Hyuga Shin was at a loss.
It was really annoying, but he did not want to give up.
It was just like when a novelist got stuck while writing—their thoughts seemed to jam in one place and stop moving.
How could he get the shinobi to investigate the Will of the Six Paths embedded within Chakra?
The Will of the Six Paths and Chakra were one. It could be said that the Chakra within a shinobi's body was composed of the Will of the Six Paths.
"Would strengthening the shinobi's will work? What if I came up with a way to improve their mental power and had them train it?"
"Powerful mental strength should help greatly with perception, but discovering something that originally belongs to oneself would still be very difficult."
It was like having two eyes on one's body. Everyone had two eyes, and no matter how one studied them, those two eyes seemed perfectly normal.
But he was abnormal!
Hyuga Shin thought it over, but still rejected the idea, feeling that the possibility was too low.
"Then should I continue perfecting the Sealing Technique? It's a method, but as long as it's a Sealing Technique, there will inevitably be a way to break it. Besides, the Six Paths Sage has worked at this for over a thousand years. I'm afraid it could only block him for a while."
Although this method was feasible, it still carried a certain amount of risk. He would set it aside for now and make the final decision only if he truly had no other choice.
"What about Soul Secret Techniques? For example, the Spirit Transformation Technique, Living Corpse Reincarnation, and Impure World Reincarnation?"
"Would their operating principles help with this?"
"Not really. The soul is a spiritual energy body, one of the sources from which the Chakra system arose. The Chakra system of the Six Paths Sage may have seeped into it as well."
"When I was on the verge of death, what the soul devoured in return should have been the Will of the Six Paths hidden within the soul."
Hyuga Shin guessed that when Orochimaru tried to take over Sasuke's body later in the original story, he had probably been sabotaged by the wills of Indra and the Six Paths Sage.
"Otherwise, with Sasuke being only a teenager, there was no way he could have withstood the erosion of Orochimaru's will." Hyuga Shin mulled it over silently.
Thinking about it now, the reason the Six Paths Sage had been able to control Orochimaru and the others before was probably also through the soul's infiltration and influence.
The more he studied the Six Paths Sage's hidden schemes, the more he felt that the old man's treachery had reached an unprecedented level!
Before, he had only thought there was something wrong with Chakra. But on closer inspection, the source of the Chakra system was the physical body and the soul.
The Shinobi World generally believed that the physical body was a product of Yang Release, while the soul belonged to the realm of Yin Release.
The most extreme form of Yin-Yang Release could even grant life. That was how the Tailed Beasts had come into existence.
Yet the Shinobi World was itself composed of Natural Energy. The original story from his previous life had made it clear that Natural Energy was on a higher level than Yin-Yang Release.
Moreover, everything in the Shinobi World was composed of Natural Energy—from something as small as a stone or a blade of grass to something as large as a mountain or a lake.
Using the theories of Daoism from his previous life, Natural Energy was one, while Yin and Yang were two!
Heaven and earth gave birth to Natural Energy. Natural Energy gave birth to Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang evolved into life.
Human beings were even endless aggregates of Natural Energy, born with both Yin and Yang aspects.
Then, to the Sage of Six Paths, beneath the Chakra system, this world was a massive mine!
Shinobi were veins of ore containing Natural Energy and Yin-Yang Power!
The Chakra Seed was used for extraction and transfer.
The Sage of Six Paths treated shinobi as mineral veins, constantly extracting the Yin-Yang Power from their bodies!
His speculation that the Six Paths Sage had enriched himself at the expense of everyone else was instantly confirmed!
Things were becoming more and more troublesome, and Hyuga Shin could not help sighing.
Whether the Shinobi World was a mine or a nursery, its sky deserved to change!
Although Hyuga Shin found the trouble somewhat bothersome, he had not given up on researching how to deal with the Will of the Six Paths.
He was seeking the Dao, so it could not possibly be that simple. If he did not give the hidden hands controlling this world something to do, they would probably come looking for trouble with him.
Elsewhere, the Sage of Six Paths met with the Three Great Insect Sages in a special space.
The Sage of Six Paths' body floated in midair, with every part of it flickering faintly like a flame.
