Alarm

What right did a mere human have to call himself a calamity? The Uchiha Clan merely shared a trace of bloodline with the Sage of Six Paths. True, when she had investigated just now, she had been unable to read any information about Uchiha Yue himself, but that was perfectly normal.

Though she was supposedly omniscient and could know all kinds of things happening in the Ninja World, only she knew how much exaggeration there was in that claim. There were still many things in the Ninja World beyond her understanding.

It was perfectly normal for an Uchiha Yue to appear whom she could not investigate.

Uchiha Yue might be powerful, but she absolutely did not believe that a mere human could destroy the world. What, did he think he was Kaguya Ōtsutsuki? Or did he believe himself to be the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths?

Destroy the world? With what? Those Mangekyō Sharingan? Stop dreaming. Did he even know how vast the world was? Destroy the world, my ass!

At the side, Katsuyu lowered her head upon hearing the White Snake Sage's words. So he was a human. It was not that she looked down on humans—Katsuyu had a good temperament—but she also knew that humans could not possibly destroy the world. That was impossible.

In that case.

"Well, I'll be leaving first."

"Do you really think humans cannot destroy the world? You simply do not understand Uchiha Yue. He isn't human—he's a monster, the ultimate calamity that should never have appeared in this world!"

"If you don't believe me, send someone to investigate and test him. But remember—under no circumstances, absolutely no circumstances, can you enter that domain to search for Uchiha Yue!"

The Great Toad Sage looked at the two Sages before him and spoke. He understood why the White Snake Sage and Katsuyu did not believe him. On one hand, he truly was too old and sometimes became muddleheaded. On the other, what he was saying was simply too unbelievable.

Over the countless years, apart from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who had come from another world and forcibly altered this world's fate, who else had possessed the ability to destroy this world?

Even if their three sacred lands joined forces and attempted a world-ending plan, they would not succeed. In the end, all living beings of the Ninja World would unite and crush them.

Ever since Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had been sealed, it was not as if no powerful Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, nor had the Ninja World lacked top-tier experts. But who had ever reached the point of fighting, let alone destroying, the entire world by themselves?

This was no longer a matter of mere humans. Theoretically, apart from a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, no one could accomplish such a thing. Yet Uchiha Yue merely possessed an ordinary pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, not the Rinnegan and certainly not the power of a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

The Great Toad Sage's prophecy of world destruction was like claiming that an ant could destroy the world by itself. To the White Snake Sage and Katsuyu, it was unimaginable, even incomprehensible.

"Hiss..."

The White Snake Sage flicked her tongue and leaned forward, silently staring at the Great Toad Sage.

"Great Toad Sage, can you explain what exactly is going on with this Uchiha Yue?"

Katsuyu's voice rang out.

Not long afterward, the Great Toad Sage told them everything he currently knew. He especially emphasized how Jiraiya had ignored his warning and forcibly entered Uchiha Yue's domain, nearly dying inside. He had even almost dragged Fukasaku and Shiken down with him.

Not long afterward, the White Snake Sage and Katsuyu left Mount Myōboku.

If everything the Great Toad Sage said was true, and if Uchiha Yue truly possessed the ability to devour energy and grow without limit, then he really was a calamity. Once the Dead Silence Domain covered the entire planet, it would not matter whether one was from a sacred land or a Sage—those who were meant to die would die. Nothing could survive in that environment.

This was practically the arrival of a new Divine Tree.

"Such a huge incident has happened in Konoha. It seems I need to inform little Tsunade."

In Shikkotsu Forest, as her clone merged back into her, the Slug Sage learned what had happened. She had never expected that she could stay obediently in Shikkotsu Forest, doing nothing at all, only to end up being destroyed along with the world. Was that even fair? Was there any justice left in this world?!

Shimura Danzō was simply a goddamn genius, changing the fate of the entire Ninja World all by himself.

So far, aside from Nagato and the others, no one knew that during the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, two other important figures besides Shimura Danzō had also taken action.

If they had known, they would surely have been utterly baffled, unable even to understand. Why would someone from the Uchiha Clan want to exterminate his own clan?

For any normal person, that was completely incomprehensible.

After the White Snake Sage returned to Ryūchi Cave, she immediately had a snake summon Orochimaru, Ryūchi Cave's representative, and directly asked whether he knew about what had happened in Konoha.

At this time, Orochimaru had only just left that region that was heading toward destruction. Upon hearing the White Snake Sage's words, he immediately told her everything he knew.

After receiving confirmation from Orochimaru, the White Snake Sage's heart sank completely. At that moment, she would rather that old toad truly had become senile and was spouting nonsense than that some World-Ending Calamity had truly appeared.

"This... this defies all reason. It shouldn't be happening. How could this be? How could a monster capable of threatening the entire Ninja World and plunging it into destruction suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

The White Snake Sage's thoughts fell into chaos. A Sage, she was called, but in truth, she was merely an old snake who had spent all year in Ryūchi Cave—sinister and cruel. She was no great being with schemes that reached the heavens, one who had endured countless hardships to become a Sage. Even the crisis Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had brought back then had not been resolved by her. The ones who had truly acted were the Ōtsutsuki brothers.

And now, there was no second Sage of Six Paths to clean up after them and save the world.

Her reaction was perfectly normal. Over these countless years, the White Snake Sage had long grown accustomed to a life of ease. They were the lofty sacred lands, invincible Sages—mere humans!

Yet now, it was precisely that mere human she had looked down on. Even if he did nothing but stand there, he could still take her life.

"Orochimaru, leave. I need to think."

The White Snake Sage shook her head. As Orochimaru departed, she sank into thought. Yet she knew far too little about Uchiha Yue to think of anything, and a sliver of hope remained in her heart. What if? What if Uchiha Yue actually had no ability to destroy this world?

Everything now...