Naruto Uchiha, the former God of the Space!

In a cave within the land of water.

Itachi Uchiha and Juzo Biwa were sitting by the campfire, warming themselves by the fire.

In the past few days, facing the damp and rainy environment, Itachi has quickly adapted to his new identity as a member of the Akatsuki organization.

Stretching, Pipa Juzo complained:

"Being a bounty hunter and a hired ninja every day to make money for the organization is so tiring. I finally managed to leave the Village of Blood Mist and become a free rogue ninja, but now I'm back."

"Only an immortal monster like Kakuzu would enjoy this, huh. He only enjoys the process of making and counting money, he never spends any money."

"By the way, Itachi, let me tell you, Konan should be in charge of the organization's finances. She's probably the richest woman in the ninja world, with assets comparable to Gato, the richest man in the Land of Waves. It's a pity she always has such a sour face and calls herself some kind of divine messenger."

"Sigh, we're probably the only two normal people in the entire Akatsuki."

Beside him, Uchiha Itachi leaned against the rock wall, his eyes closed as if he were dozing.

Itachi showed no reaction to his talkative partner Juzo's complaints; he seemed to be gradually getting used to it all.

This is a good opportunity to gather intelligence and find a chance to send it back to Konoha.

Madara Uchiha? I wonder where that mysterious guy who recruited me into the organization is now.

He seems to have a bad relationship with the leader of Payne and the messenger Konan.

I had a feeling that the two of them were quite wary of me.

Fifth Hokage, Shu... you're the most talked-about person in the ninja world lately.

Suddenly, a mental message descended upon their minds from afar.

Just as he was launching into a long rant about how he was always doing illegal work, Pipa Juzo pouted and said, "What do you want from our group now?! It's so annoying!"

Itachi, who longed to awaken his Kaleidoscope Sharingan and gain greater power but always felt he was just one step away, remained silent as usual. Without saying much, he immediately got up and pasted a talisman at the entrance of the cave.

A defensive barrier capable of shielding perception was immediately generated.

After turning around, the two simultaneously formed a hand seal.

The wielder of the Executioner's Blade, Juzo Biwa, shouted in a low voice:

"The Illusionary Body Technique!"

In an instant, the two people's mental projections descended into a huge cave.

Inside, there is an unusually bizarre giant anthropomorphic stone statue with an extremely distorted face and nine tightly closed eyes scattered across its face.

It looks like it has a very impressive history.

Itachi Uchiha's mental projection, spanning tens of thousands of miles, landed on one of the stone statue's fingers. He first looked around.

In addition to Pain, the leader who summoned himself and Juzo Biwa, it was discovered that on the fingers of the other hand of the statue, there were also real projections of two other Akatsuki members.

Orochimaru, Sasori of the Red Sand.

"Kakuzu, you've lost another partner, huh? Tsk tsk tsk, two teammates dead in a month, who will dare to act with you in the future?"

Faced with Juzo Biwa's taunts, Kakuzu, who possessed five hearts and claimed to have fought Hashirama at his peak without dying, stood on the edge and snorted coldly.

At this moment, Pain, the leader standing on the thumb of the stone statue, spoke: "The organization needs to adjust its strategy. Orochimaru, Sasori, Itachi Uchiha, Juzo Biwa, Kakuzu, all of you, immediately head to the border of the Land of Earth, lead the organization's peripheral ninjas, assist Onoki, and defeat the forces of the Land of Lightning!"

Have we received a war commission of the highest caliber?

But why help the Land of Earth?

Earth and Thunder have been enemies for so many years, and they are evenly matched.

Disrupting the balance prematurely offers no benefit.

Juzo Biwa frowned: "Intervening in a major power war so early, aren't you afraid that the Tailed Beast collection plan will be exposed prematurely?"

Orochimaru's gaze lingered on Uchiha Itachi for a while, then he licked his lips with his long tongue in a perverted manner:

"Oh? It seems something big has happened again. The Third Hokage died in a coup. According to the general trend, shouldn't all countries launch a coordinated attack on the Land of Fire from multiple fronts, defeat Konoha, and divide the spoils?"

