Gensou looked down to inspect his own body.
The white light that had previously dimmed now flared up once more, shining even more intensely than before.
And it wasn't just him.
At the same time.
Kaguya, Naruto, and the Sage of Six Paths all began to emit a radiant glow.
Gensou glanced back at the frenzied Dragon Vein, immediately understanding the cause.
"The token has lost its effect. Looks like I'm about to experience another space-time transfer."
Realizing that using the token to control the Dragon Vein was futile, Gensou quickly assessed the situation.
If this transported him back to his original world, that would be ideal.
But looking at the Dragon Vein's current berserk state, no one could be sure what would happen.
In the last moments, without being able to extract all of the Sage of Six Paths' chakra, Gensou swiftly withdrew his hand. The chakra he had already captured was instantly extinguished.
The last time with Toneri, he only had time to extract the Six Paths Chakra but couldn't destroy it before the white light overwhelmed him.
This time, he would not make the same mistake.
In an instant.
Gensou completed his task.
The Dragon Vein let out a final enraged roar.
Then, endless white light burst forth from the Dragon Vein.
Just like when the Sage of Six Paths had initially used it.
Gensou took one last glance at this world.
Then he turned around and, alongside his old and new acquaintances, welcomed the blinding white light that filled his entire vision, completely engulfing him.
Meanwhile.
After the end of Ama no Iwato, Naruto, who was able to move again, was quickly taken away by Minato via Flying Raijin, distancing him from the Six Paths-level battlefield.
As the Konoha group anxiously awaited the outcome.
Naruto suddenly noticed the white light glowing from his own body.
At the same time, Kushina, who also noticed, quickly spoke with concern:
"Naruto, why is your body glowing? Did you get hit by some kind of jutsu? Lady Tsunade, can you take a look?"
Tsunade, pulling her gaze away from the distant battlefield, was about to step forward.
However, Naruto actively backed away from everyone.
Having experienced this once before, he knew what the white light's appearance meant.
Afraid that the light would affect others, he deliberately distanced himself.
Seeing Naruto act this way, Minato seemed to understand something.
"Naruto, you..."
Naruto gave his father from another world a brilliant smile, then looked over at Kushina, who had shown him such heartfelt yet awkward motherly love during this time, burning her image deep into his memory.
Finally, his gaze moved from the living Hiruzen. Tears in his eyes, he sincerely expressed his gratitude:
"Dad, Mom, Old Man Third, thank you so much for taking care of me during this time! And thank you, Pervy Sage and Granny Tsunade. I will forever keep these memories in my heart."
"I have to leave now. But it's good news! Not only will I be leaving this world, but everyone who came with me should be leaving as well."
"Goodbye, everyone! I really love this world, and I hope it remains peaceful from now on!"
Naruto waved his hand for a final farewell.
"Naruto!!"
Kushina's eyes were bloodshot as she rushed forward, only to be held back by Minato.
"Good luck, Naruto! I'm proud of you!"
Minato's face was adorned with a bright smile as he spoke to his son.
Naruto nodded firmly, tears falling just as the white light completely enveloped him before Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and the others could respond.
In the blink of an eye.
The Konoha group looked again, and Naruto had already vanished.
"He's really gone, huh!"
Jiraiya watched the scene with a sense of nostalgia.
It wasn't just because Naruto, who suited his personality so well, had left so suddenly.
It was also because, without them doing anything or knowing much of anything, the very individuals who threatened the Shinobi World's safety had simply... left.
It was all so abrupt!
Beside him, Hiruzen, who had been tense the entire time, finally relaxed.
He didn't know why, but Gensou and the others leaving at this moment was the most appropriate outcome.
At most, the Shinobi World had just experienced a false alarm.
If they had continued fighting, and if it had reached a conclusion, the Shinobi World would have not only suffered catastrophic destruction but also seen its long-established order of decades utterly torn apart.
"I'll go check." Tsunade spoke up.
With that, she rushed towards the battlefield.
Everything had happened so suddenly. Could Gensou really be gone?
Tsunade needed to confirm it herself.
Very quickly, she arrived at the place where Gensou and the others had been.
Just as Naruto had said, there were no traces left of Gensou or the others.
The only things remaining were the shocking, intimidating remnants of the battlefield.
And then...
There was one more thing.
A corpse.
Madara.
Tsunade stood over him.
It looked like the once-legendary Madara, who had been on par with her grandfather, had just been killed by Gensou.
"So, they really just left like that?"
Tsunade glanced around, shaking her head.
Like a falling star, Gensou had appeared suddenly, and now he had left just as abruptly.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
At that moment, Hiruzen and the others caught up.
After examining the scene themselves, they finally accepted the truth.
"We can call off the alert and allow the villagers to return."
Hiruzen quickly instructed his subordinates.
They immediately set off to carry out the order.
Among the remaining people at the scene.
Orochimaru and Danzō shifted their gaze away from Madara's body and looked at each other.
Their eyes met with a shared, unreadable smile.
The annoying people were gone.
Now, it was their time to take the stage.
Having experienced the sensation of time-traveling before, Gensou was once again caught up in the chaotic flow of time.
Unlike before, he didn't attempt to explore the turbulent currents, which had previously brought about numerous unnecessary troubles.
This time, Gensou remained calm and still, allowing the Dragon Vein's power that enveloped his body to drag him towards some unknown destination.
Who knew how much time had passed?
Gensou vaguely sensed the presence of a world.
And sure enough.
When he looked forward.
A dazzling white light, just like the one he saw before arriving in the previous world, stretching from the earth to the sky, came into view.
Gensou let out a small sigh of relief.
He had truly been worried that the rampaging Dragon Vein would transport him to some desolate, dark corner of existence.
Now it seemed that the Dragon Vein's space-time travel had some consistency.
That is, the worlds it transported to must also contain another Dragon Vein.
Or perhaps the true Dragon Vein was a single entity, spanning across space-time and connecting different worlds.
With that theory in mind, Gensou, guided by the Dragon Vein's power, rushed headlong into the brilliant white light ahead that radiated the same energy.
The moment Gensou regained consciousness.
Before he even opened his eyes.
The aroma of wine, the fragrance of flowers, birdsong, human chatter — all kinds of information flooded into his senses.
"It seems this world isn't much different from the previous one."
With that thought in mind, Gensou opened his eyes.
In the next moment.
His pupils contracted sharply.
(End of Chapter)
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