Naruto: I Have a Gravity Training Room-Chapter 431 - 430

With Kaguya Ōtsutsuki sealed away, the Mugen Tsukuyomi (Infinite Tsukuyomi) ended as well—and it was already daylight.

The Shinju (God Tree) withered and collapsed, and everyone was released.

People slowly opened their eyes, looking dazed and a little lost, with a hollow kind of wistfulness.

After all… their beautiful dreams had ended.

Take Mei Terumi, for example. In her dream she'd married a gorgeous guy and lived a blissfully happy life. Maybe she didn't want to wake up—returning to reality now probably wasn't easy for her to accept.

Or Kiba. In his dream, he became Hokage and made everyone raise dogs. Coming back to reality, he probably wasn't too thrilled.

And then there was Konan—who, in her dream, was together with Yahiko and Nagato, the three of them living peaceful, quiet days.

"It was only a dream in the end. Good thing we got out."

Tenten stretched her back and huffed. "Luckily I had the Six Paths ninja tools on me, so my consciousness didn't get swallowed by the dream. And Dream-Natsuki was so fake. That wasn't my husband at all!"

Fortunately, everyone was tough. Before long, they pushed the dream aside.

And the dream ending meant the Mugen Tsukuyomi (Infinite Tsukuyomi) genjutsu had been broken—which meant the main battlefield had won.

Tsunade hurriedly said, "Naruto and the others must've won. Let's go take a look!"

Everyone immediately agreed. "Yeah! Let's go see! Hahahaha! The war is finally over!"

As for Tenten—no need to say anything. She locked onto the formula mark on Natsuki and used Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Raijin Technique), vanishing in a flash.

Over here, Natsuki had already released his Nikuton (Flesh Release) state and landed on the ground, but he was still staring up at the second moon, his mind full of thoughts.

Earlier, he'd considered taking samples from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki for research.

Blood. Hair. Even her eyes.

But he hadn't done it in the end, because that bastard Black Zetsu was essentially something formed from Kaguya's own essence—meaning anything from Kaguya might carry Kaguya's will. Especially eyes.

He absolutely couldn't leave something like that behind. Otherwise it would just become another "save mother" plan and leave the shinobi world with a new hidden danger.

Sure, using Ōtsutsuki power to defeat the Ōtsutsuki would make dealing with future invasions easier.

But Natsuki believed humanity's growth was limitless.

As long as people knew a crisis existed—and trained like their lives depended on it—they could defeat powerful enemies. Even without relying on external power, it would still be possible.

…Okay, fine. Chakra and bloodlines were external too.

But they'd already become native to this world. Now they belonged to the shinobi world. As long as people kept developing them, they could absolutely become stronger.

Sasuke couldn't help asking, "Natsuki… what was that just now? You called it… Flesh Release?"

Neji and Naruto also looked over. The name "Flesh Release" was, honestly, a little hard to take seriously.

Natsuki didn't hide it. "It's just a kekkei mōra created by fusing four chakra transformations: lightning, earth, water, and yang. That state fills my cells with limitless life force, and my body gains endless strength—directly surpassing Six Paths. That's why I call it Nikuton (Flesh Release). And in that state, I opened the Eight Gates and one-shot Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Seems reasonable, right?"

Reasonable my ass.

That name alone made you want to roll your eyes.

But aside from the name, there was nothing to criticize. That power was undeniable.

Just one word:

Insane.

Just then—whoosh.

Tenten appeared beside Natsuki and threw herself at him.

"Husband! Are you okay?!"

She hurriedly looked him over. Only after confirming he was fine did she finally let out a hard breath. As long as her husband was okay, everything else could wait.

Natsuki rubbed her hair. "Of course I'm fine. Your husband is ridiculously strong, you know. That Kaguya Ōtsutsuki almost got punched into pieces by me. Anyway, I'll tell you everything slowly when we get back. For now, let's clean up the battlefield."

Tenten nodded rapidly. She'd always known Natsuki was strong, and she believed him without hesitation.

Over there, Hashirama was guarding Madara.

Madara looked utterly worn out, his whole body drenched in despair. "Hashirama… looks like I was wrong. I really am a big idiot."

Hashirama sighed. "You didn't do it right, but I can't say I was right either. I think… this world should be handed to the young. They're smarter and stronger than we were. With them, the shinobi world will only get better."

Madara didn't answer, clearly sunk into a deep gloom—one he was about to carry into death.

Hashirama couldn't bear seeing his old friend like that, so he quickly spoke up again.

"Madara, Natsuki told us something. He said that because of your efforts, the shinobi world achieved true unity for the first time. After this war ends, the shinobi world will finally welcome long-awaited peace. He's powerful—he had chances to stop you the whole time, but he didn't, because he believed the shinobi world needed this war. What you did wasn't meaningless!"

"…Heh." Madara's expression finally loosened, for once. "Is that so? Then it seems… I was used again."

He said that, but he looked oddly pleased. "But this time, I'm happy to have been used. Maybe because of me, the shinobi world took a big step toward peace. Perhaps… I did have a little use after all."

Hashirama nodded firmly. "Yes! You didn't work for nothing. And Natsuki also said this Mugen Tsukuyomi (Infinite Tsukuyomi) made the shinobi world understand there are foreign threats like the Ōtsutsuki out there. Everyone will unite for the long term to protect the shinobi world. Madara—you didn't do all of this for nothing!"

Natsuki: ??? When did I say that?!

Madara's eyes brightened. "So my role wasn't small, huh? In that case… before I die, I'll do three last things for the shinobi world."

As he spoke, he slowly raised both hands and formed a seal.

"Rinne Tensei no Jutsu (Rinne Rebirth)!"

In the next instant, the King of Hell was summoned. Its mouth gaped wide and spat out countless souls—those who had died in the war began to revive one after another.

And Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze all felt their bodies change as well. Their paper-like forms vanished, replaced by real flesh and blood.

The three of them—

Were resurrected.

Hashirama was moved. "Madara… you…"

Madara only smiled. "Didn't you say there are foreign enemies? With three Hokage revived, you'll be able to do more. Hashirama—carry my share too. Protect the shinobi world."

Hashirama didn't say anything more. He only nodded solemnly.

Madara closed his eyes, and his life finally faded completely.

Hashirama felt sorrow—and yet also relief. A tangle of emotions twisted together until he couldn't speak.

Tobirama, meanwhile, judged coolly, "Madara Uchiha… at least he managed to do three things right before he died."

And Minato couldn't wait another second to reunite with Naruto.

Naruto cried like a kid, tears streaming nonstop. "Dad—you actually came back to life! That's awesome! That's awesome, dattebayo!"

(End of Chapter)

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