Ubiji took Ryushiki and Sana to visit the ruins of Takamagahara's Three Sage Houses. He recounted their history in detail, revealed Root King's ties to the three sage ancestors, and explained the distinctive qualities of the three great sage arts!
Drawing on the natural energy remaining in the sacred lands, Ryushiki comprehended the three great sage arts on his own and integrated them into Unrestrained Sage Art. He even refined it further, mastering "Ultimate Sage Art"!
Ultimate Sage Art was the pinnacle of sage arts one could master without drawing on the Ten-Tails' power!
Sana refused to follow convention. Though she did not practice the three great sage arts, she drew inspiration from them, forged her own path, and created Moon-Worshipping Sage Art!
Of the ruins of the Three Great Sage Lands, Mount Myoboku had suffered the worst damage. It had been almost completely reduced to rubble!
It was said that, toward the end of the sages' era, the Slug Sage Ancestor and White Snake Sage Ancestor had both moved to Mount Myoboku. They hoped to unite the strength of all three houses to fight King Chuigen Ōtsutsuki, the human they had once cherished but who had ultimately become their enemy.
In the end, the three sage ancestors fell along with the sacred land of Mount Myoboku.
A stone monument stood amid the ruins, inscribed with ancient writing.
Ubiji explained, "Toads possess the power to foresee the future. It is said that, on the eve of the great battle, the Toad Sage Ancestor foresaw its own death. It encoded its final prophecy and inscribed it on this monument in Immortal Script. To this day, no one has unraveled its secrets."
"After the war, the Progenitor Gods all advocated destroying this monument to prevent future trouble. But Root King believed that