Decisive Battle VI

However, the Sage of Six Paths' appearance is somewhat different from before!

The Sage of Six Paths originally did not have Tomoe in his Rinnegan, but now nine Tomoe have appeared on both of his eyes.

Seeing this, Yichen thought to himself, "Indeed, the Sage of Six Paths is the most unfathomable one!"

His eyes may look like ordinary Rinnegan, but they have actually evolved into the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan.

Yichen even speculated that behind the stripe on the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' forehead, there was also an eye hidden!

That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after a thousand years, no one knows how many kinds of Dōjutsu the Sage of Six Paths has discovered.

Seeing that Naruto's fate was even more tragic than Sasuke's, the Sage of Six Paths roared in anger, "Yichen!"

Seeing that the Sage of Six Paths was about to make a move, Yichen quickly used his Dōjutsu to open a Space-Time Door.

Yichen didn't open this Space-Time Door to escape; he simply wanted to connect his Outer Space with the Desert Space where Kaguya was.

Naruto will likely suffer the same fate as Sasuke, and he probably won't be able to be resurrected.

Yichen speculated that, although they were both sons, Naruto, as the reincarnation of Asura, held a higher position in the Sage of Six Paths' heart than Sasuke, the reincarnation of Indra.

Yichen, not wanting to directly confront the Sage of Six Paths' wrath, decides to drag Kaguya into the mess!

This tactic worked perfectly; the Space-Time Door had barely opened a crack when the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya sensed each other simultaneously.

The Sage of Sage of Six Paths froze for a moment, his anger vanished instantly, and he turned to look at the Desert Space.

In the Desert Space, Kaguya completely lost control of her emotions and shouted, "Hagoromo!"

As she shouted, she activated her Dōjutsu again, sending Nagato and the others who had been entangled with her flying, and then rushed straight towards the Outer Space.

Sokai wanted to stop him, but was stopped by a single look from Izumi Uchiha.

This time, the Space-Time Door was opened by Yichen himself, Izumi Uchiha believed that Yichen had probably ended the battle.

There's no need to stop Kaguya anymore!

Kaguya Wind Release: Breakthrough the Miko Seal and arrived at the Outer Space unimpeded. At this moment, she no longer saw anyone else but the Sage of Six Paths.

As Kaguya arrived, the Sage of Six Paths seemed to sense something and reached out his hand in a certain direction.

Yichen narrowed his eyes, because the Sage of Six Paths' outstretched hand had vanished from his sight.

When the hand reappeared, it was already carrying something.

Huh? Is this the other half of Naruto? Is there any hope for Naruto in this state?

The Sage of Six Paths did not attempt to save Naruto; instead, he first collected Naruto's lower body.

Just then, Kaguya also passed through the Space-Time Door.

The Sage of Six Paths looked at Kaguya with a similarly complicated expression.

A thousand years ago, the Sage of Six Paths was still young and couldn't accept that his mother treated everyone in the Ninja World like crops in a nursery.

So, after being bewitched by the Great Toad Sage, he betrayed his mother!

However, for the past thousand years, the Sage of Six Paths has been doing the same thing as his mother, treating the Ninja World as a nursery.

He was also developing weapons of war!

He just did it much more discreetly!

Having observed the Ninja World in secret for a thousand years, the Sage of Six Paths no longer cared about things like family and love.

He witnessed too much of human nature, both the good and the ugly.

More importantly, the Sage of Six Paths had witnessed the changes of too many people from birth to death.

At this moment, in the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, the life and death of a few individuals had become completely meaningless.

He had long since become indifferent to how all the creatures in the Ninja World were faring.

Heroes and demons alike must die. Whether their lives were good or bad, they will eventually Return to Pure Land.

It can be said that the peace that Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Nagato, Jiraiya, Naruto, and others desired was worthless in the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths!

As long as not everyone in the entire Ninja World dies, it's not a big deal.

At this moment, the Sage of Six Paths only has the Otsutsuki Clan, whose arrival is uncertain.

His sole purpose in interfering in the Ninja World was to prepare for the invasion of the Otsutsuki Clan!

