Naruto: Passerby and Returnee

Chapter 490 The Person Who Returned from the Pure Land

The chaotic expansion of the black mist was suppressed by the exploding core. They were compressed into a thin layer, like a veil protecting the core. The originally conflicting forces maintained a stable coexistence in an unreasonable way, and even the ever-expanding light began to slowly recede.

“Brother, it seems it’s time for us to make a choice.” Another old man with horns and white eyes appeared.

Since when, the sea that once buried the Pure Land has become riddled with holes, and many of the dead have come here from the Pure Land. The power of the sun has not diminished with the contraction of its light; on the contrary, its attraction continues to increase. Everyone can see that the sun is brewing a power that has never been seen before, a power that may very well break down the barrier between life and death, achieving an unprecedented "resurrection."

But what was the price for achieving this great feat? The entirety of an entire civilization?

"Given this number of souls, it can be basically concluded that the human world is already..."

"No, there must still be people alive, there must be other possibilities!" He interrupted his brother, unable to accept that the human world he had watched over for thousands of years could be destroyed overnight.

The younger brother smiled helplessly, turned his gaze to the other side, and said, "Look who that is."

Not far away, a long-haired beauty with even more exaggerated horns on her head than the two of them was looking up at the "sun". She was so white that she was inhuman. Her hair was white, her skin was white, her pupils were white, and her clothes were white. Only the magatama pattern and the trim on her sleeves added a touch of color to her.

He was greatly shocked, and for the first time, his face, which had been as stiff as wood, showed a look of utter astonishment.

"Mother? What are you doing here?"

"That light dismantled the seal and dissolved my immortal body." The woman, who looked remarkably young, spoke with an air of age that seemed to have settled deep within her. "I was the first to fall, and I've been standing here for a long time. Yu Yi, are your eyes failing you?"

He was somewhat embarrassed, and also surprised by his mother's calm attitude, while his younger brother laughed out loud, showing him no mercy. However, under his older brother's glare, the younger brother quickly became serious. The two brothers exchanged a glance, and as if they had rehearsed countless times, simultaneously bowed deeply to their mother.

"Mother, I'm sorry, but we don't regret it."

It is said that history is a cycle, and ever since the Otsutsuki descended from the heavens, they seem to have joined the cycle of Earth's existence. They planted the sacred tree here, reaped its fruit, and were defeated by their own children. Then, after a thousand years of preparation, they returned, once again planting the sacred tree, reaping its fruit, and once again being defeated by their descendants, whose lineage has been passed down for countless generations.

When the first seal was completed, they were unaware that the Divine Tree had merged with their mother, believing it was acting out of a rage to reclaim the stolen chakra fruit. After months of fighting, the seal was finally complete, and upon turning around, they found their mother gone. Later, they discovered that within the roots left by the Divine Tree were half-transformed humans—half of these living people had turned a ghastly white, plant-like, animal-like form. In response, they began a worldwide cleanup of the Divine Tree's remains, ultimately concluding that "the Divine Tree is a calamity that threatens the world."

One guarded Earth, the other stayed on the moon, all to ensure the divine tree wouldn't revive. Little did they know that a survivor from years ago would provide the opportunity to reveal the truth.

If they had known a thousand years ago that the Ten-Tails, which the Divine Tree had transformed into, was their mother, they probably would have taken action too. A world manipulated by Infinite Tsukuyomi simply doesn't align with their beliefs.

Their mother turned around and helped them up, her demeanor both stern and gentle, reminding them of their childhood. Having witnessed so many "demons" trying to control the world, they seemed to have forgotten their mother's role as the goddess of the rabbit. But the difference between the two was indeed vast, and they couldn't quite understand it.

“I must admit that the mortals I regard as ants do have their merits.” After looking at their old and ugly appearance for a while, the mother explained with great difficulty, “After consuming the fruit, my consciousness is also affected by the instincts of the Divine Tree. As you grow bigger and your chakra gradually increases, the greed of the Divine Tree affects me.”

"At that time, I didn't want to take back the Chakra Fruit, but to take away your power."

Then the mother ignored the two old brothers who were looking at each other and continued to look up at the sun.

"Sand! Don't fly so fast!"

"Tch, I told you to figure out how to fly faster! Now look what happened, you can't catch up at all!"

"I'm sorry! But...wouldn't it be faster if you carried me?"

"Sorry, the place is full, there's no room for you. Besides, don't you have a whole bunch of people to take care of?"

The blue giant cleaved through the already chaotic sea and flew out from the ocean floor, followed closely by a strangely shaped wooden dragon with wing-like appendages. These two sworn enemies had never stopped arguing in the Pure Land, and they hadn't stopped even after coming up here; you could hear them arguing loudly from a great distance.

The inheritance of chakra is truly wondrous; when their successors die, they also become aware of what is happening in the human world. These two made their decision decisively, merely waving in their direction from afar before plunging into the light barrier.

As for the culprits who caused this cycle of reincarnation, their power was no less than that of their juniors. Indra's Susanoo was even larger than the blue giant. He split the waves with a bolt of lightning, but Susanoo did not emerge from the sea completely; only his head was visible.

Seeing that the whole family was there, Susanoo disappeared, and two people fell down from above, who were Hagoromo's two sons.

"Grandmother, Father, Uncle, hello there." Ashura tugged at Indra's sleeve and walked towards them.

Indra appeared unwilling, but he never managed to break free from his brother.

"Brother, say something, it's almost time to say something."

Indra reluctantly greeted his grandmother and uncle, but deliberately ignored his father.

Yu Yi understood their plan and asked, "Are you... going in too?"

“Yes, we’ve been through so much for thousands of years, and we’ve finally reconciled. We shouldn’t forget each other.” Ashura looked up at the sky, which was already showing signs of collapse. “Besides, if the human world is gone, won’t we souls be homeless? We can only wait in the Pure Land for the day we disappear.”

"Rather than that, it's better to... become a part of him and let him avenge this great humiliation for our world."