The Sage of Six Paths held Shin Uchiha in high regard.
After all, as Shin understood it, the Sage of Six Paths had been watching over the entire Shinobi World all along.
With his boundless compassion, he naturally felt fond of a descendant as extraordinarily gifted as Shin Uchiha.
Moreover, back when he and his younger brother, Hamura Otsutsuki, had sealed their mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, on the moon for the sake of the entire Shinobi World,
they had known exactly where their mother came from, and that the Ōtsutsuki Clan would come looking for her sooner or later.
Although the Sage of Six Paths was Kaguya's son, he differed from the pure-blooded members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan: neither he nor his younger brother Hamura possessed their immense lifespan.
That was why the Sage of Six Paths existed in the world as chakra. His physical body had long since withered with age.
Shin Uchiha's sudden appearance, however, had given the Sage of Six Paths an idea.
At present, hardly anyone in the entire Shinobi World had reached super Kage level, and there was not a single Six Paths level fighter.
If Shin Uchiha continued to grow, even if he never matched the Sage of Six Paths' achievements, he would surely become a true Six Paths level ninja.
If the Ōtsutsuki Clan from outer space arrived while Shin Uchiha was still alive, there would at least be a Six Paths level fighter to lead the resistance.
Thus, to the Sage of Six Paths, Shin Uchiha was not merely a gifted descendant, but also one of the candidates who could stand against the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Even if the Ōtsutsuki Clan never arrived during Shin Uchiha's lifetime in the Shinobi World-a thousand years had already passed, so what were the odds?-
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