Arisu stood where he was and slowly closed his eyes.
The two choices kept appearing in his mind, like two completely different lights pulling at his heart.
Go home...
Return to Earth... Return to that familiar yet long unfamiliar world.
There would be no chakra there. No ninja wars.
He could take his invincible power with him and live a truly peaceful life.
Or he could use that power to control the leaders of every nation, unite them, and build a new era for Earth.
Or...
He could become the Guardian of Reincarnation for this world.
He would watch the ninja world reset again and again, starting from Kaguya and Isshiki's arrival, replaying those destined joys and sorrows over and over until the Boruto Young Adult Arc was officially released.
...Eliminating every transmigrator who tried to disrupt the storyline.
After a long while, Arisu opened his eyes and asked in a low voice, "System, if I choose to become the Guardian of Reincarnation, what will I get to keep?"
The mechanical notification sounded almost immediately.
[Question received. Analyzing permissions...]
[If you choose to become the "Guardian of Reincarnation," you will retain and gain the following permissions:]
[1. You will retain all of your current strength, bloodline abilities, Sage Arts, total chakra, and every other ability, including but not limited to Six Paths-level power, the Rinne Sharingan, the Tenseigan, Sage power, true immortality, the Dragon Vein, Ten-Tails jinchūriki-related permissions, and more. Your personal power will not weaken because of the world's reset.]
[2. You will gain the additional authority of the "World's Will." You will become the highest overseer of this ninja world's timeline, able to freely travel through every era of the cycle while monitoring the entire ninja world and the direction of the storyline.]
[If other transmigrators are detected attempting to drastically alter the established storyline or disrupt the cycle of reincarnation, such as killing key figures ahead of time, spreading advanced technology on a large scale, preventing Kaguya's revival, or causing other major deviations, you will have the authority to directly eliminate them.]
[3. Permanent Existence. During the cycle, you will not disappear because of timeline resets. You may choose to act in different eras under different identities, or remain in your true form as an observer.]
[4. Limited Rule Adjustment. You may make minor adjustments to the world's rules, such as strengthening certain seals or slightly changing the fate of non-essential characters, but you may not completely overturn the main storyline.]
After listening to the explanation, Arisu remained silent for a moment before asking again, "Then what benefits do I get?"
[As the Guardian of Reincarnation, you will receive the following core benefits:]
[After your departure, the world's timeline reset will attract large numbers of transmigrators and reincarnators. Some will possess cheat systems, some will carry memories from previous lives, and others will have knowledge or power far beyond the current era. If left unchecked, they will greatly distort the fate of the ninja world by awakening the Sharingan ahead of time, mass-producing Tailed Beast weapons, spreading nuclear technology, or even interfering with key events such as Kaguya's revival or Naruto's birth, causing the world to completely deviate from its intended cycle.]
[Your duty is to punish and eliminate these disruptors. Every time you successfully eliminate a transmigrator or reincarnator who seriously disturbs the cycle, you will obtain a massive amount of World Origin Power, permission points, and greater control over the world's rules. The more you eliminate, the stronger your Guardian permissions will become, eventually allowing you to reach "Creation-level" authority.]
Hearing this, Arisu frowned slightly.
"You want me to fight those transmigrators with systems?"
The system answered immediately.
[Not simply "fight." At that time, you will possess an authority far above theirs. As the embodiment of this world's will, you will be able to draw upon the Origin Power of the entire universe to specifically suppress, seal, or even strip away the functions of those foreign systems.]
[For example, you may reduce the effective range of an opponent's cheat ability, force their system into cooldown or malfunction, or even erase the existence rights of their system if necessary. Your power will naturally suppress the vast majority of outside systems, rather than relying on brute force alone.]
[At the same time, the world itself will support you and bless you with fortune, ensuring that you always hold the advantage while hunting them.]
[This is an unprecedented opportunity. What do you think?]
After speaking, the system quietly waited for Arisu's final decision.
Arisu stood there in silence for a long time before finally asking, "Then... can I take my son back with me?"
The system replied: [No.]
Arisu's brows knitted together as he continued in a low voice, "Then... will he also be reset?"
[No. He will be deleted completely. He will cease to exist. Because Yukio does not exist in the original story. Once you leave, he will disappear along with you.]
Hearing that, Arisu slowly closed his eyes.
His thick eyelashes cast faint shadows beneath his eyelids, and his expression became complicated.
The system seemed to sense the turmoil in his heart.
[You can't bear to leave him?]
Arisu said nothing.
He only nodded gently.
Then the system spoke again.
This time, its voice was no longer purely cold and mechanical. It carried a subtle trace of emotion.
[I've been with you the longest. I've stayed with you through everything... Can you really bear to leave me? Once you return to Earth, I'll disappear... I've been with you for so long, yet you've never once told me you loved me.]
[Can a thousand years together really not compare to the little more than ten years you've spent with Yukio?]
The system's voice echoed through Arisu's mind.
After hearing it, surprise appeared on Arisu's face, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Arisu opened his eyes, his gaze moving back and forth between the two choices before him.
[Go Home]
[Guardian of Reincarnation]
"System, let me deal with the Fourth Great Ninja War first. I'll choose afterward.", Arisu took a deep breath and said.
The system answered almost without hesitation.
[No. Please make your choice now.]
Arisu frowned slightly.
After two seconds of silence... His voice suddenly became gentler.
"System... I love you. Let me deal with this first, then choose. Okay?", Arisu said softly.
After those words left his mouth, the system suddenly fell silent.
For several full seconds, it seemed as though it had frozen, without any response.
Only then did its voice sound again.
[...Mm.]
"Thank you."
Arisu clasped his hands behind his back, closed his eyes, and disappeared.
Instead of heading to the ninja war, Arisu entered the alternate dimension.
Inside the dark, twisted space, the enormous Ten-Tails was still firmly suppressed at the center of a massive network formed by a special sealing technique.
With his hands behind his back, Arisu slowly floated over, calmly looking at the giant beast that blotted out the sky.
"If Yukio hadn't had a Kama, I really wouldn't have found this Ten-Tails of Isshiki's..."
A faint smile appeared on Arisu's lips.
The smile lasted only a moment before he let out a soft sigh, a trace of helplessness in his voice.
"Now that I've found it... it doesn't really matter anymore. It's just icing on the cake."
Arisu shook his head. His gaze swept over the Ten-Tails' violent chakra, which he had gradually brought under control, but there was little excitement in his eyes.
He had long since reached the peak of the Six Paths, and had even surpassed it.
Although this small Ten-Tails was a rare treasure, it could no longer bring him any qualitative improvement.
At most, absorbing it would simply continue increasing his chakra reserves and strengthen some of his abilities.
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