Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 403 The Altered Memories

"A celestial being?"

Minato's voice was somewhat solemn, his gaze fixed on Otsutsuki Toneri in the interrogation room.

In the interrogation room, the defeated and vacant-eyed Otsutsuki Toneri did not resist, but answered every question.

Although his answer was full of disdain and sarcasm, he did not hide anything.

The conversation on the moon a day earlier made him realize that Uchiha Kumo and Uzumaki Sora knew more about the Otsutsuki clan than he did.

I can't see God's future...

Being called a god, it is naturally impossible for mortals to see through him.

Therefore, he did not choose to hide what he knew, although there was not much of it, and it was basically some of Otsutsuki Hamura's conjectures.

Outside the interrogation room, Shikaku murmured, "The so-called celestial beings must be the Otsutsuki clan. We had already anticipated that they came from other planets or even another dimension."

As he spoke, Shikaku looked at Uzumaki Sora beside him: "Although he is a descendant of Otsutsuki Hamura, after losing the Tenseigan, he basically has no reason to exist, right?"

Uzumaki Sora replied, "Compared to the Hyuga clan, those on the moon have a stronger Otsutsuki bloodline. More importantly, they possess a giant Tenseigan."

A giant Tenseigan?

Shikaku frowned.

A day earlier, Shikamaru, Sai, and Team 7 had already given a report on their mission.

The giant Tenseigan that Hinata destroyed was actually formed from countless Byakugan, and its internal power was capable of maintaining the artificial sun on the moon and the actions of a series of puppets.

These are manifestations of energy, and the golden beams emitted against the enemy are extremely fast and powerful.

But against enemies of the caliber of Cloud and Vortex Sky, they are hardly worth mentioning.

Since the four great ninja villages submitted, Konoha's enemies are no longer in the ninja world, but in the unknown heavens.

Therefore, the power of the giant Tenseigan is not necessary.

"A giant Tenseigan, while maintaining the attack of the golden beam, also maintains the operation of the floating islands inside the moon, along with countless puppets, and the Hamura statue fighting hand-to-hand with the Nine-Tails..."

Uzumaki Sora looked at Shikaku: "And even all of these combined aren't its maximum output. Ultimately, it relies on Hinata's internal restraint to break it down."

Shikaku understood.

He then looked at Otsutsuki Toneri in the interrogation room behind the one-way glass: "Those Byakugan were collected, right? He should know the principles behind how to reform the giant Tenseigan..."

"In conjunction with the Ministry of Science and Technology, a new Tenseigan was created that obeys the Hokage's command. That is its purpose."

After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent, pondering the feasibility of the idea.

After a long pause, Minato spoke up: "Should we have Orochimaru come over? And Kabuto too. Only after they confirm can we know if it's feasible."

Uchiha Yun said, "It's not just Orochimaru and Kabuto; Mount Myōboku also needs to get involved."

The group looked over in confusion.

Yun continued to explain, "When power surpasses the level of a ninja, let's be direct..."

As she spoke, Yun's pupils shifted, and the pressure created by her pupils made the others gasp for breath.

He stretched out his hand, and a black Truth-Seeking Ball formed in it, changing shape at will.

Uzumaki Sora added, "With power reaching this level, once the Truth-Seeking Balls are formed, techniques using chakra become largely meaningless."

As he spoke, Uzumaki Sora looked at Minato: "Of course, space-time ninjutsu can still be used tactically, but neither ninjutsu nor taijutsu are meaningful anymore."

"Even an immortal being resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation cannot recover after being hit by such an attack."

The Truth-Seeking Balls dissipated, and the Rinnegan with its six tomoe also disappeared.

Uchiha Yun said, "The Otsutsuki clan naturally possesses an overwhelming ability to counter the power formed from chakra. But our world is not only about chakra."

Minato's gaze narrowed slightly: "Natural energy? Celestial magic?"

Yun nodded slightly: "That's right. Immortal arts originate from the power of our world itself. The existence of the three holy lands even predates Kaguya Otsutsuki's descent into this world."

"And that special substance, the Seeking Truth Jewel, can be resisted by the immortal techniques of natural energy."

