"Naruto: My Ninja Skills"Chapter 191: Wild Chakra Bearer
Although Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura couldn't be considered pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki clan members, these two brothers' strength ranked among the top even within the Ōtsutsuki.
In a sense, this was similar to how mixed-blood Saiyans found it easier to transform into Super Saiyans.
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo created his own sage techniques, enabling him to fully utilize this world's native power. From this perspective, he could be considered someone born of the Ōtsutsuki yet transcending them.
Six Paths Sage Techniques could, in a sense, be said to surpass even the Ōtsutsuki.
Of course, there were other explanations for why these two brothers could defeat their mother.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's stats were flawless—she was definitely far stronger than those two brothers. However, her fighting style was problematic... Or rather, Kaguya didn't really know how to fight.
Setting aside gender issues, just looking at Kaguya's wide-sleeved robe style, she resembled a mage more than a warrior.
The Hagoromo brothers were the complete opposite. Though they hadn't received much combat training in their youth, once they started fighting, it became clear these two could really throw down... Talent is truly a mysterious thing.
However, having observed this "world war," Yūshin had no grounds to question Hagoromo and Hamura's power levels. In fact, he couldn't sense anything lacking in these two brothers' abilities...
Especially after witnessing the earth rise, collapse, and reform, with a full moon hanging in the starry sky, Yūshin felt even more strongly that people should be realistic and not always chase impossible dreams.
They really were fucking aliens. Was this the Frieza Force coming to destroy Planet Vegeta?
Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei was basically a technique capable of planetary destruction and world annihilation.
An entire continent had vanished, and a considerable portion of the world's mass had been hurled into outer space.
According to later legends, the Sage of Six Paths was the creator god. Compared to reality, this legend was close to the mark.
At this moment, the night sky displayed the spectacular sight of "twin moons in the sky." One was the physical moon created by the Sage of Six Paths—the thousand-year prison for the immortal Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. The other was the illusory lunar phase Kaguya had created to cast the final Infinite Tsukuyomi, still radiating eerie red light.
Right now, aside from the Hagoromo brothers, only Yūshin seemed capable of moving on the earth.
No wait—besides two aliens and one outsider, there should be "one blob" still capable of activity.
The world was utterly quiet, or rather, filled with deathly silence.
Yūshin had evolved from "White Zetsu-Man" to "God Tree-Man." His body had undergone considerable tempering and evolution. All those chaotic White Zetsu abilities and influences had been discarded—one could even say his life level had achieved a leap forward.
His current body possessed extremely high energy density, but his overall energy scale remained limited and couldn't compare to the Ōtsutsuki at all.
In any case, the "creation war" was over. Yūshin's current mood felt dreamlike. After thinking for a while, he finally understood how to describe his feelings—like personally experiencing a "primordial epic" novel.
The savage world had witnessed divine might, and the age belonging to humanity was about to dawn...
Undoubtedly, next would come the plot of "mountain spirits and demons" seeking masters and enlightenment... God Tree spirits were spirits too.
With Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path sealed, this also meant "third brother" Black Zetsu had been born.
However, Black Zetsu wasn't currently a concern. For now, he wouldn't dare act under the Six Paths sage's watchful eyes. Powerless, he could only lie dormant, so Yūshin didn't need to worry about encountering this thing.
Only after the Sage of Six Paths abandoned his Ten-Tails jinchūriki status, used Creation of All Things to divide the Ten-Tails chakra into nine independent consciousness entities, and reached the end of his own lifespan would Black Zetsu become restless.
If he couldn't handle two older brothers, surely he could handle two nephews? The "Ninja Sect succession war" between Indra and Asura certainly had underlying sibling discord, but Black Zetsu's secret instigation also played a crucial role.
After the world returned to tranquility, Yūshin first turned back to search. He found over a dozen White Zetsu and hid them away... Think about it—in the original timeline's final period, Yūshin had been searching for and hiding White Zetsu. Now he was still searching for and hiding White Zetsu.
One could only say that although Yūshin was no longer White Zetsu-Man, White Zetsu still willingly supported him silently, ready to selflessly contribute their power to his various plans.
The next day, the illusory lunar phase was finally dispelled. The Hagoromo brothers, having recovered some strength after the great battle, finally lifted Infinite Tsukuyomi.
During the battle's final stage, Infinite Tsukuyomi had enveloped all humans in this world—the world had actually been destroyed once.
