My clan was exterminated when I was three years old, and you want me to beat Uchiha Itachi? Chapter 168

All was ready, only the east wind was lacking.

Not long after ascending to godhood, you granted several wood clone various bloodline limit permissions, allowing them to join your Ghoul Mask organization as powerful individuals.

The sudden increase in these powerhouses, with just a slight exertion of force, allowed you to seize control of the ninja world’s salt, steel, grain, and the major transportation arteries of each ninja village.

With just a word, you could turn the existing monetary system of the ninja world into a pile of废纸.

This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of nobles and big merchants.

They spent a fortune hiring elite jonin squads from ninja villages, and even paid heavily to invite Kage-level ninjas to act, but they were easily repelled.

Only the resistance from Konoha in the Land of Fire was slightly stronger, but it was futile.

It merely contained the power of the Gato Company outside the Daimyo’s capital…

It could be said that your actions had already allowed the Gato Company, on a certain level, to achieve the unification of the ninja world’s material power.

Becoming the shadow government that controlled the entire world!

Next was to step into the forefront and complete the spiritual reshaping!

However, preconceived notions in people’s hearts were an insurmountable mountain.

And you, feeling that you weren’t one to reason, decided to leave it to Nagato to complete…

At the same time, Black Zetsu also made a move.

You learned from the wood clone with the Transparent Escape ability, who remained by Nagato’s side, that:

During this period, Black Zetsu and “Uchiha Madara” had repeatedly sought out Nagato, urging him to complete the Tailed Beast collection plan as soon as possible.

They wanted him to start manufacturing war weapons capable of suppressing the ninja world.

And they attempted to portray the Ghoul Mask organization, which you had built, as warmongers in front of Nagato.

Using this to coerce Nagato into completing the plan.

However, when Nagato asked Black Zetsu and “Uchiha Madara” what exactly the ultimate weapon to suppress the ninja world was, the two began to prevaricate.

It was clear that the so-called Eye of the Moon Plan, in the face of your candidness and absolute strength, was nothing more than a joke.

Nagato had long since found his own path, no longer the limping, reclusive figure confined to a tower, enclosed in an information cocoon and self-proclaimed as a god…

He was about to become a true god!

And after you gained demigod power, you easily used the power of rules to fully draw out the abilities of the Uzumaki clan within your bloodline.

Naturally, you also possessed the感知能力 of Kagura Mind’s Eye.

Your wood clones clearly sensed the helplessness hidden beneath Black Zetsu and Uchiha Madara’s anger, and even a hint of fear.

Perhaps the commotion caused when you mastered the rules of fire and ascended to demigod status that day made Black Zetsu see something terrifying in the inherited memories of Kaguya Otsutsuki!

There was even one instance where the person Black Zetsu impersonated actively appeared at a branch of the Ghoul Mask organization.

He wanted to spend a fortune to bribe one of the powerhouses, impersonated by your wood clone, to gather information about your true self.

The wood clone feigned ignorance, but still played along, pretending to be tempted by the money Black Zetsu offered.

And performed a chase scene with several other wood clones.

Finally, they openly betrayed the organization and joined the Akatsuki, specifically obeying Black Zetsu and executing the Tailed Beast collection plan on Nagato’s behalf…

Unfortunately, although Black Zetsu originated from Kaguya, Kaguya herself was only a branch family in the Otsutsuki clan. Despite eating the God Tree fruit and gaining immense power, she didn’t have much knowledge.

Black Zetsu underestimated the power of a god!

Whether it was relying on Nagato to capture Tailed Beasts, or now relying on your bribed clone, it was merely moving things from the left hand to the right. You would still take one-third of the chakra as a commission.

On the contrary, Nagato was enjoying his leisure at this moment, also taking the opportunity to thoroughly study the Uzumaki clan sealing techniques you sent him, in preparation for future events.

It was also because of this that:

It made you certain that the Sage of Six Paths was not unable to discover and erase Black Zetsu, but deliberately left Black Zetsu behind, only to promote Indra and Asura’s actions in the ninja world, to achieve some ulterior motive!

Now, it was just a matter of waiting for an opportunity to capture Black Zetsu and interrogate him for information.

[Year Ten]

Under the open actions of your wood clones, the Eight-Tails, Seven-Tails, and Six-Tails were successively captured.

However, when attempting to capture the Nine-Tails in Konoha, you unexpectedly failed!

This was not intentional on your part, but for some unknown reason, Naruto’s power inexplicably increased in less than five years.

He simultaneously mastered the perfect Sage Mode of Mount Myoboku and reconciled with the Nine-Tails, activating Sage Fox Mode and activating his Susanoo-like form.

Furthermore, Naruto seemed to have mastered some strange power, capable of predicting the next moves of the wood clones and reacting in advance.

Coupled with the fact that, for some unknown reason, your Wood Release and Sharingan no longer had a suppressive effect on the Nine-Tails, the capture failed…

In other words, the current Naruto was much stronger than in the original work!

Especially since the Nine-Tails had overcome the weaknesses of Wood Release and Sharingan, coupled with Naruto’s strangely unpredictable ability to foresee your actions, it caught the wood clones off guard.

According to your estimation, Naruto’s current strength was probably even stronger than that of the original Hashirama Senju!

The old man of Six Paths couldn’t sit still!

This was your first feeling.

Although you could still easily subdue him by deploying your true self!

But after meeting the Evil God and learning about the path of godhood…

You, who had opened the door behind the scenes of this world, deeply knew that your opponent was never Naruto.

But the power behind him!

Just then, new information arrived.

One of your wood clones, while searching in the Land of Demons, discovered many sealing techniques and traces of rules suspected to be left by divine battles.

Finally, upon entering a cave behind a temple, they discovered a powerful monster emanating ghostly energy.

—Moryo!

According to the Evil God’s description, this creature was actually one of the fragments of the Shinigami’s power.

It possessed the power to control shadows, souls, and emotions, and had an army of undead under its command!

Most importantly, this creature possessed a certain degree of sentience!

And the current Shinigami, due to a severe injury sustained during a battle with the Sage of Six Paths for the divine realm, no longer possessed complete sentience.

It could only occasionally acquire sacrifices through the sacrificial contract it once made with the Uzumaki clan, namely the Reaper Death Seal, to maintain its last remaining power…

Not to mention that the Shinigami still had half of the Nine-Tails’ chakra within its belly.

Just its highly overlapping authority with the Sage of Six Paths, coupled with powerful sealing techniques and an inexhaustible undead army, meant that:

If you wanted to contend with the Sage of Six Paths with your current power, you had to ally with the Shinigami!

And the first step to allying with the Shinigami was to restore its sentience and part of its power.

Therefore, in your opinion, releasing Moryo and reviving the Shinigami was far more important than dealing with Naruto, who was merely a pawn of the Sage of Six Paths!

Activating Flying Thunder God, you instantly appeared inside the cave where Moryo was sealed…