After the flow of time and space completely stagnated, two figures appeared out of thin air in the Forest of Death.
Uchiha En watched the two people who suddenly appeared in the air with great interest.
The two were also sizing up Uchiha En.
These two were Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura, the two brothers.
This was the first time Uchiha En had met the Hagoromo Brothers.
However, he was quite familiar with the Hagoromo Brothers, as he was someone who had read the original work. Uchiha En was not surprised by their appearance, because their Chakra had always been present in the Ninja World. In a sense, these two also possessed the Immortal Body; if they wished, their Chakra could occupy someone's body and resurrect at any time.
Uchiha En guessed that this must also be an ability granted by the Ōtsutsuki Clan bloodline.
Both sides were sizing each other up, and the atmosphere was momentarily awkward. After a moment, Uchiha En proactively greeted the Six Paths Sage: "You must be the Six Paths Sage, correct?"
"That is correct. My name is Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, and I am the one you refer to as the Six Paths Sage."
"Then, Six Paths Sage, creator of the famous Ninjutsu Sect, what business do you have with me?"
"Descendant of Indra, you have just exchanged blows with that outsider, haven't you?"
"Outsider? Are you referring to that Ōtsutsuki Clan member?"
"Indeed. What do you plan to do with him?"
"What to do? I haven't decided yet. However, since he is a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, I probably won't kill him. The Ōtsutsuki Clan still has many aspects worth studying, and I am also very interested in the Ōtsutsuki Clan Ancestral Land. I want to go and look around, hopefully resolving the hidden dangers in the Ninja World completely."
"Young man, don't go throwing your life away. The Ōtsutsuki Clan is not as simple as you imagine." The moment Uchiha En finished speaking, a figure who looked about 50% similar to the Six Paths Sage appeared before Uchiha En and spoke with a hint of mockery.
"Ōtsutsuki Hamura?"
"Junior of Indra, Hamura's temper is just like that, but he means you no harm.
However, I also think it would be better if you didn't rashly engage with the Ōtsutsuki Clan," the Six Paths Sage continued.
Uchiha En smiled, activated Dominator Mode, displayed his full power before the Hagoromo Brothers, and then said, "Sirs, I am not an impulsive person. I have my own reasons for doing this."
At this moment, Uchiha En's eyes had turned into ice-blue Rinnegan, his entire body was covered in opaque ice crystals, and white mist emanated around him. Wherever the mist spread, a layer of ice crystals formed.
This was the state of Dominator Mode primarily focused on Ice Release power. No, it could no longer be considered Ice Release, because under Dominator Mode, Uchiha En's ice was condensed from pure Natural Energy. Coupled with the power of Yin-Yang Release, his ice was definitely no weaker than a Truth-Seeking Orb.
Uchiha En's sudden transformation startled the Hagoromo Brothers. At the same time, they recalled the aura they had previously sensed.
In fact, when Uchiha En had just completed the fusion of the Rinnegan and Nijo's power, the Hagoromo Brothers sensed the appearance of someone in the Ninja World who could potentially threaten their existence, and the two immediately rushed to investigate.
Unfortunately, Uchiha En had been too fast at the time, and the two were unable to catch him.
Later, Uchiha En used Dominator Mode in the Sound Village. At that time, Uchiha En was primarily using Ice Release power; the entire space was frozen by Uchiha En. The Hagoromo Brothers only managed to glimpse a trace of Uchiha En's power without being able to investigate deeply, and Hinata even accidentally discovered them.
Now, seeing Uchiha En in this state, the Hagoromo Brothers immediately understood that the person they had sensed back then was Uchiha En.
Looking at Uchiha En's ice-blue Sharingan and the faint force field around his body merging with the ice mist, Ōtsutsuki Hamura asked in surprise, "Junior of Indra, what did you do? You have the aura of the Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails inside you. Why aren't you using a Truth-Seeking Orb? Why have you transformed into this state instead?"
Uchiha En did not explain. He couldn't exactly tell the Six Paths Sage that he entered Dominator Mode with Ice Release as the main element simply because he thought the power of Ice Release was cool, could he?
Moreover, rather than arguing, Uchiha En preferred a more direct approach. He snapped his fingers, and ice mist surged around the Hagoromo Brothers, attempting to freeze them both.
The Six Paths Sage frowned. A Truth-Seeking Orb flew out from behind him, transforming into a black spherical shield that blocked the ice mist.
