Ninja Pot Shadow

This rule provides a basis for manipulation.

This rule can be used to send the weakest warrior to take down the strongest warrior on the other side.

The idea is good, but it's extremely difficult to implement in practice.

This is not a one-on-one duel. The Omni-King simply doesn't have that kind of patience, nor does he care about the so-called martial arts skills of mortals. What he wants to see is the "perseverance" of these warriors in adversity.

It's difficult to deliberately send low-level warriors to challenge high-level warriors, because this is a large-scale melee involving eight teams and eighty warriors on one arena.

The gods went back to select warriors, each with a worried expression.

Ino waited at the Omni-King's Palace, and soon, the list of contestants from the eight universes arrived in her hands.

She mainly watches the contestants from Universes 6 and 7.

Universe 6 is without Frost and Kale, and this time a Namekian and a Saiyan have been brought in as replacements.

Androids 17 and 18, who were originally supposed to participate in the competition in Universe 7, are now considered part of Ino's group. Their relationship with Universe 7 can be interpreted as either entirely separate or completely unrelated. Currently, neither of them is on Earth, or even on this timeline, making it impossible for Goku and his friends to find them quickly.

Master Roshi joined the battle with the mentality of "whoever dares to kill me, I'll splatter their blood all over them," and Frieza was also pulled out of the underworld by Goku and fought in place of the dead in the name of Universe 7.

The final roster consists of eight people: Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Master Roshi, and Frieza.

With only two spots remaining, we had no choice but to invite Naba and Yamcha.

On Earth, there were cabins for spirit and time. Even though time was tight, everyone still paired up and went into training and practice. After formulating corresponding tactics, the ten warriors, led by Weiss, came to the Realm of Nothingness to participate in the Tournament of Power that would determine the ultimate fate of the eight universes.

Chapter 960 The Competition Begins

The Realm of Nothingness is a peculiar, alien space independent of the twelve universes. It has no rules of revolution or rotation, and no trace of life. It is like an ancient continent, floating in space.

The arena was reinforced by the High Priest using special methods, and its area was about the size of a small town. The Omni-King still had the temper of a child. The competition required the eighty contestants to decide the winner within 100 tak, or 48 minutes.

It could be a team or an individual. The universe represented by the final victor will have a chance to survive, while the other seven universes will be erased by Zeno.

The Grand Priest offers the winner the Super Dragon Balls, which can fulfill one of his personal wishes.

After all the contestants arrived, Ino reiterated the competition rules.

"1. The competition lasts for 100 takt. The universe with the most remaining players is the winner. 2. The gravity of all participants is set to the gravity of their birth planet. 3. Falling off the field results in elimination. 4..."

She repeated the competition rules, including "you cannot kill your opponent," "you cannot use healing items," and "you cannot use aerial moves."

Actually, these rules are pretty useless, because the most important thing is Article 9 of the competition rules, which states that the right to interpret everything belongs to the Omni-King!

If he says yes, then yes; if he says no, no matter what you do, it won't work.

Slightly different from the original timeline, after many contestants and deities arrived, Ino added a supplementary clause.

With a wave of her hand, a specially made scroll, five meters wide and over thirty meters long, slowly unfurled from top to bottom.

The competition had not yet begun. Both the gods and the contestants were seated in the audience, all looking at the rather large scroll.

Everyone had excellent eyesight and could see the names of the eighty contestants on the scroll.

Ino pointed to the scroll and said, "Fellow contestants, perhaps you are driven by a sense of justice, or perhaps you are forced to participate. But I want to say that this competition is also a stage for you to showcase your talents. This is an additional reward that I, His Majesty the Omni-King, and the High Priest have set up after discussing it... the Investiture of the Gods!"

Any warrior who performs exceptionally well in the competition, gaining special attention through their courage, intelligence, and willpower, will have their soul preserved on the God List, even if their universe is ultimately defeated and erased. They will become the Supreme Kai or God of Destruction of the new universe after its birth.

The contestants in the audience were all shocked by the news.

The blame actually lies with Zeno. He announced the competition and started it without saying a word, leaving far too little time for all parties to prepare. From the time Ino's clone persuaded Zamasu until now, only four hours have passed.

Half an hour was spent summoning the gods, half an hour was spent explaining the competition rules, two and a half hours were spent registering participants from various universes, and the remaining half hour was spent rushing to the Realm of Nothingness to participate in the competition.