It was actually a body gathered from Chakra, not his true body in person.
The Summoning Beast sages of the Three Great Sage Regions were the same, but the bodies they had sent were clones gathered from Natural Energy.
Their clones, however, were much more solid, almost as if their true bodies had come in person!
This showed that these Insect Sages were far more powerful than they appeared on the surface!
Even the Sage of Six Paths could barely stand on equal footing with them.
"Hagoromo, why did you initiate this meeting?"
"You should know that we had an agreement back then."
The Great Toad Head Sage narrowed his eyes and was the first to question him.
He was nothing like the muddleheaded figure from the original story.
"An unstable factor has appeared in the Shinobi World. It is greatly affecting my plans, and it is not weak."
"I am temporarily trapped in the Pure Land and cannot extricate myself. I hope you can provide some assistance and return the destiny of the Shinobi World to its proper course."
The Sage of Six Paths stated the purpose of the meeting directly. He had come to ask for reinforcements.
"We said long ago that we would only cooperate with you in transmitting and promoting your Chakra system. We would not personally interfere with the development of the Shinobi World."
"We have already been extremely tolerant and supportive of you."
The White Snake Sage took a drag from her long pipe and immediately rejected the Sage of Six Paths' request.
"I understand that, but this person truly poses a tremendous threat and must be eliminated." The Sage of Six Paths' voice was cold, his killing intent surging.
"That is your affair! It has nothing to do with us!"
The Great Slug Sage's voice carried coldness and ruthlessness, completely unlike the gentle, obedient, considerate, and kind reputation of her avatar in the Shinobi World.
"This person may pose a threat to you as well. I hope you will give it some consideration." Seeing that the three of them refused, the Sage of Six Paths threatened them outright.
He knew something about these three old monsters. Otherwise, he would not have been qualified to cooperate with them.
"Do not try to threaten us. The destiny you speak of is nothing more than a child's game."
"However, since you have come to us for help and your resolve is so firm, we cannot completely refuse as your allies."
"We will send our contractors to investigate and have them deal with it."
The Great Toad Head Sage thought for a moment before deciding to give the Sage of Six Paths some face.
After all, he had contributed to the Shinobi World reaching its current state.
"The threat I mentioned is your contractors!"
"They may already have been targeted by that unstable factor."
"And yet you remain completely unaware!"
The Sage of Six Paths was no innocent either, and he immediately turned the mockery up to the maximum.
"The contractors were chosen only to cooperate with you. To us, they are not indispensable."
"Moreover, trying to threaten us through the contractors is simply absurd."
The White Snake Sage remained calm, completely ignoring the Sage of Six Paths' provocation and mockery.
"Who is this unstable factor? For you to ask for help personally, Hagoromo, his identity must be unusual."
The Great Toad Head Sage spoke up again to ask.
"He is a remnant of the Warring States Period, named Hyuga Shin! You should have heard of him," the Sage of Six Paths replied.
"That little fellow? I never expected him to still be alive. Hagoromo, did your hidden scheme fail to take effect?"
The White Snake Sage seemed to have heard of Hyuga Shin, but she was rather curious that he was still alive.
In her view, the Chakra system of the Sage of Six Paths was quite perfect.
It harvested power extremely quickly.
Aside from Madara, who had the script arranged for him, and Kakuzu, who was neither human nor ghost, Hyuga Shin was the only one who had survived from the Warring States Period until now.
"Then let us first learn more through the contractors."
"He is merely a slightly stronger grasshopper. He will not be able to leap around for long."
"Besides, at his age, he should not have much of his lifespan left. He will not have too great an impact on the Shinobi World. We will keep an eye on him."
Before the Sage of Six Paths could respond to the White Snake Sage, the Great Toad Head Sage took over and made the decision.
He did not indicate that they would personally intervene.
The White Snake Sage and the Great Slug Sage beside him had no objections.
"Then this old man will await your news in the Pure Land." The Sage of Six Paths knew he could not persuade the Three Great Insect Sages to intervene personally, so he did not press the matter.
As long as Hyuga Shin was restricted somehow, that would be enough. As the White Snake Sage had said, Hyuga Shin did not have much of his lifespan left!
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