Pain shook his head and said coldly, "The Hokage went deep into Iwagakure and stole the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, almost destroying Iwagakure's war mobilization capabilities."

"An interesting fellow," Scorpion said warily.

For such a big event, Payne spoke so little; there must be a lot of inside information involved.

Clearly, that Fifth Hokage is a tough opponent!

After emphasizing that all team members must abandon their current tasks and immediately proceed to the target location, Xiao Nan, wearing a paper flower in her hair, spoke:

"Disband!"

Instantly, the mental projections of elite Jonin-level and Kage-level powerhouses disappeared from the Gedo Mazo.

In the Land of Waterfalls, a figure dressed in red cloud robes put away a stack of silver notes and sped toward the border of the Land of Earth.

There were two people within the Land of Grass.

Kakuzu, Orochimaru, and Sasori of the Red Sand are all actually not far from the Land of Earth.

.........

In Miaomu Mountain.

Jiraiya, wearing an oil-colored headband, rubbed his head and said helplessly:

"We've only been apart for a short time, why are you suddenly summoning me here? The village is too weak right now. I need to escort the tailed beast spoils back to the village, and then accept the Fifth Hokage's order to guard the most dangerous front line."

"Stop talking nonsense." Fukasaku easily jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulder and tapped his head with his frog paw:

"I must have something important to discuss with you!"

At this moment, the purple-skinned Shima Sage jumped onto the other shoulder and added, "We don't know the specifics either. After we told the Great Sage about the Fifth Hokage's deeds, He had another dream."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing that it was a great immortal and that it was a dream, Jiraiya immediately became serious.

Mount Myōboku was the place that changed his status as the worst of the three legendary ninja.

—It originated from a reckless spiritual practice I did in my youth.

The two sages perched on his shoulders, Fukasaku and Shima, were both elders and trusted confidants of the Great Toad Sage. They had taught him all his sage techniques and had contributed greatly to the recent collapse of Iwagakure.

Both of them had cultivated immortal arts for over eight hundred years without aging, and were respected by the young and powerful toads of Mount Myōboku.

As for the Great Toad Sage, he lives in a temple deep within Mount Myōboku.

As the founder of Mount Myōboku who has lived for over a thousand years, legend has it that he fought alongside the Sage of Six Paths against the source of chakra, the Goddess of the Rabbit. He provided the secret treasure, the Sage's Talisman, to revive the Sage of Six Paths and taught him even more profound sage techniques, turning the tide of battle.

Jiraiya firmly believed this!

Even though the era is too ancient, and history and mythology are intertwined and difficult to distinguish, many rumors are heard from the mouths of the younger toads, and the great immortal never tells them himself.

And that goes without saying, not to mention the various prophecies the Great Sage made about the future of the ninja world through his fragmented dreams.

He ordained that He Himself would seek out and raise the prophesied child—

Therefore, disgusted with Konoha under the rule of the Third Hokage, eager to escape the cruel internal strife, and for various other reasons, Jiraiya resolutely left Konoha. Under the pretext of intelligence gathering, he traveled around the ninja world, mainly searching for the savior prophesied by the Great Sage.

"Thank goodness we found it."

"It must be the fifth generation, it must be."

The image of Uchiha Shu, with his strong hands and endless mysterious methods, came to mind.

Soon, Jiraiya, carrying Fukasaku and Shima on his shoulders, arrived at the main hall of worship.

It occupies the central and main position.

The giant orange toad-like immortal was shriveled and had even more wrinkled skin than when we last met!

It's like seeing a sprightly sixty-year-old, only to find them suddenly paralyzed in a hospital bed, saying they're about to die.

At this moment, Gamamaru was dozing off. The pale purple cat's eye stone inlaid in the middle of the string of Buddhist beads around his neck emitted a faint light, continuously nourishing his body.

