Ancestor of Sage Arts

To become a Six Paths expert now, it takes at least twenty years. Only when one's own Mangekyo Sharingan and Byakugan evolve into the Rinnegan or Tenseigan can one truly be considered Six Paths level.

Otherwise, one is merely comparable to the Six Paths.

The current ninja world ranks are divided into: Genin, Chunin, and Jonin. Each level is further divided into: Special, Normal, and Elite.

Above Jonin are Grandmasters, who are equivalent to the clan leader level during the Warring States period, which later became the Kage level.

Grandmasters are divided into: Normal Grandmaster [Kage] and Peak Grandmaster.

Above Grandmasters are Great Grandmasters [Super Kage], Peak Great Grandmasters, and Half-step Six Paths.

Six Paths level: Six Paths level, Bloodline Limit Succession Net level, Ten-Tails Jinchuriki plus Bloodline Limit Succession Net, Super Six Paths level.

Since there were no clan leaders in this era and the Ninja Sect held absolute dominance, Otsutsuki Tatsuten designated the rank above Elite Jonin as "Grandmaster." Coincidentally, the Ninja Sect also featured the character "Zong," making this title the most fitting choice.

"Brother Hagoromo, how did you handle the matters of those villages?"

Otsutsuki Yuhao asked Otsutsuki Hagoromo with a smile.

"Hmm, after using your method!"

"The villages are no longer fighting over water. By the way, how did you know that digging a hole underground would result in water appearing?"

Otsutsuki Hagoromo asked curiously.

"Isn't that simple? I once sensed water-attribute natural energy beneath the ground, and out of curiosity, I dug a deep hole. That's how I discovered it."

Otsutsuki Yuhao chuckled.

What he said wasn't a lie. Once, Otsutsuki Yuhao sensed abundant natural energy in the ground. Out of curiosity, he dug a well, and it turned out to be water.

From that moment on, Otsutsuki Yuhao named it water-attribute natural energy.

"So that's how it is. But does this natural energy also have attributes?"

Otsutsuki Hagoromo said with some surprise.

Although he also cultivated Sage Mode, he never researched these things like Otsutsuki Tatsuten.

"Of course, natural energy is divided into attributes like water, fire, earth, and lightning. It's just that you usually don't care about this issue. Of course, the most important thing is that not everyone can cultivate Sage Mode, which makes even fewer people research whether natural energy has attributes."

Otsutsuki Yuhao replied.

"So that's how it is?"

Otsutsuki Hagoromo nodded. Even he didn't pay much attention to these things.

"For example, the Sage Mode I'm currently cultivating is water and wind attribute. Cultivating Sage Mode at sea is faster than on land. As for you, Brother Hagoromo, you should be earth and lightning attribute."

Otsutsuki Yuhao explained his research on natural energy to Otsutsuki Hagoromo.

In Otsutsuki Yuhao's view, natural energy should be similar to spiritual energy in his previous life, both being energies between heaven and earth. Chakra is merely the Divine Tree absorbing natural energy and converting it into a more easily absorbable form of energy.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo was well aware that Otsutsuki Yuhao did not cultivate ninjutsu, only Sage Mode.

Although the cultivation progress of Sage Mode is very slow, if successful, its combat power is far greater than ninjutsu.

Although Otsutsuki Hagoromo believed he was stronger than Yuhao, he was indeed inferior to Yuhao in Sage Mode.

"Don't leave after only a few hours like last time you came back. You've wandered outside for so many years, it's time you settled down. Running around like this isn't a solution."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo nagged Otsutsuki Yuhao like a doting father.

"This... is he urging me to find a partner?"

Otsutsuki Yuhao thought with a wry smile.

"I'm still young. Look, Brother Hamura is still single!"

Otsutsuki Yuhao quickly used Otsutsuki Hamura as an excuse.

"Hamura already has ten children!"

Otsutsuki Hagoromo said expressionlessly.

"Ah, ten?"

"Even pigs don't give birth to that many. Brother Hamura, how many wives did he find!"

Otsutsuki Yuhao was stunned.

He never imagined that Otsutsuki Hamura would have so many children now. Could it be that he sensed his descendants on the moon would eventually be reduced to just one, so he's trying to have more children now?

The Moon.

"Ah... who?"

Otsutsuki Hamura, watching his child on the moon, couldn't help but sneeze.

"Who's thinking of me?"

"Is it Brother Hagoromo, or Yuhao?"

Otsutsuki Hamura muttered to himself.

Ten years later.

Otsutsuki Yuhao had spent another ten years in the ninja world, searching for spiritual medicines and celestial objects that could enhance his strength.

After searching for ten years and leaving the title of "Ancestor of Sage Arts" in the ninja world, Otsutsuki Tatsuten departed.

He headed for the sea. In Otsutsuki Yuhao's current view, there was nothing left in the ninja world that could improve his strength. Otsutsuki Tatsuten had basically collected all the cultivation methods from the ninja world.

However, these were not of much use to Otsutsuki Tatsuten.

Taking a group of people willing to follow him, Otsutsuki Yuhao headed for the sea.

In a boundless sea, there was a giant ship.

The ship was about a hundred meters long and fifty meters wide. Its deck was paved with ebony planks, and its hull was carved with flowers, birds, beasts, and figures, along with some cranks made of gold, silver, copper, and iron.

The ship's mast pointed high into the sky, shimmering in the vast white mist.

The paintings on the hull depicted phoenixes, qilin, lions, and other mythical creatures, as well as landscapes and figures that were lifelike and vivid.

Although the giant ship was large, compared to the entire sea, it was like a small boat drifting on the waves.

There were over a hundred people on the ship. These were all disciples of Otsutsuki Yuhao, who wished to follow him. Most of them were orphans.

Otsutsuki Yuhao stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the calm sea surface. A sense of joy welled up in his heart because the sea before him was peaceful, without any crashing waves.

"Chibaku Tensei!"

Otsutsuki Yuhao shouted, his eyes transforming into Mangekyo Sharingan with five tomoe. The five tomoe in his eyes enlarged intensely and began to spin.

A black sphere appeared in Otsutsuki Yuhao's left palm.

The black sphere slowly rose and flew into the sky.

A powerful gravitational pull emanated from the black sphere.

All the rocks and stones in the vicinity of the sea were gathered together.

Under Otsutsuki Yuhao's control, the seawater was not affected. He only absorbed the rocks from the seabed and the surrounding small islands.

After about an hour, when Otsutsuki Tatsuten felt it was enough.

A meteor the size of the Land of Fire appeared in the sky.

A moment later, a colossal island emerged from the sea.

Otsutsuki Yuhao looked at the giant island before him with a somewhat pale face.

Chibaku Tensei did not consume much pupil power. The real strain was maintaining Chibaku Tensei in the sky for such a long time.

Even for the current Otsutsuki Yuhao, whose chakra had reached the level of the One-Tails, it was still somewhat unbearable.