Uchiha Nan spoke, the Sage of Sage of Six Paths ' expression subtly changed.
A mix of emotions welled up inside me.
A thousand years ago.
For the sake of the Ninja world, he chose to heed the advice of the toad from Myobokuzan and, together with his younger brother Hagomoro Otsutsuki, sealed away his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki. However, deep in the heart of the Sage of Six Paths, he felt guilty towards his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Although Kaguya Otsutsuki treated the humans of the Ninja world as resources, she genuinely showed maternal love to the Six Paths brothers. Creating the White Zetsu army was not only to protect herself, but also to protect the Six Paths brothers.
However, the Six Paths brothers grew up under the protection of Kaguya Otsutsuki and never experienced the cruel living environment within the Ōtsutsuki Clan. It was a truly life-or-death environment where members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan could devour their own kind without any conscience. Therefore, the Six Paths brothers could not understand the inner world of Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had lived within the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and thus committed a ridiculous act of filial piety.
Now Uchiha Nan wants to release his mother for the sake of the Ninja world.
Time flows on...
Life is truly unpredictable!
The Sage of Six Paths fell silent.
His feelings at that moment were undeniably complex.
"Are you going to help me or not? Just give me a straight answer, stop looking all gloomy and sighing."
"If you're really afraid that Kaguya Otsutsuki will come after you two rebellious sons after being released, then you two brothers can just hide in the Pure Land and never come out. You've already been Pure Land for so many years already."
"I definitely won't reveal your existence to Kaguya Otsutsuki!"
Uchiha Nan glanced warily at the Sage of Six Paths, who was pretending to be silent again... So he immediately began to speak frankly to the Sage of Six Paths, showing no mercy to either of them.
You two rebellious sons have been dead for over a thousand years, your souls constantly spying on the Ninja world from the Pure Land. Even if Kaguya Otsutsuki were to be resurrected, it would be very difficult for her to settle accounts with you two rebellious sons.
In the Ninja world.
Humans do indeed possess a soul.
After death, the soul automatically goes to the Pure Land, an area generally accessible only to the deceased... Even if Kaguya Otsutsuki managed to reach the Pure Land to deal with her two sons, facing the Six Paths brothers who have the home-field advantage, her fate would likely be... she would be dealt with by her two rebellious sons again.
The Sage of Six Paths:...
Young Hagomoro Otsutsuki: "A born evil brat of the Ninja world!!!"
Damn it... Don't you give us any face at all in front of so many people?!
"Fine, if you guys aren't willing to help me, I can find a way to release Kaguya Otsutsuki myself. She's sealed inside the moon right now; I can just use the Kaguya Otsutsuki Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to brute force open the seal..."
"Even a powerful brick can be thrown!"
"Damn it... this brat is threatening us!!"
"You two dead people said you wouldn't interfere in the world of the living, so get back to your Pure Land! I'm in charge of this world now, I can do whatever I want!!"
After a heated debate...
Uchiha Nan insisted that he would find an opportunity to release Kaguya Otsutsuki.
The Sage of Six Paths ultimately chose to help Uchiha Nan break Kaguya Otsutsuki's seal... because, since Uchiha Nan would find a way to break Kaguya Otsutsuki's seal no matter what, he might as well Uchiha Nan.
If everyone behaves with dignity, things can be controlled more effectively!
His mother... was imprisoned for over a thousand years... it's hard for him, as her son, to bear it... if she were released... sigh...
The Sage of Six Paths sighed.
"I need to break the seal on Kaguya Otsutsuki before I can destroy the moon."
"And... Hagomoro Otsutsuki... you wouldn't want your descendants' home, where they've lived for a thousand years, to be destroyed like this, would you?"
Hagomoro Otsutsuki: "A born evil... **a brat of the Ninja world!!"
Sage of Six Paths: "... I understand..."
With the Sage of Six Paths ' promise, Uchiha Nan smiled.
The moon is a product of a massive Sealing Jutsu. Kaguya Otsutsuki was trapped in the moon's core by this Sealing Jutsu. Without the Sage of Six Paths, he could only Tenseigan break Kaguya Otsutsuki, which would have reduced the moon to ruins.
Such a good alien outpost was destroyed just like that; Uchiha Nan must feel heartbroken.
