Starting from the roots of Konoha, they were the masterminds behind the scenes.

Hoshita Shu led Otsutsuki Toneri to a secret cemetery.

Then, using the jutsu of summoning spirits, he summoned the souls of Otsutsuki Hamura and many of the ancestors of the Otsutsuki clan, and personally educated Otsutsuki Toneri, making the boy, who was about the same age as Menma, repent.

Previously, Hoshino Shigeshige even speculated that Otsutsuki Hamura might be a Shinigami (death god).

But that's clearly not the case.

Compared to his elder brother, the Sage of Six Paths, Hamura Otsutsuki's strength was far inferior.

Of course, he is Kaguya Otsutsuki's son after all. Although he does not master Sage Mode, his Byakugan is not comparable to that of ordinary Hyuga clan members.

Moreover, he also possessed the Seeking the Way Jade.

Being able to withstand the control of Kaguya Otsutsuki's eye technique when prepared is already quite impressive.

After educating the children, Xingxiaxiu left the moon.

Otsutsuki Toneri stayed behind, and Hoshishita Hide didn't insist. It just so happened that Otsutsuki Toneri could keep an eye on the moon for the time being.

He'll come over later.

The moon will be the springboard for the ninja world to reach deep space!

Back in Konoha, Hoshino and Tsunade spent a few days together before Hoshino personally began searching for Jigen.

Now that Cixian has appeared, let's not let him find the right person.

Let's deal with him first.

If they could capture them alive, they would be sacrificed.

If not, then try to drag it out until it's dead.

The Tenseigan's perception ability far surpasses that of the Sharingan and Byakugan.

The Otsutsuki clan on the moon uses the giant Tenseigan to monitor the entire ninja world. They can even remotely control puppets to attack Konoha, demonstrating the power of the giant Tenseigan.

Otsutsuki Toneri had naturally noticed Jigen before.

and so.

On this day, Xingxia Xiu summoned everyone who was out on a mission back to the present.

"Orochimaru, summon the First Hokage as well."

Xingxia Xiudao.

Orochimaru smiled: "No problem."

The coffin rose from the ground, and Hashirama Senju emerged from it.

Xingxia Xiu raised an eyebrow slightly, noting that he was even stronger than before, almost reaching his peak.

He had witnessed Hashirama Senju at his peak.

Orochimaru has made new progress in his research.

very good!

Upon waking, Hashirama Senju looked around: "Is the war not over yet?"

Tobirama Senju said, "Brother, Kaguya has already been sealed by Hide. The current enemy is Isshiki Otsutsuki, who came with Kaguya. This guy is residing in the body of a monk named Jigen, and he is very troublesome."

"Otsutsuki Isshiki... In that case, let's finish this quickly!"

Hashirama Senju said, "Since he was severely injured by Kaguya Otsutsuki, even if he's troublesome, he shouldn't be more difficult to deal with than Kaguya Otsutsuki, right?"

Hoshino Hide laughed and said, "First Generation, that's not necessarily true."

His gaze swept over Sakura Haruno, pausing for a moment.

Sakura Haruno immediately tensed up and quickly said, "Lord Hide, I can do it!"

"My illusion techniques should be alright. I've also mastered Lady Tsunade's monstrous strength, Yin Seal, and Hundred Healings Technique."

Xingxia Xiu smiled and nodded, "Then let's go together!"

In truth, aside from the reanimated ones, these people, except for Obito Uchiha, Menma, Sasuke Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama Senju, were all considered to be a liability when facing Isshiki Otsutsuki.

Without the Flying Thunder God Technique, Tobirama Senju would have been a liability.

"Thank you, Master Xiu!"

Sakura Haruno was incredibly excited.

Hoshino then looked at Orochimaru: "Are you going in person this time?"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "I think I'll stay in Konoha!"

Xingxia Xiu nodded.

Orochimaru is getting more and more sneaky.

At this moment, three more figures arrived.

"Dad!"

"Sir Xiu!"

It turned out to be the three: Yakushi, Karin, and Sai.

After the three pharmacists and the others had greeted each other, Xingxia Xiu said, "This mission has two targets."

"Firstly, the Ten-Tails, which is controlled by Isshiki Otsutsuki."

"Secondly, Otsutsuki Isshiki himself."

Obito Uchiha glanced at Yakushi and the others, and immediately understood: "So, this mission will be divided into two parts."

Hoshino nodded: "Second Hokage, Nagato, and Yakushi, the three of you are responsible for sealing the Ten-Tails."

Tobirama Senju frowned: "Let my brother handle this. We might not be able to seal the Ten-Tails."

