As Tobirama and the others work to release Kazuki's seal, Kazuki and Kaguya, both hidden, silently watched the scene.
"See that, Kaguya? Watch how those shinobi channel their chakra. Look closely at how Senju Tobirama manipulates Sage Chakra—these are high-level techniques you'll need to learn."
Compared to the tense Kaguya, Kazuki still had the leisure to instruct her on how to learn from the mortals.
Kaguya nodded repeatedly, her pure white eyes sweeping around with alert vigilance. "Kazuki, when do you think those two traitors… and Isshiki will show up?"
"Before the coffin is opened, Kaguya."
Kazuki patted her on the shoulder and said in a calm but firm tone, "Don't be nervous. Panic only leads to mental and physical exhaustion. Face it with calm."
Feeling the power flowing into her from Kazuki, Kaguya's heart—once pounding from the anxiety of soon confronting other Ōtsutsuki—gradually steadied.
The Blackwater Nine-Dragon Coffin continued to rise!
A hint of joy flashed in Tobirama's eyes, and he unleashed even more chakra!
[Boom—]
The colossal black coffin entwined by nine water dragons shot out from the sea with a deafening roar, triggering tsunami-sized waves.
The entire ocean howled in fury!
In that instant, even someone as powerful as Hatake Sakumo had to channel a massive amount of chakra just to keep himself steady, lest he be swept away by the raging currents…
It was a truly epic scene!
In the shinobi world, even a tailed beast under 100 metres was already considered a natural disaster…
But today—
They were challenging the Sage of Six Paths, and just the prelude alone had already triggered a tsunami…
The scale of it was jaw-dropping.
"Prepare to open the coffin!"
Tobirama turned toward Shisui and said in a grave tone, "Kid, are you ready?!"
Shisui gave a firm nod.
Just like Tobirama, both had long resolved to burn themselves away if it meant saving Kazuki…
Their Mangekyō Sharingan spun at high speed in perfect synchronization—like two gears locking into rhythm.
Hashirama and Uzumaki Mito stood ready, fully on guard.
But just then—
Right before the coffin could be opened, not far from Tobirama and the others, a massive spatial distortion twisted over the sea like a portal—
Kamui had torn through space!
Uchiha Obito had arrived!
"Hashirama, it's been a long time!"
Uchiha Madara stepped out first with a booming laugh, his Rinnegan gleaming with battle-lust.
"Last time, I deliberately lost to you just to awaken these eyes…"
"This time, I won't be holding back!"
Beside him, Uchiha Izuna stared coldly at Tobirama.
"You bastard… It's been a long time. Time to pay back what you owe me!"
Uchiha Obito, meanwhile, said nothing. Like a transparent shadow, he merely glanced at Shisui and Yashiro, then shook his head slightly.
Still Uchiha…
Yet after hanging around Kazuki for so long, how are they still this dumb?
Look at them—still pouring their power into helping that Hokage Tobirama. Guess they've been completely misled…
According to White Zetsu's intel—
Even with Uzumaki Mito standing guard, by combining surveillance data from the Dragon Vein and other chakra signatures, and knowing Tobirama's temperament all too well, Uchiha Izuna had guessed what this madman was up to…
Claiming to exile the Sage of Six Paths from Kazuki's body?
Yeah right—more like exiling Kazuki himself would be the accurate description!
Most likely, Senju Tobirama had been unable to control Kazuki—unable to possess him—and thus had used a prearranged contingency to seal him beneath the sea, just like an uncontrollable Tailed Beast.
And afterward, with Tobirama's overly cautious nature, he would definitely eliminate Kazuki.
If he couldn't win, then he'd fabricate a lie to deceive everyone—just get rid of the uncontrollable threat first. Even if that lie was later exposed, so what?
Just like how he tricked the Uchiha clan into joining Konoha—once he lost the powerful support of Uchiha Madara, didn't he immediately bare his fangs?
Now, seeing that familiar figure, Tobirama's Mangekyō Sharingan flared wide in shock—
Uchiha Izuna…
He'd been resurrected?
What the hell was going on?!
And Uchiha Madara—wasn't he killed by Big Brother? How did he now possess eyes identical to the Sage of Six Paths?!