Having resolved the matter of Kaguya Otsutsuki, and because the opportunity was rare... Uchiha Nan certainly wasn't going to let the Six Paths brothers off so easily.
The Six Paths brothers can be considered the progenitors of Chakra in the Ninja world. Whether it's their strength, vision, or mastery of Ninjutsu, these two brothers are at a level that is difficult for Ninja world to reach. Many difficult Ninjutsu techniques are easy for them to research... It's not that Tobirama Senju's strength was too weak, but rather that the Six Paths brothers were too strong!
Such a high-quality workforce is right in front of us; it would be a waste not to make good use of it.
If possible, Uchiha Nan plans to outsource some very important Ninjutsu research, which involves the future of the Ninja world, to the Six Paths brothers.
For example, improvements to the Infinite Tsukuyomi, ultra-long-range spatial teleportation technology, the efficient use of natural energy, and how to quickly modify harsh natural environments using Ninjutsu... Tobirama Senju these extremely difficult large-scale Ninjutsu techniques. His research progress is as slow as a snail, and he needs to find more capable ninjas to solve these problems for him.
Since the two Six Paths brothers are just idling around in the Pure Land anyway, they might as well get back up and do their part for the future of the Ninja world.
dead.:
How can the dead lie in such a depraved Pure Land? Such evil thoughts are simply heinous crimes!
" Uchiha Nan, you born evil brat of the Ninja world... don't go too far!!"
"You bastard, what do you take me and my brother for? Some kind of beasts of burden in the Ninja world?!"
Hagomoro Otsutsuki's face turned ashen, and he spoke with uncontrollable rage. He never expected that Uchiha Nan could be such a bastard, actually trying to use the same methods he used on cattle and horses in the Ninja world on him and his older brother!
That... that poor wretch named Tobirama Senju Uchiha Nan was completely manipulated by Uchiha Nan, who used hundreds of Shadow Clone to work for him 24/7!
These things.
Hagomoro Otsutsuki knew this perfectly well.
This naturally evil Ninja world brat is really getting too cocky!
Do you really think you and your older brother have such good tempers? Your older brother traveled the entire Ninja world alone, founding the Ninjutsu Sect. The Ninja world world is teeming with all sorts of demons and monsters, as well as wicked people with ugly hearts.:: We don't need to elaborate on what happened to those guys.
They were all destroyed by the Sage of Six Paths.
"Cough cough cough... Don't say that."
"Was all of this just for myself...? The threat of the Ōtsutsuki Clan still hangs over the Ninja world. For the sake of the Ninja world, I must find ways to improve Ninja world strength as much as possible!"
"Besides, didn't you two brothers join forces to seal away Kaguya Otsutsuki for the sake of the Ninja world? Now, for the sake of the Ninja world Ninja world, can't you stand up again and make your own contribution?"
Uchiha Nan coughed, showing no remorse whatsoever, and immediately began to speak with an air of righteous indignation. He had these manipulative tactics memorized perfectly.
After all these years...
Uchiha Nan had said these manipulative things to Tobirama Senju countless times; now all he needed to do was change "Konoha" to "the Ninja world" in those words. How convenient!
"Shut up!!"
"That's just sophistry!!"
"What? Am I wrong?"
"Are you two brothers just going to stand by and watch the Ninja world be destroyed by the Ōtsutsuki Clan's pursuers?"
"Don't you want the Ninja world to become great again?!"
Uchiha Nan and Hagomoro Otsutsuki argued vehemently, putting immense pressure on the Sage of Six Paths, who had no choice but to step in again and act as a peacemaker, trying to smooth things over.
"I've always believed that the dead shouldn't interfere with the living..."
The Sage of Six Paths coughed lightly and then spoke slowly. He had naturally seen through Uchiha Nan's little scheme, which was to get him and his brother to solve the technical problems in the Ninja world.
Improving the Infinite Tsukuyomi... the idea is to collect Chakra on a large scale throughout the entire Ninja world... It's indeed a good idea, much gentler than his mother's methods, preventing ordinary people from dying and turning into White Zetsu... Modifying the natural environment is also to allow the people of the Ninja world to live better... Ultra-long-distance space teleportation technology is for expanding the Ninja world's living space and facilitating interstellar colonization.
These things aren't actually that bad.
but:
He and his younger brother had made a pact that "the dead should not interfere with the living," and for a thousand years, they had strictly adhered to this agreement, sitting in meditation in the Pure Land for a millennium. How could they break this pact now just because of a few words from Uchiha Nan?
