bookbashuk Chapter 536 Six Immortals: Stone Tablet? What stone tablet?
Chapter 536 Six Immortals: Stone Tablet? What stone tablet?
Chapter 536 The Six Paths Immortal: Stone Tablet? What stone tablet?
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Naruto slowly raised one of his hands, and pale bones began to grow, covering his entire palm and even his forearm, forming a bone armor.
"It is the power of 'illusion'," he said.
"I think the Sage of Six Paths met Hollows a long time ago," and also my teacher, and they most likely belonged to different, or even hostile, factions.
"Is that so—" Sasuke sighed thoughtfully. "Then there's nothing we can do. What are you planning to do next?"
"According to your teacher, those Otsutsuki will be here soon."
"Without the power of the Six Paths, with our current strength alone, it would be difficult to intervene in battles of that level, wouldn't it?"
"It's okay."
Naruto didn't show any regret. He withdrew his arm, the pale bones disappeared, and his hand returned to normal.
"Plan A has failed." He slowly stretched out his hand in front of him, his five fingers loosely clenched, as if trying to grasp something invisible.
"We also have a plan B," he said.
hum!
The air trembled slightly, and a faint light appeared in Naruto's loosely clenched palm, which then quickly stretched and solidified.
A warm and understated wooden sword appeared out of thin air in his hand. The sword was not ornate; in fact, it was rather plain.
But upon closer inspection, one can discover that the texture seems to have light gold and azure blue flowing light pulsating like meridians, exuding an aura of life and nature in harmony.
This is the Zanpakuto that Naruto forged by combining Ashura's chakra with his own chakra, under the guidance of Otsutsuki's Kumoshiki.
"In the end, it turned out just as the teacher said: everything was in the teacher's eyes after all—"
Naruto gripped the wooden sword, feeling the power flowing within it, and spoke in a complex tone.
With this, even without the help of the Sage of Six Paths, they can try to control the Yin and Yang power contained in the Indra and Ashura chakra within their bodies.
After all, the so-called Yin-Yang power was actually already within their bodies, not bestowed by the Sage of Six Paths.
This is also why Madara Uchiha was able to awaken the Rinnegan by transplanting Hashirama cells in his own way.
By fusing the chakra of Indra and Ashura, the power of the Sage of Six Paths can be drawn forth.
This is what is known as the power of Yin and Yang, or the power of all things in the universe.
crackling and popping—
The faint sound of burning firewood reached his ears, slowly pulling Madara Uchiha back from the void.
He suddenly opened his eyes.
What came into view was not a sky shrouded in smoke, but a deep and tranquil darkness.
There were no stars, no moon, only darkness.
"here----"
Madara Uchiha's somewhat unfocused eyes gradually sharpened, and he asked blankly, "Where is this place?"
"It is the final destination for all the dead, the gap between the present world and the Pure Land."
A hoarse, aged voice suddenly came from behind him, answering his question.
————What?
With Madara Uchiha's vigilance, he instinctively scanned his surroundings with his senses the moment he woke up, but he didn't detect the presence of any outsiders at all.
At that moment, upon suddenly hearing someone else's voice, his expression froze, and his body sprang up from a lying position to a half-kneeling position, as if a taut bowstring had been drawn.
His sharp gaze turned toward the direction from which the sound came.
A warm glow of fire came into his view.
Not far from him, a campfire was burning quietly, dispelling the darkness in a small area around him.
It also illuminated the other side of the campfire, where a figure sat cross-legged.
The figure hovered slightly in mid-air, with nothing beneath him except nine Seeking Truth Orbs that slowly rose and fell beneath his legs as he sat cross-legged.
He was dressed in a simple white robe with nine magatama patterns arranged in a 3x3 grid on the back.
A tin staff, shaped like the sun at the top and the crescent moon at the bottom, slowly circled around him.
He had his back to Madara Uchiha and to the campfire, leaving Madara Uchiha with only his back view.
"What I said should be right, right?"
While Madara Uchiha was lost in thought, the man spoke again, his voice calm yet filled with a sense of vicissitude: "The era I lived in is far too distant from the present."
"Therefore, there may be differences between your era and the cultural traditions, concepts, and even the names you use for the same things."
