I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

"I guess so," Naruto gave an ambiguous answer.

He then took the chakra from Indra's hand and returned it to his body. Naruto glanced at Ashura within his body and merged the two chakras into one, transforming it into Hagoromo Chakra.

Under the influence of Hagoromo's chakra, Naruto's eyes underwent a transformation, rapidly converting into the Rinnegan.

Soon, one of Naruto's eyes transformed into the Rinnegan, while the other eye remained unchanged—this was intentional on his part.

For him, one Rinnegan is enough; the other eye is needed to carry the divine arts of the Otsutsuki clan.

After completing all this, Naruto walked towards the Ten-Tails not far away, reached out and stroked it, then activated Six Paths Mode and began to devour the giant Ten-Tails.

Within a few breaths, the massive Ten-Tails was completely sealed inside Naruto's body.

Naruto grew sharp horns on his head, his skin turned the unique white of the Otsutsuki clan, and his body floated uncontrollably in the air, with nine jet-black Truth-Seeking Balls appearing on his back.

Soon, Naruto felt a power within his brow, and a Rinne Sharingan grew.

Is this the power of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki? Naruto stretched out his hand, and Truth-Seeking Balls flew into his hand, transforming into a long sword. He slashed at the void, and a spatial rift appeared faintly.

This is his Rinnegan ability, which makes up for his lack of offensive power.

Just then, a sigh suddenly came from the void, it was the voice of the Sage of Six Paths. Then the world in front of him changed uncontrollably, and Naruto found himself in a dark space filled with water.

In the center of the dark space sat the Sage of Six Paths.

Chapter 322 The Identity of the Sage of Six Paths

Naruto frowned the moment he saw the Sage of Six Paths.

The Sage of Six Paths before him looked exactly as he had imagined, but wasn't his strength a bit too weak? Judging from the amount of chakra, he was at most at the level of an ordinary Otsutsuki, and could not possibly be the mastermind behind the scenes in his eyes.

While Naruto was observing the Sage of Six Paths, the Sage of Six Paths was also watching Naruto.

He sensed many powerful auras from Naruto, especially Naruto's Rinnegan, which made him feel as if his life and death were out of his control. If Naruto hadn't become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, he would never have left the Pure Land.

After a long silence, Naruto spoke first: "You are the Sage of Six Paths?"

The Sage of Six Paths nodded slightly: "Indeed, I am the Sage of Six Paths, a descendant of Ashura. I advise you to give up on becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. The Infinite Tsukuyomi will kill everyone on this planet."

Naruto glanced at the Sage of Six Paths and said, "If I don't hand over the Ten-Tails, will you kill me on the spot? If that's the case, why don't you just attack me now?"

"..." The Sage of Six Paths fell silent, then said in a low voice, "Descendant of Asura, I am not actually able to stop you now. Your power has already surpassed mine at my peak."

Naruto looked at him with suspicion and then said, "Sage of Six Paths, I have seen Sasuke from another dimension. In his world, another Naruto and Sasuke defeated Kaguya Otsutsuki with the power you gave them."

"After that, they encountered the Otsutsuki who came from across time and space, but you disappeared without a trace."

"I'm very curious, why did you, who possess the Pure Land, disappear after the Otsutsuki descended? Your power should be far more than that."

Upon hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths' expression changed, and he said solemnly, "Do you know anything about the Pure Land?"

Naruto said without changing his expression, "After visiting Hamura-senpai and Indra-senpai, I learned part of the truth about the Pure Land. I have to say, when it comes to harvesting chakra, you, the Sage of Six Paths, are more skilled."

“Sitting upright within the Pure Land, waiting for ninjas to fight each other, you can obtain most of their chakra from their previous lives. This Pure Land is actually the space inside the Divine Tree. You are harvesting chakra in this way and living forever.”

After Naruto exposed him, the Sage of Six Paths sighed heavily: "Since you know about the alternate dimension, you should know that I collect chakra for the ninja world to protect them from the poison of the Otsutsuki."

Naruto looked at the Sage of Six Paths with amusement: "If that's the case, why did you come to find me on your own initiative?"

The Sage of Six Paths was silent for a moment, then said, "You came to me of your own accord. You have already defeated Madara Uchiha. No one in the ninja world can match you. There are only two possibilities for you to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."

"First, to release my mother; second, to find me living in the Pure Land. In either case, I have no choice but to step forward."

