Natsuhiko did not explain too much about those Ōtsutsuki, because the complexity of these people was truly not suitable for everyone to know.
Therefore, Natsuhiko used a relatively vague, yet still correct concept to explain everything.
Although Natsuhiko spoke very vaguely, for someone as sharp as Nara Shikaku, this was already enough.
He could tell that Natsuhiko was unwilling to say more, which clearly meant that he knew these people were not enemies that ninja like them could easily deal with.
In that case, instead of knowing too much detail, it was better not to think too much and focus properly on the work in their hands.
After all, Konoha truly had far too many things to deal with right now. They indeed needed to focus their energy on the places that deserved attention.
For example, Konoha's internal affairs already required them to spend more effort, and what they had to handle was not only Konoha's internal problems.
This battle had directly turned the entire Konoha into something like an isolated island. The earth around Konoha had almost collapsed, and countless ravines crisscrossed everywhere.
Moreover, the depth of these ravines was extremely frightening. Some ravines had already become like river valleys, almost filled with underground water.
There were also many ravines that had directly become abysses. They were bottomless, directly separating Konoha from everything around it.
These abysses blocked the roads around Konoha, which was a huge problem for Konoha's various commercial exchanges and for outsiders who came to Konoha to issue missions.
These problems had to be solved. Otherwise, they would definitely affect Konoha's future development, and this was also one of the urgent tasks they needed to handle.
Aside from that, they also needed to count the losses of the towns around Konoha.
Although these matters weren't strictly Konoha's responsibility—the village only managed itself, while the rest of the Land of Fire fell under the Daimyo's jurisdiction—everyone understood how things truly worked in practice.
To put it bluntly, the one who truly controlled everything in the Land of Fire was Konoha. More precisely, it was Senju Natsuhiko, the Fifth Hokage.
Therefore, Natsuhiko really did need to take responsibility. Even without saying much, someone like Nara Shikaku already knew exactly how to handle the situation.
Of course, compensation wasn't something Natsuhiko needed to worry about. The one who should pay was naturally the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. No matter how severe the problem became, even if the responsibility didn't lie with the Land of Fire or Konoha, they still had to pay. That was inevitable.
So they needed to coordinate, investigate, and come up with the best possible solution.
Their workload was not only heavy but also extremely miscellaneous right now. Thinking about existences that were too far removed from their current situation wasn't appropriate.
Focusing wholeheartedly on solving the problems right in front of them was the most rational and critical thing to do.
After clarifying these matters, the jonin no longer disturbed Natsuhiko.
In their eyes, after such an exceptionally fierce battle, their Hokage needed time to rest and recover.
Once everyone had left, Natsuhiko could finally close his eyes and rest properly.
In truth, in terms of his body, his condition was still acceptable. In the end, that Ōtsutsuki Urashiki had truly been too weak, and he had not actually brought Natsuhiko too much trouble.
Even though those terrifying chakra torrents had brushed against Natsuhiko, at that time, Natsuhiko had the Nine-Tails, Jōgan Chakra Mode, and even Sage Mode activated at the same time.
His body could be said to have received a huge all-around improvement, and Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's terrible combat experience and battle skills had prevented Natsuhiko from being injured at all.
The reason he felt tired now was more due to mental exhaustion. After all, a battle of that scale had placed an immense strain on his mind.
But no matter what, he had already done the best he could. That corpse, which was currently being examined by Senju Tobirama, was his greatest trophy.
Moreover, through this battle, Natsuhiko also understood quite a few things about himself.
There was no doubt that he was very strong. Even if Uchiha Madara truly recovered, as long as he had not yet transformed into an Ōtsutsuki, Natsuhiko felt that he definitely had the strength to fight him.
But this was only Uchiha Madara before becoming an Ōtsutsuki. If Madara truly transformed into an Ōtsutsuki like in the original story, then Natsuhiko felt that he would be dead for sure.
This was not because he looked down on himself. On the contrary, it was because he had a very clear understanding of his own power.
Natsuhiko could be considered fairly aware of just how strong Uchiha Madara was. Especially since he had Senju Hashirama by his side, who had told him everything about the past.
According to Senju Hashirama's description, Uchiha Madara back then had already been his equal. The main reason Madara lost was that Hashirama had worn him down.
