In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 396 Six Paths: Please Defeat My Father

In a dark, damp, enclosed space.

There was no land. It was pitch black, with only a faint glimmer of light on the water's surface.

Naruto lay on the water's surface, ripples spreading, and slowly opened his eyes.

He stared blankly at the dark sky and murmured, "Am I dead?"

A dignified, aged voice sounded in my ear, "What do you consider death to be?"

The speaker was an old man with two horns on his head.

He has a goatee, brown hair, and wears a white coat with six black magatama-shaped patterns on his chest and a red swirling emblem on his back, below which are nine magatama arranged in a grid.

Strangely, his body was floating, with his back to Naruto.

Beneath him, seated cross-legged, were nine Seeking the Way Jewels. A Six Paths Zen Staff floated in front of him.

And he was none other than the Sage of Six Paths, who had passed away many years ago—no, to be precise, the soul of Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Naruto suddenly stood up, and then heard the old man say, "Your ethical views on death seem to be different from those of my time; you actually say you're dead so casually."

"You are...?" Naruto stared blankly at the old man of Six Paths. "Who are you?"

"I am Hagoromo Otsutsuki, or in modern terms, the Sage of Six Paths as you all call me. Back in my day..."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki slowly turned around and immediately launched into a long speech to Naruto.

Naruto, who had never passed a cultural exam and didn't even know what the term "rabble" meant, naturally couldn't understand it.

After several patient conversations with the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto finally learned that he was the reincarnation of Ashura, the youngest son of the Sage of Six Paths, and that Sasuke was the reincarnation of Indra, the eldest son.

The chakra of Asura and Indra attached itself to them.

At the same time, Naruto also learned that he was not dead and had obtained the missing One-Tail and Eight-Tail chakra.

The nine tailed beasts emerged from the water and appeared around the Sage of Six Paths and Naruto, forming a circle.

"Hmm, I have the reincarnation chakra of your son Ashura, and Sasuke has Indra's. So, why did you bring me here, Grandpa Six Paths?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head, still only vaguely understanding.

"It wasn't me who brought you here; this place is your spiritual world to begin with." Yu Yi revealed a look of resignation, sighed softly, and murmured, "Indeed, all the Ashuras throughout history are incurable fools."

Changing the subject, Hagoromo's expression suddenly turned serious, and he said earnestly, "I just told you about the feud between Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama—no, Indra and Ashura."

"Next, I will entrust my power to you and Sasuke. Now I have a request." Hagoromo suddenly leaned on his Six Paths Staff, and ripples appeared on the water, revealing the scene of Chiya reviving Uchiha Madara.

"Brother Chiya, and Madara too!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise.

Yu Yi said solemnly, "I hope you will help me stop him."

"Is it Madara?" Even now, Naruto still believed that Chiya was bewitched by Madara.

"Not only that, I'm afraid even Madara is now just a pawn." Hagoromo shook his head. "Not Madara, but my father, Fujiwara no Chiya."

"Your father? Fujiwara Chiya?" Naruto's forehead was covered in cold sweat. "What on earth is going on?"

"I only confirmed this recently, after Sasuke and that guy Orochimaru resurrected Hashirama Senju," the Sage of Six Paths said, revealing his guess.

Specifically, when her mother Kaguya descended upon the ninja world, she had a romance with a young human man, but because that man was not from that era...

In order not to change history, he returned home after settling his mother, Kaguya.

Not long after, his mother used Yin-Yang Release to create him and his younger brother, Hamura.

Then comes the long history of the two brothers' conflict with their mother.

After hearing what Hagoromo said, Naruto's eyes lit up as his mind cleared. "My mother was also saved by Brother Chiya who traveled through time without changing history. In the end, she married Brother Chiya, just like Sasuke's mother. Doesn't that mean that Sasuke, you, and Grandpa Six Paths are all Brother Chiya's sons? We are all brothers."

Upon hearing this, the scene fell silent. Yu Yi's lips twitched violently, and the sound of the Nine-Tails' half-body laughing out loud suddenly rang in her ears, "Hahaha, old man of the Six Paths, I never thought you would become brothers with the reincarnation of your son Ashura."

"That's right, that's right. I was wondering why that human brat named Chiya was so ridiculously strong despite not having the power of the Six Paths. Turns out he's the father of the Six Paths Elder."

Shukaku, who has always been at odds with Kurama, surprisingly did not contradict Kurama and joined in the laughter.

The other tailed beasts all wore expressions of schadenfreude.

"Shut up, Nine-Bell Blade, Shukaku!" Hagoromo roared, his eyes wide with rage, veins bulging on his forehead, he was furious on the spot.

After a long while, he finally let out a long sigh, raised his hands, and said earnestly, "Then I'll leave it to you."

This was said to both Naruto and Sasuke.

Compared to Naruto, Sasuke's brain circuits were noticeably more normal after learning that Chiya had even seduced the progenitor of chakra.

He felt an increasing hatred for the guy who had cheated on his father and slept with his mother.

Good guy.

It wasn't enough that you slept with my mother; you even got involved with my childhood friend Izumi. Later, you even hooked up with the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, Naruto's mother Kushina, and even the Sage of Six Paths' mother.

"Leave it to me, Grandpa Rokudo."

"I'll kill that bastard for you."

Sasuke and Naruto simultaneously extended their dominant hands and gave the Six Paths Elder a high five, accepting his Yin-Yang power.

Meanwhile, as Naruto and Sasuke were receiving the power of the Six Paths,...

The Allied Ninjas were in a state of panic, like ants on a hot plate.

"Minato, how is Naruto now?" Jiraiya asked urgently, looking at Naruto who was still unconscious.

The others also looked anxious.

It's no wonder they acted this way; now that the nine tailed beasts have been captured again, and suddenly an enemy named Chiya, who is many times stronger than Obito in his Six Paths form, has appeared.

If they continue to sit idly by and wait for their doom, then the coalition of the five great powers will truly be finished.

At this moment, an atmosphere of despair once again overwhelmed the hearts of the allied forces.

The Fourth Hokage was silent for a moment before replying, "I have sealed some of the One-Tailed and Eight-Tailed chakra into Naruto's body, along with the Nine-Tailed chakra from before, and the Two- to Seven-Tailed chakra that was already present in Naruto's body."

"Naruto should be fine. But..." At this point, the Fourth Hokage hesitated for a moment, then stood up and looked in the direction where Chiya had left. Could he really defeat Chiya with just this?

"In that case, it's time for me to make my appearance." Just as everyone was immersed in an atmosphere of despair, Might Guy stepped forward, clenched his fist, and said, "It's time for Konoha's Blue Beast to transform into the Red Beast."

(End of this chapter)