Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

"Orochimaru, what are you standing there for? Keep hitting him..." The White Snake Sage reminded Orochimaru with displeasure when he saw him stop.

"Hey...!" Orochimaru continued patting Orochimaru's back, but he also listened attentively, because the truth he didn't know was about to be revealed.

"Takamagahara, the sacred land where the Otsutsuki clan dwells, is also the place where our immortal clan originated ten thousand years ago!" The White Snake Sage's earth-shattering opening remarks startled Yu and Orochimaru!

"In the sacred land of Takamagahara, my ancestors, the ancestors of Gamamaru of Mount Myōboku, and the ancestors of Myōmyō, the slug of Shikkotsu Forest, were beings that were more advanced than humans..."

"They were the first to learn how to use chakra before humans, and because of their harmony with nature, they not only mastered the use of their own chakra but also the use of external chakra, that is, the power of nature. They are the ancestors of the three great sage clans of Ryuchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest, and Mount Myōboku..."

"Because Takamagahara is vast and chakra is inexhaustible, the three great sage families each resided in their respective domains, living in peace. In the centuries that followed, the humans born in Takamagahara gradually became more civilized, and the prophets among them discovered a power called chakra dormant within their bodies..."

"Born in Takamagahara, even ordinary humans possess a large amount of dormant chakra within them. With just a little training, they can reach the level of a modern-day Jonin. This is determined by their birth environment, and Takamagahara is indeed such a blessed land..."

"Knowing how to use the power of chakra, one can unleash tremendous destructive force with every move. And with power comes the desire to plunder; this is human nature..."

Yu asked, "Don't the immortals intervene in human conflicts?"

"Hmph, good question. The Immortal Ancestor is a being beyond this world, how could he stoop to the level of humans? Let them make a fuss, anyway, thousands of years later, the earth will still be the same earth..."

At this point, the White Snake Sage took a deep drag on his pipe and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke: "But as more and more humans mastered chakra, the scale of the war continued to escalate. In the following thousand years, the flames of war ravaged Takamagahara and showed a trend of intensifying. If this continued, it would sooner or later threaten the land where the immortals lived. Therefore, the three immortal ancestors gathered together to discuss countermeasures."

"The Slug Immortal Ancestor advocated for the education and enlightenment of humankind in order to quell the chaos of war..."

"The White Serpent Immortal Ancestor proposed to exterminate humanity to eliminate future threats..."

"The Toad Immortal Ancestor advocated granting immortal powers to a small number of people, allowing them to wield power superior to that of other humans, dominate wars, and ultimately quell conflicts..."

Yu sighed: Two extremes, one moderate, just like the unique characteristics of the immortal arts of the three great immortal families...

"After a fierce debate, the three immortal ancestors were unable to reach a consensus, but ultimately they reached a consensus and adopted the method of the Toad Immortal Ancestor..."

"After that, people flocked to the three great immortal families to seek power. To show their sincerity, they traveled thousands of miles on foot, kneeling every three steps and kowtowing every ten, all to learn immortal arts and stand out in the strife! But immortal power is not so easy to control, and very few of them eventually succeeded in cultivating it..."

"It was probably around nine thousand years ago. The Otsutsuki clan, possessing the power of the Byakugan and having exceptional chakra among many clans, had a leader, Otsutsuki Sugune, who stood out and became the first being to cultivate the sage powers of three different families while still in human form..."

"King Sugune swiftly orchestrated the war with his divine power, making the Otsutsuki the most powerful human clan in Takamagahara. King Sugune wanted to end the war, but the Otsutsuki clan members who followed him hoped to use this opportunity to completely dominate Takamagahara..."

"In the end, under the strong insistence of King Sugune, the Otsutsuki stopped their external expansion, the thousand-year war in Takamagahara was quelled, and the Otsutsuki clan, as the dominant force, naturally obtained more land and resources. Other clans were also properly settled because of King Sugune's proposal."

