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"This is impossible..."
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, whose body was covered in cracks like porcelain, lay inside a huge palm-shaped crater, his eyes filled with utter bewilderment.
He simply could not figure out why, after unleashing all his power and increasing his strength fivefold, he had ended up losing even faster.
A single slap, just a single slap, and his body had been beaten to the verge of shattering completely.
What on earth was wrong with this World?
He had stayed in this World for thousands of years, having arrived back when humans had yet to master Chakra and Ninjutsu, and could only fight with swords and bows and arrows.
Back then, humans were so weak that he could kill a whole batch of them with a single breath, and easily destroy the entire World.
Yet now, he had actually lost to a human teenager who looked only in his teens.
This was something he truly found hard to accept.
Perhaps, he wasn't a human at all.
Thinking of Goku transforming into a Great Ape, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki felt the same thought arise in his heart that Black Zetsu had back then.
Humans could not possibly be this powerful; even the Six Paths Sage, a half-breed between a human and an Ōtsutsuki, wasn't this strong.
He felt that Goku must be just like him—a life form from another Planet in the Universe, and his age definitely wasn't what it appeared on the surface.
It was even possible that he had lived for tens of thousands or hundreds of millions of years.
But even if he guessed the other's identity, so what? His body was already on the verge of shattering, about to collapse, and he was about to die immediately.
It was just frustrating; his goal was to become a god transcending the Universe, just like Otsutsuki Shibai.
As a result, just as he was taking his first steps, it was already over.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki slowly closed his eyes, preparing to welcome the arrival of Death.
There was no Karma nearby that he could use to parasitize and resurrect, and as for the one opposite him, he had already tried it long ago—parasitizing was simply impossible.
The existence of Karma was equivalent to copying the most important information such as one's genes, spirit, and memories, and then resurrecting within another living body that had a particularly high compatibility with oneself.
But the premise was that you could invade the Parasite's spirit to complete the initial backup.
Yet the spirit of the person opposite him was something he couldn't invade at all.
"Crack!"
Suddenly, he felt something enter his mouth, instinctively chewed it once, and then abruptly opened his eyes.
"How could this be?!"
He felt that his shattered body had fully recovered in the blink of an eye, and even the irreversible damage caused by unleashing his full power had vanished.
"It looks like you've recovered."
Goku's figure appeared in front of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and then he reached out to begin reading the memories in his brain.
After transforming into a Great Ape and giving Ōtsutsuki Isshiki a slap, Goku forcibly controlled the urge to finish off Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and canceled his transformation.
Then he tossed a Senzu Bean to the nearly shattered Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Previously, his reading of memories had been interrupted by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's attack, and he hadn't yet found the location of the Otsutsuki Planet.
Therefore, he couldn't just let Ōtsutsuki Isshiki die like this.
Moreover, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's strength was decent, making him just right to serve as a good sparring partner on his way to the Otsutsuki Planet.
"You!"
Sensing that Goku was reading his memories again, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki wanted to resist, but ultimately gave up.
He wouldn't feel grateful to the other party for saving him just now, but he understood the gap in strength.
He didn't want to die yet, so if the other party wanted to read his memories, then let them be read.
"Found it!"
Very quickly, Goku searched out the location of the Otsutsuki Planet from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's memories spanning thousands of years.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's memories were too long; it was impossible for him to view all of them, so it was enough to just find and look at what he needed.
"Evil Containment Wave!"
Having obtained the coordinates of the Otsutsuki Planet, Goku did not let Ōtsutsuki Isshiki go free, but instead directly sealed him inside a rice cooker.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki knew space-time Ninjutsu and could fly in space; if he wasn't sealed away, in case he sneaked into the Universe while he wasn't paying attention, he wouldn't be able to find him.
Having settled all this, Goku created a Shadow Clone to repair the Village, and explained the general situation to the Five Kage.
Upon learning about the situations of Ōtsutsuki Toneri and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, the moods of the Five Kage grew increasingly heavy.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan was simply too strong; just any random one coming over could easily wipe out their Five Great Ninja Villages and eradicate all of humanity.
Even if they united, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Right now, only Goku had the strength to defeat the Ōtsutsuki.
Yet they couldn't rely entirely on Goku, could they? What if Goku wasn't around anymore?
"You don't need to worry. I've already found the location of the Ōtsutsuki Clan's Planet, and in a little while, I'll go find them to have a chat."
"I believe they won't send people here to plant the God Tree anymore in the future."
Seeing the worried expressions on the Five Kage's faces, Goku immediately laid out his subsequent plans.
"You're going alone? That's too dangerous, we'll accompany you!"
Hearing that Goku was actually going to venture into the Otsutsuki Planet alone to resolve their future troubles once and for all, Tsunade immediately made the decision, intending to lead Konoha's elite to follow along.
She knew this trip would definitely be extremely perilous, but if it could eliminate future troubles once and for all and spare all of humanity from the crisis of extinction—
then she was willing to take this risk.
After pondering slightly, the remaining four Kage also gave the same answer.
They were also willing to gather elite Ninjas to form a Ninja Allied Forces and accompany Goku to fight on the Otsutsuki Planet.
However, upon hearing their decision, Goku waved his hand and replied with a sincere face:
"No need. Your strength is too weak; even if you all add together, you can't help with anything. I can just go by myself."
"..."
Hearing this, the Five Kage wanted to refute, but recalling Goku's strength after transforming into a Great Ape, it seemed... indeed to be a fact.
The gap in strength was too huge; if they followed along, they might really be unable to help and would instead hold Goku back.
"Then is there anything you need our help with?"
"I want to learn more of your Ninjutsu; it should be helpful to my strength."
Goku thought for a moment and replied.
Shadow Clone, Eight Gates, and Yin Seal—these Ninjutsu were all very helpful to him.
Therefore, he wanted to collect even more Ninjutsu as much as possible to see if there were any other Ninjutsu that could help boost his strength.
"Konoha will open all its Ninjutsu to you."
Tsunade was the first to speak.
In fact, Konoha had already opened most of its Ninjutsu to Goku long ago; taking the lead to state it again at this time was to prompt the remaining four Kage to make their stances clear.
Sure enough, after she finished speaking, the remaining four Kage also expressed their stances one after another, willing to open all the Ninjutsu of their respective Villages for Goku to learn.
After all, the stronger Goku's strength was, the more likely he would be to resolve the future trouble of the Ōtsutsuki.
If Goku failed, and Ōtsutsuki came here again in the future, all of humanity would be extinct—what use would those Ninjutsu be then?
Consequently, over the next period of time, Goku began traveling among various Ninja Villages, collecting and learning the Ninjutsu he felt would be useful to himself.
For many ordinary Ninjutsu, he could master them instantly by just taking a look at the flow of Chakra.
Coupled with the cheating aid of Shadow Clones, in just one short month, he had already learned all the Ninjutsu that were useful to him.
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