Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 401 Bane: All good things must come to an end. It has always been so. Our fate ends here.

When Sasuke Uchiha and his group arrived at Ryuchi Cave, they saw Bane dealing with Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Let's go, let's get out of here, and take this little octopus monster with you too." Bane casually stuffed the extracted bull demon into Killer Bee's arms.

Killer Bee looked on incredulously, holding Ushioni, and surveyed the surroundings, asking, "Can we really go?"

"You two are from the same family, see them out," Bane said with a wave of his hand.

Yugito patted Killer Bee on the shoulder with amusement and said, "I've told you so many times, it's nothing, but you didn't believe me. I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"

"But you didn't go back to the village either," Kirabi said with emotion.

"My situation was different from yours back then. I didn't know how I could face going back to the village. And now, I don't need to go back to the village either." The two Yugito sighed softly, then pulled Killer Bee away from there.

In fact, it wasn't just Killer Bee; after Bane extracted the chakra from the two Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts from Iwagakure and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki from Takigakure, he also released them.

After all, he had no grudge against these people, so there was no need to torture them to death.

As for the few 'little tailed beasts', they were not left behind either.

Of the tailed beasts left in Ryuchi Cave, only Shukaku and Matatabi were left behind. Shukaku's relationship with Gaara was already very tense, and later Gaara was killed by Bane. With nowhere to go, Shukaku went to Fubuki and is now Fubuki's pet.

Furthermore, Matatabi has a very close relationship with Yugito Nii. Yugito Nii was a perfect Jinchūriki who could fully utilize the power of the Tailed Beasts, and she and Matatabi were the kind of people who would share life and death together.

Since the two wooden figures wouldn't leave and there was nowhere else to go, and Webber loved them so much that he carried them everywhere he went, they decided to leave them in Ryuchi Cave.

As for the Three-Tailed Isobu, it didn't have a Jinchūriki, so it could have chosen to stay in Ryūchi Cave. However, this guy was rather reclusive and liked to live freely in a body of water. The people in Ryūchi Cave didn't take a liking to it, so Ban didn't make things difficult for it and simply released it, letting it do whatever it wanted.

The Four-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Seven-Tails all left directly with their jinchūriki, and Bane didn't bother to care about what happened afterward.

They just released Killer Bee and Ushioni as well.

"I smell a stinky fox!" Shukaku, who was eating cat food with Matatabi like a mascot, suddenly looked up behind him and said in a very wary tone.

Not long ago, Fubuki also finished her trip to Sunagakure and returned with a lot of gains.

She was chatting with Robin at the moment, and upon hearing Shukaku's words, she quickly said, "It wasn't talking about you, Robin."

Robin nodded with a smile, then looked at Shukaku with a dangerous grin and asked, "Shukaku, who are you calling a stinky fox?"

Under Robin's gaze, Shukaku nearly wet himself in fear. Lacking any sense of propriety, he immediately slid to his knees, banging his head on the ground, and said, "Lord Robin, I was talking about Kurama, that bastard Kurama! I absolutely didn't mean to imply anything against you."

No sooner had it finished speaking than a fluffy nine-tailed fox appeared behind Bane, baring its teeth and hissing twice at Shukaku, looking ready to pounce on it.

But Shukaku wasn't intimidated by the little fox at all. He put his hands on his hips and arrogantly said, "Want to fight? Come on, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

As soon as the little fox appeared, Naruto Uzumaki, who had come in with Sasuke, suddenly emitted a surge of tailed beast chakra, as if his body was about to become restless and out of control.

"Nine-Tails!?" Naruto Uzumaki looked at the little fox with surprise and uncertainty.

Jiraiya looked at the little fox and Naruto Uzumaki with surprise, and was also a little confused.

Bane casually stroked the little fox's fur to soothe it, then looked at Naruto with a smile and said, "Nine-Tails brat, you're here? Looks like I won't need to make another trip to Konoha for Jiraiya."

Having just witnessed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki leave Ryuchi Cave with such ease, Jiraiya felt completely relieved. He laughed heartily and said, "Spirit Lord, it's been a long time! Since you've given the order, how could Konoha dare to trouble you with your precious time?"

"Uncle, what's going on with this Nine-Tails? Isn't it inside my body?" Naruto asked, puzzled.

Bane, upon hearing this, glanced at Naruto with a slightly complicated expression. He then asked Jiraiya, "Has Konoha not yet told him about his background?"

Jiraiya paused for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Spirit Lord, you know about this?"

"What do you think I, this little nine-tailed fox, came from? His father's soul was freed from the embrace of death. That's how I learned all this," Bane said, feigning emotion.

Jiraiya remained silent for a moment, his expression complex, before saying with a look of relief, "It seems that your battle with the Grim Reaper has finally come to an end, and thanks to you, Minato can finally rest in peace."

After a slight pause, Jiraiya continued, "The village has decided to announce Naruto's true parentage, but we came directly from Mount Myōboku and haven't returned to the village yet, so he doesn't know yet."

"I see." Bane nodded, then continued to Naruto Uzumaki: "The specifics will be explained to you by your village people after you return to Konoha. As for this little Nine-Tails, you only need to know that it was split into Yin and Yang by your father. The Yang Nine-Tails was sealed inside you, while the Yin Nine-Tails is the one beside me."

"Who exactly is my father? I..." Naruto Uzumaki was clearly agitated and wanted to ask more questions.

However, Bane had no intention of answering. Before Bane could react, he yanked his soul out of his body and then forcibly extracted the Nine-Tailed Fox from his body.

