The Secret of the Six Paths Revealed in Mount Myoboku's Hinterlands, Immortal Bones Trace Their Origins and Stir the Void

The morning mist had yet to clear from Mount Myoboku. Pale green Senjutsu Chakra wound between the giant mushrooms like a veil as Su Ye, Naruto, and Sasuke walked over the damp earth toward the mountain's hinterlands. The wound on Su Ye's lower abdomen still throbbed faintly. After taking Tsunade's specially prepared medicine, he had recovered thirty percent of his chakra, but the Void patterns on his left arm still writhed faintly with each breath.

"Be careful. The hinterlands have never been open to anyone outside Mount Myoboku." Sage Fukasaku's voice came through the communicator, tinged with worry. "And we don't know who that mysterious person is. We can't be sure they mean no harm." Su Ye nodded. His Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan turned slowly, its visual prowess covering a radius of ten miles as he kept watch for any disturbance.

Suddenly, the mist ahead churned violently, and a golden pillar of light rose from the ground, forming a doorway. In its center, words left behind by the mysterious person appeared: "If you want to know the truth, enter the doorway alone." Naruto glared at it. "That's too much! They actually want to split us up!" Sasuke put a hand on Naruto's shoulder and said calmly, "If they dare ask Su Ye to enter alone, they must be confident they can handle him. We'll guard the perimeter and move in immediately if anything happens."

Su Ye took a deep breath. A chakra sword formed in his palm. "Don't worry. I'll be fine. If I haven't come back in half an hour, leave Mount Myoboku immediately, notify the other Kage, and prepare for a crisis." With that, he turned and stepped through the doorway. It closed behind him and vanished into the mist.

Beyond the doorway, Su Ye found himself in a completely different space. There were no giant mushrooms here, only an endless starry sky, with countless ancient runes floating in it. The mysterious person stood at its center, their black robe snapping in the stellar wind. Their golden eyes stood out in the darkness. "You came after all, Su Ye."

"Who are you, really? Why did you seek me out?" Su Ye tightened his grip on the chakra sword and watched the mysterious person warily. They slowly removed their mask, revealing a face remarkably similar to that of the Sage of Six Paths. Only their hair was silver-white and their eyes were golden. "I'm Hamura, the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths."

Su Ye's pupils contracted. "Hamura? According to legend, you left the Shinobi World long ago and went to the moon to guard Kaguya Otsutsuki's seal, didn't you?" Hamura gave a bitter smile and swept out a hand. An image appeared in the starry sky: the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura stood side by side above the Shinobi World, sealing Kaguya Otsutsuki. But just as the seal was nearly complete, a black rift appeared, and the remnant soul of the Lord of the Void burst through it and possessed Hamura.

"Back then, the Lord of the Void's remnant soul took the opportunity to attach itself to me. To keep from burdening my brother, I had no choice but to pretend to leave the Shinobi World while secretly suppressing it all along." Hamura's voice held a note of weariness. "A hundred years ago, Orochimaru accidentally discovered where I was. Using forbidden jutsu, he extracted some of the Void power inside me, founded the Dark Organization, and began plotting to seize control of the Shinobi World."

Su Ye furrowed his brow. "Then why did you come looking for me?" Hamura reached out, and a pale purple crystal appeared in the starry sky, brimming with the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones. "This is the Six Paths Immortal Crystal, a relic my brother left behind. It can completely purify the Void power inside you and awaken the true power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones within you."

"My Six Paths Immortal Bones are connected to the Sage of Six Paths?" Su Ye asked in confusion. Hamura nodded, and the image in the starry sky changed again. The Sage of Six Paths sealed some of his own Six Paths Immortal Bones in a secret realm somewhere in the Shinobi World, waiting for someone who could inherit his will. Su Ye's ancestors had guarded that secret realm, and the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones had thus been passed down through his family from generation to generation.

"Orochimaru's goal isn't just your Six Paths Immortal Bones and Rinne Sharingan. He also wants to use the power of the Void to awaken Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was sealed beneath the Shinobi World." Hamura's expression grew grave. "If Kaguya awakens, the Shinobi World will be utterly destroyed." Su Ye's heart sank. "Then what should we do now?"

