Should It Be Whitewashed?

"I never thought that after scheming so much, none of it would be useful in the end. All my efforts have gone to waste." The Sage of Six Paths spoke regretfully.

He had done all this to prevent the Ten-Tails from appearing and to stop his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, from escaping her seal.

But judging from the current outcome, it seemed none of it had been useful. Although he had taken remedial measures, those two children clearly had no idea how to use the power they had received from him.

Especially Naruto. He actually had no idea how to use this power at all. Aside from using it once when healing Might Guy, he had shown no other reaction.

Did that idiot think this power was only for saving people?

Although the Sage of Six Paths was in another dimension, he could still sense the tense battle outside.

The Sage of Six Paths could sense that when Naruto and Sasuke fought Madara, they had never thought of using this power. They were merely clumsily trying to defeat Madara Uchiha in their own way.

"Those two idiots." The Sage of Six Paths shook his head and stopped paying attention to them. He turned to look at Uchiha Chen, and after a long while, finally sighed and spoke.

"I know. I understand. Your heart isn't truly evil."

"Your outward evil is merely a shell protecting you. I've always been able to sense the passion in your heart. It's just that the world doesn't understand you, causing you to suffer unfair treatment you never deserved."

When Uchiha Chen heard the Sage of Six Paths' words, his entire body stiffened. Then he smiled calmly. "Me? I've never thought of myself as a good person."

"Not being a good person doesn't mean you're a bad