"..." Yu fell into deep thought, because this Otsutsuki Shirei-no-King reminded him of Senju Hashirama.

"The matter seems to have been resolved, but it's far from as simple as it appears. The members of the Ōtsutsuki clan consider themselves superior and treat other clans with extreme arrogance. Although King Sugene sees this, he ultimately cannot bring himself to be ruthless towards his own people, often resorting to symbolic punishment before letting it go. This only further emboldens the clan members..."

"Discontent is rising. The clans that do not want to submit to the Otsutsuki clan are secretly plotting to seize power. They believe that the Otsutsuki's arrogance stems from the power of King Sugen. An assassination attempt against King Sugen is brewing."

"Although King Root was strong at the time, he was not invincible. The assassination was successful, and King Chuigen was seriously injured and on the verge of death. Our three great immortal ancestors could not bear to see such a talented person, whom we had nurtured for so many years, die prematurely, and spared no effort to save his life..."

"When King Sugeng awoke, war had once again engulfed Takamagahara. Due to long-suppressed resentment, various clans united to fight against the Otsutsuki. The once proud Otsutsuki clan was on the verge of extinction. In the end, even the members of the Otsutsuki clan began to hate King Sugeng for his leniency back then..."

"This major upheaval also plunged King Chuigen into deep confusion. He meditated with his eyes closed under the big tree for seven days and seven nights. When those white eyes opened again, they had undergone a fundamental change..."

"Could it be..." Yu narrowed his eyes deeply.

"Yes, the Tenseigan. Otsutsuki Sukune, the first person in history to awaken the Tenseigan. He pushed the power of the Byakugan to a new peak. Only after that did the Tenseigan gene reside within the Otsutsuki bloodline..."

Yu Xin understood immediately: In other words, the Tenseigan itself has no connection with the God Tree, but belongs to the original power of the Otsutsuki clan. Therefore, even Kaguya, who consumed the fruit of the God Tree, did not awaken the Tenseigan...

"During seven days and seven nights of meditation, King Takamagahara deeply contemplated power and peace, concluding that chakra was the source of conflict. Yes, the chakra of Takamagahara was too abundant, and he intended to curb it at its source. The power of the Tenseigan awakened precisely for this purpose..."

"King Chuigen borrowed Yin-Yang Release, Wood Release, and Sage Power... combined with the power of the Tenseigan, and created a demonic beast. It was that demonic beast that completely changed the history of later generations."

Sitting down, Yu clenched his fists: "A magical beast, could it be..."

The White Snake Sage's pupils narrowed: "Yes, that is the Ten-Tails, or more precisely, the original Ten-Tails, the ancestor of all subsequent Ten-Tails..."

Chapter 560 The Secret of the Progenitor, The Birth of a God!

Yu exclaimed in astonishment, "The Ten-Tails... was it created by humans?!"

The White Snake Sage said, "The Yin-Yang Release used to create the Ten-Tails carries the creator's strong subjective color, condensing the long-cherished wish to end the cycle of war, as well as the idea of ​​settling lingering regrets and transferring supernatural powers that this body does not possess to an external body. Thus, the Ten-Tails gave rise to the 'Rinne Sharingan,' also known as the 'Rinne Tenmoku.' Powers that the Tenseigan's eye power does not cover are all encompassed by the Rinne Tenmoku..."

"Furthermore, the Ten-Tails is a sapling of the Divine Tree. By planting it on the earth, it can absorb the chakra of the earth and all living beings. King Suigane wants to use this method to weaken the excessive chakra of Takamagahara, so as to fundamentally suppress the war!"

Yu thought: Seedling? Come to think of it carefully, the garlic-shaped tissue on the back of the Ten-Tails is actually more like a seed, isn't it?

"King Chuigen planted the newly born Ten-Tails on the land of Takamagahara. After that, the chakra in Takamagahara decreased year by year. People who were busy with war did not pay attention to it. When they realized something was wrong, the Ten-Tails had grown from a sapling into a towering divine tree, with its roots spreading all over the ground of Takamagahara!"

