Naruto Paradise: An Evil Uchiha's Rise-Chapter 129: Negotiating with Death: Terms and Conditions Apply (Mostly Death)

"Mama..."

In a daze, Konan found everything around her had turned into a dark ocean.

Everyone was like glowing jellyfish, swimming through this dark sea.

Gathering together, they moved towards the warmest, most inviting place ahead.

Among the glowing 'jellyfish,' Konan saw her mother, and she herself began to feel lighter, as if she were about to break free from gravity.

"So cold... Take me with you."

Stopping would mean endless cold, only moving forward would bring warmth, would allow her to see her mother...

But her body was too heavy, dragging her down, and Konan found it harder and harder to walk.

She wanted to abandon her body and become a 'jellyfish' like the others.

As she thought this, her body began to glow, and a transparent form slowly detached itself.

However, just as she was about to fully separate, a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder.

"Finally made it."

"..."

Konan, who was on the verge of astral projection, felt herself being pushed back into her body.

Her consciousness began to clear.

"So... so hot..."

But this time, the warmth didn't come from that distant, ethereal place, but from the hand on her shoulder.

A constant stream of heat flowed from that palm into her body.

"Now is not the time to die."

Uchiha Kage used his Chakra to stabilize the girl, who was on the verge of soul separation.

"Have you forgotten what you said before? That you would do anything I asked if I helped you. Are you planning to break your promise now?"

"I... but Mama... and everyone..."

In a daze, Konan saw her deceased mother waving to her, and the villagers were smiling at her too.

"Those are just illusions from the God of Death."

Uchiha Kage waved his fingers in front of the girl's eyes.

"Take another look at what's in front of you."

"God of Death?"

Konan steadied herself, then blinked her large, bright eyes and looked around.

Everywhere she looked were charred ruins. The waving mother and smiling villagers didn't exist. All that was there was a tall, shadowy figure in the center of the Village.

The glowing orbs floating around were not 'jellyfish,' but individual Souls.

The Souls were mindlessly lining up in front of the shadowy figure, allowing its massive hand to grab them and stuff them into its mouth to chew.

"That's really... the God of Death..."

Seeing the enormous, shadowy monster frantically devouring the surrounding Souls like a starving demon, Konan was momentarily speechless with fear.

"No, if this goes on, Mama will be..."

...eaten!

Konan grabbed Uchiha Kage's sleeve, seeking help.

"Being eaten might not be such a bad thing. They'll re-enter the cycle of reincarnation."

Although the God of Death looked like a ravenous demon devouring Souls , Uchiha Kage, who had absorbed the Shinigami Fragment , knew very well that the Souls swallowed by the God of Death in this way would have their memories and grudges erased, becoming the purest Souls before entering reincarnation.

"Of course, according to that White-Haired Old Man's plan, your mother's Soul could stay in the Pure Land forever."

Uchiha Kage couldn't judge which of the two options was better.

Just looking at the God of Death acting like a starving ghost reincarnated, it was easy to guess that the Sage of Six Paths must have been restricting the God of Death for a very, very long time.

Probably ever since he created the Pure Land space where the Souls of the dead could exist, the God of Death had almost never performed its duty and instinct of devouring Souls.

"White-Haired ..."

Konan looked instinctively and saw the White-Haired Old Man in a white coat next to the God of Death.

"God of Death, you were the one who plunged Asura and Indra into reincarnation, causing such chaos in the Ninja World. I've warned you not to devour Souls again! Stop this instant!"

With the Sage of Six Paths's righteous reprimand, the God of Death noticeably slowed down its consumption of Souls.

"Waru %￥＃￥@..."

But perhaps having been suppressed by the Sage of Six Paths for too long, the God of Death didn't completely stop, only retorting resentfully in an unfamiliar ancient language.

"The one who caused chaos in the world is you. You created the Ninja Creed , brought the evil power of Chakra to the world, and now you want to interfere with reincarnation. How absurd."

Of everyone present, only Uchiha Kage understood the God of Death's words.

In the ears of the Sage of Six Paths and Konan, the God of Death was just ranting with a ferocious expression.

"This time, I must seal you away! I can't let any more Souls suffer!"

Although he didn't know what the God of Death was saying, nor how it had escaped his surveillance and appeared here, the Sage of Six Paths angrily raised his Tin Staff.

"＆...*%￥"

Seeing this, the God of Death, who was halfway through his meal, could only grip the Shinigami Short Dagger in his hand and glance in Uchiha Kage's direction.

