I'm Not Naruto, But I Got a Better Bloodline-Chapter 349: Unworthy of the Divine Stairway

Chapter 349: Chapter 349: Unworthy of the Divine Stairway

"Ōtsutsuki Nagato? Ōtsutsuki Obito?"

Kitagawa Gen’s voice carried no attempt at concealment, and it echoed across the entire battlefield.

Already having reached the front, Uchiha Madara came to a halt. His expression turned unusually strange, and Senju Hashirama, who had arrived alongside him, also froze in surprise.

"What’s going on here—why have their names become—"

"That’s because they’ve all been possessed by the Ōtsutsuki."

As the two were still puzzled, Senju Tobirama’s voice rang out. Only then did they notice that "Kitagawa Gen" and the others were not far from them at all.

"Possessed?"

Uchiha Madara no longer had the mind to argue with Senju Tobirama, nor was this the right moment to make a move. There were far too many questions weighing on him.

"What exactly is going on here? Could it be that they’ve undergone this so-called ’evolution’?"

The moment the word "evolution" was mentioned, Uchiha Madara’s gaze turned rather strange as he looked toward Kitagawa Gen. This man was, after all, the pioneer of "evolution" itself.

"Hmph, you really are a hopeless lunatic!"

Seeing this, Senju Tobirama immediately let out a cold snort.

"Gen is not the same as them. Their situation is far more complex and far more special—they seem to have had their consciousness erased by the Ōtsutsuki, their bodies completely taken over."

Their bodies taken over?

Those words instantly made Uchiha Madara’s gaze grow grave. This seemed even more terrifying than he had imagined.

"That’s right. Their situation is probably not very optimistic."

"Kitagawa Gen" also nodded beside them with an amused smile. He was not some ’Kāma’ like Obito and the others.

Because he himself was an Ōtsutsuki!

...

"Ōtsutsuki..."

Upon hearing this, Obito’s fist clenched even tighter, and in that instant, it seemed as though he had realized something.

"You—you had already discovered it back in the Land of Earth? You had already seen everything back then?!"

"Yes. I saw it."

Kitagawa Gen nodded. His voice was still as clear and bright as ever, as if he were simply chatting with a friend.

"And I can also tell how much you crave power. Your body has been remade into an Ōtsutsuki, and I’m guessing you’ve been getting along quite well with Senior Isshiki, haven’t you?"

"Isshiki..."

Obito heard that name again, and it was not exactly unfamiliar to him.

This "Ōtsutsuki Genshiki" before him kept emphasizing that his "Divine Ascension Stairway" existed because of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

It could be said that it was this very Ōtsutsuki Isshiki who had created the "Ōtsutsuki Genshiki" in front of them!

Obito’s body went a little cold. He truly had not expected that such a terrifying existence could be inside him.

"Genshiki..."

Momoshiki could not be bothered to look at Obito anymore. He focused all his attention on the Kitagawa Gen before him.

That posture looked like he was prepared to launch an attack at any moment, but it made Kitagawa Gen shake his head.

"No need to be nervous. Right now I have no interest in you—or rather, in you all."

"No... interest?"

Momoshiki froze for a moment when he heard that, but in the next instant an overwhelming sense of humiliation surged up.

"You deserve to die!"

"As you are now, you don’t even count as Senior Momoshiki. You’re nothing more than ’Ōtsutsuki Nagato.’"

Kitagawa Gen still wore a faint smile as he spoke slowly.

"Besides, you can’t even truly occupy his consciousness. Otherwise, how would he have had the chance to release the Ten-Tails, trying to break free of you by becoming the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki?"

"In this state, you don’t even have the qualifications to become a step on my ’Divine Ascension Stairway.’"

As he said that, Kitagawa Gen’s gaze shifted to the Ten-Tails, as if Momoshiki did not even deserve one more glance from him.

"The people of this world—it’s hard to say exactly how strong they are, but their will is not ordinarily steadfast. Perhaps this is the transformation brought about by that thousand-year blood war."

"So, I also want to see just how far they can go. I want to see whether, in the end, what they’ll have to face is Senior Isshiki, Senior Momoshiki, and Senior Urashiki, or..."

"Ōtsutsuki Obito, Ōtsutsuki Nagato, or perhaps Ōtsutsuki Kimimaro. I hope you won’t end up disgracing yourselves."

Kitagawa Gen’s words echoed across the ninja world, and it immediately made everyone’s expressions turn somewhat strange.

A will tempered by a thousand-year blood war—resisting the erosion of will, becoming an Ōtsutsuki? 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Obito’s expression turned inexplicably strange. In the distance, Kimimaro clenched his fists, and even Nagato was struggling even more fiercely at that very moment.

"Genshiki, that madman..."

Within the consciousness space, both Isshiki and Urashiki felt their scalps go numb. Urashiki was well aware of the changes in this world and had already seen Momoshiki’s situation.

As for Isshiki, he had been "lying low" in this world for over a thousand years. He knew all too well just how much terrifying power these people could unleash for the sake of so-called "protection."

"And just how frightening their will can be."

For Genshiki to say such things was practically pushing them straight into a deadly pit.

"You damned bastard!"

Momoshiki truly snapped. He felt the soul within his body struggling more and more violently. He glared at Kitagawa Gen and roared as he charged forward.

Bang—

However, before he could even make a move, his entire body was blasted away. At the same time, Kitagawa Gen’s unhurried voice rang out once more.

