"What are you doing?!"
The Sage of Six Paths stared blankly as Neji placed his hand in his palm.
"Didn't you signal for me to put my hand here so you could pass the power of Six Paths on to me? Come on, put some strength into it. Don't hold back for my sake—I can take it!"
Neji said fearlessly.
"Pfft—cough... cough—"
The old Sage of Six Paths nearly failed to catch his breath and burst into a violent coughing fit.
"L-little Neji... cough, cough... you really don't listen, do you? So everything I said was wasted on you. Six Paths Level power isn't something that can be passed around freely. Six Paths power contains each enlightened person's spirit and strength. Even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't be able to use it. It would soon dissipate!"
After finally catching his breath, the Sage of Six Paths spoke helplessly.
"Is that so? But didn't you give Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha the power of Six Paths so they could seal Kaguya Otsutsuki?"
Neji looked like he clearly did not believe him.
"Sigh... see? You've misunderstood again. Naruto and Sasuke were able to reach the Six Paths Level because they had already reached the brink of a breakthrough. They only needed that final push to break through the barrier. Think carefully: hadn't Sasuke already mastered the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan? After everything he had experienced, hadn't his spiritual power reached the standard as well? And hadn't Naruto developed his Sage Body to the limit, while also possessing half of the Nine-Tails' chakra and part of the power of the other Tailed Beasts?"
The Sage of Six Paths glared at Neji as he explained.
Neji nodded thoughtfully. Seeing this, the Sage of Six Paths continued, "All I could do was provide