vncnus Chapter 537 Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Te, who inherited the power of the Six Paths
Chapter 537 Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Te, who inherited the power of the Six Paths
Chapter 537 Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, who inherited the power of the Six Paths
"I did leave behind a stone tablet."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki seemed to have thought of something, his brows furrowing slightly as he explained, "But it doesn't contain what you're talking about."
"It's because I realized that one day, among Indra or Indra's reincarnations, there will be someone who is too obsessed with power and awakens the Rinnegan."
"What I left on that stone tablet was a message urging him to let go of his obsession and return to the right path, hoping that future generations could learn from this and avoid repeating the same mistakes."
"nonsense!"
Madara Uchiha could no longer remain calm. He suddenly stood up, his movement so fast that it created a gust of wind, causing the flames of the campfire to flicker.
"The inscription on that stone tablet is impossible to decipher without exceptional pupil-level skill!"
He stared intently at Hagoromo Otsutsuki, his tone icy, and said, "As the Sharingan, Mangekyou Sharingan, and even the Rinnegan are awakened, the amount of information that can be deciphered will gradually increase!"
"Besides the records about Kaguya Otsutsuki and the myriad phenomena I just mentioned, it also clearly states—"
"Those who possess the power of reincarnation will awaken their eyes under the moonlight when they approach the moon, in order to realize their infinite dreams!"
"It was by following the guidance of the stone tablet that I finally awakened the Rinnegan and finalized the 'Eye of the Moon' plan!"
Under Madara Uchiha's angry yet trembling gaze, the confusion on Hagoromo Otsutsuki's face slowly dissipated.
Instead, there was a calm that seemed to have seen through the truth, a calmness tinged with a sense of understanding.
"I'm certain—"
He shook his head, meeting Madara Uchiha's gaze without flinching: "I did not write down what you said."
"Someone has altered the contents I left on the stone tablet."
"As for what you said, that getting closer to the moon will allow one to realize infinite dreams—"
At this point, Hagoromo Otsutsuki paused, his Rinnegan, which seemed to see through all illusions, staring calmly at Madara Uchiha.
"If someone really did gather the scattered power, attempting to recreate the Divine Tree and use it to approach the moon to unleash that spell."
"The final result will definitely not be a beautiful dream."
"The final result will only be the release of my mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, from the seal."
"And the entity that activated the spell will become the best vessel for Kaguya's resurrection, and its body will be taken over by it."
"When Kaguya is released, the first thing she will do is to destroy and devour the entire ninja world and all living beings, and give birth to a new chakra fruit."
"...
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Dead silence.
The crackling sound of the campfire was particularly clear at that moment, even somewhat jarring.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki's words dispelled the last shred of hope and doubt in Madara Uchiha's heart.
He looked at the legendary Sage of Six Paths before him. The other man's eyes were calm and deep, without any evasion or mockery.
There was only a calm statement of facts, and a trace of pity for him.
There is absolutely no need to lie.
Madara Uchiha's cold rationality reminded him.
The other party is the Six Paths Immortal, who has long transcended life and death, and is the embodiment of this pure land.
As for himself, he was merely a dead soul who had fallen into this place, and in the eyes of the other party, he was probably no different from an ant.
Deceiving oneself is meaningless to this being.
but----
"Are you kidding me?"
Madara Uchiha's body trembled slightly uncontrollably, starting with his fingertips, then his arms, and finally spreading throughout his entire body.
His mind was a jumble of emotions: his beliefs crumbled, his worldview shattered, and he was filled with the rage of being fooled.
His voice was hoarse, each word squeezed out through clenched teeth: "Infinite Tsukuyomi, it's fake?"
He seemed to be questioning the Sage of Six Paths, or perhaps questioning himself.
He questioned the goal that had consumed his entire life's blood, cost him countless lives, and even led him to turn against his closest friends and become an enemy of the world.
He was unwilling to admit that someone as proud as Madara Uchiha could be guided for his entire life by a stone tablet and a carefully crafted lie.
Walking into a complete trap where you end up doing all the work for someone else!
This was a humiliation he found even more unbearable than defeat and death!
He simply couldn't accept it—
"Infinite Tsukuyomi is real."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki's voice rang out again, still calm: "But Infinite Tsukuyomi is not the kind of magic that achieves lasting peace through illusion, as you understand it."
"The ultimate goal of this technique is to drag everyone into a genjutsu, extract all their chakra, and connect their bodies to the roots of the Divine Tree."
