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But unlike the usual Mangekyō, which looked sinister and ominous, grotesque and uncanny, the young monk's Mangekyō brimmed with compassion and sympathy for all beings. The swastika patterns were rooted deep within his scarlet pupils, like marks of an oath crystallized from some great vow.

More unusual still, awakening the Mangekyō generally required extreme suffering and an onslaught of negative emotions, opening one's eyes amid madness and hatred.

Yet this young monk's Mangekyō seemed to be eyes of great vows, enlightenment, and salvation, resolutely opened amid endless wronged souls after he had witnessed every hell and all the sufferings of living beings with immense compassion, perseverance, and understanding.

Now, the young monk recited the Rebirth Sutra as he strolled among a million wronged souls and malevolent ghosts. He was like a Buddha shedding tears, unable to bear the suffering of living beings or the homelessness of wronged souls, vowing to deliver every resentful spirit with a compassionate heart and eyes that could save the world.

And this young monk was none other than Tripitaka.

Tripitaka, whose depths even the Sage of Six Paths could not fathom.

On the day the Ninja Way Origins Research Society was established, the Sage of Six Paths had indeed turned his gaze toward Konoha, just as Shinichi had anticipated.

After all, Higashino Shinichi was the greatest variable in his prophecy. Now that Shinichi had established a society in his name and according to his principles, he naturally had to take a good look.

That day, he had seen many things that pleased him, as well as the mysterious monk Tripitaka, who made a dazzling entrance at the end.

Heaven alone knew what a storm had surged through the Sage of Six Paths' heart the instant he saw Tripitaka use Wood Release.

Afterward, the Sage of