Three people's chakra signatures?
Weren't Naruto and Sasuke the only two there?
Something was wrong!
Kakashi's heart tightened. Without another thought, he gathered the chakra inside him.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A ferocious gust erupted from his mouth, scattering the dust kicked up by Naruto and Sasuke's clash.
The instant the dust dispersed and their view cleared-
Sakumo, wearing a black tactical vest, suddenly appeared among the three figures and thrust his short blade at the translucent figure with a pair of small horns on his head.
"I am Hagoromo, the one who established an order of peace."
"Stand down, young one!"
The translucent figure swept his sleeve and blocked the short blade with his staff, forcing Sakumo back several steps onto the ravaged riverbed.
The translucent figure had white hair, a white beard, and two horns on his head. He wore white robes and held a staff.
He was none other than the savior of the Ninja World who had quelled Kaguya's Rampage-the Sage of Six Paths.
"The Sage of Six Paths!"
Hesitation crept onto Sakumo's stern face. As a traditional ninja, he naturally kept a portrait of the Sage of Six Paths, the progenitor of ninjutsu, in his home.
The translucent figure before him really did look exactly like the Sage of Six Paths.
His expression, his bearing, and even the oppressive presence described in ancient texts were identical to those of the legendary Sage of Six Paths.
Could the person who had suddenly appeared before them really be the Sage of Six Paths?
The others who knew of the Sage of Six Paths-Kakashi, Neji, Sasuke, and Mirai-were equally shocked and uncertain.
Kakashi stopped halfway through the hand seals for his Chidori.
Neji stood motionless, holding the signal flare he had been about to use to summon the