After all, Uchiha Madara did not have Hashirama's terrifying recovery ability, whether in terms of chakra recovery or physical recovery.
This also led to Uchiha Madara running out of chakra in the end, and finally being deceived by a Wood Clone created with the extra chakra Senju Hashirama still had left.
This was probably also why, after Uchiha Madara revived, he complained that Senju Hashirama's fighting style lacked elegance.
After all, Senju Hashirama could try to endure his attacks head-on, while he could only honestly dodge. It looked elegant, but in truth, it was helplessness.
And after reviving, Uchiha Madara made up for his flaws. Not only that, he also received a further upgrade.
Whether it was senjutsu chakra or the Rinnegan, after his revival, he had completely obtained them.
In addition, he had experienced the most terrifying years of war, and his battle skills had already reached an unimaginable peak.
In terms of overall strength, saying he was truly the number one person in the shinobi world would not be an exaggeration.
Especially since Uchiha Madara had also mastered Yin-Yang Release. It could be said that in terms of basic equipment, there was basically no gap between him and Natsuhiko.
The only thing he probably had not mastered was the power of the tailed beasts.
Natsuhiko truly did not doubt at all that if Uchiha Madara had not died, then in the future, if Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki or Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki encountered him, their endings would definitely be extremely ugly.
Not to mention this Ōtsutsuki Urashiki whom Natsuhiko had just killed. One could imagine just how terrifying Uchiha Madara's power truly was.
In fact, after this battle, Natsuhiko felt that if the one fighting had been Senju Hashirama, it was hard to say that he would not have had a chance.
After all, Senju Hashirama was also someone who had experienced that cruel era, and now he was also learning Yin-Yang Release.
Even though his learning was still very average, if he used it together with senjutsu, then while these Ōtsutsuki were careless, he could absolutely create unimaginable destructive power.
So now, I also need to further strengthen my own power. Even though I am already truly strong, I still have a great deal of room for improvement.
Especially now that I have obtained Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's corpse, I need to work even harder.
After all, no one knows whether these dangerous terrorists will descend upon the shinobi world again in the future.
Natsuhiko truly had to be extremely careful of these outsiders. After all, now that Ōtsutsuki Urashiki had come once, no one could be certain whether there would be a second time.
Especially since Natsuhiko knew that this guy had been attracted here because of him.
To put it bluntly, it was because the evolution of Natsuhiko's Jōgan had caused the power fluctuations belonging to the Ōtsutsuki to leak out wildly.
Only then did the Ōtsutsuki in the universe learn that there was still one of their clansmen in this direction, which was why Ōtsutsuki Urashiki came.
As for whether there were others besides him, Natsuhiko truly did not know. However, he knew that if he could not continue improving his strength.
Then the next one to come might not be this kind of idiot and arrogant maniac.
If it was someone with rich combat experience and tactical skill, someone calm in their actions who would not give up their advantage because of personal preference, then Natsuhiko would truly be in trouble.
Therefore, constantly improving himself was also the best and most important choice Natsuhiko could make.
Although he was very clear that he had always been improving, he could not compare to Naruto and Sasuke, whose power growth was so unreasonable that there was nothing to say. In just three short years, they could reach that kind of level.
But for him to spend just over ten years and reach a level comparable to Uchiha Madara after his resurrection was already a huge miracle.
However, he knew this was still not enough. It was far from enough. The road he needed to walk was still very long, and the improvements he needed to obtain were still many.
He slightly opened his eyes. In an instant, the system information he had not checked for a long time appeared in his pupils.
Now that his strength had reached this level, he no longer needed to stare at it all the time like before.
Moreover, if he wanted to improve his current abilities, he also needed constant accumulation over time. Reaching the heavens in one step was truly no longer suitable for him.
