The reincarnation ritual was completed in the blink of an eye—Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had successfully resurrected through Kawaki's body.
"This vessel... it's magnificent."
"From now on, who could possibly stand in my way?"
After getting a feel for his new body, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's face lit up with an ecstatic smile.
Compared to that defective husk, Jigen, Kawaki's body was practically tailor-made for him.
Now, not only did he regain the power he once had at his peak, but he no longer had to worry about his body falling apart from using it.
After lying dormant for millennia, his goal was finally realized!
On the side, Amado Sanzu's face twisted with fury.
He had plotted for so long, yet Isshiki had still managed to seize Kawaki's body and be reborn.
He couldn't accept this outcome.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
Wind and fire fused together and surged toward Isshiki, engulfing him in a blazing inferno.
But in just a few moments, the flames vanished without a trace.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki stood there completely unharmed.
He walked over to Hagane Kotetsu and Kamizuki Izumo, looking down on them with cold disdain.
"So... you have Scientific Ninja Tools too."
"Unfortunately, no matter how flashy a bug's tricks are, it's still just a bug."
A sharpened black rod formed in Isshiki's hand. He spoke with indifference:
"As the first lives I'll take after my resurrection, you should feel honored."
The black rod shot toward their throats—
But just then, a powerful repelling force slammed into Isshiki, launching him backward.
"You're trying to kill my subordinates right in front of Konoha? Don't you think that's a bit disrespectful?"
A lazy voice rang out, and in the next moment, Uchiha Mirai appeared in front of Kotetsu and Izumo.
"My lord... please forgive us... we—"
Kotetsu and Izumo lowered their heads in shame.
As Konoha's guards, to be defeated so easily—it was humiliating.
Seeing their expressions, Mirai spoke mildly, "It's not your fault. After all, this isn't the Shippuden era anymore."
The two guards blinked in confusion.
What did that mean?
Mirai didn't explain. He gave them a quick healing treatment, then started walking toward Isshiki.
Meanwhile, Amado Sanzu snarled bitterly,
"Why did you let Kawaki go?!"
"Don't you realize how important Kawaki is to Isshiki?!"
"We could've stopped his perfect reincarnation—why would you give him the chance?!"
Hearing his outburst, Mirai gave Amado a curious glance.
"He's just a mutt who's lost his home. What difference does it make?"
Amado was momentarily at a loss for words.
He'd heard that Uchiha were notoriously arrogant, and now he was seeing it firsthand.
Completely full of himself!
Amado finally exploded, shouting, "Ōtsutsuki Isshiki is nothing like the small fry you've fought before!"
"You're way too full of yourself!"
Before Mirai could respond, Isshiki's delighted voice interrupted:
"Too late for regrets now. Soon, I'll send you all to hell."
With that, he casually pulled a glass of red wine from a pocket dimension and took a sip.
Pfft!
Mirai couldn't help himself—he laughed out loud.
For some reason, watching Isshiki act all refined and elegant triggered a line that kept echoing in his mind.
"Sir, please have a seat."
Isshiki immediately noticed the mockery and snapped, "What the hell are you laughing at?!"
Mirai waved him off. "Just remembered something funny."
"What's so funny?"
"You bastard!!!"
Finally realizing he was being mocked, Isshiki lost all composure. The fake elegance was gone.
He smashed the wineglass and activated his dōjutsu.
In an instant, several sharp black rods flew toward Mirai—but were effortlessly caught in his hands.
"Fast."
Isshiki's pupils narrowed.
This was the first time since regaining his full power that anyone had dodged his attacks.
"Is that really all you've got?"
Mirai's voice dripped with scorn.
Isshiki let out a cold snort. "Don't overestimate yourself, you inferior creature!"
As his words fell, enormous cubes materialized in midair and came crashing down toward Mirai.
"These are materials I discovered in space—ultra-dense, unbreakably hard."
"Now die!"
The cubes were heavier than mountains, and their descent promised absolute destruction.
Isshiki could already imagine Mirai's body being flattened into pulp.
But to his shock, Mirai simply threw a punch upward—
BOOM!
The cubes shattered into dust on contact, crumbling and dissolving into the air.
Isshiki's eyes widened in disbelief.
Though he'd only used two attacks, they were his strongest techniques.
And yet Mirai had dismantled them as if they were nothing. His power wasn't what Isshiki had expected at all.
Realizing this, Isshiki's expression turned grim.
He couldn't let Mirai attack.
A massive black coffin and lid appeared out of thin air, slamming down and swallowing Mirai's body.
The impact was so intense that the ground cracked under the sheer weight.
As the coffin sealed shut, countless sealing runes crawled across its surface.
"No matter how strong you are... you're not escaping this."
Sealing techniques were among the most terrifying forces in the shinobi world—capable of locking away enemies several times stronger than the caster.
This was Isshiki's ultimate sealing jutsu. Not even the entire ninja world combined could break it.
At least, that's what he thought—until the coffin burst apart.
Uchiha Mirai stepped out, yawning with boredom.
"That's it?"
"If you've got nothing else... then I guess it's my turn now."
Though Mirai didn't release any chakra or killing intent, everyone present felt an overwhelming pressure descend.
Especially Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
His full-power sealing technique had been shattered like paper—meaning Mirai's strength was beyond his worst fears.
Far beyond.
----------------
Pls Drop some Power Stones
Fanfic is finished on Patreon (476 chapters in total.)
Patreon(.)com/Jixo (for only $4.50, read this entire fanfic)