuntarily, and she unconsciously bit down on her lower lip.

"Ino, are you okay?"

Chōji could not help but ask with concern from the side, while Shikamaru also leaned forward, his face full of confusion. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"I..."

Ino opened her mouth, but in the end, just like Naruto, she did not know what to say.

Her eyes, filled entirely with doubt, continued to stare at the mask of the figure in the sky. She was truly, incomparably curious about what the face beneath that mask looked like.

...

"Standing at the top..."

At this moment, the three Ōtsutsuki were also staring at the figure in the sky with faces full of shock, those words echoing incessantly within their hearts.

At this instant, they truly felt fear—and after the fear came an emotion that was difficult to put into words.

It was not that they had never considered how great the ambition of this Ōtsutsuki Genshiki might be, but now it seemed that this man was even more terrifying than they had imagined.

At the same time, they finally had the leisure to carefully reflect on a question.

"Kekkei Mōra... it really can condense Kekkei Mōra. It really can achieve transcendence through this method. It really can stand above the very top!"

Kekkei Mōra was, in essence, an elevation of one’s level of life.

The essence of devouring fruits, of devouring "pills," was the same—unceasingly accumulating energy in order to reach an elevation in the level of life.

No wonder this man was so confident. No wonder this man dared to make such grand declarations. So this truly was a "stairway to godhood."

"Then farewell, my fellow clansmen seniors."

Just then, Kitagawa Gen in the sky spoke again.

"As fellow clansmen, you are indeed very interesting, but unfortunately our wills have not become one. Even so, I will still carry your will and go to the top together."

"After all, I said it before: I will not enjoy this glory alone. Every clansman who forges my ’stairway to godhood’—I will keep them firmly in my heart!"

As he spoke, his chakra surged again, that terrifying aura seeming to devour heaven and earth.

Such power made everyone’s hearts turn cold; just its aura was already so terrifying—no wonder even three Ōtsutsuki were no match for him!

...

"We have to do something!"

Black Zetsu was unwilling to accept all of this; he did not even want his mother to come out.

Suddenly raising his head, he looked toward his two elder brothers and spoke in a pleading voice.

"You two, do something! If nothing else, seal Mother away!"

"..."

Black Zetsu’s words immediately made the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura’s eyes widen.

No—haven’t you been going against us this whole time? Why have you suddenly changed now?

"..."

Kitagawa Gen’s God Tree clone was also dumbfounded, even though he had long since known the situation.

But was this guy’s courage really that great?

Didn’t he know his mom had long been unhappy with him?

"And you as well, all living beings of the ninja world!"

Black Zetsu turned his head again and looked toward Kitagawa Gen and the others.

"If you still don’t make a move at a time like this, it really will be too late!"

"We do indeed have to move. We can’t let this continue."

Sasuke nodded. Hashirama also sighed as he stared at the sky, and at this moment Madara also slowly woke up.

"Damn it..."

"Madara, are you alright?"

Hashirama immediately asked with concern, while Madara looked somewhat weak.

"I’m fine, I..."

"I’m just about to die. After all, having the Ten-Tails leave the body is not a good thing."

Kitagawa Gen shrugged from the side as he spoke, his gaze shifting toward the Sage of Six Paths.

"So, what should we do now?"

"..."

The Sage of Six Paths fell into silence for a moment, his eyes fixed tightly on this clone of Kitagawa Gen.

You’re asking me that?

Wasn’t this all planned by you from the start?

And haven’t you already set your sights on those three Ōtsutsuki?

Could it be that you want me to protect those three Ōtsutsuki and deliberately oppose you?

"Madara’s problem can be resolved..."

The Sage of Six Paths was still silent when Hamura suddenly blinked and spoke softly.

"And now, there is only one task to entrust to you."

"Hm?"

Madara still did not understand what was going on, but Hashirama and Sasuke immediately realized it.

After exchanging a glance with Madara, they ultimately turned their attention to the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths.

"Great Sage, what is our task?"

"That would naturally be..."

