The Six Paths, Hidden Too Deep!

After returning to the main camp, Hyuga Shin had Tsunade and Orochimaru go get their injuries treated. Saving Nawaki was not urgent for the moment.

After all, to save Nawaki, he would inevitably have to face off against the Sage of Six Paths, and there was no telling what kind of dirty trick that guy might use to scheme against him.

Hyuga Shin also needed to think the method through properly. Besides, watching the battle today had brought him an even greater gain!

The Sage of Six Paths could actually influence people's minds through chakra, and do it without anyone noticing. This was truly a major discovery!

Hyuga Shin remembered that in the original work, it had been said that chakra was passed down by the Sage of Six Paths.

In the very beginning, people had needed the Sage of Six Paths to plant a Chakra Seed in them before they could cultivate it.

After his mother Kaguya was sealed and Hamura went to the moon to stand guard, he became the source of all chakra. The more one thought about it, the more terrifying it was!

No wonder he could influence Hashirama and Madara. Even I was constantly worn down by chakra, my own traces nearly erased, almost branded with his Six Paths mark!

"Then can I still let Tsunade and Orochimaru take part in the treatment this time?" Hyuga Shin thought too much, and could not help but hesitate.

If he brought Nawaki back to life, the Sage of Six Paths would definitely notice, and right now, Orochimaru and Tsunade's fates had already been affected.

It simply had not shown yet!

At the very least, Tsunade had not developed hemophobia!

To Hyuga Shin, that was already a victory.

When the time came, if the Sage of Six Paths saw that Nawaki had not died and that Tsunade and Orochimaru's scripts had deviated, in his fury, he might just follow the chakra and control Tsunade and Orochimaru.

What if the two of them personally slaughtered the resurrected Nawaki all over again?

Would that not mean everything had gone back on track, and all his work had been for nothing?

That Old Bastard Sage of Six Paths was truly sinister!

Before, he had only thought the Sage treated ninja like leeks to harvest. Now he realized it was not just as leeks, but as marionettes too.

No wonder Madara and Hashirama could change overnight!

By that logic, the stronger one was, the easier it was to be affected!

This also confirmed his initial guess that there was a huge problem with the chakra system. It was not only being used to harvest the Shinobi World and fatten himself with the masses' resources; he had also embedded his will deep into the chakra system, influencing everything in the Shinobi World!

It also indirectly confirmed his theory that the Sage of Six Paths equaled fate.

Thinking about it, that made sense. Even a small separated clump of Nine-Tails chakra had its own will. Indra and Asura could both carry their own chakra and will through constant reincarnations.

Let alone the Sage of Six Paths, who was the source of chakra!

Moreover, the Shinobi World had always worshiped the strong. If even the strong themselves could be influenced at any time, how could anyone talk about change?

No wonder changing so-called fate was so difficult!

Hyuga Shin could not help sighing. "I didn't lose unjustly in the Warring States Period."

"Looks like I'll have to find a way to guard against this move of his. Otherwise, the seeds I worked so hard to plant will all end up benefiting him in the end!"

Hyuga Shin sat alone in the tent, his thoughts constantly branching out as he pondered everything about the Sage of Six Paths.

As for treating Nawaki, it might have to be delayed a little.

Until he thought of a way to erase the will the Sage of Six Paths had hidden in chakra, he would have to keep putting it off.

He could only let Nawaki suffer a little longer and keep soaking in the culture fluid.

Guiding and cultivating Orochimaru also had to be put on the agenda. After this incident, Orochimaru should already have many questions he wanted to ask, and Hyuga Shin estimated it would not be long before he came to seek guidance on his own.

As for Tsunade, she counted as an extra, he supposed. After all, she had a big chest, and right now her head was full of nothing but her younger brother.

Just as Hyuga Shin expected, at noon the next day, after handling a pile of matters, Orochimaru came to visit.

"Elder Shin, sorry to disturb you." Orochimaru's arm was wrapped in bandages, his face pale. As soon as he entered, he greeted him, extremely polite.

"What disturbance? I was bored and just thinking of finding someone to chat with. How come you have time to come here today?" Hyuga Shin asked despite already knowing.