The entire event unfolded in a particularly rushed manner, several times more rushed than the Grand Tournament of Power proposed by Sun Wukong in the original timeline.

Someone like Yamcha was completely forced into this situation. Just four hours ago, he was surfing with his new girlfriend when he was inexplicably stopped by Sun Wukong. Without understanding what was going on, he was confused and walked into the Hut of Spirit and Time for recovery training, and then dragged over to fight for the survival of the entire universe.

Even Frieza, who is usually very easygoing, felt a little upset at this moment. He had just been listening to those cartoon bears and lions "digging and digging" in the tree, and was dragged into the competition in a daze.

In Universe Seven, there's a small hut for spirits and time to buffer the situation, so at least one's physical condition has been adjusted.

Many contestants and deities in other universes simply didn't have time to adjust.

Ino had previously explained the rules to the gods in the Omni-King's palace, but she discovered that many of the contestants present did not know what the rules were, so she repeated them.

Taking advantage of the Investiture of the Gods, she slowed down her speech and explained things in great detail, gradually deepening her understanding, which helped buy some more time for the eight universes.

Is this enough time? Definitely not.

The Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction looked at the trio of children—a boy and a girl—on the high platform, filled with resentment. "Is this how you do things? You have absolutely no organizational skills!" Unfortunately, they could only keep their resentment to themselves, and no one dared to speak out.

The Investiture of the Gods has nothing to do with them. When the universe is erased, they will disappear along with it. The contestants care a lot about this, and a few shrewd ones have already begun to plan how they can benefit from it.

If the universe were to perish, and one were to be wiped out along with it, then it would certainly be a good thing to survive by relying on the Investiture of the Gods.

Helles, the Goddess of Destruction of Universe 2, has some connection with Ino; she is the only female Goddess of Destruction.

Unlike Beerus and Champa, who sleep all day, Helles is a goddess of destruction who has devoted herself to the construction of her universe. Universe 2 is known as a gentle universe with an average civilization index of 6.5, which is not far from the 7 points required by the Omni-King. If given a little more time, it will definitely reach 7 points. It is actually a bit unfair for her to participate in the competition with the "underachievers".

She asked loudly, "Lord Supreme Kai of Time, what exactly does it mean for a contestant to receive 'significant attention'?"

She wanted to find a way out for her female warriors of love; she could perish, but the belief in love she left behind had to be passed on.

Ino had been to Universe 2 and her relationship with Helles was only slightly worse than that with Champa. She immediately explained: "The so-called 'focus' is voting. Anyone who approves of a certain warrior can be voted for by the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais present, even the apprentice Supreme Kais. Once a certain number of votes are reached, they can be made a god in the future new universe."

She glossed over the specific number of votes required to pass; how many votes were needed? Nobody knows. As always, the final interpretation rests with the Omni-King.

The rules she and the Grand Priest established were basically that the God of Destruction and the Supreme Kai each had one vote, and the Omni-King had one thousand votes...

This is something that should be kept in mind; there's no need to say it out loud, as it could affect morale.

Contestants who were on good terms with each other whispered to the Supreme Kai and the God of Destruction, calculating the total number of votes on site and figuring out how to gain the greatest possible advantage in the current dire situation.

Ino paused for two minutes, then waved her hand, opening the spatial passage of the arena. Unless one had wings, the use of aerial techniques was now completely prohibited.

The competition was somewhat like the Death Forest exam back in the day, with each team entering the arena from a different entrance, and the competition officially began.

Chapter 961 Fu

Konoha Village had already gradually evolved from a village into a city when Ino was the seventh Hokage.

Population, resources, and money flowed into Konoha like fresh blood, and the city expanded rapidly.

In the southeast corner of the city, what was originally a wasteland outside the village has recently been incorporated into the city.

In a secluded corner of a cluster of high-rise buildings stands a rather old-looking orphanage.

The Konoha administration's attitude towards this orphanage is rather strange. The annual allocation is just enough to cover the orphanage's expenses, and ninjas, whether overt or covert, come to search the place from time to time.

However, those days have come to a complete end today, because the kind and amiable old director, Kabuto Yakushi, has passed away.

Everyone acknowledges that Kabuto is an extremely dangerous person. As a ninja without any bloodline limit, the fact that he could cause so much trouble shows that he is definitely a genius.

