Kaguya's battle against Hagoromo and Hamura went on for a long time.
The two joined forces and used Six Paths: Planetary Devastation!
They successfully sealed Ōtsutsuki Kaguya!
In despair, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya looked toward Manji.
Manji stared at her coldly. "Repent properly."
At the last moment, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya clung to her last hope and sent Black Zetsu flying!
Black Zetsu landed on the ground and looked at his mother sorrowfully.
But just as Black Zetsu looked away, his eyes met Manji's!
In an instant!
Black Zetsu thought, This is bad! I'm finished!
On a desolate mountaintop
Three people and a toad!
Manji, Hagoromo, Hamura, and Gamamaru.
"Master, these are treasures I made from the God Tree. Please accept them. I also want to apologize on my mother's behalf for the way she betrayed you back then!"
After the battle, Hagoromo handed several treasures to Manji.
They were the Gunbai, Amber Purifying Pot, Seven Star Sword, Golden Canopy Rope, Crimson Gourd, and Bashōsen.
These six treasures were the Six Paths Ninja Tools of later generations!
"You two brothers were willing to set aside personal affection for the sake of the world and embrace a greater love. That makes me very happy."
Manji nodded slightly as he faced the Six Paths Treasures.
He might as well take them.
He wasn't going to be polite.
"Master, I forged this weapon to thank you for helping us. I hope you'll accept it."
Hagoromo respectfully handed Manji a pure black sword.
"Oh?"
Manji raised an eyebrow. He could tell at once that this was no ordinary weapon!
"I created two weapons. One is the Sword of Amenonuhoko, and the other is this sword.
"I realized that you don't have Yin-Yang Release, Master. With this sword, you'll be able to use Yin-Yang Release directly."
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo said with a smile.
"It really is a fine weapon."
Manji took it in his hand and instantly felt a connection with the sword!
He immediately understood: as long as his resolve was firm, the sword would be indestructible and could cut through anything!
It worked just like Obito's Sword of Amenonuhoko.
As long as one's resolve was firm, the sword would be powerful. That was why people online used to say that Obito would be strong if only his will were firm.
Just as Manji was about to try summoning a Truth-Seeking Orb...
He found that he couldn't use the ability, no matter what he tried.
Manji furrowed his brows.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Hagoromo, standing nearby, looked puzzled too. He clearly remembered that anyone holding the sword could use Yin-Yang Release directly—the ability to use Truth-Seeking Orbs.
After trying a few times, Manji smiled faintly. He already understood the reason.
"Never mind. Does this sword have a name?"
Manji asked gently.
Hagoromo shook his head. "No. Please name it, Master."
Manji looked at the jet-black sword and said calmly, "How about the Six Paths Sword?"
"An excellent name!"
Hagoromo praised it.
Hamura nodded too.
Manji smiled faintly.
There was a reason he'd chosen that name. The Six Paths Sword—the name reflected his desire to surpass the Six Paths, so he'd called it the Six Paths Sword.
"Master, there's one more thing. I'd like to ask you for a favor."
Hagoromo took out nine glowing Tomoe.
They were the Nine Tailed Beasts!
"I divided that thing's Chakra into nine parts. I'd like you to find them a place of refuge, where they can understand and trust humans, and help them."
Hagoromo explained.
Hamura stared wide-eyed at the nine sleeping Tailed Beasts inside the Tomoe and couldn't help praising them. "They look pretty cute, those little guys."
Manji felt a slight stir as he looked at the nine Tailed Beasts. He'd witnessed the story unfold once again: the Nine Tailed Beasts!
Creatures that ran through the entire Naruto World.
"All right, I'll take them."
Manji put the Tomoe in his robes. Kaguya was sealed, and he had nothing to do now. Perhaps he'd study Senjutsu and find a home for the Tailed Beasts while he was at it.
"So, Hagoromo, what are you planning to do now?"
Manji looked at Hagoromo and asked.
Hagoromo gazed at the world around them, battered and devastated by their battle, and felt a pang of pity.
"I want to redeem the world. I want to spread my teachings and help everyone understand one another."
Hagoromo spoke slowly.
Manji nodded at that. It was just like the original story. Then he turned to Hamura. "What about you, Hamura?"
Hamura smiled and looked up at the moon. "I want to stay with Mother..."
At that, Gamamaru couldn't hold back and blurted out, "You want to get sealed on the moon too?"
Hamura and Hagoromo: "..."
Manji: "..."
"I understand Mother. In the end, I still love her. At heart, Mother is a vulnerable woman."
Hamura spoke gently.
Manji sighed inwardly at his words.
Now that Kaguya had been sealed, his hatred had faded like passing clouds.
His state of mind had improved once again.
"You're a good person," Manji said, nodding to Hamura.
Then the three said their farewells and went their separate ways.
"Master, remember to come visit me. I still want to see which of us can live longer!"
Hagoromo said with a smile.
Manji couldn't help smiling wryly at that.
Compete with me to see who lives longer?
You probably won't win. I can't even die if I want to.
Although Hamura and Hagoromo weren't pure-blooded Otsutsuki, their appearances and the size of their horns showed that they were close to pure-blooded.
[Note: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations confirmed that Otsutsuki can live for thousands of years.]
[Ordinary clan members or those with impure bloodlines (who haven't eaten a God Tree Fruit): on the order of a thousand years (such as Hagoromo and Hamura)]
[High-ranking members (who have consumed a fruit or refined a pill): several thousand years or near-immortality (Kaguya gained an immortal body from the fruit and could only be sealed.)]
[Karma reincarnation mechanism: After the body dies, they can revive through a vessel, theoretically extending their lives indefinitely; however, if they fail to obtain a new vessel in time after reincarnating, their lifespan shrinks rapidly (Isshiki had only two or three days left after reincarnating through Jigen.)]
Hagoromo could easily live for nearly a thousand years.
But compared with the immortal Manji, there was no contest.
"..."
Manji waved slightly. The next time they met might be a hundred years from now, or perhaps two hundred...
"Goodbye, Hagoromo," Gamamaru said too.
With that, Manji took Gamamaru along, and their figures slowly disappeared. The Six Paths Treasures vanished with them.
Looking at everything around him, Hagoromo resolved to redeem the world!
Back at Mount Myōboku
Manji studied the treasures in his hand.
They weren't much use to him.
He couldn't use them against someone stronger than himself, and he had no need for them against someone weaker.
"The only one that's even somewhat useful is this Six Paths Sword."
Looking at the jet-black sword in his hand, Manji couldn't help smiling.
If he studied the Six Paths Sword over time, perhaps he could use it to create Truth-Seeking Orbs.
"Master, Master, what are you going to do with these little guys?"
Gamamaru looked at the little Tailed Beasts inside the nine Tomoe.
Manji hesitated slightly.
The Tailed Beasts were still too small and hadn't grown up yet. He couldn't release them just yet.
In the original story, Hagoromo had waited until the Tailed Beasts were more than ten meters tall before releasing them.
"Let them stay at Mount Myōboku for a few years. When they've grown a little, I'll release them throughout the world."
Manji put away the Six Paths Sword and spoke calmly.
"Understood!" Gamamaru nodded.
Naturally, he had no objections.
Manji was the one who truly controlled Mount Myōboku now. His word was law!
"Ah, the world has returned to peace once more."
Manji rubbed his brow. The next things that might interest him were Hagoromo founding the Ninja Sect and the births of Asura and Indra.
But that might still take a while.
The anime showed that Hagoromo didn't have Indra and Asura until he was middle-aged or older.
And Hagoromo was still in his prime.
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