Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"So fast."

This was the first time Kaguya Otsutsuki had taken Karura seriously.

The speed of the "Sandman" was now close to three times the speed of sound, which is about Mach 3.

Furthermore, a sonic boom erupted the instant the "Sandman" left!

"boom."

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, wielding the Slime Sword she had secretly learned from Shirahoshi, clashed with the Sandman's fist.

With a loud bang, the floor shook, creating a huge dent.

In the ensuing battle, both fighters displayed incredible speed and destructive power. Rocks they passed simply grazed them, then exploded. Cracks frequently appeared in the floor.

The battle had become something that ordinary ninjas couldn't keep up with. Apart from Shirahoshi and Hashirama Senju, no one could keep up at all; all they could see were brown and white streaks of light colliding constantly.

"Kaguya...when did you acquire combat experience?" Shirahoshi watched Kaguya's battle and couldn't help but sigh. The naive girl who only knew how to unleash powerful attacks in the past could now compress her power and become a battle-hardened goddess. If Naruto and Sasuke were to face her, wouldn't they be instantly defeated?

To be honest, Shirahoshi is really looking forward to it. What will the Divine Tree look like when it emerges? The Sage of Six Paths...

Could the old man's soul also possess special characteristics, just like the Grim Reaper?

The Grim Reaper's soul grants the body the ability to slay souls. In other words, every time I strike you, even without direct contact, the force will cause your soul to ache.

Direct contact can damage your soul; it could kill you instantly, so instantly that you wouldn't even be able to scream after being resurrected.

What does this mean?!

However, there is a drawback.

People who possessed great power in life also have strong souls. For example, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

As long as the soul is strong enough, it is impossible to completely destroy the soul; at most, when attacking the opponent, it can cause them pain.

"And another unexpected surprise." Shirahoshi glanced to the side at a base about several dozen kilometers away: that location was the address of Isshiki Otsutsuki.

If he makes a move now, given the other party's caution, they might use a spatial portal to escape. Therefore, feigning weakness is the best option—for example, pretending that the other party hasn't noticed him.

That's weak enough, isn't it?

......

As per normal conditions.

Karura's Sage Mode can be active for over an hour.

However, by using the powerful puppet technique "Godslayer Star," the duration of Sage Mode was greatly shortened.

In just three minutes, the "Sandman's" attacks began to weaken. But Kaguya Otsutsuki didn't seem to be getting too tired.

"Miss Kaguya, please catch your breath."

"?"

Because Kaguya Otsutsuki's true form is inside Shirahoshi's body, Shirahoshi can transmit her voice to Kaguya Otsutsuki in her own mental space, even though Kaguya has possessed the Shinigami's body in the real world.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you want to find Otsutsuki Isshiki anymore? If he tries to escape, do you know where he is?"

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Otsutsuki understood.

It turns out that Otsutsuki Isshiki was hiding in her ruins.

Back then, she ambushed Otsutsuki Isshiki, but he shrunk his body and disappeared, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, making it impossible to catch him. In the end, she had no choice but to give up and start raising White Zetsu.

And what happened? She was betrayed by her two sons, sealed on the moon for a thousand years, and had a filial son guarding her, worried that she would break free of the seal.

But it's different now.

She is no longer alone.

"I see."

As a woman who had seen so many women inside Shirahoshi's body, how could Kaguya Otsutsuki not understand something as simple as acting? It was just a matter of whether she was willing to do it.

"Huff. Huff."

He was sweating profusely, his face pale.

The blood-red Rinnegan with its tomoe closed, and a look of weariness shone through its white eye.

But it wasn't closed.

It would be too fake to shut her down. She's the progenitor of chakra on Earth, after all; she can't be that weak.

Seeing Kaguya Otsutsuki in this state, Karura uttered her taunt:

"Looks like you're done for. You called yourself the progenitor of chakra and the mother of the Sage of Six Paths, but is this all the power you have?" She made a pinky finger gesture.

Kaguya Otsutsuki: "???"

Why don't you take a look at your own situation before you criticize me?

At this moment, the blonde woman was covered in sweat, her face was a little pale, her eyes were unfocused, and her legs were trembling.

In summary, Karura was fighting with all his might by controlling the "Sandman". This outburst even had the potential to kill Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in their prime. Even perfect Susanoo and giant wooden golems could not withstand the "Sandman's" concentrated piercing attack.

"Sandman" appears to be a surgeon played by Shirahoshi, but in reality, his entire body can transform into sharp weapons, killing people invisibly.

The "Sandman" is like an all-around magical artifact in a cultivation novel, capable of using various attacks—such as transforming the body into a blade or unleashing a thousand demonic blades, all at will.

Moreover, it was incredibly fast, so fast that ordinary ninjas couldn't even react before they were dead.

But even strength has its weaknesses.

That is Galuro's own upper limit.

