Kurama took a deep breath and spoke directly, "Teacher!"
"Right now, the human world has already fallen into utter misery. As the Sage of Six Paths, why have you always ignored it?", Kurama questioned angrily.
Gamamaru quietly shrank back a little, blinking his frog eyes and not daring to speak. He only secretly glanced at Arisu beside him, whose expression remained calm.
"The internal wars and killings between ninja clans are the destined contest between Asura and Indra. You don't want to interfere, I can understand."
"But the nations of the mortal world are in constant war, refugees are displaced, and starving corpses are everywhere."
"This has nothing to do with the fate of the Ninja Sect. Why do you still stand by and watch?"
"Across the human world, countless temples have been built to worship you. Year after year, incense never stops."
"People treat you as the true god who protects all things, praying to you with full sincerity. Yet you have never once reached out a hand to help with the suffering of the human world!"
The more Kurama spoke, the more urgent his tone became. His fur even bristled slightly, completely showing the sincerity of someone speaking frankly in admonition.
Arisu remained silent the entire time, not opening his mouth to refute, only quietly listening to Kurama's questioning.
Arisu knew clearly that Kurama was naturally born with a strong sense of justice.
In the original story, humans coveted his power and treated him as an ominous beast. Naturally, Kurama wouldn't care about life and death in the human world.
But after Arisu improved things, it was different. People respected him and worshipped him as an auspicious being. Seeing the human world fall into a living hell, he ultimately couldn't swallow that anger.
Presumably, the other tailed beasts thought the same in their hearts. It was just that their personalities weren't as straightforward as Kurama's, and they feared Arisu's authority as a sage, so they didn't dare to question him easily.
In the entire ninja world, only Kurama had the courage to directly express dissatisfaction to him.
"How dare you, Kurama! Are you filing a complaint against the Great Sage!?", Gamamaru shouted sternly at Kurama, while signaling with his eyes for Kurama to hurry up and leave, telling him not to continue.
However, Kurama's eyes widened, his vertical pupils staring straight at Gamamaru as he shouted, "I'm not filing a complaint against the Sage, I'm reporting to the Sage!"
Kurama's sincere and urgent roar echoed continuously within the communication barrier formed by sage power.
"Teacher, this…", Gamamaru looked at Arisu uneasily.
He actually didn't care much about the human world. It mainly came down to environment and experience shaping personality.
Gamamaru hadn't gone to the human world many times.
The last time he frequently appeared in the human world was during the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
But at that time, there weren't many people left in the entire world.
Most of them had already fallen under the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
So naturally, Gamamaru didn't care much about the human world.
But Kurama was different. Kurama had stayed there for a long time and had enjoyed the offerings from humans.
Arisu stood quietly in place the entire time. Only those eyes, which had looked down upon the ninja world for thousands of years, softened slightly.
The ancient indifference faded, replaced with a trace of warmth.
Arisu looked at the tense Nine-Tails within the barrier and slowly spoke, "I understand, Kurama."
"Thank you for caring about the suffering of the human world. When it's time to act, I will act. As for you in the mortal world, just do what you can. Help when you're able."
Hearing this...
The urgency in Kurama's vertical pupils suddenly disappeared. His tense body relaxed, and the stone hanging in his heart finally fell.
Teacher still cared about the ninja world. Teacher had not become muddle-headed, nor had he grown indifferent to all living beings because of long life.
"Teacher, please forgive my earlier rudeness. I was too anxious and made you unhappy.", Kurama quickly lowered his head, showing a trace of guilt.
"Heh…"
Arisu smiled lightly and shook his head, his tone calm, "It's fine. I'm not so easily angered. It was just a few straightforward words."
After a brief pause, Arisu waved his sleeve.
"If there's nothing else, then withdraw. Inspect the various parts of the human world on my behalf and pay attention to the movements of the ninja world."
As soon as he finished speaking, Arisu directly cut off the call.
Kurama's figure completely disappeared from view.
Only Arisu and Gamamaru remained standing facing each other.
Gamamaru stepped forward two steps, his frog face full of confusion as he asked, "Teacher, what should we do next?"
Arisu clasped his hands behind his back, his robes lightly swaying in the mountain wind.
Soon, Arisu revealed a faint smile.
"Let's go drink tea.", As he spoke, Arisu directly walked toward the tea room.
"Eh!"
Gamamaru's eyes lit up instantly as he followed behind him, his voice full of delight, "Teacher, I was just thirsty!"
———
On the other side, in the dense forest at the heart of the ninja world, the scent of decaying leaves and soil mixed with the fresh fragrance of plants.
A pitch-black figure slowly emerged from the damp earth. It was Black Zetsu, who had just arrived in the human world.
"So this is the human world… it's been a long time…"
Black Zetsu stood in a clearing, raising his eyes to scan the branches that blocked out the sky, a trace of emotion flashing in his eyes.
The territory of the Senju clan was located at the center of the ninja world.
Black Zetsu was extremely familiar with the history of the Senju. He even knew the clan's secrets more thoroughly than the current clan leader.
After all, he had been recording history for so long.
But at this moment, looking at the unfamiliar forest around him, he found himself at a loss.
Black Zetsu raised his hand and scratched his dark body, muttering, "But how do I get to the Senju clan?"
"Black Zetsu!"
"Senior Black Zetsu!"
A crisp shout suddenly came from behind. Black Zetsu turned around sharply.
He saw two figures standing on a thick tree trunk.
Shima was wearing the plain white uniform of the intelligence department, her expression steady.
Beside her, Gamabunta swayed his body, waving at him.
"Huh? Shima? Gamabunta?"
Black Zetsu jumped down under the tree, looking at the two with a face full of surprise.
"Gamabunta, weren't you working at the history archive? Why are you here?"
"Hehe, well…"
Gamabunta laughed awkwardly, swinging his legs as he jumped down from the tree and scratched the back of his head.
"Hehe, that was the plan at first. But after I recorded history for one day, Sage Fukasaku kicked me out. So I could only follow Senior Shima and work in the intelligence department~"
"You must have made a complete mess of recording history, that's why Fukasaku kicked you out."
Black Zetsu exposed him mercilessly, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness.
"Hahaha, as expected, I can't hide it from Senior Black Zetsu!"
Gamabunta grinned as he leaned closer, lowering his voice a bit.
"It's actually nothing… I just secretly created a few unofficial history records behind Sage Fukasaku's back, wrote a bit of gossip about the Ninja Sect, Asura, and Indra."
Hearing this, Black Zetsu's dark body stiffened slightly, and several invisible black lines seemed to appear on his forehead.
The work at the history archive was supposed to be rigorous, yet this kid dared to privately write unofficial histories. It would be strange if he wasn't kicked out.
"Alright, Gamabunta, we're here to work. Stop chatting.", Shima jumped down from the tree and raised her hand to pat Gamabunta's head, reminding him in a steady tone.
Hearing this, Gamabunta immediately straightened his body and stood at attention properly, crisply speaking…