"You foolish little brother... You're so naive. I've stayed in the Pure Land for far too long. I'm sick of it already. Going back to the mortal world for a change isn't bad. Besides... I want to see just what level the ninja world has reached."
Indra rolled his eyes at Asura.
Looking at the familiar grin on his brother's face, one filled with mischief, Asura could only sigh helplessly.
He reached out to stop him, but he knew Indra well enough. Once he made up his mind, almost nothing could change it.
"Brother... don't go stirring up trouble in the ninja world!"
Asura let out a sigh, his expression complicated.
"This isn't our era anymore. If you go, who knows how much chaos you'll cause..."
The light had already completely swallowed Indra, and his figure began turning transparent. Before disappearing completely...
Indra spoke, "Stirring up trouble? No. I'm just... going to see whether my disappointing descendants have made any progress."
"If the mortal world is still the same worthless mess, then it proves I was right. Your and Hagoromo's peace ideology is complete bullshit!"
As his words fell, Indra's figure completely turned into a pillar of light, broke through the boundary of the Pure Land, and shot toward the living world.
Asura stood there, staring at the empty space beside him. He couldn't help rubbing his forehead as he muttered, "...This is going to be a huge problem."
Across the ninja world, beneath the gloomy sky, more and more pillars of light descended one after another.
The reincarnations of Asura and Indra from every generation, powerful figures from different eras, and famous shinobi from the past all appeared one after another.
The air was filled with powerful chakra fluctuations and low voices. The entire area had become a gathering of heroic spirits spanning countless generations.
Senju Tsuru had only just opened his eyes when he found a lively scene in front of him.
Many people had gathered together, discussing things with different expressions.
"So... who's controlling us? And who are we fighting?"
Senju Hikari was the first to ask, his brows tightly furrowed.
Senju Uzuki shook his head.
"No idea. But anyone who can pull off something this big definitely isn't weak."
Uzumaki Yu sighed, sounding discouraged.
"...I just hope our descendants can survive this attack."
Uchiha Ken glanced at Uzumaki Yu.
"Wasn't the Uzumaki clan wiped out? Where'd you get descendants?"
Uzumaki Yu's face darkened.
"Really? You just had to bring that up?"
Uchiha Shukaku crossed his arms and snorted.
"Can you all have a little faith in your descendants?"
Senju Shuichi also smiled and stepped in to smooth things over.
"Exactly. Maybe the younger generation is already very strong."
Uchiha Katsu narrowed his eyes slightly as he leaned against a nearby rock. He remained silent from beginning to end, his expression indifferent.
At that moment, they noticed that Senju Tsuru had woken up.
Uchiha Yui smiled faintly, her usual sharp tone unchanged.
"Oh, you're awake? Figures you'd be the weakest one. Without Black Zetsu backing you up, you're nothing."
Senju Tsuru scratched his head and grinned without the slightest embarrassment.
"Hehe... You figured me out."
As everyone was talking, a pitch-black figure suddenly emerged silently from the ground.
It was Black Zetsu.
The moment Black Zetsu appeared, he headed straight for Senju Tsuru.
"Tsuru, come with me. Hurry!"
Senju Tsuru's eyes lit up at once, and his face filled with emotion.
"Brother! You still remembered me!"
Black Zetsu smiled. A rare trace of warmth appeared on his black-and-white face.
"Of course. What did you think? Brothers don't forget each other. Come on. I'll take you to Mount Myoboku to hide for a while. It's relatively safe there."
Senju Tsuru was delighted at first, but then he couldn't help asking,
"Who exactly are we fighting this time? And who's behind all this?"
Black Zetsu's expression immediately turned serious.
He lowered his voice.
"No spoilers... But I can tell you this. Your opponent this time... is the Sage of Six Paths."
The moment those words came out, Senju Tsuru trembled all over, his face filled with disbelief.
The reincarnations of Asura and Indra from every generation around them all changed expression. The discussions stopped instantly, and the entire place fell into deathly silence.
"...The Sage of Six Paths?!"
"They brought us back... just to fight the Sage of Six Paths?!"
After hearing that, Uchiha Katsu rubbed his forehead speechlessly and muttered,
"This is a guaranteed loss... Was there really any point in summoning us just to die?"
The moment Uchiha Shukaku heard it was the Sage of Six Paths, he was left speechless.
Senju Tsuru froze for a moment, then suddenly turned to everyone with a playful grin and waved.
"Well then... you guys take your time fighting. I'm heading out first! See you all in the Pure Land after the war's over!"
With that, he followed Black Zetsu without the slightest hesitation and fled into the distance without looking back.
Arisu slowly closed his eyes. He had just personally sent Naruto to Mount Myoboku to train in Sage Mode.
Just as Arisu was about to leave, a long-forgotten, cold yet familiar system notification suddenly rang out in his mind.
[Ding! Less than one hundred years remain before the current storyline ends. Please make your choice.]
Arisu stopped in his tracks, surprise flashing through his eyes.
"The system?"
He was slightly taken aback.
He clearly remembered that the last time the system had spoken on its own was when he had been forced to choose between "One Hundred Years of Invincibility" and "Immortality."
After that, the system had never taken the initiative to issue another mission or notification.
Yet now it had suddenly appeared again...
"System, what do you mean? Less than a hundred years until the storyline ends?"
Arisu frowned slightly and asked.
[Here's the situation. Since Earth's Boruto has currently only been updated the storyline of this world will only progress until Boruto's defection. After that, the world will reset completely, and the timeline will return to the ancient era... the period when Kaguya and Isshiki first arrived.]
[It will then enter an endless cycle, replaying the original ninja world storyline over and over until the Young Adult Arc of Boruto is released.]
Arisu fell silent for a moment before quickly sorting out the logic.
"So when Boruto reaches his teenage years, the world resets, time jumps back to when Kaguya and Isshiki first descended in ancient times, and then everything repeats?"
[Correct.]
The system's mechanical voice remained emotionless, though it carried a rare hint of formality.
[Thank you for everything you have done for the ninja world. You now have two choices.]
[Option One: Return home. You will keep all your strength and return to Earth. Rest assured, you will return to the exact moment you transmigrated.]
[Option Two: Guardian of Reincarnation. After your departure, this world will reset, and new transmigrators will appear.]
[You may choose to stay behind as the Guardian of Reincarnation, becoming the will of this world... Eliminate every transmigrator who attempts to disrupt or alter the cycle, ensuring that the world continues to follow its predetermined storyline.]
[This duty will continue until the Young Adult Arc of Boruto is officially released, at which point the timeline will finally be able to move forward again.]
[Thank you. The system sincerely thanks you for protecting the ninja world!]
Arisu's expression turned complicated, countless emotions welling up in his heart.