Naruto and Sasuke are doing nothing; Madara and I will set an example.

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After a long silence.

Ban finally asked the question that was on his mind most.

"Then why did you choose me? You should know that I was the one who once pushed the ninja world into the abyss, right?"

"Wait a moment."

Chen glanced down at his watch.

It was 7:49 PM.

"I reckon it's about time. We need to go retrieve that thing first."

"Whoosh!" The black vortex spun, and Dust and Spot arrived at the shattered nest.

There were large patches of blood, shuriken, and signs of battle left behind.

Naruto and Sasuke, along with Shin, had just finished their battle and were leaving the scene.

Dust found the remains of a white creature beneath the broken rocks.

It is the vessel that carries Shin Uchiha's eye of space-time ninjutsu.

This white creature, due to its unique appearance, is jokingly referred to by Naruto fans as 'Uchiha Rogue Boss'.

In the second half of the battle that erupted in this lair, Uchiha Punk Haku was knocked out by Sarada with a single punch, along with his eye that could only perform space-time teleportation.

Ban immediately understood what Chen wanted to reclaim.

"Do you want to turn back time and restore this thing to what it was before it was killed?"

He recalled the scene when Chen used 'Yu Mu Tuo Liu' on him before, which reversed the time of a specific area and restored the state of things that once existed in the area.

"But if you do that, the girl who destroyed this eye at close range will also be transported back, right? Then Sasuke and Naruto could find us immediately through the Rinnegan? Are you planning to start a war with them here?"

Chen smiled casually and said, "It's fine to start a war here, but my appearance fee is very high. I wonder if they can afford it."

Oh? Madara was surprised: Naruto and Sasuke are not very experienced right now, but that is also because they have been out of the game for a long time. If they can regain their form, their combat power will be just as good. Their state when fighting Momoshiki Otsutsuki in the genjutsu is a living example.

Chen, on the other hand, clearly possessed the confidence to face those two without fear; he had kept it well hidden.

According to the legend of Chen Yan Gui Zheng, "The time reversal of Yu Mu Tuo Liu is not limited to spatial regions; it can also be applied to specific 'objects' individually. It only requires one more step, like placing your hand on the target object to rewind the state of the target!"

He crouched down and placed his hand on the corpse of the boss.

"like this!"

Under Ban's shocked gaze, Chen's right eye trembled with a vermilion radiance!

—Yumu Tuo Liu!

Chapter 8 The Choice of Spot

After a few seconds of silence, Uchiha Punk Haku's flattened body swelled up like an inflating balloon.

Plankton snapped back to life, his eyes wide with astonishment as he stared at the two unfamiliar men he had never seen before.

Even Ban was quite shocked at this moment.

It was precisely because of him that he could see the true value of the ability Chen had just displayed.

Reversing the time in a region and reversing the time of a specific individual are two completely different things.

Imagine if Dust designated himself as an individual who could reverse time, then all the damage he suffered in battle could be repaired by reversing time!

This means that... it's virtually impossible to actually kill him in battle!

For Prydek Uchiha, it was a completely different experience.

He clearly remembered being killed, yet he inexplicably came back to life.

The long-haired young man's eyes told him that this was no place to linger! "Whoosh!" Suddenly, his eyes flashed with intense vortexes, and he tried to slip away while the other man was off guard!

Plankton's thinking was completely correct, but unfortunately, he was facing a monster who could turn back time...

At this moment, Chen acted like a playful child, adjusting the rate of the reverse flow of time in the Yu Mu Tuo Liu to synchronize with the rotation rate of the Plankton's space-time ninjutsu.

"Whoosh!" The vortex outside his eyes spun for a full minute, but Plankton still failed to suck himself in!

Plankton changed his mind halfway through and tried to stop the vortex, but he couldn't stop it at all!

Chen stared at him and asked, "Is it fun?"

Plankton was drenched in sweat, but could only force a laugh and say, "Heh, heh heh... Good, fun, really fun!"

Chen said seriously, "Tell me your composition, and I might consider giving you a quick death."