It's good that there's conflict in the Ninja World; it can help cultivate his weapons of war.

Since there was no conflict in the Ninja World, he created a few monsters similar to Death God or Jashin to add some vitality to the Ninja World.

Because of this change in mindset, the Sage of Six Paths began to question the choices he made in his youth.

This is why, despite having a deep friendship with the Great Toad Sage, the Sage of Sage of Six Paths stood by and watched as the Great Toad Sage was killed by Yichen and the others.

The current Sage of Six Paths considers Mount Myōboku, where the Great Toad Sage resides, and the other two great sacred lands to be native forces of the Ninja World.

The Great Toad Sage encouraged him to rebel, also for his own benefit.

They treated the Ninja World as their own territory, Kaguya encroached on their interests, which is why they instigated the young and naive me to fight against Kaguya.

Therefore, the Sage of Six Paths has not contacted the Great Toad Sage all these years.

Therefore, the Sage of Six Paths felt guilty towards Kaguya, and he could no longer rebuke his mother with the same righteous indignation he had a thousand years ago!

In the original work, the Sage of Six Paths also had this mindset, which is why he never confronted Kaguya directly, but instead had Naruto and Sasuke fight this proxy war!

Yichen didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the mother and son, so he slowly withdrew from their sight and came to Neji's side.

Seeing Neji also cleverly exited the Tenseigan Chakra Mode and restrained his Chakra.

At that moment, Izumi Uchiha opened a Space-Time Door from another direction.

Then, together with Nagato, Shion, and Sokai, she bypassed the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya and arrived at Yichen and Neji's side.

Neji quickly handed the Giant Sharingan to Izumi Uchiha.

Izumi Uchiha the Giant Tenseigan, glanced at the exploded Great Toad Sage, and stuck out his tongue.

Seeing that the mother and son were still gazing at each other affectionately, Yichen handed over the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan that he had obtained from Naruto to Izumi Uchiha.

Upon Izumi Uchiha was taken aback and instinctively said, "It's the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan? Teacher Yichen, where did you get this?"

Yichen said, "It's the same one Sasuke originally had, but it first fused with one of Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan, and then absorbed some of Naruto's Yang Power, evolving once again!"

As Yichen spoke, he was still forcibly absorbing the Yang Power in his hand.

However, Yichen did not have the authority to absorb this Yang Power, so he was unable to do so.

At that moment, the Sage of Six Paths, seeing the tears streaming down Kaguya's face, also lowered his head slightly.

He said slowly, "Mother, I'm sorry!"

Kaguya did not respond; she continued to stare at the Sage of Six Paths, tears still streaming down her face.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen said, "Let's go back to the Ninja World first, and leave this place to the Sage of Six Paths and his mother!"

The others naturally had no objections, Sokai immediately opened a Space-Time Door.

After the six people walked out of the Space-Time Door and it closed, Yichen immediately took out Naruto's palm and said, "This is the Yang Power of the Sage of Six Paths. I can't absorb it alone. Let's all work together to absorb it!"

"Kaguya is no match for the Sage of Six Paths. Once the Sage of Six Paths has dealt with Kaguya, it will be our turn!"

"We don't have much time, everyone, let's all work harder and take advantage of the Sage of Six Paths being held back by Kaguya to further improve our strength!"

After saying that, the group formed three circles again and began their practice.

This time, everyone's focus was on the Yang Power in Naruto's palm!

Fortunately, the process went more smoothly than expected. Although Yichen did not have the authority, he did obtain the Yin Power from Izumi Uchiha.

With Izumi Uchiha the center, everyone with the ability to absorb Chakra exerted an attraction on this palm.

Soon, wisps of Yang Power rapidly emanated from Naruto's palms.

At the same time, Izumi Uchiha also gradually released the Yin Power from his palm.

The Yin and Yang halves merge to form a new Chakra, which is the Chakra of the Kekkei Mōra, possessing all seven attributes.

Everyone was invigorated upon seeing this and began to absorb the nutrients with all their might.

Among them, Yichen and Izumi Uchiha the fastest absorption speed.

Yichen has already reached the threshold of the Kekkei Mōra, and the absorption process is proceeding smoothly.

