Six Paths Echo

"Long time no see, my children." The Sage of Six Paths' voice was gentle yet weighty, like an echo of history crossing a thousand years, traveling along the Chakra Net and into the heart of every ninja.

Naruto bowed, his eyes filled with reverence. "Sage of Six Paths." He remembered the Fourth War, when the old man before him had granted him and Sasuke the powers of Yin and Yang, guiding them to seal Kaguya and protect the Shinobi World.

Sasuke's Rinnegan lowered slightly. He had spent his life pursuing the truth, from the hatred of the Uchiha to the protection of the Shinobi World, and at this moment, through the Sage of Six Paths, he finally understood the true meaning of the Original Network.

The Sage of Six Paths' gaze swept over the nine Tailed Beasts, gentle ripples rising in his eyes. "I once divided the Ten-Tails' chakra into nine parts and created you not so that you would hate one another, but so that you would carry on tolerance and bonds, and become the foundation of the Chakra Net." He raised his hand and lightly brushed the pillar of light. The veins of the Chakra Net appeared clearly beneath his fingertips, countless fine Light Patterns connecting every ninja, every Tailed Beast, and every inch of land. This was the concrete projection of the Original Network in the material dimension.

"Chakra is not a power meant for plunder, but a bond meant to connect human hearts." The Sage of Six Paths' voice grew even more solemn. "When I founded the Ninjutsu Sect and passed on the truth of chakra, its essence was to engrave the Original Network's mature tendency—settling, protecting, becoming the foundation—into the very genes of the Shinobi World. The God Tree is the root of the Original