"However, you are right about one thing: this is indeed the space inside the Divine Tree."

"To be precise, this is a space that stores chakra and soul, and by fusing the chakra and soul of the entire planet into one, a chakra fruit can be created."

"I have remained in this Pure Land to prevent others from obtaining the Chakra Fruit."

"Is the Pure Land the Chakra Fruit that hasn't yet fully formed?"

Naruto was slightly surprised, then looked at the Sage of Six Paths not far away.

The Sage of Six Paths knew more information than he did, but the idea that the Pure Land was an unformed chakra fruit was somewhat plausible and aligned with his speculation.

The reason is very simple: if it were just for the purpose of plundering chakra...

The Otsutsuki clan did not need to transform all living beings into White Zetsu, and the time from planting to bearing fruit for the Divine Tree did not need to be a long thousand years; a few years at most would have been enough.

Unless, of course, the Otsutsuki clan needs something more important than chakra.

Considering that Momoshiki and Urashiki could refine elixirs at any time, what the Otsutsuki clan truly needed the Divine Tree to collect was actually the memories and soul of the entire planet after the Divine Tree was planted.

Only by obtaining the memories of everyone over the past thousand years can the most perfect Chakra Fruit be created.

Thinking of this, Naruto remembered something else. Logically speaking, the Otsutsuki were paired up as a guardian and the protected. After the guardian was devoured by the Ten-Tails, it would take a thousand years for them to form a Chakra Fruit.

So where did Kaguya Otsutsuki get the chakra fruit she ate? It's obvious that Isshiki hadn't even planted the God Tree yet.

Then there is only one possibility left: the Divine Tree existed in the ninja world before Kaguya and Isshiki planted it, and the chakra fruit on the Divine Tree had already borne fruit. The owner of this Divine Tree was Shibakai, the god of the Otsutsuki clan.

Previously, he had always suspected that the Sage of Six Paths was actually Shiba Inu.

But now it seems that the Otsutsuki God could not be so weak. If the Sage of Six Paths is not Otsutsuki Shibai, then where did the cultivation methods of the three holy lands come from?

After a moment's thought, Naruto drew his sword and looked at the Sage of Six Paths in front of him: "Sage of Six Paths, have you ever heard of Shiba Inu? The god of the Otsutsuki clan."

After revealing the name of Shibai, the Sage of Rokudos sighed and then summoned several Truth-Seeking Balls.

After taking a few slow steps, the aura emanating from the Sage of Six Paths steadily increased, quickly expanding from the Kage level to a level comparable to that of Naruto, the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Shibai, I'd almost forgotten that name. Why did you bring him up?"

Upon seeing that the Sage of Six Paths was finally willing to acknowledge his relationship with Shiba Inu, Naruto excitedly raised the Otsutsuki sword. He hadn't fought a worthy opponent in a long time.

With a flash, Naruto appeared before the Sage of Six Paths, wielding his sword and unleashing a sword aura hundreds of meters long.

The Sage of Six Paths used the Truth-Seeking Balls for defense, but the space behind him was not so lucky. It was cleaved in two by the attack and is recovering very slowly.

Immediately, before the Sage of Six Paths could react, more than a dozen spiraling wheels condensed in Naruto's palm.

The next moment, Spiral Wheel was thrown out and crashed into the space near the Sage of Six Paths.

In the explosion powerful enough to shake space itself, the Sage of Six Paths was thrown thousands of meters by the shockwave before barely managing to regain his footing. Then, his Rinne Sharingan locked onto Naruto, and he shouted, "Sage Art: Planetary Devastation!"

With a low shout, the small black ball traversed space and flew to Naruto's side.

The immense gravitational force centered on Naruto pulled at the matter in the Pure Land space, causing it to condense continuously, seemingly about to seal Naruto inside the Planetary Devastation.

At that moment, Naruto activated Time Rewind without hesitation.

Chapter 323 The Gold Coins of the Bursting Feather Robe

After casting the spacetime reversal spell, spacetime in a small area was reversed for a few seconds.

Taking advantage of the few seconds he gained, Naruto used his longsword to sever the singularity of Planetary Devastation, then swooped down to the Sage of Six Paths and unleashed several slashes.

After being hit by the Truth-Seeking Ball, the Sage of Six Paths did not suffer much damage and recovered at an extremely fast speed.