Izumi Uchiha, on the other hand, possessed the most direct authority and a Giant Sharingan.

Of the remaining people, Sokai and Neji also had astonishing absorption speeds.

Sokai first transplanted Naruto's eye, and then used this toad eye to absorb the nutrients.

Neji used his Giant Tenseigan to aid in the absorption.

Those at the Sage level can absorb it, while those at the outermost Kage Level can only comprehend the Yin Yang Power.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, the Yin Power in Izumi Uchiha and the Yang Power in Naruto's palm disappeared simultaneously.

After the Chakra that had dissipated in the air was absorbed by everyone, Yichen and the others opened their eyes.

Yichen sensed it and discovered that most of his Chakra had already undergone transformation!

Whew, I let out a long breath. That feeling of racing against time to cultivate just now wasn't good; it was too tense!

Yichen looked at Izumi Uchiha, "Hmm, not bad. Izumi Uchiha's left eye has already Nine Tomoe Rinnegan, which means he has entered the realm of Kekkei Mōra!"

However, we still lack time!

If Yichen and Izumi Uchiha others were given a few more decades, even without the power of Yin Power and Yang Power, their strength would increase significantly.

Neji and the others will definitely improve as well.

When the time comes to face the Sage of Six Paths again, Yichen will be even more confident!

Yichen said, "Let's go see how the battle is going on the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' side."

Even without looking, Yichen knew that the Sage of Six Paths must have Chibaku Tensei to seal Kaguya after retrieving the Yin Yang Power.

Sure enough, when Yichen and his group of six entered the Outer Space, the terrain had changed drastically.

It looked as if countless huge rocks had been dug out of the ground.

In the air, there was a huge black sphere.

The Sage of Six Paths was flying in the air with a complex expression on his face.

His body was almost negligible compared to the enormous Chibaku Tensei.

Directly below the black sphere, a large group of ninjas sat cross-legged.

A rough count suggests there are over a hundred people.

It seems that even the Sage of Six Paths couldn't defeat Kaguya easily, and he had to summon so many helpers!

Yichen recognized many of them; these people had previously been Impure World Reincarnation using Edo Tensei to participate in the great battle.

The First Earth Shadow and Second Tsuchikage of Lianyan Iwagakure were among them.

Others were just killed in this great battle, such as Sasuke and Hozuki Mangetsu!

There were also some unfamiliar faces; judging from their attire, they were probably from the Warring States Period.

The majority of them were dressed in clothing adorned with the Uchiha Clan Emblem and the Senju Clan Emblem.

Yichen also saw several pairs of Byakugan from the Hyuga Clan. None of these people had the Caged Bird their foreheads, so they must be from the Main Family.

These people all appeared as Reanimated Body, but there was one exception: Naruto.

At this moment, Naruto was sitting in a specific spot, just like everyone else.

However, his aura was not at the level of Kekkei Mōra during his battle with Madara Uchiha.

Even Sage found it somewhat difficult!

It seems the Sage of Six Paths only resurrected him, but did not impart the Yang Power to him again!

However, this was enough to convince Yichen; even in that state, he was actually resurrected by the Sage of Six Paths.

Yichen is now considered half Kekkei Mōra himself, and he also possesses the ability to create life.

Although he had never used it, Yichen knew that it could only revive ordinary people or low-level ninjas.

Reviving Kage Level being is already a stretch, and while reviving Sage-level being isn't impossible, it would definitely affect one's own strength.

They might even fall below their own level.

Yichen could not possibly do something like the Sage of Six Paths, who could almost arbitrarily twist life and death!

Sensing the arrival of Yichen and the others, the Sage of Six Paths slowly withdrew his gaze from Kaguya and turned to look at Yichen.

Yichen knew that he had now completely fallen out with the Sage of Six Paths!

Therefore, Yichen decided to first occupy the moral high ground, and he shouted, "Hagoromo Otsutsuki!"

"For the past thousand years, you have treated the Ninja World as your nursery, constantly instigating Ninja World, all to help you create these weapons of war."