Having witnessed the terrifying power of the Ten-Tails, even Nagato's Rinnegan might not be able to subdue it, since it wasn't the complete Rinnegan.

After thinking for a moment, Hoshino Shizuku nodded in agreement: "Then let's add the First Generation as well."

"Pharmacist, after you have subdued the Ten-Tails, you can try to use the Jade Purification Bottle to put it away."

The pharmacist nodded: "I understand, Dad!"

Hoshita Hide nodded: "The rest of you, come with me to deal with Otsutsuki Isshiki."

"Everyone, remember the information about him."

"Powerful taijutsu, capable of shrinking all inanimate matter except oneself, including ninjutsu and genjutsu."

Hashirama Senju said, "So, he can shrink himself?"

Tobirama Senju nodded.

Hashirama Senju stroked his chin: "As expected, this ability is quite troublesome. Although it looks simple, it's actually quite difficult to deal with."

Xingxia Xiu laughed and said, "That's not all."

"He must have another dimension where he can temporarily store things that have shrunk, and then release them later."

"Therefore, he can shrink our ninjutsu, including sage techniques, and then release them to attack us."

"Be especially careful of the black rods he creates with Yin-Yang Release. When they shrink, they attack silently. Without the Sharingan and Byakugan, they are extremely difficult to detect."

Tobirama Senju said, "The only way to deal with this is with area-of-effect attacks."

"But this guy must move incredibly fast, and he can shrink himself to be almost undetectable."

Karin immediately replied, "I can use Kagura's Mind's Eye to sense and track it."

Nagato said, "Your reaction speed can't keep up with the pace of the battle."

Karin was immediately embarrassed.

"Okay, it's decided then."

"Follow me!"

Hoshino opened the space-time portal and entered first, followed by Tobirama Senju and the others, leaving only Orochimaru behind.

Another dimension.

The moment Hoshino and the others stepped inside, Cixian, who was inside a palace in another dimension, sensed it.

"We found this place so quickly..."

Cixian was slightly surprised, then got up and disappeared.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Shuu switched to the Tenseigan, his gaze sweeping across the room and quickly locking onto a palace.

Then I saw the sleeping Ten-Tails.

very good!

At that moment, Cixian appeared in the air.

"They're here!"

Everyone looked up.

"Is this the guy who severely injured the lecherous sage?"

Menma sized up Jigen: "He doesn't seem that impressive, does he?"

Sakura Haruno immediately snapped, "Idiot, have you forgotten he has a second form?"

"Besides, he's not the truly capable one."

Sasuke Uchiha, having already awakened his Sharingan and Rinnegan, coldly said, "Don't be careless."

One after another, Truth-Seeking Balls appeared behind Nagato.

Hashirama Senju said, "This guy is much stronger than Madara."

As for comparison with Kaguya Otsutsuki, in terms of chakra, he is far inferior to Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Cixian, hovering in the air, was also observing Hoshino and the others below: "It's quite lively."

"Looks like they're planning to get rid of me completely?"

"but……"

Jigen's gaze fell on Nagato: "Nine-Tails!"

Yes, Nagato has half of the Nine-Tails inside him, which was extracted from Kushina Uzumaki by Hoshino Shu.

Nagato is now the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and he also possesses Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan and Truth-Seeking Balls.

Immediately afterwards, Jigen's gaze fell on Menma.

Great health!

It can definitely be used to contain his power.

Sensing Jigen's gaze, Hoshino Hide said, "First Generation, Second Generation, leave this to us."

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju nodded in unison, and then led Yakushi's team toward the Ten-Tails.

Jigen glanced at it and said calmly, "Is the target the Ten-Tails?"

"Wow, what a huge appetite!"

"Do you think you've gained confidence just because you defeated that traitor Kaguya?"

Xingxia Xiu smiled slightly: "Snake Lord!"

The Second Tsuchikage chuckled: "Understood!"

The Third Tsuchikage leaped into the air, his hands clasping together and opening, activating Dust Release, and a square barrier enveloped Jigen.

Dust Release: Limit Separation Technique!

Bang!

Within the barrier, everything turned to dust.

But behind Nagato, a space-time gate appeared, and Jigen stepped out, unleashing black rods invisible to the naked eye that attacked Nagato.

Dangdang Dangdang!

The Seeking Truth Ball was deployed, and the attack was blocked.

But at that moment, Xingxia Xiu directly connected everyone's brains with electromagnetic power.

This is much faster than reminding someone verbally.

Before Nagato could turn around, a Truth-Seeking Ball shot out from behind him.

