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Chapter 24

(Original vs Danzo)

“Yasaka Magatama!”

Manifesting multiple balls of energy in the shape of tomoe, I had my Susanoo launch them at Danzo who was overwhelmed by the number of them and was ultimately caught in an explosion.

‘That’s six.’ I thought silently spreading my senses around me and waited.

Sure enough, a few seconds later I immediately made a sword out of energy and swung to the left where Danzo suddenly appeared again looking completely unscathed and bisected him from the waist up. ‘Seven.’

‘Tsk, this is more tedious than challenging at this point.’ I thought in annoyance as Danzo’s body disappeared as if it was an illusion a moment later and reappeared looking uninjured again.

We had been fighting for several minutes now and within the first three deaths I could immediately tell that Sage Mode was just overkill so I decided to deactivate it. Danzo was scum and didn’t deserve to fight me at my best. Well at least at my best while only using inworld powers.

“Kuchiyose no jutsu!”

Going for a different strategy, Danzo summoned a gigantic orange elephantine chimera known as Baku with it immediately opening its mouth creating a powerful suction force inhaling everything around us.

“Amaterasu!”

Already knowing its weakness, I retaliated with Amaterasu taking the summon out of the fight almost as soon as it was summoned. Not finished, I turned my head and directed my gaze on Danzo who was trying to sneak up on me with his kunai shrouded in wind chakra and also set him ablaze.

‘Eight. Alright, I better do it now before he panics and ends up rendering it useless.’ I thought narrowing my eyes and deactivating my Susanoo for now.

“Futon: Shinku Taigyoku! (Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere).” A compressed crushing sphere of wind chakra was suddenly exhaled from Danzo’s mouth headed rapidly in my direction.

In response I clapped my hands together and created a dome-like structure made out of wood protecting me from the technique. “Mokuton: Hobi no Jutsu! (Wood Release: Hobi Technique).”

Under the cover of the dome and using the fact that I was pretty much invisible to everyone thanks to Information and Trace defense, I teleported to the nearest marker in front of Danzo taking him by surprise. Not giving him a time to respond I extended my hand forward and ripped the right Sharingan out of his eye socket getting a grunt of pain from the man before teleporting a safe distance away.

“Ghh Hiraishin huh? I thought I was careful enough to avoid getting touched by you.” Danzo muttered with a frown while holding his bleeding eye.

“Hmph, look around you.” I said with a scoff storing the stolen Sharingan into my inventory and sweeping my arm to the side.

“Does this place look normal to you? This is my personal dimension. Every platform here has been marked. You have literally nowhere to run.” I finished with a small sneer on my face.

“I see. That means the only way out of this place is by killing you and taking your eyes.” Danzo said before activating Izanagi again.

“This is just getting silly at this point. It’s like trying to kill a cockroach. It’s time I ended this.” I said with a frown before mentally activating Izanami, the counter to Izanagi.

I watched with a blank look as Danzo suddenly froze in place staring at nothing in particular showing he was already in the almost infinite loop of Izanami.

Appearing at his side again I was quick to Stamp him before storing him in my inventory.

‘Alright, let’s finish things back in the villa-’

I couldn’t finish my thought as I felt a wave of vertigo hit me causing me to fall into my knees. “What’s happening to me?” I muttered quietly doing my best not to faint feeling incredibly weak.

As if responding to my words, I heard a voice in my head telling me what was going on with my body causing me to curse silently.

“Notice. The conditions have been met. The Harvest Festival will now begin.”

‘Fuck…I-I didn’t expect this. Must. Get. Hom-’ Was my last thought using the last of my strength to teleport to the Senju Compound and falling unconscious.

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(Clone 1, World of Tsukuyomi)

With Hiruzen now in the world of Tsukuyomi, I couldn’t help but feel a little sad as I looked at the man as while he had many flaws, he had still been my sensei for a number of years and had treated me fairly.

“Is this your doing, Akari-kun?” Hiruzen asked while curiously looking at my eyes.

“We’re under my Tsukuyomi. Time passes much slower here than outside so why don’t we relax for a bit and have a chat before you disappear from this world?” I asked and not waiting for a response turned around and sat down at the edge of the cliff and got comfortable.

Moments later the figure of Hiruzen also got comfortable beside me with his head taking in the scene I had conjured up which was actually a copy of a part of my Demiplane.

“Haah I have to admit that it’s been a while since the last time I saw the ocean even if this is just a Genjutsu.” Hiruzen muttered with a relaxed tone looking a few years younger.

“I bet. You’ve been the Hokage for many years now so your chances of leaving the village are very limited.” I said in return while facing the sky.

“When did you awaken the Mangekyō?” Hiruzen suddenly asked still looking ahead.

“That same night when everything changed.” I muttered truthfully not seeing anything wrong with revealing the truth to a soon to be dead man.

“I see. It pains me to hear that you experienced such trauma at that age, enough to not only make you unlock your Sharingan, attaining Mangekyō and even awakening your Senju blood.” Hiruzen said sounding truly sad.

