Without another word, the two directly launched an attack on the shinobi world.
With a wave of Momoshiki's hand, countless ninjutsu were absorbed and amplified by him, and blasted back in return, causing the earth to crack and the sky to change color.
Kinshiki brandished a giant chakra axe; with a single downward chop, an entire mountain was split in half.
The venue fell into utter chaos, and the young shinobi participating in the exam turned pale with fright.
Fortunately, however, his father appeared.
His father did not seem surprised by the appearance of the two.
He stood in the air, several black Truthseeker Orbs floating behind him, his gaze calm, and a faint smile even playing on the corners of his lips.
He ordered brother Naruto, brother Sasuke, brother Hanyu, and the others to take action and attempt to capture the two, while he personally stood by to support them.
The battle did not last very long.
Under the combined attack of everyone, Momoshiki and Kinshiki quickly fell into a disadvantage.
His father did not even personally take action, merely watching the battle from the side and occasionally offering a few words of guidance.
As expected, the two Otsutsuki were successfully sealed by his father.
At first, Mirai also thought that this was just a small interlude in an otherwise peaceful life.
His father had won, the enemies were captured, and the world had returned to peace.
He continued to live his comfortable little life.
However, in the eleventh year of the Divine Emperor Era, another person claiming to be Urashiki Otsutsuki descended upon the shinobi world.
This fellow was far more cunning than the previous two, capable of traversing through space and even freezing his opponents' time.
But his father was already prepared and had cast an inescapable net, ultimately suppressing Urashiki.
In the twelfth year of the Divine Emperor Era, another person claiming to be Isshiki Otsutsuki appeared.
He seemed to have been lying dormant in the shinobi world for many years, suddenly launching an attack and inciting riots in several cities.
Fortunately, his father reacted rapidly. Uncle Shisui and Uncle Itachi launched a coordinated attack, and with the assistance of big brother Hanyu, they ultimately suppressed Isshiki.
This time, Mirai's feelings were somewhat different.
When his father returned, although he was still smiling, Mirai noticed that there seemed to be a bit more worry in his father's eyes.
Fortunately, however, life was peaceful for the next few years.
Mirai gradually grew accustomed to this rhythm of "Otsutsuki occasionally arriving to seek death."
He even felt that those so-called gods were nothing more than this.
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The fifteenth year of the Divine Emperor Era.
Two more from the Otsutsuki clan descended upon the shinobi world.
This time, the strength of these two Otsutsuki seemed far more powerful compared to the previous ones.
One of them excelled in spiritual attacks, wielding a dojutsu that could trap people in endless nightmares, causing those with weak wills to instantly suffer a mental breakdown.
The other controlled a bizarre black flame that was even more powerful than Uncle Itachi's Amaterasu and could not be extinguished by any means.
In this battle, his father exerted a great deal of effort.
Mirai watched the battlefield from a distance.
He saw big brother Hanyu's Truthseeker Orb armor burned through by the enemy's flames, and saw brother Naruto and brother Sasuke struck by the enemy's dojutsu, falling from mid-air.
His heart leaped into his throat.
Fortunately, his father ultimately succeeded in suppressing the opponents.
However, this time, when his father returned, he carried injuries on his body.
He was pale, his eyes filled with exhaustion.
When his mother changed his medicine with red, teary eyes, Mirai heard his father whisper:
"They... are getting stronger and stronger."
From then on, every time his father appeared, his expression was gravely solemn, as he was busy with something.
He often locked himself in a secret room, staying there for an entire day at a time.
Sometimes he would go out for days on end without returning.
According to his mother, his father was looking for a way to make the Divine Tree on Hozuki Island bear fruit.
Only the Divine Tree Fruit could allow his father to obtain even greater power.
His father spent a long time, eventually finding Black Zetsu, whom they had captured when wiping out the Akatsuki organization years ago, and learned the secret of the Divine Tree's growth from Black Zetsu's mouth.
In addition to requiring life as nourishment, it also required sacrificing a member of the Otsutsuki clan.
This was also the reason why the Otsutsuki always appeared in pairs.
One was responsible for planting the Divine Tree, and the other was responsible for being sacrificed.
Finally, using the previously captured Otsutsuki, his father successfully made the Divine Tree bear fruit.
That fruit emitted a red glow.
Mirai stood watching the fruit from a distance, an indefinable hope welling up in his heart.
Perhaps, by eating this fruit, his father could become stronger and resolve the threat of those Otsutsuki once and for all.
However, as soon as the Divine Tree bore fruit, before his father could feel any joy, two new Otsutsuki descended upon the shinobi world once again.
One Otsutsuki had a body like a small mountain; with every step he took, the earth trembled continuously.
The other hovered in the air, nine Truthseeker Orbs floating behind him.
His father hastily swallowed the Divine Tree Fruit and then rushed into battle.
This time, the opponents seemed to have come prepared.
The strength of one of the Otsutsuki was terrifying to the extreme; with a single punch, he shattered Uncle Shisui's Perfect Susanoo.
The other person's bizarre ninjutsu poured down like a torrential rain.
All the top experts of the entire shinobi world mobilized together.
Big brother Hanyu activated his Perfect Susanoo and, holding a long sword condensed from Yin-Yang Release, clashed head-on with one of them.
Brother Naruto and brother Sasuke fought side-by-side.
Other highly powerful brothers and sisters also participated in the fight.
This battle lasted for a very long time, and the fight seemed unbelievably arduous.
Ultimately, several younger brothers even died in battle during this fight!
They died…
Mirai did not shed any tears.
He just knelt there blankly, his mind blank.
In the end, it was only by relying on his father, who had swallowed the Divine Tree Fruit and vastly increased his strength, that they managed to barely defeat the enemies.
After the battle ended, his father took out several cards.
He used them one by one, and those deceased brothers and sisters, those sacrificed shinobi, opened their eyes one after another and climbed up from the ground.
Mirai watched them from afar, and tears finally ran down his face.
Although his brothers and sisters were successfully resurrected, he noticed that his father's face remained terrifyingly dark.
His father began making various preparations, wanting to make the Divine Tree bear fruit once again.
For this purpose, he did not hesitate to supply a large number of living humans to Hozuki Island.
Those death-row convicts, prisoners of war captured from various nations, and people who were judged to be a "threat to the world."
When Mirai heard this news, a chill ran down his spine.
Mirai thought in his heart:
Perhaps, this really was the only way to respond.
However, something despairing occurred.
Before the Divine Tree could bear fruit, the terrifying Otsutsuki descended once again!
And this time, four came all at once!
Four figures clad in white robes with horns growing on their heads hovered high in the sky, a world-shattering pressure enveloping the entire world.
Their eyes were a mixture of Rinnegan, Byakugan, and even bizarre dojutsu never seen before.
One of them spoke, his voice like thunder:
"Humble ants, to dare repeatedly slaughter the emissaries of our Otsutsuki clan! Today, this planet shall be washed in blood!"
The battle erupted at once.
This battle was fought until the sky darkened and the earth turned pitch black.
Big brother Hanyu manifested his Perfect Susanoo, only for it to be shattered by the opponent in a single encounter.
The ninjutsu unleashed by brother Naruto and brother Sasuke in tandem was effortlessly erased by the opponent.
Uncle Shisui used Kotoamatsukami, only for it to be rebounded by the opponent's Rinnegan, trapping himself in genjutsu.
Uncle Itachi's Yata Mirror was shattered, and the Totsuka Blade was snapped.
Second brother Mitaka commanded thousands of troops, barely holding back one enemy using tactics and formations.
Shinobi charged at the enemies in droves, only to fall like falling rain.
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