Night fell.
Fire Fly twinkled like starlight along the Naka River. Meikyō sat cross-legged on a rock, closing her eyes and waiting.
He was waiting for two people.
Actually, calling them people isn't accurate; they should be considered two ghosts.
Fire Fly danced in the still air, their light coalescing in front of the Meikyō to form two figures sitting cross-legged, floating in mid-air.
"You've finally shown up."
Meikyō opened her eyes and looked at the two horned, white-clad spirits that appeared before her.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki, Hamura Otsutsuki.
Meikyō's perception ability has now reached an extremely terrifying level. During the daytime, he had already sensed the location of the Pure Land of Another Dimension beneath the Ninja World.
There are two souls there, each possessing immense power.
Meikyō guessed that they had also noticed him and would soon show up to find him.
"After Indra, Uchiha Meikyō, we two are your ancestors from a thousand years ago, Hagoromo Hamura. After a thousand years, the world is in danger, and the world needs to be saved. I need your strength, and I also need my strength..."
Speak like a human.
Meikyō interrupted the two ancient people from a thousand years ago as they were quoting.
Although he could roughly understand what the two old men were saying, it was very difficult for him to understand them.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki exchanged a glance. Then, Meikyō noticed that the two of them spread their senses out, instantly reaching the Underground Pure Land, where they obtained information about modern language from some recently deceased souls.
This move caught Meikyō's eye.
These two old men seem to have a deep understanding of the soul...
"Onii-chan, the language of the new culture a thousand years from now is much clearer and more understandable than it was back then!"
The Sage of Six Paths did not answer Hamura Otsutsuki, but instead looked solemnly at Meikyō Rinnegan.
"Hello, Uchiha Meikyō. I am Hagoromo Otsutsuki, your ancestor from a thousand years ago. This is my younger brother, Hamura. I don't know if you know anything about us, so I'll introduce myself first."
The more the Sage of Six Paths looked into the Meikyō, the more alarmed he became.
This descendant of Indra before me looks more like my son than Indra himself!
Moreover, the Sage of Six Paths could sense that this junior's power might even surpass his own!
"I know that even now, a thousand years later, legends about you still circulate in the Ninja World. I think you came to find me because of what happened there, right?"
Meikyō pointed to the moon overhead.
The Sage of Six Paths nodded.
At this Hamura Otsutsuki continued the conversation, saying:
"I know a little about what happened there, because my soul was originally sleeping on the moon. Until Ōtsutsuki Isshiki infiltrated the moon and planted the God Tree there, I guided my descendant to awaken the Tenseigan and bestowed my power to try to stop him, but in the end I failed. With no other choice, I escaped from the moon after the battle two months ago, came to the Ninja World, entered the Pure Land, and awakened my brother."
"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki? I've fought him before. How strong is he now?"
Meikyō withdrew her gaze from the moon and asked Hamura Otsutsuki.
"He sacrificed one of my bloodlines, Toneri, who was almost a descendant of my ancestors, to a young Ten-Tails and ate a Chakra Fruit. This one was certainly not as powerful as the one my mother ate a thousand years ago, but it was still very strong. Moreover, he had a lot of combat experience, and the threat he posed to me was far greater than that of my mother. Most importantly..."
Hamura Otsutsuki also turned his attention to the moon.
"He seems to want to break the Chibaku Tensei seal that my brother and I set up a thousand years ago, open the moon, release my mother, and then sacrifice her to the Ten-Tails. My mother is an Otsutsuki who has already consumed a powerful Chakra Fruit, and the fruit she has transformed into will be even more terrifying. If Isshiki succeeds, the consequences will be extremely terrible."
Upon hearing this, Meikyō couldn't help but become serious.
The strength of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had just been resurrected, was roughly equal to his strength before he went to the Marvel universe.
According to Hamura Otsutsuki, after consuming a castrated version of the Chakra Fruit, although his power level was not as Otsutsuki Kaguya's, combined with his combat abilities, his strength was already above that of Kaguya a thousand years ago.
If Kaguya were sacrificed to the Ten-Tails, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's strength would experience an explosive increase.
Perhaps, even for someone whose strength has already reached the peak of a single universe, it is a considerable threat.