Hamura handed Su Ye the Six Paths Immortal Crystal. "First, absorb its power, purify the Void power inside you, and awaken the true power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones. I'll help you from the perimeter and keep Orochimaru's people from interfering." The moment Su Ye took the crystal, it turned into a stream of pale purple light and flowed into his body.

In an instant, the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones within Su Ye surged. Pale purple chakra shot into the sky, and the Void patterns on his left arm began to fade rapidly. His Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan evolved as well, Six Paths runes appearing in its pupils as its visual prowess increased dramatically. But just then, a violent tremor came from beneath the Shinobi World. Hamura's face changed. "This is bad! Orochimaru has already made his move! He's using the power of the Void to batter Kaguya's seal!"

Su Ye's eyes snapped open, and his chakra sword formed once more. "We'll go stop him right now!" But Hamura shook his head. "It's too late. Any assault on Kaguya's seal will trigger a chain reaction, causing secret realms throughout the Shinobi World to stir. And Orochimaru has another contingency: he planted a 'Void Cursed Seal' on Obito. If Obito gets near Cloud Thunder Gorge in the Land of Lightning, the seal will activate and release even more Void power."

"Obito!" Su Ye immediately took out his communicator and contacted Naruto and Sasuke. "Naruto, Sasuke, Obito is at Cloud Thunder Gorge in the Land of Lightning. He has a Void Cursed Seal on him. If it activates, the consequences will be disastrous. Get to Cloud Thunder Gorge at once and stop him!" Naruto and Sasuke's voices came through the communicator. "Understood! We're on our way!"

Hamura swept out a hand, and the doorway reappeared in the starry sky. "Leave this place and head to the heart of the Shinobi World. Help the Sage of Six Paths' remnant soul reinforce Kaguya's seal. I'll stay here and suppress the Lord of the Void's remnant soul, so it can't take advantage of the situation." Su Ye nodded and stepped through the doorway. Just before it closed, Hamura's voice reached him. "Remember, the true power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones can only be fully awakened with a heart that protects others. No matter what difficulties you face, never forget what you set out to do."

Su Ye passed through the doorway and returned to Mount Myoboku's hinterlands. Naruto and Sasuke had already left for the Land of Lightning. He immediately channeled the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones and teleported to the heart of the Shinobi World. It was a vast cavern, with a pale golden seal floating in its center. Dense Void power coiled around it, and Orochimaru's figure darted through the darkness, striking at the seal again and again.

"Orochimaru, stop!" Su Ye roared and slashed at him with his chakra sword. Orochimaru turned. A glint of madness flashed in his dark purple left eye. "Su Ye, you're just in time! Once I awaken Kaguya and absorb your Six Paths Immortal Bones, I'll become the true ruler of the Shinobi World!" He waved his hand and summoned countless Void Remnants, sending them surging toward Su Ye.

Su Ye channeled the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones, forming a barrier of pale purple chakra around himself, and activated the Six Paths: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, a technique of his Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan. Chakra gathered in his palm into a gigantic Rasengan, surrounded by a pale purple glow, and he hurled it at the Void Remnants. They were wiped out in an instant, but Orochimaru seized the opportunity to strike the seal again. A massive crack appeared across it.

"This is bad!" Su Ye teleported in front of the seal, formed Hand Seals, and poured the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones into it, trying to repair the crack. Orochimaru sneered, and the Void power inside him erupted. A black beam shot from his palm and struck Su Ye in the back. Su Ye spat out blood and slammed into the ground. The crack in the seal widened again.

Just then, the Sage of Six Paths' remnant soul emerged from the seal, pale golden chakra enveloping Su Ye. "Su Ye, are you all right?" Su Ye struggled to his feet, and his chakra sword formed again. "Sage of Six Paths, we have to repair the seal as soon as possible. If Kaguya awakens, the Shinobi World is finished."

The Sage of Six Paths nodded and formed Hand Seals. "I'll use the power of my remnant soul to suppress the crack in the seal for now. You stop Orochimaru. The Void power in him has already resonated with Kaguya's chakra. Only by defeating him completely can we stop him from attacking the seal." Su Ye nodded, teleported behind Orochimaru, and thrust his chakra sword toward the back of his heart.

