After revealing the truth about the Uchiha clan's massacre to Yoruha, the souls of the Third Hokage and Minato returned to the afterlife. Yoruha looked at the two reanimated corpses that had turned to dust and sighed, "I never expected it to end like this."
At this moment, the surroundings were deserted, leaving only the remnants of the battlefield where Yoruha had fought. Orochimaru and Kabuto had already left; they had fled while Yoruha was speaking with the Third and Fourth Hokage. Yoruha had intentionally let them escape.
Yoruha didn't want to kill them just yet; they still had their uses. Just as he was about to leave, a long-lost voice echoed in his mind,
"You have been AFK for 5 years: Your energy source is now spatial, stellar level."
Yoruha was momentarily stunned, and in the next instant, he felt a surge of power within him. "Boom!" The surrounding space twisted violently, unable to withstand the terrifying energy. The space around Yoruha kept changing, revealing scenes that did not exist in this world.
His body continuously shattered and reformed. In that moment, aside from his consciousness, it seemed as if time itself had stopped. Yet, his body and soul kept splitting and reassembling.
It seemed like only a moment had passed, yet it also felt like thousands of years. Yoruha's soul finally stabilized, and his body reformed successfully. The surrounding space and images settled completely into the Naruto world. Raising his hands, Yoruha's gaze was calm.
The energy contained within him was astonishing, even to Yoruha, who had previously possessed energy tens of times that of the Ten-Tails. After a long while, Yoruha looked up at the sun in the sky. The light was blinding, yet his gaze felt no irritation; it was merely a thought.
The sun dimmed slightly. Meanwhile, the energy within him expanded to hundreds of times its previous level. It was worth noting that his energy before was already thousands of times that of the Ten-Tails.
At this moment, the energy within Yoruha had surged to an immeasurable level. Yoruha felt that even if the so-called Ōtsutsuki God appeared, it would be nothing more than a paper tiger. In this world, he was a god.
Though his energy was insignificant compared to the universe, with a single thought, he could scan everything within million of light-years. It turned out there were many life-bearing planets in the universe, which made sense given the existence of extraterrestrial races like the Ōtsutsuki clan. Other life forms existed in this universe.
Within millions of light-years, Yoruha was certain there were no beings stronger than himself. He even located the main star system of the Ōtsutsuki clan. The strongest of the Ōtsutsuki clan was not stronger than Yoruha had been before, and even the body of the Ōtsutsuki God felt weaker than Yoruha before he obtained spatial stellar level.
The information left by the body suggested as much. In the blink of an eye, Yoruha could appear anywhere within millions of light-years.
Though it might seem insignificant compared to the vast universe, it was already incredibly terrifying.
Life itself. Not even with space-time jutsu can one achieve such a feat. But Yoruha can.
At least within the range Yoruha can perceive, he is invincible; no one can be his opponent. Even before he reached the level of spatial stellar energy, he could suppress all life forms within millions of light-years. At this moment, Yoruha can instantly drain the energy of a star.
Imagine the terror of condensing all the energy of a star into Yoruha's body. Yet, despite becoming so powerful, Yoruha doesn't feel invincible. The stronger he becomes, the more he realizes how insignificant he is compared to the universe.
He can drain a star's energy at will, traverse millions of light-years with a single thought, yet compared to the universe, it's like running in place. His energy is not even a whisper compared to the universe's vastness. Taking a deep breath, Yoruha looked around, "Just receiving this body and soul reconstruction took several months."
He gazed at what had become a massive lake, a crater created by the Three-Tails, now filled with seawater and spanning several kilometers. Yoruha found himself at the lake's bottom. His soul and body had been reshaping, so he hadn't moved.
Upon opening his eyes, Yoruha was surrounded by seawater, encased in a golden barrier that enveloped his body, forming a massive bubble with a diameter of several meters. Outside the golden bubble, he could see schools of fish passing by. Some sharks even attempted to breach the golden bubble.
However, as they approached, they were instantly charred by the golden lightning emitted from the bubble. Yet, the low intelligence of the creatures meant that after a while, more fish would attempt to challenge the bubble. Yoruha observed his surroundings from the lake's bottom.
He looked up at the Three-Tails swimming around him. For months, it had stayed by Yoruha's side, not knowing what was happening but still guarding him.
Without speaking, Yoruha sent a thought to the Three-Tails. "Isobu, you've had a tough time these past few months." The Three-Tails was startled by Yoruha's voice suddenly appearing in its mind.
Turning its head towards the golden bubble, it saw Yoruha smiling at it. It didn't know what had happened, but Yoruha waking up was a good thing. The Three-Tails swam over to Yoruha.
"You're finally awake. What happened to you these past few months? I almost thought you were gone." Yoruha didn't speak, but with his thoughts, the golden bubble floated onto its back.
The Three-Tails understood Yoruha's intention and surfaced. Once out of the water, the golden bubble shattered. After emerging, the Three-Tails eagerly asked, "What happened to you these past few months? Why did you end up like that? You scared me to death."
Yoruha smiled, "My power increased a bit. Has no one come here these past few months?" The Three-Tails shook its head, "No, who are you looking for?"
Yoruha thought about the Akatsuki's attempts to capture the Three-Tails. They hadn't appeared; could they have a new plan? By now, they should have made a move.
With this thought, Yoruha instantly released his perception. His terrifying awareness enveloped the entire planet in an instant, giving him a general understanding of the situation.