The Great Toad Sage looked at the Rock-Dwelling Great Toad and said in a low voice, "Don't be rude!"
Although the Rock-Dwelling Great Toad was unwilling, it could only lower its head and return to its mountain form, remaining silent.
The Great Toad Sage looked at Uchiha Makoto, who was still hovering in mid-air with his arms crossed, and sighed, his voice tinged with helplessness. "Please follow me."
Uchiha Makoto remained calm as he slowly put away the Spiraling Ring in his hand and followed the Great Toad Sage, with the others following closely behind.
Everyone remained silent the entire way, creating a particularly oppressive atmosphere.
Before long, they arrived at the entrance of a cave.
The three immortals, led by the Great Toad Sage, went in first, and the others followed suit after a brief hesitation.
A strange fragrance permeated the cave, invigorating the senses.
On the wall, fragmented murals shimmered in the dim light, as if telling ancient stories sealed away by time.
Finally, they stopped at one of the spots. The Great Toad Sage slowly turned around and said, "You should already know the truth about the crisis, so I won't go into details."
After saying that, it pointed to two figures on the mural, "These are two visitors from outer space."
"One man and one woman."
"The female figure among them is the ancient Rabbit Goddess, the mother of the Sage of Six Paths!"
As it spoke, it pointed to the murals next to it. The two murals were displayed side by side and were extremely similar, with only one difference—one of them depicted a towering tree whose branches seemed to break free from the constraints of the painting.
"You see this difference; this is the God Tree planted by another person."
The Great Toad Sage raised his voice slightly, as if wanting to emphasize this important discovery.
After speaking, it turned to look at the crowd. Orochimaru and the other two's expressions changed slightly, while Uchiha Makoto remained expressionless, even showing a hint of impatience.
"Get to the point, you old Toad!"
Uchiha Makoto's voice broke the brief silence, carrying a hint of urgency and dissatisfaction.
Upon hearing this, the Great Toad Sage was not angry. He nodded and steadily pointed to the base of the God Tree.
"This is the key."
"Beneath the God Tree, there dwell powerful beings from even more ancient times. They were killed by the 'evil god' and used as fertilizer for the God Tree!"
As the Great Toad Sage spoke, his murky, lifeless eyes turned to Uchiha Makoto.
"The 'evil god' from outer space utterly defeated all the powerful beings here and destroyed everything, but some things still remained!"
Is it something left behind by a civilization even older than ancient times?
Uchiha Makoto frowned. What would be left behind?
Is it some kind of magical artifact?
"Yin-Yang Technique!"
"What remains is Yin-Yang magic!"
Orochimaru's somewhat hoarse voice rang out.
The people present immediately turned their heads and looked at him.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Orochimaru paused for a moment before saying, "Before the age of ninjas, there was the age of samurai and onmyoji!"
"That's right! That's exactly it."
The Great Toad Sage glanced at Orochimaru with some surprise, then nodded approvingly.
"And what we have in our hands is what the Onmyoji left behind!"
"Of course, one could also say that these sacred sites are traces left behind by the Onmyoji of that era."
"Our Senjutsu were derived from and dismantled from Yin-Yang arts, which granted us a longer lifespan."
As he spoke, the Great Toad Sage's gaze lingered on Uchiha Makoto.
"Since you know that I instigated the Six Paths Brothers to rebel against the Rabbit Goddess, you must also know that this is because I had a precognitive dream."
"Know!"
Uchiha Makoto nodded, agreeing immediately.
"That's because I gained some kind of power from that era."
The Great Toad Sage continued, "But strangely, I cannot foresee your future, Uchiha Makoto."
"You have surpassed the scope of my ability to predict the future!"
Uchiha Makoto nodded, showing no surprise whatsoever.
Putting everything else aside, just look at the "plow" he's holding now. This divine weapon of Ōtsutsuki God Shibai Ōtsutsuki, the man closest to the Otsutsuki god, is something that even a Great Toad Sage who barely qualifies as a Kage Level being could not have foreseen.
Not to mention he also has a system on him; it would be strange if the Great Toad Sage could foresee his future!
As for Onmyoji and Onmyodo techniques, there are some related clues in the original work.
For example, in the battle between Gamabunta and the One-Tail Beast, Gamabunta, summoned by Naruto, faced off against Gaara, who had fully transformed into the One-Tail Gaara.
After learning about the spirit medium inside Gaara's body, Gamabunta told Naruto how to break it.
Then there's Chiriku from the Temple of Fire who is one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja. He possesses a strange power, which he calls "Buddhism," and is different from Chakra.
"So, what exactly is this so-called 'giving me something that doesn't belong to this era' to deal with the crisis?"
"Onmyoji magic?"
Uchiha Makoto frowned, his face practically screaming disdain.
It seems to be saying that the products of the losers of the old era are nothing!
The Great Toad Sage nodded and then shook his head. "It's not Yin-Yang magic; Yin-Yang masters are outdated!"
"What I'm going to give you is a talisman and a special spell."
Uchiha Makoto sneered, "With this? You think you can defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki?"
The Great Toad Sage chuckled, looking at Uchiha Makoto with a hint of amusement, and said, "Don't underestimate it. These talismans and techniques contain ancient and powerful energy, which might turn the tide at a crucial moment."
"The talisman I'm going to give you is a resurrection talisman!"
"The resurrection talisman used by Hamura Ōtsutsuki when he was resurrected!"
Uchiha Makoto's expression changed slightly.
The resurrection talisman used by Hamura Ōtsutsuki to revive?
In the original story, in order to gain the power to resist Otsutsuki Kaguya, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki once exploited a bug using this resurrection talisman, thereby obtaining the Rinnegan!
"As for the talismans, they are spirit talismans, capable of communicating with the powers of ancient powerful beings who have long since fallen silent in the Pure Land!"
"At least it can provide you with strength no less than your own!"
The Great Toad Sage smiled and looked at Uchiha Makoto, "How are these talismans and techniques?"
Uchiha Makoto nodded silently.
Looking at the silent Uchiha Makoto, the Great Toad Sage chuckled and continued, "You should know that the Pure Land is also a remnant of that era!"
"The remaining power of the very few strong individuals from that era is all there!"
"The resurrection talisman gives you the confidence to take a gamble, while the Summoning Technique spell gives you the power to do so!"