The Sage of Six Paths' Questions

Neji had already achieved resonance with the Tenseigan, essentially Tenseigan new master, so Tenseigan didn't require much effort.

Before long, the Tenseigan began to emit Chakra.

Yichen could sense that a clear connection had formed between Neji's body and the Tenseigan.

When Neji opened his eyes again, Yichen asked, "How was it? Did the Tenseigan help restrain the Caged Bird?"

Neji nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes. Lord Tsuchikage, after communicating with the Tenseigan, the Caged Bird didn't become any more loose."

"However, the Tenseigan seems to have limited the Caged Bird Seimei's vision, and the Byakugan originally had Byakugan due to the presence of the Caged Bird Seimei, but that's gone now."

Yichen nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked, "You just felt the first fetal movement. Can you predict when the second fetal movement will occur?"

Neji and said, "I'm not entirely sure, but it should be a long time before I feel the baby move."

Yichen nodded and said, "Since we won't need the Tenseigan for the time being, let's go back to the Ninja World."

"When you sense the second fetal movement is about to begin, tell me, and I will use Spirit Transformation Jutsu to enter your body. Along with your fetal movement, my Yin Release will also increase."

Neji immediately replied, "Yes, Lord Tsuchikage."

Yichen then flew with Neji all the way back to the ruins of the collapsed castle.

Beside the ruins, Sokai, Izumi Uchiha, and Chiga were sorting through a large pile of documents and materials.

Upon seeing Yichen arrive, the three of them quickly stood up and bowed.

"Teacher Yichen"

"Lord Tsuchikage."

Yichen nodded and asked, "So, did you find the file you wanted?"

Surprisingly, it was Chiga who answered Yichen. Throughout the entire process, Sokai was merely a porter, and Izumi Uchiha had no experience in handling so many documents.

Chiga is, after all, a support-type ninja. Researching information and finding useful details from a large amount of data is a basic skill for her.

Therefore, she became the main force in this research.

Chiga pointed to a small pile of scrolls she had picked out from all the documents and said, "The documents related to the fusion with the Giant Tenseigan back then are all in here."

"There was too much information, we didn't look at it carefully, and most of it was just about explaining the historical background of why we needed to integrate the Giant Tenseigan, which wasn't very useful."

"To determine which information is useful, we need to review all of this data and then carefully select the best parts."

Yichen said, "Let's pack it up and take it with us. We can take a closer look when we get back to the village."

"Yes," the three replied in unison, then packed and sealed the items together.

On the way back, Yichen instructed the four, "Maintain village secrecy regarding the events on the moon. Don't tell anyone about the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' brother, not even the village advisor."

"Yes," the four replied solemnly.

After a long while, the group returned to the Space-Time Tunnel. Yichen remembered that there was a giant crab that was sealed there.

So they took a slight detour, killed the crab, and then packed it up and took it with them.

As Yichen and his companions emerged from the Space-Time Tunnel, the first thing they saw was Ōnoki's long, drawn-out face.

Yichen coughed lightly and said, "Third Generation, you have lived up to expectations; this mission was a great success."

"Neji has a good chance of breaking the Caged Bird, and he'll be Jonin soon."

As Yichen spoke, he pulled Neji in front of him as a shield.

This tactic worked. Ōnoki didn't want to pay attention, but after glancing at Neji, he sensed something was off.

Yichen smiled and said, "Han should have told you, right? Neji communicated with the Giant Tenseigan on the moon, he experienced his first fetal movement, and his Life level has been elevated to a certain extent."

"Even her Byakugan have become purer than before."

"Fetal movement?" Ōnoki thought for a moment, realizing he'd never heard of that term before, then said angrily, "Just how many things are you still hiding?"

Yichen quickly replied, "No, no, we'll go back now and I'll explain to you at the High-Level Meeting."

"Hmph." Ōnoki snorted coldly and said no more.

Yichen said to Han, "Senior Han, please guard this passage for now. After we return to the village, I'll have Shinya come and help you guard this place."

Han nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord Tsuchikage, I won't let anyone else approach the passage."

Yichen nodded, then said to Atsumi Akino, "Put on a seal to imprison the Space-Time barrier and prevent others from entering."

