In a realm of incomparable splendor—
Sacred. Vast. Boundless.
Two indistinct figures stood within a grand hall formed of radiant spiritual light. Their voices echoed slowly, resonating through the space like the tolling of an ancient bell.
"The emergence of our clan's supreme treasure has been affected," one phantom spoke. "This is our opportunity."
"Our chance to surpass the Ōtsutsuki Clan."
"To become the strongest race in the universe."
A faint ripple of excitement stirred in the air.
"Perhaps," the other phantom continued calmly, "we may even reach the realm of our progenitor… to become eternal and indestructible. A true god."
Silence lingered.
Then the second phantom spoke again.
"The supreme treasure has given me a revelation."
"Reincarnation… lies within the shinobi world."
"Reincarnation?" The first phantom paused. "That word itself carries the resonance of laws. It involves the power of fundamental rules."
"I wished to intervene personally," the second figure said slowly. "But I sensed something."
"A warning."
"A prohibition from the universe's supreme laws."
"If I act… I will certainly die."
The air grew heavy.
After a moment—
"Then spread the news. Let the younger generation investigate."
"I have a premonition… the structure of existence itself is beginning to change."
Outside the vast hall stretched a colossal city, home to countless Shinigami. Spiritual rivers flowed through its avenues. In the distance, immeasurable figures lived and cultivated.
Drip.
Drip.
A nearby pond rippled gently, breaking the stillness.
"Should we awaken the Progenitor?"
"No."
"At that level, nothing in this era can move him."
"For us, this may be an unprecedented opportunity."
"For him… it is insignificant."
Their voices faded into silence.
The Pure Land — Shinobi World
The battle between Uchiha Madara and Yachitani had escalated beyond imagination.
Even Madara—
The man who once stood atop the shinobi world—
Was gradually being suppressed.
At that very moment, Naruto opened his eyes.
He was in the midst of constructing the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
The Pure Land was the foundational core of this transformation. It could not be destabilized.
Yet the shockwaves from their battle were already beginning to distort the spiritual fabric of the realm.
Naruto slowly raised a single hand.
And spoke one word.
"Silence."
The world froze.
Space solidified.
Madara and Yachitani were locked in midair, completely immobilized.
An overwhelming force descended upon them—not chakra alone, but the authority of a forming world.
Madara's pupils contracted.
Yachitani felt true fear for the first time.
One word—
And he was suppressed without resistance.
Within his clan, only a handful possessed such power.
Was this still his opportunity?
Naruto had entered a special state, yes—but he had never imagined it would be this terrifying.
His own strength had already reached the late Six Paths level. In the future, he was destined to become one of the Five Direction Ghost Emperors—a near-demigod existence.
Yet here—
He was utterly powerless.
The truth was simple.
Naruto's original strength alone would not have sufficed.
But at this moment, he was channeling a portion of the power of the world he was creating.
Within the Pure Land—
He was akin to a god.
He suppressed them not with personal chakra, but with the authority of an emerging world.
And so—
He returned his focus inward.
The construction continued.
Suddenly—
Heaven and earth erupted in radiant golden brilliance.
The laws of the world trembled.
It was as though existence itself was celebrating.
Strange phenomena manifested endlessly.
Vast.
Majestic.
Boundless.
Even Madara and Yachitani—despite being restrained—entered a state of involuntary enlightenment.
To witness the birth of a world was to glimpse its fundamental laws.
The principles of Yin and Yang.
Life and death.
Order and rebirth.
Chakra surged like a primordial ocean.
The aura of the netherworld spread across the Pure Land as its spatial boundaries expanded.
The Sage of Six Paths felt it immediately.
His control over the Pure Land was diminishing—
Yet at the same time—
As its original creator, he sensed an immeasurable blessing descending upon him.
Then—
A roar shook existence.
The heavens seemed to split open.
Golden light pierced the void, entwined with the aura of the underworld.
From the fracture in space—
A book slowly emerged.
Ancient.
Mysterious.
Inscribed with the weight of rules.
In every mind present, four words appeared clearly.
The Book of Life and Death.
Its pages shimmered with Yin–Yang Release, containing the authority over souls and reincarnation.
A beam of golden light separated from the book.
The greater portion merged into Naruto's body.
A smaller fragment flowed toward the Sage of Six Paths.
Instantly—
Their auras soared.
Naruto continued shaping the world with Yin–Yang Release.