Naruto was the same. Because he became the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, the chakra he had previously consumed was instantly restored. Overall, there was not much consumption at all.

The battle lasted for several hours. After countless rounds, the two sides distanced themselves, staring at each other with awkward expressions on their faces.

They both wanted to defeat each other, but in reality, they were evenly matched.

The Sage of Six Paths possesses a Pure Land and almost limitless chakra, while Naruto possesses the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and Urashiki's eye techniques, making both sides invincible.

Breathing heavily, the Sage of Six Paths looked at Naruto with a nostalgic gaze: "Naruto, you just used a divine technique. It's been so long since I've seen anyone use a divine technique, probably more than a thousand years."

"Shall we continue fighting?" Naruto asked expressionlessly.

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head and said, "There's no point in continuing this fight. By the time we decide the victor, the ninja world will probably be destroyed. I don't want the ninja world that I've protected for a thousand years to be destroyed."

"Would the Otsutsuki God even care about these things?" Naruto said dismissively.

The Sage of Six Paths revealed a complicated look: "Otsutsuki Shibai won't care, but the Sage of Six Paths Hagoromo will. I had some relationship with Otsutsuki Shibai in the past, but I am not him, and he is not me."

Naruto looked interested and gestured for the Sage of Six Paths to continue.

"Fine, fine, I'll tell you something even your mother doesn't know. I hope you can understand me, the Sage of Six Paths who has protected the ninja world for a thousand years."

After a pause, the Sage of Six Paths continued, "Since you know about Otsutsuki Shibai, you should know that Shibai is dead. Of course, to be precise, Shibai did not die, but left this world."

"As one of the strongest members of the Otsutsuki clan, Otsutsuki Shibaki ate no less than thirty chakra fruits, which not only gave him a lifespan of hundreds of thousands of years, but also made him capable of easily destroying a planet."

"But Shiba Inu was not satisfied with all of this. Just as a ninja wanted to become an Otsutsuki, he also wanted to reach a higher level. So, thousands of years ago, Otsutsuki Shiba Inu began his plan to become a god."

"More than a thousand years ago, Otsutsuki Shibai completed the ritual to become a god. After abandoning his physical body and chakra, Otsutsuki Shibai completely disappeared from this world, leaving only a little bit of chakra remaining in the God Tree."

"That chakra condensed into chakra fruits, which were eaten by my mother, and thus Hamura and I were born."

"Hamura inherited Mother's legacy, while I inherited some of Otsutsuki Shibakai's memories... Hamura should have told you everything that happened afterward..."

"What I want to tell you is that Shibayo, who was a god, is dead, and only the Sage of Rokudo remains as a human."

"I don't know where Shibaju went, but judging from the result, this kind of godhood seems to be just a lie. It's just a pity that I am not Shibaju Otsutsuki after all, and can only hide in the Pure Land to eke out a living."

After listening to the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto was quite moved.

It's impossible to make him completely believe in the Sage of Six Paths, but at this moment, he can't do anything about the Sage of Six Paths either, since, according to the Sage of Six Paths' description, the Sage of Six Paths is the Chakra Fruit itself.

Just as the Ten-Tails' true form is Kaguya and the God Tree, the true form of the God Tree and the Chakra Fruit is the Sage of Six Paths.

However, the scene where the Sage of Six Paths recognizes Kaguya as his mother after being eaten reminded him of the story of Buddha, which was somewhat jarring.

After shaking his head to clear his mind of distractions, Naruto said to the Sage of Six Paths, "In that case, there's no need for us to fight to the death over such a big conflict. But since I'm here, I should at least get some benefits from you."

"What do you want?" The Sage of Six Paths looked at him with suspicion.

"I want the authority to use the Impure World Reincarnation at will, and the authority to access the memories of souls. If you don't agree to that, I will revive the Divine Tree and release Kaguya Otsutsuki."

"Okay..." The Sage of Six Paths nodded reluctantly.

He didn't actually want to share the Pure Land's authority with Naruto, but if Naruto really revived the Ten-Tails, it would be a considerable problem for him, at least very distressing.

……

After obtaining permission from the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto left the Pure Land and returned to the Ninja World.

Sasuke and Hinata had been waiting there for a long time, and they quickly stepped forward to ask, "Naruto-kun, where did you just go?"

"I just had a fight with the old man Liudao and gained quite a bit."

"Did you fight the Sage of Six Paths?"