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My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 183
🕑 Added 2025-05-23 16:00:10 +0000 UTCChapter 183: Dual Spacetime
Although he was born of the Ōtsutsuki clan from Earth, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki was unaware of the existence of the Karma seal, but that didn’t stop him from sensing the power above, one that was strikingly similar to his mother Kaguya’s.
This sudden, bizarre anomaly left Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki somewhat puzzled.
Of course, he knew about the hidden hand his mother had left behind in this world: the existence of Black Zetsu.
In fact, many of Black Zetsu’s actions had been tacitly permitted by him.
The reason was simple, to cultivate a shinobi strong enough to resist the Ōtsutsuki clan.
While Black Zetsu was scripting the course of this world's development, wasn't Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki doing the same?
In truth, he was hiding even more deeply.
That was also why he couldn't take action directly when faced with this peculiar soul. He could only operate within the rules.
And now, in the face of this soul that should have perished, the only power he could currently use was: Pure Land Summoning,
To bind the soul of a deceased shinobi to the Pure Land. However, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki discovered that something within Rasa’s soul was constantly resisting him.
It was as if a long nail had pinned Rasa’s soul to his body.
Fortunately, at the moment Rasa came into contact with Edo Tensei, the soul’s separation gave Hagoromo an opening. But just as he attempted to continue using Pure Land Summoning to summon this strange soul, another strange force emerged.
A wave of space-time power came from that unusual space, once again stopping him.
Then he watched as the other party absorbed all the chakra, completely erasing any trace of their presence from his senses.
“What exactly happened? Could this be another backup plan left by Mother, one that even I don’t know about?”
Although Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki was filled with doubts, he chose to do nothing for now and opted to observe further. Compared to the script he had written for this world, Rasa’s appearance was merely a minor episode.
He wouldn’t allow a minor episode to affect the entire course of the shinobi world’s development.
Unless Rasa did something that even he could not tolerate.
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In the Yomi world.
After returning to his own body and absorbing all the remaining chakra from the Edo Tensei, Rasa recalled that terrifying force which had nearly grabbed and dragged him away, feeling lingering fear.
At this moment, he was certain, any power that strong… he is the one.
In this world, the only being present was the Sage of Six Paths. Rasa hadn’t anticipated that his first encounter with the Sage as a transmigrator would not be with the version from his original timeline, but rather a future version of himself.
Nevertheless, this did confirm one important fact: the words of the White Snake Sage were indeed true. The combined space-time abilities of Ryūchi Cave and the Yomi world could effectively obstruct the Sage of Six Paths. This indicated he now possessed an additional advantage in confronting the Sage of Six Paths.
At the very least, if he couldn’t win, he could retreat into this world.
“Hah…”
Letting out a long breath, Rasa began thinking about what to do next.
First, upon returning to his body, he had confirmed one thing.
That meant from now on, he could freely travel between the two timelines and even bring others with him.
He could treat the Yomi world as a transit point.
There was no need to mention his original timeline. He could enter and leave as he pleased. As for this future timeline, he could use the Gate of Yomi as a portal, linking the Yomi world and the future timeline, thus allowing him unrestricted movement.
Additionally, the existence of the Yomi world allowed him to maneuver between both sides and begin testing the waters with the Tailed Beasts.
Of course, he couldn’t go too far.
Fortunately, Rasa had no intention of killing any Tailed Beast, he only needed some of their chakra. By condensing chakra from the Tailed Beasts into chakra fruits and fusing them into his own world, once he gathered chakra from all nine Tailed Beasts, perhaps he wouldn’t need to fear the Sage of Six Paths anymore.
Lastly, the existence of two timelines and two Sunagakure gave him new ideas.
Especially considering that in this timeline, the Fourth Kazekage had long disappeared, leaving only him as the sole Kazekage.
Although both versions of Sunagakure were currently weak, if they complemented each other, they could create the strongest multi-timeline Sunagakure!
Thinking of this, Rasa felt a slight thrill.
But for now...
Looking at the vast empty world before him, Rasa took out a scroll. Upon opening it, a pale-purple chakra fruit appeared in front of him.
He had condensed this new chakra fruit by absorbing the chakra from Hashirama’s corpse.
As long as he planted this chakra fruit in the Yomi world and sealed it with the gourd, he would essentially have an inexhaustible supply of senjutsu energy.
As Rasa formed hand seals, the senjutsu energy in the air transformed into a vast layer of sand and gravel.
Under his control, the chakra fruit gently floated up and landed within the sand.
In an instant, countless roots extended from the chakra fruit, burrowing deep into the gravel. The fruit then began to grow upward, forming a straight tree trunk, from which branches and leaves began to spread. In just a short time, a massive green God Tree, thick enough that two people would be needed to encircle it, stood tall in this desolate world, bringing a splash of color to the barren landscape.
And the moment this God Tree emerged,
Rasa could clearly feel the senjutsu energy of this world double in density, and it was still rising. At the same time, apart from the existing space-time power, a new kind of energy appeared in this world: life.
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Boom!
A thunderous explosion rang out in the Land of Fire just over thirty kilometers outside of Konohagakure. After the massive shockwave passed and the smoke cleared, the silhouette of a giant monster appeared in the sight of all the Sunagakure and Konoha shinobi engaged in battle.
At that moment, Baki’s face turned grim, while Temari and Kankurō were trembling, pale-faced.
“This is bad… It’s out of control after all?!”
“It… it finally appeared…”
“M-monster…”
Even the Konoha shinobi encircling the Sunagakure ninja were visibly shaken.
Kakashi pulled down the mask over his Sharingan, closely examining the giant beast, sweat trailing down his forehead as he muttered,
“It showed up after all…”
“Hey, Kakashi, is that a Tailed Beast?”
Guy quickly moved to Kakashi’s side, shielding Sasuke and Naruto.
Kakashi nodded grimly.
“Yeah, this is my first time seeing it in person too. Sunagakure’s Tailed Beast, the One-Tail Shukaku!”
Even these two elite jōnin looked shocked, let alone the children, who were witnessing such a creature for the first time.
Their pupils contracted sharply, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
Sasuke recognized that look in its eyes all too well. It was the same look Gaara had when they fought.
“So that’s it… this guy really has a monster like that inside him…”
Naruto, after the initial shock, revealed a flicker of sympathy in his eyes. Clutching his stomach, he said softly,
“That’s the monster sealed inside him… just like me…”
Shino Aburame, who had followed in secret, also murmured,
“What a terrifying monster… even the bugs inside me are afraid…”
Just then, three figures landed beside Kakashi and the others.
At the front was Shikamaru’s teacher, the son of the Hokage: Asuma Sarutobi. The other two were Shibi Aburame, who had come looking for his son, and Yamato, who had followed after reporting back to the village, both of them seeking to make up for their prior mistakes.
Seeing the enormous monster, all three looked grim.
Asuma scratched his head and said,
“Shukaku, huh… this is gonna be a headache. If I’d known, I wouldn’t have chased after them. This is trouble, Kakashi…”
Kakashi’s expression darkened.
“It’s too late to say anything now. Get ready for battle… be careful, this is a Tailed Beast!”