But Orochimaru was ready. His body turned into countless small snakes, evading the attack. The snakes gathered in the air and reformed into a human shape, the Kusanagi Sword in his hand wreathed in black flames. "Su Ye, do you really think you can beat me with the power you have now?" He swung his sword, sending out a slash of black energy. Space warped wherever it passed. Su Ye channeled the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones and blocked it with his chakra sword. At the same time, he released his Time Reversal technique, appearing instantly in front of Orochimaru and striking him in the chest with a punch.

Orochimaru spat out dark purple blood and flew backward, crashing hard into the cavern wall. But he laughed as he climbed to his feet, the Void power inside him surging once more. "Not bad. Your strength has indeed improved quite a bit. But do you think that's all I can do?" He formed Hand Seals. The Void power inside him resonated with the secret realms throughout the Shinobi World, and black pillars of light rose from all Six Great Secret Realms, converging on the heart of the Shinobi World.

"This is bad! He's absorbing the Void power from all Six Great Secret Realms!" The Sage of Six Paths' voice was tinged with anxiety. "Once he absorbs all of it, he'll be able to awaken Kaguya completely." Su Ye took a deep breath as the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones surged wildly within him. The visual prowess of his Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan reached its peak. He fixed his gaze on Orochimaru and said, word by word, "I'll never let you get away with this!"

Su Ye leaped into the air. A gigantic blade formed from the chakra sword in his palm. He fused the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones with the visual prowess of the Rinne Sharingan, creating a chakra beam that pierced the heavens and earth. The beam shot toward Orochimaru, who formed a gigantic black sphere to meet it.

The moment the two powers collided, the entire heart of the Shinobi World shook violently, and the cavern began to collapse. The Sage of Six Paths' remnant soul quickly released pale golden chakra to protect the seal. "Hold on, Su Ye! If you can destroy Orochimaru's black sphere, you'll stop him from absorbing the Void power!"

Su Ye gritted his teeth and poured chakra into the beam without stopping. Suddenly, he remembered Hamura's words: "The true power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones can only be fully awakened with a heart that protects others." He closed his eyes. Naruto and Sasuke's smiling faces appeared in his mind, along with the faces of people throughout the Shinobi World and his own resolve to protect it.

In an instant, the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones within Su Ye erupted completely, and Six Paths runes appeared in his pale purple chakra. The beam's power increased dramatically, instantly destroying Orochimaru's black sphere and striking him in the chest. Orochimaru screamed as the Void power inside him fell into chaos. At the same time, the black pillars of light from the Six Great Secret Realms dimmed.

"Impossible! I spent a hundred years planning this! How could I fail?" Orochimaru roared as the Void power inside him erupted wildly, trying to strike the seal again. But Su Ye teleported in front of him and plunged his chakra sword into Orochimaru's chest, releasing Six Paths: Sealing Jutsu at the same time. Pale purple sealing runes wrapped around Orochimaru, sealing him together with the Void power inside him.

"It's over, Orochimaru." Su Ye's voice was weary but unshakably firm. The moment Orochimaru was sealed, the crack in the seal at the heart of the Shinobi World began to slowly mend, and the black pillars of light from the Six Great Secret Realms gradually disappeared. The Sage of Six Paths' remnant soul let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Su Ye. You saved the Shinobi World, and you stayed true to your resolve."

Su Ye was about to speak when the communicator suddenly rang. Naruto and Sasuke's voices came through, tinged with urgency. "Su Ye, this is bad! Obito activated the Void Cursed Seal. A huge Void rift has opened at Cloud Thunder Gorge, and countless Void Remnants are pouring into the Shinobi World!" Su Ye's heart sank. "Find a way to hold them back. I'll be there right away!"

The Sage of Six Paths' remnant soul looked at Su Ye. "Go. I'll reinforce the seal here. Remember, no matter what difficulties you face, you're not fighting alone." Su Ye nodded, channeled the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones, and teleported to Cloud Thunder Gorge.