Atsumi Akino nodded. She had been preparing for this for a long time. She had started preparing after returning from Han and reporting that she was safe. Now she had even completed the arrangements.

Once Atsumi Akino activated the seal, Yichen, along with Ōnoki, Roshi, Sokai, Izumi Uchiha, Chiga, Neji, Atsumi Akino, and Kawazoe Yura, embarked on their return journey.

Conference room in the Iwagakure, Tsuchikage's Office Building).

All the high-ranking officials except Han were gathered here.

Under the unfriendly gazes of Ōnoki, Ikura, Mei, Saka and others, Yichen slowly recounted his trip to the moon, but made no mention of meeting Hamura Otsutsuki.

Of course, the origins of the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon were briefly mentioned.

After a short while, Yichen finished speaking, and the conference room fell into a long silence.

The connection between mythological figures and the real world left everyone momentarily stunned.

After a while, Ming said, "This Ninja World is becoming more and more incomprehensible."

"It feels like I've been living in a completely different Ninja World for the past few decades compared to the last one or two decades."

"There were originally many other things to report, but compared to that, these things all seem too trivial."

Saka nodded in agreement, saying, "Yeah, the Mangekyō Sharingan, Senjutsu, Rinnegan, and now what's this Tenseigan?"

"And then there's that White Zetsu clone, the Ten-Tails' body—each and every one of these things is puzzling."

"Now even things like the Sage of Six Paths' brother creating a world on the moon are coming out."

"Yichen, we're getting old, it's time for us to step down and give way to the more capable ones."

Yichen was taken aback and was about to speak to persuade them to stay when Ming Ye said, "You don't need to try to persuade us. You've done a great job all these years and have nurtured many younger generations for the village."

"We're relieved to have the village completely entrusted to you."

Ōnoki nodded and said, "We've discussed it privately, and I also plan to step down from my advisory position. Anyway, I haven't really managed any departments much over the years."

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Alright then. Let's make some adjustments to the High-ranking officials."

"Let Han and Captain Kurotsuchi replace Senior Saka and Senior Mei in their positions, so the Advisor Group will have a total of six people: Ikura, Tomoko, Kawakita, Deidara, Kitsuchi, and Han."

As members of the older generation, Mei and Saka held some prejudice against Jinchuriki, which is why Yichen had not previously included Han in the Advisor Group, but only appointed him as Honorary Advisor.

Now that the two have left, Yichen plans to have Han join the Advisor Group, which would make Han, or rather Kokuō, feel more at home in Iwagakure.

Seeing that no one objected, Yichen continued, "Quan Luo, you will take over from Captain Kurotsuchi and become the Head of the Tsuchikage Assistant Squad."

"Third Generation, as one of the village's strongest fighters, you can put aside your clerical work, but you can't relinquish your responsibilities. You'll become Honorary Advisor."

"There are three Honorary Advisor in total: Sandai, Shinya, and Sokai."

After reviewing Yichen's division of labor, everyone nodded in agreement.

Yichen said to Saka and Mei, "After this meeting, I'd like to treat you two to a meal."

After a pause, Yichen said, "How are the two senior gentlemen? Please invite them to join in the fun."

Yichen was referring to two old advisors from Iwagakure many years ago. These two were even older than Ōnoki, and were relics from the same era as the Genji Kirigakure.

They were veterans who were active during the Second Hokage generation, and both of them have been retired for about ten years.

Ming laughed and said, "Alright, I'll go invite them over. It's rare for Lord Tsuchikage to be so generous."

Sakaya asked, "I wonder what the Lord Tsuchikage is treating us to?"

Yichen said, "I'll treat you to a crab feast, sir. I guarantee it will be delicious."

After a few lighthearted laughs and conversations, Ming said with a smile, "Before retiring, there are a few things I need to explain."

"First, when you went to the moon, Danzo sent someone to contact our Land of Hot Water branch, saying that there was a batch of supplies to trade with us."

"Since you weren't here, I told them to wait. But the person who came seemed to be in a hurry; Danzo seemed to need the money urgently."

"That person kept urging our branch manager to hurry up and complete the transaction."

