Chapter 433 - 433: Goal: Sea of Stars
Meanwhile, the Land of Wind and Sunagakure were in chaos. Both the Daimyo's Mansion and Sunagakure had been greatly weakened, and facing the strongest village in the Ninja World, they had little power to resist.
Most importantly, when Konoha attacked the Land of Wind, it proclaimed the slogan of 'down with the rich, distribute the land.' It also widely publicized the current situation of the common people in the Land of Fire, and even declared that it would rebuild the Land of Wind, change its environment, and make it like the Land of Fire.
Many people scoffed at the concepts put forth by Konoha.
However, when Nawaki began afforestation in the parts of the Land of Wind occupied by Konoha, many people's attitudes began to change.
Especially when Kazuki's thousand-meter-tall Susanoo appeared at the border of the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain, splitting open the mountain range that stretched between them. This greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.
Most critically, Kazuki not only carved out a canyon but also forcefully plowed a passage a thousand meters wide. At the same time, a wide river allowed water resources from the Land of Rain to continuously flow into the Land of Wind.
The deserts of the Land of Wind could be changed!
Konoha could bring a good life to the people of the Land of Wind, provide vast water resources, and make the desert fertile.
So, people of the Land of Wind, what more do you need to think about? Why not just join us?
Under Kazuki's conscious manipulation, Konoha did not directly occupy the entire Land of Wind. Instead, it first occupied the Land of Rain and other nearby small countries, then slowly advanced into the Land of Wind.
With each piece of land in the Land of Wind that Konoha occupied, it would reform the environment, extend rivers, plant trees, and distribute land to the people of the Land of Wind.
With existing examples, the common people of the Land of Wind were not as resistant to the Land of Fire as imagined. Even within Sunagakure, there was a split.
Some people believed that Konoha was an invader and needed to be resisted, while others thought that since Konoha could bring benefits to the Land of Wind, why not pledge allegiance to Konoha?
Wouldn't it be better for everyone to be their own masters?
Conversely, the nobles and samurai of the Daimyo's Mansion fiercely resisted the Land of Fire. They had no choice. If Konoha succeeded, they would all die.
However, Konoha was not afraid of these samurai. With the continuous emergence of new-generation powerhouses in Konoha, the Land of Wind became a training ground for the Land of Fire.
Initially, the Land of Wind had considered infiltrating the Land of Fire to cause destruction or sabotage the water sources of the newly appearing oases. However, as soon as they began to act, those who took action were already dead.
It was clear that the Land of Fire's intelligence system and combat strength were far superior to those of the Land of Wind.
And these were no longer problems Kazuki needed to worry about.
Konoha was terrifyingly strong now. Even if it were to take on the entire Ninja World, Kazuki would not need to personally intervene.
Kazuki had no intention of personally intervening in these matters. He believed that with Tobirama and the others, all these troubles would be no trouble at all.
Tobirama not only had special talents in research but was also excellent in strategy.
Back then, if it weren't for Hashirama's foolishness and Tobirama's brother complex, Tobirama actually wouldn't have minded his older brother and the evil Madara unifying the Ninja World together.
Now, Konoha was developing steadily. While researching, Tobirama occasionally helped Kazuki handle some matters, which was naturally very simple for Tobirama.
Kazuki's life, on the other hand, was going very well.
Aside from extracting Chakra from Shibai's body, as his strength grew, the speed at which he extracted Shibai's Chakra also increased.
Kazuki's talent was remarkable. The speed at which he absorbed Shibai's power exceeded Kaguya's imagination. His absorption efficiency far surpassed the normal speed of an Ōtsutsuki.
Kazuki, after all, resembled Kaguya more than Kaguya herself.
He had previously absorbed the physiques of many of Kaguya's descendants, and then absorbed Kaguya's physique.
Kazuki even felt that, apart from energy, his physique was not much worse than Shibai's. His strength was almost constantly increasing.
Days passed one by one.
In July of Konoha Year 52, Kazuki welcomed his first son.
"Indra!"
The moment Sasuke was born, Kaguya leaned over, curiously examining him.
On Sasuke, she sensed a familiar Chakra, the aura belonging to Indra.
Her grandson.
However, this Chakra seemed to be much less than expected.
Of course, she was more interested in Sasuke. The purity of the bloodline on Sasuke was no less than that of Hagoromo and Hamura when they were young.
It seemed Kazuki's "plan" was correct. If Kazuki and the girls around him had more offspring, the bloodline of these descendants would be excellent.
If it weren't for the fact that this would consume a lot of Chakra from the mother, Kaguya would have wanted Kazuki to sow more seeds and procreate more descendants.
"It's Indra's Chakra." Kazuki nodded slightly, his heart filled with emotion.
It was Indra's Chakra, but not entirely Indra Chakra.
It must have been Hagoromo's doing. Sasuke was not a true reincarnation of Indra Chakra.
Rather, it was as if Hagoromo, upon seeing Sasuke's birth, had squeezed out a portion of Indra Chakra as a birth gift for him.
He just didn't know if there would be other Indra Chakra reincarnations.
Kaguya stared at Sasuke for a long time before speaking, "A very good child, I believe he will become a good helper in the future."
Kaguya loved her children deeply, but she simply didn't know how to love. She also didn't know how to express her love for her children.
"Yes, after we leave the Ninja World, he will become one of its guardians."
Kazuki then turned his gaze to Kaguya beside him and said, "We don't have much time left. We will be leaving the Ninja World in a few years. Don't you plan to see your two sons?"
"Hamura and Hagoromo?" Kaguya's eyes flickered slightly.
After a long time, she shook her head and said, "No, knowing they are living well is enough. Next, I will carefully study your behavior and how to become an excellent mother."
What?
Are you still planning to have more offspring?
Thinking of this possibility, Kazuki's gaze towards Kaguya was full of subtlety. It seemed it wasn't entirely impossible.
Given the current situation between himself and Kaguya, if they could have offspring, they might even be more outstanding than Hagoromo and Hamura.
However, it was still too early to talk about these things. Even if they were to act, it would have to be after leaving the Ninja World.
Kaguya then asked, "When do you plan to leave? The clan land, I'm afraid, will know about Momoshiki and the others soon."
Kazuki said eagerly, "Let's wait ten years. In ten years, I will be able to digest all that Chakra. By then, even against true Ōtsutsuki powerhouses, I will have the strength to fight, perhaps even be stronger than them."
Kaguya was somewhat silent upon hearing this. That was her father's body after all.
However, there was one thing that even Kaguya had to admit. Rather than dispersing all that energy, it was better for Kazuki to digest it all, so as to maximize its power.
After pondering for a moment, Kaguya stared intently at Kazuki and said, "Then, I hope you can protect me from now on."
"Leave it to me. Get ready, our goal is the sea of stars."