After the Hagoromo brothers lifted Infinite Tsukuyomi, some people who hadn't yet been converted into White Zetsu came back to life.
So the Sage of Six Paths' creation legend wasn't unfounded... The world's vitality had been destroyed, then restored by the Sage of Six Paths' hands.
As for humans who had been immersed in Infinite Tsukuyomi dreams for extended periods, they were naturally beyond salvation... Though Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was sealed, she had indeed left behind numerous pawns and the black hand controlling them.
Black Zetsu still wasn't clever enough. With so many arrangements, theoretically Kaguya should have quickly escaped her seal, yet she remained imprisoned for over a thousand years. After finally getting a breath of fresh air, she ended up with another "life sentence."
But fate is predetermined. Black Zetsu wasn't clever enough because he was the manifestation of Kaguya's "consciousness," and the root cause was that Kaguya herself wasn't clever enough...
So the family drama would continue playing out for over a thousand years without problem.
Dawn broke.
Yūshin found a place to sit on the ground. Only now did he have time to gradually adapt to his new body.
He wasn't in a hurry—he didn't even plan to actively seek out the Sage of Six Paths.
Because the current Yūshin lacked everything except time.
He sat there for five years. Five years later, a group of people finally appeared in the vicinity.
Their leader had gray-brown hair, a goatee, twin horns on his forehead, spiral eyes, no eyebrows, a red spiral mark on his brow, white robes, straw sandals, and carried a staff that jingled as he walked...
He presented the combined image of an enlightened sage and ascetic monk.
Behind him followed over thirty people, all in coarse hemp clothing but with devout expressions.
The leader was naturally the Sage of Six Paths. So what was he doing?
He was traveling the world while establishing the Ninja Sect.
As they walked, the Sage of Six Paths suddenly stopped.
"Do you sense it? There's a chakra reaction ahead." He pointed in a direction, asking those behind him.
Those who could follow the Sage of Six Paths naturally couldn't be dull-witted, but not everyone was equally perceptive... or rather, none could match the Sage of Six Paths' level of sensitivity.
"Sage-sensei, I don't sense anything... except for the chakra among our group."
"Me neither. Sage-sensei, you're spreading chakra, connecting people's bodies and hearts. How could there be chakra in unvisited lands?"
"Yes, if anyone else masters chakra, it could only be from Hamura-sensei's side..."
"I... I think I sense something, but I'm not certain."
"Me too."
With the Sage of Six Paths indicating the direction, some disciples with sensing talent focused their attention and could vaguely perceive something... They might have truly sensed it, or it could have been psychological suggestion.
"Come, let's investigate."
The Sage of Six Paths found this interesting and led the group in that direction.
He didn't employ any flashy techniques. The Sage of Six Paths traveled across the earth emphasizing steady progress, one step at a time, with an overall mindset similar to a pilgrimage.
Therefore, this group traveled intermittently, only appearing in Yūshin's field of vision after more than half a month.
Yūshin saw them and thought they looked even more like pilgrims.
Thinking this might be some local custom, the sage awkwardly returned the same gesture with slightly clumsy movements.
After a while, the Sage of Six Paths' group reached Yūshin's side.
Yūshin spoke first:
"Sage, I have long awaited the opportunity to meet you."
"You know me?"
The Sage of Six Paths was slightly surprised.
"Yes, several years ago I personally witnessed that world-ending battle."
"You were conscious at that time?" The Sage of Six Paths was even more surprised. "It seems you have quite a story. Could you tell me about your experiences?"
"Of course."
After the Sage of Six Paths' group settled on this smooth, flat boulder, Yūshin continued:
"I was born in an ordinary tribe. Later, this tribe was devoured by the God Tree. I was unfortunate enough not to escape that calamity, but after being suspended by the God Tree for an unknown duration, I suddenly regained consciousness..."
"The God Tree's branches pierced my body but didn't bring death. On the contrary, I felt as though I had been assimilated by the God Tree."
"After another unknown period, the God Tree suddenly lost its restraining power, so I broke free from the branches. Then I witnessed a world-ending battle... which was also a world-saving battle."
"The God Tree destroyed my tribe, and my clansmen probably all became its nourishment. I don't know what's special about me... but I actually gained some mysterious power because of this."
"Just now, when you approached me, Sage, I felt you were that world-saving person."
