"This chakra..."
Somewhere in the ninja world, Uchiha Madara, who was searching for the remains of the ancestral country, suddenly turned his head, his eyes full of disbelief and horror. He muttered, "What kind of joke is this? That kid's chakra actually surpassed me, Otsutsuki Toneri, and Hashirama in an instant... What is that place, and what happened?!"
Countless questions flooded his mind, and Madara was about to activate his complete Susanoo and fly toward Izayoi's direction.
But the next second, he stopped.
With Izayoi's current chakra strength, if he went in person, it could lead to a major battle, possibly even Toneri's death. Madara, unsure whether the two would ally, had no confidence in defeating them both.
Now was not the time for a clash of kings.
So, Madara gave an order to the wood clone monitoring Black Zetsu, instructing it to take Black Zetsu to investigate.
"What a terrifying chakra... it's Izayoi's!"
In the Hidden Rain Village, Nagato—having transplanted a new eye and regained his sight—looked toward the Land of Demons and murmured, "It's not just high-intensity natural energy... there's another kind of energy... What kind of power can travel such a distance and still feel so close!?"
"This kind of chakra is even more incredible than that of the tailed beasts," Konan said, visibly shocked.
If even Nagato and Konan reacted this way, the rest of Akatsuki could hardly stay calm.
"Is this the true Wood Release inheritor? Even the God of Shinobi wasn't this terrifying," muttered Sasori. "First the moon was cut down, and now a Wood Release ninja rises. I thought this era belonged to Nagato and Otsutsuki Toneri... but I didn't expect this."
"What a terrifying chakra... I feel like the evil god is descending!" Even Hidan looked shaken. He turned to Kakuzu, asking, "You really fought the First Hokage? Are you hiding your true strength?"
"I really did fight Hashirama Senju," Kakuzu said seriously, staring toward the Land of Demons. "But his chakra wasn't this frightening! This chakra surpasses even tailed beasts... and this kid from Konoha, this Wood Release ninja... only graduated from the academy two years ago! What kind of secret is he hiding?"
"Hehe... The entire ninja world underestimated you, Izayoi-kun."
In the Land of Rice, Orochimaru was both shocked and delighted. "You could stay calm facing Uchiha Obito and the Akatsuki leader... You've had overwhelming power from the start... You know the truth of this world and hide secrets no one else knows."
"Now that you've obtained what you needed, are you finally stepping onto the stage of those two?"
"You've got to be kidding me?!"
In the Land of Water, atop the Mizukage building, Mei Terumi trembled as she looked toward the Land of Demons. Her reaction was even more exaggerated than the Akatsuki's.
"The Land of Water is so far from the continent... and this chakra still reached us? If it were in the center of the continent, how terrifying would it be?"
"Izayoi... what has happened to you?"
The ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village had similar reactions.
At this moment, even without showing himself or clashing with anyone, Izayoi had become the center of the world—the focal point of the ninja world.
Even Isshiki Otsutsuki—far from the continent and hidden behind powerful barriers—lost his composure.
Looking toward the Land of Demons, he murmured, "Such intense natural energy... similar to that woman Kaguya's child, but slightly different... This chakra isn't Madara's, nor Toneri's. So there's another unknown powerhouse in this world?"
His face grew ugly as he muttered, "After a thousand years, such power emerges again... Seems I must go into hiding once more. How irritating!"
"This... is this the power of Hagoromo?"
Black Zetsu, merged with Madara's wood clone, looked toward the Land of Demons, heart in turmoil.
If he weren't worried about being seen by Madara, his expression would've already betrayed his shock.
How is this possible?
The Six Paths Sage Mode should require a Sage Body!
Only Asura, inheritor of the Sage's body, had ever attained it.
Even the great Hashirama never achieved it.
Black Zetsu, who had a unique ability to sense Asura and Indra's reincarnations, was sure—Izayoi didn't have Asura's chakra.
Same for Nagato.
If things went as usual, the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki should be Asura's reincarnation this generation.
Asura and Indra's reincarnations are always the same age, fated to clash, until reconciliation occurs.
So either Izayoi or Uzumaki Naruto was Asura's reincarnation—but not both.
