From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 448 The White Zetsu's Promotion Ceremony

The hermit will depart at dusk, and the impure world will be freed from reincarnation.

Uchiha Munetsuki seemed to regret that he couldn't completely defeat Itachi before turning to dust and returning to the earth.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at White Zetsu until his death, as if accusing it of its actions, but ultimately he was powerless to change anything and turned to dust.

The Second Tsuchikage merely glanced at Iwagakure before returning to dust in tranquility.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

White Zetsu laughed wildly within the barrier.

It had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Since 'Adam' fell into slumber, and it remained constrained by the Twilight Hermits, it finally has the opportunity to break free from their control completely.

From this day forward, it will no longer be a pawn to be manipulated at will.

Neither Black Zetsu, Adam, nor the Twilight Hermits can stop its progress. It will completely shed its mortal form and embark on the great path to godhood!

"How are you going to deal with those two people?"

Obito Uchiha interrupted White Zetsu's fantasy and looked at the unconscious Raikage and Mizukage beside him: "They should have seen your true face by now, right?"

"It's alright, I'm just an observer. Changing someone's perception is very easy." Bai Jue clearly didn't take the two seriously, a sinister smirk playing on his lips. "Besides, they are indispensable to the next plan."

"What about him?"

Obito Uchiha revealed his killing intent; he didn't mind killing the members of the Aurora Society.

Once freed from the genjutsu, Itachi Uchiha was in a state of utter dejection, but upon seeing Obito's gaze, he revealed a sickly smile.

At that moment, the eyes of two madmen clashed fiercely in the air.

Bai Jue originally wanted to eliminate the threat completely, but the evil whisper of "truly the creator" that he had sworn an oath to unconsciously surfaced in his mind. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let him go. The Aurora Society, like us, will have a grudge against the Twilight Hermits. We can unite their power in the future."

"Ha, okay."

Obito Uchiha wasn't listening to White Zetsu; he simply felt that the other party suited his temperament.

"Thank you."

Bai Jue breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, if a madman like Obito really gets into the mood, there's no way to stop him.

If the content of the 'oath' is judged and it is found to be an accomplice, Bai Jue dares not imagine the consequences of offending the 'True God'.

"Heh, then I'll look forward to your next performance."

Obito Uchiha said meaningfully, "I will come to find you again after you complete your promotion."

"Okay, I'll be promoted soon."

Bai Jue assured him again.

Then, right before his eyes, Obito Uchiha was sucked into the spatial vortex and disappeared.

"What exactly is your purpose?"

White Zetsu then looked at Uchiha Itachi and asked them about the purpose of the Aurora Gathering.

"Hehehe, there is no purpose, it is God's will."

Uchiha Itachi grinned, then swayed as he stood up, staring at it with a cryptic look: "Soon, it won't be long before you understand."

White Zetsu frowned; it hated the feeling of not being able to control its own destiny.

However, Itachi Uchiha obviously wouldn't say anything more. He leisurely turned into shadow and disappeared from the barrier, leaving only one sentence echoing in the air.

"We'll come find you again after you get promoted."

Another promotion?
Bai Jue's brows were furrowed, as if everyone was waiting for its promotion.

However, it could not stop. This feeling of being pushed forward by an invisible force made Bai Jue feel extremely uncomfortable.

"It's alright, soon I will have the power to control my destiny!"

White Zetsu looked outside the barrier, a sinister smile creeping across his lips. A dark cloud once more enveloped Konoha, and a fine, needle-like rain washed away the remnants of the battle.

Sorrow once again filled the faces of every Konoha resident, who, dressed in black mourning clothes, walked into the street in an orderly fashion.

Once again, and again!
The Hokage of Konoha was assassinated!

Perhaps, this is a punishment sent down by heaven upon Konoha.

Holding pure white flowers, everyone came to the tombstone one by one and offered the last bouquet.

Almost all of Konoha's Jonin were gathered here, silently gazing at the tombstone.

How could such a thing happen?

Kurenai's eyes were slightly red, and her voice carried a hint of sorrow.

However, Asuma Sarutobi, as Hiruzen Sarutobi's son, showed no reaction whatsoever; in fact, he was quite indifferent.

Although many people were surprised by his reaction, they didn't say much.

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane attended again as advisors to the Hokage. After reading a long and sorrowful eulogy, the funeral ceremony came to an end.

The grief of the people of Konoha reached its peak.

At this moment, Bai Jue hid in the crowd, carefully experiencing the grief of thousands of people. His smile grew wider and wider until the corners of his mouth stretched to his ears.

This is the ritual it wanted!

White Zetsu poured the 'potion' he had prepared into his mouth.

The viscous liquid flowed directly down the throat into the body and quickly permeated the internal organs.

hum!
In an instant, Bai Jue seemed to transcend humanity and merge into the immense atmosphere of grief.

It can clearly hear everyone's innermost thoughts, and even uncover deeper secrets just from their facial expressions.

Including those shameful, darkest thoughts buried deep in everyone's heart!
The emotional resonance of tens of thousands of people, like an invisible hand, pushed White Zetsu into the ocean of its subconscious, where it could finally see clearly that deep and dark sea.

Every drop of water here is like a ray of light, as if representing a trace of consciousness, a mark.

Through the ocean of the subconscious, he can deeply feel the spirituality of those consciousnesses and light and shadow.

Then, in the instant of transcending humanity to divinity, White Zetsu was fundamentally and completely transformed, experiencing the exhilaration of a complete sublimation of his life level.

"Ah, that's it!"

White Zetsu was deeply immersed in the fantastical scenes of the ocean of his subconscious.

Finally, its skin grew layers of fine scales, resembling gray-white rocks, and its pupils were vertical and pale gold. An unprecedented, explosive power spread within its body, making White Zetsu eager to test just how powerful the power of Sequence Four really was!
He quietly disappeared from Konoha and came to a deserted place, where he fully revealed his 'mythical creature form'!
Its powerful body stretched out, its enormous gray-white dragon form stirring up billowing winds with each flap of its wings, its speed breaking the sound barrier at one point, easily carving through the mountain peaks.

Too strong!

Bai Jue laughed wildly.

It was finally able to understand the power that 'Adam' possessed back then.

"Adam, you never imagined I'd escape your control, did you?"

Bai Jue's pale golden vertical pupils gazed into the distance. Its body, with its ethereal dragon form, was topped with a human head, making it appear somewhat eerie. A ferocious and terrifying smile appeared on its face: "Soon, I will drag you off that chair!"

It was laughing wildly, unleashing the power of this mythical creature.

One mountain after another was flattened by its immense power.

However, Bai Jue never expected that there were two people right beside it, observing its every move.

"Zongyue, why are you letting it run its course?"

Erii tilted her head, looking curiously at the person next to her, and said with a slight frown, "I don't like it, it's disgusting."

"For whoever wishes to destroy a man, first make him mad."

Uchiha Munezuki smiled, gently stroking Erii's hair, his pale golden eyes rippling slightly.

(End of this chapter)