Beside him, Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the Sky Screen in silence, offering no rebuttal. Their eyes were filled with profound disbelief, and neither could calm down for a long time.
Whether it was the astonishing leap straight from three tomoe to the Rinnegan, with no intermediate stages, or the Sage's Talisman that could reverse a fatal death and restore life, both had completely overturned everything they knew.
Shock filled their hearts. They could not tell whether Hagoromo himself was simply that terrifying, the Toad Sage's trump card was that miraculous, or the miracle born of desperation was beyond all explanation.
Meanwhile, in a secret base, Orochimaru, who had been absorbed in his research, completely lost his composure.
He stared fixedly at the Sky Screen, his narrow eyes widening into circles, his pupils contracting violently. Disbelief covered his face, and he froze.
"Three tomoe... evolved straight into the Rinnegan?"
"Is this the power of the Sage of Six Paths? How could he achieve a transformation that skips entire levels like this?"
Orochimaru's thoughts churned as he frantically searched for the key. He could not help muttering to himself, arriving at his most significant conjecture.
"Could it be because the power was diluted?"
"The Uchiha Clan only inherited the power of Indra, the son of the Sage of Six Paths."
"Then, as it passed down through generation after generation, it was diluted and weakened again and again. That's why they can only reach the Mangekyo Sharingan and never cross the threshold of the Rinnegan."
"But Hagoromo inherited Kaguya's power. His bloodline is so pure that he could skip every step and awaken the Rinnegan in one leap!"
Once he reached that conclusion, intense greed and fervor instantly lit up Orochimaru's eyes.
On the Sky Screen.
Kaguya hovered in midair, her gaze