What surprised him was that the ice mist did not disappear upon touching the Truth-Seeking Orb; instead, it froze the Orb, simultaneously severing the connection between the Orb and him.
This was the first time the Six Paths Sage had encountered such a situation. He controlled another Truth-Seeking Orb from behind him and sent it crashing directly toward the frozen Orb.
As soon as the Truth-Seeking Orb touched the ice, a layer of ice crystals appeared on its surface. However, this Orb was not frozen; instead, it directly shattered Uchiha En's ice.
The Six Paths Sage continued to control this Truth-Seeking Orb as it flew into Uchiha En's ice mist. A few seconds later, the Six Paths Sage discovered that this Truth-Seeking Orb had also lost connection with him.
"Such strange power. Can ice become this strong after fusing with the power of the Ten-Tails and the Rinnegan?" Ōtsutsuki Hamura murmured to himself.
"No, Hamura, you are wrong. The junior of Indra's ice should not be that simple. His ice is not Ice Release composed of Chakra, but ice formed by Natural Energy, the world's original power."
Upon hearing this, Ōtsutsuki Hamura closed his eyes and sensed it, finding that Uchiha En's ice felt like Natural Energy itself.
"Big Brother, you are right. This fellow's power is indeed pure Natural Energy."
"This is truly surprising. I never expected that after so many years, someone would appear in the Ninja World who can use the Ninja World's own Power System.
Perhaps he truly is the key opportunity for the Ninja World to break free from the threat of the Ōtsutsuki Clan."
"Big Brother, are you suggesting..."
"I will no longer stop him. Moreover, his current strength is not something the two of us can restrain, unless we possess someone's body.
You should also be aware that since we have been dead for so many years, the power we can exert in this state is very limited.
Furthermore, he has truly forged a different path. Perhaps he can bring a new future to this world." Having said this, the Six Paths Sage dismissed the Truth-Seeking Orb. Seeing this, Uchiha En also dissipated the ice mist.
The Six Paths Sage looked at Uchiha En and smiled: "Descendant of Indra, you are excellent."
"I am honored to receive praise from the Six Paths Sage."
"Alright, kid, I can tell you don't respect Big Brother as much as you let on. Stop saying things like that, it's painful to watch." Ōtsutsuki Hamura interrupted Uchiha En.
Uchiha En scratched his head awkwardly. The Six Paths Sage glared at Ōtsutsuki Hamura and continued, "Your name is Uchiha En, correct? I hope you don't mind Hamura's attitude."
Uchiha En raised an eyebrow in surprise upon hearing this. This was the first time the Six Paths Sage had called him by name. Did this mean the Six Paths Sage had acknowledged him?
Thinking this, Uchiha En tentatively asked, "Six Paths Sage, what do you mean?"
"Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to study the Ōtsutsuki Clan and completely resolve the hidden dangers of the Ninja World? We have decided to trust you and tell you everything we know. What else do you want to learn? Ask away!"
Uchiha En's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Have either of you been to the Ōtsutsuki Clan?"
The Six Paths Sage shook his head: "No. The Ōtsutsuki Clan is actually very far from the Ninja World. It would take many years to get there."
"Then, have either of you met other members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan?"
"Yes, we have. He should be the Ōtsutsuki Clan member who came to the Ninja World with Mother. However, he is actually already dead. What is in the Ninja World is just his body after the Kāma Unsealed, and this body does not match him very well, preventing him from exerting his original power. You are strong enough to deal with him now."
"Then, can I go kill him now and feed him to my Lesser Ten-Tails?"
"It seems you are also aware of some information regarding the Ōtsutsuki Clan."
"That's right. I know that if an Ōtsutsuki Clan member is fed to the Lesser Ten-Tails, the Lesser Ten-Tails can transform into a God Tree, and the God Tree absorbs a planet's Chakra to produce a Chakra Fruit."
"Do you intend to let your Lesser Ten-Tails absorb the Ninja World's Chakra?" Ōtsutsuki Hamura asked.
"No. I think that even if the Lesser Ten-Tails doesn't absorb the planet's Chakra, simply devouring Ōtsutsuki Clan members should still allow it to grow and evolve, right?"
"Theoretically, yes," the Six Paths Sage said after a moment of silence.
"That makes it simple. I'll go kill the Ōtsutsuki Clan member hiding in the Ninja World, then capture this invader. After I get what I want from him, I'll toss him to my Lesser Ten-Tails as well."
