Chapter 11: Isshiki's Memories
Note: Let me explain something again.
Kakashi originally didn't have a large amount of Chakra. The official databook gives his "Stamina" stat as 6. As an elite Jōnin, his Chakra was just at the passing grade for an ordinary Jōnin. That's why I set it that in Konoha Year 60, Kakashi's Chakra amount after deducting the Sharingan's consumption is a standard 1 "Ka". Even if he didn't have the Sharingan, his Chakra amount would only be at the level of an ordinary Jōnin, making him the type of ninja who is very "mana-starved".
Of course, the fact that he had more Chakra later on is purely Kishimoto writing inconsistently.
I won't take the blame for that.
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Not knowing how long had passed, Kiyoshi woke up from his meditative state. The amount of Chakra within his body had increased again, and the quality of his Chakra had also reached a new level.
To quantify it, the units of measurement for Chakra amount are "Ka" and "Chu". "Chu" is also called "Chatunla", and 1 Chu = 1000 Ka.
In the original story, when he first appeared, Kakashi Hatake, who constantly needed to allocate Chakra to supply the Sharingan's consumption, was a standard 1 Ka. The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, was a standard 1 Chu.
The standard Chakra amount for a Special Jōnin is 1 Ka, for a Jōnin it is 2 Ka - 3 Ka, for an elite Jōnin it is 5 Ka - 20 Ka, for a Chūnin it is 0.3 - 1 Ka, and for a Genin it is 0.1 - 0.3 Ka.
(Chakra amount does not absolutely equal strength or ninja rank, but in the ninja world, in most cases, Chakra amount and the ninja's strength level are linked.)
Currently, Kiyoshi's Chakra amount is roughly at the level of 2.1 Ka, and the quality of Kiyoshi's Chakra is much higher than that of ordinary ninjas. This means that the same ninjutsu, when used by Kiyoshi, would have greater power.
"It's time to sort things out properly." Kiyoshi let out a long breath, his mind beginning to constantly browse through the memories that had been fused and become his own.
The information left behind by Jigen and Isshiki over a thousand years was enormous. This Browse alone took a full five days.
In the memories, Kiyoshi saw Isshiki and Kaguya descend upon the ninja world.
He saw the two of them plant the God Tree.
He saw the God Tree grow, blossom, and bear fruit.
He saw Kaguya, unwilling to be sacrificed, rise up and launch a surprise attack on Isshiki.
He saw Kaguya eat the fruit of the God Tree and evolve further.
He saw the birth of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki.
He saw the two of them rebel against their mother, Kaguya.
He saw the earth-shattering battle between the two sides in the ninja world.
He saw Kaguya tragically sealed away by her own children.
He saw the birth of the moon.
He saw Kaguya's separated consciousness escape before the sealing.
He saw the departure of Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
He saw the birth and spread of Ninshu.
He saw the conflict between Indra and Asura.
He saw the nine tailed beasts created by Hagoromo Otsutsuki using Yin-Yang Release to divide the Ten-Tails belonging to Kaguya.
He saw the birth of the Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki clans.
He saw the descendants of Hamura return to the ninja world from the moon.
He saw the birth of the Hyūga and Kaguya clans.
He saw the constant birth and disappearance of large and small families in the ninja world over the past thousand years, and their long-term conquests and alliances.
He saw the emergence of various Kekkei Genkai, and the continuous creation of all kinds of ninjutsu.
He saw the continuous reincarnation of Indra and Asura's Chakra, their destined confrontations time after time.
He saw the appearance of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
He saw the Senju and Uchiha clans shake hands and make peace.
He saw the establishment of Konoha, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure.
He saw the battle at the Valley of the End.
He saw the Super-Kage level fighting power erupted by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, who, although descendants of the Otsutsuki bloodline, were still considered mortals.
He saw the convening of the first Five Kage Summit.
He also saw the outbreak of the first Five Villages Skirmish that swept across the entire ninja world.
The final memory remained Isshiki's endless regret and unwillingness as he was forced to reincarnate and resurrect, only to be counter-killed and die together with his father, Genji, due to his own arrogance.
