I'm Not Naruto, But I Got a Better Bloodline-Chapter 356: Is the Sage of Six Paths Also an Ōtsutsuki?
"Am I... dead?"
As the Sage of Six Paths’ chakra spread over him, Naruto slowly opened his eyes.
However, he quickly sensed that something was wrong. He remembered that he seemed to have been struck by Ōtsutsuki Genshiki’s attack, which shattered Kurama’s chakra body.
At the same time, his own body had been pierced by a golden sword that came from nowhere. Under such an attack, he should not have been able to survive, right?
"Damn it, did I really die that early? I still haven’t become Hokage yet! Dad and Mom must be really heartbroken, right?"
Naruto immediately grabbed his head in distress, but soon he thought of something.
"Hey, wait, this isn’t right. There’s Impure World Reincarnation—hurry up and pull me back, damn it!"
"What are you making such a fuss about?!"
However, just as Naruto was feeling utterly dejected, Sasuke’s voice suddenly sounded beside him.
"Huh?"
Naruto froze for a moment. He immediately turned his head to look to the side, his expression growing increasingly bitter.
"Damn it, you died too? Seriously—"
"Will you shut up?!"
Sasuke could not hold it in anymore. He frowned deeply and shouted at Naruto.
"The current situation is far from ordinary. Do me a favor and look at what’s happening elsewhere!"
"Huh?"
Naruto was somewhat dazed. Only then did he turn his head to look around, and he instantly froze.
Here, he saw countless figures standing on the ground, all staring at them in confusion.
"Pervy Sage, Kakashi-sensei, Granny Tsunade..."
And when he lifted his head, he immediately discovered countless similar figures above as well, also looking around in confusion.
"Second Hokage-sama, Dad?!"
"Naruto! Sasuke!"
Namikaze Minato’s face was filled with disbelief, and the same disbelief was written on Senju Tobirama’s face.
"Big brother, you—"
"This is so strange. What’s going on? Didn’t I already die?"
Senju Hashirama was also utterly bewildered as he looked around at his surroundings in confusion.
"Huh? Why don’t I see Madara?"
"That guy probably isn’t dead yet."
Senju Tobirama felt somewhat irritated. In their current state, it seemed that they really were dead.
"I see. Then that’s not bad."
Senju Hashirama was rather open-minded. He laughed heartily.
"It’s fine as long as he’s not dead. After all, he’s going to become the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki. We’re in pretty bad shape, but—"
"I don’t know what your definition of death is, but according to this old man’s definition, you’re not dead yet."
However, before Senju Hashirama could finish speaking, a voice suddenly rang out.
The voice was clearly very gentle, yet at this moment it reached everyone’s ears, causing them all to unconsciously raise their heads and look up into the sky.
Almost at the same time, it was as if everyone could see through the layers of figures and catch sight of an old man floating cross-legged in midair!
"This is...?"
Seeing this old man, everyone was stunned. The old man looked incomparably mysterious.
From his appearance, he was clearly different from modern humans.
His face was covered in wrinkles, and within his eyes were concentric ripples spreading outward—that was the Rinnegan.
On his forehead were a pair of non-human horns, and between his brows there also seemed to be an eye.
Behind him, pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orbs hovered in orbit. His beard was extremely long, hanging all the way down to his waist.
A black staff also rested beside him, and an indescribable aura emerged from his body.
"An... overly serious and rigid old man?"
Naruto could not help but mutter when he saw the old man. Sasuke also could not help but raise an eyebrow upon seeing him.
"Why does it always feel kind of strange?"
Senju Hashirama also could not help but stroke his chin. He did not sense any malice from this old man.
Not only him—aside from shock, the other ninja seemed to have no other emotions either, though there were always exceptions.
"This is...?"
Senju Tobirama was also momentarily stunned, but in the next instant his expression became extremely ferocious.
"Watch out! This is an Ōtsutsuki!"
The Sage of Six Paths: "..."
"!!!"
Those words immediately snapped all the ninja back to their senses.
That appearance, those glaring Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him, and that kind of aura—
This was absolutely an Ōtsutsuki without a doubt!
"Another Ōtsutsuki?"
Deidara could no longer hold it together either, yet excitement surfaced on his face. Jiraiya, meanwhile, shouted loudly.
"Prepare for battle!"
As he spoke, his hands rapidly formed seals. The two sages perched on his shoulders seemed to have guessed what he was about to do.
They immediately cooperated and formed seals together.
The Sage of Six Paths: "..."
Seeing such a display, even the Sage of Six Paths was stunned.
No—what was this supposed to mean? It seemed like he had not said anything yet, nor had he done anything!
"I—"
He tried to speak, but along with a burst of smoke, in the next moment several enormous toads had already been summoned by Jiraiya.
This scene immediately rendered the Sage of Six Paths speechless. He suddenly felt that maybe it would have been better if he had not come out at all.
"Gamamaru?"
And as the smoke lingered, the Sage of Six Paths immediately sensed a familiar presence.
He instantly knew who it was—his former old comrade. He had not expected that after a thousand years, this old companion would still come out?