Yichen nodded and said, "I understand. I'll talk to Danzo myself later."

Ming said, "There's something else. Orochimaru suddenly acquired a large number of Exploding Tag on the black market, and he's still looking for more."

"He changed hands several times and even tried to use the name of Kirigakure, but we were the only ones selling large quantities of Exploding Tag, so we still managed to trace it back to him."

"I just don't know what he needs so many Exploding Tag for, so I haven't sold too many yet."

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Sell it. Sell him the Kanako's Exploding Tags."

"Orochimaru and I have really fallen out this time. He delivered himself to our doorstep, how can we let him get away with it?"

After speaking, Mei stood up and said, "Lord Tsuchikage, we have handed over the specific tasks to Ikura and Tomoko."

"Neither of us will participate in the following meetings."

Saka also said, "That's right, we'll be going now. While we're at it, please invite the two senior figures over. You'd better hurry up with your meeting, don't keep them waiting too long."

Yichen said, "I'll see you off."

With that, Yichen personally escorted the two out of the Tsuchikage's Office Building.

After Yichen returned from seeing the two off, he looked at everyone in the conference room and said, "Back then, Ikura and I were the youngest members of the Advisor Group."

"Now I suddenly realize that among the higher-ups, only the third generation, Captain Kurotsuchi, and Han are older than me."

Time flies!

Ikura nodded in agreement.

Ōnoki, however, had a completely different mindset. He looked at everyone in the conference room and smiled slightly.

Currently, among the high-ranking members of Iwagakure, including Han in the Land of Snow, only Tomoko is not Kage Level.

This powerful Advisor Group was something he couldn't have imagined twenty years ago.

The group's reflections didn't last long before the High-Level Meeting continued.

Yichen said, "This trip to the moon yielded a great discovery: a fertile, uninhabited land."

"I plan to migrate to the moon!"

Everyone was initially taken aback, but then, recalling Yichen's previous description of the moon, they also thought it was feasible.

After all, the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon was quite prosperous before.

This shows that the moon is indeed a very suitable place for human habitation.

Tomoko asked, "Teacher Yichen, is this immigration you mentioned organized by our Iwagakure, or by the daimyo?"

The difference between the two is significant. In the case of the Daimyo organization, taxes are collected by the Daimyo himself, while Iwagakure only needs to cover military expenses, resulting in relatively less income.

Iwagakure) organization owns that territory, then that territory belongs to Iwagakure, but Iwagakure is responsible for its management, which means there will be a lot of issues.

Yichen answered very confidently, "Let the Daimyo organize it. The moon is too big; it's far from enough for our village to organize immigrants from several branches."

"This matter must be spearheaded by the Daimyo, and a large-scale immigration program must be implemented throughout the Land of Earth."

"In addition, he is also known as the Daimyo of the Land of Snow, the Land of Demons, the Land of Bears, the Land of Wind, the Land of the Falls, and the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water."

"Let them all go to the moon and claim territory. With more people, the percentage of military spending we collect will be higher."

"It also lets them know that there are tangible benefits to following our village."

After a pause, Yichen added, "Moreover, when it comes to immigration, those powerful figures definitely do it better than we do."

"We shouldn't be too distracted by this. Sending a team to the moon to establish a branch is what we should be concerned about."

Tomoko said, "I understand, but won't this cause too much of a commotion? I'm afraid we won't be able to keep it from the other ninja villages."

"Furthermore, immigrants from multiple countries can easily infiltrate enemy intelligence ninjas."

Yichen waved his hand and said, "It's impossible to hide it. So many people have immigrated there; they'll find out sooner or later, whether they need to or not."

"As for ninjas infiltrating other countries' intelligence networks, that's even less of a concern. Once we're on the moon, those intelligence ninjas can forget about transmitting information back to the Ninja World."

"Between the moon and the Ninja World, even performing Summoning Jutsu would be difficult. It would probably require an extremely powerful ninja to perform Summoning Jutsu from that distance."

"Other conventional methods of intelligence transmission are a joke."

Everyone nodded, and the matter was settled.

Seeing this, Yichen said, "Tomoko, you should take the lead in this matter and discuss the immigration ratio and territorial division with the various daimyo."