"Realizing the crisis, the people resolved to destroy the Divine Tree and reclaim their chakra... King Sugen personally acted as the guardian of the Divine Tree, establishing villages around it and recalling the surviving members of the Otsutsuki clan to protect it together."

"King Chuigen, relying on the powerful eye of his Reincarnation Eye and the assistance of his clansmen who had survived the war and whose strength had been greatly honed, protected the divine tree for a thousand years. Although he faced many dangers during that time, he ultimately ensured the safety of the divine tree..."

Yu thought: Oh? Even in this situation, they could still escape danger. The fighting level of Takamagahara is indeed incomparable to that of Earth...

"Over the past thousand years, the chakra in Takamagahara has drastically decreased, and the power possessed by humanity has plummeted. Although the war has not been completely quelled, it has been effectively contained, because the outcome is what we immortals wanted to see. Moreover, the Divine Tree's absorption of chakra has not affected the dwelling places of the three great immortal clans. Our ancestors chose to tacitly allow the existence of the Divine Tree. Now, thinking about it, we truly regret it..."

At this point, the White Snake Immortal couldn't help but sigh with regret.

Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh? Is some major turning point coming?"

The White Snake Sage said, "During the thousand years of guarding the divine tree, King Chuigen's time was up. He wanted to entrust the responsibility of guarding the divine tree to his descendants, but... the divine tree, having absorbed too much chakra, produced changes that even King Chuigen, its creator, could not have foreseen!"

"The Divine Tree... has borne the fruit of chakra!"

"The unknown often means that risks and rewards go hand in hand! Faced with a fruit that has been around for a thousand years, people are more inclined to be tempted!"

"But King Otsutsuki, whose life was nearing its end, was even more concerned about the risks his descendants would bear. So, with the resolve to die, he ate the Chakra Fruit... which triggered a new upheaval!"

"The frail and elderly King Chuigen regained his youth and gained immortality. He grew horns, and the Samsara Eye opened on his forehead!"

"So, the essence of the Divine Tree's Chakra Fruit is an astonishing combination of energy and genetic cells. By consuming this fruit, one can gradually complete the evolutionary modification of oneself, thereby allowing this race to continue to evolve!"

"And so, following the Byakugan and Tenseigan, the Sharingan and Rinnegan were also written into the genetic makeup of the direct descendants of the King of the Fallen..."

"Furthermore, after consuming the fruit of the Divine Tree, the corresponding Divine Tree, as well as the Ten-Tails, which is a sapling, will also become the will of the fruit consumer!"

Yu Xin understood immediately: "So that's how it is... After Kaguya ate the fruit from the Earth's Divine Tree, the Earth's Ten-Tails became like a companion summon beast to Kaguya! When the Sage of Six Paths brothers joined forces to fight against Kaguya, the Divine Tree transformed back into the form of the Ten-Tails to protect Kaguya."

Black Zetsu once said that the Ten-Tails and the God Tree were both Kaguya herself, but strictly speaking, that's not the case. Kaguya's true form was a large, fat rabbit. However, if the will of the Ten-Tails and the God Tree were both Kaguya's will, then the claim that the Ten-Tails and the God Tree were both Kaguya herself would also make sense..."

"After consuming the fruit of the divine tree, King Ōtsutsuki Tsurune truly obtained power comparable to that of a god relative to humans, and easily quelled the war!"

Yu asked, "Then, did King Chuigen turn his attention to the three Immortal Ancestors?"

"Not so... Compared to the three great immortal ancestors, King Chuigen's power at that time could not be considered absolute!"

"Even if they had consumed the fruit of the divine tree."

