Kabuto Yakushi fell silent for a long while, then suddenly looked at Orochimaru's right arm and said thoughtfully, "I heard that the Valley of the End, where the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, fought his decisive battle against the Asura of the Ninja World, Madara Uchiha, stays shaded by green trees all year round."
Orochimaru immediately understood what Kabuto meant. "That's right. A lush forest grows in an area near the Valley of the End. No matter how the seasons change or how much time passes, it remains unchanged."
"Hehehe... so, you're saying another God of Shinobi has been born!"
Having researched Hashirama cells for years, Orochimaru had never personally seen the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, fight, but he had caught glimpses of the God of Shinobi's former grandeur in the smallest details.
Even years after his death, the cells he left behind still possessed terrifying vitality and invasive power. That alone said everything.
Orochimaru held the unidentified medicinal herb between his fingers, worry flickering in his eyes. "I'm not worried about Naraku becoming Hashirama Senju!"
"I'm afraid of him becoming the Sage of Six Paths!!!"
"After all, that moon is still hanging in the sky..."
The moon?
Kabuto Yakushi froze, then immediately understood.
According to myths passed down since ancient times, the moon hanging high in the sky had been created by the Sage of Six Paths!
The endlessly burning Flame Mountain!
The forest shaded by green trees all year round!
The enormous moon that had hung in the heavens since time immemorial in the myths!
Though all three were miracles, what lay behind them differed greatly.
"Lord Orochimaru, the Sage of Six Paths is only a figure from myths and legends. The moon has been hanging in the sky for a thousand years."
Kabuto Yakushi frowned. "Perhaps the