At that moment, Hagoromo stared fixedly at Li, as though he wanted to bore two holes through him. "All right, I admit that if you were lying, I would have been able to tell just now. But this really feels far too absurd. You're saying that this world is actually incomplete, and that the only time that truly exists is three years many years in the future?"
Li nodded. He silently watched Hagoromo before him. This undoubtedly directly shattered Hagoromo's entire worldview. If you said something like this to an ordinary person, they would at most look at you as though you were an idiot. Besides, why would an ordinary person care whether the world was destroyed or not?
But Hagoromo had always regarded it as his duty to guide the humans of this world onto the right path. It could be said that such news had almost completely negated his entire life.
Hagoromo nodded lightly. "I understand. No wonder Gamamaru left without saying a word just now. If that's the case, why did you teach Ninjutsu to Indra? There's no need for you to deny it. No matter how talented Indra is, it would have been impossible for him to develop such a complete system in such a short time."
"Mm, how about I ask you a question first?" Li said slowly. "Of your two sons, which one do you intend to make your successor? In other words, the leader who will guide all of humanity forward in the future?"
Hagoromo froze. Just as he was about to speak, Li gently shook his head. "Forget it. If you knew in advance, perhaps many things would never happen. But you need to understand that what I intend to do is return this world to its proper course. If you insist