"You have my power too. Help me deal with this outsider!"

Uchiha Kage once again silently acted as a translator in his mind.

It really is coming for me. No wonder this Instance is so strange ...

But, an outsider?

Indeed, the actions of the Sage of Six Paths were very similar to those of foreigners bullying the natives.

But Uchiha Kage had no intention of interfering for now.

The God of Death was a mystical being of this world, while Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths , had used the power of the Ten-Tails to put himself in a state of being neither alive nor dead.

Uchiha Kage wasn't confident of victory against either side.

Boom!

The God of Death's Shinigami Short Dagger and the Sage of Six Paths's black Tin Staff collided violently.

The resulting shockwaves not only affected the houses and land in reality but even scattered the surrounding Souls into nothingness, leaving only faint light.

Can Souls die too?

Uchiha Kage's expression gradually turned serious as he watched the Souls being scattered by the shockwave.

"Will that White-Haired Grandpa defeat the God of Death?"

Konan, while greedily enjoying the warmth coming from Uchiha Kage's palm, asked worriedly.

Even if it was only a portion of his remaining Chakra , the Sage of Six Paths's strength could still overwhelm the God of Death.

Soon, the God of Death's dagger was knocked away by the Tin Staff , and the God of Death himself was slashed open in the stomach.

All the Souls it had swallowed earlier, which hadn't yet been digested, floated out.

"Hiss!"

The God of Death cried out miserably, weakly clutching its shriveled stomach. Then, a magical force allowed it to reseal the wound.

But because of the need to heal, its originally towering figure began to shrink.

"＆%￥＃..."

After healing, the God of Death continued to roar at Uchiha Kage while dodging the Sage of Six Paths's attacks.

"Make your move! You have my power within you, and sooner or later, he'll come after you too!"

Uchiha Kage automatically translated the God of Death's ancient language in his mind.

This sentence did stir Uchiha Kage slightly.

However, even if he hadn't absorbed the God of Death's power, he would eventually clash with this patricidal 'disowned son.'

Speaking of which, this disowned son was quite similar to Uchiha Itachi, making the same choice to kill his Mother to maintain peace, arranging the son's/brother's future path in the way he liked without considering other people's feelings, and even having the same way of being whitewashed in the original story -

'I choose to believe your decision, no longer interfere with you'.

Of course, objectively speaking, the Sage of Six Paths was still much better than Uchiha Itachi.

After all, Kaguya wasn't innocent. She had been affected by the fruit of the Divine Tree and turned into an evil being. Being defeated and sealed was justifiable.

But Uchiha Itachi...

No normal person would choose to sacrifice their innocent Mother to protect so-called peace, right?

It was because of his and Obito's abnormality that Senju Tobirama's evil Uchiha theory took root...

"How can I help you?"

Pulling his wandering thoughts back to the present, Uchiha Kage also began to communicate with the God of Death in the ancient language.

Honestly, he had no way to attack the Sage of Six Paths in his half-dead state.

Moreover...

This God of Death wasn't necessarily a good bird either. Uchiha Kage felt that the way it looked at him was a little strange.

Also, if it really wanted to cooperate, it wouldn't have caused such a commotion as soon as it appeared.

In short, it was better to be cautious.

This Instance was too strange and could no longer be measured by the rules of previous Instances.

"Pick up my dagger and throw it to me!"

"That's simple?"

Uchiha Kage glanced at the God of Death's dagger, which had fallen not far from him.

The dagger that could sever Souls was indeed a good weapon, but could this thing really be used to deal with the Sage of Six Paths's Tin Staff?

"Hurry!"

Having lost his dagger, the God of Death could only desperately hold onto the Tin Staff that the Sage of Six Paths was swinging over. As the tadpole seal formula that spread out from the Tin Staff began to attach to the God of Death's arm, the God of Death's body was gradually being bent by the power of the Tin Staff.

The Sage of Six Paths had thought that the God of Death couldn't speak, but now that he saw that it could actually talk to a passing young man, he realized that this 'brutal' God of Death who fed on Souls probably had an even more ancient language.

Also, what was the relationship between that strange young man and this God of Death?

Not only could he talk to the God of Death, but the Chakra on his body was also extremely mixed...

"Big brother."

Konan, the Blue-haired Girl on the sidelines, was also confused by Uchiha Kage and the God of Death's encrypted conversation.

