Imu clutched the ancient tome tightly, solemn beyond measure. With unwavering eyes, Imu made a resounding promise.
"God! I will diligently cultivate this Secret Technique! I will hold this world secure! I will attain immortality and wait through the ages for your return! No matter how much time passes, I will never betray your trust!"
Seeing that both beings had received their own opportunities and immortality, the god's expression softened.
"From this day forward, one of you shall preside over the world's joy and vitality, and the other over the dominion of its laws."
"You must support each other, help each other, stand watch together, and protect this world."
"Do not fight and weaken yourselves. Do not fail this world. Do not betray the trust I have placed in you today."
Joy Boy nodded vigorously and promised in all earnestness, "I'll do everything I can to help Imu protect the world! I won't cause any trouble!"
Imu also raised a proud head and solemnly vowed, "I will watch over the order of this world and preserve its peace. I will not fail your divine grace!"
The two beings were utterly obedient as they solemnly swore their oaths.
The entire Shinobi World erupted into an unprecedented uproar. Hundreds of millions of eyes remained fixed on the Sky Screen overhead, unwilling to look away for even an instant.
The scene of the god turning to leave, granting immortality, and entrusting an entire world to others was seared into everyone's hearts, overturning everything they thought they knew.
The mysteries that had troubled the Shinobi World for countless years, every strange upheaval, every insurmountable enemy-all of them now had an origin and an answer.
In streets and alleys, villages and fortresses, the Five Great Hidden Villages, and border outposts, ninjas, civilians, elders, and children