"At the same time, they will be transformed into White Zetsu soldiers without self-awareness, and all the extracted chakra will give birth to new chakra fruits."
"This is the truth about Infinite Tsukuyomi."
Something seemed to explode in Madara Uchiha's mind.
"Bastard!" His face turned pale and then red with rage in the firelight.
He thought about all his past actions, and every single one of them, now seemed like a huge joke!
Madara Uchiha, who considered himself the one who held the chess pieces, regarded Nagato, Obito, and the entire ninja world as pawns and hopes, manipulating them at will.
He believed he was playing a grand game, leading the ninja world toward "true peace."
But in the end, he himself was nothing more than a ridiculous pawn in the hands of some being hidden deeper within!
"Who on earth is it?!"
Madara Uchiha's teeth clenched so hard they rattled, veins bulged on his forehead, and his voice was hoarse, violent, and filled with murderous intent, carrying far into the silent darkness.
He stared intently at Hagoromo Otsutsuki, his eyes practically spitting fire, and asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Who exactly tampered with the stone tablet?"
"Who's pulling the strings behind all this?!"
"I don't know." Hagoromo Otsutsuki's answer was crisp and clear, without the slightest hesitation or concealment, so frank that Madara Uchiha's anger paused for a moment.
"It might be a contingency plan left by my mother, Kaguya, before she sealed her away, to ensure that someone could release her one day."
"It could also be some other being I am unaware of."
"The ninja world today is in chaos, with undercurrents surging, hiding secrets that even I find difficult to fully comprehend."
"You, who have spent some time outside, should know this better than I, an old man who has lived here for a long time."
"but----"
Hagoromo Otsutsuki abruptly changed the subject, saying, "Whoever was behind all this, manipulating the stone tablet and leading you and the entire ninja world into a trap—"
"I think that with your pride and will, Madara Uchiha, you will never be willing to admit defeat like this."
"They certainly wouldn't be willing to let that guy hiding in the shadows achieve his goal so easily, would they?"
These words were like a bucket of ice water poured on Madara Uchiha's boiling rage.
That's right.
He was proud and shrewd throughout his life, but in the end he discovered that he had been living in someone else's schemes from beginning to end, without even knowing who that person was.
Madara Uchiha could never accept the feeling of being manipulated like this!
Looking into the Sage of Six Paths' calm and profound eyes, Madara Uchiha's anger gradually faded, turning into a cold, hard, and iron-like expression.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I will grant you power," Hagoromo Otsutsuki stated bluntly, "power surpassing what you possessed in your previous life, enough to intervene in the battle for the survival of the world."
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Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes and said just as bluntly, "Aren't you worried that after I obtain greater power, I will use it in my own way?"
"To save, or rather, to rule the ninja world?"
"Just like I tried to do before, with Infinite Tsukuyomi—"
His gaze was sharp as he stared intently at Hagoromo Otsutsuki, trying to discern any trace of scheming or wavering on the other's face.
However, Hagoromo Otsutsuki's expression remained calm, and even his eyes showed no fluctuation.
"I've missed it more than once," he said.
"I once spread chakra as a power to connect people's hearts, so that people could understand each other's feelings even without words."
"I believed that this would eliminate barriers and achieve true peace, so I spread this power to the people and guided them forward—"
"But later, chakra was used more for killing and fighting."
"I once entrusted the future of the Ninja Clan and the responsibility of guiding the world entirely to Ashura. I agree with his path of 'love' and 'understanding'."
"But because of this, they did not face up to understand Indra's choices and his path, but simply regarded his ideas as wrong and his persistence as a wrong path."
"This led to a conflict that lasted for hundreds of years, primarily between the Senju and Uchiha clans."
"I once divided the Ten-Tails' chakra into nine tailed beasts in order to weaken my mother's power and maintain the balance of the world."
"I thought that it would be safer to disperse the power, but the Tailed Beasts were not understood or allowed to coexist; they were simply treated as power, weapons, and monsters."
"Human greed and fear have led to countless tragedies and wars."
"My choice, the path I believed to be right, everything I did for stability—"
At this point, Hagoromo Otsutsuki sighed and said hoarsely, "Not only has it not made this world a better place."
"Instead, it was as if fertile soil had been fertile, from which seeds of calamity were sown, leading to thousands of years of fighting, hatred, and bloodshed."
He looked at Madara Uchiha, whose eyes were gleaming with a calm that had endured countless years.
"I've made enough mistakes, and maybe I was too naive."