But compared to the Sage of Six Paths's doubts, she now only hoped that this big brother who had given her warmth and saved her wouldn't leave.

Those two oddly shaped guys in front were definitely not good people...

But Uchiha Kage had already disappeared from the spot, then appeared in front of the dagger, picking up this seemingly simple weapon with both hands.

"To be able to pick up that ethereal dagger, who exactly are you..."

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Seeing the distant young man suddenly appear nearby and pick up the God of Death's dagger, the Sage of Six Paths couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Whoosh!

Just as he was stunned, the God of Death, who had been bent over by the Tin Staff , suddenly stretched out a pair of invisible claws from his stomach and strangled the Sage of Six Paths's neck!

At the same time, Uchiha Kage, who had raised the dagger with both hands, also felt something was wrong.

The moment he touched the dagger, a pair of invisible hands also grew out of the dagger, instantly wrapping him up like a dumpling.

After wrapping around Uchiha Kage, the dagger carrying him suddenly rose into the air and flew behind the Sage of Six Paths.

Pfft!

Even though it was only in the form of Chakra , this ethereal dagger still pierced into the Sage of Six Paths's back like it was piercing flesh and blood.

Uchiha Kage, wrapped in the dagger's tentacles, was sent to the God of Death.

"The power I lost before... is finally coming back!"

While restraining the Sage of Six Paths's body, the God of Death opened its mouth and swallowed the bound young man in one gulp.

Boom!

Then, just as it was about to chew, it found that it seemed to have bitten only air. The young man it had just caught had disappeared into a puff of white smoke.

"Typical native, doesn't even know about Shadow Clones."

Looking at the God of Death's surprised look, Uchiha Kage shook his head mockingly from another place.

"However, you wanted to retrieve the power on that mask, which is why you attracted me here."

Uchiha Kage now finally knew why this Instance felt like it was attracting him.

It turned out that the God of Death was summoning the power within him.

"You brat! Quickly let me absorb you! His power is above ours. If we don't merge into one, it's impossible to defeat him!"

Realizing that it had been tricked by this young man, the God of Death began to roar madly.

Of course, to others, this was just ordinary wailing.

"Is that so? We can defeat him if we merge into one?"

Uchiha Kage looked at the Sage of Six Paths , whose back had been pierced by the dagger and whose neck was being strangled by the God of Death, but whose aura hadn't weakened at all, and was slightly moved.

"That's right. He's the root of the disturbance in this world. We must devour him! Otherwise, you'll become his prisoner like me in the Pure Land!"

The God of Death was still making its last effort to persuade him, but it didn't know that Uchiha Kage was now thinking of doing the same thing to it.

"You're right."

Uchiha Kage looked at the Sage of Six Paths and the God of Death, who were still fighting each other, and took out the Sword of Totsuka , which had been shelved and was still burning with Amaterasu flames, from his Eye Technique space.

Now, he could only try whether the Sword of Totsuka , which was said to be able to seal everything, could work.

Fire Sealing Method!

Taking out a Scroll and spreading it on the ground, Uchiha Kage first sealed the Amaterasu flames on the Sword of Totsuka into the Scroll , then activated Susanoo and picked up the Sword of Totsuka , which had regained its color.

"Seal!"

Raising the Sword of Totsuka , Uchiha Kage stabbed it into the God of Death's back without hesitation.

"Brat, how can a mortal weapon hurt the God of Death... You!?"

Just as the God of Death was being stubborn, the flames of the Sword of Totsuka quickly pierced its ethereal body and began to dissolve its etherealness like a Candle.

"No! I am the God of Death, a mere human..."

Screaming, roaring, and filled with unwillingness, the God of Death could only watch as it was sealed into a strangely shaped gourd.

"The Sword of Totsuka? I didn't expect a young man like you to possess such a divine weapon."

On the other side.

Having escaped the God of Death's control, the Sage of Six Paths quickly pulled out the dagger from his back and began to look at the young man in front of him with a solemn expression.

"Who are you?"

"I'm your daddy."

If the Sage of Six Paths noticed his existence at this time, it would probably cause a lot of trouble.

Uchiha Kage could only bite the bullet and deal with this more difficult Sage of Six Paths.

Buzz ...

After sealing the God of Death, the gourd held by Uchiha Kage's Susanoo once again emitted brilliant golden flames - the Sword of Totsuka.

"To attack me without a word, it seems that you're also a guy with great ambitions!"

