Naruto: I Can Take People Through the Ninja World in the Future
Chapter 653: So Cunning!

Chapter 653: So Cunning!

After the battle began.

Lux immediately teleported out of the barrier and used Truth-Seeking Balls to construct a high floating platform to observe the battle. Then, he pulled several other "spectators" into this Parallel World 4.

Hashirama from Parallel World 1, Madara from Parallel World 1, Tobirama from Parallel World 2, Orochimaru from Parallel World 3, and Nagato Six Paths from Parallel World 5 were all present.

If something unexpected happened in the fight between Minato and Isshiki, only Hashirama, Madara, and Nagato Six Paths could intervene. Tobirama from Parallel World 2, without Tenseigan, and Orochimaru from Parallel World 3, with maxed-out research abilities, could only watch calmly.

Of course, even if something unexpected occurred, neither of them would likely be killed instantly. After all, one was a master of Flying Thunder God Technique, and the other was known as the hardest-to-kill monster in the ninja world. Both were confident they could survive for some time under Isshiki’s hands.

Moreover, with Lux present, Tobirama currently had no idea how to spell the word "fear"! If the risk weren’t so great, he’d want to挑衅 Isshiki himself.

"Minato seems to have prepared thoroughly!"

Madara from Parallel World 1 crossed his arms, praising enthusiastically.

"Yeah. With this attack combination, even I might not be able to withstand it..."

Hashirama nodded repeatedly, fully agreeing.

Sealing the path with a barrier, Black Eye penetration, Kongo Fūin, Kamui twisting the head, Dust Release clearing the area... This combination was too smooth. Minato and the others must have practiced multiple times, their teamwork perfectly synchronized.

Of course, if Isshiki had known Minato’s attack combination beforehand or was aware of all of Minato’s Black Eye abilities, he likely could have survived. At least he wouldn’t have been defeated so thoroughly.

Unfortunately, the information gap was deadly; just as Isshiki could easily kill an opponent unfamiliar with him in their first encounter, the situation was now reversed, and he naturally felt disgusted.

"By the way, who’s this guy?"

Hashirama turned to Nagato Six Paths from Parallel World 5 on the far right. He knew the others, but this strange figure was new to him. Yet, he could sense terrifying chakra in his body, surpassing even Kurama’s level!

"Just a lucky guy from another world. Seems like he’s also Minato’s senior brother?" Madara from Parallel World 1 explained casually.

Though he’d met Nagato from Parallel World 5 once, he wasn’t very familiar with him and didn’t care much about other worlds’ situations. His only desire was to revive his one and only Izuna in his world and maintain his friendship with Hashirama.

Nagato Six Paths nodded slightly in respect to Hashirama and Madara. This was his first official meeting with people from another space-time, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit novel and nervous, so he decided to speak and act minimally, observing the situation first.

Compared to the others, Nagato was undoubtedly more concerned about his distant junior brother, Minato... After all, the Minato in his own world died too early, leaving him no chance to witness him. Now, he finally could.

However, this first meeting in Parallel World 4 had given Nagato a huge shock. After all, he himself was no match for Isshiki!

Yet here, Isshiki was defeated by Minato’s attack combination! Thank goodness the Minato in his world died early! Otherwise, Nagato might not have been able to destroy Konoha village...

"You’re Nagato, right? This aura, this appearance, you’ve even become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki? Seems like you’re the final victor in that world!" Orochimaru from Parallel World 4 approached Nagato, smiling and muttering.

He was far more perceptive than Hashirama. He immediately recognized Nagato’s status from Parallel World 5 and noticed some characteristics of the Sage of the Six Paths. Usually, Lux only brought people who could represent their space-time world to traverse, so clearly, the Nagato before him was a representative ninja from another unknown space-time world.

"Orochimaru, you..." Nagato Six Paths looked at Orochimaru from Parallel World 3 in front of him, also slightly surprised.

This reminded him of their first meeting, when Orochimaru coldly suggested killing all three of them outright.

"Tch! Don’t be so tense. By the way, have you unified your world?"

"Yeah! I just unified the entire world. Could it be you also..."

"Good, good, seems we have plenty to talk about." Orochimaru greeted with a smile, enthusiastically approaching Nagato Six Paths, restraining the urge to lick him.

Both were representatives who had completed world unification first, so they surely had much to discuss. Otherwise, he couldn’t share experiences with Hashirama and Tobirama beside him. They hadn’t unified their worlds, so what experiences could they share...

As a result, Tobirama from Parallel World 2 nearby perked up his ears. The speaker might not have meant it, but the listener took it to heart!

Tobirama felt those two were constantly mocking him... Indeed, these two juniors had completed unification, while he was still dawdling here—truly embarrassing!

But fortunately, Hashirama from Parallel World 1 and the others were there to keep him company... Yet, recalling that Hashirama from Parallel World 1 and the others couldn’t unify quickly not because they lacked ability but because they lacked the strong desire to unify swiftly, unlike him who lacked the ability to unify, Tobirama from Parallel World 2 couldn’t help but feel bitter. He became even more determined to create Tenseigan soon and thoroughly defeat Uchiha Madara. Fortunately, the Tenseigan fusion experiment was nearing completion, just one step away from success. But with the one-month deadline approaching, Tobirama from Parallel World 2 grew increasingly anxious, even losing focus while watching the battle.

