In the spiritual realm.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki nodded thoughtfully.
A moment later.
He raised his head and studied the Rinne Sharingan on Shinji's forehead, then the new eyes formed by the perfect fusion of the Tenseigan and Rinnegan.
His face filled with wonder. "I have another question. Is there a second God Tree in the Shinobi World? A second Ten-Tails?"
"And how did you fuse the Rinnegan and Tenseigan..."
Shinji raised a hand to cut him off. "Sorry, you have too many questions. I came here to do something."
"Oh?" Hagoromo tilted his head.
Shinji gestured with his chin. "As you know, I'm still in the middle of a fight. I made time to come see you."
"I have... only one goal."
Sasuke and Hagoromo both looked at him curiously.
"What is it?"
Shinji's smile widened, and his eyes narrowed. "To beat you up!"
???
Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam!
A moment later.
Shinji flexed his wrists and rolled his neck.
[Challenge Quest: Beat Up the Sage of Six Paths! Complete! Reward: The Sage of Six Paths' Gift!]
Feeling his spirit grow more substantial and his power surge, Shinji's eyes lit up. "Oh? So the Sage of Six Paths' gift is all his Chakra, Ocular Power, and Yin-Yang Power transferred to me?!"
"That old man... really does love giving things away!"
Sensing three additional Tomoe gradually appear in his eyes, Shinji smiled faintly and turned toward Sasuke, whose stunned expression suggested he had just discovered a new continent.
Then he looked at Hagoromo Otsutsuki, floating cross-legged nearby with a placid gaze, as though nothing had happened.
Shinji still offered an apology. "Sorry. This might be hard for you to understand, but... I beat you up to clean up the mess you left behind."
"..."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki raised his head