"In the original Netherworld system, the Son of Heaven's authority didn't meaningfully suppress the two Peak Emperors or the Five Direction Ghost Emperors," Naruto explained calmly.
"Especially the two Peak Emperors—their combined authority was nearly equal to the Son of Heaven's. And the Five Direction Ghost Emperors together held authority second only to him. Their relationship was more like a partnership than a hierarchy."
He paused, then continued:
"But now, everything has changed. The Son of Heaven holds absolute authority. And for any divine office under him, the Son of Heaven can mobilize ten percent of that person's power."
The group collectively stiffened.
"That means if a powerhouse from the Death God Clan occupies a position like one of the Five Direction Ghost Emperors," Naruto continued, "then the Son of Heaven—Sasuke—can mobilize ten percent of their strength at will."
Several people drew in sharp breaths.
Naruto gave a slight smile.
"After I strengthened the Son of Heaven's authority, no divine office holder in the Netherworld can defy him. The Death God Clan has every reason to ally with us."
"They get what they want… and we get their power."
Having learned the future from Sasuke, Naruto naturally refused to follow the same doomed path.
In that timeline, before he even encountered the true god-tier Otsutsuki, he had already been sealed—never reaching the peak of the Demigod realm.
In the future, the two major forces he faced were the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the Death God Clan.
The Death God Clan only wanted positions within Reincarnation.
Granting those to them was harmless.
Most importantly—the Ōtsutsuki and the Death God Clan were far from allies. Their cooperation in the future was only temporary, built on a shared enemy: Naruto and his comrades.
Thus, strengthening the Netherworld's internal control was essential. Naruto would never relinquish the Son of Heaven's administrative power. Bringing the Death God Clan into Reincarnation would not only massively boost Sasuke's authority, but also give the Ninja World an additional ally.
There was no fundamental conflict between them.
But with the Ōtsutsuki—there was blood hatred.
And the Ōtsutsuki were destined to invade the Ninja World.
That was something Naruto could never accept.
"Sasuke, this is yours."
Naruto handed the Reincarnation Mark to him.
Sasuke accepted it slowly, but hesitated. The Mark pulsed with endless power, its presence heavy in his palm.
"Naruto… you should absorb it," Sasuke said quietly.
"With your modifications, the Reincarnation Mark grants even greater benefits. If we want to strengthen our highest combat power, you should take it. That way, the future where you're sealed might never happen."
Naruto's smile was warm, understanding his thoughts immediately.
"Don't worry. This is the best way to protect the Ninja World."
"If there's only one top-tier fighter like me in the future, the enemy won't feel pressured. But if you rise as well, the entire future changes."
"My strength will surpass what Future Sasuke described. And besides… we've already advanced far more quickly because of him."
Naruto's gaze shifted to Madara, Hashirama, and the others.
"Before the Ōtsutsuki arrive, I plan to raise all of your strength."
With his current realm, assisting others in cultivation was hundreds of times more efficient than self-training. Madara and Hashirama were still far from matching their potential. With their innate talent, determination, and spiritual strength, they could rise to far greater heights.
Talent alone wasn't everything.
Resolve defined true strength.
Just like Might Guy and Rock Lee—ordinary people would have given up, but they became legends.
Guy's brilliance would forever shine in Naruto's heart.
"…Is everything ready?"
Standing atop Sky City, Naruto turned toward Orochimaru.
"All preparations are complete," Orochimaru replied solemnly.
"All three hundred sixty-five locations across the Ninja World are fully in place."
Ten days after the Reincarnation Realm opened, another monumental plan was set into motion—
Naruto's Starry Sky Spirit-Gathering Array.
A system designed to forcibly raise the upper limit of the entire Ninja World.
After countless precise analyses, Naruto confirmed that the world itself had begun to transform.
Because the core of the Reincarnation system was rooted in the Ninja World, the world was now slowly—but unmistakably—changing.
Reincarnation continued to expand—its territory already countless times larger than the Ninja World—and its power was now feeding back into the world itself.
In the future, the Ninja World might even give birth to a race similar to the Ōtsutsuki, transcending ordinary humanity entirely.
With thousands of specialists positioned across the land, Naruto made a bold decision:
to use the entire planet as a foundation and construct a planetary-level Spirit Gathering Array.
At the same time, he would weave the starry sky into a protective celestial barrier.
The five Sky Cities would function as watchtowers.
The Land of the Moon would serve as a fortified bastion.
Together, they would transform the entire Ninja World into an impenetrable iron fortress.
Every master of Fūinjutsu and barrier techniques was summoned to participate in this unprecedented, world-shaping undertaking.
Even Orochimaru couldn't help but admire the sheer scope of Naruto's vision.
A true genius—both in imagination and execution.
With Naruto's current realm, combined with the unified strength of the Ninja World, the prerequisites for such a feat were fully satisfied. And based on Future Sasuke's account, Naruto had already succeeded once.
This time, the result would be even more perfect.
Across the Ninja World, signals rang out one after another:
"All units, report—west sector ready!"
"All units, report—east sector ready!"
"All units, report—south sector ready!"
"All units, report—north sector ready!"
"Center sector ready! Awaiting command!"
Once every confirmation arrived, Naruto raised his hand skyward.
A pillar of light erupted from his palm and pierced the heavens.
Responding to the signal, countless beams of light fired upward from locations across the world. Naruto soared higher and higher, breaking through the atmosphere and entering the void beyond the planet.
Before him floated a world utterly different from the Earth of his previous life—yet equally beautiful.
With a single sweep of his gaze, immense energy surged from his hands.
Countless runes unfolded across the starry sky, forming intricate patterns that wrapped around the planet.
Energy cascaded downward, intertwining with the runic network already buried within the world's interior, merging into one vast, unified formation.
In the original timeline, the celestial barrier Naruto created with Six Paths-peak power had been shattered, leaving the entire Ninja World scorched and devastated.
But now—strengthened by his Demigod-level realm—the new sky curtain was far more powerful. It could continuously absorb energy from the cosmos and feed it back into the world below.
In the coming generations, the natural talent of newborns in the Ninja World would surpass anything seen before.
At the same time, the densest concentrations of Natural Energy gathered around the Five Great Capitals.
As for the risk of petrification from excessive Natural Energy—Naruto had long since resolved it.
Ordinary civilians were provided with a stabilizing reagent.
Shinobi, on the other hand, practiced a simple foundational method—not to increase their power, but to harmonize the body with Natural Energy.
The blending of chakra and Natural Energy would eventually become standard.
And besides, very few people could even sense Natural Energy in the first place. These precautions were meant solely to prevent rare, unexpected incidents. Orochimaru had completed the research on this long ago, and for him, it was a trivial matter.
(End of Chapter)
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