As an Uchiha I became the Jinchuriki of Senju Tobirama

"How did Isshiki in the original timeline manage to find this remnant?" Kazuki's eyes gleamed as brilliant radiant light flared across his skin.

It was Ame-no-Iwato, the dōjutsu he had obtained from Senju Tobirama.

This radiant shield, formed by burning ocular power, could protect Kazuki from negative status effects until it was broken through...

With the radiance covering him, Kazuki's wild, greedy impulse—barely suppressed by sheer willpower—quickly subsided. It was as if an Uchiha had laid eyes on Tobirama… and instantly calmed down.

'The Uchiha carry Ōtsutsuki blood in their veins! So, the Ōtsutsuki are essentially a special type of Uchiha—which places them within Tobirama's specialized countermeasures… Even the Ōtsutsuki God is no exception!'

Amused by the strength of Ame-no-Iwato, Kazuki quipped inwardly.

Tobirama—maybe he really was some kind of conceptual deity?

But joking aside, Kazuki—now unaffected—narrowed his eyes as he observed the frenzied Kaguya and the quietly floating remains.

"It's certain now. The remains of the Ōtsutsuki God are absolutely dangerous… But why wasn't Isshiki in the original timeline taken over?"

"From what I can tell, Isshiki—like Kaguya—probably couldn't sense the remnant's temptation from afar. It only overwhelms you when you get too close…"

Kazuki had an idea. He extracted a strand of pure chakra from Kaguya, condensed it into a small mass, and sent it toward the Ōtsutsuki God's remains...

The bone trembled ever so slightly—just enough to be imperceptible to the naked eye—before falling still again, as if nothing had happened.

Kazuki blinked. Was it being picky?

"Well then, how about this?"

He withdrew Kaguya's chakra and replaced it with his own, sending it toward the remains once more.

And this time—

The bone visibly trembled. Subtle fluctuations seeped out from the gaps between its joints, while the Ame-no-Iwato radiance protecting Kazuki rippled in response.

Meanwhile, the crimson light in Kaguya's eyes grew even deeper, and she stared at the remains like a starving wolf.

"…I think I get it now."

"This so-called remnant isn't indiscriminate in what it accepts. Someone of Kaguya's level within the Ōtsutsuki clan likely can't withstand its power—so it rejects her as a host…"

"As for Isshiki in the original timeline, perhaps it was precisely because he was weak that he wasn't taken over… and the reason he sensed its presence in the first place was likely because the remains wanted to escape their confinement on the ocean floor, and actively reached out—lowering its standards to draw Isshiki in."

Kazuki turned his gaze toward Kaguya: "The truth about Isshiki doesn't really matter… What we need to test now is whether the Soul Imprint can resist the Ōtsutsuki God's influence over Kaguya."

With a single thought—

Kaguya's Soul Imprint flared with a bewitching purplish-red glow, and Kazuki's name surfaced!

At that moment—

The crimson glow in Kaguya's eyes instantly cleared.

"What just happened? What was I doing just now?!"

Kaguya looked at Kazuki in alarm. "Kazuki, I suddenly felt so hungry… I wanted to devour huge amounts of chakra…"

"It wasn't until your voice suddenly echoed in my heart that I snapped out of it!"

"It's all right now, Kaguya."

Kazuki gently stroked her smooth white hair, speaking softly: "The reaction was rooted in your bloodline. Losing control for a moment was inevitable… but don't worry—our bond has already proven strong enough to overcome even the so-called Ōtsutsuki God."

"Next time, I'll be there to watch over you."

Kaguya's face flushed bright red in an instant, flustered both by Kazuki's tenderness and strength—and by her own powerlessness.

She had intended to activate her Heavy Particle Mode and burn herself down to destroy the Ōtsutsuki God's consciousness, helping Kazuki ascend even further…

But now? She lost control in a single exchange.

Was she even qualified to stand by his side as a capable partner?

'The Soul Imprint—I have to cling tightly to the Soul Imprint Kazuki gave me…' Kaguya let out a heavy sigh in her heart. 'I have to do something for Kazuki! An Ōtsutsuki without any value is worse than a pretty ornament… Remember—this is your last time failing!'

She made that vow to herself.

Meanwhile, Kazuki didn't concern himself with Kaguya any further. As long as the Soul Imprint could shield her from being possessed by the god's remnant, that was enough.

Because if that held true, then Kaguya would qualify as a filter—a firewall.

As Kazuki's chakra drew closer—

The withered bone grew increasingly agitated. What had remained motionless like a lifeless corpse now began to tremble incessantly. Then, from the gaps in the bone, countless black thread-like tendrils extended outward, wriggling like minuscule tentacles…

"Can't wait any longer, can you? Well, I'm not letting you have it."

Kazuki snorted coldly. With a twist of his wrist, the mass of chakra energy he had projected instantly returned to his body.

The black tendrils stretching out from the bone lunged in pursuit for a moment, only to droop back down—like they'd suddenly run out of strength.

With its target gone, the entire bone began to quake violently.

And in that moment, waves of temptation far stronger than before surged out of the bone without restraint…

"No—I won't be affected again!"

Kaguya's eyes sharpened. She quickly began reciting Kazuki's name in her heart over and over, channeling the power of the Soul Imprint to anchor her consciousness.

This time, while she still couldn't block the influence completely, she didn't lose control.

"Well done, Kaguya! Even if it's the god's remnant, stripped of all mystique—it's nothing more than a brittle old bone… With me—with you—some leftover husk has no power over us!"

