Indra felt his consciousness beginning to blur. Beside him, Asura saw what was happening and began to struggle.
"Hm?"
Seeing this, the Sage of Six Paths immediately produced a whip and lashed Asura with it. After a few strokes, Asura quieted down.
After completely suppressing Indra's soul, Uchiha Brahman took out a Seed of Blessing and placed it on Indra's soul, converting him on the spot. Then he did the same to Asura.
Not long afterward, the brothers Indra and Asura, like the two Otsutsuki brothers from earlier, knelt on the ground with utmost devotion, offering their thanks to the great Brahman.
Three generations, three kneels!
"Ha ha ha ha!!! Excellent, excellent!!!"
At the sight, Uchiha Brahman burst out laughing. Then he looked over the entire Pure Land, his powerful sensory abilities covering the whole space. Over the past several thousand years, the souls of nearly every living thing in the world had gathered here.
"Great Brahman, before I died, the Pure Land was merely a peculiar space that had come into being through the accumulation of vast numbers of souls and natural energy. After death, living things in the Shinobi World would enter this space, fall asleep, and slowly fade away. They did not remain asleep in the Pure Land for long periods as they do now!"
Standing nearby, Hagoromo began to explain the Pure Land's origins.
Originally, this was simply a special space that had naturally existed in the Shinobi World. After living things died, their souls entered it, fell asleep, and faded away. Their souls did not persist for long. Moreover, with natural energy involved, those souls would merge into it as they faded, replenishing the natural energy on this planet.
That continued until chakra appeared. The souls of all living things in the Shinobi World became