Hamura smiled at Kitagawa Gen, then lifted his head to look toward the sky at the poised and ready "Ōtsutsuki Genshiki."

"To stop the rampage of Ōtsutsuki Genshiki. We will entrust our power to you, but from here on..."

At this point, he withdrew his gaze and looked back at everyone before speaking in a low voice.

"The future of the ninja world will depend on you—and even Mother’s safety will likely have to depend on you as well."

Ōtsutsuki Hamura’s words rang out with force, yet the Sage of Six Paths beside him felt a wave of helplessness.

What was wrong with his younger brother again?

But since things had already come to this, he could only push the matter forward. He, too, was being forced along without any room to retreat.

"Since we’re going to do it, then let’s do it on a grand scale..."

The Sage of Six Paths looked toward the three Ōtsutsuki in the distance, as if he could see through their bodies and into the roaring souls within them.

In the end, his chakra began to spread outward. He decided to go mad once together with Kitagawa Gen and his younger brother.

Only, none of them noticed that the silent Naruto’s gaze flickered, as if he were thinking about something...

...

"Damn it, we have to think of something!"

On the other side, the three Ōtsutsuki were rapidly recovering, and seeing how "Ōtsutsuki Genshiki" looked ready to act at any moment, they immediately understood that they absolutely could not afford to wait any longer.

"Pull Kaguya in—we have to make her do something!" roared Momoshiki. The atmosphere on the scene had already become unbearably oppressive, and even he could not endure it any further.

"That’s fine. No matter what, she won’t be able to avoid it. We ended up like this precisely because we were meant to protect her, so now she must do something as well."

Isshiki nodded. This was the only solution available, even if it was a desperate one. Meanwhile, Urashiki inexplicably turned his head to look toward the distant sea.

"Perhaps we still have a chance. Do you still remember that ’Karasuki’?"

"Karasuki?"

Hearing this, Momoshiki’s eyes immediately lit up—that was a treasured artifact of the Ōtsutsuki clan.

According to legend, it was an item that belonged to Ōtsutsuki Shibai, something capable of traversing time and space and returning to the past.

Unfortunately, it had long since disappeared, and no one knew where it had gone.

"You know where it is?"

Isshiki’s expression, however, did not look good. The remains of Ōtsutsuki Shibai had previously been in his possession.

He himself had never obtained the "Karasuki," so what exactly was Urashiki talking about?

"Just now, I seemed to sense the aura of the ’Karasuki.’"

Urashiki did not beat around the bush anymore. He knew that relying on himself, there was no way he could break through the defenses, let alone escape this damned place.

Even so, he did not say everything—if these people abandoned him and ran off, that would be real trouble.

"As long as we obtain it and activate it, we can enter a different spacetime to evade Genshiki, and even..."

"In a different spacetime, find a way to kill him!"

A fierce glint flashed across Isshiki’s and Momoshiki’s faces. Ōtsutsuki Genshiki was simply too terrifying—they truly could not withstand him at all.

For them as they were now, escaping as quickly as possible was the best choice, and the existence of the "Karasuki" gave them that option.

Most importantly...

"Now that we already know about the ’Stairway to Godhood,’ doesn’t that mean we can not only return to the past and kill Genshiki in advance, but also take the lead and do something ourselves?"

For ambitious Ōtsutsuki, who would not want to "stand at the top," and who would be unwilling to become a true "Ōtsutsuki God"?

The opportunity was right before their eyes—no matter what, they could not afford to miss it!

"Finished talking?"

Just as they had made their decision, Kitagawa Gen’s voice echoed once more.

"Since you’ve already finished delivering your last words, then it’s time to be on your way, seniors."

"There’s no need to be nervous, no need to feel distressed. You only need to wait for death to arrive—there’s no need to fear it. No matter what happens, as long as you advance together with me, then..."

"We will inevitably stand together at the very summit of the Heavenly Throne!"

Humm—

Kitagawa Gen suddenly swung his sword. In that instant, boundless chakra seemed to be given tangible form.

