"You have come." The figure had two horns on his head, a red mark in the center of his forehead. His originally closed eyes opened, a pair of purple Rinnegan staring intently at the red-haired young man before him. He opened his mouth and said, "Father!"
"You knew all along, Hagoromo." Uzumaki Jun's face showed emotion as he looked at the Six Paths Sage floating in mid-air. He said, "Since that is the case, why did you still do this?"
To be honest, he felt somewhat uncomfortable having a son who looked older than himself. Black Zetsu was better, at least his face was completely black, making it impossible to tell his age.
"You should know the sorrow in your mother's heart."
If he wasn't mistaken, Hamura's chakra was also on the moon. When he went to relocate the Ōtsutsuki clan a few years ago, Hamura did not appear. He originally thought it was because, although he possessed the Byakugan, he wasn't a member of the main Hyūga family, so Hamura didn't come out to see him. Now it seemed...
Perhaps things were not as simple as he thought!
"Yes." Hagoromo nodded, his face full of nostalgia, and said, "Mother was always afraid, and she also had her own ideas about protecting me and Hamura."
Looking at the father who was younger than himself, he felt a sense of awe for the mystery of time-space...
"She was also worried about the appearance of people from the heavens, and not being able to see you, Father..."
He smiled wryly...
"Mother, no matter how strong she appeared on the surface, was actually just a vulnerable woman."
Back then, he thought Mother had changed, from originally wanting to protect this world to wanting to seize it. Finally, influenced by Gamamaru's deliberate instigation, he resolved to seal Mother away to protect this world from harm.
In the end...
It was all just a scheme, a grand scheme to make...
Father appear!
"Later I understood, everything was to wait for you, Father. Only when you appeared, would Mother appear again. A thousand years of loneliness is ultimately not something that can be endured so easily."
"I... am sorry." Uzumaki Jun, hearing Hagoromo's words, wore an apologetic expression and said, "If it weren't for me back then, perhaps..."
"No, no one blames you, Father." Hagoromo smiled, shook his head, and said peacefully, "If it weren't for you, Father, perhaps Hamura and I would not exist. Moreover..."
With a calm look in his eyes...
"Although Mother never told us about you, we could see the happiness on her face when she gazed at that immortal mountain from back then."
"So..."
"Thank you, Father."
"Thank you for finally appearing."
"And also thank you..."
"For meeting Mother..."
Uzumaki Jun's heart trembled. He looked at Hagoromo before him, an expression of incredulity flashing across his face, followed by a sense of relief. He smiled and said, "I thought you would resent me."
Back then, he was more concerned about the Land of Whirlpools, the shinobi world, and Mikoto and the others. So, after shattering the seal he had placed on himself, he returned directly.
Perhaps this...
Was very selfish.
"How did you find out in the end?"
"Space-Time Ninjutsu." Hagoromo said with a hint of nostalgia, "I inherited your Sage Body, Father. After Gamamaru taught me senjutsu, I also learned Space-Time Ninjutsu, and briefly glimpsed the future through time."
He then added with a tone of helplessness...
"It's just that Hamura never learned it."
"I see." Uzumaki Jun nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Then what about Black Zetsu..."
That kid, in order to save his mother, had done many bad things and tricked a whole bunch of your descendants.
"I knew when Mother was sealed." Hagoromo fell silent for a moment before saying, "But for the sake of the future, I did not stop him. I transformed into chakra, drifting in this shinobi world, just to ensure it wouldn't stray too far."
Otherwise...
With Black Zetsu stirring up trouble everywhere, who wouldn't notice?
"Once I thought I could bring peace to this shinobi world. Based on the books Father left with Aunt Chimiko, I founded the Ninshū."
He shook his head with a sense of helplessness...
"In the end, I failed."
"I know, Gamamaru told me." Uzumaki Jun smiled, looked at the somewhat embarrassed Hagoromo, and nodded, saying, "I never thought the Ninshū evolved from the books I left behind."
Indeed...
History has shown that the 'eat-from-the-same-big-pot' system doesn't work. After all, if everyone becomes as lazy as the Nara clan, how could the shinobi world develop?
Probably many people would starve to death.
He decided to write this case into a book when he returned, to warn future generations not to take the wrong path.
"It was really difficult for you to think of so much back then."
Although it was partly due to the red-covered books, still...
In that era of low productivity, one can imagine how difficult it must have been to take this path.
"Haha, the future Father described was just too alluring." Hagoromo laughed, then sighed and said, "But in the end, I failed."
Indeed...
The one destined to bring peace to the shinobi world was ultimately not him.
"And now, what about your and Hamura's situation..." Uzumaki Jun looked at Hagoromo's aged appearance, and thought of the equally aged Hamura on the moon. He hesitated before saying, "What is the situation?"
Did you really die?
Even the Three Little Ones could last for such a long time, why did you, a sage, die so quickly?
That doesn't seem very Six Paths-like.
"This is just the chakra that Hamura and I left behind in the shinobi world." After hearing Uzumaki Jun's words, Hagoromo sighed and shook his head, saying, "As for whether our true bodies are still alive, we no longer know."
For the sake of the future...
They were destined to disappear, whether by departing or dying.
"So that's how it is..." Uzumaki Jun nodded, sighed with emotion, and said, "Long life. Perhaps it's simple, perhaps it's difficult."
Back then, in order to allow Chimiko to live long, he specifically created the Dragon Vein. In the end, he never expected she would choose to refuse.
He looked up at Hagoromo...
"What about the seal on the moon?"
He had already gathered the chakra of the nine tailed beasts. Now, all that was left was to summon the Ten-Tails, break the seal, and awaken Kaguya. But...
He didn't know if he needed to act as a bridge like Madara did. That's why he came to ask Hagoromo what to do.
"When Yin power and Yang power combine and then reverse, the seal can be broken." Hagoromo, of course, understood Uzumaki Jun's meaning. He nodded and said, "It's just that when the seal is broken, the moon above will also shatter and fall. So, Father, if you want to awaken Mother, it's best to make preparations first."
He smiled, looking at Uzumaki Jun...
"But I believe this is not a difficult matter for you, Father."
"I see..." Uzumaki Jun, upon hearing this, pondered for a moment, then smiled and looked at Hagoromo's chakra, saying, "I understand. When the time comes, I will personally tell Kaguya about you and Hamura."
As for what comes after...
They can discuss it again after Kaguya appears.
"Your mother will be very happy to hear it."
Hopefully, her punches will be a little lighter then...
After all, no matter how you look at it, he bore some responsibility too.
"We leave it to you, Father." Hagoromo showed a smile and said, "Please apologize to Mother on behalf of Hamura and me."
He took out a wisp of something like smoke...
"By the way, Mother Chimiko has been waiting for you all this time, Father."
He gently handed the wisp of smoke to Uzumaki Jun...
"Back when Hamura and I were born, it was Mother Chimiko who raised us, taught us knowledge, and played with us. So..."
With a nostalgic smile...
"Father, you will surely find a way to restore Chimiko."