And at that moment, Minato had completed his attack sequence, directly killing Isshiki.

"It’s over?"

"Success?"

"Minato and the others killed Isshiki in one round?!"

The spectators all showed shocked expressions, having witnessed Isshiki’s strength. Even if all five attacked together, they might not have done better.

Of course, much of the reason was Minato and the others’ thorough preparation, but the strength and ruthlessness of this attack sequence couldn’t be denied. As Hashirama admitted, even he might not have withstood this deadly combination.

"It’s not over..."

"Don’t forget that guy still has one head, probably sucked into the Kamui dimension."

"As long as there’s a piece of flesh, that guy can revive with Kama!"

Orochimaru from Parallel World 3 and Parallel World 4 had researched the Kama seal on Obito’s body together and knew how terrifying this secret Ōtsutsuki technique was. Thus, they wouldn’t overlook the head twisted by Kamui. As long as Isshiki had a piece of his body, he couldn’t be guaranteed 100% dead.

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After Ōnoki destroyed Isshiki’s body with Dust Release, Minato didn’t stop. He immediately activated Flying Thunder God Technique again, teleporting beside Obito outside the barrier, then urged, "Send me to the Kamui dimension to confirm!"

Obito complied instantly, activating Kamui and sending Minato’s entire body to the Kamui dimension.

Meanwhile, inside the Kamui dimension.

The Konoha side had already prepared an ambush and setup. With their information advantage, they wouldn’t naively think twisting Isshiki’s head and sucking it into the Kamui dimension would end it all.

Long before this, an Edo Tensei ninja who could also use Dust Release had been sent to the Kamui dimension—the Second Tsuchikage, Mū.

Mū had already charged Dust Release and waited long in the Kamui dimension. This was all to ensure that, after severing Isshiki’s head and transferring it to the Kamui dimension, he could immediately use Dust Release to destroy Isshiki’s head!

That way, without a vessel for revival, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki would surely die!

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Seeing the turbulent space, Isshiki’s shocked head was sent to the Kamui dimension. Mū immediately unleashed Dust Release, forming a rectangular barrier to encase the head!

Just as it was about to succeed, a miscalculation occurred. The Konoha side still underestimated the terror of Ōtsutsuki—or rather, underestimated Isshiki’s horrifying vitality in Stage Two Kama mode.

Though his head was severed, Isshiki remained conscious, able to observe his surroundings. He could even activate dōjutsu!

He didn’t know the Kamui dimension or Dust Release, but he knew he’d been trapped—his head severed by Minato and the others’ attack sequence! These native ninjas were so cunning!

Isshiki also knew that, no matter what happened to his body outside, his head must not be destroyed!

Thus...

Sukunahikona!

*SWOOSH!*

The Dust Release barrier, which had just expanded dozens of times to encase Isshiki’s head, instantly shrank hundreds of times, becoming the size of a thumb-sized sugar cube. This caused Isshiki’s head to escape the Dust Release’s range...

Clearly, Sukunahikona’s power wasn’t just in shrinking objects—it could even shrink ninjutsu. Even Dust Release, a Kekkei Tōta, couldn’t resist this dōjutsu!

Outside, Isshiki’s headless body couldn’t activate dōjutsu and was destroyed by Ōnoki’s Dust Release. But in the Kamui dimension, Isshiki’s head could activate ninjutsu, nullifying Mū’s deadly Dust Release attack.

What could they do? Ninjas were still ninjas; no one could imagine that Isshiki, with his head severed, could still move and activate dōjutsu... Even Orochimaru might not manage that.

"Damn it!"

Seeing his ninjutsu shrunk by the opponent, Mū was shocked, but his combat experience was vast. He immediately abandoned ninjutsu attacks and charged at Isshiki’s head, preparing to destroy it with taijutsu.

He didn’t believe a shattered head could still activate dōjutsu!

Too late...

Isshiki, cornered to the brink of death, how could he hesitate? He immediately fully activated the Kama seal, initiating a temporary revival.

In an instant, Isshiki’s head vanished.

In its place was the complete true body of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki!

In truth, while Kama was fully active, the target vessel contained all the genes to revive an Ōtsutsuki. Thus, even if the vessel’s body was minced into pulp or burned to ash, it wouldn’t prevent Isshiki from reviving using the vessel...

Even with just Isshiki’s head, he could fully activate Kama and revive as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

It was somewhat like a Molecular Reconstruction Machine in sci-fi worlds; as long as there was a blueprint and materials, the perfect target product could be created. Isshiki’s flesh was the material, and the Ōtsutsuki Isshiki genes within Kama were the blueprint.

However, the vitality contained in a single head versus an entire body was naturally different. If revived using Jigen’s complete body, Isshiki’s true body after revival could live at least two days. But now, revived using just a head, Isshiki’s remaining time was less than three hours!

In other words, even if he did nothing, Isshiki’s life was now on a countdown to death!