Making a Move!

What Hyuga Shin had given Tsunade was a set of coordinates for a fixed spatial teleportation point. As long as she opened it, she could activate it, and Hyuga Shin would be able to arrive instantly.

He had prepared it specially during those days at the main camp.

As a former elder of Konohagakure, back when he had been most fond of researching life-preserving ninjutsu, he had once taken the initiative to participate in Tobirama Senju's research into Forbidden Jutsu, and had been his strongest supporter.

So his relationship with Tobirama Senju was quite good, and he had specifically gained a detailed understanding of Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique.

Although he no longer cultivated the Chakra system, he had still figured out the principles of spatial teleportation in this world.

Even if he could not show off all over the battlefield like Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze, a single fixed spatial transfer was still very easy.

For a cultivator whose strength was closest to Six Paths level, making something like this was not difficult.

"So it still happened?" The instant Hyuga Shin appeared, he looked at Nawaki, who was already on his last breath, and said something that made Orochimaru jolt.

"Grandpa Shin, you're here! Please, save Nawaki! You must have a way, right?" Tsunade had no time to think about the deeper meaning in Hyuga Shin's words. She was doing everything she could to maintain Nawaki's vitality.

Tsunade Hime's eyes were full of tears as she looked at Hyuga Shin with a pleading gaze, her frightened body trembling.

She was afraid Hyuga Shin would say what she did not want to hear.

"Have them all move farther away. Send the Summoning Beasts back while you're at it. Leave the rest to me." Hyuga Shin did not hesitate and immediately made arrangements on the scene!

The moment he saw their Summoning Beasts, Hyuga Shin became even more certain of his guess. There was definitely something fishy going on!

Tsunade and Orochimaru did not dare delay either. They hurriedly had their Summoning Beasts return and arranged for the supporting ninja to stand guard farther away.

"Next, do as I say!" The situation was critical, and Hyuga Shin did not dare waste any time. After all, he was trying to snatch someone from the Sage of Six Paths, who liked harvesting leeks and writing scripts.

"I'll take over maintaining Nawaki's vitality. Tsunade, collect the internal organs that were blown out of Nawaki and put them into this container. It doesn't matter if they're damaged."

"They must be cleaned thoroughly!"

With a casual sweep of his hand, Hyuga Shin took out a large bottle filled with Nutrient Solution and told Tsunade the next arrangements.

Then Hyuga Shin placed his hand on the forehead of the dying Nawaki.

"Sealing Technique, Soul Lock!"

Lines of crimson runes crawled from Hyuga Shin's hand across Nawaki's forehead, while some of them drilled toward the spot between his brows.

After a dozen breaths, the Sealing Technique was completed. At the very least, his soul would not be taken into the Pure Land.

If his soul entered the Pure Land, then even Hyuga Shin would be out of options.

That was the Sage of Six Paths' territory. Even if Hyuga Shin advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, he might not necessarily be able to defeat him on his home ground, let alone now.

So Hyuga Shin used the Sealing Technique at the first possible moment to seal away Nawaki's soul, which was about to be seized by the Pure Land.

Then Hyuga Shin did not delay. After pretending to form hand seals, he pressed both hands onto Nawaki's ruined chest.

"Sage Art, Infinite Life Lock!"

Hyuga Shin's entire body radiated a powerful aura that did not belong to someone of his age!

It shocked Orochimaru and Tsunade, who had just freed her hands and was preparing to deal with Nawaki's internal organs. They had not expected that even with one foot in the grave, he still possessed such terrifying power.

Because of this, they gained a little more confidence that Hyuga Shin could save Nawaki.

A vast surge of Natural Energy seeped into every inch of Nawaki's body, then locked down the loss of his life like a great net.

After a series of actions, he finally managed to lock Nawaki's vitality at the very last moment, leaving him in a state where he was dying but not yet dead.

Of course, this only kept Nawaki from dying. If he wanted to truly bring him back to life, some effort was still needed.

But presumably, it would not be that easy.

Even so, it left Orochimaru, who was watching from the side, shocked beyond words.

With injuries like Nawaki's, in Orochimaru's current judgment, he was certain to die.