"I came to ask you for guidance on some questions, Elder. I don't know if it's convenient."

"If you have any doubts, just say them. This old man will answer as best he can. My life is about to end, and once I take many things into the grave, no one in this world will ever know them again."

"When you spoke of changing the wind's direction, Elder, were you referring to Nawaki's death?"

"Oh? Orochimaru, you really didn't disappoint me. To think you guessed what I meant so quickly. You truly are a genius!"

"Since you had long foreseen it, Elder, why didn't you do your utmost to stop us?" Orochimaru asked the doubt in his heart.

"You're too naive! Many things are not as simple as you think. Even if nothing had happened to Nawaki this time, he still wouldn't have escaped the next!"

"Better to let something happen to him right under our noses. At least then there's still time to save him." Hyuga Shin's words carried a deeper meaning.

"Was the matter with Nawaki a betrayal by the village?" Orochimaru voiced the thought in his heart.

Though he was asking, his tone already conveyed certainty.

"I want to know too!" At that moment, Tsunade barged in like a gust of wind, just in time to hear Orochimaru's words.

She was not stupid either. Nawaki had been targeted like this, and had been marked the first time he went onto the battlefield. There was definitely something abnormal about it.

Besides, where had the Rock Village gotten such precise information to carry out the assassination, and prepare so thoroughly?

If not for Hyuga Shin, Nawaki would already be dead.

That was why Tsunade was so furious. Her Senju Clan had given so much for the village, only to be betrayed!

"Do you really want to know? The truth is often very hurtful."

"Think carefully. How did Nawaki get to the battlefield? And who could have opened every door for him?"

"And do you think someone might have egged him on? Who would have that much influence over him? Think about the things Nawaki often said." Hyuga Shin's words were full of provocation.

Orochimaru and Tsunade fell silent.

They already had their suspicions, but just as Hyuga Shin had said, the truth was cruel!

"Was it our teacher?" Orochimaru was the first to speak what was in his heart. He did understand Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Why? Why would he do this!" Tsunade was furious.

As the young clan head of the Senju Clan, Nawaki was not someone ordinary people could approach. And because of Orochimaru and Tsunade's teaching, he had always been fairly obedient.

But this time, in order to go to the battlefield, not only had he sneaked away, he had also pestered them relentlessly, using every method he could think of. He had even shouted about the Will of Fire and wanting to become Hokage, brainwashing them in reverse!

It had made the two of them feel as though something was wrong with Nawaki's head.

To knock some sense into him, they had finally agreed to let him go to the battlefield, intending to teach him a lesson. They had never expected him to fall into a trap.

"Whether it was him or not, you already know in your hearts. Besides, Hiruzen Sarutobi was only one link in the chain."

"The final target was you!"

"Think more about what was wrong with that battle that day. I'll give you a hint: Summoning Beast!"

"I've said before that the waters of the Shinobi World are far deeper than you imagine. That wasn't an empty phrase!"

"Most people are trapped in one small corner, like frogs at the bottom of a well, seeing only a tiny patch of sky!"

"It isn't that I don't want to tell you plainly. It's just that the time truly hasn't come yet. If you really want to know more of the truth, you might as well discover it yourselves."

Seeing veins starting to bulge on both of their foreheads again, Hyuga Shin had no choice but to hurriedly comfort them.

Hyuga Shin did not want to be a riddler either, but whenever he thought of the Sage of Six Paths' will existing inside their Chakra, he could not help having misgivings.

What if mentioning the four words "Sage of Six Paths" activated the will he had hidden away?

So now he spoke even more carefully than before. For the moment, all he could do was plant nails in their minds.

He would let them have an idea of what was going on. With Orochimaru's intelligence, once he had a hint, he would definitely be able to gain something from it.

When Hyuga Shin found a way to erase the Sage of Six Paths' hidden will, or managed to seal it, that would be when the stage truly belonged to him.

But the more challenging it was, the more interesting it became!

To struggle against people was endless joy!

To struggle against ninjas was endless joy!

To struggle against the Sage of Six Paths was even more endless joy!

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