"So it had fallen into a deep sleep. No wonder the old man hadn't come out to check on things despite all the commotion we'd been causing."
Upon arriving in the underground space, Wang Hao suddenly saw the white-haired old man in front of him, who was in a coma.
Who would have thought that this old man, on his deathbed with only his last breath, was Madara Uchiha, known as the Asura of the Shinobi World?
" Awakening the Rinnegan consumed too much of his power; he's only clinging to his last breath with the life force of the Outer Dao Demonic Statue!"
A deep, hoarse voice rang out; it was Black Zetsu Jue who had brought Wang Hao to this place.
Wang Hao's gaze followed the pipe inserted behind Madara Uchiha to the terrifying behemoth behind him. It was truly enormous; the half of its body that was visible above the ground was already ten thousand meters tall. Thousand-Armed Tathagata he had previously encountered in the Hidden Leaf Village stronghold paled in comparison.
It truly lives up to its reputation as the shell of the Ten-Tails God Tree!
"The life force within has indeed been imprinted with the will of the Sage of Six Paths!"
Reaching out and touching the Outer Dao Demonic Statue to sense it, Wang Hao became even more certain of his previous guess: this was all a scheme set up by the Sage of Six Paths.
"If you're not mistaken, that insidious guy Hagoromo, probably wants to summon her mother's soul again and devour it to gain all her power."
By this time, Black Zetsu had completely calmed down. After all, the mental fortitude required to endure and plot in the shadows for thousands of years was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
Based on Wang Hao's intelligence and the memories he inherited from his mother, he had basically guessed the Sage of Six Paths ' true purpose.
"So, Ancestor Black Zetsu, what are your thoughts now?"
As he looked at the enormous Outer Dao Demonic Statue before him, Wang Hao asked a question.
"Everything will proceed as planned; we will continue along the path arranged by Hagoromo."
A hoarse, deep voice rang out. Black Zetsu remained as dark as ever, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts.
Wang Hao nodded indifferently. He wasn't worried that Black Zetsu would be outmaneuvered. In the past, Black Zetsu was outmaneuvered mainly because he was in the open while the Sage of Six Paths was in the shadows. Now that Black Zetsu had obtained enough information from him, it was clear that Black Zetsu was in the shadows while the Sage of Six Paths was in the open. Using a counter-strategy was indeed a good option.
These two brothers are both cunning old foxes who have been patiently waiting for thousands of years; it's really hard to say who will have the last laugh.
"If you can recreate the true Primordial God Tree, I will tell you the coordinates of the Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet."
Black Zetsu made a promise, which was also part of Wang Hao's previous deal.
What Wang Hao cared about most was the coordinates of the Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet. After all, resources on the Naruto Planet were scarce, and it was the base of that cunning Sage of Sage of Six Paths. It was already quite remarkable that it had grown to this point.
The next level is not easy to advance on the Naruto Planet. Unless he can calm down and cultivate diligently for ten, even several hundred years, he may not be able to reach the peak of the Ninth Tier. As for breaking through to the Earth Realm, that depends on his luck.
It's hard to say about other places, but the opportunities in the Naruto World certainly couldn't provide enough for him to break through, otherwise the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki wouldn't have been stuck for thousands of years.
Therefore, he must go to the Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet, only there can he grow up quickly.
He hadn't held out much hope, but who would have thought that Black Zetsu actually had the coordinates of the Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet, and even knew the spatial passage that Kaguya Otsutsuki used to come to the Naruto Planet.
By passing through that spatial passage, one can quickly reach the Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet.
Wang Hao didn't say much. He went underground, severed one of the legs of the Outer Dao Demonic Statue, and then used it as a foundation to cast a profound magic array that firmly enveloped the leg of the Outer Dao Demonic Statue.
The magical array containing Wang Hao's Innate Qi rapidly merged into the giant leg, and gradually the giant leg transformed into a seed nine hundred meters in size, which was the God Tree Seed.
