“……”
Sasuke, Naruto, Kurama, and Amaru all stared blankly at Sora.
Was she joking?
…Sora was not joking. Sanzomon had inherited the setting of the Tang Monk’s flesh, and her DigiCore stored energy capable of making one immune to all diseases and granting eternal youth and immortality.
This energy was known as the “Power of Enlightenment.”
Sora’s Power of Enlightenment was limited, but enough to form a Tightening Spell Ring.
Moreover, even without the Power of Enlightenment, she still had the Power of Talismans.
The Dog Talisman alone could grant immortality.
“This immortality power allows one to remain eternally youthful and vigorous. Even if you’re an old man on the verge of death, receiving this power would let you walk briskly again.
“Additionally, these grant strength as mighty as an ox, speed as swift as a rabbit, invisibility, soul separation, levitation, and flight…”
As she spoke, Sora demonstrated each Talisman’s power.
She casually lifted a decorative stone block weighing several tons—the Ox Talisman’s power.
She vanished and reappeared at a distant spot—the Rabbit Talisman’s power.
Just these two Talismans didn’t overly impress Naruto and Sasuke. Strength and speed weren’t rare abilities.
But then, Sora lightly tapped a wall—and the entire sky fortress turned transparent—the Snake Talisman’s power.
Only the fortress became transparent, revealing where the Zero-Tails hid and where Hinata and the villagers were imprisoned.
“!!”
Naruto and Sasuke were stunned.
The villagers panicked at the sudden transparency.
Some villagers, seeing they were hundreds of meters above ground, screamed in terror.
These fears were absorbed by the Zero-Tails and converted into Dark Chakra.
Seeing this, Sora muttered, “Oh no, not good.”
Naruto, Sasuke, and Amaru were speechless.
Sora released the Snake Talisman power, restoring the fortress’s visibility. “Now, soul separation…”
She flashed to Naruto and Sasuke’s sides, slapping their shoulders with a burst of magical light.
Naruto and Sasuke’s souls were forcibly separated from their bodies.
“What?!” They were both shocked.
Gurgle~
At that moment, red energy welled up from Naruto’s stomach.
“Crap!” Naruto’s expression changed.
The seal on his belly, eroded over the years, was riddled with holes. Nowadays, even a slight anger could trigger the Nine-Tails’ chakra, and required his active willpower to suppress it.
Now, with his soul separated, the Nine-Tails was seizing the chance to break free!
Meanwhile, Sasuke, after initial panic, realized he could freely control his soul and immediately returned to his body.
He breathed a sigh of relief, though he thought worriedly, ‘If someone had sealed my body when my soul left, would I have been able to return?’
Naruto saw Sasuke reenter his body and hurried to do the same.
But his soul was blocked by a surge of red chakra.
“Hahaha, this body is mine now.” Though without a soul, Naruto’s body stood up, his once-blue eyes now blood-red vertical pupils.
“Nine-Tails!” Naruto exclaimed.
Sasuke watched coldly.
Amaru looked left and right… What just happened?
She was just a medical apprentice and couldn’t see disembodied souls. She only saw Naruto’s eyes turn red.
Kurama looked at Sora, grinning. “Thanks.”
Sora said, “You should go back to the seal.”
Kurama sneered, “I waited sixteen years for this chance. Why should I—”
Before he finished, his face changed.
“Ah! Fourth Hokage, you damn…”
The red chakra instantly dispersed, and the body collapsed again.
Naruto seized the chance to reenter his body.
Inside the seal space, he encountered someone unexpected—the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze!
“Why is the Fourth here?” Naruto asked, surprised.
Minato smiled gently at him. “Because…”
He seemed about to say something, but turned to look elsewhere.
This was the seal space. Normally, it would only contain Naruto, Minato, and Kurama.
However, now, there were two unexpected guests—Sora and Sasuke.
Minato said, “Could you two give us father and son a little privacy?”
“Father and son?” Naruto blinked.
Sasuke realized it—Naruto was the Hokage’s son.
Sora said, “No, I want to watch.”
Having forcefully broken into the seal space through sheer mental strength, there was no way she would leave now.
“……” Minato was helpless.
Weren’t monks usually easy to talk to? What was wrong with this one?
Sasuke had initially intended to leave upon learning of the father-son reunion.
That said, hearing Sora’s refusal, he suddenly decided to stay.
After all, if there was already one extra person, one more wouldn’t matter.