Shikaku, who was standing nearby, looked over and said, "So what the research department needs to solve is how to output the giant Tenseigan at full power, and how to mix natural energy into the output power."

The group remained silent for a moment.

Minato looked up at Uzumaki Sora: "The enemy... what kind of power does that enemy, known as God, possess?"

Uzumaki Sora shook his head slightly: "I don't know either. I can't see his future, I only know that he exists."

At this point, Vortex Sora let out a breath.

He paused for a moment, then looked at the three people in front of him: "Do you think... if the power of an individual transcends the boundaries of this world... Note that 'world' here does not refer to the ninja world alone, but to this universe?"

"So... how would such an individual continue to exist? Kaguya Otsutsuki has lived for thousands of years and is still sealed away. Lifespan is meaningless to such an existence."

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

No one can provide the answer.

But in the minds of Uchiha Yun and Uzumaki Sora, they were thinking about the short video they had seen back then, and the speculation about the Otsutsuki God.

Omniscient and omnipotent, existing in the world in another form.

There is another passage, a statement made by Momoshiki Otsutsuki, which now requires deep reflection.

Through the hands of the former god, the Otsutsuki, your human memories have been altered many times...

This clip was merely a gimmick in a short video; it didn't specify who Tao was speaking to, but now it's becoming increasingly chilling upon closer examination.

If that god had already noticed this world before Kaguya Otsutsuki descended upon it, or if the Plow was something he left behind...

So what exactly did he tamper with?

In what form does it exist in this world now?

Has my existence always been noticed by this person?

Like a play, because of the new changes, God wanted to see a different ending, so He continued to allow Himself to change the world.

"call……"

Minato scratched his head: "I can't think of any way to deal with an enemy of God's caliber. The peace of the ninja world is thanks to your cooperation, and we can only rely on you from now on."

"I will have Orochimaru cooperate with Kabuto and Mount Myōboku. I will explain the details to the Toad Sage."

At this point, Minato stood up and looked at the two people in front of him: "In any case, I think you are still working hard for this world."

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Research Department.

The sealed Otsutsuki Toneri met Uchiha Un again.

The blood draws and chakra output over the past few days have made him understand the value of what the other party was talking about.

"I've told you everything about the structure and records of the giant Tenseigan. Is there anything else?"

Otsutsuki Toneri opened his eyes, his empty pupils looking somewhat ferocious.

Yun didn't seem to care and sat down opposite him: "You probably haven't met Otsutsuki Hamura before, have you?"

Sheren was stunned for a moment: "Our ancestor did not have eternal life. Like the Sage of Six Paths, he died of old age."

Uchiha Yun continued, "In your historical records, are there any accounts of Otsutsuki Hamura's daily life or other mundane matters?"

Ōtsutsuki Toneri frowned: "These things should be irrelevant to you, right? How could there be records of our ancestor's daily life?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yun sighed, then stood up to leave.

This inexplicable behavior angered Otsutsuki Toneri.

Reaching the doorway, Uchiha Yun turned back and said, "Throughout the entire history of the ninja world, ever since Kaguya Otsutsuki descended upon this world, I've thought about it for a very, very long time, and it seems that only Hamura Otsutsuki is a completely superfluous existence..."

After saying this, he ignored Otsutsuki Toneri's questioning and simply pushed open the door and walked out.

Orochimaru, who had been looking at the experimental data, turned around, paused in his signature pose, and retracted his forked tongue.

"Yun-jun really gave me a difficult task... to form a huge perpetual motion energy source with countless white eyes, and then add natural energy to it to achieve maximum power output."

Orochimaru looked at Yun with his vertical pupils and asked, "With power like yours, are there still enemies you need to be wary of?"

Yun Moran replied, "If we don't want the world to be destroyed, we should research it as thoroughly as possible. Although we don't know how useful it will be, it's always good to be prepared."

After Yun left the research department, Yakushi Kabuto was still in the lab and they didn't meet.

After leaving the research department, Yun looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, but her depressed mood did not ease.

After that memory came back, I had many more speculations about God, but no matter which one it was, it was all endless repression.