He had previously used this method to create a Knockoff God Tree Seed for Princess Tsunade, so it was a skill he was very familiar with and that presented no difficulty.
Fortunately, perhaps to avoid being noticed by Hamura Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths concentrated the life force imprinted with his will within the Outer Dao Demonic Statue Sage of Six Paths in its head, while it remained absent from its body.
"If possible, it would be best to only retrieve the imprint of will within the Chakra after Princess Kaguya- hime is resurrected, and to abandon the Chakra itself."
After all, the God Tree originally grew from the corpses of countless gods, ghosts, demons, and evil spirits in this world, so it was inevitably tainted by the negative energy of those gods.
As someone who possesses the memories of Princess Kaguya's ancestors, you should be able to see that Princess Kaguya's ancestor underwent a drastic change in temperament after consuming the fruit of the God Tree, transforming from the original Rabbit Goddess into the Rabbit Demoness. These changes were all influenced by the negative energy and lingering resentment of the gods within the God Tree.
Actually, compared to directly obtaining Chakra containing impurities from living organisms, it is more advantageous to use the God Tree to absorb solar energy for photosynthesis. After all, there are countless stars and suns in the vast universe, so you can just pick one at random.
This is a secret method I developed for absorbing and converting solar energy; you might find it useful.
He said all this out of good intentions, after all, according to the memory fragments he obtained from his ancestor, Hamura Otsutsuki, Kaguya Otsutsuki, but as her fusion with the Ten-Tails God Tree deepened, her temperament was gradually affected.
If he could, he wouldn't want this poor woman to be tricked and sealed again, or even completely devoured by the Sage of Six Paths.
"This is your payment!"
Black Zetsu received the Chakra that Wang Hao flicked at him, which contained a secret technique for absorbing and converting solar energy. He then unleashed a wisp of his own Chakra, without responding to Wang Hao's words, but he did remember it.
Having inherited all of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's legacy, he naturally possesses the ability to leave a planet and briefly travel through outer space, making it quite easy for him to find a star to nurture a new God Tree.
Moreover, the God Tree cultivated using the corpses of gods and all living beings does indeed have a great hidden danger, which must be guarded against!
"Huh?"
He received the Chakra from Black Zetsu, read the coordinates of the Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet and the spatial passage used by Princess Kaguya, and was about to say something when he suddenly seemed to sense something and looked surprised.
" Black Zetsu Ancestor, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you. We hope to meet again someday!"
Wang Hao called out to Black Zetsu and then disappeared in a flash.
"How exactly did Hamura cultivate such a monster?"
In the dark underground space, Black Zetsu felt completely unable to see through that mysterious junior.
He also created a copy of the new Body Refinement that Wang Hao pioneered. It was indeed very powerful and perfect, far surpassing even the ancient Human Clan Body Refinement.
What shocked him even more was that this perfect Body Refinement was created in just one or two years. This talent was many times greater than that of the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura back then.
The method he just used to reshape the God Tree seed using the remains of the Outer Dao Demonic Statue was also quite terrifying; even he found it difficult to see through.
He's an absolute prodigy!
On the other side, Wang Hao used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive directly in Hidden Leaf Village.
At this moment, Hidden Leaf Village has been transformed into a massive construction site, with millions of people rushing back and forth to repair and rebuild their destroyed homes.
Many Leaf ninjas are also working hard to restore the land of Hidden Leaf Village, inscribing countless Chakra jutsu arrays.
This Chakra technique array not only strengthens the earth, but also prevents outsiders from sneaking in from underground using Earth Release, and has many other wonderful uses.
The reason Wang Hao created a knock-off version of the Thousand Hands Tathagata outside Hidden Leaf Village Thousand-Armed Tathagata: first, to break through Leaf's defensive barrier and prepare for his departure; and second, because the land inside Hidden Leaf Village was covered with sealing barriers, making it impossible to unleash the Thousand-Armed Tathagata's Ninjutsu.
Of course, even if it is rebuilt, Hidden Leaf Village's foundation can never be restored to its previous state; at least, they are unable to repair the outermost defensive barrier.