"After Hamura awakened my soul in the Pure Land, I checked on the situation Pure Land and learned about what had happened in the Ninja World in recent years. Since then, I have been thinking about having a conversation with you. However, what has been in the Ninja World is your clone, not your original self. In fact, if you haven't returned by now, Hamura and I will go find your clone in three days."
The Sage of Six Paths looked at the Meikyō and spoke slowly.
"So what do you want to do now? Join forces with me to take down Isshiki?"
Meikyō sat on the rock and looked at the two old men in spirit form in front of him.
The Sage of Six Paths slowly shook his head at the Meikyō.
"We will do our best to help you, but we will not directly take action. We are not pure Otsutsuki, and our lifespan is not that long. Right now, we rely on the Yang Power the Six Paths Yin and Yang to make our souls manifest outside, and we are in a state between life and death. Although we can be temporarily resurrected with the Six Paths Power, our power is too strong. Just resurrection would require a large amount of the Six Paths Power. Therefore, the most suitable choice is to choose a descendant who can withstand our power, and grant them a portion of the Six Paths Power and a sorcerer to fight alongside you."
"So, who do you choose?"
The Sage of Six Paths shifted his gaze, looking towards a corner of Konoha.
That is the ancestral home of the Senju.
"The most suitable candidates are naturally the Chakra reincarnations of Asura and Indra. Asura and Indra inherited a portion of my Yin Power and Yang Power respectively. Their reincarnations can best adapt to the Six Paths Yin Power and Yang Power of the Six Paths and unleash the power of the Six Paths Power in the shortest time. However... the current reincarnation of Asura will not be born for more than nine months, and the reincarnation of Indra has not yet appeared."
"Ahem, well... two patriarchs, you could actually directly pass on the Six Paths Yin Power and Yang Power to me, I'm sure I can withstand it!"
Meikyō, shameless and embarrassed, said...
Just a few seconds ago I was calling these two old men "Deng," but now I'm calling them "ancestors."
"But... you've already mastered the Six Paths Yin Power. All we need to do is teach you how to create the Six Paths Yang Power. With your enormous life force, you'll be able to create a certain amount of the Six Paths Yang Power very quickly. Whether we give it to you or not won't make much difference. It would be better to train two more strong individuals who can participate in the battle."
Hamura Otsutsuki replied calmly to Meikyō.
"What you say makes sense. Then why don't you teach me the method quickly! The sooner I learn it, the more Six Paths Yang Power I can generate, and the better my chances of winning will be, right?"
The method of obtaining the Six Paths Yang Power is a huge profit!
"I will teach you, but there is one thing I would like to ask for your permission to do."
The Sage of Six Paths interjected.
"Please speak!"
"Because the current Asura and the reincarnation of Indra are not yet ready to fight, I plan to use the Six Paths Power to revive the former. However, I know that the reincarnation of Indra has been misled and has done some bad things, so I need your consent."
Upon hearing this, Meikyō fell silent and began to ponder.
If Hashirama Senju were resurrected, given his personality, he wouldn't cause too much trouble.
Despite his goofy personality, Hashirama Senju held himself to high standards and had a very high standard for judging right and wrong. He believed that the dead should not be involved in the affairs of the living, and that forbidden techniques such as the Impure World Reincarnation should not exist. He ordered Tobirama Senju to seal it away and not to continue experimenting with it.
But it's hard to say about Uchiha Madara.
Over the years, Old Man Ban has caused Meikyō no shortage of trouble.
This guy has grudges against himself, Konoha, the Five Great Ninja Villages, and the entire Ninja World.
Moreover, Madara's cunning and strategy are not bad. If he were to obtain the Six Paths Power and cause trouble, although Meikyō is confident that he can handle it, it would be bad if it caused any irreversible damage.
The Sage of Six Paths did not interrupt Meikyō's thoughts, and sat quietly in the void with Hamura Otsutsuki, waiting.
"In principle, I personally agree, but when reviving them, I will leave some contingency measures on them to avoid uncontrollable situations. Also, Hashirama Senju is my teacher's grandfather, and I think it is necessary to inform his descendants, namely my teacher Tsunade, before his revival. Uchiha Madara is a member of the Uchiha Clan, and his revival also needs to be notified to the current head of the Uchiha Clan. In addition, there are a few other people I think need to be notified and should also be present."