"Today, on behalf of countless lives in the Ninja World, I will seal you away! I will restore justice to the Ninja World! I will establish a truly peaceful Ninja World!"

When Yichen spoke, his tone was firm, his expression solemn, and he exuded righteousness!

Although the Sage of Six Paths knew what kind of person Yichen was, he still felt a pang of guilt when Yichen asked him such a righteous question.

This scene is so similar to one from a thousand years ago, when I myself righteously and eloquently rebuked my mother.

But, after a thousand years, have I become the very person I once hated most?

The Sage of Six Paths softened his murderous gaze as he looked at Yichen.

Who was Yichen? His heart skipped a beat. Wait, could there still be a chance?

Yichen was about to press his advantage and say a few more words to shake the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' resolve.

Suddenly, Naruto stepped forward and shouted at Yichen, "Tsuchikage, what nonsense are you talking about? Grandpa Sage of Six Paths is the hero who sealed Kaguya!"

"He's saving the Ninja World! It's you Iwa ninja who's destroying the peace of the Ninja World! You were the ones who released Kaguya!"

Seeing that the Sage of Six Paths' expression had hardened again after hearing Naruto's words, Yichen.

Yichen immediately pointed at Naruto's nose and scolded, "Naruto Uzumaki, you clearly don't understand anything, yet all you know how to do is lecture!"

Naruto wanted to retort, but before he could even open his mouth, Yichen shouted, "Shut up!"

"What right do you have to speak? You're the reincarnation of the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' son. You could become Sage without even trying, so of course you're siding with him!"

Naruto wanted to launch into a long explanation of how hard he worked, and planned to dedicate three episodes to reminiscing about his tragic childhood. He began, "I..."

Yichen, however, had no intention of listening to him and shouted to himself, "You were born without the need for cultivation; your two fathers have already arranged everything for you!"

"Minato Namikaze left you with many connections and many privileges!"

"Don't argue, you just took all of this for granted without even realizing it!"

"You're not young anymore. Think back carefully. You did so many terrible things when you were a child, why didn't anyone arrest you?"

"It's only because everyone knows your surname Namikaze, and they're protecting you because your father is the Fourth Hokage!"

"If you had done that to an ordinary civilian, they would have been arrested by the Police Force or the Anbu long ago."

"Perfect timing! Here we are Fugaku Uchiha, the former head of the Konoha Police Force, White Fang, the former head of the Anbu."

"Ask them, what crime is it to vandalize Hokage Rock and insult the former and current Hokage?"

Naruto looked at Fugaku Uchiha and White Fang, whom Yichen was pointing at, but both of them turned their heads away, refusing to look at Naruto.

"Furthermore, your father, Minato Namikaze, gave you the Nine-Tails, the most powerful Tailed Beast, while your mother inherited the powerful physique of the Uzumaki Clan!"

"It will grant you immense power without any training!"

"Who do you think you are? There are plenty of people who train harder than you, so why are they still only Genin while you can quickly reach Jonin and Kage Level strength?"

"It's all because you have the Uzumaki Clan's bloodline and the Nine-Tails! Your so-called efforts are a complete joke!"

"Your stamina is hundreds or even thousands of times that of a normal ninja. You'll feel completely refreshed after just one night's sleep."

"Have you ever experienced the agony of practicing diligently all day, only to find your whole body aching the next morning, making it difficult even to get out of bed? You haven't!"

"If everyone in the Ninja World possessed your powerful Uzumaki Clan physique, who wouldn't be able to train diligently?"

"Someone who struggles to even learn a D-rank Ninjutsu isn't worthy to speak to me!"

"If you weren't the reincarnation of the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' son, do you think you could have become Sage?"

"You're long dead! The Sage of Six Paths saved you twice in this First Shinobi War alone!"

"Why didn't he save the others? Look at that Mist ninja, his name is Hozuki Mangetsu, he just died too, why didn't the Sage of Six Paths save him!"

"You lackey of the Sage of Six Paths, of course you'd side with Sage of Six Paths!"

Naruto was stunned by Yichen's barrage of insults.

In Naruto's heart, everything he has is the result of his hard work! He lost his parents at a young age, and his background is tragic!

