It was perfectly normal for the Sage of Six Paths to make preparations for a rainy day.
"We don't need to dwell on that too much. I'll release this Wú first and take a look," A said, directly channeling his energy into the Box of Paradise.
The moment it came into contact with the purer power of an Order User, the Box of Paradise immediately underwent a different change.
"Does this thing also have some kind of wish-granting function?" Kakashi asked.
If Wú's purpose was to serve as a weapon against Kaguya Otsutsuki, then what was the point of the wish-granting function?
Could the Sage of Six Paths really have been bored enough to create such a massive box just to amuse people?
"Perhaps that wasn't a function the Sage of Six Paths originally gave the Box of Paradise. Maybe rumors spread and altered its effects through psychic power," Kitahara Kaede said.
There was quite a bit of psychic power lingering on the Box of Paradise, and Kitahara Kaede had reason to believe that Black Zetsu had spread those rumors.
The goal had been to ensure that the Box of Paradise might be opened someday, giving Zetsu a chance to gather information about Wú.
By a twist of fate, Kusagakure had been deceived by that rumor for countless years. Could that obsession, accumulated over time, have profoundly affected and changed the Box of Paradise?
"If this thing was created by accident, that would be troublesome," A said, shaking his head.
The Box of Paradise beneath his palm suddenly shone, releasing the strange-looking Wú.
"This thing is really ugly," Ōnoki remarked.
As for fear? Why would a group whose weakest members were Order Users fear a tool created by the Sage of Six Paths?
That was not to say that a