Seeing the sudden attack of the Sword of Totsuka , the Sage of Six Paths slowly spun the Tin Staff in his hand, then raised a black barrier in front of him.

Boom!

All of the golden flames of the Sword of Totsuka slammed into the black round shield created by the Sage of Six Paths , only forming a torch on the surface.

"Truth-Seeking Ball?"

Seeing that the Sword of Totsuka had been blocked by the black shield, Uchiha Kage quickly understood the constituent material of the shield.

Only this kind of thing that could block all Ninjutsu could stop the Sword of Totsuka that sealed everything.

"To even know this, who exactly are you?"

Although the shield made of Truth-Seeking Ball blocked the Sword of Totsuka , the Sage of Six Paths's expression became even more solemn.

"I said, I'm your daddy."

Seeing that the Sword of Totsuka couldn't work, Uchiha Kage immediately began to absorb the God of Death that had been sealed by the Sword of Totsuka's gourd.

Roar!

A sharp roar came from the gourd, then echoed through the sky.

The constantly struggling Shinigami Phantom was ramming around inside, and occasionally, it could even stick out most of its head, making everyone present a little frightened.

But as Uchiha Kage exerted his strength, the God of Death, which was still struggling madly in the gourd, began to become more and more powerless. One stream after another of power from the God of Death passed from the Susanoo holding the gourd to Uchiha Kage's body.

"What ancient power... But now it's all mine!"

With the Shinigami Fragment as a foundation, it wasn't difficult for Uchiha Kage to absorb the remaining power of the God of Death's main body.

In just a little while, there was no longer any movement from the God of Death in the gourd.

And he also gained many incredible abilities.

"Die, Hagoromo!"

Uchiha Kage put his hands together, and the God of Death's manifestation had already begun to appear on his body.

Dead Demon Consuming Seal!

"I'm already dead, but I will never sit idly by and watch a maniac like you wreak havoc on the Ninja World!"

To dare to absorb even the God of Death, this seemingly young man was simply frighteningly bold.

The Sage of Six Paths , floating in mid-air, arranged a row of black Truth-Seeking Ball in front of him.

"Truth-Seeking Ball can only ignore Ninjutsu , but you can't resist Sage Techniques , Body Art , and Sealing Technique. Not to mention that your current body is just a pile of Chakra."

Long tentacles stretched out from the God of Death's manifestation that emerged from his body. Uchiha Kage now looked like the final villain in a Hot Blood manga, making a declaration of victory in advance.

"Indeed, this body made of Chakra can't be immune to your Sealing Technique , but my will to protect the world is above yours!"

Raising the Tin Staff and Truth-Seeking Ball in his hand, the Sage of Six Paths's Tin Staff ultimately transformed into a special spear weapon in a fusion of black light.

Sword of the Heavenly Marsh!

This was the strongest sword of the heart. As long as the will didn't fall, the sword would be invincible and indestructible.

"Ha!"

Knowing that the next step would definitely be a deadly battle, Uchiha Kage immediately accelerated the speed of the tentacles, wanting to catch the Sage of Six Paths's body before he raised the Sword of the Heavenly Marsh.

But just as the God of Death's claws grabbed the Sage of Six Paths's body, the long Sword of the Heavenly Marsh also pierced into Uchiha Kage's body.

"Young man, your power should be used for the right path. Stop now. If you turn back now, I can guide your Soul to the Pure Land. Otherwise, you'll disappear like the God of Death!"

Pfft!

The Sword of the Heavenly Marsh forcefully pierced into Uchiha Kage's body. Only after it had pierced through was Uchiha Kage able to grab the spiral blade with both hands.

"Don't lecture your daddy, you disowned son!"

At the same time, the God of Death's hands also began to pull the Sage of Six Paths's Chakra into Uchiha Kage's body bit by bit.

A difficult tug-of-war began.

"Cough..."

But Uchiha Kage was, after all, made of flesh and blood. Even though he had blocked the advance of the Sword of the Heavenly Marsh with his hands, he still spat out blood because of his serious injuries, and his consciousness was gradually declining.

"Stop now. You won't last much longer!"

Similarly, the Sage of Six Paths , whose body was being pulled by the God of Death's hands, wasn't feeling well either.

The Chakra that he had managed to leave behind couldn't be wasted on this young man like this.

The reincarnations of Asura and Indra in the Future still needed him to solve...

"Don't talk nonsense, you disowned son!"

Uchiha Kage bit his tongue to forcibly boost his spirits and continued to firmly block the Sword of the Heavenly Marsh in the Sage of Six Paths's hand.

