Amenominaka

"That was the whole story."

The Sage of Six Paths floated in the air. A black staff rested before his knees, while nine black spheres circled beneath him.

"At present, the heavy responsibility of stopping Mother can only be entrusted to you. If she cannot be stopped, the Shinobi World will meet its end because of her madness."

The Sage of Six Paths had explained it clearly. There was not much difference from what Chen had said.

But at the end of this conversation concerning the safety of the Shinobi World, Kushina and Himeji could not help asking, "Why give this power to us instead of Chen?"

The Sage of Six Paths sighed and smiled. "Nothing special. His power is already very strong, and he does not particularly need mine.

Of course, that is not the key. Unlike Mother, I place greater faith in the power of companions.

I could certainly give this power to Chen, but he cannot do everything for you.

Just like the Otsutsuki Momoshiki Mother worries about... I too am concerned about those so-called Otsutsuki clansmen.

That is precisely why I chose to entrust my power to you.

Chen cannot stand in front of everyone forever. You can also support him, or even stand in front of him."

"Do you not wish to fight alongside Chen?"

Himeji and Kushina fell silent for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

"Exactly." The Sage of Six Paths smiled.

Naturally, there were other reasons why he had not given all his power to Chen.

The Sage of Six Paths had traveled a long road in his life and seen far too much of the world and its people—shinobi, Daimyo, commoners... all sorts mixed together.

The Sage of Six Paths had originally resolved to give his power to the blue-eyed youth from