Raging flames, lightning, violent winds, and torrential rain converged completely in that moment, surging fiercely toward the three of them along with Kitagawa Gen’s motion.

Space became incomparably distorted at that instant, as if everything in the world were being obscured.

"Go!"

Isshiki let out a furious roar as the space around them underwent a drastic change.

A bizarre spatial aperture was forcibly opened by Isshiki, and the chakra summoned by Kitagawa Gen was instantly compressed by him.

Their figures vanished into the space in an instant, as if trying to flee from this place.

Boom—

The roaring chakra quietly struck the ground. In the blink of an eye, violent smoke and dust engulfed the sky and the sea, and the figures of the three had already disappeared.

"You really think I can’t see your movements?"

Kitagawa Gen snorted coldly, his eyes locked firmly onto the spatial trajectories of those three Ōtsutsuki.

There was no way they could escape from the palm of Kitagawa Gen’s hand!

A blinding radiance swept away all the surrounding smoke and dust, as if what Kitagawa Gen held in his hand was not a golden sword, but a truly blazing, dazzling sun.

Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!

His attack instantly plunged into space itself, pursuing the three with ferocious killing intent.

"Damn it!"

In just an instant, Momoshiki felt a piercing pain drill straight through his chest.

Kitagawa Gen’s attack had already penetrated space itself—it was now truly striking his very body!

At that moment, genuine fear appeared in Momoshiki’s eyes. He knew that this time, he was probably out of chances.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t continue using ’Kāma’, but all of it was meaningless.

He didn’t even believe he could survive long enough to find a new ’vessel’!

"Ah!"

No matter how Momoshiki struggled, he could not escape his locked fate. He roared, still trying to resist.

Yet within the torrent of chakra, his body was instantly severed into two—his lower half fell into the other space, while his upper half clutched desperately onto Isshiki’s body.

"Damn..."

Isshiki was greatly startled. But when his gaze fell upon the remaining Momoshiki behind him, an unusual look appeared in his expression.

"Why keep running? It’s truly meaningless."

Before Isshiki could rein in his expression, Kitagawa Gen’s voice rang out once more.

"Die!"

Urashiki finally snapped. He had never imagined that even three against one would end like this.

He abruptly turned back, and the crimson fishhook transformed into countless stars, surging viciously toward Kitagawa Gen outside the space!

Clang—

At the instant the crisp metallic chime rang out, all of Urashiki’s fishhooks were completely severed by the golden sword.

The golden blade of light then surged ferociously toward him, sending a chill of terror through Urashiki’s heart!

"Hurry up—if I die, none of us will get away!"

"Shut up!"

Isshiki abruptly turned his head, staring at the streak rushing straight toward Urashiki as the black eye within him began to spin frantically.

The golden radiance was quietly compressed at that moment, barely suppressing the golden sword’s advance.

Even so, the golden sword still sliced through half of Urashiki’s body, and his arm fell along with it into the spatial passage.

"Ah!"

Urashiki cried out in pain, frantically using energy to repair himself—yet Isshiki did not pay him the slightest attention.

At that moment, Isshiki cast a vicious glance at Momoshiki, then suddenly reached out and seized the Momoshiki who was left with only half his body!

"Sorry..."

"?"

Momoshiki froze for a moment, but in the very next instant his expression changed drastically.

"Hey—don’t go crazy, we—"

"To recover, you need a massive amount of time and energy. And right now, that’s exactly what we lack."

Isshiki’s face was incomparably grim as he stared at Momoshiki and spoke in a low voice.

"So, my apologies. At the very least, my growth can kill Genshiki. Becoming part of me and uniting our wills is far better than that madman, wouldn’t you say?"

"!!!"

Momoshiki’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets—he had never imagined things would turn out like this.

Urashiki beside him was also completely dumbfounded.

Was Isshiki really going to do it?

Right now?

"Ahhh—!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Isshiki viciously activated ’Chakra Edible Creation’, amid Momoshiki’s unwilling, furious roar.

His upper body was instantly churned by energy, transforming into a crimson "peach" that fell into Isshiki’s hand.