"Even if you've consumed the fruit of the Divine Tree!" At this point, the White Serpent Immortal looked at Yu with a meaningful gaze: "Hmph, speaking of which, the stance of King Chuigen and the three Immortal Ancestors back then is remarkably similar to the stance of you and us three immortals right now. To put it more bluntly, Yu boy, although your power is currently no less than any of the three of us, to subdue you, the first person only needs to use their full strength, the second person can lend a hand, and the third person can simply watch the show from the sidelines..."

Yu Xin was astonished: Are the powers of the three Immortal Ancestors really that strong? The King of the Hanging Roots, who consumed the fruit of the Divine Tree, is definitely stronger than Kaguya after consuming the fruit! Yet, at most, he can only be on par with the Immortal Ancestors?

Yu asked, "Then what about the regret that comes too late?"

"Alas..." The White Snake Sage sighed deeply: "The transformation after consuming the fruit of the Divine Tree allowed King Tsurune of the Ōtsutsuki clan to taste the sweetness and see a new way out for his clan. In order to allow more clansmen to benefit from the fruit of the Divine Tree and to comprehensively improve the genetic makeup of the Ōtsutsuki clan, King Tsurune created more Ten-Tails and used Takamagahara as a seedbed to plant the Divine Tree everywhere!"

Yu frowned: "Then the immortal ancestors still haven't stopped it!"

"It was too late to stop it at this point. Takamagahara was too vast. Even with the power of our ancestors, it was difficult to cover every corner. After King Chuigen opened his Samsara Eye, he controlled the power of space. He could reach every corner of Takamagahara at will. In places unseen by our ancestors, he planted eleven more divine trees. It was these eleven divine trees that, over the next few thousand years, completely drained the life force of Takamagahara. Even the three great immortal families could not escape it!"

"Realizing that raising a tiger would be a threat, the three immortal ancestors decided to unite and completely eliminate King Chuigen. However, it was too late. Without his ancestors' knowledge, King Chuigen successively consumed the fruits of the second and third divine trees. He completely fused the power of reincarnation and the power of rebirth, and the Reincarnation Heavenly Eye became the Reincarnation and Rebirth Heavenly Eye. He also created the 'Boundless Immortal Technique,' which was superior to the 'Free Immortal Technique' and the 'Six Paths Immortal Technique'!"

"Even the combined might of the immortal ancestors was no match for King Chuigen, and they fell one after another at his hands. The three great immortal families that had stood tall in Takamagahara for thousands of years were also destroyed not long after. Only a very few surviving descendants fled to the Ashihara Kingdom, where they lived in the cracks of society. This is the old woman known as Medusa, Gamamaru, and Slug Miaomiao..."

Yu sighed, "This is truly a Naruto version of The Farmer and the Snake..."

Chapter 562 The Secret of the Ancestor, Connecting the Past and the Future!

By combining the past events recounted by the White Snake Sage with the dream of Uhijiro Otsutsuki, a relatively complete history can be deduced.

After Otsutsuki Shirei defeated the last obstacle, the three Immortal Ancestors, he became the undisputed ruler of Takamagahara. After that, the Otsutsuki clan multiplied and the twelve fruits of the Divine Tree were no longer enough to satisfy the needs of the main clan members. So they turned their attention to outer planets, using them as seedbeds to cultivate more fruits of the Divine Tree...

Until a thousand years ago, Kaguya arrived on Earth, beginning the history of ninjas.

The White Snake Sage is a descendant of the White Snake Ancestor. She came to Earth thousands of years ago, and her understanding of Takamagahara is limited to this.

There are still many unsolved mysteries surrounding the Otsutsuki clan...

What Yu was most concerned about was how many Divine Tree Fruits King Otsutsuki had consumed, and how many members of the Otsutsuki clan had consumed Divine Tree Fruits.

To be honest, a single fruit from the Divine Tree created Kaguya and thousands of years of ninja history. Just how terrifying is the Otsutsuki clan, who possessed more than ten times that number of fruits? It's almost unimaginable...

Yu came to a conclusion: "It seems that in order to truly fight against those guys, I must also consume the fruit of the Divine Tree, and one fruit is far from enough!"