Forget Tsunade Hime—even if Chiyo, who later traded life for life, came here, she would be helpless. Some of his internal organs had been blasted to pieces. How was he supposed to be saved?

Therefore, even though he had held expectations for Hyuga Shin, deep down, he had still sentenced Nawaki to death.

Yet Hyuga Shin had done it. He had successfully locked down Nawaki's life.

Orochimaru could still tell that much.

On the other side, the Sage of Six Paths, who was in the Pure Land, had always been paying attention to the Shinobi World, especially to certain pieces that were more important to him.

The Sannin were important supporting characters in the script for his next stage, and their fates had long since been arranged.

But during his recent observations, he had discovered a deviation in the direction of the script. Fortunately, the Sage of Six Paths discovered it in time and corrected it.

For this, he had even specially notified the Great Slug Sage and the White Snake Sage.

Only after seeing Nawaki bombarded by the Explosive Tag did the Sage of Six Paths withdraw his attention.

In his view, since destiny had already returned to its proper path, it would not change again.

In the Shinobi World, no one had yet been able to escape the arrangements of destiny. Even powerful figures like Uchiha Madara and Hashirama in the past had been the same.

Afterward, he once again sank into cultivation, quietly waiting for the arrival of the next Great Trend.

But what the Sage of Six Paths could not have imagined was that Hyuga Shin, whom he had once schemed against until he had almost died, had returned.

And he had once again stepped onto the gambling table of fate!

By sheer chance, he had brushed right past him, giving Hyuga Shin the chance to slip in and steal home.

"All right. Nawaki's life is safe for now, but bringing him back will take some work. Take Nawaki back first," Hyuga Shin said, looking at Tsunade and Orochimaru, who had already finished cleaning up.

"Thank you, Grandpa Shin. Please, you have to save Nawaki. I'm begging you!" Tsunade stepped forward excitedly and bowed in thanks.

"Did Elder Shin foresee all of this?" Orochimaru also moved closer and voiced the question in his heart.

Though he was shocked by Hyuga Shin's abilities, he had noticed many problems. Unlike Tsunade, whose mind was now filled entirely with Nawaki.

"What do you think, Orochimaru? We'll talk after we get back. This isn't the place for that." Hyuga Shin took the nutrient bottle containing Nawaki's internal organs from Tsunade and headed toward Leaf Camp.

Orochimaru hurriedly picked up the unconscious Nawaki, then followed with Tsunade, both dragging their injured bodies along.

Sure enough, not showing himself directly earlier and joining the fight had been the right call. The Sage of Six Paths had been watching in secret all along.

Hyuga Shin had actually been hiding five kilometers away and observing the battle ever since it began. He had clearly sensed a powerful will influencing the minds of the Rock Village ninja.

It might even have been controlling their bodies!

Only after Nawaki was blown up did that will quietly withdraw. If Hyuga Shin had been cultivating the Chakra system instead of the True Immortal Path, he probably would not have discovered its existence at all.

This was an adjustment made in response to Hyuga Shin's forced intervention. It seemed the Sage of Six Paths also cared a great deal about the Sannin's script.

Which made sense. They were all meant to guide the sons he would reincarnate as in the future, so they carried some weight after all.

Otherwise, they would not have received the recognition of the Three Great Sage Regions.

After all, the Three Great Sage Regions did not acknowledge just anyone.

Looking across all of Naruto, only a handful of people had ever won their favor, and every one of them was connected to the protagonists.

Even Tsunade's disciple Shizune had not gained the Slug's recognition.

Instead, Sakura, who was on the same team as Naruto and Sasuke, received it.

Was there really no one who coveted the Summoning Beasts of the Three Great Sage Regions? Of course there was!

Do not think Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya did not want to give the people close to them a chance. In reality, they simply did not have the final say.

That Old Bastard Sage of Six Paths and the Old Monsters of the Three Great Sage Regions definitely had some shady backdoor deal going on.

Hyuga Shin became even more certain of his guess.

Next, if he wanted to save Nawaki, he would probably have no choice but to face off against the Sage of Six Paths.

What a pain!