This Kurama was quite rebellious, baring its fangs and claws in an attempt to resist. However, in the blink of an eye, Bane sealed most of its chakra with the power of darkness. After hesitating for a moment, he still did not allow it to merge with the Yin Nine-Tails, but instead used his soul power to give Kurama a free body.

After finishing, Bane put Naruto's soul back into his body, then tossed the somewhat bewildered Kurama into his arms, saying, "Alright, I'm giving everything back to you except for the chakra."

Jiraiya was greatly shocked to see Bane's smooth and effortless operation, extracting the Tailed Beast from the Jinchuriki's body without causing any damage, and even releasing the Tailed Beast back into its own domain after sealing its chakra.

Seeing that Naruto Uzumaki, who had just come to his senses, was about to say something, he quickly covered the boy's mouth and looked at Bane, saying, "Thank you for your trouble."

"You're too kind. I should thank you for your cooperation," Bane waved his hand dismissively.

After a slight pause, Bane suddenly said, "Jiraiya, we're about to leave."

"Leave?" Jiraiya looked at Bane with some confusion, then asked, "What do you mean?"

"I have fulfilled my wish in the Pure Land, and I have collected almost everything that interests me in this world, so it will probably be like a thousand years ago, we are about to leave," Bane said softly.

If the great deity Lingzun could leave the ninja world, it would actually be a good thing for all the villages and ninjas.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

With him no longer in charge, the affairs of the ninja world returned to the previous situation where the five great nations and five great villages discussed matters and, if necessary, took action.

The ninjas are in charge now.

But for some reason, upon hearing that the Spirit Lord was leaving, Jiraiya felt a pang of reluctance.

"So the natural energy and my chakra aura that I left you before will probably become ineffective in the future, and can only be used to cultivate Sage Mode. Considering your reckless actions in Amegakure, I have to remind you to cherish your life in the future. Next time, I won't be there to save you." Bane said with a smile to Jiraiya.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya gave a wry smile, scratched his head, and said, "Fortunately, I've already given up my identity as a ninja. After bringing Naruto back to the village this time, I'll retire."

"Hahaha, that's good." Bane laughed loudly.

After laughing, Bane looked at Jiraiya and said, "After I leave, you ninjas may still fight each other and cause turmoil, but these are all inevitable in the progress of history. Just go with the flow. However, apart from your own internal strife, the enemies that the ninja world will face in the future will come from the sky and from the stars. I'll tell you this much so that you can be mentally prepared."

Jiraiya was startled and looked at Bane with a surprised expression.

He wanted to inquire about the situation in detail, but seeing that the Spirit Lord was determined to remain silent, he suppressed his doubts and unease and respectfully thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Spirit Lord."

"All good things must come to an end. It is time for our fate to end here." Bane nodded gently, and then said, "However, Sasuke and this Nine-Tails have not seen each other for a long time. If you don't mind the trouble, you can stay in my Ryuchi Cave for a few more days before you leave."

Jiraiya glanced at Naruto, then readily agreed, "Then I'll trouble the Spirit Lord for a few more days."

Bane didn't care and looked at Uchiha Sasuke, saying, "Sasuke, go and find them a suitable place to stay. You're on leave for the next few days too."

"Yes," Sasuke replied immediately, but then he looked at Bane with a probing gaze and asked, "Spirit Lord, have you really awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

"Oh? Orochimaru told you?" Bane laughed. "I didn't expect the experiment of soul-infecting and assimilation to actually succeed. Look."

As soon as Bane finished speaking, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his pupils changed rapidly, transforming from normal black pupils into scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan. Then, the three tomoe quickly merged in his eyes, becoming one, and the Mangekyou Sharingan appeared.

Sasuke Uchiha watched this scene, unsure of what to say.

Given the long history of the Uchiha clan, it's not uncommon for their Sharingan to be leaked out.

Among those Sasuke Uchiha knew was his class teacher, Kakashi Hatake.

However, because these Sharingan that leaked out of the clan did not match the bloodline of the Uchiha clan, those people could not truly and completely master the Sharingan. The most obvious manifestation of this is that they could not shut down the Sharingan!

But the Spirit Lord's performance was no different from that of a pure-blooded Uchiha. When he didn't use his Sharingan, his eyes were just like they were just now, completely ordinary, with no problem whatsoever.

And when he needs it, he can instantly awaken his Sharingan, just like the Uchiha clan!

Therefore, this is by no means a simple transplant or similar effect, but a true assimilation of this bloodline limit!

"I don't even know how to evaluate it for a moment," Sasuke Uchiha said, scratching his head.

Before coming to Ryuchi Cave, he might have thought about the glory of the Uchiha clan and that the Spirit Lord was an evil cultivator. But in Ryuchi Cave, he had broadened his horizons and seen a wider world. Now, seeing the Spirit Lord awaken the Sharingan in such an outrageous way, he felt no repulsion or disgust. On the contrary, he just wanted to say, "You're awesome!"

"Hahahaha." Bane laughed as he withdrew his Mangekyou Sharingan and returned to his normal appearance, saying, "Work hard, Sasuke. Don't neglect the Haki that focuses your mind. I've already confirmed for you that this is the only way to unlock the Mangekyou Sharingan."

Seeing the Spirit Lord lecturing him like a senior with Sharingan eyes, Sasuke Uchiha felt somewhat helpless and could only nod perfunctorily, saying, "Yes, yes, I understand, I will try my best."

After saying that, he pulled Naruto Uzumaki along and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see my place and tell you about Ryuchi Cave."

(End of this chapter)