The White Snake Sage replied, "Only those of the main lineage of the Otsutsuki clan can consume the chakra fruit of the Divine Tree; otherwise, they will only face death. This is a law created by Otsutsuki Sugune-o to prevent outsiders from coveting this forbidden power!"

Yu's pupils constricted sharply: "Laws... the only concept that transcends cause and effect. In that case, even my Danmaku Ikkuri cannot rewrite them. That means that to consume the fruit of the Divine Tree, one must transform into a true Otsutsuki! And to become an Otsutsuki, one must obtain the 'Karma'!"

Prologue... Only by killing members of the Otsutsuki 'main family' can one obtain the proof of being a god-slayer!

Humans who possess wedges will become 'vessels' for the gods to be killed!

To give a simple example, if Yu kills Kaguya and obtains Kaguya's Karma seal, Yu will become Kaguya's Jinchūriki!

Karma is a higher-level seal than the Six Paths Ten-Tails Seal. Kaguya is also above the Ten-Tails. Yu is a human who is more powerful than the Six Paths, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a god. Therefore, it is more appropriate to call him a 'god Jinchuriki' than a human Jinchuriki!

"After obtaining Kaguya's Karma, my power will gradually merge with Kaguya's power, and I will become an existence that surpasses Kaguya's prime. More importantly, I will also be able to consume the God Tree's Chakra Fruit. That will be the foundation for one day being able to conquer Takamagahara!"

With this thought in mind, Yu's resolve to kill Kaguya became even stronger!

"Hmph... Judging from your fierce gaze, you must have a slight understanding of how terrifying those guys are. But you have to take things one step at a time. You can't rush things. You don't need to worry too much right now. The arrogance of the Otsutsuki clan means they won't take the lower-class clans outside of Takamagahara seriously. The big shots won't condescend to come here, at least not in the short term."

"When that day truly arrives, Gamamaru's prophecy will provide an advance warning, at least giving us time to prepare. With your current strength, even if you can't defeat those guys, you should be able to lead your ninja kingdom and your family away from this planet..."

"Escape?" Yu raised an eyebrow and said firmly, "This Earth is the birthplace of me, Uchiha Yu, and the homeland of ninjas! How can it be easily defiled by those guys! I will fight them off at all costs, that's all!"

"One day, I will march on Takamagahara and wipe out all those guys who threaten Earth. Only then can I achieve the freedom I desire!"

"What ambition..." the White Snake Immortal thought to himself: We lost our home from birth and were forced to wander to the mortal realm, clinging to the last piece of land for survival, silently waiting for death, knowing that the day those guys arrive will be the end. We have endured thousands of years of suffering and have lost all hope. Those are guys that even our ancestors could not fight against! But for some reason, I saw a long-lost glimmer of hope in this kid.

"Young Yu... let me tell you something else. Toads can foresee the future through dreams, and the White Snake and the slug also have the same talent!"

"Oh?" Yu's eyes lit up suddenly: "What are the talents of the White Snake Sage and the Slug Sage!"

The White Snake Immortal said, "Slugs can pray, and white snakes can divine!"

"pray?"

"Where there's a will, there's a way. The slug Miaomiao uses her fairy power to initiate a prayer ritual, which can gather the spiritual power of living beings to make wishes come true. The amount of spiritual power required is related to the difficulty of making the wish come true!"

"The White Snake can perform divination, calculating the exact outcome of a matter based on specific conditions. Unlike the toad's random dreams, our divination is initiated actively, thus requiring a large amount of immortal power. We can only perform divination once every six months!"

"Oh? Half a year... can you divine anything?"

"How could that be? Toad Pill's dream can only predict events in this world. The so-called 'this world' refers to the land we live on. Neither the slug's prayer nor my divination can transcend the scope of this world. Boy, I'll make an exception for you today and do a divination for you as an apology for drugging and plotting against you before..."