At his response I couldn’t help but feel a little of my old anger return since this man was partly responsible for the massacre. As a leader, the actions of your subordinates fall on your shoulders whether they be positive or negative.

A moment later though I let out a sigh releasing all my anger as I never really saw myself as an Uchiha or a Senju for that matter so that anger was misplaced.

“I know the truth about that night.” I said calmly still not looking at the man.

Hiruzen remained silent for a moment before letting out a sigh himself and slightly slumping his shoulders. “When did you find out?”

“Since the beginning.” I answered simply.

“T-the beginning!? Then why did you-”

“Why did I never say anything about the matter or confronted you?” I finished for the man finally looking at him with a calm look on my face.

Not having anything to say to that, Hiruzen silently nodded his head.

“I wanted to. In fact, back then I was filled with anger at everyone. You, Danzo, your two other teammates and even the village.” I said with my expression turning a bit darker.

“Akari…the village-”

“Has nothing to fear from me. My only grudge is with those responsible.” I finished for the man interrupting him again.

‘Even if I didn’t want to get rid of you, I don’t have a choice in the matter due to the mission I took.’ I thought remembering a condition for completing the mission was making sure those responsible for the Uchiha massacre were dead/sold.

Hiruzen slumped forward even more at that and let out a sigh. “I suppose that’s the best I can expect given the circumstances.”

“Yes.” I said simply before a small smile broke out on my face and laying a hand on the man’s shoulder grabbing his attention. “I can promise you this though old man. One, this secret won’t become publicly known and second, as long as Konoha remains my home, I promise to protect it to the best of my ability.”

Lifting his head Hiruzen faced me properly with a shocked look on his old face. “Akari…You…” The old man stuttered for a moment before a smile suddenly broke out on his face as well. “Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it.” ‘After all that promise I gave you will only hold for another two or three years at most.’ “Haah it looks like our chat is coming to an end soon. It seems I underestimated how much chakra is needed to keep this place going when I’m only a clone.”

“Hmhmhm you know, back when I first met you and even years after that, I always thought you took more after Tobirama-sama. At this moment though…” Hiruzen paused and gave me a happy smile with a small tear leaking out of his eye. “You remind me so much of Hashirama-sama that it’s uncanny.”

It was my turn to remain silent this time not knowing how to respond to that so I just nodded my head.

“This is farewell then, old man.” I said at last extending my hand forward for a handshake.

“Farewell, Akari-kun. Thank you for not hating the village for the actions of foolish old men.” Hiruzen said with a smile extending his own hand and giving me a firm handshake.

With those last words the Genjutsu ended and I readied myself to perform one final act.

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(Clone 1, Kage Battle)

While a couple of minutes had passed in the world of Tsukuyomi, only a second had transpired in the real world.

Blinking my eyes, I deactivated my EMS and watched impassively as Hiruzen regained his senses and looked back at Orochimaru with a determined look on his face. Then using the last of his strength, he sealed away a part of Orochimaru’s soul preventing him from using any ninjutsu.

“M-my arms!” Orochimaru screamed in pain before screaming obscenities at Hiruzen.

‘You’ve outlived your usefulness.’ I muttered silently ignoring the man while staring at the space above Hiruzen or more specifically, at the Shinigami floating behind him who was also staring right back at me as he ate part of Orochimaru’s soul.

Without further ado I pulled up my HUD and immediately sold the Deity watching as it suddenly disappeared without a trace and more importantly without getting to consume Hiruzen’s soul.

With one obstacle out of the way I turned to Enma, Hiruzen’s personal summon, and taking advantage that he was currently distracted I used Kotoamatsukami on him causing him to poof away a moment later going back to wherever his home was.

Finally, I turned back to the dying Hiruzen and Orochimaru and started walking their direction with the latter ordering a retreat a moment later when he saw that.

“Akari! Orochimaru is getting away!” Mei suddenly yelled from beside me.

“Leave him be. Mei…” I muttered quietly to the redhead grabbing her attention. “I’m about to do something strange so please play along for now and I will answer all your questions later.”

Seeing her give me a confused nod I ignored the retreating Orochimaru and leaned down beside the dying Hiruzen. I paused then for a second as I directed one final gaze at Hiruzen before selling the man getting a surprised gasp from Mei behind me when the body disappeared. Ignoring her I pulled up my inventory and with the press of a button a body was suddenly deposited on the ground.

A body identical to that of the third Hokage down to its chakra, even including a similar sword wound on his chest.

Finished with my task I turned to the now perplexed looking Mei and made to get back on my feet to explain things a bit before the Anbu arrived only to suddenly lose all strength in my body and falling face down on the ground.

“Akari!” Mei exclaimed frantically immediately getting down on her knees and lifting my head up from the ground and resting it on her lap. “Are you alright?” She asked worriedly.

“Haaah haaah i-its ok. I’m merely a clone.” I was able to get out just managing to keep myself from turning back into wood. “L-looks like that explanation will have to wait a bit longer. Y-you can find the original…back…home.”

