As Six Paths: Planetary Devastation was activated, the Sun and Moon seals slowly appeared over Kaguya's Moon Eye, completely sealing it away.
Trapped within the seal, Kaguya let out unwilling, agonized screams—but by this point, she could no longer make any sound.
The ground of the Origin Dimension began to crumble at a rapid pace. Shattered rocks rose into the air, wrapping tightly around Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. No matter how desperately she struggled, she could not break free from the increasingly powerful seal.
The nine tailed beasts within Kaguya seized the opportunity to force their way out of her body, landing on the ground and returning to their former appearances.
After losing the chakra of all nine tailed beasts, Kaguya's body completely reverted into the form of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which also opened its mouth and spat out Madara's lifeless body.
Hoshiyomi paid no attention to Madara's corpse. Instead, using the sword-shadow of Dance of the Startling Swan, he returned to the Ice Dimension.
Black Zetsu, in the Ice Dimension, naturally sensed that Kaguya had been sealed. He had been pondering how to break free from the Truth-Seeking Orb sword shadow to prepare for Kaguya's next resurrection.
When suddenly, a figure appeared before him.
Black Zetsu instinctively looked up and saw Hoshiyomi smiling as he sized him up.
Seeing that ill-intentioned grin, Black Zetsu couldn't help but shudder.
"Gekko Hoshiyomi… what are you planning to do now?"
Hoshiyomi picked up the sleeve Black Zetsu had been hiding in. With a flash, he returned to the Origin Dimension, pointed at the sealed Kaguya in the sky, and spoke softly:
"You've been an orphan for over a thousand years—no father, no mother—watching other families reunite every day. Deep down, you were actually terribly lonely, weren't you? That's why you were so desperate to revive your mother.
I'm a kind-hearted person. I really can't stand seeing mothers and children separated…
So—off you go!"
His voice was gentle at first, but by the end, his true feelings slipped through.
Looking at Black Zetsu's face as it turned pale, Hoshiyomi tossed him into the air and then delivered a powerful kick, sending him flying upward.
Black Zetsu's millennium-long mission to "save his mother" finally came to an end on this day. The ending was perfect—a complete family reunion.
The Origin Dimension began to collapse. As Six Paths: Planetary Devastation rose into the sky, Naruto and Sasuke looked eagerly at Hoshiyomi, their expressions clearly saying: The show's over—can you take us home now?
Before Hoshiyomi could act, a force suddenly enveloped the three of them. Their vision blurred, and when they opened their eyes again, they were back in the shinobi world.
It turned out that the Sage of Six Paths, together with the power of the previous Five Kage, had constructed a massive summoning formation outside and summoned them all back.
After completing this, the Sage's power was nearly exhausted. When Hoshiyomi turned to look at him, the Sage's figure had begun to flicker, as if he might vanish at any moment.
Seeing Hoshiyomi looking his way, the Sage of Six Paths remained silent for a moment before speaking:
"You are a very interesting young man. I have existed in this world for so long, yet I was never able to see through you."
Hoshiyomi had no intention of showing respect just because of age. Rolling his eyes, he spoke bluntly:
"Since you've been alive in this world for so long, why didn't you solve these problems from the beginning? You watched your two sons' conflict continue for over a thousand years. In my eyes, as a father, you were completely unqualified."
Hearing this straightforward criticism, the Sage of Six Paths smiled and did not refute it.
"Perhaps you're right. There are indeed many things I should reflect upon. Still, I'm grateful that I was able to witness the day when the conflict between them was finally resolved.
I must admit, Gekko Hoshiyomi—you have brought a brand-new beginning to this shinobi world. And a soul of the old era like myself truly should not continue meddling in the affairs of the present."
After saying this, the Sage of Six Paths' figure completely dissipated. Ascending along with him were the souls of the previous Five Kage.
Once all the souls had departed, Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance. Together, they formed the Rat hand seal with their right hands. As the seal was completed, the Infinite Tsukuyomi in the sky gradually faded away.
Bathed in the light of the newborn morning sun, the Divine: Deep Forest Emergence slowly withdrew its branches, revealing the people who had been tightly bound within.
After the Infinite Tsukuyomi was lifted, the massive trees gradually retreated back underground, and the Rinnegan reflected in people's eyes vanished one by one.
Tsunade felt as though she had just awakened from an incredibly long dream. In that dream, there was no fighting and no danger—she, Hoshiyomi, and their two children lived together happily and carefree.
Unfortunately, just before she could see the wedding of her son and that little girl Hanabi, she suddenly woke up.
When Tsunade regained consciousness, she realized she was already cradled in a warm, familiar embrace. Feeling Hoshiyomi's body heat, she gently rubbed against him and let out a long, soft hum.
"Husband, I just had such a long, long dream. In the dream, our whole family was still living happily together. I even saw that brat Ryūshin secretly dating little Hanabi from the Hyūga clan."
Hoshiyomi smiled, gently pecked Tsunade on the cheek, and whispered:
"No need to watch it in your dreams. Let's go back to the village now and see the real thing."
The morning sun pierced through the clouds and rose fully above the horizon. Golden sunlight spread across the war-torn land. The Fourth Great Ninja War officially came to an end, and a new day began.
...
Many years later, above the skies outside Konoha Village.
Two figures—one fat, one thin—floated in midair, gazing down at Konoha with emotions written all over their faces.
The burly Kinshiki spoke in a muffled voice:
"Lord Momoshiki, we've finally arrived.
This is the Konoha Village known as the strongest in the shinobi world. We should definitely be able to learn something about the chakra fruit here."
Momoshiki looked down at the peaceful Konoha below and nodded, greed filling his eyes.
"This Konoha really is interesting. Even from this distance, I can sense the delicious flavor of so much chakra. If I refined all of them into pills, the taste would surely be exquisite."
With that thought, Momoshiki couldn't help but descend a little.
Unexpectedly, the moment he lowered his altitude, a cold, mechanical voice echoed from below:
"Unknown chakra signatures detected overhead. Anti-air systems activating."
Before the two could understand what was happening, countless chakra bullets rained down like a storm. Among them were not only pure chakra attacks, but also explosive weapons ignited by chakra flames.
Even Momoshiki could not fully absorb these physical explosions. After the bombardment ended, a soot-covered Momoshiki glared at Konoha below, fury burning in his eyes.
"Damn it! How dare they treat Lord Momoshiki like this! I'll slaughter every last one of them!"
At that moment, a sharp whistling sound tore through the air. Kinshiki's expression changed as he saw a blue-silver sword energy rushing toward them. He hurriedly moved in front of Momoshiki, raising his red chakra battle axe to block the attack.
But to his shock, the axe shattered upon contact, and Kinshiki himself was split cleanly in two by the blue-silver blade.
Splattered with Kinshiki's blood, Momoshiki hadn't even processed what had happened when a lazy voice drifted up from below:
"So… you're the one called Momoshiki, huh?"
TL/N : Konoha's Sword Saint has officially come to an end. Thank you all so much for your support from start to finish.