Yūshin's story wasn't fabricated—after introducing his experiences, there wasn't a single lie in them... There were omissions, but no falsehoods.
Chakra could explain everything. At this moment, the storyteller wasn't just Yūshin, but also his chakra... When the Sage of Six Paths' chakra contacted Yūshin's chakra, he naturally obtained abundant information.
This information didn't conflict with what Yūshin had said so far.
The Sage of Six Paths could sense that Yūshin hadn't revealed his complete story. However, asking someone to recall their traumatic experiences in detail was extremely painful, and normal people would develop avoidance psychology... Hadn't this young man just said his entire tribe was destroyed?
"What's your name?" the Sage of Six Paths asked.
"I've abandoned my former name. Now I'm called Gan."
"Gan, let me tell you—as you suspected, you were infected by the God Tree. This is extremely rare; even I'm seeing this for the first time... As for the mysterious ability you've mastered, that's called chakra," the Sage of Six Paths explained.
The crucial point was that Yūshin's chakra belonged to the wild version, not the domesticated version spread by the Sage of Six Paths. Therefore, when the Sage of Six Paths sensed the information Yūshin's chakra conveyed, it wasn't as clear as the domesticated version's feedback.
The signal was clear, but the detailed information was somewhat chaotic, which inadvertently helped Yūshin tremendously.
The so-called Ninja Sect used chakra as a medium to connect people's thoughts, eliminating conflicts between different individuals and uniting humanity as a community of shared destiny... Like Trisolarans, with transparent thoughts between individuals, internal strife within the species would disappear.
The idea was beautiful, but it quickly went astray.
Chakra was such a miraculous thing—using it merely as a link between people seemed wasteful... This stuff was perfectly suited as a weapon.
So conflicts weren't eliminated. After gaining chakra, people fought even more intensely.
"Chakra? I understand... I've been researching chakra all these years, hoping to encounter you, Sage."
The Sage of Six Paths smiled. He didn't care about Yūshin's combat power but was curious about what Yūshin had discovered through his chakra research.
"So, Gan, have you achieved any results?"
As everyone knows, self-taught researchers either discover nothing at all or discover something sufficiently wild.
Yūshin thickened his skin, trying to display a bashful smile, seeming somewhat embarrassed to show off his small tricks before the sage.
"I discovered that this... chakra has different natures. If you can mix two natures together, some very interesting changes occur."
Speaking thus, Yūshin opened his left palm, and ice crystals began appearing in clusters in his palm.
This was Ice Release formed by combining wind and water, but it wasn't finished yet.
"This is the change brought by two natures. If we add another nature..."
Next, the ice crystals in Yūshin's palm suddenly came alive, transforming into a mass of azure flames that danced silently.
Endless cold rapidly spread outward. The practitioners following the Sage of Six Paths instantly developed goosebumps... They fully sensed the danger of this flame.
How could it not be dangerous? Yūshin was already experimenting with "strange fire"—next he'd be "Breaking Through the Shinobi World."
From wind + water's Kekkei Genkai to wind + water + fire's Kekkei Tōta, Yūshin wasn't sure if the current Sage of Six Paths could accurately name Kekkei Tōta, but the sage's mind held clear conceptual understanding.
Because the Sage of Six Paths himself occupied the pinnacle of this ecological niche—Kekkei Mōra—he could see through Yūshin's small tricks completely at a glance.
Kekkei Mōra was something only Kaguya and Hagoromo possessed for a considerable time—even Hamura had to step aside. This represented the ultimate goal pursued by all ninja and ninjutsu.
Though Yūshin's demonstration was a small trick, this path was correct... Three combined made Kekkei Tōta, and seven combined would make Kekkei Mōra.
Look, Yūshin had already walked three-sevenths of the way. If he took four more steps forward, wouldn't Kekkei Mōra be within reach... Cough, if things were really that simple, it would be wonderful.
The Sage of Six Paths' gaze toward Yūshin was no longer that of someone viewing a self-taught amateur.
Self-taught amateur?
This was clearly natural jade, raw material.
Faced with such excellent material, craftsmen all wanted to personally polish it, and the Sage of Six Paths was also a craftsman.
Or rather, having reached the Sage of Six Paths' level, standing at such heights with a "commanding view from the summit" perspective, what pursuits could he have left in this life?
Nothing more than discovering talent and passing on the Ninja Sect.
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