Naruto: This Genius is Somewhat Ordinary-Chapter 390

Tōma closed his eyes.

For the first time in his life, he could clearly feel his own lifespan slipping away. It was as if a silent singularity had opened inside his body, steadily devouring everything that made him alive.

Yet his thoughts were strangely calm.

Images surfaced in his mind. The vast web of life he had once glimpsed through the God Tree’s chakra. Countless existences, intertwined, breathing together.

A faint smile tugged at his stiff lips.

"So that’s how it works..."

Now it was a race.

Would he fully grasp the ultimate form of Yang Release first—or would Kaguya regenerate enough chakra to move again?

Death was never on the table.

That much, Tōma was certain of.

Even in the worst-case scenario, he could release the Sage of Six Paths’ Yang power and instantly pull himself back from the brink, just as Might Guy had been saved after the Eight Gates. With that power alone, Tōma could recover completely, maybe even push his physique further.

But that wasn’t what he wanted.

Borrowed strength always had an expiration date.

What he wanted was to understand life itself.

So he let himself hover on the edge. Not stepping into death—but close enough to feel its breath.

Immersed in the sea of life energy, Tōma remained motionless. His vitality was immense, far greater than anyone else in this world. With a lifespan that stretched into the thousands, he could afford to gamble this way.

Time passed.

Far away, Kaguya’s remaining fragment of flesh had already reshaped itself into a vague humanoid outline. Recovering that much from a scrap of tissue in such a short time was nothing short of monstrous.

Terrifying regeneration.

Meanwhile, Tōma’s condition looked unchanged.

But that was the change.

His life force had stopped declining.

Decay and recovery had reached equilibrium.

Then, slowly, recovery began to win.

Still, Kaguya didn’t need full restoration. The moment she could act, Tōma would be in danger.

So who would stand up first?

The origin space fell into complete silence.

Then—

A white-haired figure staggered upright.

Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

Unsteady but moving, she began walking toward Tōma’s fallen body. Even with her lack of combat experience, she understood one thing clearly.

She couldn’t wait.

Every step took effort. A distance that once took less than a blink now required agonizing time.

Her condition was awful.

But she was standing.

Tōma was not.

"That settles it..." Kaguya gasped, staring down at the charred body. "My life is eternal."

A gray bone formed in her hand.

All-Killing Ash Bones.

Even now, when she couldn’t open space-time portals, she chose the safest possible method. That alone showed how deeply Tōma had scarred her.

"You will be remembered," she said hoarsely. "Fujimoto Tōma."

She raised the bone and thrust downward.

"Die!"

And then—

Tōma’s eyes snapped open.

Clear. Sharp. Alive.

In the next instant, an invisible force blasted Kaguya away, slamming her into the ground.

"Shinra Tensei," Tōma said quietly.

A Rinnegan technique.

Used by someone without Rinnegan.

The irony was almost cruel.

"I just felt like using it," he added mildly.

Tōma stood.

The charred layer covering his body cracked and peeled away like old bark, revealing flawless skin beneath. His bones shifted, resonating with a clear, ringing sound as his physique completed another transformation.

Tattered remnants of clothing vanished, replaced by a chakra-formed white cloak etched with flame-like patterns, drifting behind him despite the absence of wind.

He stretched lazily.

This power felt... right.

Perfect.

Six Paths Mode no longer impressed him.

What he had reached now wasn’t a mode.

It was existence itself.

During the fight, his physical strength had still lagged behind Six Paths Naruto at his peak. That Naruto had inherited the Sage’s complete Yang Release, after all.

But even then, Tōma had surpassed Six Paths Sasuke.

And more importantly—Naruto never possessed Tōma’s mechanisms.

Flying Thunder God.

Space-cutting techniques.

Absolute spatial control.

Combined in a single body, they were far deadlier than when divided between two.

Now, with Yang Release elevated to the level of life’s origin, Tōma’s physique had surpassed anything this world had ever seen.

Even Kaguya.

He didn’t rush to seal her.

There was no need.

To him, she was already contained.

Instead, he wanted to test this new state—the power born from life’s source itself.

He had long known that Sage Mode wasn’t exclusive to Mount Myōboku, Ryūchi Cave, or Shikkotsu Forest. Those were simply systems, refined and standardized.

Life existed everywhere.

Sage power could too.

By merging the three great Sage Modes, Tōma had stepped into Six Paths territory. But more than that, he had understood the truth beneath them.

There was only one Sage state.

Everything else was interpretation.

And by fusing all of them—and filling in what was missing himself—he reached something no one else had.

Not a mode.

A Sage.

Even the Ten-Tails’ hosts fell short.

Only one flaw remained.

He could see the end.

Beyond this... there was no clear next step.

Had he reached the ceiling?

Physical strength. Speed. Chakra. Mind. Bloodline evolution.

Everything was at its peak.

There were refinements to be made, mastery to polish—but no higher realm waiting beyond.

Tōma looked down at his hands, then laughed softly.

"...So this is it?"

He raised his gaze, eyes calm and unreadable.

"Am I... invincible now?"

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