The Sage of Six Paths' sudden appearance truly shocked everyone. Yet with this legendary figure standing before them, Gaara, Tobirama Senju, and the others were more curious than anything, Hanabi Hyuga included. Madara Uchiha and Naruto, however, were unimpressed by the Sage of Six Paths. Madara especially, whose only impression of him was that stone tablet.
Faced with Naruto's question, the Sage of Six Paths seemed deeply regretful, his face full of sorrow.
"You should not have done this. It was all because of that otherworldly person called Awen that you strayed from Asura's path."
Naruto took a deep breath, raised his voice, and stepped forward. His gaze sharpened, his voice turning as cold as ice as he said, "Sage of Six Paths, are Sasuke and I supposed to grow up according to the Indra and Asura script you planned for us? Why can't we simply be ourselves?"
Sasuke glanced at Naruto, stepped forward, and asked, "I don't know exactly what Naruto means, but I can roughly guess. Sage of Six Paths, our lives have never followed anyone else's script. I am Sasuke, and he is Naruto. We have nothing to do with Indra or Asura."
"Ha... even Indra is the same now? Still, in that case, the destiny that has persisted for a thousand years will end here because of the outsider Awen. That is not necessarily a bad thing."
The Sage of Six Paths' words left Sasuke and Naruto speechless. Could this old man not understand what they were saying?
Madara Uchiha folded his arms. "Sage of Six Paths, since you have been secretly observing everything in this world, you should understand the threat Mōryō poses. I am now the Chief Seat of the Sun-Moon Alliance. For the Shinobi World, for this world, I will never allow Mōryō