"So from the very beginning, every dead soul in the Pure Land was under his control!"
"Over a thousand years! More than a thousand whole years!"
"He never stopped collecting the chakra and souls left behind by every ninja, every living being that died!"
"No one knows just how terrifying the Sage of Six Paths has become after accumulating a thousand years of chakra and controlling countless dead souls!"
"And even now, I still can't figure out what the Sage of Six Paths wants."
Sasuke's words were ice-cold, tearing away the most flawless façade the Shinobi World had maintained for a thousand years.
For generations, people had worshipped the Sage of Six Paths as a creator god, the progenitor of the Shinobi World, and a saint who saved the world.
But once the truth was laid bare, a chill ran down everyone's spine!
The Uzumaki Elder's expression was utterly grave. His solemn agreement confirmed this earth-shattering conjecture.
"I haven't seen his true form with my own eyes."
"But within the Pure Land, he is the only being who could possess that kind of authority, that kind of oppressive presence."
"I know my own strength very well. My soul has now undergone soul solidification, transcending life and death."
"But even so, if I dare enter the Pure Land without reaching a level of absolute power that can overwhelm him..."
"With a single thought, he could dissolve my lingering attachments, silence my departed soul, and strip away my sense of self entirely."
"That's why, for over a decade, I've remained in the boundary between reality and the Pure Land."
"All the while honing myself and perfecting the Great Whirlpool Seal Prison Formation."
"And avoiding the Pure Land's control while quietly gathering strength."
"Only when I felt everything was complete and stable did