"But there are always exceptions... You were willing to break your promise and appear from the Pure Land for Kaguya Otsutsuki... So why can't you make an exception again for the sake of the Ninja world? You made exceptions for the two brothers and for Kaguya Otsutsuki, but ultimately it's still for the sake of the Ninja world. Now that opportunity has come again. You must seize it... You absolutely cannot give up the future of the Ninja world because of some so-called promise!!"
"A true man has principles of what he should and shouldn't do. If it's for the sake of the Ninja world, can't you two brothers break your so-called agreement once again?"
"Do you really want your efforts from a thousand years ago to vanish into thin air, Sage of Six Paths? Think about your original intention in founding the Ninjutsu Sect."
When Uchiha Nan heard the Sage of Six Paths spouting that so-called "the dead do not interfere with the human world" nonsense again, he sat down and began to give a resounding speech!
In this Ninja world...
There's no clear line between life and death. The dead can appear in the human world for a long time through Ninjutsu, and can even be resurrected... You two brothers have been dead for so many years, yet you're still living well in the Pure Land, and you can come to the human world at any time.
Of course... the Sage of Six Paths truly lived up to his principles to the greatest extent possible. For a thousand years, whether it was Black Zetsu constantly causing trouble in the Ninja world, or his sons Indra Asura constantly reincarnating and fighting, or the war between the Uchiha and Senju Clan clans, the Sage of Six Paths never intervened.
In the original work...:
If Madara Uchiha hadn't already reached the Six Paths Realm, and Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki hadn't both perished, and if no one in the Ninja world could have stopped Madara Uchiha from executing the Moon's Eye Plan, the Ninja world would have truly collapsed. In such a crisis...
Only then did the Sage of Six Paths agree to break his promise and leave the Pure Land to give Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki a power-up from afar.
These things are actually a good thing in some ways.
A person who wields absolute power, deeply loves the Ninja world, is willing to betray his own mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, for the sake of the Ninja world, and is also strict with himself, setting boundaries for himself—such a person generally has very high moral character... Uchiha Nan really enjoys dealing with such a person.
To deal with such a morally upright and good person, all you need to do is shamelessly beg him. And Uchiha Nan happens to be without morals or any bottom line. Most importantly... this time, Uchiha Nan is standing on a moral high ground to beg the Sage of Six Paths for a favor.
You two brothers, the Six Paths, were willing to betray your own mother and seal away Kaguya Otsutsuki for the sake of the Ninja world...
Just now, for the sake of the Ninja world, he broke the "dead do not interfere with the human world" agreement, appearing from the Pure Land to stop Uchiha Nan's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion... So now, for the sake of the Ninja world, it's perfectly reasonable to break the "dead do not interfere with the human world" agreement once again.
Standing on the moral high ground of the future Ninja world, Uchiha Nan appealed to the Sage of Sage of Six Paths with Appeal to Emotion, determined to achieve his goal. The Sage of Six Paths was eventually moved. Uchiha Nan's words were truly impeccable, and for the sake of the Ninja world's greater good, breaking his own rule once more seemed acceptable... the threat of the Ōtsutsuki Clan's pursuers was indeed looming large!
Some things are like applying glue or wearing women's clothing; once you do it the first time, you're bound to do it countless times... That's probably the mindset of the Sage of Six Paths!
" Sage of Six Paths, it's wonderful that you've come to this understanding. You truly deserve the title of Sage of the Ninja world!!"
"I'll give you a list of technologies later. The Ninja world has so many technical problems to solve right now, and you're just idling around in the Pure Land anyway... Oh, right... you should know the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, right..."
Uchiha Nan praised the Sage of Six Paths, thinking that as long as the Sage of Six Paths could do his work and say a few flattering words, it was no big deal!
Having dealt with the Sage of Six Paths, the remaining challenge— Hagomoro Otsutsuki, whose affection for Uchiha Nan had already plummeted to negative levels—wasn't too difficult.
This is the Hokage!
If they're brothers, then they're bound to be brother-complex and brother-complex... This kind of setup is practically like the underlying code!
Once the Sage of Six Paths relented, the old man Hagomoro Otsutsuki glared indignantly at Uchiha Nan, then reluctantly remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.