Before Shinji could answer, the Sage of Six Paths continued, "With the chakra you have now, there shouldn't be anything you need my help with, should there?"
Shinji asked, "Do you know the state the Shinobi World is in right now?"
The Sage of Six Paths hesitated, then asked tentatively, "What exactly do you mean?"
Shinji's expression darkened.
He had thought the Sage of Six Paths would have noticed the Overlord of Fear. It seemed that after splitting the Ten-Tails, creating Ninshu and spreading chakra, and now losing his physical body, the Sage of Six Paths had suffered a severe decline in power. He could no longer sense the Overlord of Fear lurking beyond the barriers between dimensions.
Still, that was only natural. Even the Great Toad Sage, who possessed the gift of prophecy, could only vaguely foresee that a crisis was coming to the Shinobi World. He had no way of knowing what kind of crisis it would be or who the enemy was.
Seeing Shinji's expression, the Sage of Six Paths was baffled. "What happened?"
Shinji sighed. "Since you don't know anything, there's no need for me to explain it all. You only need to know that there's a terrifying enemy in the universe watching the Shinobi World. At most, the Shinobi World may be destroyed within three years!"
The Sage of Six Paths grew solemn. "Is it the Otsutsuki Clan?"
Shinji shook his head. "I stopped worrying about ordinary Otsutsuki long ago! This time, the enemy is even more terrifying than the Otsutsuki, so I need some Six Paths level allies!"
"Six Paths level?" The Sage of Six Paths paused, then understood. "I no longer wish to interfere in the affairs of the Shinobi World!"
"You misunderstand. I wasn't planning to ask you for help!" After a