With the last of my strength spent, I felt myself turn back into wood with one last thought on my mind.

‘I hope nothing bad happens while I’m away.’

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(Day Later)

Waking up after the best rest I’ve ever had in both my lives, I immediately took notice that I was in my bed at the Senju Compound and sleeping around me were the forms of Kushina, Izumi, Hikari, Karin and even Mei.

Ignoring the girls for now, I decided to have a small chat with my soon to be Manas.

‘Raphael, did everything go according to plan?’

“Affirmative. The being known as Akari has evolved into a Demon Slime and become a True Demon Lord.” The voice of my new Ultimate Skill Raphael, Lord of Wisdom said sounding less robotic than before and more feminine.

‘Good now before anything else let me do something I have been wanting to do for years now. Raphael, your name from today onwards will be Ciel.’ I declared happily feeling all my magicules leave my body a moment later only for them to immediately be restored thanks to Inexhaustible.

“I… I am Ciel. A Manas, or theosophical core, one who merges skills. I exist inside the soul of Lord Akari, providing support. It will be a pleasure to work with you.” The new soft and feminine voice of Ciel greeted me for the first time nervously at first before gaining confidence.

‘Glad to finally have you fully with me Ciel.’ I greeted her in return truly happy that I would now be able to speak normally to my silent supporter for all these years. Especially since Ciel’s loyalty towards me was unquestionable.

Getting back on track I pulled up my HUD confirming what Ciel said before seeing how my tier had jumped up two levels from 7 to 9. In addition to that I had received 600 extra credits for acquiring Rimuru’s SWP Reaping the Harvest by in-universe means.

‘I might as well.’ I thought silently then scrolled the catalog until I found Rimuru’s SWPs and bought the Draconic Predation SWP without hesitation that would evolve me once again into a True Dragon, a tier10 being.

I slightly tensed my body in preparation to pass out again and let out a silent gasp when I felt my body metaphorically expand massively before settling down after a few moments.

‘Wha? It that it?’ I thought incredulously not really feeling any different.

Closing my eyes for a bit I concentrated trying to see if I felt any different inside only to immediately stop as an endless amount of information became available to me almost overwhelming my senses.

‘T-this…’ I thought in shock not able to believe the sheer amount of power I now held under my fingertips. Enough power to make this world my bitch 100 times over especially since Satou’s Template had also grown, now being at tier9.

“Master, are you alright?”

Blinking at Ciel’s voice I snapped out of my thoughts. “Ciel?” I whispered in a distracted tone thankfully without waking the others.

“Yes Master. It is I, your Manas Ciel.” Ciel responded with a happy tone in her voice.

‘Haah even though I want nothing more than to spend time talking to you making up for lost time, I still need to find out what happened after I passed out.’ I apologized silently to my Manas feeling slightly bad that after finally having the chance to talk to her normally, I had to cut our conversation short.

“Master has nothing to worry about. I am forever bound to Master Akari’s soul, there will be plenty of opportunities for us to talk.” Ciel reassured me.

‘Thanks, Ciel. You’re the best~’ I thanked her with a smile growing on my face feeling Ciel’s embarrassment. ‘Well, might as well get to it.’

“Girls, wake up.” I said looking down at their sleeping forms and moving my body slightly stirring Hikari awake who was using my chest as a pillow.

“Uuuh.” Hikari let out a big yawn before slowly blinking her eyes open to find me staring back at her with a smile.

“Hmm Akari... ’Gasp’ AKARI, YOU’RE FINALLY AWAKE!” The girl suddenly screamed at the top of her lungs no doubt waking the others and threw her arms around my neck pulling me in for a tight hug.

Having my arms currently occupied by Kushina and Izumi using them as pillows, I nonetheless tried to reassure the relieved girl by softly rubbing my head on hers as I felt feelings of relief, happiness and worry coming from the girl.

I didn’t get to reassure Hikari with words as in the next moment I was almost suffocated by female flesh by the rest of the girls when they woke up and saw me awake.

“AKARI! I WAS SO WORRIED!”

“YOU JERK! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WORRIED WE WERE!?

“AKARIII. I WAS SOOO SCARED!”

I spent the next few minutes apologizing and reassuring everyone that I was okay before the girls finally managed to settle down.

“With that out of the way, can someone explain to me what happened with the battle after I passed out?” I asked softly now sitting in the living room with the girls around me.

At my question the happy mood in the room suddenly dropped and I once again felt feelings of sadness and worry from everyone making me uneasy.

“Akari…” Mei began with a small frown on her face before taking on a serious expression. “The village is mostly fine really. From what I heard only a few buildings were destroyed and people are already rebuilding.”

Mei then paused and took a deep breath before continuing only making the uneasy feeling from before increase. “As for casualties, other than the Hokage and a few Chunin…” Mei paused again and her expression turned somber.

“A female Genin also lost her life.” Mei finally revealed confirming my fears.

“Who…” I asked quietly feeling my heart drop to my stomach and finding it difficult to talk.

“Hanabi Hyūga.”