A huge Void rift continued to expand above Cloud Thunder Gorge. Black mist shrouded the entire valley as countless Void Remnants poured through the rift and clashed with Naruto and Sasuke. Obito stood at its center, black Cursed Seals coiling around him. His left eye had turned dark purple, and the pattern of the Lord of the Void appeared in his pupil. "Su Ye, you finally made it."

"Obito, wake up! Orochimaru used you!" Su Ye tried to bring Obito back to his senses. But Obito only sneered, and the Void power inside him erupted wildly. "Used me? I knew Orochimaru's plan all along. But if I can get revenge, so what if he used me? Su Ye, today the entire Shinobi World will be buried with the Uchiha Clan!" He waved his hand, summoning a black pillar of light that shot toward Su Ye.

Su Ye channeled the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones and blocked the beam with his chakra sword, then activated the Six Paths: Kamui technique of his Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan. His visual prowess warped the space around them, diverting Obito's attack into the Void rift. Naruto and Sasuke seized the opening and attacked. Golden Tailed Beast Chakra fused with the crimson chakra of Susanoo, forming a gigantic chakra fist that slammed into Obito.

The fist struck Obito and sent him flying, but he laughed as he rose from the ground. The Void Cursed Seal began to burn across his body. "You think you can beat me like this? Once the Void Cursed Seal burns, it will unleash the ultimate power of the Void rift and devour the entire Shinobi World!" The black Cursed Seal turned into black flames that spread toward the Void rift.

Su Ye's pupils contracted. He suddenly remembered Hamura's words: the true power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones had to be awakened with a heart that protected others. He closed his eyes and formed Hand Seals, completely fusing the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones within him with the visual prowess of the Rinne Sharingan. He released all of his chakra. "Six Paths: Void Purification!"

A pale purple beam erupted from Su Ye, covering all of Cloud Thunder Gorge. The Void rift stopped expanding at once, the black mist began to fade rapidly, and the Void Cursed Seal inside Obito gradually went out. Obito stared at his body in disbelief. "Impossible! How could my seal be purified?"

Su Ye opened his eyes. A pale purple light shone in his Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan. "Obito, give it up. Revenge won't solve anything. It'll only bring more pain." Obito's body began to tremble. Rin's smile appeared in his mind, along with memories of the times he had shared with Kakashi and Rin.

"Rin... I'm sorry." Tears streamed from Obito's eyes. The Void power inside him gradually dissipated, and his body began to turn transparent. "Su Ye, apologize to Kakashi for me. And... please protect the Shinobi World. Don't let it suffer the same fate as the Uchiha Clan." With that, Obito's body turned into a beam of light and vanished from Cloud Thunder Gorge.

The Void rift gradually closed, the black mist vanished completely, and the Void Remnants throughout the Shinobi World were wiped out. Su Ye, Naruto, and Sasuke stood amid the ruins of Cloud Thunder Gorge, looking out at the Shinobi World as it slowly returned to calm, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, Hamura's voice came from the sky. "Su Ye, congratulations. You succeeded in protecting the Shinobi World. But remember, the power of the Void hasn't vanished completely. It has only been sealed for now. There may be new crises in the future." Su Ye looked up at the sky. "Whatever crises the future holds, I'll protect the Shinobi World and the people I care about."

Hamura's voice held a note of relief. "Good. I'll stay in the shadows and continue helping you protect the Shinobi World. If you need help, just channel the power of the Six Paths Immortal Bones, and I'll sense it." With that, Hamura's figure vanished from the sky.

Naruto patted Su Ye on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Great! The Shinobi World is finally at peace again! We can go back to Konoha and get some proper rest." Sasuke nodded, the Heaven-Burning Ancient Sword back in its sheath across his back. "Still, we can't let our guard down. Orochimaru's been sealed, but his forces haven't been completely wiped out. We still need to deal with the Dark Organization's remaining members."

Su Ye nodded, his gaze turning toward Konoha. "Come on. Let's go home." The three of them turned and headed toward the village. Sunlight fell across them, stretching their shadows long. At last, through their efforts, peace had returned to the Shinobi World.

But they didn't know that, somewhere in the Shinobi World, a black figure watched them from the shadows, a sinister smile curling their lips. A new crisis was quietly brewing.