Naruto: I Survived Two Wars Without You, System!

[Infinite Armory], evolved from the wardrobe magic ability, gave Kei Yamanaka full control over its internal space.

Which meant this:

Whoever wanted to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path using the Rinnegan would have to get through him first.

Without spatial control stronger than his, without power surpassing his own,

Thinking about stealing the Demonic Statue?

What kind of punchline is that?!

Did they really think his golden skills—[Interdimensional Traveler] and [Yin-Yang Sage Ascendant]—were fake?

Right now, he was a total powerhouse.

As long as the Demonic Statue remained in his possession, no one could even dream of taking it.

Want to resurrect the Ten-Tails and become its Jinchuriki?

Go build your own legend somewhere else!

This Demonic Statue was already his personal property!

"Not bad~"

Kei chuckled softly, pulling out each of his possessions one by one and transferring them into the Magic Armory.

Included were the Uchiha Folding War Fan taken from Madara Uchiha, numerous Fire Release techniques and secret scrolls, four sets of Sharingan eyes, and fragments of the Demonic Statue's outer shell collected previously from the Mountain Tomb.

Summoning Contract Scrolls for Sanshouo, King Ruobeiwang, Puppet: Corpse Crow, and eagle-falcon; the Dream-Eater Summoning Contract Scroll taken from Danzo; and blood-sealed storage vials made by Kushina.

Also, various ninjutsu and secret technique scrolls gathered by Root, scrolls sealing over forty White Zetsu clones, everyday-use storage scrolls, kunai, shuriken, explosive tags, and blank scrolls.

Along with his current possessions—the Rinnegan and Samehada—these made up his entire collection of treasures.

"What's wrong, did you see your mom?"

Kei looked at Samehada in his hand, which kept twisting its body and sticking its tongue straight out, desperately trying to lick the fragment sealed with the Three-Tails' chakra.

Annoyed, he flicked his wrist and tossed it onto the statue fragment.

Letting it reunite once more with the Three-Tails' chakra.

"Uwaaah~ uwaaah~"

Samehada, already starving nearly to madness, landed atop the Demonic Statue's five-meter-long, three-meter-high husk, letting out pitiful little whimpers from its mouth.

Three-Tails' chakra seeped from the husk.

Excited, Samehada let out a couple sharp cries before quickly starting to absorb the overflowing chakra.

Seeing this heartwarming "reunion of mother and child," Kei simply sealed them both inside the Magic Armory.

Perhaps because the Three-Tails was a being made purely of chakra, and Samehada existed more like a weapon with a soul,

Both could also be stored within the Armory.

All these items Kei had carried around personally—previously quite cumbersome—

Now, stacked together in the Armory, they didn't even reach the size of the Demonic Statue's big toe!

And retrieving items from the Armory was countless times easier than using sealing scrolls.

"Kinda... unfair..."

Kei stared at the Rinnegan left in his hand.

After some thought, he still placed it into a glass bottle etched with sealing formulas and stored it inside the Armory.

Even though thanks to [Yin-Yang Sage Ascendant], his constitution was so robust that changing eyes was easier than swapping out a plug-and-play keyboard, without worrying about rejection at all.

But ultimately, those were still Madara Uchiha's eyes. The power emerged from the combination of Ashura's and Indra's strengths, shaped by the owner's personality, physical constitution, and mental fortitude.

He didn't need to rely on the Rinnegan to enhance his strength right now.

Then why not forge a set of eyes that were truly his own?

With a physical constitution and mental fortitude surpassing even Madara Uchiha's, if he truly awakened a unique set of eyes, wouldn't they naturally surpass Madara's Rinnegan in power?

Besides, a permanently active purple Rinnegan that couldn't be freely opened or closed actually ruined one's looks!

Strength might only matter for a moment, but style lasts a lifetime.

He had two Keyword Copy opportunities at his disposal.

No hurry!

After setting a rough plan in mind, Kei Yamanaka glanced at the still seemingly empty Magic-War Repository.

He placed one hand on the massive lotus platform beneath his feet.

As intense space ripples flashed by,

Four enhanced wooden giants along with the giant lotus platform over a kilometer in diameter were all sealed into the repository.

Leaving them here would be wasteful.

Now that they were sealed inside, any location could become his domain.

No need to painstakingly grow them again.

"Tch~ With that volume, even an Ultraman would probably set off a red alert."

Kei clapped his hands together in satisfaction.

Seeing that there wasn't much left to clean up around him, he directly canceled the Sage Art: Four Red Yang Formation.