After the war, he had a change of heart and chose to start anew. He carried on the legacy of his adoptive mother, Pharmacist Nono, and reopened the orphanage to help orphans who were homeless because of the war.

When Ino was Hokage, she talked to him a few times and felt that he seemed to have lost his fighting spirit. After that, seeing that he behaved very well, she stopped paying attention to him.

After Konohamaru became Hokage, the village advisors suggested eliminating potential threats in advance. Before they could make a decision, Kabuto Yakushi died.

He is indeed dead, and it certainly wasn't a ninjutsu like Izanagi.

When a person dies, all debts are wiped out. No matter what thoughts or deeds they had before, they all disappear at this moment.

late at night.

The candles, wreaths, and paper cranes placed by the children from the orphanage were still around the grave. As the soil churned up, Kabuto Yakushi, who had been confirmed dead by several Jonin and medical ninjas, lifted the coffin.

Kabuto is more than ten years older than Ino. During his time as the director of the orphanage, he was under constant surveillance. He scrimped and saved to take care of the orphans, and suffered from malnutrition, making him look older than his actual age.

He stood in his own grave, looked at the photo on the tombstone, and touched his cheek.

He glanced menacingly at the perception barrier in the center of the village, a disdainful sneer playing on his lips: "This body is so weak, but the calculations are pretty good. I've finally awakened. Mother, I will avenge you..."

He adjusted the round glasses on the bridge of his nose with his index finger.

The next second, his gaze became extremely profound, as if he had instantly traversed countless times and spaces, witnessing the rise and fall of the past few decades.

Kabuto's chakra disappeared, replaced by a vast amount of pure, dark energy.

His face slowly transformed, becoming a young man who bore a six or seven-tenths resemblance to Dou.

He was wearing a crisp black double-breasted uniform, a long purple cloak with gold trim, and a long sword hanging at his waist.

He drew his sword, sheathed it, drew it again, sheathed it again, practiced this twice, and then raised his arm.

With dark red feathers, a red beak, and yellow eyes, a large bird resembling an owl suddenly broke through space, flapped its wings, and gently landed on his arm.

The giant bird grabbed at the space with its claws, and Black Goku, who had been thrown into the time turbulence by Ino, was forcibly pulled out.

Then it broke open another space, took out a rice cooker, tore off the seal, and Zamasu from the future timeline appeared in this desolate graveyard with an angry look on his face.

Black Goku's memories were mostly erased by "time deletion," leaving him with disjointed and confused memories. Apart from recognizing Zamasu, he was wary of Kabuto and the giant bird.

"Who are you? Where am I...?" Zamasu quickly calculated the surrounding spatial coordinates: "Is this Universe Seven?"

Kabuto habitually pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose: "This body is called Yakushi Kabuto. In reality, it is the body I specially chose to possess in order to enter the time loop of the Supreme Kai of Time."

Zamasu remained calm: "So, what is your true identity?"

“My name is Fu, I come from the future. I am Towa’s son. My mother foresaw her own death and sent me to the future ahead of time. By the way, I am also the nephew of Dapura, the Demon King.”

"Dabura?!" Black Goku reacted instinctively, immediately making a defensive gesture, but Zamasu stopped him, signaling him not to get agitated.

Fu smiled and waved his hand: "I am not your enemy. As far as I know, your human extermination plan seems to have been ruined by that person. What a coincidence, she is also the one who killed my mother. My goal is actually the same as yours."

He patted the owl-like bird on his arm: "This guy is called Zafkiel, and he is an important partner of mine in the future. Of course, at this point in time, it is still an egg... It can effectively help us evade the observation of the current Supreme Kai of Time on the timeline. You two, if you don't want to be sealed again, we'd better find another place to talk in detail."

He drew his sword and sliced ​​through space, creating a pitch-black spatial passage that appeared out of thin air. He then stepped into it.

Black Goku and Zamasu stared at each other.

Black Wukong said seriously, "I have too many missing memories right now, my mind is in a mess, and I can't do any complex intelligence analysis."

Zamasu also said, "In the eyes of those guys, my strength is indeed a bit weak, not up to par, and no amount of analysis will help."

They nodded in unison, then one of them took off his left earring and the other took off his right earring.

Under the divine power of the Potara earrings, they merged into a completely new entity.

The fusion of Black Goku and Zamasu is still Zamasu.

Because Zamasu is a god in the future, this fusion has no time limit and can be maintained indefinitely without the Dragon Balls being used to undo it.