If it weren't for the cells given to her by Shirahoshi, she wouldn't have been able to break through her physical limits.

She can't use this move.

Just then, a large white bird appeared not far away in the sky: it was a clone of Deidara and a clone of Sasori.

The two possess incomplete memories. It was through Isshiki Otsutsuki's use of those instinctive memories, coupled with his brainwashing, that he created new memories for the other: like a clone of Konan.

These clones have almost the same memories as the original, but they lack the memory of being assassinated by Isshiki Otsutsuki before their deaths. Instead, they have the memory of Pain becoming Isshiki Otsutsuki, and they also have a special sealing technique that makes them unconditionally trust Isshiki Otsutsuki.

Their original bodies are currently participating in the Fourth Shinobi World War.

"Master Scorpion, look! Isn't that Shirahoshi, the one the leader has been looking for?"

Scorpion, dressed in Scarlet Amber, glanced down: "Yes. And there's a strange woman... She seems to have transformed in the same way as the leader. Could she be from the same clan as the leader?"

He was referring to Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was panting.

Deidara glanced at it, then shook his head and said, "No way. With this much strength, he's far inferior to the leader. Hmm!"

"The enemy also has four Hokage from Konoha, so they seem quite powerful. And Orochimaru is there too. Let's not make any judgments for now. Let's report back later."

"Ok!"

The two arrived quickly and left quickly.

Those below all spotted Deidara and Sasori.

But when she tried to grab him, Shirahoshi pressed down on Orochimaru's shoulder.

Orochimaru could only lower his hand with a look of regret. This clone, which looked exactly like the former Akatsuki, made him really want to study its body.

......

Shell base.

Upon receiving reports from Deidara and Sasori upon their return, Otsutsuki Isshiki frowned, confirming the information several times before finally becoming impatient: "Kaguya! I didn't expect you, this traitor, to still be alive. Damn it, you've even joined forces with Shirahoshi? What about my plans now...?"

Upon hearing this, Deidara, a natural chatterbox, spoke up: "Boss, I don't think that woman named Kaguya is very strong. She can't even beat the Karura that you've chosen."

Otsutsuki Isshiki's eyes lit up: "Is this true?! Are you sure it's Shirahoshi's assistant, Karura?"

Scorpion chimed in, nodding, "That's right. The other party activated his Byakugan and was panting heavily. Although the blonde woman named Garura also seemed to have almost exhausted her strength, it means that the two are not much different in strength."

After a moment of silence, Otsutsuki Isshiki burst into laughter: "Hahaha—"

"Heaven is helping me! This is wonderful! It's only Garura's strength. Then we don't need to worry about it at all."

Otsutsuki Isshiki glanced at the intelligence data on the four Hokage: "So what if the First Hokage is resurrected? He's just a mere Edo Tensei. To us, Edo Tensei is just a piece of paper; once it's torn, it can't be restored!"

He looked at his subordinates below and said:

"White Tiger, Mad Ape, Big Dipper, Three Platforms, Jade Maiden, Azure Dragon, Zero, Black Tortoise."

"You eight are the official representatives of the Shell organization to join this great war."

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki looked at all the clones within the organization, his gaze lingering on the Nagato clone, and said:

"Left, stay here for now. I have something to give you."

"Yes!"×8

......

After the seven left Kaguya's ruins, Otsutsuki Isshiki produced many black chakra rods and inserted them into Nagato's body, saying, "Now you are a true god. Are you happy?"

"Yes! Thank you, Chief."

At this moment, Nagato was transformed into Pain's likeness. This was a technique developed by Isshiki Otsutsuki using Nagato's memories.

As long as the black rod is present, he can sense the other party's situation.

He needed to have Nagato test the group left behind at Kaguya's ruins to confirm that the information sent back by Deidara and Sasori was accurate and valid.

If something goes wrong, he'll run away immediately. Even if it means sacrificing Nagato, sacrificing this painstakingly built base, it doesn't matter. As long as he's alive, all these things can be rebuilt.

"Go! From this moment on, you are a god! You must kill those who sabotage our Shell Organization's plans!"

Otsutsuki Isshiki infused Nagato's chakra rods with ample chakra, and Nagato's body also borrowed the physical characteristics of the Mad Ape, perfectly solving the problem of not being able to use the Rinnegan.

These Rinnegan are genuine, not copies. Otsutsuki Isshiki couldn't replicate the Rinnegan's abilities. Even when he revived the Mad Ape, it still only had a three-tomoe Sharingan and couldn't awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. Finally, he had to recreate the Ape, adding the memories of its previous failure, before it could awaken again.

The clone Nagato raised his eyelids, his body radiating an aura no less than that of someone newly entering the Six Paths of Paths, and his chakra surged: "Yes, leader."

Chapter 185 Cloned Nagato vs. Konoha's F4

Shirahoshi never expected that he would see Nagato from this world again.