"But now that I have the Prophecy Shielding Ability, none of my actions will be known to the other side."
"Not to mention, it's locked onto the timeline. This ability is practically tailor-made to counter the Otsutsuki Clan's divine artifact, the Plough, which can travel through time and space. It also prevents future members of the Otsutsuki Clan from using their unique artifact to come back in time and take their frustrations out on the me of the present just because they can't defeat the me of the future. After all, given my talent and plans, I'm bound to grow into a powerhouse who surpasses the Ninja World and takes control of it. And since the Otsutsuki Clan came here to plant the God Tree, the two sides are bound to become enemies!"
"That means that if I oppose them, they're guaranteed to use their artifact to attack me through time and space."
"Just the few who appeared in the original story could freely control artifacts like that. Never mind the Otsutsuki who were only part of the background and never appeared!"
"But now, if they travel through time and space, they won't be able to return to the present from the past. Instead, they'll arrive in a timeline where I never existed, completely unable to interfere with me."
Uchiha Tenshu thought with great relief.
After all, the world of the story called Naruto had a powerful setting. In the later Boruto story, though Uchiha Tenshu hadn't finished watching it, increasingly powerful ocular techniques and divine arts kept appearing, and the Otsutsuki Clan's lore kept expanding. They'd even introduced Otsutsuki who had transcended their clan.
Without a powerful cheat...
He really wasn't sure he could do better than the protagonist in the original story. After all, the guy had the Sage of Six Paths for a father!
That was also why Uchiha Tenshu had never considered developing his power in Konoha or the Land of Fire. He was afraid of disrupting the Sage of Six Paths and the Great Toad's plans, and making them step in early to save the day.
At least until he became a Six Paths-level powerhouse himself,
Uchiha Tenshu had no plans to destroy Konoha Shinobi Village or the Land of Fire. He would just keep leeching off them.
Wouldn't it be better to wait until he'd grown stronger and raised enough loyal subordinates, then take over the entire planet and set out for the universe?
As for what to do if members of the Otsutsuki Clan arrived in the Ninja World ahead of schedule,
he'd leave that to the protagonist of the original story!
As long as the Sage of Six Paths didn't want anyone ruining his garden, he was bound to step in.
Uchiha Tenshu only needed to stay far away.
Wait for everyone else to fight to the death.
Then he could jump in and reap the rewards.
After all, Uchiha Tenshu's role model wasn't some peerless hero. It was Sima Yi, a master of keeping his head down. One lesson from his previous life had been enough. Now that he'd been given another chance at life, Uchiha Tenshu would never again waste his sincere kindness on a world full of idiots.
That kind of foolish behavior could be left to Naruto Uzumaki, the puppet arranged by the Sage of Six Paths.
In the original story, Naruto and Sasuke were nothing more than repairmen of the Will of Fire. They insisted on making a pile of shit seem sweeter than anything else, and desperately defended the old system.
Sasuke, who'd wanted a revolution, got beaten up and Talk no Jutsu'd by Naruto until he was brainwashed into supporting him.
Uchiha Tenshu couldn't help but scoff at that. Someone like Sasuke had clearly earned every bit of suffering he'd endured. He could even see the person who'd killed his parents and slaughtered his clan as someone who'd done it to protect him and show him love. No wonder Naruto had managed to brainwash him.
Naruto was just the same. Neji died for him, and the very next moment, Naruto was going on about how cool it would be if Obito became Hokage.
That was just unbelievable!
The people of the Ninja World deserved every bit of suffering they got. There was no reason for him to pity them.
He didn't need to save the world or rescue the suffering. He needed to plunder everything and use it to nourish himself. He just had to take everything and leave nothing behind!
Uchiha Tenshu understood this deep down.
And now,
with the help of the Fragment of Heavenly Dimension,
even if the Sage of Six Paths showed up, by the time he found Uchiha Tenshu, Tenshu would be able to beat the shit out of him.
"Also, for some reason, ever since the Fragment of Heavenly Dimension activated, I feel like something's been lifted off me!" Uchiha Tenshu shifted his body and stretched his arms and legs. He felt utterly relaxed, as if his entire soul had been cleansed.
This definitely wasn't just the excitement of getting the Fragment of Heavenly Dimension.
It felt more like some kind of restraint had been lifted from deep within him. Both his body and mind felt increasingly clear.
Uchiha Tenshu didn't think there was anything strange about it. In the extraordinary world of the shinobi, prophecies and time travel were possible, so a mysterious sixth sense was perfectly reasonable—not to mention a sensation that came from within.
The next moment,
Uchiha Tenshu suddenly remembered something.
The origin of Chakra.
There were two explanations.
According to the original story,
one explanation was that the Ninja World hadn't had Chakra to begin with. Though Natural Energy and things like demons, gods, and buddhas existed, there was no Chakra. It wasn't until Kaguya Otsutsuki arrived in this world and planted the God Tree, then gave birth to two sons and was eventually sealed, that the Sage of Six Paths founded the Ninjutsu Sect and spread Chakra. In other words, the Sage of Six Paths had given Chakra to the people.
That was why the Otsutsuki Clan had such power over everyone who possessed Chakra.
After all, it was something they'd received from someone else.
Using it came at a considerable cost.
The other explanation
was that the Ninja World had always had Chakra, but the Sage of Six Paths had spread the method for refining it.
It was like the Chakra of various summoning beasts, the more powerful Senjutsu Chakra, and the Chakra possessed by the priestesses of the Land of Demons from birth, which gave them powerful sealing abilities.
The first explanation represented the anime's version of events: the Sage of Six Paths was the son of Kaguya and a human from this planet, and gradually awakened the Rinnegan after first possessing the Sharingan.
The second represented the idea that the Sage of Six Paths was born after the people of this planet blessed Kaguya Otsutsuki with their faith, and possessed the Rinnegan from birth.
As for the two explanations,
whichever one was true,
they both revealed the same thing.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, could certainly tamper with Chakra!
Now that was impressive!
Chakra was one of the most important forms of energy in the shinobi world. It was the foundation for all the ninjutsu shinobi used. It was also a higher form of energy formed by combining the body's physical energy with its spiritual energy. Besides allowing users to wield water, fire, earth, wind, and lightning, it could even interfere with time and space. Yet Hagoromo Otsutsuki could manipulate this energy. That undoubtedly made him an incredibly powerful being—one who was absolutely no weaker than the main members of the Otsutsuki Clan.
Just imagine.
Putting himself in that situation, Uchiha Tenshu could think of countless ways to install a backdoor in Chakra, given how well-versed he was in all kinds of novels.
For example, he could implant a special Cursed Seal in Chakra. It wouldn't activate under normal circumstances, but if someone who'd cultivated Chakra with that backdoor turned against him, he could trigger the seal and make them lose control of their Chakra. It might even cause severe backlash and finish them off completely.
Or Uchiha Tenshu could use demonic methods to fuse Chakra with evil forces, gradually corrupting those who cultivated it with darkness without their knowledge until they became his puppets, setting off a series of conflicts.
Just like the conflicts caused by the hatred that had spread throughout the Ninja World—perhaps they were the Sage of Six Paths' scheme all along.
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