Fukasaku the Sage spoke up respectfully, saying, "Great Sage, Jiraiya has arrived."

"oh oh……"

As if suffering from dementia, the immortal, whose real name was Gamamaru, opened his cloudy eyes.

Jiraiya, disregarding pleasantries, eagerly asked:

"Great Immortal, what happened to you? Why have you suddenly become like this!"

"And... what did you dream about this time, about the Child of Prophecy?"

Without a doubt, he had more affection for the toad clan than the third generation Sarutobi.

The Great Toad Sage shook his head and slowly spoke:

"Fate has gone awry, all my prophecies have failed..."

At this point, Gamamaru couldn't help but shudder.

He tried to deduce what had happened to the Fifth Hokage, but his lifespan was taken away. Despite boasting of his immortality, he almost died on the spot.

Fortunately, they had the support of various secret treasures from the Toad Kingdom.

In addition, being sensible, they did not force the deduction further.

Jiraiya's heart skipped a beat.

Fate has been thrown into chaos? What have I been doing all these years wandering the ninja world? What is the meaning of my life?

"Then what."

Faced with the impatient questioning, the Great Toad Sage shook his head again:

"Sigh, I hope this planet can have a good ending and not be destroyed by extraterrestrial visitors."

"Visitors from outer space? What are those?"

After a pause, Jiraiya frowned and continued to press for answers.

"Ugh!"

The Great Toad Sage sighed deeply, a look of reminiscence on his face, and said in a gentle voice:

"In the history of the ninja world, the progenitor of chakra, the goddess of the rabbit, came from beyond the heavens. Her eye techniques surpassed bloodline limits and bloodline elimination, possessing abilities that exceeded the Sage's Eye and the Mangekyou Sharingan."

The Sage's Eye, also known as the Rinnegan.

Having been Nagato's mentor and having personally witnessed Jiraiya's Sage Eyes, he increasingly felt that things were spiraling out of control.

The ninja world has become utterly unfamiliar!

This renowned and seasoned expert seemed to have lived in a fantasy for the past few decades.

Next, Uchiha Shu tried his best to avoid leaking information that might frighten Jiraiya and the others.

The Rinne Sharingan, the Ten-Tails God Tree, and the Otsutsuki clan's atrocities in attempting to refine an entire planet...

A thousand years ago, a powerful immortal with unfathomable strength was almost sucked dry and turned into a toad!

"Jiraiya, take Shima and Fukasaku back to Konoha. Make sure to protect Naruto Uzumaki. The original child of destiny you've been searching for is this child." Gamamaru dared not keep it a secret any longer.

No matter how fate changes, even when destiny is uncertain, it hopes to have a hand to play.

Naruto Uzumaki – the reincarnation of Ashura's chakra.

The Sage of Six Paths is unreliable, and we haven't been able to contact him for a long time. Hopefully, his second son can come in handy at a crucial moment.

Alas, the whereabouts and identity of the reincarnation of Indra's chakra are unknown. If we bring him over, even if something goes wrong, there will still be room for redemption.

"Yes, sir."

The two little sage toads perched on Jiraiya's shoulders responded in unison, saying they would be ordered to guard Konoha and protect the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki.

They will absolutely obey the commands of that mysterious and wicked Fifth Hokage.

"Everything revolves around Uchiha Shu."

The toad's croak was filled with deep fear.

……

The Hokage's office.

The morning glow shone through the glass, gilding the mountain of files with a golden light. Silently, she gazed absently at the street outside the window.

Why should I, a Jonin, handle these official duties?

I'm so angry.

Lady Tsunade is so lazy; it was clearly a task entrusted to her by the Fifth Hokage.

"However, it seems that she's starting to fall in love."

"There have always been rumors that the First Hokage, the God of Shinobi, had a deeper relationship with Madara than with his first wife."

"So...to the Senju, are the Uchiha succubi?"

Hmph~

In my arms, the pig named Tuntun grunted, seemingly in agreement.

Inside the village.