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Name: Senju Natsuhiko
Gender: Male
Birthday: March 24, Konoha Year 34
Level: Kage-level (system evaluation without using any abilities) (chakra reserves abnormally vast)
Dōjutsu: Jōgan (First Stage) (Development: 99%)
Bloodline Development: Advanced (Senju Secret Technique, Intermediate Yang Release Secret Technique), Kekkei Tōta (Unnamed), Second Kekkei Tōta (Unnamed), Intermediate Shikotsumyaku, Beginner Yin Release Secret Technique, Yin-Yang Release (can improve along with the improvement of Yin Release and Yang Release)
Jinchūriki: Nine-Tails (Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Six-Tails, Eight-Tails) (Intermediate, can grow by devouring large amounts of special chakra, or by planting Advanced Nine-Tails Fruits)
Seeds: None
Fruits: Advanced Fire Release Fruit (10), Advanced Water Release Fruit (10), Advanced Earth Release Fruit (10), Advanced Lightning Release Fruit (10), Advanced Wind Release Fruit (10)
Mission: Become the true big boss of the shinobi world (Unique) (Progress: 90%), Ten-Tails Jinchūriki (Optional) (Already possesses the Nine-Tails, Eight-Tails, Six-Tails, and Three-Tails. Mutual fusion progress: 50%. Overall fusion progress not activated)
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Looking at his panel, Natsuhiko nodded slightly in his mind. Although his improvements over these three years hadn't been massive, there had still been some progress.
From the system's evaluation of his strength, he seemed to have been fixed at the standard of Kage-level, as if the system evaluation did not have any higher option.
However, in terms of chakra, the evaluation and description of him had changed quite a bit. Before, it had simply been vast, but now it had become abnormally vast.
As for the changes in his bloodline, Natsuhiko did not know exactly how to calculate them. According to the system's evaluation, he seemed to have reached the advanced level.
But whether this advanced level referred to the Ōtsutsuki or the Senju, Natsuhiko did not quite understand the meaning behind it.
After thinking it over, however, Natsuhiko felt that he should not have reached the level of the Ōtsutsuki yet. Although Ōtsutsuki Urashiki had said that his bloodline belonged to their clan.
He had also said that Natsuhiko's bloodline was very weak and somewhat incomplete.
Clearly, perhaps he now truly possessed the bloodline of the Ōtsutsuki, but because the density of the bloodline was lacking, it had not yet been recognized by the system.
However, Natsuhiko did not care too much about this. At least this time, he had obtained a decent answer, and he had also obtained the corpse of an Ōtsutsuki.
He believed that he could definitely obtain a huge breakthrough from it, just as he had when he first obtained Senju Hashirama's flesh and truly became a force that could not be ignored.
Aside from the situation with his bloodline, Natsuhiko had also fused a second Kekkei Tōta over these three years.
However, he discovered that his luck when drawing from White Zetsu seemed to be getting worse and worse. Just this one Fusion Power had taken him who knew how long to obtain.
Therefore, after obtaining this Fusion Power this time, Natsuhiko deliberately fused the chakra powers he had not used before.
And this fusion also created a brand-new Kekkei Tōta. Through this fusion, Natsuhiko could be considered to have used every chakra nature he possessed once.
At present, among all his chakra natures, he already possessed the power of two Kekkei Tōta, as well as the power of Yin-Yang Release.
If he drew Fusion Power again, Natsuhiko could definitely try to fuse these three powers into one, thereby allowing his own kekkei mōra to descend.
But something like this is only worth thinking about for now. The other chakra natures are all advanced, while Yin-Yang Release is still only at the beginner level. There is really nothing I can do about that.
Thinking of Yin-Yang Release, Natsuhiko himself felt an endless headache. As for his Yang Release, he did not know whether it was because of his body or because he had finally obtained the Shikotsumyaku from Kimimaro.
This had caused his own Yang Release to receive a huge improvement. Right now, he had already reached the intermediate level in Yang Release.
And he himself felt that perhaps it would not take long before he could reach the advanced level.
But when it came to Yin Release, Natsuhiko's performance truly could not compare to how excellent his progress in Yang Release had been.
It could even be said that after picking up the Yin Release Fruit, he had not gained any further improvement at all.
Natsuhiko also had no solution for this. After all, as a Senju, he really could not expect his Yin Release to improve naturally that well.
And as Hokage, now that the Uchiha were all behaving honestly, it was impossible for him to dig out other people's eyes, create a wall of Sharingan, and plant them one by one, right?
I was careless with this choice…
Every time he thought of this, Natsuhiko could not help sighing at how rash some of his decisions had been.
Moreover, he also discovered something depressing. His talent in learning Yin Release was actually inferior to Senju Hashirama's.
