The Sage of Six Paths and Shiraishi were undeniably adversarial in their positions, but their conversation had not been exceptionally hostile.
Within the dream world, Shiraishi was in no rush to depart; instead, he quietly observed the small pavilion constructed by the Sage of Six Paths.
It seemed the Sage of Six Paths was in high spirits and eager to join him in chatting here.
"Old fellow, what exactly are you plotting?"
Confronted by Shiraishi's question, the Sage of Six Paths smiled: "It is simply that no one has accompanied me in conversation for a long time, so I wanted to chat with you a bit longer."
This response possessed absolutely no novelty and lacked any genuine sincerity. Shiraishi did not believe the Sage of Six Paths could be that bored, but he did not care to press the matter, choosing instead to ask a separate question.
"There is a special chakra that will be present within this generation's Indra reincarnation. Who exactly is interfering here?"
Both Sasuke and Yakushi Kabuto had been interfered with by a unique Ketsuryugan Kekkei Genkai power. Especially Yakushi Kabuto, who had virtually become a slave beneath that specific countenance, thoroughly controlled in his entirety.
"An issue has surfaced with Indra's chakra?"
The Sage of Six Paths seemed slightly taken aback by this intelligence. He rapidly closed his eyes to sense Sasuke's chakra. Ultimately, after a long silence, he let out a sigh: "That is Indra's genuine will beginning to awaken."
Indra was the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths. From the moment of his birth, he inherited the inherent strength of his father, Hagoromo.
No matter what kind of hardships he encountered, he could break through them completely on his own, leading him to realize the doctrine that power alone was everything.
This point was entirely incompatible with the philosophy of the Sage of Six Paths. Shiraishi, however, did not care to expose the fact that the Sage of Six Paths had simply doted more on his younger son, Asura...
Indra believed he was fully entitled to become the successor of Ninshu, yet his dream was forcefully snatched away by his younger brother.
Who told the younger son to be the favorite?
Seemingly seeing through Shiraishi's thoughts, the Sage of Six Paths' beard curled up in irritation: "Is this Immortal a foolish old man in your eyes?"
Just about... Melodramatic family dramas all utilized this exact template.
According to the explanation of the Sage of Six Paths, Indra had been blinded by his own powerful strength and special existence, unable to see any light, and thus issued a challenge to his younger brother, Asura.
Following their massive war, Indra swore that his soul would never be obliterated and that he would never acknowledge Asura, leading to the continuous wars between their descendants, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan. This was the absolute beginning and origin of all hatred.
After Indra's death, his chakra did not vanish, but instead attached itself to exceptional shinobi of subsequent generations to continue fighting the reincarnations of Asura. This battle has persisted for a thousand years until today.
Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke were the chakra reincarnations of Indra. Hashirama and Madara, Naruto and Sasuke—they were just like the original two brothers, progressing from being as close as brothers to facing each other on the battlefield.
But that was merely chakra, not Indra's actual conscious thoughts. How Sasuke and Naruto would reconcile in the future ultimately depended on their own personal wills. However, the awakening of Indra's actual will seemed somewhat unusual.
The Sage of Six Paths pushed the entirety of the responsibility onto Shiraishi: "The only thing capable of stimulating Indra's will to awaken is the appearance of Asura's will. Perhaps this point should be asked of you, Lord Kazekage."
Shiraishi was somewhat speechless. That Otsutsuki Asura from the Forest of Asura looked problematic no matter how one viewed him now, but the hidden will inside Indra's chakra simply concluded that he himself was related to Asura...
"The Ketsuryugan inherently looks like another combat form of Indra's Mangekyo Sharingan. The two originally share the same source..."
The Sage of Six Paths did not oppose Shiraishi's words. The Ketsuryugan and the Sharingan were inherently Kekkei Genkai of the same source, far closer in relation than the connection between the Uzumaki clan and the Senju clan.
Transferring the power of the Ketsuryugan onto Yakushi Kabuto's body was merely to facilitate the control of another puppet.
However, Yakushi Kabuto's original consciousness still existed at present; at the very least, during the battle of Kumogakure Village, Shiraishi had not perceived Indra.
Does this family of the Sage of Six Paths simply enjoy tossing and turning things unceasingly?
However, the old fellow before his eyes did not seem anxious at all regarding Uchiha Sasuke's situation. It consistently felt as if he did not care about this generation's Indra reincarnation whatsoever.
Suddenly, Shiraishi finally understood why the Sage of Six Paths had been delaying and maneuvering with him in this manner.
"Delaying time for so long is nothing more than hoping Minato Namikaze and Senju Tobirama can utilize the Flying Raijin to successfully execute an assassination against me, correct?"
The moment his words fell, Shiraishi's consciousness returned to his physical frame. Slowly opening his eyes, a massive current of air erupted from all directions, blasting away both Minato Namikaze and Senju Tobirama.
It turned out that during the daytime battles a few days ago, Minato Namikaze had left a special Flying Raijin formula on the body of a hunter puppet, which would only surface at a specific time.
The two had originally planned to implement assassination measures late at night while Shiraishi was resting.
However, they had never expected that upon utilizing the Flying Raijin to transfer into Shiraishi's main camp, they would unexpectedly discover the Kazekage appearing to be in a deep slumber.
Faced with such an absolute opportunity, the two Hokages naturally would not miss it. Clearly, the Sage of Six Paths had long since known of their plan, and thus provided cover for them, trapping Shiraishi within the conscious world.
Regrettably, the entirety of Sunagakure was filled with all kinds of monitoring equipment. Although the two successfully breached Sunagakure's outer perimeter defenses, the alarms still echoed out.
The two attempted to pierce Shiraishi at extreme speed while the numerous Suna shinobi had not yet had time to react, but they were intercepted by four hunter puppets guarding Shiraishi's side.
"Heh, has the Flying Raijin truly given you the illusion of being completely flawless?"
"Oops, retreat!"
The silver radiance coalescing across Shiraishi's entire body seemed to indicate that his subsequent offensive would be incomparably terrifying.
Senju Tobirama and Minato Namikaze simply did not dare to linger in battle, utilizing the Flying Raijin to prepare for a retreat along their original path. However, they witnessed a torrent of energy blades condensing in Shiraishi's palm, abruptly blasting outward.
Secret Technique: Subspace Severance!
A sound resembling the shattering of glass echoed out during the process of the two switching through space.
Everything around them seemed to be infinitely sliced apart, displaying a shattered state of space. The two utilizing the Flying Raijin discovered that the spatial coordinates and their Flying Raijin had experienced a severe error.
This is a countermeasure directed specifically at space-time ninjutsu?
The two instantly lost their footing. All along, the Flying Raijin had served as the most powerful mobility ninjutsu for Minato Namikaze and Senju Tobirama, giving them consistent confidence that they could freely enter and exit Sunagakure's main camp.
However, the deployment of Shiraishi's Subspace Severance thoroughly gave the two Hokages a helpless feeling of being completely out of options.
Even the Flying Raijin was countered?
The Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure Village—why did this guy know so many bizarre and completely unheard-of secret techniques?
A brilliant red light illuminated the Suna camp. Senju Tobirama and Minato Namikaze were forced by their Flying Raijin to appear at the outer perimeter of the Suna camp, only to see thousands of puppet hunters rapidly surging forward, surrounding the two Hokages in a tight embrace.
Shiraishi stepped into the sky, looking down from a high position at the two Hokages of Konoha Village below: "Since the two Hokages have arrived, do not prepare to leave."
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