As the years passed, Senju Shuichi and Izumi awakened the wills of Asura and Indra one after another.
As the first generation of reincarnations in this era, the gears of fate finally meshed.
On the battlefield, chakra collided like waves, trees grew wildly, and ocular techniques swept across the field.
The clash between Senju Shuichi's monstrous strength and Izumi's Sharingan happened again and again, cracking the earth and changing the color of the sky.
This was a battle of destiny.
Arisu stood with his hands behind his back, quietly watching everything below.
He had originally thought that, as in the past, a few uninvited guests would emerge in this generation and throw some chaos onto the chessboard.
But until Shuichi and Izumi completely fell out with each other and smoke filled the battlefield, there was not the slightest abnormal disturbance anywhere in the shinobi world.
No transmigrators suddenly appeared.
No inexplicable cheat abilities.
Everything was slowly moving along its predetermined path.
Arisu nodded slightly, and the corner of his mouth curved up faintly.
"This generation... I can finally worry a little less."
Arisu put his hands behind his head and floated lazily in midair, looking completely at ease.
"Hehe..... As long as these two reincarnations don't try to capture the Tailed Beasts, there's no need for me to intervene..... Wait!! Tailed Beasts!?"
The moment he finished speaking, Arisu suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Tailed Beasts!"
Those two words exploded in his mind.
All these years, he had focused almost all his attention on the reincarnations of Indra and Asura, completely overlooking another main thread that ran through the entire Naruto world, the Tailed Beasts.
Those enormous masses of chakra that the Sage of Six Paths had personally divided out had never been dispensable side characters from the very beginning.
They were symbols of power, triggers for war, and, even more importantly, key points in countless storylines.
"I've been so focused on watching that whole family that I almost forgot about another crucial main storyline."
Arisu's gaze sharpened, and his figure instantly vanished into the void.
He started by checking on Shukaku, the One-Tail.
Deep in the desert, the One-Tail was curled up in a hidden canyon, its breathing steady, with nothing unusual about it.
The Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Four-Tails... all the way to the Eight-Tails were the same. Some were sleeping, some wandering, and some being worshipped from afar by a certain tribe, but none had deviated from their original trajectories.
Until he reached the Nine-Tails.
Arisu's gaze suddenly darkened.
The Nine-Tails' chakra fluctuations were clearly visible, but it was not in the deep mountains or dense forests where it usually appeared.
Instead, it was in a remote valley.
———
In the valley, Kurama's enormous body was lying lazily on the ground, its nine tails swaying casually.
And sitting in front of it was a boy who looked no more than ten-something years old.
The boy was dressed plainly, a relaxed smile on his face as he chatted idly with Kurama.
"You've got pretty flexible tails."
"Cut the crap, human. If you touch me again, I'll slap you into a meat patty."
"Then slap me. Go ahead, try it.", As he spoke, the boy actually reached out and lightly patted the tip of Kurama's tail.
Kurama glared furiously, but in the end, it only snorted and did not actually attack.
The atmosphere was strangely harmonious.
Arisu stood in the void, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He immediately activated the system and performed a full scan of the boy.
Streams of data flashed rapidly before his eyes.
The next moment, Arisu's expression completely darkened.
A transmigrator.
And this transmigrator had a system on him as well.
[One Card of Chakra Added Every Day System]
Arisu's gaze rested deeply on the boy, and he remained silent for a moment.
He had originally thought that this generation would be less troublesome, but it seemed...
He still couldn't avoid putting in a little more effort.
———
[In The Valley]
Haruto sat cross-legged on a flat rock, with several wild fruits he had picked up from somewhere casually placed beside him.
In front of him, Kurama's blood-red vertical pupils were slightly narrowed, and the tip of its tail swept across the ground now and then, raising tiny clouds of dust.
"I say, aren't you afraid of me?"
"When those humans in the past saw me, they either knelt down and begged for mercy or screamed and ran away."
Kurama's low voice echoed through the valley as it asked impatiently.
Haruto took a bite of a wild fruit and replied indistinctly, "What's there to be afraid of? If you really wanted to kill me, your tail should've flattened me the first time we met. Since you didn't, that means..."
Haruto paused, then looked up at Kurama, a relaxed smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
"You're actually kind by nature, but you're pretty bored, aren't you?"
Kurama froze for a moment, then let out a low, cold snort. "Bored? I'm a Tailed Beast."
"So what if you're a Tailed Beast? Aren't you still staying alone in this crappy valley without even having anyone to talk to?"
Haruto casually tossed away the fruit pit and patted the crumbs from his hands.
"I've always been curious. After the Sage of Six Paths split you apart, have you just stayed scattered like this? Have you ever thought about... what might happen in the future?"
Kurama's pupils contracted slightly.
It stared at the human boy who had appeared from who-knows-where. For a moment, it actually didn't know how to answer.
Because the boy in front of it seemed to know everything. He had already predicted that the Ninja Sect would split apart, and he could clearly name several of his brothers and sisters.
Even the Sage of Six Paths, whom the world revered as a deity, was someone this human dared to comment on.
Just then...
A cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang out in Haruto's mind.
[System Notification: The host's chakra has automatically increased by one card today.]
[Current accumulated chakra: 137 cards.]
[Additional System Notification: The host is approaching an important historical juncture. By continuing to witness related events, you can obtain additional rewards.]
Haruto's eyelid twitched slightly, but his face showed no unusual reaction.
He had long since grown accustomed to this system.
After transmigrating into this world, the first thing he obtained was this cheat ability called the "Immortality System."
Every day, it would steadily increase his chakra by one card, no more and no less.
As long as he lived long enough, his chakra would continue to accumulate like a snowball rolling downhill.
And even more importantly...
As long as he personally witnessed major historical junctures in this world, the system would issue additional rewards.
Sometimes it was a huge increase in chakra, sometimes it was a special skill, and sometimes it was even something... whose origin he himself couldn't explain.
Haruto lowered his head and looked at his hand.
Beneath his palm, chakra was quietly circulating.
Although he was still far from being able to fight Kurama head-on, at his current rate of accumulation, after another few decades, or even a hundred years...
He raised his head and looked at Kurama again, his smile still relaxed.
"By the way, Kurama..."
"Have you ever thought that, in the future, someone might want to gather all of you together?"
Kurama's tail suddenly stopped.
It was the first time anyone had asked it such a question. Kurama couldn't help being stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.