But after hearing what Yichen said, he realized that everything he had previously thought he had achieved through hard work was actually determined by his bloodline.

While Yichen was outwardly scolding Naruto, his main focus was actually on observing the Sage of Six Paths' expression.

Sure enough, as Naruto's arrogance was dampened, the resolute expression on the Sage of Six Paths' face disappeared!

Yichen was secretly delighted. His eyes darted around, and he continued to berate Naruto: "Naruto Uzumaki, why do you think Kakashi took you as his disciple? Why do you think Mount Myōboku signed a contract with you?"

"You think you can train hard enough? What a joke! Countless ninjas have been training day and night since you were scribbling doodles."

"Why didn't they have the same opportunity as you to become Hokage's disciple and a successor of the Holy Land? Isn't it simply because you're the son of the Sage of Six Paths and have exceptional talent?"

"What the hell? You're getting a good deal and then acting innocent!"

"You really think you're some kind of savior?! You even dare to question me about why I released Kaguya!"

"I released Kaguya so that you would kill each other, and so that justice could be Ninja World!"

As Yichen finished speaking, he noticed that the Sage of Six Paths frowned almost imperceptibly.

My heart skipped a beat. Had I gone too far with my insults?

So Yichen changed the subject and continued, "However, Sage of Six Paths, I understand your predicament. You are doing this to prepare for the possible arrival of the Otsutsuki Clan in the future."

"But this is not a reason for you to enslave the Ninja World and bring disaster upon it!"

After a pause, Yichen said, "Sage of Six Paths, I don't want to completely fall out with you. Both sides' battles result in the loss of the Ninja World's power."

"The losses will be in the strength needed to deal with future invaders."

"I have reliable intelligence that within ten years, those invaders will arrive one after another."

"I've been training the next generation all these years, just to prepare for that day!"

"I'm doing everything I can to Unifying the Ninja World to avoid internal strife; we need to unite!"

"The Konoha founded by your son's previous incarnation is already rotten!"

"Your son's current reincarnation is an idiot! He can't even tell who's good and who's bad, what right does he have to lead the Ninja World in battle?!"

"Therefore, in order not to lose the power of the Ninja World, and not to become a sinner of the Ninja World, I am willing to First Shinobi War you fairly."

"Let's have a one-on-one match, without using up any other tricks, just for a friendly spar."

The Sage of Six Paths remained silent.

So Yichen said to himself, "We will compete for the priority right to govern the Ninja World!"

"If I win, you will temporarily withdraw from the Ninja World, Ninja World I will take over its governance. Of course, the task of defending against external enemies will also be entrusted to me!"

"Wait until we can't beat them, then you can step in! But by then, it will mean I was wrong, and I will completely relinquish the Ninja World."

"If you win this competition, then I and all the Sage behind me will temporarily withdraw from the Ninja World stage, and the Ninja World will continue to develop according to your plan."

"Of course, when dealing with external enemies, you should be the first to go, because you're proving your methods are correct."

"Similarly, if you are unable to resist external enemies and need our help, it means you have failed, and the Ninja World will have to develop according to my will!"

The Sage of Six Paths thought about it and felt that Yichen's idea was indeed good, as it could effectively reduce internal strife within the Ninja World.

But something just doesn't feel right!

Wait a minute, I was planning to kill him, so how did it turn into a friendly spar?

After thinking it over, the Sage of Six Paths did not agree immediately, but stared at Yichen with murderous intent.

Yichen's heart skipped a beat. Could it be? This old man reacted so quickly? He already understood my little scheme?

Yichen sighed and said, "Sage of Six Paths, I'll say it again: let bygones be bygones."

"It's just like when you sealed your mother away back then. Did you surrender just because you were wrong back then?"

"Your current strength surpasses that of your mother, and you have prepared many contingency plans to deal with external enemies. You are clearly more suitable than your mother to rule the Ninja World now."

"So even knowing you were wrong, you still sealed your mother away again!"

The Sage of Six Paths' expression changed slightly after Yichen revealed his thoughts!

The change was subtle, but it did not escape Yichen's observation.