Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

Lin Yu, Orochimaru, Hashirama, and Tobirama sat around a round table.

Hashirama's sitting posture is more casual, Tobirama's is more domineering, and Orochimaru's is more reserved.

Lin Yu took off his mask, eagerly lit a cigarette, and started smoking...

As a result, Hashirama and Tobirama saw Lin Yu's true face.

Hashirama thought to himself: Hmm! He's even younger than I thought... Just looking at his back, it's like looking at Madara back then, even though Madara didn't like people standing behind him!

Tobirama thought to himself: At just over twenty years old, he already possesses a Sage Body, Wood Release, Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and Sage Mode power that are close to his elder brother's peak. If this continues for a few more years, even his elder brother will have a hard time stopping him. Let's hear his purpose and thoughts before making a decision.

Lin Yu flicked his cigarette ash and said, "Let's start by telling the story of how Madara survived..."

I will listen attentively to the pillars and doors.

Upon hearing this, Tobirama frowned: "Izanagi? Isn't that a time-limited immortality eye technique that requires the combined power of the Senju and Uchiha clans? Did Madara already have his brother's power back then?"

At this moment, Orochimaru cleared up the doubts: "If it were the Mangekyou Sharingan, there wouldn't be such a limitation, and the outcome of death could be predetermined. However, the consequence of blindness would be unavoidable, Your Excellency, Second Hokage..."

Tobirama looked at Orochimaru: "Oh? You seem to know quite a bit about the Uchiha's power..."

Orochimaru smiled: "Not at all, it's just an extension of your research findings..."

Tobirama gave Orochimaru a deep look, then looked at Lin Yu again and asked pointedly, "Since the ocular technique that grants immunity to death was pre-set from the beginning, it proves that Madara's defeat in this battle was within his expectations. So what exactly was his purpose in fighting his elder brother?"

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yu's words astonished everyone: "It's to obtain Hashirama's power and awaken the Rinnegan!"

"What!?"

Chapter 224 The Prophet! (3/6)

Hashirama exclaimed in astonishment, "The Rinnegan!? Isn't that the legendary eye technique of the Sage of Six Paths?! If I obtain my power, I can awaken it!"

Lin Yu's gaze was deep as he said, "No, only by gathering the powers of Asura and Indra can one open their eyes and obtain this power belonging to the Six Paths..."

Hashirama said, "Ashura, Indra... I've heard my father say that these two can be traced back to the origins of the Senju and Uchiha clans. They were both sons of the Sage of Six Paths, but they are both dead. How can we gather them together?"

Lin Yu said, "Although the two are dead, their souls are immortal and they are constantly reincarnated in the cycle of rebirth. Their previous reincarnations were Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. The two of you..."

Hashirama lowered his head, listening intently.

"Uchiha Yu, you speak with such conviction, but even my elder brother and I don't know this secret. How did you come to know it?"

Tobirama stared intently at Lin Yu, feeling that Lin Yu's perspective was perhaps a little too broad!

*Sizzle!* Lin Yu's right eye changed and then disappeared.

At this moment, Hashirama looked up and asked, "Continue on, how did Madara obtain my power?"

Yes, Lin Yu just cast Kotoamatsukami on Tobirama... the instruction was to tell him not to pry too much!

We can't give any more outrageous orders. If they're too obvious... it'll be bad if Hashirama notices something's wrong!

Lin Yu did not choose to use Kotoamatsukami on Hashirama.

One reason is that she respected Hashirama and didn't want to do that.

On the other hand... who can say for sure that Kotoamatsukami will be effective against this man known as the God of Shinobi? After all, he even has a way to break through the Nine-Span Kamui Magatama. If Kotoamatsukami is useless against him and is discovered, that would be a disaster!

Lin Yu continued, "During your battle, Madara bit off a piece of flesh from your shoulder and held it in his mouth..."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama looked at Hashirama as if seeking his opinion.

But then Hashirama pressed his hand to his arm, suddenly realizing, "So that's how it is! I've always found it strange that Madara would suddenly bite down like that! Just like kids fighting!"

Tobirama thought to himself: It seems that what Uchiha Yu said can be basically guaranteed to be true...

Lin Yu said, "After Madara used Izanagi to alter death, he left behind shadow clones to confuse the situation, and then hid away by himself."

Tobirama thought to himself: Madara, how come he has managed to keep a shadow clone from disappearing for so many years?

