From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

"It's not just to guard against you, but also to strengthen the ninja world's response during this period of turmoil. That's why I gave Naruto the Sage Staff, who is currently trying to fuse Sage Mode and the Eight Gates..."

"You mean, you gave him the Immortal's Staff?"

The Sage of Six Paths was taken aback, then saw Sasuke speak in a deep, somber voice.

The Sage of Six Paths: "..."

Sasuke seemed to realize the sudden change in his emotions, took a light breath, and gestured for the Sage of Six Paths to continue.

"Perhaps it was some divine intervention, but with the blessings and prayers of the people, Mother miraculously gave birth to me and Hamura without ever being pregnant herself, making us her only check and balance..."

In the view of the Sage of Six Paths, power needs to be balanced.

Every force needs to be checked and balanced, and the stronger the force, the more it needs to be checked and balanced.

An unchecked force is like an uncontrollable flood or a raging beast; it is a powder keg for the world, a powder keg that could explode at any moment.

To expect that person to never fall into depravity and to remain a saint forever.

For the Sage of Six Paths, this was irresponsible towards the entire ninja world.

Before becoming completely arrogant, Kaguya Otsutsuki, the mother, gave birth to him and her younger brother Hamura without ever being pregnant, making them her only counterbalance, and ultimately successfully sealing him away.

In the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, this was the will of Heaven.

It was this mysterious divine will that made the Sage of Six Paths even more convinced of the principle that power must be balanced.

Sasuke listened quietly, understanding what the Sage of Six Paths was saying.

"Old man, you say that the stronger a force is, the more it needs to be checked and balanced. So where is the force that checks and balances you?"

Upon hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths smiled, as if he had anticipated this question, pointed to the sky, and answered.

“My younger brother, Hamura, is the force that keeps me in check; he has always been watching me.”

"I will always be watching you, watching the world you created. I, your descendant on the moon, will also watch over the world you created, brother!"

"These are the words my younger brother, Hamura, left me with on the last day we met."

"What are you looking at me for?"

The Sage of Six Paths muttered to himself, then smiled: "At first, I thought Hamura wanted to see what I could do to the ninja world."

"But later, I understood that there was another layer of meaning in Hamura's words."

"Don't become a second mother!"

"I will always be watching you and keeping an eye on you."

"Over the years, even now, although I haven't seen Hamura again, I know he's always been watching me."

"After realizing this, I knew I had the ability to easily end the war and solve the problems of food and clothing, but I didn't do it."

“I chose to be a guide, rather than a god.”

"Therefore, I entered the Buddhist order and became a monk. After years of arduous practice, I combined Buddhist scriptures and theories to found the Ninjutsu sect. While spreading chakra, I also taught people how to be positive, kind, and understanding of one another."

"When people began to worship me as a new god, I chose to die and go to the underworld."

"Believe it or not, Sasuke, over the years, apart from crises that affected the entire ninja world, I have rarely interfered in matters between you two brothers."

"Even in your and Naruto's lifetime, I originally planned to appear last, but..."

At this point, the Sage of Six Paths sighed softly.

"Humans don't need gods, Sasuke."

"Especially the one and only God!"

"Therefore, if there is Kaguya Otsutsuki, there must be Hagoromo Hamura."

"If there is a Sage of Six Paths, there must be a Hamura."

"Where there is yin, there must be yang; only then can all things develop in a balanced way."

"So, that's why you named your two children Indra and Asura?"

Indra and Asura are destined mortal enemies in Buddhist scriptures.

The Six Paths Sage, who came from a Buddhist family, could not possibly be unaware of this story, yet he still named his two children after it.

Does he want his two children to fight to the death?

of course not!

"Yes, I not only hope that the two brothers can cooperate sincerely and move forward hand in hand, but also that they can check and balance each other and supervise each other. That's why I named them Indra and Asura."

"So, Sasuke, I know that all your actions over the years have been an attempt to recreate the power of my mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki."

"I will not stop you, but I must ensure that when the new Kaguya Otsutsuki is born, the new Hagoromo Hamura must also exist."

"and......"

The Sage of Six Paths sighed again, looking earnestly into Sasuke's eyes.

“I don’t want you to become the new Kaguya Otsutsuki, but rather the new Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and your companions will become the new Hamura.”

"I hope that you and your comrades can work together, supervise each other, and protect this ninja world, instead of ending up like the two brothers and our mother."

"So, this is why I've come to see you today. I hope you can succeed me as the new guardian of this world."

"A new guardian of the ninja world?"

Sasuke smiled gently, his eyes slightly lowered.