A shop tucked away in a small alley.

Uchiha Shu, who effortlessly mastered Lava Release and took the shortcut to its extreme, calmly enjoyed his breakfast without any extravagance:

A dish of natto, a bowl of sweet soup.

He shared a plate of three-colored dumplings with Tsunade.

Tsunade kept reaching for the three-colored dumplings, savoring the sweetness emanating from them.

It's like tearing at someone's flesh.

I stood in the training gym with this guy all night!

"Lava Release, formed by combining Fire Release and Earth Release chakra, manifests in the form of high-temperature magma or volcanic bombs..."

"When the proportion of fire-style chakra is high, Lava Release exhibits strong offensive capabilities, manifesting as high-temperature lava that can melt or scorch targets, enough to melt a second-stage Susanoo, just like Mei Terumi's Lava Release."

"When the proportion of Earth Release chakra is higher, Lava Release tends to be more about control and support, generating a substance similar to volcanic ash or cement to restrict the movement of groups of enemies..."

Upon his return, his strength was at a low level.

Lacking attack methods.

Now, he first copied the abilities of Elder Shin and Danzo in battle, then took control of the Book of Seals, learned all the non-Sage Techniques of Wood Release, and possessed Kage-level combat power.

Paired with Obito's Kamui Eye, which came to him willingly.

"Right now, as the perfect Jinchūriki, I'd be considered a Kage-level being, wouldn't I?"

"Nagato with the Rinnegan paired with Pain in Six Paths is roughly the quality inspector for whether or not someone can reach the Kage level."

In this round of reunion plans, Uchiha Shu has no immediate intention of confronting the Akatsuki organization.

It's not a safe bet.

The subsequent series of plans essentially involved leading Konoha Village to confront the four great nations, along with the entire Akatsuki organization, to force Black Zetsu, who possessed a certain amount of bloodline limit power, to take action.

Everything is under pressure.

The operation was too extreme, and there was no second shielding membrane for me to escape.

"Let's play it safe and come back next time... With my own Kaleidoscope and the resources from the God Space obtained in 'Legend of the Gods', I can be absolutely sure of success."

Tsunade glanced helplessly at the distracted young Hokage opposite her and casually asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"The intensity of the war has been brought under control. Konoha is not in danger of being destroyed. At most, it's Kumogakure causing trouble."

Uchiha Shu responded, "Therefore, you shall take full responsibility for military and economic matters. From now on, I will focus my energy on training the Flying Thunder God Technique and sealing techniques."

"The Hokage is right," Tsunade said coldly.

Sealing techniques have a very high priority.

The next East China Sea team dungeon involves ancient Egyptian mythology, specifically featuring Anubis, the god of death; Ra, the creator god of the sun; and Hakimi, the pharaoh's guardian god...

Could it involve the concept of divinity? Uchiha Shu wasn't sure.

Logically speaking, it is challenging, but not by much.

The answer is simple: the East China Sea team is a newly formed team.

But then again, the main god keeps up with the times and has made too many patches. Some phenomena are different from those of Zheng Zha's Zhongzhou team—after the guide disappeared, the cycle log of the previous Donghai team was actually preserved.

"Having many skills is never a bad thing. Sealing techniques have a high ceiling and can be very effective in many horror movies."

Thereafter.

For a long time, Konoha, the source of the original storyline of the broken ninja world, became unusually calm, and Mimi stayed out of it.

The lost territory on the northeastern front was easily reclaimed by Uchiha Setsuna and his men a few days after being forcefully occupied by the Land of Lightning.

Because the Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Stone Village, and the Akatsuki organization were fighting each other, Killer Bee and other skilled fighters had to go to provide support.

During this time, the agile Fourth Raikage even wrote a personal letter to Uchiha Shu, hoping that Konoha would take action against Orochimaru, who had used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to desecrate the dead and had actually created an army of the dead on the front lines.

"It's time to return to the Main God Space."

"My return will be just a second after the Hokage era ends, and I will overturn the ninja world..."