Plankton said with regret, "Actually, I don't even know what I'm made of! I'm the product of a failed clone of Shin Uchiha! Because I was contaminated with Hashirama Senju's cells, I stubbornly survived in this form! Besides, only I can use the true power of this Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"These eyes not only retain the ability to manipulate marked objects, but can also teleport objects between marks, including myself! It's a space-time eye technique called—[Cloth Blade Reversal]!"

"Contaminated with Hashirama cells? Just what I suspected... Also, this eye technique is called Cloth Blade Reversal of Fate, right? Fine, I'll give you a quick death!"

"Snap!" The instant the flow of Yu Mu Tuo was interrupted, Chen's two fingers swiftly reached in and, with lightning speed, plucked out the boss's eyeball, and then... stomped him flat again!

As for the Hashirama cells... Dust has dealt with them long ago in his nearly twenty years of activities and has a long-term plan for them.

Therefore, he really didn't care about the pittance that Boss Pryde had.

He looked at the eye he was holding in his hand.

The Dust Stream, due to the existence of the Stream Time Zone, inherently possesses the ability of spacetime.

There is no need for any unnecessary embellishment.

He never intended to possess those eyes.

The Edo Tensei enhanced by this Mitsuha can also be transplanted with Sharingan, and after transplantation, it will become homogenized with the Edo Tensei, so it can regenerate even if it is destroyed.

Chen solemnly handed the eye to Ban, saying, "You probably don't care about the ingredients of this eye, but it's really useful, so please accept it."

Madara Uchiha possessed an invincible and powerful eye technique and combat ability, but he did not have the ability to manipulate space and time.

This eye, which contains the power of [cloth knife and life-saving technique], can just make up for his only weakness.

One should not accept a reward without merit. From Ban's current perspective, accepting this eye would mean "joining the party" and becoming what Chen calls a "like-minded comrade-in-arms".

However, he still has unresolved issues in his heart.

So, unmoved by the hand held out in mid-air, he asked in return, "Give me a reason to accept this eye."

Dust held his hand in mid-air, motionless, and smiled as he said, "Does the answer to the previous question count?"

"Then why did you choose me? You should know that I was the one who once pushed the ninja world into the abyss, right?"

That was precisely the knot in Madara's heart, and the answer he desperately wanted to know after witnessing today's battle and verifying the 'future reality' that Chen had mentioned!

Ban lowered his gaze: "Tell me, tell me!"

Chen said in a simple yet profound tone: "In the life we ​​have experienced so far, we have tasted the bitterness of loss and regret. It is precisely because of this that we know better than those who have never taken a detour whatsoever what the right path is!"

"I grant your wish so that you can truly throw it to the other side; and please grant me your wish so that I can protect those people and things that are so precious to me!"

Dust's words were like a gentle breeze, stirring up waves in Ban's heart and reminding him of the sound of a pebble skimming across the lake in his childhood.

It turns out that there is someone in this world who understands me better than Hashirama, and that person is a junior Uchiha I've never met before...

He knew that I had not initiated the Eye of the Moon Project for my own selfish desires.

He knew that I had never truly reached the other side in my entire life, which was my sore spot. He knew that the regret in my heart that I had not been able to let go of with my death was that I had been toiling away for most of my life because of a false dream!

He knew that I had accepted Hashirama's path before I died, but I refused to admit defeat even in the face of death!

He knew that I longed more than anyone else to truly end the war curse of this ninja world!

But it was only that he 'knew'... Knowing is a kind of cognition, proving that the man standing in front of me, who called himself Uchiha Chen, had a pair of eyes that could see through people's hearts.

Cognition does not equate to honesty, much less to sincerity!

This is a lesson I learned that is more painful than bloodshed!

Under Chen's astonished gaze, Ban suddenly stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and pressed his scarred face against the flesh-and-blood face!

Those eyes of the Six Paths of Reincarnation seemed to pierce through the soul, revealing the loyalty, treachery, good, and evil within!

Madness filled Ban's eyes, and his hoarse voice rang out: "Chen, I was deceived once before, wasting most of my life! I have no more time to waste! So, promise me, don't lie to me, okay?"

Dust was intimidated by the dense, yet calm, aura surrounding Ban!