"The ninja world is too complicated, I'm afraid I can't handle it, old man."

You said I was alone...

Huh? You shouldn't be thinking like that.

After making a joke, Sasuke looked up at the Sage of Six Paths.

"Old man, why don't you continue to be the guardian of the ninja world? Even if you don't want to face your mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, again, you can at least take action against the other Otsutsuki, right?"

“Each generation does its own thing, and new crises will eventually be handed over to the young people of the new era. We can’t always rely on this old man like me. This old guy might disappear one day.”

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head slightly, then glanced around and smiled:

"Moreover, the Underworld has entered a critical period. I, this old man, still need to maintain the operation of the Underworld. These old bones of mine really can't get away. Let you young people handle the fighting and killing."

Maintaining the operation of the underworld?

Your underworld is so polluted by the impure earth that it's riddled with holes!

Sasuke thought to himself with a sarcastic remark, but then a flash of inspiration struck him, and in an instant he seemed to understand something.

He lowered his head and muttered to himself.

"I see...I see...no wonder..."

The next moment, he raised his head, looked directly into the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, and exclaimed:

"Old man, isn't this Netherworld a different dimension you created, similar to the one in Kaguya Amanominori?"

"No wonder, no wonder, old man. If your Buddhist disciples who stayed in the ninja world knew what you did, they would probably move you from the position of the Six Paths Bodhisattva to the position of the Buddha."

"It's no wonder the ninja world regards you as their savior; you truly deserve it."

Two years ago, Sasuke traveled to a parallel world through the Dragon Vein and talked with the young Naruto and Sasuke about Momoshiki Otsutsuki.

He once suggested that the two use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to summon some combat power they could, thus increasing their chances of victory.

But the two of them told them some unexpected news.

Impure World Reincarnation cannot be used!

It turns out that during the Fourth Shinobi World War, the abuse of the Impure World Reincarnation technique caused enormous damage to the shinobi world.

Therefore, the Sage of Six Paths closed the passage to the underworld, and forbidden techniques such as the Impure World Reincarnation, which summon the dead, could no longer be used.

Upon receiving this unexpected news, Sasuke thought about many things.

Some details and inconsistencies about the Impure World Reincarnation that he had previously overlooked also came to mind.

Immortal body, unlimited chakra!

At this point, the two basic characteristics of the Impure World Reincarnation, whether it is the initial version of the Second Hokage, the improved version of Orochimaru, or the ultimate version of Orochimaru, all possess these two abilities.

Regardless of the quality of the offerings.

Whether the Impure World Reincarnation technique is improved or not, and what the quality of the offerings is, only limits the power and speed that the summoned Impure World ninja can exert.

In addition, there are some unique secret techniques, as well as the amount of chakra released by the caster when performing the technique.

For example, when he was alive, Hashirama Senju had 100 chakra, 100 strength, and 100 speed.

Orochimaru version of Edo Tensei Hashirama: Chakra ∞, Strength 20, Speed ​​20. Requires 10 chakra from the caster to maintain.

Orochimaru's version of Edo Tensei Hashirama: Chakra remains ∞, Strength 40, Speed ​​40; the caster requires 5 chakra points to maintain.

Moreover, their impure bodies are immortal, so even if the offerings wrapped in their impure bodies are destroyed and turned to ashes, they will still be immortal.

The impure body can still be restored to its original state in an instant, so it is immune to attacks from the Six Paths level, such as the Truth-Seeking Ball, or even higher levels of the Bloodline Limit.

The only way to seal the impure body is with sealing techniques.

Even Orochimaru, who improved upon the Impure World Reincarnation technique, didn't know what factors caused his immortality and unlimited chakra.

But he knew that, just like the Hyuga clan's inescapable caged bird problem, there must be some extraordinary force behind its inescapability that was controlling everything.

Sasuke, however, also considered other possibilities, such as the Box of Elysium and "Enlightenment."

The "enlightenment" of Impure World Reincarnation and the Box of Bliss is so similar.

They both possess unlimited chakra, are immortal, and can only be sealed.

Furthermore, it also requires offerings, and the quality of the offerings also affects the strength of "Enlightenment".

Could the death space within the Box of Elysium be considered a smaller version of the Underworld?

Is the Yellow Springs Pure Land a larger version of the Box of Elysium?

Moreover, according to legend, the Box of Bliss was something left behind by the Sage of Six Paths.

Why has Sasuke rarely used the Impure World Reincarnation technique in recent years?

Since returning from the parallel world, he has not summoned any Edo Tensei ninjas except for the Third Raikage.