Immortal Eyes and Immortal Bodies

Sasuke arrived beneath the tree and, following Naruto's instructions, focused his chakra into his feet before stepping onto the trunk. However, just like Naruto, he only managed a dozen steps before falling off. After rolling to his feet, Sasuke stood before the tree and began to ponder.

At this moment, Hinata also arrived under the tree. She attempted the method Naruto had described, and to everyone's surprise, she walked to the top of the tree with ease before strolling back down just as effortlessly. Both Naruto and Sasuke were stunned by Hinata's performance.

Naruto asked, "Hinata, you're amazing! How did you manage to do that so quickly?" Sasuke was also dying to know the reason, but his pride wouldn't allow him to ask Hinata directly. Now that Naruto had asked first, it was perfect; he could learn the answer without having to ask himself.

Flattered by Naruto's praise, Hinata shyly replied, "Actually, it's because Naruto-kun taught me well. I just tried it using the method he explained, and somehow, I just got it."

Naruto didn't know how to respond to that, so he simply said, "Then, Hinata, why don't you try walking on water?" "Mm, okay," Hinata replied. She walked over to the edge of the pond, focused her chakra into her feet, and stepped onto the surface. To everyone's shock, she mastered it instantly, just as she had with the tree.

Naruto and Sasuke were at a loss for how to express their astonishment. Naruto pondered why Hinata possessed such superior chakra control, but upon seeing her White Eye, he had a sudden realization and inwardly cursed himself, When did I become so dense?

He then laughed, "Haha, I know why Hinata was able to master tree-climbing and water-walking so quickly." Sasuke asked with curiosity, "You know? Then why is it?" Naruto answered honestly, "Actually, it has to do with Hinata's White Eye."

"White Eye? What is that?" Sasuke asked, confused. "Sasuke, are you really that ignorant, or are you just pretending? The White Eye is a dōjutsu kekkei genkai, just like the one your Uchiha Clan possesses." "Kekkei genkai?" Sasuke looked at Naruto, bewildered.

Seeing that Sasuke truly seemed to have no idea what a kekkei genkai was, Naruto was momentarily speechless. He cursed inwardly, Damn it, you have one yourself and you don't even know it.

Though frustrated, Naruto still explained to Sasuke, "A kekkei genkai is a type of ninjutsu passed down through bloodlines. Just like your Sharingan and Hinata's White Eye, they are dōjutsu—a type of kekkei genkai."

"It's a form of ninjutsu released through the eyes." Upon hearing this, Sasuke understood that Hinata and he both possessed kekkei genkai, and that both were dōjutsu.

Sasuke asked, "Since dōjutsu is just one type of kekkei genkai, does that mean there are others?"

Naruto replied, "Of course. There are two other types. One is a kekkei genkai activated by the body, like the First Hokage's Wood Release. My own kekkei genkai belongs to this category. The First's chakra possesses immense life force and sealing power, and mine is the same. After all, the Uzumaki and Senju are distant relatives."

Sasuke and Hinata looked at Naruto in surprise and asked, "You have a kekkei genkai too?" Naruto asked curiously, "Is it that strange for me to have one?" As he spoke, several chains emerged from his body, dancing around him.

After retracting his Adamantine Sealing Chains, Naruto said to Sasuke and Hinata, "The other type involves fusing two different chakra nature transformations to create a new one. I've never seen that kind, so I don't know what it's like."

Sasuke thought for a moment and said, "How do you know all this? By all accounts, you shouldn't know these things."

Naruto pointed to his head and said, "That's right. Someone told me all of this. It was a strange old man who told me in a dream." Sasuke asked, intrigued, "A dream? What kind of old man?" Naruto thought for a moment before saying, "He said his name was Hagoromo Otsutsuki, though some call him the Sage of Six Paths." "The Sage of Six Paths," Sasuke and Hinata exclaimed in shock.

"Mm. He also told me that the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki are all his descendants. The Uchiha are the descendants of his eldest son, Indra, who inherited his eyes, while the Senju and Uzumaki are the descendants of his younger son, Asura, who inherited his physique."

"The Sage of Six Paths also mentioned that he had a brother. He and his brother, Hamura Otsutsuki, inherited their mother's Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan and White Eye, respectively. Hamura also had two branches: the Hyuga lineage, which inherited the eyes, and the Otsutsuki lineage, which inherited the physique. So, in a way, the three of us are related by blood."

Sasuke and Hinata were stunned, but Sasuke quickly regained his composure and asked, "Did the Sage of Six Paths say anything else?"

Naruto thought for a moment and replied, "He also said that the stone tablet of your Uchiha Clan has been tampered with, and the one who did it is likely someone connected to his mother. He also warned that we must never allow the Infinite Tsukuyomi to be activated, or his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, would be unsealed, and the world would meet its end."

Having calmed down, Sasuke lowered his head to ponder Naruto's words. After a while, he looked up and asked, "Did the Sage of Six Paths say what the conditions are to break the seal?"