"Huh?"
Sure enough, the moment Gamamaru appeared, the giant toad suddenly froze.
He raised his head in disbelief, and those aged eyes revealed an indescribable expression.
"Hagoromo? Why are you here too?"
"I—"
The Sage of Six Paths had just been about to say something when Gamamaru seemed to suddenly realize something.
"So it’s really become so serious that even you have had to awaken?"
"It’s been a long time, Gamamaru."
The Sage of Six Paths fell silent for a moment before finally speaking softly. But this scene left everyone present completely dumbfounded.
Not only the ninja, but even the toads themselves were filled with disbelief.
Gamamaru was the true name of the Great Toad Sage!
How did this person know it?
"Aren’t these toads summoned by Jiraiya-sama...?"
On the Allied Shinobi Forces’ side, someone could not help but mutter, and such doubts began to grow louder and louder.
Even Jiraiya himself was completely baffled. He looked at the Great Toad Sage in disbelief, his face full of questions.
"Who are you, Grandpa?"
At this moment, Naruto finally could not help but speak.
"My name, huh? That really is a good question."
Seeing that Naruto had finally asked the key point, the Sage of Six Paths let out a slight sigh of relief. If this stalemate continued, who knew what it would turn into.
"I’m not sure whether the name passed down today is the same as my original name. The era is simply too distant. But my name is Hagoromo. As for some other matters—"
"Hagoromo, you’re still as modest as ever."
Before the Sage of Six Paths could finish speaking, Gamamaru suddenly laughed.
"Hagoromo—he actually has another identity!"
"Hiss—"
Hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths immediately felt that something was wrong. He wanted to speak up and stop it, but it was already too late!
"This person is the one passed down through the ninja world—the one who truly created the ninja world: the Sage of Six Paths!"
"What?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, expressions of utter disbelief appeared on the faces of everyone in the ninja world.
And beneath those expressions was also an indescribable unease and fear.
This was the Sage of Six Paths?
This was the one who had created the thousand-year bloodshed of the ninja world?
This was the sage who created the Pure Land, who would even drag the dead back up to continue fighting?
This was the true mastermind behind the ninja world?!
"The Sage of Six Paths..."
Naruto’s eyes widened as he swallowed unconsciously. Sasuke also instinctively took a step back.
Even Senju Hashirama drew in a sharp breath. He had never imagined that this seemingly "kind" old man was the creator of the greatest tragedy in the ninja world?!
"The Sage of Six Paths..."
Senju Tobirama’s expression also turned grim as he suddenly shouted, "Why does the Sage of Six Paths look exactly like those Ōtsutsuki? What is going on here?!"
"Because—"
The Sage of Six Paths had already stiffened. Before he could speak, however, Gamamaru let out another sigh.
"His full name is Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo."
"..."
In that instant, the entire Allied Shinobi Forces froze, as if a cold current had swept through them, leaving them suffocating.
Just how many secrets were still buried in the ninja world?
Why was the legendary Sage of Six Paths also a true Ōtsutsuki?
What on earth has happened to this world?!
At this moment, the Sage of Six Paths clenched his fists once again. He truly felt that he should not have come out.
...
"Revenge against me?"
And just as the Sage of Six Paths’ identity was fully revealed, shocking the entire shinobi world—
On the other side, Kitagawa Gen stood with his arms crossed, looking down at Uchiha Madara below, and spoke with a leisurely smile.
"Don’t spout nonsense so carelessly. I think I said this a long time ago—do not speak recklessly. That only exposes your weakness. You are no exception."
"I am different now!"
Uchiha Madara let out a furious roar. His chakra surged skyward at this moment, shaking the heavens and the earth. The power of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki was indeed extraordinary.
"I also possess the power of the Sage of Six Paths. Do you really think that the current you can still do as you please like before?"
"Oh?"
Kitagawa Gen tilted his head slightly. After a brief pause, he suddenly asked softly, "Do you really think that the current you is any different from before?"
Before his words had even faded, Kitagawa Gen’s chakra erupted instantly. It was so vast and so overwhelming that even Uchiha Madara, in his current state, felt a suffocating pressure!
Whoosh—
In the blink of an eye, Kitagawa Gen had already flashed in front of Uchiha Madara. He casually raised his hand, and the golden light sword in his grasp slashed down in an instant!
"So fast!"
Uchiha Madara did not even have time to make any real defense, much less activate Limbo: Border Jail.
However, his instincts still forced some reaction. He twisted his body sideways, and at the same time raised both arms in front of himself.
Slash—
Yet even though he was now the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki and his physical body had been forcibly elevated to an extreme degree, in that instant one of his entire arms was still severed!
"Damn it..."
Uchiha Madara cursed under his breath. His chakra exploded outward, and in the next moment he finally managed to pull some distance away.
However, Kitagawa Gen’s voice rang out once more.
"So what is different about you compared to before?"
"Another friendly reminder: only in battles where both sides are evenly matched does distance have any meaning."
"And between you and me, distance simply has no meaning at all."
