Indra and Asura

"Nine years..."

The Hagoromo Brothers exchanged glances, seeing the same emotion in each other's eyes.

In nine years, they had both changed greatly.

Their once youthful faces had become more mature, and they both looked more like young men than the boys they once were.

Even more terrifying was the power within them; both their Chakra and Natural Energy had reached a whole new level.

"I can hear the world's cries."

Hagoromo's expression was grave. "After years of absorption, the world is nearing its limit."

"If this continues, before this fruit can even mature, the world will likely face a world-ending disaster."

"We must go back."

Hamura, standing beside him, also looked grave. "Even if we can't persuade Mother to stop, we must at least make her pause for a while."

"If the world isn't given time to recover, the consequences will be devastating."

With this world's foundation, if the Divine Tree's absorption of Natural Energy could be slowed, creating a suitable ratio with the world's rate of producing Natural Energy, a balance could absolutely be achieved.

But Kaguya was too impatient.

From the beginning until now, she had never intended to let this world rest, always having the Divine Tree extract Natural Energy at its maximum rate.

Such reckless extraction would clearly lead to catastrophic consequences.

If this continued, the world itself would be destroyed before the Chakra Fruit on the Divine Tree could even mature.

The Hagoromo Brothers witnessed all of this, and thus resolved to go back and persuade her.

Having made up their minds, they returned to the capital of the Land of Ancestors.

Nine years had passed, and the city appeared even more prosperous.

As the city continued to expand, it grew larger and larger, with many tall buildings already appearing. Combined with recently developed new materials, various novel structures had emerged.

With Chakra as an energy source, many new types of equipment had also appeared throughout the city, giving it a look of constant innovation, with new changes appearing at regular intervals.

Most people living here had good living conditions. While they might not be completely satisfied with their current lives, as long as they worked normally, they could easily meet the needs of their entire families.

There was no hunger, no existential threats, and no troublesome issues to bother them; their standard of living was already excellent.

Due to surplus productivity, there were even many stray dogs on the city streets, who could live quite well by searching through people's household garbage.

The Hagoromo Brothers stood aside, gazing at the scene of life before them, and couldn't help but fall into a daze.

"After a few years, everyone's lives have become better."

Hagoromo spoke, unable to suppress his emotions. "Indeed, it was the most correct decision for Father to rule the Land of Ancestors."

"Yeah."

Hamura, standing beside him, nodded in agreement.

After ending the chaotic war, the citizens of the Land of Ancestors had lived in great peace.

To the Hagoromo Brothers, this was already a considerable achievement.

But Nanchuan You was not satisfied with this.

Under his rule, the entire Land of Ancestors' production was constantly developing, and people's lives improved bit by bit over time.

This was something others could not achieve.

In the eyes of the Hagoromo Brothers, this was perhaps the art of governance.

In any case, if it were them, they would definitely not be able to accomplish this.

"Let's go back."

After strolling through the capital, Hagoromo said.

A moment later, the wandering princes returned to their homes.

They had not returned alone.

After many years away, both of them had established families of their own, and now had wives.

Hagoromo even had two children, Indra and Asura.

So, this time, they had returned with their families in tow.

"Is this the capital?"

Indra followed behind Hagoromo, looking at the surrounding scenery, his eyes filled with curiosity. "The place Father grew up..."

"Is Grandfather the king here?"

Indra was still young, only a few years old, but he was already quite mature.

Compared to ordinary people, his eyes were very special, deep, and contained three tomoe – a pair of Sharingan.

His thoughts were mature, carrying a heavy thoughtfulness.

In contrast, his younger brother, Asura, was much more simple and direct.

"Hahaha, what a beautiful garden!"

Asura walked around, gazing at the exquisite decorations within the palace. He occasionally moved forward to touch things, displaying abundant vitality throughout.

Compared to his elder brother Indra, he appeared much more ordinary, looking no different from a common person overall.

The only difference was the vigorous life force emanating from him, like a newly sprouted sapling, forever growing strong. That vitality was very vivid.

The two children were not old yet, but they had already shown their unique characteristics, each distinct from the other.

A moment later, deep within the palace, they met Nanchuan You.

Nine years had passed, and Nanchuan You's appearance had also changed.

Because of the Karma planted by Otsutsuki Kaguya, his body was also extraordinary, possessing a life force far greater than that of ordinary people.

A mere nine years had not brought him significant changes, only making him appear slightly more mature on the surface.

"You're back."

Seeing Hagoromo and the others return before him, he smiled and rose to greet them, pulling the two children into his embrace.

"Are these your children, Hagoromo?"

After a brief reunion with Hagoromo, he shifted his gaze to Indra and Asura before him.

His eyes held curiosity.

Compared to the distant Sage of Six Paths, Indra and Asura had a deeper impact.

These two were the progenitor of the Uchiha and the progenitor of the Senju, respectively.

The existence of Konohagakure in later generations was, to some extent, a product of the struggle between these two brothers, leaving a profound mark on history.

Of course, at present, both were still very young. Even the elder Indra was only five years old, just in his prime for growth.

As he looked at Indra, Nanchuan You couldn't help but gaze at his eyes.

Within those black Sharingan, the three tomoe were so clear.

These were the Sharingan of Indra, the progenitor of the Uchiha clan.

When he was in Konohagakure, Nanchuan You had witnessed the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, some of which had three tomoe.

But the Sharingan of those individuals gave Nanchuan You a somewhat strange feeling, carrying a cold chakra.

The chakra on Indra, however, appeared very pure.

Clearly, although Indra had inherited the Yin aspect of the Sage of Six Paths' chakra, he did not have the problems found in the Uchiha clan of later generations.