At Tetsuya's words, the Sage of Six Paths immediately spoke up.
"How could this have nothing to do with me? I'm part of this shinobi world too.
As the founder of ninshu, I'm known throughout the shinobi world as the Sage of Six Paths.
Faced with a crisis like this, of course I should do my part!"
"Oh, really? You mean that?"
Tetsuya eyed the Sage of Six Paths skeptically.
Are you really that responsible?
Then why didn't you show up when Momoshiki Otsutsuki and the others wreaked havoc on the shinobi world in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations?
The Sage of Six Paths nodded and said,
"In the past, I might have thought that, as someone from a bygone era, I'd already laid the foundations for the shinobi world, and that its future should be left to those it chose.
But now, I've changed my mind."
"Oh-!"
Tetsuya sat with one leg crossed over the other, his eyes narrowed as he watched the Sage of Six Paths.
"So you're one of those people who believe in fate too. I thought someone like you, who once stood at the pinnacle of the shinobi world, wouldn't buy into that sort of thing."
The Sage of Six Paths gave an awkward chuckle.
"Sometimes, the greater the power you possess, the more deeply you come to appreciate things like fate."
"Really? I don't believe in it."
"You..."
The Sage of Six Paths looked at Tetsuya.
Tetsuya opened his eyes and raised an eyebrow.
"What? Are you going to tell me I'm still not powerful enough?"
"Ha."
At Tetsuya's reaction, the Sage of Six Paths laughed instead.
"Quite the opposite. It was meeting you that made me change my mind."
"Oh?"
Tetsuya narrowed his eyes, studying the Sage of Six Paths closely.
The Sage of