Black Zetsu did appear after all, wanting to take away the heavily injured and dying Madara Uchiha, but Drake had been waiting for him.
Having waited for over a thousand years, Black Zetsu had finally facilitated a pair of Rinnegan, and there was no way he would give up so easily.
Knowing this, Drake had made preparations long ago and caught Black Zetsu off guard, trapping him in a magic tool jar.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was the only one who had achieved Bloodline Retrogression, and Black Zetsu was a special life form she had created with Yin-Yang Release, so he was quite valuable for research.
Another reason was that Drake didn't dare to leave Black Zetsu, the real mastermind behind so many conflicts in the ninja world, unattended.
Sasuke had decided to join Fairy Tail and leave the ninja world together, so without him, the Indra reincarnator, Naruto alone wouldn't be able to resolve the crisis of the ninja world's destruction.
Although Drake had defeated Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu was the key. Don't forget that there was also Orochimaru, that unpredictable guy who could do anything.
Drake wouldn't be surprised if Black Zetsu colluded with him to come up with a way to release Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's seal without Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Drake wouldn't bet on whether the Sage of Six Paths would jump out at that time, and whether he would have the ability to resolve Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
Rather than worrying about whether this world would be destroyed by Infinite Tsukuyomi, it was better to solve the root of the trouble, Black Zetsu, in advance.
On the other side, Hashirama Senju, after his strongest attack was defeated, simply chose to admit defeat, and took the initiative to use sealing techniques to seal the other three Hokage.
After Sasuke Uchiha used the Transfer Seal technique to pass the memories of the past Indra reincarnators that he had obtained to Madara Uchiha, he also knew that he had been deceived.
Having been defeated by Drake and knowing that his long-held goals were just false lies, Madara had completely let go of his obsession.
After Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had one last talk, the two returned to the Pure Land together.
For some unknown reason, Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan and body turned to ashes as he returned to the Pure Land.
Thus, the winding Battle of the Valley of the End came to an end!
At the same time that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju returned to the Pure Land, in a special space where no one knew where it was - Mount Myōboku, one of the Three Great Sage Lands, the old giant toad suddenly opened its eyes.
"The future... has changed! What will the ninja world ultimately become?"
Drake had actually thought about the same question before the war started.
In the original plot, after the Allied Shinobi Forces won the Fourth Shinobi World War, it seemed that they had truly achieved mutual understanding and ushered in peace.
But Drake had always felt that it was because Konoha had two genin who could side push the ninja world that they had directly extinguished the flames of war.
And this time, without Black Zetsu, without Obito, and without Madara Uchiha, the Fourth Shinobi World War would have a 90% chance of not breaking out, and Naruto wouldn't have the experiences he had in the original plot.
What he would ultimately grow into, and whether he would become the Child of Prophecy who would bring peace to the ninja world, was really hard to predict.
However, Drake wasn't worried about this at all. To be honest, Black Zetsu's plan was able to succeed because of the arrogance of people like Madara and Nagato.
What they were arrogant about wasn't that they thought everything they were doing was correct, but that they felt that their own power could bring peace to the world.
As long as there were people, strife could never disappear. And for this reason, world peace could only exist relatively in reality.
Drake had never thought that he could do something as great as bringing peace to the world. He could only ensure that this world wouldn't be destroyed because of him, and as for the rest, he could only leave it to the ninjas to decide for themselves.
Drake found Konan, who had been trapped, in a cave, and returned Nagato and Yahiko's corpses, which Kakashi had conveniently preserved in the Kamui space, to her.
Konan didn't show any emotion about the fact that Nagato had been deceived, and that the person who had deceived him had also been deceived. Perhaps Konan hadn't trusted this plan and Obito from the beginning, but it was also possible that she had already lost all hope.
Next, she might return to Amegakure and continue to manage the village as an angel, or she might find a place to bury her two companions' corpses and live in seclusion, not asking about the affairs of the world.
Of the three orphans of the former Rain Country, only she was left. Although she couldn't find a direction to move forward, she shouldn't commit suicide and waste her companions' sacrifices.
It was a pity that Orochimaru had slipped away in advance, and Drake hadn't even caught his shadow. When it came to the ability to save his life, Orochimaru was first-class in the ninja world. It would take a lot of time to dig him out, so Drake simply let it go.
Although Orochimaru seemed to want to see the world in chaos, his motives for doing things were actually very clear.
His goal was eternal life and seeing the changes of the times, and these two things destined him not to do anything too outrageous. His later performance in the original plot was for this reason.
After settling everything, Drake planned to take everyone to the next world. Looking at everyone, whose auras had become even stronger, Drake began to prepare to activate the world-crossing magic.
...
Kakashi found the Konoha group and said, "We must return to the village immediately. There are important things to report to the Hokage-sama!
Wait, where did Naruto go?"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Just now, everyone had been attracted by the battle on the Valley of the End, and no one had noticed when Naruto Uzumaki had disappeared!
Kakashi's eyes widened, and he suddenly thought of the worst possibility!
...
Drake released his magic power, and the silver-black magic circle began to rotate and slowly expand, until it enveloped everyone.
Just then, Sasuke suddenly saw a figure approaching.
Naruto Uzumaki ran closer while shouting loudly, "Sasuke, I've thought about it. I still want to go back to the village with you and explain everything clearly! Leaving like this without any explanation is no different from running away."
Sasuke looked at the falling magic circle and said anxiously, "Naruto, you idiot, don't come any closer!"
Teacher: Big fool, what are you doing?
Drake also showed an astonished expression. He really didn't expect Naruto Uzumaki to pop up at this time.
The world magic had already been activated to the final stage, and even Drake himself couldn't stop it. He could only watch Naruto Uzumaki step into the range of the magic circle.
Worthy of being the most unpredictable ninja, he gave Drake a feeling of being caught off guard.
In his vision, he could see Kakashi and the others rushing over, but just as Kakashi came behind Naruto and reached out to grab him, the magic circle began to emit light.
After the light disappeared, Kakashi retracted his hand that had grabbed at nothing, and his expression couldn't help but become strange.
So this time, not only did they fail to bring back Sasuke Uchiha, but they also lost the Nine-Tails jinchūriki!
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