Minato had no choice but to skip the family reunion and get straight to the point—the night of the Nine-Tails attack sixteen years ago.
He looked at Sasuke and said, “What I’m about to say involves the Uchiha as well. It’s good for you to hear it.”
Sasuke’s eyes sharpened—good thing he hadn’t left.
Minato recounted the events of Naruto’s birth night while skimming over his wife, Kushina Uzumaki, as he hoped to leave that story for her when Naruto met her Chakra remnant later.
He focused on the masked man who had controlled the Nine-Tails: “A masked man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara.”
Sasuke’s pupils shrank. “Impossible!”
Madara was long dead!
Kurama sneered—no one knew Madara’s ocular powers better than him. The masked man wasn’t truly Madara.
Kurama knew, though he said nothing.
Sora knew, too, but she also stayed silent.
Minato understood Sasuke’s disbelief and continued, “I can’t be sure he was really Madara. Regardless, he is an enemy you must eventually face.”
That man had the Sharingan—an inevitable opponent for Sasuke.
He was also responsible for Naruto’s tragic birth circumstances—Naruto’s fated enemy.
Naruto mourned briefly for his past, then said to Sasuke, “Sasuke, we have a common enemy. Come back to Konoha.”
“Shut up,” Sasuke replied coldly.
Even if they were to cooperate against the masked man someday, that was for the future.
“…” Naruto had expected that reply and was not disappointed.
Unless he beat Sasuke to the brink of destruction, Sasuke would never willingly return.
Minato raised an eyebrow—his son’s bond with Sasuke was certainly unique—Although he could no longer intervene.
“My time is almost up, Naruto. Be strong.”
Minato, being merely a remnant of chakra left behind during his lifetime, was fading fast after reinforcing the seal.
“Dad…”
Naruto reached out to hug him, but… hesitated.
Minato stepped forward, using the last of his strength to embrace Naruto and whispered, “I’m sorry.”
Naruto hugged him back, lightly punching his stomach with a weak fist, smiling through his tears. “It’s okay. After all, I’m the Hokage’s kid.”
“…” Sasuke watched the touching scene, a twinge of envy rising.
Sixteen-year-old Naruto could still see his father. But he… also sixteen, would never see his father again.
Sasuke clenched his fists, his hatred for Itachi deepening.
Sora, seeing this, asked suddenly, “Is there no way for you to stay?”
Naruto’s eyes lit up, hopeful.
Sasuke’s brow twitched—both had lost their parents, yet Naruto could still be accompanied by his father’s chakra.
Minato shook his head. “No, I’m only chakra.”
Kurama sneered—only Tailed Beasts could exist perpetually as chakra. Human chakra couldn’t regenerate without Yin-Yang Release transformation, and even if Naruto gave his own chakra to Minato now, it couldn’t sustain him.
In the end, Minato’s chakra faded away.
…
In the Sky Fortress’s main hall—
Sora demonstrated the Rooster Talisman and said, “My body is the ultimate treasure. Possessing me grants immortality, strength, and beauty.”
Sasuke frowned, “Why reveal these secrets?”
For a ninja, information about abilities was half their life. Even powerful Kage-level ninjas could be killed if their abilities were fully understood.
And yet, this shinobi woman monk was showing everything openly—
‘This is…’
Sasuke couldn’t even find words to describe this foolishness. Even Naruto seemed ten times smarter by comparison.
Sora cupped her cheeks and smiled, “I hope someone will come eat me.”
Clearly a mature woman, yet now she looked like a little girl who had gotten a lollipop.
‘So cute~’ While Sora thought to herself—
‘—Psychopath!’
Sasuke, Naruto, Kurama, and Amaru all had the same thought.
If not for those words, observers would think Sora was simply adorable. Now—No matter how cute the appearance, she was insane.
Not long ago, she had been like a living Bodhisattva, saving people…
Now, she revealed her crazy side.
Sasuke thought that, compared to himself, who had abandoned normalcy for revenge, this monk was even less normal.
Naruto frowned, realizing that even in the world of ninjas, where he was already considered “weird,” this monk was in a whole other league.
Kurama pondered, ‘Does she want to emulate the Bodhisattva stories—feeding herself to tigers and hawks to become a Buddha?’
This monk was seriously too ambitious!
Amaru stroked her chin thoughtfully, “To become the new Shinnou, maybe first we should heal Master Monk’s brain.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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