Since there were no fruits to use for the time being, he would practice it himself. This was a fairly good solution Natsuhiko had thought of.
After Senju Hashirama revived, he also began new learning and training. Both of them were properly studying Yin Release.
In the end, Senju Hashirama had already entered the basics of Yin Release and grasped what Natsuhiko considered beginner-level Yin Release ability, while Natsuhiko had not improved at all.
As for Senju Tobirama, of course, he also participated in the learning. However, this guy's learning speed and mastery of Yin Release were almost unreasonable.
According to Natsuhiko's view, this man was very likely already close to reaching intermediate Yin Release.
Compared with these two, looking back at Natsuhiko's current situation truly left him with a somewhat indescribable feeling. This was the first time he had discovered that his learning ability was actually so poor.
But fortunately, neither of them has successfully fused Yin-Yang Release, so I still hold the advantage.
The fusion of Yin-Yang Release was not something easy. In the original story, it seemed that only Uchiha Madara had managed to do it. As for whether Obito counted or not, Natsuhiko did not know.
Putting aside the fusion of these two completely opposite special powers, simply using these powers individually was already an extremely difficult matter.
Aside from certain specific secret techniques that could display the power of Yin-Yang Release, in Natsuhiko's memory, there really did not seem to be anyone else who could use it.
Shaking his head, Natsuhiko could not be bothered to think about the issue of Yin Release anymore, because this problem was not exactly friendly to him.
Besides Yin Release, it was not as if Natsuhiko had no other troublesome problems. For example, the Shikotsumyaku had not actually reached the expectations Natsuhiko had imagined.
From the time Natsuhiko brought Kimimaro back until now, that kid had already grown into a qualified ninja, even though he was only around eleven years old now.
But the eleven-year-old Kimimaro had already displayed his talent, and he also had a very good record within the ANBU.
To him, the ANBU was his home, and Natsuhiko was the person who had saved him and given him a new life.
Therefore, he worked especially hard and diligently. Although Natsuhiko and Kakashi, as ANBU commanders, had given him plenty of time off and allowed him to make many friends, it hadn't changed his desire to dedicate himself to Konoha.
He always volunteered for missions and kept requesting higher difficulty ones. Currently, he was already a squad leader.
Natsuhiko had also heard that Uchiha Itachi would likely be assigned under him, since Itachi was technically under Shisui's middle squad.
The boy's strength was already quite impressive. Thanks to the careful training in the ANBU and help from medical personnel, he had not only awakened Shikotsumyaku but also showed no signs of any bloodline disease.
This was much better than his situation in the original timeline when he had been with Orochimaru. After all, Natsuhiko knew his condition and had taken preventive measures.
Therefore, the boy wasn't as unlucky as in the original story. At the same time, he had provided Natsuhiko with the upgrade materials needed, bringing his Shikotsumyaku to Intermediate level.
Based on the boy's current rate of development, Natsuhiko believed Kimimaro would perform even better in the future. Advanced-level Shikotsumyaku was only a matter of time.
The problem was that after obtaining Shikotsumyaku, Natsuhiko discovered it didn't create any special synergistic effect with his Jōgan.
Besides making his bones harder, allowing him to use them as weapons, speeding up recovery after fractures, and providing a certain degree of Yang Release improvement, Natsuhiko hadn't discovered anything particularly notable.
This situation truly disappointed him.
After all, based on Otsutsuki Kaguya's performance, her body foundation should have possessed the power of Shikotsumyaku. That terrifying All-Killing Ash Bones was a manifestation of Shikotsumyaku. According to Natsuhiko's deduction, Shikotsumyaku was definitely one of Kaguya's powers.
If his Jōgan, which originated from the Byakugan, was combined with Shikotsumyaku and his already Senju body, wouldn't he be able to get closer to the original source of Otsutsuki power?
Unfortunately, while the idea was logical and beautiful, the reality was that Natsuhiko hadn't felt anything particularly outstanding.
After thinking it over, he decided not to dwell on it anymore. No matter what, he had obtained this power. Perhaps there would still be a breakthrough in the future.
Besides this somewhat depressing matter, everything else could be considered good news.
For example, when it came to fruits, Natsuhiko had collected a large number over these three years.