These secret events, most of which had been buried in the river of history, fascinated Kiyoshi.
At the same time, combined with the various video clips he had seen in his previous life, although Kiyoshi was not familiar with the plot of Naruto, he knew almost all the secrets of the entire ninja world. This made him breathe a sigh of relief, reducing some of the pressure of facing an unknown future.
Moreover, in Isshiki's memories, Kiyoshi gained a clearer understanding of his own race than in his previous life.
The two horns on his forehead were not only a symbol of the Otsutsuki, but also a symbol of the direct lineage of the Otsutsuki clan.
The Otsutsuki clan, who could traverse the starry sky and survive in outer space, possessed unique talents and power. Horns were the external manifestation of the Otsutsuki bloodline.
Among them, those of the main lineage had two horns, while those of the branch lineage had one horn. Kaguya, Momoshiki, Urashiki, and the legendary Shibai from his previous life were all of the main lineage, while Kinshiki and Isshiki belonged to the branch lineage.
There was no absolute subordinate relationship between the main and branch lineages. Ultimately, strength spoke for itself. However, generally speaking, the talent and strength of those in the main lineage were significantly stronger than those in the branch lineage.
Isshiki Otsutsuki was the only exception. His eyes were not both Byakugan like most other Otsutsuki. Instead, his right eye had mutated from a Byakugan into a golden, star-shaped pattern with black markings called the "Black Eye".
Not only that, thanks to the mutated Black Eye, which produced the dōjutsu Sukunahikona that could shrink himself and anything he saw except living beings, and the dōjutsu Daikokuten that could store the shrunk objects or people in a time-stopped other-dimensional space for easy retrieval at any time, Isshiki's combat ability was among the top in the Otsutsuki clan.
Therefore, in the two-person team that went out to plant the God Tree, the relationship between Kaguya and Isshiki was not one of guardian and protected. Isshiki, who came from the branch lineage, and Kaguya, who came from the main lineage, had almost equal status.
Equal status also meant that ultimately strength would determine everything. The weak would be sacrificed to the Ten-Tails so that the God Tree could bloom and bear fruit. And the situation at that time clearly showed that Isshiki's overall strength was stronger than Kaguya's, so it was no wonder that Kaguya would launch a surprise attack.
For a long time, the Otsutsuki clan had never experienced internal infighting, so Isshiki had absolutely no defense against Kaguya.
Kaguya's actions undoubtedly meant betrayal for the Otsutsuki clan. This was also the reason why Kaguya was very afraid of other Otsutsuki and planted the God Tree a second time, frantically creating White Zetsu to prepare for war.
After completely digesting the memories, Kiyoshi gradually became clear about his future path, which was to continuously improve his own bloodline and eventually evolve into a complete Otsutsuki.
With the information left by Isshiki, Kiyoshi clearly knew that Isshiki had secretly hidden a small Ten-Tails in his other dimension. This Ten-Tails, which had not yet been claimed, was currently in a dormant state, waiting for a destined person to receive it.
The Ten-Tails was a standard equipment for the Otsutsuki and could greatly accelerate their growth. This alone was enough for Kiyoshi to plan carefully for it. Although this Ten-Tails was not perfect and required the sacrifice of an Otsutsuki bloodline, the ninja world had tailed beasts split from another large Ten-Tails that could serve as substitutes.
The information left by Isshiki also revealed that the planet where the ninja world was located was extremely special in the Otsutsuki's long history of planting God Trees. Ordinary planets would find it slightly difficult to support even one God Tree. But in the ninja world, Isshiki Otsutsuki and Kaguya Otsutsuki, who first arrived in this world a thousand years ago, discovered that the energy here was extremely abundant, enough to complete at least two to three plantings.
In addition, after Kaguya was sealed, Hagoromo Otsutsuki established Ninshu and spread Chakra. After a thousand years of development, Chakra had long replaced the difficult-to-cultivate natural energy and become the mainstream power in the ninja world.
That vibrant, thriving state allowed the Otsutsuki to not have to do what they did on other planets.
The ninja world could fully achieve sustainable development without causing destructive damage, becoming a perfect nursery for the cyclical production of Chakra fruits.