Night of the Clan Massacre: Leading the Uchiha to Defect from Konoha!

"These should be all of them, right?"

Standing before the stone wall, Kaede began to go through the history of Mount Myōboku.

Fortunately, Mount Myōboku used the written language of the ninja world, otherwise, it would have been a headache.

From the records, Kaede quickly learned the origins of Mount Myōboku and even the other two great sacred lands.

A long time ago—before human civilization had even been established—

The immensely fortunate toads, snakes, and slugs vaguely sensed the passageways of the ninja world and descended into what are now the three great sacred lands.

The natural energy in these three separate dimensions was incredibly dense, and the creatures, once without thought, stayed there for a very long time, gradually developing intelligence.

Baptized by natural energy, their bodies began to grow rapidly, and their lifespans increased tremendously.

After many years, they learned to control natural energy and discovered the channels connecting the ninja world with their dimensions.

Thus, they began developing their own factions, gradually forming what became the three great sacred lands.

Over the course of thousands of years, Mount Myōboku was the first to make contact with humans, so it sealed off its passageway to the outside world.

Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest followed suit after seeing Mount Myōboku's actions.

They called themselves "Sages" and intended to guide the development of this world.

That is—until two people arrived.

Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki!

Kaguya ambushed Isshiki, using the opportunity to let her God Tree grow on this world.

But that violated the interests of the three great sacred lands—because their dimensions were attached to the ninja world, their natural energy came from it as well.

The God Tree's arrival caused the natural energy in all three sacred lands to begin to decline.

However, they couldn't get close to the God Tree, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and endure.

That was until Kaguya ate the God Tree's fruit and, blessed by humanity, gave birth to the Sage of Six Paths and his younger brother. The three great sacred lands instantly felt that their chance had come!

What happened afterward left Kaede speechless.

Mount Myōboku taught the Sage of Six Paths Sage Arts and gave him a special paper passed down by their ancestors.

In the end, the Sage of Six Paths, just as they had hoped, successfully sealed Kaguya away, and the husk of the God Tree was sent to the moon.

Come to think of it, if the Ōtsutsuki hadn't discovered this planet, according to Mount Myōboku's way of handling things, this world might have developed into a cultivation-based "immortal" world.

And the three sacred lands could have sat high above humanity, existing eternally.

"So, in the end, you're just a bunch of thieves too."

After reading, Kaede couldn't help but sneer.

The God Tree absorbed the energy of this world, and so did the three great sacred lands.

The only difference was that their speed couldn't match the God Tree's.

"I used to wonder—planets can clearly draw energy from the universe."

"But all these years, aside from the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, the lands destroyed by the God Tree haven't shown any signs of recovery—on the contrary, their desertification has gotten worse."

"So it was all you three sacred lands at work!"

Shaking his head, Kaede ignored the rest of the wall's records.

Still, some of the information here did pique his interest.

If there were separate dimensions like the three sacred lands, were there more in the ninja world?

Could Obito's Kamui space be one of them?

After all, Obito's Mangekyō ability was absurdly overpowered.

Five minutes of intangibility—probably even the so-called God of the Ōtsutsuki couldn't do anything to him.

It far surpassed all other Mangekyō by too much…

Kaede decided that once his Eternal Mangekyō evolved into the Rinnegan and his power skyrocketed, he would search the world thoroughly.

In the original story, didn't Sasuke end up shuttling through various dimensions in the end?

Soon after, Kaede swept his gaze around the cave and quickly spotted what he had been looking for.

The last remaining piece of paper sealed with Sage Arts!

Before the founder of Mount Myōboku died, he left behind a record about the power of Sage Arts.

One piece had been given to the Sage of Six Paths a thousand years ago, another was just used by the Great Toad Sage, and this was the final one.

Remembering how the Great Toad Sage had instantly recovered from mortal wounds, Kaede thought:

"This might come in handy at a critical moment."

Without hesitation, he broke the seal and stored the paper away.

"Nothing else in Mount Myōboku is worth my attention."

Leaving the cave, Kaede glanced at the frantically growing God Tree, and his figure vanished.

…

"So, Gamamaru is dead too…"

In an extremely unusual place, a ghostly sigh suddenly echoed.

But the tone carried no sadness—rather, there was a hint of satisfaction.

"Let's hope that thing can hold you off."

"God Tree… what are you, to have something like this?"

"Almost… just a few more years for you to grow…"

"Then I'll come and deal with you personally!"

…

Kaede had no idea that a terrifying being had been watching him all along.

But the sudden sense of urgency that had risen in his heart earlier had kept him from ever stopping his growth in power.

…

"Once Mount Myōboku is consumed, it'll be Shikkotsu Forest's turn!"

Back in Takigakure, Kaede went straight to find Naruto, who was training with Karin and Fū.

Speaking of which—Fū was a survivor of the Uzumaki clan Kaede had casually rescued when conquering Takigakure.

In the original story, she was the Seven-Tails' jinchūriki, a bright and cheerful girl.

Now, with the plot thoroughly altered by Kaede, she had no connection to the Seven-Tails at first.

But because of her talent, Tsunade had taken an interest in her and had her train alongside Naruto.

During this time, her personality drew the Seven-Tails' attention, and it had even voluntarily given her quite a bit of chakra.

Guess this counted as a legendary "plot correction," huh?

"Naruto, come here for a moment."

Not disturbing Tsunade and the others, Kaede called Naruto over alone.

Naruto jogged over. "What is it, sensei?"

Kaede smiled, patting his head. "I might not be able to fulfill your dream."

"In a few days, I'm going to make my move on Konoha."

Naruto tilted his head. Back when his hatred burned strong, he had indeed wanted to take revenge for his childhood with his own hands.

But now, after time had passed, that feeling had faded a lot.

So he said, "It's fine, sensei. I've come to understand something recently."

"Even though the civilians of Konoha treated me well, back then they were kept in the dark. It's understandable that they couldn't accept the truth right away."

Hearing this, Kaede smiled in satisfaction.

Was Naruto… showing signs of a saintly heart now?

Pointing a finger at Naruto's forehead, Kaede closed his eyes and said seriously:

"Don't move."

After a long moment, when he opened his eyes, he had already found the cause of the problem.

"Seriously… I actually forgot about this. Seems I've been a bit careless."

With a self-deprecating chuckle, Kaede slowly drew his Kyōka Suigetsu.

Naruto looked on in confusion, fully trusting Kaede with no thought of resisting.

But the Nine-Tails inside him instantly grew wary!

"Brat, what was that nonsense you just said? Have you lost your mind?!"

"Hurry and apologize to this guy—he's not someone you can mess with!"

Naruto was bewildered. Had he said something wrong?

But Kaede didn't seem the least bit upset.

Kaede smiled faintly. "Naruto, this might hurt a little."

(End of Chapter)

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