Chapter 301: Mysterious Barrier
Uchiha Dali had sensed an unusual disturbance, but it wasn't what his duplicates imagined. Faced with everyone's confusion, he simply shook his head.
"I'll go take a look first."
Without further explanation, he activated his advanced Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished in front of the large group of duplicates.
"We should go too!"
Several duplicates spoke up, immediately chasing after him.
In the blink of an eye, over thirty figures disappeared without a trace.
Not long after they left, a shadow surfaced on a large tree deep within the forest below.
Pitch black from head to toe, it was none other than Black Zetsu.
But this wasn't his main body—just a clone.
This was one of the many clones Black Zetsu had left in the ninja world, while his main body remained sealed inside Uchiha Obito's Kamui dimension.
This clone had witnessed everything that had just happened.
Its sole purpose was to revive Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
Seeing Uchiha Madara defeated and the original plan rendered impossible, Black Zetsu began thinking of alternatives.
"Even though Madara has been beaten, there's still a way to bring him back…"
"But with Uchiha Dali's strength so overwhelming now, if I want to oppose him, I'll need to find a different partner."
"For now, I'll regroup with the other clones and consolidate the information we've gathered…"
Thinking silently, the Black Zetsu clone once again merged into the tree trunk and disappeared.
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"Is this the end of the sky?"
The thirty-odd Uchiha Dali clones gazed at the vast, boundless ocean before them, their voices filled with awe and doubt.
Uchiha Dali himself was just as intrigued.
The disturbance he had sensed with his Observation Haki earlier had come from here.
At first glance, the endless expanse of sky and sea before them appeared perfectly calm, as though nothing unusual existed.
But in reality, right in front of them stood an invisible wall.
It emitted a faint and obscure energy—clearly a barrier.
Instinctively, Uchiha Dali reached forward. His hand pressed against an unseen obstruction in the air—he couldn't advance at all.
The other clones, seeing his action, tried as well. None of them could move their hands past it.
A wave of astonishment spread among them.
"This is a barrier."
"Who would set up such a barrier here? Its power is incredible! I can't even break it?"
"This place is thousands of kilometers away from the nearest land. With no islands or humans around, no ordinary ninja could ever reach this place."
"…"
One by one, the clones began reasoning like detectives.
Uchiha Dali stayed silent, placing both hands against the barrier.
He tried exerting force, only to realize that even he couldn't shatter this strange, invisible wall.
"It seems there's some hidden secret behind this barrier. Whoever set it doesn't want us exploring beyond—or rather, they don't want anyone from the ninja continent leaving…"
Uchiha Dali murmured.
"Ninja continent? Interesting way of putting it. So you're saying this world isn't made up of just one continent?"
One clone asked.
Another quickly replied, "Think about it. Even in our previous lives on Blue Star, there were multiple continents and oceans."
"Vast oceans separated huge landmasses. This world could be the same."
"But who would have set this barrier? Their power must be terrifying, since even we can't break it!"
"Why don't we try attacking together?"
"…"
As they spoke, the clones all assumed battle stances.
Uchiha Dali didn't stop them. He quietly observed from the side.
Then, the thirty-odd clones launched their strongest combined assault at the mysterious barrier.
Their collective power was terrifying—enough to tear apart even sealed dimensional walls.
But this time, their confidence backfired.
The instant their strike hit the barrier, it caused no damage whatsoever. Instead, the power rebounded straight back at them.
"Boom—!"
None of them had expected this outcome.
Caught off guard, every clone was blown back, coughing blood in shock.
Seeing his own clones injured, Uchiha Dali's expression hardened.
He carefully studied the invisible barrier again.
"What the hell is this…?"
"Damn, I actually got hurt…"
"It hurts! That rebound was brutal!"
"This feels a lot like the Rinnegan's power!"
"…"
The clones analyzed among themselves, and Uchiha Dali came to the same conclusion.
The rebound resembled one of the Rinnegan's abilities.
The most typical example was Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki.
His right-hand Rinnegan could not only absorb attacks but also amplify and reflect them back.
That was exactly what had just happened—the stronger their attacks, the heavier the backlash they suffered.
That explained their injuries.
"It seems another Ōtsutsuki set up this barrier. Whatever the reason, there might be another world hidden behind it."
Uchiha Dali muttered.
In a flash, he soared into the sky, soon reaching outer space.
From high above, looking down at the colossal planet, his suspicions were confirmed.
The ninja world occupied only a small fraction of the planet's surface.
That proved it—beyond the barrier lay uncharted lands.
He instinctively flew toward one of these distant, unknown regions.
But as expected, a barrier had also been erected in the planet's outer layer. The moment he tried to enter, an overwhelming force repelled him back.
By then, his clones had also joined him, witnessing the scene.
"Looks like we'll need more strength if we want to explore these unknown lands."
"But there aren't many Ōtsutsuki strong enough to erect such a barrier… Could it be that one?"
The thought surfaced in all of their minds simultaneously.
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[TN: Hello everyone. I apologize for the hiatus. I had some health issues and scheduling difficulties, which is why I was inactive.
I was on hiatus from February 10 to May 29, 2026 — a total of 108 days.
To make up for the delay, I will be releasing +150 chapters later for everyone, and daily updates on WN will resume afterward. Thank you.]