"You—!"

Such an eerily similar scene left Urashiki completely stunned, while Isshiki, without the slightest concern, began to "feast voraciously."

And at the moment they exited the spatial passage, Isshiki finally completely devoured the "pill" formed from Momoshiki.

At that instant, his aura underwent a tremendous surge.

That surging, overwhelming power snapped the dazed Urashiki back to his senses.

"You... you all really did it... you really did it..."

Urashiki’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. His heart felt utterly icy cold—and along with that coldness came boundless regret.

Why hadn’t he been the one to "do it" first?

"Indeed, it’s powerful energy—only the current utilization rate is rather low. As long as I completely absorb this energy, then..."

Isshiki murmured softly. By this time, he had already arrived beside Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

Sasuke, Hashirama, and Madara—whose complexion had only just recovered, though it still looked somewhat pale—were all watching the two of them intently.

Naruto was the same; however, Naruto’s expression still seemed off at this moment. Meanwhile, Kitagawa Gen’s Divine Tree clone was inexplicably sizing Isshiki up.

He did not really care that Isshiki had devoured Momoshiki. The energy would not be reduced—once Isshiki was killed, that energy would still belong to him.

He was merely feeling a bit of emotion: Isshiki’s decisiveness was truly ruthless—to make such a choice at a moment like this.

’However, there’s no time for him to completely absorb it. This kind of enhancement doesn’t really count—once the main body arrives, it can still be dealt with just the same, and now it’s almost about time...’

Kitagawa Gen thought silently to himself. Having dragged things out until now, it truly was time for everything to come to an end.

His original purpose had been to let the ninja world feel the pain brought by the Ōtsutsuki. In a way, this also served to "clear the name" of the Sage of Six Paths.

Of course, this was also for his own sake—he needed to be "cleared" as well.

He had already thought it through: this matter had to rely on the Sage of Six Paths.

This could also be considered "letting things take their natural course"...

"You bunch of bastards..."

As Madara watched Isshiki and Urashiki approach, his gaze instantly filled with hatred.

However, before he could say anything, Hashirama stopped him. Isshiki also paid no attention to Madara; instead, he raised his head and looked toward Kaguya.

"Kaguya, it really has been a long time!"

"..."

Kaguya did not speak. She merely swept a silent glance over the utterly battered Isshiki.

This truly was the first time she had ever seen him in such a state.

"The current situation is extremely complicated. The grudges between us can be discussed later!"

Isshiki continued, his gaze icy as he looked at Kaguya, speaking with a trace of suppressed frustration.

"Our clan has produced a terrifying being—one whose target is all of us!"

"Whether it’s this world, or me, Momoshiki and Urashiki, or you—we will all be devoured by him."

"That monster has already devoured Urashiki and Momoshiki once before. His power is beyond imagination. We must join forces!"

"Otherwise, none of us will be able to escape!"

Begging the very person who had once ambushed him was something that truly made Isshiki suffer to the extreme.

Yet in his current state, he genuinely had no other choice. Even so, he still did not reveal any information about "Karasuki."

What he wanted was simply for Kaguya to hold back Ōtsutsuki Genshiki, so that he could seize the opportunity for Urashiki to activate "Karasuki."

And even...

To see whether there might still be a chance—before using "Karasuki" to leave—to do something first, ahead of that madman Genshiki!

However, his words made Urashiki shudder with unease as he glanced over.

This guy still had the nerve to say something like that?

At this moment, Urashiki was truly terrified. He had only one thought in his mind: get out of this hellish place as fast as possible!

If he didn’t leave now, there really would be no chance left at all...

"And you as well—the countless beings of the ninja world..."

Isshiki did not bother with anything else. He madly absorbed the power within his body, making himself even stronger.

At the same time, he turned his head toward Naruto and the others and spoke in a low voice.

"Our stances are indeed different, but we are all facing the same catastrophe!"

"You have all seen the power of Ōtsutsuki Genshiki. It’s not just us—you will die as well."

"Including the world you protect—there will likewise be no survivors!"

"Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, you laid out your plans for a thousand years. Isn’t this the very moment you were waiting for?"

"If you truly wait until we are all dead, until your mother is devoured, then what meaning would any of it have?!"

Isshiki’s words immediately caused everyone to look toward the Sage of Six Paths.

Even Black Zetsu and Hamura turned to look over in shock.

So even the Ōtsutsuki had heard of his elder brother’s reputation?

"..."

The Sage of Six Paths fell unusually silent. He truly could not understand how even the Ōtsutsuki had come to believe such nonsense.

And moreover—what exactly was Kitagawa Gen’s ultimate plan?

Buzz—

Before he could think any further, Ōtsutsuki Genshiki had already arrived in the sky. His gaze swept downward, and he immediately let out a cold laugh.

"How interesting. You self-proclaimed higher lifeforms are actually standing together with the lower creatures you despise?"

"Life always seeks a way out. A guy like you, who looks down on everything, will ultimately only end up dying!"

Isshiki gritted his teeth and shouted.

"And yet, aren’t you the one who disregards the lives of this world? In your eyes, aren’t they no different from lower creatures as well? Stop putting on such a hypocritical act!"

"Then what about Senior Momoshiki?"

Kitagawa Gen shrugged, letting out a light chuckle as he spoke.

"I saw everything inside the space perfectly clearly. Are you really innocent?"

That question immediately plunged Isshiki into silence. He had long since guessed that Kitagawa Gen could see what was happening inside the space.

After all, the attacks had been far too precise—more than enough to explain everything.

"However, it doesn’t really matter."

Yet at this moment, Kitagawa Gen smiled.

"Dealing with you isn’t actually that difficult. Even if you went ahead and did it as well, it wouldn’t really be a problem—because to me..."

"Whether the dust that needs to be cleaned up is one speck or two, there’s no visible difference to the naked eye—even for someone like you right now."

Such words of extreme humiliation made Isshiki’s eyes nearly burst with rage.

But Naruto, who had remained silent the entire time, suddenly raised his head and spoke.

"So for you... does that mean everything is meaningless?"

"Hm?"

Kitagawa Gen froze for a moment. He did not understand what Naruto meant—and Naruto continued speaking.

"So for you, does that apply to everything—whether it’s everything in the past, or anything else?"

"..."

Kitagawa Gen looked at Naruto with bafflement. He genuinely had no idea what had gotten into the kid.

At the same time, Kitagawa Gen’s Divine Tree clone cast a strange look toward the Sage of Six Paths, and the Sage of Six Paths, wearing an equally puzzled expression, looked back at him.

Both sides fell into silence. Clearly, none of them understood what was going on.

"I understand now—the ninja world will not submit and wait to be captured!"

Naruto took a deep breath and shouted loudly. In that very instant, several figures suddenly appeared beside him!

"This is...?"

Kitagawa Gen’s expression turned somewhat strange. He saw Senju Tobirama, Namikaze Minato, as well as Kakashi and Might Guy—they had clearly been brought over by the Flying Thunder God.

On the other side, within the Allied Shinobi Forces, countless ninja were rapidly mobilizing like a roaring tide, seemingly ready to provide reinforcements at any moment.

Not only that—several White Zetsu also began undergoing changes, as though souls were starting to descend into them.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade formed up together and were advancing at full speed as well.

"The ninja world will not give up—never has, never will! We absolutely will not give up easily!"

Naruto roared at the top of his lungs. His body was already wrapped in golden chakra, and Truth-Seeking Orbs instantly blossomed behind him.

Sasuke snorted coldly. Purple lightning coiled around his body, and his Rinnegan locked firmly onto Kitagawa Gen in the sky.

"Quite spirited. That really is beyond my expectations."

Seeing this, Kitagawa Gen could not help but smile and shake his head. But at that moment, Naruto suddenly turned around and looked toward Kitagawa Gen behind him.

He took a deep breath, then broke into a bright smile.

"Gen."

"?"

"Let’s... end all of this!"

"..."