"Life, age."
In the Spirit World, the Shinigami are currently registering the identities of all intelligent spirit beings.
During this process, there have naturally been spirit beings who resisted, but without exception, they were all executed by the Shinigami.
No creature could successfully resist; in the face of the absolute power of the Seireitei, they could only obey.
"Is this the future of the Spirit World?" Deep Sage is in the queue, with a look of sadness.
Following Naruto's warning earlier, he promptly evacuated a large portion of the small toads.
Even the high-level and shadow-level toads survived.
So, for now, the power of Myoboku Mountain is relatively strong, but compared to the Seireitei, it is undoubtedly an egg hitting a rock.
"Child's father, at least he didn't destroy Myoboku Mountain." Shima has tears in her eyes and consoles softly.
"Yeah, it's good news anytime Myoboku Mountain isn't destroyed." Fukasaku smiles bitterly.
Obviously, they never expected that Naruto, who had poured his heart and soul into, would ultimately commit deicide.
"Don't worry, the Three Realms will usher in everlasting peace." A Shinigami looks at the two Sages with a faint tone.
He knows the strength of the two Sages, so his attitude is quite respectful.
"Don't worry, the Seireitei won't interfere with your lives in the Spirit World. You can still live your lives as usual. We're just here to regulate everything, and if there are any criminal incidents in the future, we can intervene immediately."
The Shinigami patiently explains.
"We will assign you borders and set up help kiosks. If you have any needs or encounter danger, you can seek help at the kiosks. We will also establish rules to prevent violent incidents."
After listening to the Shinigami's explanation, the two Sages felt slightly better.
The entire identity registration process proceeded smoothly.
With the completion of identity registration, the Seireitei completely took over the Spirit World.
Meanwhile, in the Pure Land.
The figure of the Kyubi slowly emerges from the sand, its stature less than two meters, appearing quite small in the midst of the sand.
"Kyubi-sama, has your seclusion ended?" Several Yūhi Kusas immediately show respect when they see the Kyubi.
The Kyubi nods slightly, takes a deep breath, and its spiritual pressure erupts. In the next moment, the entire area of sand floats in the air as if weightless.
The Kyubi grins, revealing a smile. "I've finally mastered the Bankai!"
"That annoying Pain, where is he? I want to give him a good beating!!!"
In Konoha.
This was a very frustrating day for Uchiha Itachi. Just before this, he received the dreadful news that Nagato had joined the Seireitei.
What made him even more furious was that Nagato had come to Konoha to receive treatment from Tsunade.
"Darn it." He punches a tree.
For the first time in his life, he felt a sense of powerlessness and despair rising within him.
Whether it was the power of the Seireitei or Naruto's strength, they were all beyond his reach.
And in the previous battle against the Seireitei, he felt a deep sense of defeat.
His pride, the Sharingan, proved to be less than outstanding in the face of the mysterious abilities of the Shinigami.
The Shinigami themselves possessed powerful spiritual energy, almost immune to genjutsu.
Not to mention Naruto, even the long-dead Minato couldn't defeat them.
Itachi, who had always been confident in his abilities, found himself second only to Nagato in the Ninja Alliance.
But the result...
Nagato betrayed them, and he became the only ninja in the Ninja Alliance who could be counted on.
And the Ninja Alliance only had a few months left.
During these months, the Seireitei would only grow stronger.
Once Nagato successfully becomes a Shinigami and becomes familiar with his abilities, the Ninja Alliance won't stand a chance.
The Ninja Alliance needs more skilled individuals!!
For some reason, Itachi thought of Sasuke.
Although Sasuke had abandoned the Uchiha eyes, even without them, his strength had undoubtedly reached the level of a Kage.
Moreover, Sasuke now possessed spiritual pressure.
He should also have a Zanpakuto and become a Shinigami.
Perhaps he would be the key to defeating Naruto.
Itachi thought so.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he also realized the limitations of the Sharingan.
In the face of the Shinigami, the genjutsu abilities that the Sharingan prided itself on were practically useless, and various ninjutsu could be easily defended against with Kido.
In contrast, the Shinigami's Kido was too versatile.
It could attack, defend, and even control and heal.
Compared to Kido, most ninjutsu were inferior.
It could be said that the Shinigami's starting point was already much higher than that of ninja.
Even the Rinnegan, which surpassed the Sharingan, was defeated by Minato and Naruto.
Itachi had a feeling that perhaps the era of the ninja was truly coming to an end.
The times were constantly advancing, and those who couldn't keep up with the times were bound to be eliminated.
Originally, this was Sasuke's perspective, this was why he abandoned the Uchiha.
Itachi regretted it.
But everything was beyond redemption now.
"What's wrong? Do you have so many worries? I've noticed you've been frowning a lot lately." Suddenly, a gentle hand with a delicate fragrance lightly touched Itachi's furrowed brow and said softly.
Itachi's expression instantly softened, and he hugged his wife.
Looking at his wife's gradually growing belly, he became even more determined in his heart. "For the revival of the Uchiha, this war must not fail."
After a tender moment with his wife, Itachi walked out of the house and headed towards the Hokage's office.
On the streets, he saw White, who was enjoying some food. Since the villagers of Konoha didn't recognize White, he didn't receive any cold looks.
After the incident where Konoha was set on fire, the villagers were not as welcoming to outsiders as before.
Furthermore, after experiencing the defeat in the war, Konoha had become much more desolate.
Many merchants had relocated to the Seireitei.
Konoha's decline had become an undeniable fact.
In the past, Konoha's prosperity was largely due to its reputation as the strongest ninja village, attracting a large number of merchants. However, after the merchants left, Konoha felt like a ghost town.
After all, the Seireitei could attack Konoha at any time, and merchants didn't want to do business only to have it interrupted halfway.
The reduction in shops and the defeat in the war led to a significant decrease in pedestrian traffic on the streets.
Even if there were people, most of them wore heavy expressions on their faces.
This was the first time Konoha had been so desolate since its founding.
Residents were even prohibited from discussing anything related to the Seireitei, fearing that it would further shake their confidence.
Konoha had run out of options.
Itachi walked indifferently on the street, and even his favorite tri-colored dumpling shop was closed.
After buying some ingredients at random, he finally headed back to his home.
"Itachi." Suddenly, he heard a gentle voice. He turned around and saw Minato standing not far away.
"Is there... something, Minato." After hesitating for a moment, he didn't use the title "Fourth Hokage" and instead called him by name.
There were many ninja watching behind Minato.
They remembered that Kakashi had been taken away in a similar manner. If Itachi were taken away as well... Konoha might as well cease to exist.
However, they didn't know that the Seireitei had no interest in Itachi at all.