"In your current state, you dare charge straight at me? Should I praise your courage, or call you utterly foolish?"

"Or is it that you can’t even tell the difference between recklessness and courage?"

After saying this, Kitagawa Gen did not look back as he headed toward the Ten-Tails. Still, he did not forget to leave behind one last, leisurely remark.

"Someone like you— even if you were given another thousand years, you still wouldn’t be able to touch me, Senior Momoshiki."

"You—"

Momoshiki’s fury was self-evident, but in his current state, he clearly had no chance to deal with Ōtsutsuki Genshiki.

Nagato’s furious struggle was already more than he could bear. That struggle was so intense that even Black Zetsu was able to move again.

...

"Gen, that guy’s target is the Ten-Tails."

On the other side, Senju Tobirama spoke in a low voice.

"We can’t let him succeed so easily, and I have an idea."

"What kind of idea?"

Kitagawa Gen looked at Senju Tobirama with some curiosity. He himself was already thinking about what to do next.

After all, things had escalated this far. How to bring it all to an end was indeed something that deserved careful consideration.

Since this "extremely cunning" Second Hokage had an idea, he did not mind hearing it out.

"We’ll go deal with Ōtsutsuki Genshiki. We can’t let him obtain the Ten-Tails so easily, and you—"

Senju Tobirama’s face was grim. After pondering for a moment, he finally spoke with unwavering resolve.

"Go kill the three—Obito and the others!"

"?"

Kitagawa Gen froze. What kind of plan was this?

But in the very next instant, he understood. And not just him—Minato, Madara, and even Hashirama all grasped Tobirama’s intent at once.

"Hmph. This method does work."

Madara let out a cold snort. By now, the battle had completely descended into chaos.

Even though, to him, people like Hashirama were still enemies, when faced with a far greater foe—especially one intent on destroying the world—his stance could shift slightly.

Besides, he was also waiting for an opportunity on the other side. The immediate priority, however, was preventing the Ten-Tails from being taken away.

"Let the Ōtsutsuki deal with the Ōtsutsuki?"

Minato murmured softly. His gaze toward Obito was tinged with complexity, but he soon nodded.

"This is indeed appropriate. After all, compared to a terrifying existence like Ōtsutsuki Genshiki, Obito and the others should be relatively easier to handle."

"That’s right. Ōtsutsuki Genshiki is far too terrifying."

Hashirama could not help but take a deep breath as he spoke with grave seriousness.

"Gen, even if you’ve faced him head-on before, he probably wasn’t truly serious then. You may have an opportunity now, but I would rather you protect yourself. So—"

"We’ll take the first battle. We’ll probe the depths of his strength and try to gather as much information as possible!"

At this moment, Senju Tobirama spoke coldly, his gaze fixed firmly on the "Ōtsutsuki Genshiki" in the sky.

"After our probing—and after those Ōtsutsuki have been worn down—that will be the better time for you to act. The future of the ninja world rests on you!"

"Hmph. And besides, we still have the key information left behind by the Sage of Six Paths as a safeguard. And beyond that—"

Madara also spoke coldly. At this point, his chakra was surging, and the fighting intent in his eyes continued to rise.

"Besides, ever since our last meeting, there’s still a score that needs to be settled properly!"

Almost instantly, the four of them adjusted their auras to their peak, their gazes fixed on the power within Ōtsutsuki Genshiki as it continued to erupt.

The next moment, the four of them charged out in an instant. In their eyes, there was nothing left but Ōtsutsuki Genshiki!

"A kinsman of the Rabbit Goddess... a god?"

Among the four of them, only Madara had taken a beating from Ōtsutsuki Genshiki. The others had, at most, only seen him from afar.

In fact, Minato had only ever heard the legends!

Facing someone like that, they were naturally extremely uneasy—especially since they knew that Impure World Reincarnation was utterly ineffective against such a "god."

But they still pressed forward without hesitation—whether to buy time for Kitagawa Gen, or for the sake of this world.

They would stop at nothing!

"..."

This scene left Kitagawa Gen’s God Tree clone completely stunned, and it also left the Kitagawa Gen floating in the sky equally dumbfounded.

’No—am I really the big villain now?!’

He had always known that this "Ōtsutsuki Genshiki" identity of his was a path that led straight into the role of a super big villain.

But now, three Hokage had come running over—along with Hashirama backing him, and Madara, who had nearly become the First Hokage...

’What is this supposed to be?’

Kitagawa Gen could not help but feel both amused and helpless, but by now the four of them had already surrounded him.

"Ōtsutsuki Genshiki..."

Tobirama spoke with a grave expression, and Minato also let out a soft sigh.

"Sorry, but I’m afraid we can’t let you continue."

"This world can’t be allowed to let you run wild."

Hashirama also spoke in a deep voice, while Madara barked in a low tone.

"A god from the legends, huh? Hiding behind a mask all day—this time, I’ll tear off your mask and take a good look at your face!"

"..."

Kitagawa Gen looked at them with some speechless resignation. If you really tore it off, you’d probably be scared to death.

Of course, even if they could really do it, it would not matter. After all, he had many preparations.

And Senju Tobirama’s plan was not impossible. What’s more, doing this might even help Kaguya.

So—

"Since you’re so confident, I’ll give you an opportunity."

Kitagawa Gen slowly descended from the sky. He looked calmly at the four of them and spoke quietly.

"Just a friendly reminder—you are fundamentally incapable of opposing me."

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