Lin Yu said, "Afterwards, Madara transplanted Hashirama's flesh onto the wound. At first, there was no reaction, which I guess was because the cell content was too low. It wasn't until his later years that he finally awakened the Rinnegan, and along with the awakening of those eyes, a seal was broken..."

"A seal?" Everyone looked over at the same time.

Lin Yu said in a deep voice, "The sealing stone that the Sage of Six Paths used to seal the Ten-Tails' body was the moon!"

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Orochimaru, Hashirama, and Tobirama all widened their eyes simultaneously: "The Ten-Tails!?"

Lin Yu said, "Ah, all the tailed beasts so far have originated from the chakra of the Ten-Tails. If we trace it back further, they originated from the Divine Tree. Hashirama, including your massive chakra, is the same..."

"As for the origin of the Divine Tree, it can be traced back to the Otsutsuki clan, who came from beyond the heavens..."

The amount of information was so overwhelming that the group was momentarily at a loss for how to react.

Lin Yu gave the group time to process what was happening, then lit another cigarette and started smoking.

"Young man, you can talk about Madara, the Ten-Tails, and the Divine Tree later. Tell me about the Otsutsuki clan first..." Hashirama said.

"Okay~" Lin Yu smiled. The source of everything is the root of everything. Once the matter of the Otsutsuki is explained, the purpose of the Divine Tree, the Ten-Tails, the Rinnegan, and Madara will be much easier to explain.

After exhaling a wisp of smoke, Lin Yu began to speak in a leisurely manner.

"Actually, my understanding of the Otsutsuki clan is just the tip of the iceberg. They don't belong to this planet; they are people from the heavens. They are born with the power of chakra. They don't need to train; they only need to eat chakra fruits to increase their power without restraint, and even achieve immortality."

"However, the resources of chakra fruits are also limited within the Otsutsuki clan. Therefore, they use the land of the lower realm as a seedbed to cultivate the Divine Tree. The Divine Tree can absorb the energy of the earth and bear chakra fruits..."

"Thousands of years ago, they sent a representative of their clan, 'Kaguya Otsutsuki,' to this planet as a guardian of the Divine Tree. However, Kaguya fell in love with this land and could not bear to see the world ravaged by war. So she took the Chakra Fruit without permission and ended the war single-handedly..."

"Kaguya, who ended the war, was revered as the 'Goddess of the Rabbit.' With the blessings of the people, she became pregnant (the part about the Emperor of the Land of Ancestors is an original creation by the animation team, which I do not accept; the manga plot shall prevail here). She gave birth to two brothers. The elder brother was named Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the founder of Ninjutsu, later known as the Sage of Six Paths. The younger brother was named Hamura Otsutsuki, the ancestor of the Hyuga clan of Konoha."

"After giving birth to two brothers, Kaguya began to fear the arrival of the Otsutsuki clan. Left with no other choice, she activated a dojutsu called Infinite Tsukuyomi."

"That was a grand illusion technique capable of summoning the moon from beyond the heavens and using it as a medium to drag all of humanity into it. Later, for the sake of human reproduction, she untied the Infinite Tsukuyomi from some of the people. Others of humanity, over time, evolved into special life forms called White Zetsu. There are actually dozens of White Zetsu in my village. The weakest is at least Chunin level, and the strongest... is Kage level."

"That's right, Kaguya's intention is to mass-produce the White Zetsu army to fight against the Otsutsuki clan, who may arrive at any time..."

"Unfortunately, her intentions were ultimately thwarted by her two sons. Hagoromo and Hamura joined forces and fought a fierce battle against Kaguya for months, almost tearing the entire land apart, and finally sealed Kaguya away..."

"They extracted the power of the Ten-Tails, sealed the Ten-Tails' hull and the Gedo Mazo in the moon, and then cleaned up the remains of the Divine Tree one by one."

"Hagoromo sealed the Ten-Tails within his body, becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki. He then set about repairing the ravaged land and spreading the secrets of ninjutsu and chakra."

"Hamura decided to protect his mother. After leaving behind some offspring, he went to the moon and founded the Otsutsuki branch on the moon..."

"Hagoromo married and had children, Ashura and Indra. Before he died, Hagoromo divided the Ten-Tails into nine parts... which are the nine tailed beasts we know today."

At this point, Lin Yu looked at the three people who were listening intently: "I think you all know what happened after that~ about Ashura and Indra, Senju and Uchiha, the conflict between love and power... which is the question that you and Madara could not answer for a long time."