Jigen leaped back, but at that moment, the Third Raikage and the Fourth Raikage attacked from the left and right respectively.

Absolutely amazing! Thunderous plow, hot knife!

boom!

The electric light radiated outwards, but the attacked Cixian disappeared.

"Menma!"

Obito Uchiha shouted.

"knew!"

As Minma responded, the Rasengan in his hand expanded.

Super large jade spiral pill!

Dangdang Dangdang!

The Rasengan slammed down to the side, colliding with the black rods, and then with a loud bang, it created a large crater in the ground: "I didn't feel any attack. Sasuke, where are you?"

Sasuke Uchiha's gaze swept around, then suddenly sharpened. He raised his hand, drew his sword, and threw it, but missed again.

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However, under the guidance of Hoshino Shu, the Third and Fourth Raikage once again accurately detected Jigen's traces and attacked him from both sides.

Bang!

A muffled thud and a crackling sound of electricity erupted as Jigen spread his arms wide, actually blocking the Third and Fourth Raikage's powerful Thunder Plow Blade.

Immediately afterwards, the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release enveloped Jigen, the Third Raikage, and the Fourth Raikage.

Bang!

The Third and Fourth Raikage were reduced to dust, while Jigen emerged from the portal not far away.

Two failures!

Clearly, without controlling Cixian, Dust Escape is useless.

The activation speed is too slow; Jigen can quickly teleport using his space-time abilities.

Obito Uchiha didn't make a move, but used his Sharingan to observe: "Even if I transfer this guy to the Kamui dimension, it won't be of any use, and besides, my speed isn't enough to transfer him."

"And the shuriken of Kamui can only hit him if he cannot move or shrink, otherwise he will dodge it by shrinking his body."

Thinking this, Obito Uchiha entered Sage Mode to enhance his sensory abilities.

Although the Sharingan has amazing perception capabilities, it also has blind spots.

As Obito Uchiha entered Sage Mode, Nagato, Menma, Sasuke Uchiha, and even Sakura Haruno all entered Sage Mode to enhance their reaction abilities.

Nagato is in Nine-Tailed Sage Mode, while Menma is in Dragon Vein Sage Mode.

"First Generation, you go first, I'll be there soon."

Nagato, holding his tin staff, shouted.

Hashirama Senju nodded and led the others away first.

Seeing this, Cixian raised an eyebrow slightly: "Oh?"

"Sage Mode".

"Since that's the case..."

More wedge-shaped patterns appeared on Jigen's body, and Hoshino and the others could also sense that Jigen's power had become stronger.

This releases even more of the power belonging to Isshiki Otsutsuki.

Sakura Haruno formed hand seals and cast an illusion.

However, before it was finished, Xingxia Xiu's warning voice rang in his mind: "Be careful!"

Sakura Haruno immediately dodged, and black rods appeared where she had been standing.

Not only him, but Menma and the others also dodged and avoided the attack, with a large number of black sticks stuck in the ground.

Among the crowd, only Xingxia Xiu did not move; all the black rods were blocked by the barrier around his body.

When the attack ended, the ground was covered with a dense layer of black rods.

Nagato and the others were not hit, but apart from the Second Tsuchikage, who was personally controlled by Orochimaru and had the ability to become invisible, the other reanimated beings were pinned to the ground by black rods and completely lost their ability to move.

"Is the target a reincarnated person?"

Xingxia Xiu pondered to herself.

To say that Dust Release poses no threat to Jigen is not entirely true.

This is enough power to kill him.

The Second Tsuchikage appeared beside Hoshino Hide: "Hide-kun, aren't you going to make a move?"

Hoshino Shuu remained calm: "No rush, let Obito and the others try first."

Obito Uchiha activated Susanoo: "Nagato, go!"

As he spoke, Susanoo drew his sword and slashed at Jigen in the air.

Jigen moved like a dragon, soaring through the air to avoid Susanoo's attacks.

Sakura Haruno formed hand seals, but found that Jigen's speed was too fast, and she couldn't lock onto him at all.

"Sasuke!"

He drank heavily, his face contorted with nausea.

Sasuke Uchiha hissed, "Understood!"

scoff!

A flash of purple lightning appeared, and in a flash, Menma and Uchiha Sasuke vanished from their original spots, soaring into the air to attack Jigen from both the left and right.

clang!

With one hand holding a black staff, Jigen blocked Uchiha Sasuke's sword, and with the other hand, he grabbed Menma's Rasengan and absorbed it with a Karma seal.

Just then, Sakura Haruno finally locked onto Jigen and activated her illusion.

The Art of the Dream Walker!

"Illusion?"