"Yes. He said it requires all the Tailed Beasts and the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan can only be awakened by combining the chakra of the reincarnations of Asura and Indra. He mentioned that an Indra reincarnation had already awakened the Rinnegan decades ago, so the eyes already exist. But since the nine Tailed Beasts are in the hands of the various ninja villages, we don't need to worry for now."

"The nine Tailed Beasts? What are those?" Hinata asked curiously. Naruto looked at Hinata and smiled, "The Tailed Beasts are nine creatures in this world that possess immense chakra. They were created by the Sage of Six Paths, who split the Ten-Tails into nine parts and used his Yang Release and his brother's Yin Release to bring them into existence. They are currently sealed within Jinchuriki in various villages. So, they are quite safe; nothing will happen."

"Then what about this Uchiha stone tablet you mentioned? I've never seen any stone tablet," Sasuke asked, confused.

"Even if that tablet were right in front of you, you wouldn't be able to read it. Only the Mangekyō Sharingan can decipher it. By the way, the Mangekyō Sharingan is an evolution of the Sharingan. There is also an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, which requires swapping the Mangekyō Sharingan between two biological brothers. Because the Mangekyō Sharingan causes a decline in vision with prolonged use, the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan has no such side effects."

"But since that tablet has been tampered with, you shouldn't trust what's written on it," Naruto replied. Sasuke then asked, "How does one awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

"The condition for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan is the loss of one's most beloved person. Do you still want to know?" Naruto told Sasuke the conditions for awakening the eyes without holding anything back. Sasuke shook his head immediately upon hearing this.

"Naruto-kun, you said that every major ninja village has a Jinchuriki. Does our Konoha have one too?" Hinata asked Naruto. Naruto replied candidly, "Of course. The Jinchuriki of Konoha is none other than me, Naruto Uzumaki." Sasuke and Hinata were shocked once again.

However, the ones truly terrified at this moment were not Hinata and Sasuke, but the Third Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku, and Hyuga Hiashi, who were far away in the Hokage's office.

The Hokage's office was quiet and oppressive. The Third Hokage looked into the crystal ball and asked Fugaku and Hiashi, "Is what Naruto said true? What do you make of the information he shared today?"

Fugaku looked helplessly at Naruto in the crystal ball and replied, "There is indeed such a stone tablet in the Uchiha Clan's shrine." "Oh, so that means Naruto's words are true," the Third Hokage said, looking at Fugaku.

Fugaku then activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and looked at the Third Hokage, saying, "That's correct. And I have used my Mangekyō Sharingan to decipher all the text. It does mention that true peace can be achieved through the Infinite Tsukuyomi. But I believe that is impossible. To have everyone immersed in a genjutsu—what kind of peace is that?"

The Third Hokage and Hiashi looked at Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan in surprise and said, "I never expected you to have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. It seems the sorrow of war has taken its toll on you."

"That is all in the past. Now, I care more about my family. For the sake of Itachi and Sasuke, I would stop at nothing. So, Lord Third, we must protect this hard-won peace."

The Third Hokage nodded and said, "Indeed, we must protect this peace for the sake of the next generation. As for what Naruto said, do you have anything to add?"

Fugaku replied, "According to our clan's records, the Uchiha and the Senju are indeed the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths, though it was so long ago that many have forgotten. As for the Rinnegan formed by the fusion of Asura and Indra's chakra, I am not entirely sure, but based on what Naruto said, if anyone could awaken the Rinnegan, it would certainly be Madara. The First Hokage and Madara Uchiha are the most likely candidates to be the reincarnations of Asura and Indra."

The Third Hokage pondered and said, "That is indeed the most likely possibility. Furthermore, I remember Jiraiya saying that he once took on a student in the Rain Village who possessed the Rinnegan. Based on Naruto's intelligence, the Rinnegan can only be awakened by the fusion of the reincarnations' chakra—that is, the First and Madara. It is possible that the boy with the Rinnegan is using Madara's eyes, and it is highly likely that Madara gave them to him. All of this could be a conspiracy by Madara Uchiha."

Fugaku replied, "But Madara is already dead. Why would he set up these contingencies before his death? What use are they if he is already gone?"

"I don't know. The Rinnegan is too mysterious; no one has ever truly encountered it. But we cannot be careless," the Third Hokage replied. He then looked at Hiashi and asked, "Hiashi, do you have anything to add?"

"No. According to the records of the Hyuga Clan, our clan originated from the moon. Our ancestor was indeed Hamura Otsutsuki. Tenji Hyuga brought the Hyuga lineage to this world, and the name change to Hyuga was to distinguish us from the other branch of Hamura Otsutsuki's bloodline. So, everything Naruto said is true."

The confirmation of Naruto's words left the Third Hokage deeply unsettled. "Everything that has happened here today must not be leaked.

"As for the person who tampered with the Sage of Six Paths' stone tablet, their goal is very clear: to break the seal set by the Sage. And it is obvious that Madara Uchiha has already fallen for it. Therefore, our top priority is to protect the Jinchuriki of every ninja village," the Third Hokage said firmly.