"Two Ōtsutsuki Clan members should make my Lesser Ten-Tails significantly stronger, shouldn't they?"
"Even so, it is still not enough to face the Ōtsutsuki Clan," the Six Paths Sage said.
"I know. I have other plans as well. This is just the beginning."
"Then proceed as you wish. That fellow's hiding place is here." As soon as the Six Paths Sage finished speaking, a location appeared in Uchiha En's mind.
"What an incredible ability. Is this also granted by the Ōtsutsuki Clan bloodline?"
"No, this is a Chakra Link. I originally wanted to use Chakra to link people together so they could understand each other, but my method seems to have failed now. Young man, I wonder if you can give me some surprises?"
Uchiha En smiled slightly upon hearing this and said, "Six Paths Sage, your method was destined to fail. Where there are people, there is conflict. Relying on mutual understanding between people to achieve peace is absolutely impossible.
In my opinion, the peace you sought was flawed from the start. What humanity can achieve is only Relative Peace.
For example, Konoha and the other Ninja Villages all possess the power to destroy the Ninja World. This way, no one dares to act rashly, or the final result will be everyone perishing together.
Alternatively, unify the entire Ninja World and use time to eliminate the gaps between different countries, making everyone identify as citizens of one nation. This way, large-scale conflicts can be avoided.
And finally, increase productivity so that more people can eat their fill, which removes the reason for conflict."
"Which method do you intend to choose?" the Six Paths Sage asked.
"The latter, of course. I have no intention of handing over great power to others."
"I understand. I hope you succeed! I also wish to see a different Ninja World." With that, the Six Paths Sage and his brother vanished.
Time in the Forest of Death began flowing again. Minato Namikaze did not notice anything amiss. After chatting with Uchiha En for a while, he returned to the Village.
On the other side, a Spatial Rift appeared out of thin air above an unknown small Village in the Ninja World, and a figure tumbled out of the rift.
This person was the Ōtsutsuki Clan member who had just been defeated by Uchiha En and fled in panic.
"Damn it! I didn't expect the natives of the Ninja World to possess such formidable power. It will take a long time to recover now." After saying this, he glanced at the Village before him, hesitated, and then chose to turn and walk into the Village.
That day, a heavily injured Rogue Ninja, who was being chased, arrived at the Village. Such people were common during the Ninja World's period of war, so the villagers didn't pay much attention, found him an empty house, and let him settle down.
On the other side, Uchiha En followed the Six Paths Sage's instructions and arrived at the hiding place of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who had arrived in the Ninja World with Kaguya.
Uchiha En immediately entered Dominator Mode and began a massacre. Soon, all the Cyborgs in the Base, as well as Amado, the creator of the Cyborgs, were thoroughly killed by Uchiha En.
Jigen, the leader of the Kara Organization, was forced to fully Ōtsutsuki-fy and transformed into Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Uchiha En engaged him in a fierce battle.
This guy's strength was the greatest Uchiha En had encountered so far. His Dojutsu, Daikokuten, had the effect of enlarging and shrinking objects. Although simple, it was surprisingly practical.
At the very least, large-scale Ninjutsu attacks had no effect on him.
The best way to defeat this guy was pure Taijutsu.
Coincidentally, Taijutsu was Uchiha En's strongest suit.
Uchiha En fought bitterly against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki for over half an hour, utilizing Shunshin, and seized an opportunity to decapitate him with a single strike.
Afterward, Uchiha En summoned Nijo's main body and had her devour Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
After Nijo devoured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, her Chakra surged dramatically.
Originally, Nijo's Chakra was only equivalent to that of the Eight-Tails. After devouring Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Nijo's Chakra level immediately reached that of the Nine-Tailed, and even faintly felt like it surpassed the Nine-Tailed.
Furthermore, the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan on Nijo's forehead also changed.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's Daikokuten contained a space similar to Amenominaka. Now, Nijo's Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan could communicate with this space, meaning Uchiha En could also travel between different dimensions using methods similar to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Not only that, Nijo also gained the Ōtsutsuki Clan's ability to freely enlarge and shrink objects using Daikokuten.
Devouring just one Ōtsutsuki brought about such massive changes. Uchiha En was increasingly looking forward to seeing what changes would occur after Nijo devoured other Ōtsutsuki members.
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