Jigen looked at Haruno Sakura.

Sakura Haruno was startled: "This guy's S-rank illusion technique didn't work at all."

Just then, Obito Uchiha's Susanoo descended from the sky.

Jigen sent Menma and Sasuke flying, using his long staff to block Susanoo's sword.

boom!

The earth was cleaved into ravines by a single sword strike.

As the smoke cleared, Jigen stood atop the Susanoo, a ring of horns appearing above his head: "The Susanoo passed down through generations of the Uchiha clan... it doesn't seem to be very fast. I wonder how good its defense is?"

Obito Uchiha was startled: "This guy is indeed troublesome!"

"Watch out, this guy's strength has increased!"

Hoshino's voice echoed in everyone's minds.

At the same time, Cixian soared into the sky.

Uchiha Sasuke then activated Susanoo, while Menma transformed into a giant with a dragon's head, human body, two legs, two wings, and a dragon's tail.

With Susanoo's sword swung, Jigen dodged at an extremely fast speed.

The giant dragon with a pockmarked face opened its mouth and launched the Rasengan as if it were a Tailed Beast Ball, but Jigen shrunk his body to avoid it.

Facing the combined attack of the three, Cixian, flying through the air, appeared to be handling the situation with ease.

Orochimaru couldn't help but exclaim, "This guy looks even more astonishing than Kaguya Otsutsuki!"

Suddenly, Jigen appeared beneath Obito Uchiha's Susanoo and then rose from the sky.

boom!

With a single punch, Susanoo's defenses shattered, and the fist slammed directly into Obito Uchiha's body, passing right through him: "A Sharingan eye technique?"

Orochimaru and the others stared in disbelief.

The complete Susanoo was actually destroyed by a single punch.

After failing to strike Obito Uchiha, Jigen immediately flew towards Menma and the other two.

Compared to Jigen's speed, the enormous Susanoo and the dragon-man appeared somewhat clumsy.

The attacks were dodged one by one. Jigen rushed to Sasuke Uchiha's side, avoided the attack of Susanoo, and then punched Susanoo to destroy it, and then blasted Sasuke Uchiha away.

"Sasuke!"

Sakura Haruno was terrified and rushed towards Sasuke Uchiha.

The same applies to the face, but the speed of the zither is even faster.

With a flick of his wrist, Sasuke Uchiha, who was lying on the ground, was pierced through the body by a series of black rods.

"I'll accept your eyes!"

Jigen rushed towards Uchiha Sasuke, but the next moment, Uchiha Sasuke's body disappeared from its original spot and switched places with Jigen.

The face was numb as it attacked, and a super-sized Rasengan blasted down.

Rumble!

The ground collapsed, and a shockwave swept through.

"Missed!"

Mianma looked around: "Dad, where is he?"

Xingxia Xiu said, "In the air!"

As soon as he finished speaking, huge black rods fell down and pinned Mianma's tail.

The next moment, the dragon man exploded, and Menma was punched into the sky by Cixian.

Jigen charged towards Menma in mid-air, while Sasuke Uchiha also rushed over: "Menma!"

Menma controlled his body and raised his hand to condense a Rasengan.

"Haven't you learned it yet?"

Jigen chuckled, but the next moment, Uchiha Sasuke and Menma switched places, and Uchiha Sasuke slashed at Jigen's forehead with his sword.

"It's done!"

Menma was overjoyed.

But the next moment, black rods emerged from Jigen's forehead, blocking Uchiha Sasuke's sword.

Bang!

Sasuke Uchiha was kicked away by Jigen.

Just then, a wooden splinter flew from behind. Cixian shrank to avoid it and then reappeared in front of Menma.

The two fought fiercely in the air. After several rounds, Menma was knocked away by Jigen and landed next to Uchiha Sasuke.

"Menma!"

Sakura Haruno, who was healing Sasuke Uchiha, exclaimed in surprise.

"This guy is too strong!"

Mianma gritted his teeth and propped himself up.

Uchiha Sasuke looked up and activated Amaterasu.

Cixian was engulfed in black flames, but he quickly absorbed them.

boom!

As Susanoo descended, Obito Uchiha stood in front of Menma and the other two.

Beside Hoshino Hide, Orochimaru said, "Hide-kun, aren't you going to make a move?"

"They're no match for that guy at all!"

"Besides, that guy seems to have his eye on Menma's body!"

Xingxia Xiu chuckled, "I'm also attracted to his body!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished and reappeared in front of Cixian.

"Oh?"

"Are they finally going to make their move?"

Ci Xian's gaze sharpened. (End of Chapter)