Unexpectedly, Indra shook his head.
His attitude towards Sasuke is much more patient, perhaps because Sasuke is his descendant, or perhaps because of the loneliness caused by rarely waking up in a long time.
"I don't have a grandfather."
Indra's voice does not contain any emotion, it is just stating a fact.
"My grandmother brought peace to the troubled times and was revered as 'Rabbit Goddess'.
According to the legend passed down, she was inspired by heaven and earth amidst the blessings and prayers of people all over the world, and she became pregnant without sex and gave birth to two children.
That is my father, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and my Uncle, Hamura Otsutsuki."
He paused, as if sorting out the fragments of distant memories that had spanned countless reincarnations and were gradually pieced together:
"More things about my grandmother, such as why she was later sealed by her father and Uncle...
These longer and more secret truths, I have only slowly pieced together and come to know part of through the continuous reincarnation process of Chakra over the past thousand years, with the help of the experiences, knowledge, and sporadic memories of reincarnations in the past generations."
His words revealed a more mysterious and cruel aspect behind the creation myth of Shinobi World.
God is not born perfect, behind his power lies sacrifice and betrayal, and the truth of history is often buried under layers of reincarnations and the long river of time.
Sasuke digested this information in silence.
Otsutsuki, Kaguya Princess, asexual pregnancy, seal... every word impacted his original world view.
And the man in front of him who calls himself Indra, this ancient soul who has the same eyes as himself but carries a thousand-year grudge, will his appearance lead him to where?
"If you have any questions, please ask immediately."
Indra's eyes that rotated around Three Tomoe were staring at Sasuke's face for a moment, and his tone contained a hint of unquestionable command and a certain eagerness to get to the point.
"Save me a moment and you interrupt me again when I'm talking."
He added that he seemed to have a clear plan for the next "main topic" and did not want to be disturbed by trivial questions.
Sasuke faced this almost staring gaze and did not flinch.
He fell into a brief thought. About Otsutsuki, about Kaguya, about reincarnation, about Asura... there was a huge amount of information and many questions.
But his intuition told him that perhaps he should first ask a question that was closer to the current situation and could better help him understand the "reincarnation" mechanism itself.
He raised his head, met Indra's gaze, and asked in a deep voice:
"Have you... met the boarders like this before?"
He means that like now, Indra's consciousness actively awakens, and manifests a clear form in Consciousness Space to communicate with the reincarnation.
Whether it's Indra in his body or Asura in Naruto's body, this behavior seems to go beyond the category of "subtle influence".
Hearing this question, the cold expression on Indra's face seemed to have a slight fluctuation, as if he was recalling something, or as if he felt some kind of... absurdity about the answer to this question?
He was silent for a moment, seeming to organize his words, and finally answered in a helpless tone:
"No."
He gave a clear negative.
"Normally, we would not manifest and communicate directly with our incarnations in such a clear and active manner.
Chakra reincarnation is more of an inheritance and resonance of ideas, talents and destiny tendencies.
Hosts will naturally lean toward our path, possess some of our traits, and even use our powers unconsciously, but are usually unaware of our specific existence, let alone such 'face-to-face' conversations."
Indra's gaze became a little deep, as if he had penetrated time and looked at a specific node:
"Originally... Asura and I have returned to Pure Land not long ago."
"Pure Land?"
Sasuke frowned slightly.
"It is the resting place of the dead. You can understand it as the final destination of the soul."
"I know this, but what I'm curious about is why you can come back."
Indra did not respond to Sasuke, but continued, "The reason why we went back is because we thought that the 'showdown' of this generation had already decided the winner and was over."
It can be seen that Indra hates others interrupting.
"Determine the winner?"
Sasuke's heart moved, and he vaguely grasped something.
Indra nodded, with a hint of indescribable complex emotions in his tone, including reminiscences of the past and a sense of absurdity about some kind of "own" incident:
"Because you married Seal of Reconciliation after the battle with the Ninja Academy."
His words instantly reminded Sasuke of that humiliating defeat. The two of them had indeed formed a bond Seal of Reconciliation under the witness of Might Guy and their classmates.
Indra continued.
"In our opinion, for Seal of Reconciliation to be concluded, one party must have recognized the other party, or both parties have recognized each other and reached a settlement.
Since it ended in 'reconciliation', to a certain extent, it can also be regarded as a staged result of this round of reincarnation's 'showdown', or in other words, a draw or mutual recognition.
Now that we have the 'result', we have chosen to return to Pure Land and remain silent for the time being."
However, he changed the topic and his tone became a bit cold and... unpleasant?
"But later we heard that the battle turned out to be just a 'playful battle.
And..."
Indra's eyes swept over Sasuke's body, with a sense of "hating iron but not steel":
"You still lost?"
Sasuke:"..."
Indra seemed to have been "insulted" in some way. "The battle of ideas between our brothers that has lasted for thousands of years, and the 'showdown' that was pinned on the most talented reincarnation of your generation, was treated with such a 'child's play' by you, and it was temporarily brought to an end in such an 'disgraceful' way?
How can we sleep peacefully in Pure Land?"
Indra took a deep breath and concluded:
"So, Asura and I are back from Pure Land."
"With the dissatisfaction of being 'teased', with the disapproval of the result of this 'anticlimactic' duel, and with the idea of 'correcting' this off-track 'fate'."
His eyes were locked on Sasuke again, his eyes sharp:
"Now, do you understand? Why are we 'awakening' at this moment, and why do we appear in front of you in such a direct way."
"Because we were very dissatisfied with your last round of confrontation.
This round, we intend to... personally supervise and even participate."
Sasuke's heart sank.
Sure enough, things were far more complicated than he imagined.
The ancient undead were "angry" because of a "not serious enough" battle, and planned to get more involved Mortal World.
As one of the parties involved, I am afraid that he will no longer be able to simply regard Naruto as a "companion" or "opponent" like before.
We have to find a way to get rid of this guy and his brother.