After the Sage of Six Paths vanished completely beyond Mount Myōboku's sea of clouds, the secluded valley fell silent once more.
Only the Great Toad Sage, Gamamaru, remained, seated alone on the stone platform.
He slowly raised his eyes toward the direction the Sage of Six Paths had departed, and an unprecedented brilliance suddenly flared in his gaze.
After a long while, Gamamaru finally spoke, his voice brimming with irrepressible excitement and fervor.
"The most fundamental chakra in the Shinobi World... the source of all chakra."
"Hagoromo, oh, Hagoromo. This bit of power you casually left behind has given me a treasure of immeasurable value."
The more Gamamaru studied the strand of gentle, pure chakra in his palm, drawn from Hagoromo's very essence, the more his heart surged with excitement.
The primal chakra left by the Sage of Six Paths was tantamount to giving this world an entirely new path to power, a system that had never before existed.
This gift far surpassed any legacy. It was a true treasure capable of reshaping the world.
Gamamaru's broad toad face was filled with a feverish hunger for discovery. Sitting quietly cross-legged, he began contemplating and working through its mysteries, all traces of his laziness gone.
The Sky Screen overhead clearly displayed the scene. The entire Shinobi World stared in astonishment, and another wave of heated discussion erupted.
"They were right! Chakra doesn't belong to this world at all! It's a power unique to Otsutsuki!"
"No wonder ordinary people are born unable to cultivate it. They're the wrong race! No amount of effort can make up for that!"
"My god, the Great Toad Sage is so composed! He started researching the primal chakra the moment he got it. Could he really work out a way for people to cultivate chakra?"
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