Uchiha Keizumi couldn't be allowed to descend!
Even though Jiraiya had never witnessed the power of nuclear annihilation, he understood one thing very clearly—Uchiha Keizumi absolutely could not just fall from the sky into Konoha like that. It would destroy the village!
Of course, Keizumi wasn't that insane. In fact, the reason he had unconsciously transformed into something like a sun had something to do with Hinata.
After Hinata activated her Tenseigan Chakra Mode, Keizumi had almost instinctively begun wondering—could he create a Solar Release Chakra Mode of his own?
Although the power of Solar Release wasn't a complete Six Paths–level power, Keizumi had already experienced what it felt like to have Six Paths–level chakra envelop his body, forming that divine robe-like state. Replicating that state through Solar Release didn't seem particularly difficult.
That was what he thought—and what he attempted.
As the power of Solar Release spread across his body, a layer of golden-red chakra transformed into a unique energy that enveloped him. However, this chakra mode felt more similar to Naruto's Sage Mode.
Upon entering Solar Release Chakra Mode, Keizumi instinctively flew upward, toward the sky. He wanted to get closer—closer and closer to the sun—to learn a more complete form of Solar Release from it.
Yes, Keizumi could sense that his Solar Release wasn't yet complete. Under the instinct of Kekkei Mōra-level power, he felt that Solar Release should also incorporate Wind Release.
Or rather, he needed another form of Kekkei Tōta power to elevate Solar Release into an even higher-tier bloodline.
"Too far!"
"After entering Solar Release Chakra Mode, I might already be able to survive in outer space—but reaching the sun is far too slow!"
"I don't know how far the sun is from the shinobi world, but at my current speed, it would take at least several years to actually get close to it."
Keizumi shook his head, though he was extremely satisfied with Solar Release Chakra Mode.
Not only had Solar Release perfectly inherited the power of Lava Release, it had also filled another gap in his abilities. With Solar Release Chakra Mode, the sky was no longer a forbidden zone for him!
At that moment, Keizumi stood high in the sky, looking down at Konoha below. He even had an illusion—an illusion that with a mere wave of his hand, he could turn the entire village into scorched earth.
Or rather… it wasn't an illusion.
Keizumi truly possessed that kind of power now. With a simple gesture, he could create terrifying Solar Release spheres. These spheres had no special properties—only the ultimate, purest destructive force.
That was the power of the sun's fission—and the power of its fusion!
At this point, Keizumi could genuinely be called a walking human nuclear bomb. Deidara's so-called C0 "art" didn't even compare to the Solar Release spheres Keizumi could casually create!
High above, Keizumi slowly began to descend. But he had flown too high—so high that since morning, more than half the Land of Fire had already seen it.
A second sun had risen in the sky above Konoha.
...
"Black Zetsu… what the hell is that?"
In a town within the Land of Fire, Obito stared wide-eyed at the descending "sun" in the sky—Keizumi—and couldn't help asking the figure beside him.
After all, that thing was the will of Madara. It knew a lot—so it should explain!
"…Can I say I don't know either?"
Black Zetsu stared fixedly at the Solar Release "sun," his gaze filled with uncertainty.
He was certain of one thing—there had never been any power like this in the shinobi world before. Even he had nearly mistaken that thing above Konoha for a second sun.
Now, he could only suspect—it was a new Kekkei Genkai. Or perhaps even a Kekkei Tōta!
"Where are the White Zetsu?"
"The ones near Konoha—have they reported anything?"
Obito instinctively relied on the intelligence-gathering abilities of the White Zetsu. After all, he and Black Zetsu had planted quite a few of them around Konoha—and every single one had been keeping an eye on Keizumi.
"No reports yet… but I suspect this is still Keizumi's doing."
"You know, the Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth has a power called Kekkei Tōta—formed by combining three chakra natures."
"During the Third Great Ninja War, I saw the Tsuchikage's Dust Release."
"And now I strongly suspect that Keizumi has created a new Kekkei Tōta!"
Black Zetsu's expression turned grim—though his face was already pitch black, so no one could tell. Still, Obito could clearly hear the heaviness in his tone.
In fact, at this moment, Black Zetsu had reached the same conclusion as Hiruzen.
Could it be… that Keizumi really was a genius?
A genius capable of creating Kekkei Genkai—someone with an extraordinary sensitivity to bloodline powers?
'If he truly created a Kekkei Tōta… then his possession of Wood Release might actually make sense.'
'Someone capable of creating a new Kekkei Tōta—while Wood Release data is highly classified in Konoha, he killed Orochimaru. He must have gained deeper insight into it. Replicating it isn't impossible.'
'The only thing that still doesn't make sense… is his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.'
At this moment, Black Zetsu's fear of Keizumi lessened slightly.
Before, Keizumi's power had seemed endless—mysterious to the extreme.
But if he was labeled a "bloodline genius," then most of his secrets could be explained. The only mystery left was how he had obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
"…Then should we still go to Konoha to steal the Tenseigan?"
Obito asked, his tone lacking confidence.
Honestly, he had never truly respected anyone growing up—not even Kakashi.
But watching Keizumi grow stronger and stronger—and at a pace that defied understanding—Obito had unknowingly begun to feel that Keizumi was someone he couldn't defeat.
"Of course!"
"If before, stealing the Tenseigan was just something we hoped to accomplish—now it's something we must accomplish!"
"The power of the Tenseigan is true Sage-level power. No matter how strong Keizumi is, Kekkei Tōta still cannot compare to Sage-level power!"
Black Zetsu nodded fiercely.
Though his fear of Keizumi had lessened somewhat, he had also realized something—Keizumi could not be allowed to keep growing like this.
Others might not understand…
But how could Black Zetsu not understand the true nature of Kaguya's power?
He feared that if Keizumi continued developing like this…
He might actually succeed in unifying all seven chakra natures—and obtain a Kekkei Mōra of his own.
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