And that wasn't all—
Controlled Kage, revived former Kage, and prior generations of shinobi…
All stepped out one after another from the Kamui space!
Ōnoki, the Third Kazekage, the Third Raikage, Hanzo, the Second Tsuchikage, the Second Mizukage, numerous jinchūriki—
At this moment—
Nearly every notable figure in the shinobi world over the past century had gathered above this sea. The scene was immense.
And meanwhile, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki—
Had shrunk himself to an extreme using his ocular technique Sukunahikona, his gaze locked greedily on the Blackwater Nine-Dragon Coffin.
Inside that coffin was everything Isshiki needed to return to peak form.
"Still need to wait a bit longer… These mortals are unexpectedly formidable… Let them fight it out first—drain their chakra, turn this battlefield into chaos."
Isshiki forcibly suppressed the ravenous urge swelling within him.
"That woman's son—you're watching this too, aren't you? Don't worry. Whether it's you or Kaguya, I'll deal with both of you in the name of the Main Family."
Uchiha Izuna watched with satisfaction as Tobirama stood there, utterly stunned.
And just as he was about to speak and resume his mocking—
Tobirama suddenly roared: "Focus! Did you see Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan?! These spineless Uchiha have clearly sided with the Sage of Six Paths—they've become traitors to humanity!"
"Take them out first!"
Meanwhile, atop the Sage of Six Paths' head, a question mark slowly appeared:
"?"
Wait a second—
What the hell does this have to do with me?!
Far away beyond the Pure Land, the Sage of Six Paths was suddenly struck by a savage verbal assault delivered right in his face by Senju Tobirama…
No—
I… the Sage of Six Paths… I'm the founder of Ninshū, the one who brought peace and order to the shinobi world!
So why, in the mouth of this white-haired brat, does 'Sage of Six Paths' sound more like the name of a world-ending demon?
The Sage of Six Paths was baffled. Judging from the fact that Kazuki had sealed Kaguya and revived Senju Tobirama, these two mortals had likely deduced some ancient secrets of that era…
Re-sealing Kaguya from within the Moon and sending her into the deep sea had most likely been to reinforce the original seal, which had deteriorated over a thousand years.
But why, then, did they harbor such deep hostility toward him?
The Sage couldn't help but feel a strange illusion…
As if Kazuki and Senju Tobirama hadn't sealed Kaguya… but him instead…
Mortal logic is truly beyond comprehension…
Oh well, I suppose all they can do is piece together the scraps of information left behind in ancient texts and stone monuments. Maybe they mistakenly believe that 'Kaguya' was another name for the Sage of Six Paths…
"Names don't matter. What matters is that their hearts are set on protecting the shinobi world."
The Sage tried to console himself with that thought, though the sight of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama glaring daggers at each other through their Rinnegan made his head ache again.
It's always like this…
In the Sage's view, this generation's reincarnations of Indra and Asura had been born to reseal Kaguya.
They clearly shared the same goal—
So why couldn't they just sit down and talk it out?
Always assuming the other side was malicious or wrong… That same tired pattern had played out for a thousand years!
The two brothers never got tired of fighting, but the Sage—ever the faithful spectator—was already weary of watching…
"I hope the reincarnation of Indra can stop the reincarnation of Asura this time…" the Sage thought awkwardly to himself.
The rebellious elder son… had now become the key figure in preventing Kaguya's release.
Could it be that… he had finally come to his senses?
Putting those thoughts aside, what gave the Sage some measure of reassurance was Uchiha Madara's pair of Rinnegan.
Although the Sage had no idea how Madara had achieved it…
Clearly just a reincarnation of Indra, and yet somehow capable of awakening the Rinnegan, surpassing even the ancestral bloodline…
At the very least, it proved that Madara possessed power!
And with power, he would be able to prevent Uchiha Kazuki—who was keeping Kaguya sealed—from breaking free from his coffin…
That way, the Sage could conserve the strength he had accumulated in the Pure Land, avoiding the need to expend the power of Six Paths Yin-Yang Release.
Having worked out all this in his mind, the calculating Sage of Six Paths decided not to reveal his presence or try to communicate with the reincarnations of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama…
After all, there was no guarantee he could persuade them.
And if they ended up killing each other? So be it.
It's not like chakra reincarnations were his biological children or anything…
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