Human memories have been repeatedly altered...

Chakra first appeared in human history after the arrival of Kaguya Otsutsuki. Its spread to humanity was achieved through the founding of the Hagoromo Ninja Clan by Otsutsuki.

So what did he tamper with?

And why would you want to tamper with it?

A god existing in another form, whose mind is already unfathomable, could very well be driven by such absurd reasons as play.

Ōtsutsuki Hamura...

The younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths, and the second son of Kaguya Otsutsuki.

His presence was minimal; he sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki with his brother, but the Six Paths Chibaku Tensei seal was something Hagoromo Otsutsuki could have given to Naruto and Sasuke on his own.

What role did he play?

After Kaguya was sealed away, she left the ninja world and went to the moon, and only now has she shown some signs of existence again.

It's optional...

"Bang!"

A hand patted Yun on the shoulder.

"Brother Yun."

Turning around, Yun looked at Ino, who was clearly wearing makeup.

I was thinking too much just now. The person behind me didn't mean any harm, so I didn't pay much attention to their presence.

"Ino, is something the matter?"

If it were anyone else, a brief question would probably have ended the conversation immediately.

However, Ino had gone to great lengths to obtain information about the cloud's whereabouts from Naruto, so how could she possibly give up just because nothing happened?

"What was Brother Yun thinking about just now? He didn't even notice me."

Ino said, and followed him, walking side by side with Yun on the road.

"It's not that we didn't notice it, but we sensed no malice, so we ignored it."

Yun didn't mention what she was thinking about, then changed the subject, asking, "I heard Naruto proposed to Hinata?"

Ino nodded, a hint of envy in her eyes: "I never thought Naruto could be so romantic. Sakura is so envious. I went to arrange flowers that day too."

"And Sasuke was assigned to set fires, Sai was assigned to set off fireworks high in the sky, and Shino and Torune were assigned to release butterflies..."

Ino's voice grew softer and softer; though she kept rambling on, it soon seemed she didn't know what else to say.

The two walked from the research department to the commercial street.

For a moment, the atmosphere fell silent.

"Want some takoyaki? It's on me."

"Oh? Okay, thank you."

A little embarrassed, Ino quickly agreed.

Does that count as a date?

After paying, they took two servings of takoyaki, gave one to Ino, and then sat down next to the shop.

Drinking two cups of tea did indeed give the impression of a date.

"I remember the first time I met Ino, it was when I went to your family's flower shop to buy flowers, right...?"

"Yes. I remember it very clearly."

"Back then, Ino was hiding behind your mother. Now... she's already a Jonin."

"Because...because I've always wanted to catch up with you, so I've tried really, really hard..."

Ino seemed to want to prove herself, so she immediately talked about many techniques that she could do now, including helping her father build the Konoha Barrier and then communicate instantly after sensing it.

There's also the combined tactical training of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and now, his secret arts training under his father's guidance.

After saying it all in one breath...

Ino lowered her head and, seemingly out of nowhere, produced a bouquet of flowers and handed it over.

For a moment, the scene fell silent.

The words I wanted to say seem impossible to utter now.

Yun paused for a moment, then reached out and took the flowers: "I've never had a girl give me flowers before. Although I don't really know anything about flower language, I only know that I should buy some chrysanthemums when I go to the memorial."

The words were spoken, but there was no reply from the other side for a long time.

At this moment, Ino's heart was about to explode. Although she had long since outgrown the reckless mentality she had right after graduation, things were still...

"What's wrong?"

"Um...did Yun accept my confession?"

"Hmm. I accept. No one could possibly refuse a girl as beautiful as Ino, right?"

is it beautiful?

Ino lowered her head, looking somewhat lost.

Finally, my own flower is about to bloom. The person I've always loved has accepted my confession.

There has never been a time when I was more nervous than now.

"Yun-jun, let's go on a date!"

"Aren't we already on a date?"

As Yun spoke, she looked outside the shop, where several small heads were constantly peeking out from around the door frame.

As he looked over, he saw a scene of chaos: people were falling over, some even bumping into the owner's grill, and they were apologizing profusely.

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