“Again?”

At Mount Myōboku, Gamamaru suddenly opened his slumbering eyes.

Though a few months were nothing more than the blink of an eye to him, in all this time he had never once relaxed.

He had constantly been searching for the source of this power, trying as well to rely on “prophecy” to probe the possible futures.

But without exception, the harder he sought, the more elusive it became. He saw nothing—utterly nothing to this day.

What he did see remained unchanged, the same as ever. That only made him more certain that his dreams had already been veiled!

“Such a terrifying method... and this time the aura feels even stronger?”

Gamamaru muttered, unable to help himself. His senses were always sharp, and that clarity only deepened his sense of crisis.

“We must find this person quickly. Things cannot go on like this. But what exactly is his purpose...?”

Gamamaru truly couldn’t figure it out. Ever since this figure had appeared, he hadn’t really caused much trouble.

That kind of behavior didn’t seem to match the style of the Ōtsutsuki at all.

“Could it be he’s sensed something… or is he preparing for something else?”

Gamamaru didn’t know. What he did know was that he absolutely could not afford to relax, not even for a moment!

The “War of World’s End” from a thousand years ago remained vivid in his memory. And now, he was seriously beginning to consider something.

“I recall little Jiraiya once said… there was a child with extraordinary talent, though that child didn’t like toads?”

Jiraiya was one who stirred the strings of fate. Even Gamamaru took his words into account.

It was just a pity that he was currently being veiled, unable to see much information. And the child’s dislike of toads—unwilling even to sign a contract—left him helpless.

“Better to let little Jiraiya guide him. A genius who can learn Sage Mode on his own...

“Perhaps he really could become a source of strength!”

...

“Black one, did you sense that?”

In the Land of Rain, White Zetsu had just finished controlling a clone to check on Nagato’s condition when he suddenly felt something.

He couldn’t help but ask Black Zetsu, but at that moment, Black Zetsu was also staring blankly at the sky.

“I sensed it. But don’t speak.”

Black Zetsu’s perception was far keener than White Zetsu’s. He had already noticed the chakra concealed in the sky, hidden beyond the reach of ordinary senses.

And that chakra was hardly unfamiliar to him—after all, “Ōtsutsuki Genshiki” had used it more than a few times!

“That guy again? What is his purpose? What is he trying to do?”

Black Zetsu couldn’t understand, but instinctively he felt danger—and this danger was far greater than before!

“Did he face something terrifying, to erupt with such power?”

Black Zetsu sighed. He couldn’t make sense of it. All he knew was that this shinobi world was becoming more and more alien to him.

“Forget it. No point thinking on it—there’s nothing we can do about it now. How’s Nagato’s condition?”

“...”

“?... Why aren’t you answering?”

“You told me not to speak.”

“...”

For a moment, Black Zetsu seriously considered tearing open this fool’s head to check if it was filled with nothing but excrement.

How did this idiot always manage to plunge him into such despair?

At this point, Black Zetsu truly felt that there were far too many idiots around him.

“Relax, relax, don’t get mad. Nagato is stable.”

White Zetsu kept his usual grin, though this time he chose to answer honestly—if only to avoid being silenced altogether.

“Though he’s lost one arm and one leg, his vitality is incredibly strong. He’s already stabilized. It’s just that they won’t grow back.”

“No surprise. His bloodline is indeed powerful. One could say it’s closer to Senju than to Uzumaki.”

Black Zetsu nodded. Nagato’s bloodline was excellent. The Uzumaki and Senju clans were kin to begin with, and his potential was immense.

“As for Uchiha Itachi and Kisame, they’re also recovering. Kisame’s fine—so long as he replenishes chakra, he’ll be all right. But Uchiha Itachi...”

“He’s in bad shape? That figures. His body was already frail, and last time he not only suffered grievous injuries, but even his dōjutsu was heavily depleted.”

“Mhm, exactly. That’s why recovery is such a hassle. And we don’t have any better medical shinobi right now—it’s all hanging by my chakra.”

“No other way?”

“I have no idea. But as things stand, I doubt they’ll have any means of dealing with that Ōtsutsuki Genshiki... oh, and Kitagawa Gen too.”

“I know. Truly troublesome.”

Black Zetsu rubbed his brow, deeply irritated.

Akatsuki had been hit with blow after blow—Ōtsutsuki Genshiki had crippled two of their members, and Kitagawa Gen had left Nagato in this state.

At this rate, never mind capturing the Tailed Beasts, they wouldn’t even need to think about next year’s Chūnin Exams!

“Perhaps... I need to start considering other methods, especially with things spiraling this badly.”

Black Zetsu clenched his teeth. He truly felt he had to start taking bigger risks.

Otherwise, how would they accomplish anything? And more than that—how could he ever achieve what he desired most?

“If it really comes to that, there are preparations I need to make. I can’t allow myself to be unable to suppress the monster I created...”

...

“This feeling... it’s here again?”

Kitagawa Gen had no idea. His transformation this time had already drawn the attention of three separate groups—and every one of them was utterly shaken by him!

Right now, he was bathed in an invisible chakra, a flow radiating from the moon’s “Giant Tenseigan.”

As he absorbed the Yin Release from the Tenseigan, he instantly felt the blood in his entire body boil.

The process thrilled him, though it didn’t last especially long. But once it ended, he suddenly sensed the power of the “Giant Tenseigan” erupt within him.

“It’s just like the first time I awakened the Tenseigan—the thing was instantly drawn to me. But this time...”

The chakra absorption in his eyes abruptly halted, as though something terrifying was brewing inside.

The chakra of the Giant Tenseigan was helping him complete this final brewing—pushing him toward his ultimate breakthrough!

“Is this finally the second awakening?”

Kitagawa Gen faintly felt it—an intuition that made him even more eager for what he might gain after this second awakening.

“The first awakening already granted me plenty of abilities. So what could the second one give me?”

By now, he was well aware that his eyes seemed to be the product of a fusion.

Simply put, it felt as though he could obtain a portion of nearly every kind of power. Aside from the foundational abilities resembling those of the Rinnegan, which he had gained in abundance...

He had also acquired fragments of other abilities, seemingly tied to the Ōtsutsuki.

“But the most important of all—I gained ‘Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion’!”

He had already tested the power of Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion once, and the effect was extraordinary.

However, Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion appeared to be a power that could only be accessed within the Tenseigan Chakra Mode. That left him deeply curious.

“If I used Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion while in Tenseigan Chakra Mode, what would the effect be? And perhaps even Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion?”

But this chakra seemed to be the product of the Tenseigan’s third stirring. By normal means, acquiring it would be difficult.

“Yet it feels like I might...”

Lifting his head, his gaze reached into the distance.

Though it was broad daylight, it was as if he could still lock onto the moon itself!

He could sense the ever-advancing chakra from the Giant Tenseigan, as well as the messages reverberating in his mind.

Suddenly, he smiled. And at that very moment, the invisible chakra echoing across the sky came to a halt.

“This is definitely not the path of ordinary progression!”

His eyes seemed to have completed their brewing, waiting only for the final eruption.

[Buzz—]

The next instant, his eyes suddenly transformed into a radiant azure glow.

The terrifying pressure instantly sliced down every tree in the vicinity!

And in that same moment, his interface appeared before him:

[Name: Kitagawa Gen]

[Bloodline: Ōtsutsuki Clan (Development: 40%)]

[Dōjutsu: Tenseigan (Eye of the Crescent Moon)]

[Special Ability: Source of the God Tree (Stage Three)]

[Special Skills: Ice Release, Magnet Release, Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Tenseigan Chakra Mode]

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