It should be noted that the defensive barrier was jointly set up by three High Kage Level Hashirama Senju: Madara Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, and Mito Uzumaki. With the abilities of Hiruzen Sarutobi and others, they were not qualified to repair a defensive barrier of this level. They could only spend a huge amount of resources to set up another defensive barrier that was one level weaker.
Hiruzen Sarutobi Mito Uzumaki were still alive, she could definitely have repaired the damaged defensive barrier, but now it was too late.
After glancing at the rebuilt Hidden Leaf Village, Wang Hao paid it no further attention. He sensed the surroundings briefly, then Flying Thunder God Technique again, flashing towards a training ground near the outskirts of Hidden Leaf Village.
"I thought your father threw it away, but I never expected it to be passed down to you!"
With his arms crossed, Wang Hao leisurely watched a masked, expressionless little boy leaning against a tree trunk.
"My father... before he died, he told me that someone had warned him not to trust the Third Hokage, and he passed on those words to me. I want to know, what do you mean by that?"
Kakashi Hatake asked coldly, or rather, he wanted to confirm with this man whether his thoughts were correct.
"With your intelligence, you should understand the hidden meaning!"
Wang Hao said calmly, "The darkness hidden behind Leaf's seemingly bright facade is unimaginable to ordinary people. Your father's death is merely a tiny, insignificant manifestation of that darkness."
"So, kid, what do you want from me this time? Considering we're old comrades-in-arms, I can grant you any request as long as it's not too outrageous."
"I want to become stronger! Stronger than my father! Strong enough to defy all darkness! Please, senior!"
Kakashi Hatake bowed deeply to Wang Hao with a resolute and sincere expression.
"Get stronger!"
He stroked his chin, carefully examining the expressionless young boy in front of him. After a moment's thought, he said, "I'll give you two paths now. One is to follow your father's path, which combines samurai Sword Dao with the ninja Chakra System. The other is to follow the pure samurai Sword Dao of the Land of Iron."
"I want to prove my father right!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Kakashi Hatake chose the first option.
"Really!"
Wang Hao understood; he had known all along that the little guy would definitely choose the first option.
"Bring over all the heritage of your Hatake Clan in one hour!"
Wang Hao didn't explain the reason, Kakashi Hatake didn't ask any further questions either. He simply vanished to retrieve his family's inheritance.
An hour later, Kakashi Hatake returned, took out a storage scroll from his ninja tool pouch, and unwrapped it to reveal a large pile of scrolls. These scrolls recorded the heritage of his Hatake family, and even included notes written by his father himself, making them priceless.
Wang Hao didn't say much. He spent a quarter of an hour browsing through all the scrolls, and finally pointed a finger at Kakashi Hatake's brow, passing on the newly deduced inheritance to him.
Although he provided the path, he did not possess the Hatake Clan's heritage and therefore could not deduce it. That's why he had Kakashi Hatake fetch these heritage scrolls for his reference.
With his current level of cultivation, he no longer needs to activate the system's Dao Comprehension Function to deduce the cultivation techniques from level one to Sixth Tier; he can do it on his own.
"If you have any difficulties, you can go to the Root Organization and find my old leader, Danzō Shimura. Just mention my name, and that old guy will help you."
Leaving behind a single sentence, Wang Hao vanished in a flash.
"The massacre of the Senju Clan was definitely suspicious!"
Upon hearing the names Root Organization and Danzō Shimura, Kakashi Hatake's pupils constricted sharply.
He had heard his father talk about some things that happened to the Senju Clan back then. On the surface, it was that man who did it, but judging from the situation today, there must be a hidden story. Perhaps that man was just pushed out by the Leaf higher-ups to take the blame.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have had contact with the Root Organization and Danzō Shimura.
"The darkness beneath Leaf is truly astonishing!"
Looking up at the towering and majestic Hokage Rock, Kakashi Hatake's lips, hidden beneath his mask, curled into a mocking smile.