Terror

How could a mere human be worthy of being called a calamity? The Uchiha Clan merely shares a sliver of blood relation with the Sage of Six Paths. Admittedly, when she probed just now, she couldn't read any information about Uchiha Yue himself, but that was perfectly normal.

Although she claimed to be omniscient, able to know all matters of the Ninja World, only she herself knew how much water there was in that claim. There were still many things in the Ninja World that she could not understand.

It was normal for an Uchiha Yue who couldn't be probed by her to appear.

Uchiha Yue might be very strong, but to say that a mere human could destroy the world—she absolutely did not believe it. Did you think you were Kaguya Ōtsutsuki? Or did you think you were the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths?

Destroy the world? By what? By that pair of Mangekyo Sharingan? Stop dreaming. Do you know how big the world is? And you want to destroy it?

Nearby, Katsuyu heard the White Snake Sage's words and immediately lowered her head. So it was a human after all. Not that she looked down on humans—Katsuyu's temper was quite good—but she also knew that humans had no possibility of destroying the world. That was impossible.

That being the case.

"Um, I'll be going first."

"You really think humans can't destroy the world? You don't understand Uchiha Yue at all. That's not a person, that's a monster, an ultimate calamity that shouldn't exist in this world!"

"If you don't believe me, you can send people to investigate, to test him. But be careful—you absolutely, absolutely must not enter that domain to look for Uchiha Yue!"

The Great Toad Sage looked at the two sages before him and spoke. He could understand why the White Snake Sage and Katsuyu didn't believe his words. On one hand, he was indeed too old, sometimes a bit muddled. On the other hand, what he was saying was too unbelievable.

Over the millennia, aside from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who came from outer space and forcibly changed the fate of this world, who else had the power to destroy this world?

Even if the Three Great Holy Lands united and attempted a world-destruction plan, they would not succeed. The final result would be them getting directly crushed by the combined forces of the Ninja World's masses.

Since Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was sealed, the Uchiha Clan had indeed produced strong individuals who awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and the Ninja World had seen top-tier powerhouses appear. But who among them had ever reached a level where they could single-handedly contend with, or even destroy, the entire world?

This wasn't just a matter of a mere human. Theoretically speaking, aside from the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, no one could do it. And Uchiha Yue only had an ordinary pair of Mangekyo Sharingan—not a Rinnegan, not a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

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

"Hiss..."

The White Snake Sage flicked her tongue, leaned forward, and stared intently 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.

Before long, the Great Toad Sage recounted the intelligence he currently had, emphasizing how Jiraiya had ignored his advice, forcibly entered Uchiha Yue's domain, and nearly died inside—even almost costing Fukasaku and Shiken their lives.

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

If everything the Great Toad Sage said was true, if Uchiha Yue truly had the ability to devour energy and grow without limit, then he really was a calamity. When the Dead Silence Domain enveloped the entire planet, no matter what Holy Land you were, no matter what sage you were, you would die if you were meant to die. In that environment, nothing could survive.

This was already equivalent to a new Divine Tree descending.

"Something this big happened in Konoha? Looks like I need to inform little Tsunade."

At Shikkotsu Forest, as the clone merged in, the Slug Sage learned what had happened. She never imagined that she, just minding her own business in Shikkotsu Forest without doing anything, would have to face destruction along with the world. Was there any justice in this? Was there any reason?!

Shimura Danzō was truly a godlike figure, single-handedly changing the fate of the entire Ninja World.

As of now, aside from Nagato and the others, no one knew that during the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, besides Shimura Danzō, two other important figures had also made their move.

If they knew, they would be utterly baffled, even unable to comprehend it. Why would a member of the Uchiha Clan massacre their own clan?

To a normal person, this was completely incomprehensible.

After the White Snake Sage returned to Ryūchi Cave, she immediately had a snake summon Orochimaru, the representative of Ryūchi Cave, and directly asked him if he knew about the matter in Konoha.

Orochimaru had just left that region heading toward destruction. Hearing the White Snake Sage's question, he immediately told her what he knew.

After receiving confirmation from Orochimaru, the White Snake Sage's hanging heart sank completely. At this moment, she wished that old toad was truly senile, just babbling nonsense, rather than there actually being a world-ending calamity.

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

The White Snake Sage's thoughts fell into chaos. Calling herself a sage, she was really just an insidious, cruel old snake that had spent years holed up in Ryūchi Cave. She was no great schemer, no mighty cultivator who had endured countless trials to become a sage. Even the crisis brought by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki back then wasn't resolved by her in the end—the main contributors were the Ōtsutsuki brothers.

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

Her reaction was perfectly normal. For thousands of years, the White Snake Sage had grown accustomed to a life of ease. They were the lofty Holy Lands, the invincible sages! Mere humans!

And yet now, it was that mere human she looked down upon—even if he did nothing but stand there—who could take her life.

"Orochimaru, you may leave. I need to think."

The White Snake Sage shook her head. As Orochimaru departed, she sank into thought. However, her knowledge of Uchiha Yue was far too scarce. She couldn't come up with anything. And deep in her heart, there was still a sliver of hope. What if? What if Uchiha Yue actually didn't have the power to destroy this world?

As for everything now...