Lin Yu changed the subject: "But during this time, almost everyone overlooked the involvement of a third party..."

"A third party?" Hashirama and Tobirama both looked at him with confusion.

Lin Yu's gaze was deep: "Yes, Kaguya Otsutsuki's third child..."

Chapter 225: Unraveling the mystery layer by layer, it's about to be revealed! (4/6)

"Kaguya has a third child?"

"Yes, it was born before it was sealed away. It is not human in itself, but a product of Yin-Yang Release, an embodiment of Kaguya's will. Its purpose is to fight to revive Kaguya..."

At this moment, Lin Yu formed a hand seal, slightly closing the barrier, and snapped his fingers.

Creak! The door opened.

Saori walked in with graceful steps.

"Go make some tea for everyone, and while you're at it, bring some paper and pen..."

"Hi."

Soon, Saori brought over a teacup.

He placed steaming hot tea in front of the four people, put down his paper and pen, and then discreetly withdrew.

Lin Yu restored the barrier, picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and drew a dark, somewhat abstract object on the paper. Everyone leaned forward to get closer.

Lin Yu said, "This is the embodiment of Kaguya's will, Black Zetsu..."

Hashirama pinched his chin: "Unbelievable, such a creature exists!"

Tobirama frowned: "He doesn't look like a good person! How strong is he?"

"His strength is just so-so..." Lin Yu said.

Black Zetsu was able to ambush Madara because Madara was weakened by using the powerful techniques Advent of the Divine Tree and Infinite Tsukuyomi. In addition, Madara absorbed Kaguya's avatar, the Divine Tree, and Black Zetsu cooperated with him from within, which enabled him to succeed.

"Although it is weak, it is a complete schemer..." Lin Yu changed the subject: "It knows very well that the Rinnegan is necessary to revive Kaguya, but the Sage of Six Paths is not easy to deal with, so it set its sights on the Sage's eldest son, Indra, using power as a lure to gradually lead him to break with his brother."

"After Indra and Ashura died, it repeatedly targeted their reincarnations, hoping to awaken the Rinnegan in Indra's reincarnation, but all attempts failed. Finally, a thousand years later, the appearance of Madara Uchiha gave Black Zetsu hope..."

Upon hearing this, Hashirama's hands unconsciously clenched.

Lin Yu said, "Black Zetsu determined that Uchiha Madara was the one who could awaken the Rinnegan! It released the strongest smokescreen and altered the contents of the Uchiha clan's stone tablet!"

"What!?" Hashirama exclaimed in astonishment, "You mean that stone tablet was altered by Black Zetsu!"

"Ah, that stone tablet was originally erected by the Sage of Six Paths to guide the Uchiha clan. As their eye power increased, they were able to decipher more and more content. Up to the Mangekyou Sharingan, the content they could decipher was all normal. However, the content after the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was altered..."

After activating the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, Lin Yu had already seen the stone tablet...

"'Two opposing forces interact to create the myriad phenomena.' I vaguely remember Madara taking me to that stone tablet and saying these words to me. He also said that it was what he could understand at that stage," Hashirama recalled.

Lin Yu said, "He has been hiding a lot from you. Besides this open-ended statement, it is the Infinite Tsukuyomi, which can bring happiness to the world!"

Hashirama suddenly realized: "Infinite Tsukuyomi!! Madara's goal was actually Infinite Tsukuyomi!!"

Lin Yu nodded: "Yes... Based on this motive, Madara deduced from the previous statement that by combining the power of the Senju and Uchiha clans, he could awaken the Six Paths Eye! Thus, he led the Nine-Tails to attack Konoha!"

"His true intention was not to destroy Konoha, but to provoke you into a battle, bite off a piece of your flesh, and obtain the power of Ashura within you to awaken the Rinnegan! To begin his Eye of the Moon Plan!"

"So...that's how it is." Hashirama's expression was complicated.

"Hashirama, actually, your battle with Madara was also under Black Zetsu's watchful eye..."

"What!?" Hashirama was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized something and stood up abruptly.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Tobirama asked.

Hashirama said, "I see! After I killed Madara, for a moment I sensed someone watching me. I thought it was just my imagination, but it seems it was that guy named Black Zetsu who was behind it!!"

He sat down again, took a sip of tea to calm his nerves, and looked at Lin Yu again. At this point, he believed everything the young man in front of him had said.