"Although, after arriving here, in order to communicate with those who came after me, I also learned some new cultural knowledge, language habits, and ————"
That's enough.
Before he could finish speaking, Madara Uchiha stared intently at his back, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and coldly interrupted him.
"Who exactly are you?"
"Hmm—the attitude and manners are poor, but it's not entirely unexpected." The figure sitting cross-legged in the air said this as it slowly turned around.
What came into Madara's view was an old man with a weathered face, whose long beard hung down from his chin and extended all the way to his abdomen.
He had a pair of short horns on either side of his forehead, and a vortex-like pattern in the center of his brow. His expression was calm, even somewhat stern.
"I am the embodiment of peace and order, and my name is Hagoromo."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki spoke up: "If you don't know this name, then in the world's word of mouth, I have another, more well-known title—"
"The Sage of Six Paths".
Despite having an almost absurd guess upon seeing the nine Truth-Seeking Balls and the attire, and especially upon sensing the other party's unfathomable aura—
But even hearing that legendary name come out of the other party's mouth, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
A campfire separated the two, and the firelight cast shadows on the aged face of the man in the haori robe. Madara Uchiha felt that the Rinnegan seemed even more profound.
The Sage of Six Paths —
According to all ancient records and ninja legends, the Sage of Six Paths passed away a thousand years ago, so how could he—
No.
Almost instantly, Madara Uchiha overturned his own doubts.
Since the "Pure Land" truly exists, and since even he himself and Hashirama could be reborn through "Impure World Reincarnation" or a similar method—
Therefore, it seems not impossible that the soul of the Sage of Six Paths, whose power has long surpassed the understanding of mortals, exists here in some special form.
"It seems you understand."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki took in the changes in Madara Uchiha's eyes, and a hint of helplessness flashed across his originally calm face.
"So, even after all these years, the older brother is still a bit smarter than the younger brother?"
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Madara Uchiha slowly stood up, his posture upright, showing no humility or fear even when facing the legendary Sage of Six Paths.
"Brother, what do you mean?" he asked.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki did not answer him directly.
Instead, he raised his hand, grasped the six-stripe staff at his side, and gently touched the campfire burning between the two with the crescent-shaped end.
call!
The flames, which had been burning quietly, suddenly surged upwards as if fueled, their tongues dancing and their light shining brightly.
The rising flames, drawn by some force, outlined a clear human figure.
The figure had a cold, hard face similar to Madara Uchiha, especially his eyes, which, even in illusion, still exuded pride and ambition.
He stood there quietly, dressed in ancient attire, facing Madara Uchiha, as if he were looking at another version of himself from a thousand years in the future.
No introduction was needed; the resonance and throbbing from the depths of his soul made Madara Uchiha instantly understand the identity of this figure.
This is his ancestor from countless generations ago, the origin of the Uchiha clan.
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's voice rang out again, calmly stating a fact: "You are the reincarnation of my son, Indra."
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Madara Uchiha shifted his gaze from Indra and returned it to the aged face of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the campfire dancing in his eyes.
"So, Madara Uchiha, are you interested in hearing this old man, who has long since passed away, recount what happened in the past?" asked Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
After a moment of silence, Madara Uchiha slowly sat down cross-legged, facing the legendary Sage of Six Paths across the burning campfire.
This action has spoken louder than words.
"Okay, then————"
Hagoromo Otsutsuki was not surprised by Madara Uchiha's reaction. He gently twisted his wrist holding the Six Paths Staff, and the staff once again touched the campfire between the two of them.
"First, it's about my mother and my two sons—"
"I know about Kaguya Otsutsuki without you having to tell me," Madara Uchiha interrupted.
These things are recorded on the stone tablets of the Uchiha clan.
Ignoring his rudeness, Hagoromo Otsutsuki calmly continued, "In the long years after defeating my mother, I also had two children."
"The elder brother is called Indra, and the younger brother is called Asura."
"I teach them knowledge, guide them to understand chakra, and teach them the Ninjutsu I founded, which is based on communication and understanding."
"However, Indra was born with powerful eyesight and unparalleled talent, and he could learn anything instantly."