At its extreme—
Yang Release gives form to life.
Yin Release shapes spirit and consciousness.
When Yin and Yang revolve in harmony—
One becomes two.
Two become three.
Three give rise to all things.
Boom—
The Pure Land expanded explosively.
A vast Netherworld Sea manifested beneath it, dark yet tranquil.
The Six Paths of Reincarnation had taken form.
Across the shinobi world, countless people instinctively lifted their heads.
They felt something.
A shift.
A resonance deep within their souls.
Yet when they searched the sky—
There was nothing visible.
Only confusion.
But unseen to them—
The order of life and death had just been rewritten.
Unbeknownst to the shinobi world—
Within the Pure Land, the realm opposite the living world, a transformation of heaven-shaking magnitude was unfolding.
The foundational structures of the Six Paths of Reincarnation had all manifested.
Six great pillars of authority stood in the void, each radiating a different aspect of samsara—Heaven, Asura, Human, Animal, Preta, and Naraka.
When the final core structure took form—
The laws of heaven and earth stirred.
Lightning tore across the spiritual sky.
Thunder roared through the void.
And then—
A colossal seal slowly descended.
In the distance, Sasuke's Rinnegan trembled.
It appeared.
The most crucial authority of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
The Seal of Reincarnation.
Endless golden light poured into it from the void.
The vast majority merged with the seal itself.
A portion flowed into Naruto's body, causing his aura to surge once more.
A faint fragment drifted toward the Sage of Six Paths.
At that moment—
The Sage completely lost control of the Pure Land.
Yet strangely, he did not resist.
Because what replaced that control… was something far greater.
Across the Pure Land, countless wandering souls began drifting toward a newly formed structure—an immense, solemn hall that embodied the judgment and circulation of life and death.
Orochimaru watched in awe.
"It is… unbelievable," he whispered.
"It feels as though we are witnessing the birth of a god."
The Sage of Six Paths gazed steadily at Naruto.
When he had created the Pure Land, it had merely been a spiritual resting place—an extension of his power through Yin Release.
But what Naruto was doing now—
Was no mere spiritual space.
It was a complete world system.
It possessed circulation.
Balance.
Law.
Most astonishing of all—
It possessed vitality.
The Sage could faintly sense the world itself responding with goodwill.
As if approving.
As if blessing.
The golden radiance just now…
Was likely the world's acknowledgment.
A gift.
A benediction.
Buzz—
A soft, resonant hum filled the void.
The Seal of Reincarnation fully solidified.
It floated in the sky, slowly rotating, carved with incomprehensible patterns that seemed born from the laws themselves rather than etched by hand.
Naruto extended his hand.
The seal descended gently into his grasp.
The moment his fingers closed around it—
He felt it clearly.
Authority.
Rules.
The fundamental principles governing life, death, and rebirth were gathered within it.
And at that instant—
He broke through.
Demigod Realm.
He finally understood what that realm truly meant.
It was not merely greater chakra.
Nor overwhelming destructive force.
It was the beginning of control over rules.
His Immortal Divine Ability had fused and condensed, forming one-tenth… no—
Nearly one-and-a-half tenths of a complete rule authority.
During the moment of breakthrough, he had been given choices.
Space.
Wind.
Lightning.
Water.
Fire.
Earth.
Yin.
Yang.
Even Time—
Though he clearly sensed that Time was beyond his current qualifications.
But there was another path.
The Way of Life and Death.
Naruto chose—
The Way of Life.
Not for destruction.
Not for dominance.
But for survival.
In his understanding, combat power was secondary.
Survival was absolute.
With this authority, he had gained an ability far beyond ordinary regeneration.
Rebirth from a drop of blood.
As long as a single trace of vitality remained—
He would not truly perish.
Compared to this—
Even the Ōtsutsuki Clan's Kāma seal felt crude.
Kāma was parasitic reincarnation.
What Naruto possessed now—
Was sovereign rebirth.
Moreover—
Through his Heaven Rewards Diligence ability, he could continue comprehending and accumulating other rule authorities over time.
This meant that in the Demigod Realm—
He would not merely stand equal to others.
He could contend against several beings of the same level.
The Seal of Reincarnation rotated quietly in his hand.
The Six Paths of Reincarnation had been established.
The order of life and death was no longer solely governed by ancient will—
It now answered to him.
(End of Chapter)
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