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Chapter 525 The Sixth Buddha's Appearance and Enlightenment

Konoha Village.

The massive mechanical fortress finally gave way, crashing violently and falling from the sky.

Shennong, who was able to climb out of there, still refused to admit defeat. "Indeed, half-finished products are unreliable. The current materials are still too fragile. If I were to develop high-performance chakra-resistant materials, Konoha would have been razed to the ground by now."

"But I'm no weakling researcher. With Zero-Tail possessing me, let's have a big fight today!"

The black snake on the white mask instantly burrowed into Shennong's body, and as soon as it completed its possession of the dragon, its strength increased by leaps and bounds.

Just then, a red windmill suddenly appeared in his eyes, and his body froze in place.

Uchiha Itachi appeared behind him without anyone noticing, wielding the divine weapon Totsuka Blade, and cleaved him in two with a single strike, sealing the souls of Shennong and Zero-Tails within the Totsuka Blade.

A generation of top researchers has fallen!

He was also the only important member of the Takigakure (Waterfall Country) to fall in this great battle.

The divine sword in Itachi's hand turned into specks of light and disappeared, seemingly returning to Susanoo.

"Where is my brother?" he asked.

"I don't know, it's probably underground, but it should be alright."

Sure enough, many people still lived in the underground air-raid shelter, as well as some talented young people from the animal husbandry industry. These were the foundations left behind by Konoha.

Just then, the void trembled, and more than 800 heavily wounded Konoha ninjas fell from the sky. Looking at the already shattered Konoha, they instantly burst into tears.

They were defeated. They thought they could save their homes, but in the end they couldn't even save their homes.

"Uchiha, how did you protect my family? And you, Senju..."

"Shut up, they've done their best!" Several ninjas stepped forward and quickly pinned down the out-of-control ninja.

Is this person crazy?

Those were the Uchiha and Senju clans; didn't you see they had already killed the enemy? They did their best. But even so, it still didn't stop many people from complaining.

"Lady Tsunade, you're finally back!" Shizune announced as she emerged from the ruins. As soon as she reached Tsunade, she saw her dejected expression.

As the lines on her skin contracted, her body aged rapidly, turning her into a frail old woman.

"mom!"

"No, don't look at me, I look too ugly right now." Tsunade turned away, not wanting her son to see her in such a disheveled state.

But Senju Kazuya shed tears, walked up to her, knelt down, and cupped her face in his hands. "Mom, in my eyes you will always be the most beautiful."

"Konoha has been destroyed, where do we go next?"

"Where can we go? We have no chance anymore, let's just wait to die."

"But it's alright, at least I can die in Konoha, beside my loved ones."

Seeing everyone's dejected state, Uchiha Mamoru suddenly stood up and said, "Perhaps we still have a chance."

"What chance do we have? We're all dead, and they're about to attack! What power do we have to resist? We'll all die here."

"No, I'm not talking about now, I'm talking about the past." Uchiha Mamoru's words were mumbled and sounded incoherent to others, like something out of a dream: "Lord Jiraiya once prophesied that eyes born of evil, born amidst love and disaster, would ultimately become the last hope of the ninja world!"

"So I'm going to change the past and reshape the future." After saying this, Uchiha Mamoru turned and left, heading towards his destiny.

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you too!" Just then, Senju Kazuya jumped out.

Tsunade didn't stop her, but before Linzi left, she grabbed Senju Kazuya's hand and said, "I don't know how you plan to change the past. If you can't succeed, don't come back! Mom loves you!"

She kissed Kazuya's forehead, then took off the pendant from her neck and hung it around Kazuya's neck.

"Take him with you, and if possible, go back in time and see your father!"

"Mother!"

"Let's go." Tsunade turned and waved to him.

"Don't worry, I will definitely come back and save you!" Senju Kazuya shouted, attaching winged insects to his arms and flying straight in the direction Uchiha Mamoru had left.

The ninjas watched this scene without saying anything more. They didn't know if what they were saying was true or false, but if they could really escape, it would be a hope for the future.

Let them live on, carrying the blessings of everyone in Konoha.

Just then, another vortex-like fluctuation came from the sky.

All the ninjas in Konoha tensed up; we held each other's hands or hugged each other tightly.

Has it arrived? Isn't what's meant to happen finally here?

However, when the spatial vortex broke open, it revealed another Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha said, "Everyone, I'm late. I think I am the hope in the prophecy."

Jumping to half an hour ago.

After experiencing countless illusions, Obito Uchiha repeatedly relived his experiences with Rin Nohara, going to school, graduating, getting married, and having children.

Even though he knew everything in the illusion was fake, he was still happy to accept it, until a sky full of insect clouds appeared and shattered everything.

However, each time, just before the dream was about to shatter, Rin would cup his face and say, "Obito, help me save Konoha!"

"It's all fake, it's all fake. How could Lin possibly be willing to marry me?"

Obito Uchiha laughed self-deprecatingly. "We saved Konoha, but he doesn't agree. He's already been merciful by not destroying it himself. But experiencing a dream like this is not bad either."

Then, he stepped towards the circle of light again, not because Shi Shui's illusion had trapped him, but because he had trapped himself.

After countless repetitions, the illusion shattered completely, and he found himself in a dark place.

There is no time, no space, no height, no temperature there.

Then an old man appeared in front of him.

The old man was given a pair of Rinnegan eyes, horns on his head, and six black tomoe swirling behind him.

"Sorry, I startled you. My name is Hagoromo Otsutsuki, but everyone calls me the Sage of Six Paths!"

"Then how did you get into my mental sea?" Obito asked in surprise.

"You are my descendant, that's normal, don't worry about the details. The ninja world is experiencing an unprecedented catastrophe; war is destroying everything, and humanity is gradually disappearing. In the future, all humans will become insects in human skin. Now I want to ask you, are you willing to sacrifice yourself to save the ninja world?"

"Heh, even if I wanted to, do I have that much power?"

"Of course!"

The Sage of Six Paths touched his chest with his fingertip. "The Sharingan is the eye that reflects the soul, and what you initially thought was the last hope of the ninja world. Use your heart to comprehend power."