However, Natsuhiko basically would not use these fruits, because even if he used them, they would have no effect. The purpose of collecting them was to give them to other people.
With the later performance of Kakashi, Sora, Renge, and the others who had used the fruits, Natsuhiko could basically confirm that there would be no problem giving these fruits to others.
Most importantly, even if he gave these fruits to others, he did not need to worry about betrayal.
Putting aside his current strength, status, and prestige, which simply did not allow others to betray him, there was probably no one foolish enough to do such a thing either.
Especially after witnessing the clash between him and Ōtsutsuki Urashiki outside Konoha, perhaps all Konoha ninja now held not only respect for him, but also a layer of fear deep in their hearts.
Natsuhiko truly did not need or care about this kind of fear, but human nature was like this, and Natsuhiko had no good way to change it.
However, fear was not something completely unacceptable either. After all, this fear could still act as a silent deterrent against some truly ill-intentioned people.
The fruits Natsuhiko currently held were intended to be given to ninja who performed excellently every year.
Whether they were jōnin, chūnin, or genin, as long as they performed well enough, Natsuhiko did not mind giving them enough benefits.
In fact, he had already mentioned this matter at last year's year-end meeting, and this year would be the first year it began.
However, Natsuhiko had not specifically explained what he would give, so for the time being, no one knew what Natsuhiko's idea was.
Natsuhiko also did not care about this matter. Even those who obtained the fruits would be required by him to keep it strictly secret.
What he wanted was a sense of mystery, an effect that made everyone interested and allowed them to fully take initiative, constantly working hard to fight for it.
Judging from the current situation, there was already an effect. And he believed that after today, this effect would probably become even better.
However, if they want to obtain the fruits, they still need to properly handle the situation before them first.
Natsuhiko stretched slightly. The troubles Konoha currently faced still needed to be handled properly.
And how they handled them, as well as how well they handled them, could definitely be included in the year-end jōnin assessment. Therefore, these matters truly did not need Natsuhiko to waste too much of his own energy.
To be honest, having a group of excellent subordinates made it very easy for Natsuhiko to do everything he wanted.
As long as there were no problems with his general direction, this group of excellent subordinates could help him accomplish and handle these matters well.
To be able to serve as Hokage so easily, perhaps he was the only one in the entire shinobi world.
Leaving aside Konoha's matters, my Jōgan also seems to have truly reached the limit, just as I thought.
It looks like I also need to find time to go to the moon and take a look. At the same time, I need to remove the parts I need from Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's body.
Natsuhiko's eyes narrowed slightly as he began thinking about some of the actions he needed to take next.
The first stage of his Jōgan had already reached ninety-nine percent development. This was not exactly unexpected. After all, it was his own eyes, and he had that feeling.
Since it had reached this level, it naturally needed further development. As for what could activate the second stage of development, the first thing Natsuhiko could think of was naturally that huge Tenseigan.
Natsuhiko did not doubt at all that, with the help of that eye, his Jōgan could definitely go one step further.
Natsuhiko had already experienced just how powerful the first stage of the Jōgan was. Although there were some abilities within it that Natsuhiko temporarily could not use, its strength was beyond doubt.
To put it bluntly, if he did not have this pair of upgraded Jōgan, and if he did not have the help of the Truth-Seeking Balls and the improved chakra mode.
Even if Natsuhiko could win against Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, it would definitely not have been like now.
Now that Natsuhiko knew he might have even more terrifying enemies in the future, the further improvement of his eyes naturally made him extremely happy.
He could feel that his future was definitely bright.
Not only that, my two missions have also improved quite a bit.
Although the tailed beast mission has not gathered all the tailed beasts yet, the one-sided fusion with the Nine-Tails seems to be progressing very well.
However, whether this fusion progress is counted as part of the whole, or separately as the fusion between the Nine-Tails and the other tailed beasts, still needs to be studied carefully.
The improvement of the tailed beasts was the one area where Natsuhiko had not made much progress over these three years. It was not that he did not want to, but that he temporarily had no opportunity.
Besides, he was not in a hurry about this matter. Nagato was already following him, so what did he have to worry about?
As for this unique mission, its progress has also reached ninety percent. But this is definitely not the limit, because...
Because after today, his legend in the shinobi world would rise even further.
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