Hagoromo Otsutsuki was not in a very good mood either.
He had originally thought that even if he could not deal with Naruto, he would at least be able to retreat unscathed. But now, it seemed that this strand of Chakra would be hard-pressed to escape destruction as well.
Chakra diminished with every use, and he had even expended a Sage's Talisman from Mount Myōboku. If he wished to continue interfering with the world of the living in the future, it would likely not be so easy.
Still, Naruto had demonstrated his own strength, even if that was merely Hagoromo Otsutsuki's one-sided assessment.
He now acknowledged Naruto's path.
He had watched over this world from the Pure Land for nearly a thousand years.
For a thousand years, the countries of the Ninja World had been locked in endless war. True peace had never appeared.
Even the brief periods of peace only came because the countries of the Ninja World had grown weary of fighting and needed around ten years to rest and recuperate. But that was merely preparation for the next war, waiting until they had recovered before launching a new one.
The countries of the Ninja World had only ever existed in two states: war, and preparing for war.
He had long grown tired of such a Ninja World, yet he had never been able to find a new path to peace.
Since the scale of the wars had not been too great and most ordinary people in the Ninja World remained safe, he had stopped interfering in its affairs.
He simply waited in peace for the Child of Prophecy to descend.
For the Ninja World's true threat had never been war alone. War would not destroy the Ninja World, but Kaguya Otsutsuki truly wanted to destroy it.
Yet