Kazuki didn't hold back his praise. He raised his voice, cheering her on with unreserved admiration.

Hearing Kazuki's praise, the Soul Imprint on Kaguya's body deepened once more, and the slight turbulence in her heart caused by the withered bone was completely calmed!

"Don't worry, Kazuki! As long as you're by my side, even the Ōtsutsuki God doesn't scare me!"

Sweat streamed down Kaguya's forehead from the strain of resisting the greed surging in her bloodline. She turned toward Kazuki and gave him a big, beaming smile: "Believe in me, Kazuki!"

"I've always believed in you, Kaguya…" Kazuki smiled gently.

After this round of testing—

Kazuki had proven the feasibility of seizing the power within the withered remnant. The Soul Imprint had been confirmed effective.

'If I hadn't received that special talent from Naruto, maybe I would've used Ame-no-Iwato to form a seal—as a way to imprison the Ōtsutsuki God's remnant…'

Kazuki paused in thought. Various sealing techniques and dōjutsu flashed through his mind one after another, and a spark of inspiration took shape: 'But now… maybe there's a better way—Tobirama plus Obito…?'

Thanks to the Bestowal of the Otherworld, Kazuki now had the ability to convert other forms of energy into space-time energy.

In the past, Senju Tobirama had used space-time energy drawn from the Dragon Vein as a sealing medium—to banish the Ōtsutsuki Kaguya from Kazuki's body into another dimension.

And now, if Kazuki wanted to keep the remnant within himself while minimizing its influence, he would need a sealing method that could prevent it from going berserk.

Tobirama's concept, combined with Obito's Kamui, had given Kazuki a new idea.

The essence of Kamui was to place oneself in a superposed state between two dimensions, rendering physical attacks ineffective…

If Kazuki could generate a cluster of space-time energy to place the remnant in a layered state—partially in this world, and partially in the process of being sent to another—it might prevent any future rampage from affecting him at all.

Under normal conditions, the space-time field wouldn't activate, and the remnant would remain in this world.

But the moment the bone developed any hostile intent toward Kazuki, the space-time energy would treat all its fluctuations and temptations as garbage—and instantly banish them to another dimension.

Among all the forces Kazuki had ever encountered, the power and laws of space-time were the most domineering.

In terms of hierarchy, it undoubtedly surpassed Ame-no-Iwato by more than one tier…

'It's feasible. Then let's give it a try…'

Kazuki slowly sat cross-legged on the seafloor, absorbing natural energy from the surrounding ocean.

'Step one: convert natural energy into space-time energy…'

'Thank you, Naruto from the alternate dimension—for gifting me such a useful talent.'

Kazuki offered a polite thank-you in his heart, then calmly observed the natural energy flowing into his body—condensing ever so slowly into space-time energy, at a rather modest conversion rate.

He waited patiently.

Perhaps it took one hundred units of natural energy to convert into just one unit of space-time energy... The most update n0vels are published on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁

But Kazuki didn't mind.

Here in the great ocean—or rather, on the surface of this entire planet—now one with the earth, the sea, the roaring winds and thundering storms, Kazuki had become a true child of destiny. He had access to endless, inexhaustible natural energy...

As long as conversion was possible, efficiency wasn't an issue.

Kazuki stared intently at the withered bone.

At this moment, his battle against the Ōtsutsuki God had officially begun!

Meanwhile, in Konohagakure—

As Kazuki's chosen representative, Senju Tobirama was about to begin his own battle—against the will of the planet itself.

"Everyone, the reason I've summoned you here—" Tobirama sat upon the Hokage's seat, sweeping his gaze across the room.

And seated in the usual position reserved for the Hokage's advisors was none other than Uchiha Izuna.

Uchiha Madara was visibly displeased as he glared at Tobirama, irritated.

In the dead of night, Tobirama had suddenly claimed he'd seen Kazuki—and then helped himself to the Hokage's seat, acting like some supreme commander...

Though, technically speaking, he was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Still, the way he carried himself stirred unpleasant memories in Madara—reminders of the early days of Konoha, when he had felt marginalized.

Madara narrowed his eyes, just about to speak—

But then he noticed something… strange.

He slammed his hand on the table.

"Tobirama, why the hell are your eyes black?!"

Madara fixed Tobirama with a furious stare and shouted, "You've got some nerve! Did you really think I wouldn't recognize those eyes? Those are Izuna's!"

His words sent a wave of shock rippling through the room.

Senju Tobirama had taken Uchiha Izuna's eyes? At a time like this, that could tear the entire Allied Shinobi Forces apart!

"Tobirama, how could you?!" Senju Hashirama stood up and slammed the table along with Madara. "You've gone too far! What's next—are you going to say you saw Kazuki just to cover your tracks?!"

Tobirama's eye twitched.

Damn it, even his own brother—just like that monkey—had completely misunderstood him…

"Yes, my eyes are black now," Tobirama muttered, shaking his head in exasperation. "But why is no one pointing out that Izuna's eyes are red?"

This world really had it out for him!

Everyone froze for a moment.

Izuna's eyes being red—wasn't that perfectly normal for a Uchiha?

But then, when they all turned to look at Izuna—

Madara was the first to freeze.

Wait a minute...

Izuna hadn't activated his Mangekyō—so why were his eyes red?

Uh…

Could it be… those were Tobirama's?

So that means…

They swapped eyes?!

…Huh?

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