Testing

"What if I join you?"

A deep, resonant voice echoed in the Hamura Shrine, and an elderly figure, clad in a robe Tomoe and wielding a sage's staff, appeared beside Hamura Otsutsuki.

The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, with his circular Rinnegan, reflected the unruly young man before him, whose strength had grown to the point that even he could no longer see him clearly.

Moreover, the rapid development of the Ninja World and its clashes with other continents kept him constantly on his toes.

He couldn't help but feel the tide of the times, as if it were about to wash him, this old wave, away on the beach.

"Including Hagoromo Yuyi, of course they are qualified!"

With his arms crossed, Uchiha Takeyasu opened and closed his eyes, and the crimson Eternal Mangekyo appeared in his eye sockets. Looking at the two Otsutsuki brothers standing side by side, a desire to fight spread through his heart.

Come to think of it, since acquiring the power of the Six Paths, he has never truly gone all out. If he could defeat the Six Paths Brothers, the True Dragon King and Dragon Emperor of the other continent, and those unpredictable world-class artifacts, they probably wouldn't pose a threat to him anymore, right?

Watching the restless Uchiha Takeyasu, the Six Paths brothers were a bit at a loss. It wasn't that they couldn't fight, but that they didn't want to engage in a pointless battle.

Whether it's Hagoromo Otsutsuki's transcendence from yin to yang in his Pure Land, or Hamura Otsutsuki's transcendence of his Tenseigan, both require immense and vast energy.

Their plans have been in progress for a thousand years and have reached a critical juncture; neither wants to create any unforeseen complications.

(Indra's descendants are always so easily swayed by their emotions.)

(But we are not people to be bullied!)

Faced with the provocation of his junior, Hagoromo Otsutsuki's gaze was deep and unfathomable, his face showing no anger, remaining utterly calm. He tapped his Sage Staff on the ground, making a crisp sound, "Takeyasu-san, if you don't mind the earth cracking and all living beings being wiped out, then we will certainly accompany you to the end in this battle."

One step of showing weakness leads to further steps of showing weakness.

Since we're going to fight, let's fight to the bitter end. Either the two brothers will perish completely and turn to ashes, or Uchiha Takeyasu death on the spot!

"My brother's meaning is my meaning!"

With Hagoromo Otsutsuki arriving to lend a hand, how could Hamura Otsutsuki back down? At this moment, the tables have turned, and it is now Uchiha Takeyasu's turn to feel immense pressure.

(These two old idiots...)

Uchiha Takeyasu twitched his index finger slightly, his gaze fixed intently on the Six Paths brothers.

He was fully utilizing the spatial domain of [Amenotokotachi], contemplating whether he could transfer the two of them to outer space for a life-or-death battle without any scruples.

The two brothers of the Six Paths were undoubtedly at a low point in their strength. Even though their strength was below that of the Six Paths, Uchiha Takeyasu absolutely did not believe that he would lose, but the probability of winning was not high either.

Overall, it's roughly a 50/50 situation.

Suddenly, the three people standing at the pinnacle of the world shifted their gazes and all of them used spatial jumps to travel beyond the moon.

"You two really have a lot of little tricks up your sleeves."

"Same to you."

Uchiha Takeyasu, who wanted to move the Six Paths Brothers, also sensed the spatial pulling force of the other party. In order not to be caught up in the disadvantage of terrain, Uchiha Takeyasu chose to leave first.

The three stared at each other for a while, separated by 80,000 meters. Uchiha Takeyasu looked at the Ninja World world behind them, snorted disdainfully, and suppressed his fighting spirit.

"Is this all the two of you are capable of?"

"The method doesn't matter as long as it increases the chances of winning by one or two points."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki's eyes were indifferent; he didn't think it was shameful or beneath his dignity to threaten Uchiha Takeyasu with the Ninja World behind him.

He had herded the Ninja World for a thousand years and had long been accustomed to life and death. The lives of mortals were but a fleeting few decades; dying early or late made no difference.

The same applies to Hamura Otsutsuki.

Death is simply a process that all life must go through, and neither of them was an exception.

"Boring!"

Since [Amenotokotachi] cannot transfer these two to deeper and farther space, continuing their standoff is not very meaningful.

"I want the space on the lunar surface!"

Uchiha Takeyasu left with a single sentence and turned to return to the Ninja World.

The two remaining brothers, Six Paths, exchanged a glance and returned to the Hamura Shrine inside the moon.

Beneath the golden Tenseigan, Hamura Otsutsuki frowned slightly. "Brother Hagoromo, what are your plans for what comes next?"

"Understanding the meaning behind the music," said Hagoromo Otsutsuki, gazing at the Konoha research base above the moon and sensing the massive Barrier Ninjutsu gradually forming there.

"Sometimes, what belongs to him can also become ours."

"Let the young people do their thing. In the end, the strong will still be respected!"

At this point, Hagoromo Otsutsuki abruptly changed the subject, "How much longer do you have?"

After a Hamura Otsutsuki replied, "Through Uchiha Takeyasu's efforts, we acquired a batch of Byakugan in the last two or three years."

"I'm almost there too."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki sighed, "After a thousand years of accumulation, we are finally about to see the dawn of success. When that time comes, you and I, brothers, will embark on the path of transcendence, and the world will be completely different."

"I see."

Hamura Otsutsuki's furrowed brows relaxed, and his dissatisfaction vanished with his brother's encouragement. He glanced at the Konoha Ninja bustling about on the moon's surface, said nothing more, and turned back into the Tenseigan.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki's figure also disappeared from Hamura Shrine.

Konoha, the Presidential Building.

(This probing attempt against Hamura Otsutsuki actually exceeded expectations; the Six Paths brothers remain formidable.)

(It's impossible to bring down these two stubborn old men like Biden in the short term by relying on myself. If this drags on, who knows what new changes might occur.)

What Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura sought after a thousand years of accumulation was something that Uchiha Takeyasu had always been wary of.

This time, instead of using Mana to condense a planet on its own, building the research base on the lunar surface was a test of Hamura Otsutsuki's abilities.

The result of the test was as expected; the two were clearly wary of something.

If they don't care about the masses of the Ninja World, then they are clearly worried about something that is closely related to themselves—strength!

(I need to find a way to deal with these two old bastards as soon as possible, otherwise I'll be the one in trouble later.)

There can be no two suns in the sky, nor two masters on earth.

Uchiha Takeyasu didn't want two more powerful figures to rise above him, the Ninja World Head of State.

He sat in his office, his gaze lingering on Minamoto Kaori for a moment.

"Darling, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just think Kaori looks even prettier today."

Uchiha Takeyasu wanted the women in his family to grow stronger, but as time went on, he increasingly didn't want the outside world to get involved in the family's affairs, and he didn't want them to participate in battles.

This would make him feel incompetent.

Minamoto Kaori put down her pen and stared intently at Uchiha Takeyasu. They were an old married couple, so how could she not sense the hesitation in his heart?