But he only supported it for a while before his legs and body began to slide back gradually because they couldn't resist.

Whoosh ...

As if resisting a car running at full power, Uchiha Kage's legs drew a deep earth mark on the ground.

Only after being pushed into the mountain behind him did his body finally stop.

At this moment, the Sage of Six Paths's body had become very far away. Although the Dead Demon Consuming Seal's claws had grabbed him, it was already extremely difficult to pull back the other party's Chakra.

Damn it, these guys' weapons can all be extended. That's cheating!

However, although he was at a disadvantage, Uchiha Kage couldn't give up no matter what.

Kamui!

Quickly activating the Mangekyo Sharingan, Uchiha Kage began to distort the Sage of Six Paths's body and used Intangibility and the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape the attack of the Sword of the Heavenly Marsh at the same time.

"It's useless. Even Space-Time Ninjutsu belongs to the category of Ninjutsu."

The Sage of Six Paths's body quickly returned to normal after being distorted for a while.

And the Sword of the Heavenly Marsh once again appeared on Uchiha Kage's chest.

"You can't escape the attack of this Sword of the Heavenly Marsh either!"

"Shut up. You only have one sword, but I have countless."

Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

Boom, boom, boom ...

Countless Uchiha Kage's Shadow Clone used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal together and stretched out countless hands from the God of Death's power towards the Sage of Six Paths's body at the same time.

"To still have so much Chakra in this situation... You're so young, and there are no Tailed Beasts in your body. How did you do it?"

Although the power of the Shadow Clone couldn't compare to the main body, the Sage of Six Paths would feel his scalp tingle with so many Shadow Clone.

Moreover, every Shadow Clone could actually use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal , such a powerful Sealing Technique.

For a time, the Sage of Six Paths felt that his Chakra and this body had begun to become unstable.

This tug-of-war gradually began to be dominated by Uchiha Kage again.

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"Big brother..."

Standing in place and watching Uchiha Kage and the White-Haired Old Man fighting in the distance, Konan, although she didn't know what was happening at all, could only pray for Uchiha Kage in secret.

"Kage!?"

Also hearing the commotion in the Cave and feeling that something was wrong, Ino finally couldn't help but run over.

Then she saw this scene in front of her.

A strangely shaped White-Haired Old Man was using a strangely shaped long weapon to stab Uchiha Kage's heart.

Boom, boom, boom, boom ...

After all, he was made of flesh and blood. After Uchiha Kage had been holding on to the Sage of Six Paths for a while, he gradually went to a disadvantage again.

Because the main body's injuries were too serious, the nearby Shadow Clone began to gradually dissipate.

As the Shadow Clone dissipated, the Sage of Six Paths's pressure became smaller and smaller.

"This bastard!"

Seeing Uchiha Kage in danger, Ino burst out with unprecedented courage and speed.

And just in time, one second before Uchiha Kage was about to fall, she used the strongest Ninjutsu of her life.

Mind Body Switch Technique!

Boundless anger caused Ino to use all her mental strength without reservation, then slammed into the Sage of Six Paths's body.

"This little girl..."

Feeling the hatred contained in Ino's spirit and the boundless love for that young man, the Sage of Six Paths couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.

And it was this hesitation that caused the Sword of the Heavenly Marsh in his hand to instantly turn into powder.

"What a pity."

Having lost the Sword of the Heavenly Marsh , the Sage of Six Paths was quickly torn apart by Uchiha Kage, who only had his last breath left, and then all of them were sealed into the Shinigami Phantom behind Uchiha Kage.

"But don't be complacent. This is just a part of my Chakra. I will never sit idly by and watch an evil existence like you..."

"I told you not to talk nonsense, you disowned son."

Holding on to his last breath, Uchiha Kage successfully sealed up the Chakra of the Sage of Six Paths , who was still chattering.

Then he looked at the blonde girl who had fainted in mid-air and was falling because she had used too much mental energy.

"Seriously, you're just a lovesick idiot. Why are you working so hard?"

While repairing his bloody body, Uchiha Kage used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear next to the girl.

After confirming that the other party had only fainted from exhaustion by using the Mystical Palm Technique , he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he would be resurrected even if he died in the Instance , Uchiha Kage certainly didn't dare to bet on whether this rule would still exist in such a bizarre Instance.

"However, this is only a part of this disowned son's Chakra. It seems that I'll be busy in the Pure Land."

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