He spoke slowly, his tone calm: "So, what right do I have to question your choices, to conclude that your path is definitely wrong?"
"Perhaps it's time for those who come after to try and forge a different path in their own way."
Madara Uchiha responded to Hagoromo Otsutsuki's relieved words with a cold snort that was full of undisguised mockery and disdain.
"Hmph, what a genuine loser's theory." His voice was icy. "The path for those who come after? It's nothing but self-consolation after being powerless to reverse the situation."
"The true victor is one who uses their power to shape the world, emphasizing how the world should exist, rather than watching it descend into chaos."
"With your power, if you truly wanted to stop wars, quell chaos, and make the world operate according to your understanding and love, it would be a very simple thing."
"But what did you do?"
"You just watched silently as the battle between Indra and Ashura continued for a thousand years, as chakra was used for killing, and as the tailed beasts became weapons."
Faced with Madara Uchiha's taunts, Hagoromo Otsutsuki remained silent for a moment before continuing, "Perhaps you are right."
"Therefore, this time, you and Hashirama Senju will each receive half of my power."
"If you can join hands to resolve this crisis and prevent the potential catastrophe—"
"Then let me, the loser, see which of you has chosen the right path, whose ideals, and which one is the direction the world truly needs."
"If it is ultimately proven that what this world truly needs is Indra's approach, the path that Indra's reincarnations firmly believe in—"
He paused slightly, then said frankly, "That means that everything I did in the past, the love and understanding I firmly believed in, was just wishful thinking on my part."
"Then, Uchiha Madara—"
Hagoromo Otsutsuki said no more. The floating Six Paths Staff appeared behind him and moved horizontally as he thought slightly.
The crescent-shaped end was on the right, and the sun-shaped end was on the left, silently floating behind him.
Hagoromo herself slowly raised her right hand, palm facing Uchiha Madara.
"If you are willing to accept this power, and willing to use your own methods and will to bring an end to this world—"
His gaze seemed to fall on two places at the same time: Madara Uchiha in front of him, and Hashirama Senju in another part of the Pure Land.
"Extend your dominant hand," he said.
The firelight danced on the cold, hard faces of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, reflecting the turbulent thoughts in their eyes.
pat!
Madara Uchiha stepped forward, raised his right hand, and walked straight ahead, through the campfire, to touch the outstretched right hand of Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
Almost simultaneously, in another part of the Pure Land, Hashirama Senju also stepped forward, raised his dominant left hand, and touched Hagoromo Otsutsuki's left hand—
The next moment, centered on Hagoromo Otsutsuki, two opposing forces, born from the same source yet yin and yang, surged forth from the Rokudo Staff floating behind him.
At the center of the convergence of these two forces, behind Hagoromo Otsutsuki, a figure with a majestic face vaguely materialized.
A deity with downcast eyes.
The statue holds its hands together in front of its body, with a dark crescent moon engraved on its right palm and a bright sun imprinted on its left, as if it holds the reins of yin and yang.
hum! !
The reanimated bodies of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were simultaneously engulfed by a dazzling light, and the fine cracks on their bodies quickly melted away.
Instead, there is the full texture of flesh and blood, the boundless vitality of chakra boiling and overflowing, and the perfect state of perfect harmony between soul and body.
A moment later, the surging power gradually subsided, and Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju opened their eyes almost simultaneously.
Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan, which should have disappeared along with his reanimated body, was still in his eyes, only Hagoromo's Rinnegan was dim and lifeless.
"This is----"
The two of them lowered their heads simultaneously, looking at their palms that had touched the Sage of Six Paths.
On Madara Uchiha's right palm was a dark crescent-shaped mark.
On Hashirama Senju's left palm was a pure white sun-shaped mark.
Two marks, one yin and one yang, one left and one right.
Power, unprecedented power, power that truly touched the sixth level, surged within their bodies.
"Is this... the power of the Sage of Six Paths?" Madara Uchiha's face showed an excited smile. "Indeed powerful."
"Alright, you can go now."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki slowly lowered his hands, looking much older, but his eyes were exceptionally clear as he looked at the two people in front of him and spoke.
"Use this power to correct the altered fate and to confront the real enemy."
Before the two could respond, Yu Yi gently trembled her hands—
hum!
"wait----"
Before the two could utter a word, they felt an irresistible force descend upon them, and everything before their eyes instantly became blurry and distorted.
The two transformed into two streaks of light, shooting swiftly towards the present world and towards the Land of Soup.
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