He underestimated the pain in Madara's heart, and... the enlightenment that came with that pain!

"Alright! I promise you! On matters that determine the future of the ninja world, I will absolutely not lie to you!"

Ban said, enunciating each word clearly, "Alright! Then I promise you! As long as you stay on the right path, even if I, Ban, am shattered to pieces, I will ferry you to the other side!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swiftly snatched the eye from Chen's hand, lifted his robe, and pressed the Mangekyou Sharingan, which was the source of the 'Cloth Blade Reversal of Fate', into the 'right eye' of Hashirama's face on his chest!

"Is this alright?"

Chen put down his hand and said, "I hope you will take good care of me."

Ban said, "Alright, stop with the formalities, they sound really awkward. Just start calling me 'Uncle Ban' like your husband does!"

"Uncle Ban, please guide me from now on!"

"Mm." Ban Xinran nodded in agreement, glancing at the watch on Chen's wrist.

7:58 PM.

He remembered that Chen returned home at 8 p.m. sharp last night.

"Go back, Chen. Don't keep Guang waiting at the door. Also, tell me your [plan] at dinner!"

Chapter 9 The Otsutsuki Purge Plan

After preparing a sumptuous feast, Guang, just like the night before, took Yue'er out for a walk, leaving the uncle and nephew a private space to discuss matters.

While drinking and eating, Chen casually told Ban about his plans.

Madara had already seen Boruto through Dust's illusion, so there were no communication barriers.

"Uncle Madara, my plan is called the [Otsutsuki Purge Plan], and its guiding principle is 'to pacify the internal before resisting external aggression'."

"Therefore, the plan is divided into two steps. The first step is 'internal pacification,' which means eliminating the Otsutsuki from the mainland, the trio of Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki who will arrive soon, as well as Isshiki, who has been living in seclusion on this land for a long time, and his 'Kara Organization.'"

"Purge is the goal, and to achieve that goal, we need means. The means I want to use is 'Kaguya's legacy'."

Madara paused, his eyebrow rising: "Kaguya's, inheritance?"

But he did not interrupt Chen's narration.

Chen continued, "Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki are just appetizers. Isshiki and the Kara organization are the main event for internal affairs. Also..."

He paused, his gaze turning somber.

Although Isshiki is incredibly powerful, as long as Isshiki doesn't use the Karma seal to complete his reincarnation, he is still within the range that Naruto and Sasuke can handle.

Of course, the cost was quite high.

Back then, during the life-or-death struggle with Isshiki, Naruto activated 'Heavy Particle Mode' at the cost of burning the Nine-Tails, once pushing Isshiki to the brink of defeat.

Sasuke, in a state of extreme weakness, was attacked by Boruto, who was possessed by Momoshiki, and lost his Rinnegan.

Having lost their biggest trump card, the two were relegated to the sidelines.

After that... the truly terrifying potential of the Shell organization was revealed.

The androids created by Amado, a scientist from the Kara organization, namely Aida, Dimon, and Caud, have all been implanted with Otsutsuki's divine arts, making each of them even more dangerous than Isshiki!

Ada's divine technique, [Omnipotence], caused a disaster in the ninja world that was even more terrible than the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

The all-powerful technique caused a few people, except for Boruto, Sarada, and Kawaki, to lose their sense of self, which in turn triggered the God Tree Rebellion that lasted for nearly ten years.

Eliminating the threat of these androids is all part of Dust's 'internal pacification' plan.

"During the internal pacification process, I will gather more information about the Otsutsuki members to lay the groundwork for the next step of 'expansion'."

Internal strife and external resistance are ends in themselves, not means to an end.

"Hmm." After listening, Madara nodded and said, "What's the second step after integrating Kaguya's legacy?"

Chen said, "My second step is to use the Ten-Tails that Ichishiki is raising as a base to cultivate the Chakra Fruit, use the power of a god to fight against a god, formulate strategies based on the intelligence I have gathered, and carry out defensive counterattacks. When necessary, I will take the initiative to attack."

Ban tilted his head back and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp. The scene of the battle between heaven and man flashed through his mind, and a surge of heroic emotion welled up in his chest.