Tomoko nodded.

After the meeting, Yichen led all the senior executives to host a retirement banquet for the Two Advisors.

Yichen also had Atsumi Akino exchange several Anbu Squad for Han in the Land of Snow.

At the retirement banquet, the two elderly elders were the happiest, reminiscing about the past and the changes in the village over the years.

The two also stated that they are currently in good health and will definitely live to see the day when Yichen Unifying the Ninja World.

Yichen didn't say much, mainly busy eating a big meal. It must be said, the giant crab was indeed very delicious.

After the dinner, Matsutani Shinya and Roshi were taken to the Moon-Earth Channel.

Han didn't go because he had become an advisor along with Kitsuchi and needed to gradually familiarize himself with village affairs.

Hundreds of ninjas also went with them. From this moment on, the Iwa ninja will permanently station a large army at the passageway.

Tomoko is busy with immigration matters, Ikura needs to teach Han how to handle things.

Yichen also had his own things to do, so he didn't stay in Iwagakure for long. After arranging things for Matsutani Shinya and the others, he took the three members of Team 8 and set off for the Land of Hot Water.

On the way, Yichen handed a scroll to his three disciples, saying, "This scroll contains information about a small ninja village that was destroyed by Konoha many years ago: the Sky Ninja Village."

"Take a close look. I need to see the Leader of Sky Ninja Village later. You all stay here and observe."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, the three took the scroll and began to read it.

The three of them watched for a short while before falling into a deep sleep.

Yichen's heart skipped a beat. He stood up from the Porcelain Platform and quickly turned around. Sure enough, the Sage of Six Paths was floating behind him.

"You have Hamura's aura on you. Did you go to the moon?" the Sage of Six Paths asked.

Yichen quickly bowed to the Sage of Six Paths and said, "Yes, Uncle-Master."

The Sage of Six Paths twitched his eyebrows slightly upon hearing Yichen's address.

Before the Sage of Six Paths could ask, Yichen said, "Uncle-Master, I have been accepted as a disciple by your younger brother, Hamura Otsutsuki."

"Something went wrong with our teacher's descendants on the moon. They split off from the Main Family and rebelled, even creating a Giant Tenseigan, and threatened to destroy the failed Ninja World you, my Uncle-Master, created."

"I helped my teacher clean up his mess, and he accepted me and Neji Hyuga as his disciples."

"My teacher taught Neji how to awaken the Tenseigan, and he also taught me Yin Release."

"Our teacher said that the Otsutsuki Clan from the universe will eventually return to the Ninja World, and he wants us to help you, Uncle-Master, fight against this enemy."

"I urged my teacher to return to the Ninja World, but he said he was already exhausted and couldn't help his Uncle-Master even if he came back."

"Then the teacher burned his life force to teach me Yin Release, and said that he could no longer teach me Yang Release and the Yin-Yang Fusion, and told me to find you, my Uncle-Master, and learn from you."

The Sage of Six Paths remained silent. Unlike Hamura Otsutsuki, who was barely surviving on the moon, he had always kept an eye on the Ninja World and had seen far too many lies.

Moreover, the Sage of Six Paths knew very well what kind of person Yichen was, so he could only believe about half of what Yichen said.

The Sage of Six Paths thought to himself, "It's certain that this guy went to the moon. He probably was indeed taken in as a disciple by Hamura, otherwise Hamura wouldn't have taught him Yin Release."

"It's just that this guy's talent for Yang Release is extremely poor. Hamura probably wouldn't ask me to teach him Yang Release and Yin-Yang Fusion."

The Sage of Six Paths glanced at Yichen, thinking it best to say as little as possible to someone like Yichen.

However, this was, after all, his younger brother's apprentice who had brought him news of his brother, so he couldn't just leave without doing anything.

So he asked directly, "Do you want the Yin-Yang Fusion, or the Five Elements Fusion?"

Yichen was secretly delighted and said, "I wonder what suggestions you have, Uncle-Master?"

The Sage of Six Paths did not answer, but just stared at Yichen.

Yichen knew that the Sage of Six Paths had a bad impression of him and misunderstood him, so he didn't want to waste his breath talking to him.

