Naruto was originally happy, but the sudden appearance of these two people made Naruto very unhappy.
Without any helpers, even Hashirama would be in trouble if Naruto launched a sneak attack.
Not to mention Obito and Nagato.
After the matter was resolved, Naruto sent four clones to send back the Ninja who maintained Heaven-Sealing Earth-Cutting Place from all directions, and then he returned to his original position and slowly looked for Ino and others.
Uchiha house.
Sasuke sat on the sofa with a dejected look on his face. He learned from his mother that his father was sleeping.
It seems that the soul has returned Pure Land.
Mikoto looked at his son worriedly.
"Sasuke, it's okay, Mother is still here."
"I'm fine, Mother."
Sasuke clenched his fists.
All the resurrected people in the village suddenly collapsed.
The only ones left behind are Teacher Guy's father, First's grandson and his own mother.
The rest of the people basically have the strength of Elite Jonin under normal circumstances. Was it because their strength was not enough that their mother's soul was not taken away?
The chaotic thoughts and heavy emotions made Sasuke feel suffocated.
Subconsciously, he called in his heart the ancient existence that resided deep in his soul and occasionally gave him guidance:
"Indra What the hell is going on? You know something, right?"
After a brief silence, a proud voice sounded deep in Sasuke's consciousness.
"Humph."
Indra seemed to be quite disdainful of Sasuke's lost look, and snorted coldly:
"According to the old man's words, life and death are determined by fate, Seven Calamities and Eight Sufferings, it is inevitable.
You should be lucky that your mother can still stay."
"Seven Calamities and Eight Sufferings?"
Sasuke frowned. This vocabulary was very unfamiliar to him. Ninja rarely touched on this knowledge in his training.
Recalling that this child was young and Parents both died when they were young, Indra did not mock directly, but patiently explained. He also realized that Sasuke at this moment needed some "answers" and comfort.
"The so-called seven difficulties are: fire, water, ghost, Rakshasa, Blades and Staves, Shackles, Vengeful Bandits."
He paused and continued:
"The eight sufferings are: birth, old age, illness, death, Suffering of Separation from Loved Ones, Suffering of Encountering the Hated, Suffering of Unfulfilled Desire, Suffering of the Five Aggregates.
The Seven Difficulties represent external disasters, and the Eight Sufferings represent inner suffering."
Seeing that Sasuke still looked confused after listening to it, obviously not clear about the specific meaning and meaning of these abstract concepts, Indra finally couldn't help but hold his forehead and complained in an extremely disgusting tone:
"Looking at your ignorance of the truth of the world, I began to wonder if you are my reincarnation. I'm afraid you are not the reincarnation of that simple hot-blooded idiot Asura."
Having said that, Indra still patiently explained the meaning of Seven Calamities and Eight Sufferings to Sasuke in a more straightforward and simple way.
Not everyone will encounter the seven hardships, but the eight hardships are the fate that any life cannot escape as long as it exists in this world.
"Everyone will experience birth, aging, illness, and death.
Everyone's Parents, relatives, friends, and loved ones will also experience this and eventually leave you."
Indra's voice carries a desolation that is insightful into the world.
"Life is full of impermanence.
The more you pursue something, the less likely you are to get it, that is Suffering of Unfulfilled Desire; the more you cherish something, the easier it is to be separated from it, that is Suffering of Separation from Loved Ones; the more you hate something, but you always have to meet it, that is Suffering of Encountering the Hated; and your body and mind are always tormented by various desires and worries, and have no peace, that is Suffering of the Five Aggregates."
"Your father left you again, this is your 'Suffering of Unfulfilled Desire'."
Indra made the final point, with a cold and direct tone,
"You long for the integrity of your family, your father's company and recognition, and you long to make up for past regrets but you can't get it. It's Suffering of Unfulfilled Desire suffering.
Even our brothers and our father suffered from the eight sufferings.
This is what you call the laws of nature, which is the destiny of heaven. The destiny of heaven is such that it is difficult to violate it."
Sasuke is silent.
He lowered his head, looked at his and his mother's clasped hands, and then looked out the window at the dim light of Festival.
Indra's words were like a cold chisel, carving the vague pain and doubts in his heart into clear and cruel lines.
It's really unavoidable.
He remembered Naruto.
The man who is now as strong as Monster and almost stands at the top of Shinobi World, he lost Parents, grew up in loneliness, and searched for bonds and recognition along the way... Has he also suffered from "Suffering of Unfulfilled Desire"?
He thought again of the father Indra mentioned just now, the legendary Sage of Six Paths.
He also suffered from eight kinds of suffering.
Even if it is as strong as Naruto, even if it is the legendary Sage of Six Paths, it cannot avoid this "Suffering of Unfulfilled Desire".
It turns out that great strength cannot avoid suffering caused by life itself.
It may give you more confidence when facing the "Seven Difficulties", but it cannot eliminate the "Eight Sufferings" that follow you like a shadow.
At this moment, the frustration in Sasuke's heart seemed to settle down and turned into a deeper and more complex understanding. The pain did not disappear, but he seemed to have touched some kind of broader and colder reality beneath the pain.
He slowly loosened his clenched fist and gently held his mother's hand.
"Mother..."
He spoke in a low voice, his voice still hoarse, but it seemed to have a hint of something else.
"I'm fine."
Watching Sasuke quickly break away from the initial despair, his eyes, although still filled with heavy pain, were no longer blank and empty, but gradually gathered an almost cold clarity and calmness. Otsutsuki Indra, who resided deep in his consciousness, rarely showed a trace of satisfaction.
Very good.
This is what it looks like.
As expected of the reincarnation of Indra, at least after suffering a major blow, he did not indulge in useless emotions for a long time, but was able to quickly adjust his mood and face reality.
This character is the basis for becoming a strong person and practicing your own ideas.
However, Indra's arrogance and inertial thinking that originated from thousands of years ago allowed him to only "see" Sasuke's superficial "calmness" and "enlightenment", but failed, or subconsciously ignored, the deeper inner agitation of Sensing Sasuke at this moment.
He thought that Sasuke's silence and "understanding" meant he had accepted the cruel setting of the unpredictable fate.
He was wrong.
If Young Naruto gives in to fate easily, then he is not Young Naruto.
Sasuke Uchiha, has never been a person who would easily bow to fate or compromise with suffering.
He thought of his teacher Orochimaru. Although Orochimaru didn't teach him much after becoming a teacher, Orochimaru knew how to Impure World Reincarnation.
Since there is such a technique in the world, there must be a way for him to enter Pure Land and save his father!
Just like Indra when he was young.
Sage of Six Paths prefers the second son, and Indra wants to prove to his father that he, Eldest Son, is right.
And after a thousand years, Indra is no longer the Young Naruto it once was.