By all rights, that shouldn't have been possible. What kind of monk could live for over a thousand years? Could he have cultivated an Arhat golden body or something?
And with a headline like "Shocking xxxx," it looked more and more like fake news. Maybe they were selling golden Buddha statues inside.
Just in case, Uchiha Qingfeng opened it and took a look.
The moment he saw the photo, Uchiha Qingfeng's expression turned intrigued. Wasn't this that Isshiki guy? Why had he suddenly popped up?
And he himself had only been gone for a few days. Surely nothing major had happened, right?
In truth, Isshiki had been doing a fine job hiding himself. But ever since the Fourth Shinobi World War ended, the Ninja World had developed so damn quickly that even hiding had become extremely difficult. At this rate, he would be discovered sooner or later.
So he could only step forward on his own, appropriately display his unmatched power, and proclaim his slogan: "Believe in Jigen, gain eternal life."
Secretly building up a cult and hiding among the masses was highly conducive to concealing himself.
Who could have known there were bad people among the masses? Before long, his photo had been uploaded online. That unusual appearance immediately caught Dean Orochimaru's interest.
He promptly brought two assistants to invite him back for some research. Isshiki was an incredibly proud man—how could he possibly submit obediently? In the end, Orochimaru returned bruised and battered. If his escape techniques had not been first-rate, it was hard to say whether he could have gotten away intact.
After that, Orochimaru became even more interested. He had personally met Kaguya's family of three, and this monk called "Jigen" was very likely an Otsutsuki as well.
Once he reached that conclusion, Orochimaru was ecstatic.