He could only lament that he hadn't been able to get it for free. Otherwise, it would have been much better if the Sage of Six Paths had given him some analysis than if he had been blindly figuring it out himself.

Clearing his throat, Yichen said, "Uncle-Master, I choose the Five Elements Fusion."

Upon hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths waved his hand, and Yichen sensed a slight fluctuation of Chakra, but it only lasted for a brief moment.

And this feeling quickly disappeared, leaving Yichen with a dizzying illusion.

Before he could think it through, Yichen found himself in a vast, white, illusory space.

The Sage of Six Paths did not appear; all that remained before Yichen were the Chakra of the five elements: wind, fire, lightning, water, and earth.

The five types of Chakra intertwine and then fuse, before exiting the fused state and reverting back to the five individual types of Chakra.

Then merge them again, separate them again, and repeat this process.

This happened countless times, until the illusion shattered.

When Yichen returned to the Ninja World from the illusion, the Sage of Six Paths had already vanished before his eyes.

Yichen stroked his chin, somewhat regretful. The Sage of Six Paths wasn't as easily fooled as Hamura Otsutsuki!

The Sage of Six Paths' illusions weren't as realistic as his brother's. This definitely wasn't due to a lack of ability; it was clearly because the Sage of Six Paths was holding back.

"You can't even trust your own junior apprentice?" Yichen curled his lip.

At this moment, the three disciples also woke up one after another. Seeing that the three were somewhat confused, Yichen said, "A senior came to see me just now. He used Genjutsu to put you all to sleep. Don't worry, everything is fine."

Yichen knew his three disciples were clever, so he didn't hide anything from them, but he didn't reveal the identity of the Sage of Six Paths.

The four continued flying towards the Land of Hot Water.

Yichen was reflecting on what he had just said to the Sage of Six Paths, trying to figure out which part was wrong so he could correct it next time.

It's not easy to fleece the Sage of Six Paths.

"Where exactly did I go wrong? Was it because I didn't shed a tear when I mentioned Hamura Otsutsuki?"

"It's not my fault. Pretending to cry in front of the Sage of Six Paths is not a good choice."

"Perhaps I was too hasty and blurted out the pre-made story, which sounded fake to everyone."

"Next time, I'll answer one question at a time, revealing Hanzo and letting him figure out the rest himself."

"Hmm, when it comes to asking him to teach Yang Release and the Yin-Yang Fusion, he should be a little more hesitant."

As Yichen pondered how to speak to the Sage of Six Paths the next time he met him, he entered the Land of Land of Hot Water.

The Land of Hot Water is the territory of the Iwagakure. Shinno practiced medicine here, and Yichen already knew its exact location.

Yichen, accompanied by his three disciples, landed directly in front of the clinic where he practiced medicine.

Yichen's high-profile appearance naturally attracted the attention of many ordinary people. Seeing that a ninja had arrived, and an unusual one at that—a flying ninja—everyone was afraid of getting into trouble and quickly gave way.

Even the people who came to queue for treatment at the clinic have all left.

Shinno, sitting in the clinic Yichen moment he appeared.

Knowing that Yichen must have come to find him, he felt a little flustered.

After all, Yichen was the Kage of the strongest ninja village in the Ninja World, so he still had a certain deterrent effect.

Shinno himself was not weak; he had many Trump Cards. However, having been constantly monitoring the changing situation in the Ninja World, he knew that even with the addition of Zero Tail, he was no match for Yichen.

Shinno asked everyone else in the shop to leave, putting on the image of a kind person who didn't want to implicate others.

After everyone had left, Shinno Yichen said, "I wonder what business Lord Tsuchikage has with me?"

Yichen said, "Has Danzo contacted you?"

Shinno's heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, "How does Yichen even know about this? There was no one else present when Danzo came to find him."

Could it be that Yichen was hiding in the shadows all along? I've heard that Yichen's sensory abilities are the best in the entire Ninja World, so it's not impossible.

Yichen didn't have as many inner monologues as Shinno; he and his three disciples sat down casually in front of Shinno.

Then he said, "I'm the one who introduced Danzo, and I was the one who came up with his Konoha Collapse Plan."