The glowing jet-black aura surrounding him receded, along with the dragon-shaped Chakra horn that had majestically emerged from his forehead, as well as the multiple black Chakra dragons swirling around his form.

The facial marking on his forehead also quietly faded away.

Externally, he now looked exactly like his normal self.

In reality, though, he had simply withdrawn his energy internally, remaining within Sage Mode and fully ready to unleash his maximum strength at any moment.

"Ma-Ma-Master~~"

Tobi, suddenly deprived of the wooden giant supporting him underfoot, flailed his arms and legs while shrieking oddly as he tumbled down from the sky.

Plop~

Just like a raindrop splashing into a lake,

He used his ability to directly sink into the ground revealed after Kei retracted the lotus platform.

It took quite a while before he popped his head out of the earth again.

"Master~~ Do you have any orders for me? I really, really, *really* want to serve you right now~~"

"...For now, just follow me. And less talking."

Kei sighed, muttering to himself as he vaguely regretted keeping this nuisance around.

Was this really wanting to serve him?

Clearly, this guy was just dying to go get his eyes from Orochimaru!

"Hai~"

Tobi cheerfully raised his right hand in salute, obediently pulling his two legs out of the ground.

Then he saw the black battle gear casually tossed toward him.

His spiraled mask twisted into an oddly delighted expression as he hurriedly pulled it on.

"Master~~ You're such a great person!"

"Didn't I tell you to talk less?"

"I did reduce my talking already~~"

"...I meant reduce how often you speak, not how many words you say each time! Stop tilting your head! Even if you blurt out a bunch at once, it's still way too much!"

Kei's mouth twitched involuntarily as he shook his head in exasperation, casting a glance toward the distant horizon.

Now he truly understood how exhausting it must've been for Black Zetsu to deal with a bunch of freaks like this!

With such a wildly energetic and goofball personality, and a mind that worked so differently from normal people's, was there any peace left in his future?

And hey—you don't even have a mouth! So what part of you is doing all the talking?!

"Ooooh~"

Tobi whined in a hurt tone, then obediently fell silent.

...Feels like I'm turning into the bad guy here.

Kei Yamanaka inwardly grumbled. He couldn't help but feel like he was bullying a group of preschool kids.

This light sense of guilt...

Damn it!

I should've offed you earlier!

He slapped his hand on Tobi's shoulder.

Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Kei instantly transported both of them beside the Wood Clone he had left while explaining things to Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze.

After dispelling the Wood Clone, all those memories quickly returned to him.

Now understanding what had happened, he turned his gaze toward the group of Iwagakure ninja about a hundred meters away.

Maybe Kitsuchi wasn't qualified to be a great Tsuchikage, but he truly was a rare example of a filial son!

As for Onoki...

Looking at the frail, unconscious old man—his aura greatly diminished, aged, frail, and utterly drained—

A series of thoughts flashed rapidly through Kei Yamanaka's mind.

If things kept developing like this, once they returned to Iwagakure, Kitsuchi would directly ascend to become the Fourth Tsuchikage.

So had he just changed two people's destiny paths?

Seems doable?

"Sunagakure and Iwagakure—what's your plan for handling them?"

Jiraiya asked, crossing his arms with a serious look on his face as he turned to Kei Yamanaka for his thoughts.

"Hmm… aiming for peace and unity through negotiation?"

Kei paused briefly. The fastest way to stabilize and unify the ninja world was to first take control of the leaders of each armed faction.

In Sunagakure's case, Pakura would likely succeed as the Fourth Kazekage. Later, he could go talk philosophy with Chiyo and Ebizō; that shouldn't be a problem.

As for Iwagakure, they'd already faced reality. Seems like Kitsuchi wouldn't stir up any trouble either.

Gather the military forces from these three hidden villages, disband and reorganize them, then simply repeat the strategy used during the Fourth Great Ninja War.

First, completely destroy Kirigakure together.

Once a common enemy existed, comradeship would grow—and future full integration would face far fewer obstacles!

What about Kumogakure?

If A, the Third Raikage, could recognize the situation, then once word got out about starting negotiations, he'd probably come rushing to the table himself.

If not… well, combining Kumo and Kiri would still just be another dish on the menu.

And those so-called daimyos?

Except for some stubborn old fossils, who really took those guys seriously anymore?

"What about the Mizukage?"

"She's dead."

"..."

Jiraiya gave Kei a very awkward stare.

You said that in such a nonchalant tone…

Didn't you decide from the start… not to negotiate with Kirigakure at all?!

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