At this point, Hagoromo shifted his gaze from the campfire and returned it to Uchiha Madara, who was listening quietly.
"He could easily solve any trouble or difficulty on his own. Everyone regarded him as a genius and a favorite of fate."
"He realized the gap between himself and others too early, and he began to believe that as long as he had enough power, he could get everything he wanted."
"As for his younger brother Ashura, he has been clumsy since childhood. No matter what he does, he doesn't seem to be very successful. He finds it difficult to accomplish many things on his own."
"He made unimaginable efforts to catch up with his brilliant older brother."
"In this process, he realized that his strength alone was limited."
"So he began to learn to accept the kindness of others and to help others, moving forward together by supporting each other."
"He experienced the feeling of thinking about others and felt the warmth and power of connecting with others."
He understood that understanding and love can unite scattered forces into real possibility, and only then can true peace be brought about.
"laugh!"
Before Hagoromo Otsutsuki could finish his idealistic words, Madara Uchiha interrupted him with an undisguised sneer.
He raised his eyelids, looked directly at the Sage of Six Paths, and mocked, "Even that naive fool Hashirama wouldn't say such childish and laughable things."
Ignoring Madara Uchiha's taunts, Hagoromo Otsutsuki continued, "Therefore, the difference in their understanding led Indra and Ashura down two completely opposite paths."
"And I, before my life came to an end, chose to let Ashura inherit the will of the Ninja Cult and become its new leader."
Hagoromo's tone became complicated, and Madara Uchiha frowned, feeling a sense of displeasure at being rejected.
"After that, the ideological conflict between Indra and Asura completely evolved into an endless war."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki sighed: "Even though their physical bodies have long since perished, their chakra and their will have not dissipated with them."
"But rather, it is reborn and awakened time and time again in the right descendants."
"The two men represent two completely different perceptions and paths, and the struggle led by them has continued for over a thousand years."
"So—" Madara Uchiha's voice rang out, interrupting Hagoromo's narration, his brows furrowed: "I am the reincarnation of Indra's chakra."
"And that Hashirama guy is the reincarnation of Ashura's chakra?"
"That's right." Hagoromo Otsutsuki nodded. "You really did have something in mind all along."
"After I and Hashirama died, did Indra and Ashura's chakra continue to reincarnate?"
Madara Uchiha frowned, deep in thought, and asked, "Who is it?"
Suddenly, the image of the two brats who had fought with him and Hashirama earlier popped into his mind.
"Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha?"
Madara Uchiha suddenly raised his head, but quickly froze, asking in confusion, "Wait, if it's the two of them, then who is Indra and who is Ashura?"
Naruto Uzumaki, that guy, seems to have absolutely no resemblance to Ashura in personality.
If I had to choose between the two, I feel that Naruto Uzumaki is more like Indra.
"————" Otsutsuki Hagoromo fell silent for the first time.
Thinking of the familiar aura he had sensed from Naruto Uzumaki, a shadow crossed his eyes.
"That's not important," Hagoromo Otsutsuki said calmly. "What's important is that the people I've chosen are you and Hashirama Senju, not them."
Upon hearing this and understanding the meaning behind Hagoromo Otsutsuki's words, Madara Uchiha's eyes flickered slightly, and he temporarily suppressed his question.
but----
"A deity, in pursuit of stability, divided Yin and Yang into two poles; through their interaction, the myriad phenomena of the universe are created."
Madara Uchiha whispered the secret text engraved on the Uchiha clan's stone tablet, which could only be deciphered with the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Looking at the Sage of Six Paths who called himself "the embodiment of peace and order," he said, "So the words on the stone tablet have another layer of meaning."
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"No wonder I was able to awaken these eyes after obtaining Hashirama's power—"
but----
"A stone tablet?"
Hagoromo Otsutsuki suddenly spoke, his voice tinged with confusion, interrupting Madara Uchiha's thoughts and causing him to instinctively look at Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
For the first time, the legendary Sage of Six Paths showed obvious confusion on his face and repeated, "What stone tablet?"
What?
Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha's heart skipped a beat, and an inexplicable chill instantly crept up his spine.
"What other stone tablet?" he couldn't help but ask. "The one you left in the Uchiha clan!"
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