After pondering for a moment, Meikyō spoke to the two of them.
"Can."
"I'm the same as my older brother."
The two brothers, Hagoromo and Hamura, nodded in unison.
The next moment, Meikyō waved his hand and used the power of space to capture Shiranui Genma.
Shiranui Genma was completely bewildered, thinking he had seen a ghost.
"Smack!"
"I'm really seeing things! Two at once!"
Seeing the Hagoromo Hamura brothers appear in mid-air in spirit form, Shiranui Genma Shiranui's eyes widened, and then he slapped himself.
I'm not awake yet, it hurts, it's not a dream!
"Genma, activate the third summons order, notifying the village's high-ranking officials to arrive here within five minutes. Security level: S."
Seeing Shiranui Genma's foolish appearance, Meikyō ordered him to be woken up.
"Yes!"
Shiranui Genma to wake from a dream and hurriedly activated Flying Thunder God to call for help.
In less than five minutes, less than three minutes, Tsunade, Dan Katō, Uchiha Fugaku, Orochimaru and others arrived at the scene.
Upon seeing the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki, these people were astonished, just like Shiranui Genma, feeling as if they had seen a ghost.
Orochimaru, in particular, practically had a thirst for knowledge practically bulging in his eyes.
Just by looking at their appearance, the knowledgeable Orochimaru could roughly guess their identities.
However, because Meikyō was there, they guessed that this matter was mostly related to these two souls, so they did not rush to ask.
"Now that everyone's here, let me explain things first."
Looking at the Konoha high-ranking officials who were gathered in a circle, Meikyō stood up from the rock and announced to them:
"Three things. First, the one-year period is about to end. According to reliable intelligence, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki planted the God Tree on the moon and sacrificed a ninja on the moon with Otsutsuki bloodline to eat the Chakra Fruit, greatly increasing his strength. He is now planning to sacrifice Kaguya. If he succeeds, his strength will continue to increase."
"Secondly, the Sage of Sage of Six Paths Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and his younger brother Hamura Otsutsuki, will assist us in fighting against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Guardian Ninja world. These two are floating beside me right now."
"Third, based on my discussions with Senior Hagoromo and Senior Hamura, we have decided to revive the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara, and use their power to protect the Ninja World together with us."
Three sentences left the entire Konoha leadership completely dumbfounded.
"The Sage of Six Paths of Six Paths, the Great Toad Sage, told me about it a thousand years ago. I never thought I would actually meet him one day."
Jiraiya looked at the Sage of Six Paths and murmured.
"You must also be a human who made a contract with Mount Myōboku, right? How is my old friend Gamamaru doing these days?"
A slight smile appeared on the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' stern face as he nodded slightly to Jiraiya.
"Ah, the Great Toad Sage is doing quite well now. I heard he can eat a lot of insects in one meal. However, he spends most of his time sleeping, and sometimes his mind isn't very clear. Maybe it's because he's getting old, or maybe he's just drowsy from sleeping too long."
Jiraiya laughed and scratched his head.
Jiraiya's interruption immediately eased the strange atmosphere.
"If the Ninja World needs it, I have no objection to resurrecting my grandfather. I believe he would do everything in his power for the world he longed to bring peace to. But... his soul was sealed by the Third with the Reaper Death Seal. Even if we use the Impure World Reincarnation, we can't summon him back, right?"
Tsunade and spoke.
"Grandma Mito told me that the Reaper Death Seal was created after the Uzumaki Clan made a pact with the Death God. It allows the Death God to devour the souls of enemies, but in return, the user must also sacrifice their own soul to the Death God. To break it, one must take the Death God Mask from the Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple and use the Reaper Death Seal to summon the Death God. That way, the sealed soul can be taken out, but the caster's soul will still be devoured by the Death God."
Kushina followed up with her words.
Before everyone, the Sage of Six Paths frowned slightly.
"Descendant of Asura, the Death God you speak of, is he the one who wears white robes and has two horns on his head?"
"Senior Sage of Sage of Six Paths, you can just call me Kushina. I don't know if this is the appearance of Death God, but... it looks exactly like you. Could you be Death God? Or do you know Death God?"
Kushina asked curiously, her big eyes shining.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized that the Sage of Six Paths himself was dressed like this, as was Hamura Otsutsuki.