And now, someone who isn't Asura's reincarnation has obtained the Six Paths Sage Mode.
How could this not shock him?
"Could it be Hagoromo's backup plan? Or his soul interfering with the world again?" Black Zetsu panicked.
Samsara Eye. Sage Mode. Six Paths Sage Mode. All these powers had appeared in this era, each choosing a different wielder.
Even more terrifying than Madara and Hashirama's age.
If these three clashed, the world might shatter.
Then, Black Zetsu's face went pale.
Madara's wood clone activated complete Susanoo and began flying toward the Land of Demons.
"Lord Madara, are you going to fight the Wood Release ninja?" Black Zetsu quickly asked. "This clone isn't strong enough. Let the White Zetsu clone gather intel first."
"It doesn't matter. I'm just going to observe," Madara smiled. "Besides, you're immortal. Even if you die or get sealed, my main body can recreate you with Yin-Yang Release. What are you afraid of?"
"Heh... right," Black Zetsu forced a smile—but cursed Madara internally.
Arrogant fool. If you die, I won't let you recreate another spy to watch me.
Izayoi had no idea that his entering Six Paths Sage Mode had shocked the world.
At the moment, he was in a mysterious state.
Looking at the violently surging magma, he simply stomped lightly. The power of Yin-Yang Release flowed underground. The volcanic riot, like a furious beast being sedated, quickly calmed.
The cracks and violent tremors restored instantly.
Even the mountain fractures were healed.
Hinata, who had opened her Byakugan, and Shion, weakly lying in her arms, noticed nothing.
Only Izayoi—without even opening the Samsara Eye—could clearly "see" it all.
Before, the movement of his sage chakra and miko power had shocked the world.
Now, after entering Six Paths Sage Mode, Izayoi felt like an ordinary human.
Just as Shion's miko power is undetectable without Sage Mode or high-level vision, Izayoi's natural energy now fully blended into nature.
Unless someone had power from another dimension, they couldn't even perceive him!
"So this is Six Paths Sage Mode?"
Looking at his hands, Izayoi muttered, "It's completely different from the Samsara Eye Chakra Mode... the difference is enormous."
The Samsara Eye Chakra Mode had only one real benefit—easier creation of chakra beads.
Without it, Izayoi could still make them, but much slower and in fewer numbers.
But it drained chakra constantly and didn't offer much else.
Six Paths Sage Mode, however, boosted every stat—sensing, speed, strength, ninjutsu, and chakra volume—by multiple levels.
Uzumaki Naruto in this mode could destroy even the mighty Truth-Seeking Balls.
But its most unique trait was spiritual communion: the ability to perceive the flow of life, understand others, and connect chakras—resolving hate and building peace.
A god's power. The power of the Six Paths.
And Izayoi had it.
Because the moment he entered that state, the system sounded a prompt.
His personal panel updated:
[Sage Body (Red) (Color)]
He instantly understood what had happened.
"I want to test something," he muttered.
Green chakra surged, and Izayoi entered Samsara Eye Chakra Mode.
Dragon horns grew from his forehead—Shion gasped in shock.
His Samsara Eyes turned golden.
A miniature version of the giant eye.
With this, Izayoi's divine sight spread over the entire world—and even distant islands.
He used Six Paths Sage Mode's perception to overlay spiritual vision on it.
Now, he didn't just see chakra quantity or strength—he saw energy signatures, life fluctuations, even White Zetsu hiding with the Mayfly Technique.
He had fully broken that technique's secrecy.
He scanned the whole world—and his gaze paused on an island.
Placing his hand on Hinata, he sent chakra into her, creating a spiritual space to speak to her.
Then he teleported both Hinata and Shion to Konoha.
Releasing the Samsara Eye Mode, Izayoi vanished.
When he reappeared, he hovered above the ocean—then flew quickly to the island.
From the sky, he fired a Truth-Seeking Ball like a beam.
CRACK—
The beam shattered a hidden barrier. The mountain below was clearly artificially modified.
Then came the white light—blinding, consuming everything.
Izayoi liquefied his other eight Truth-Seeking Balls into a massive sphere, encasing himself.
BOOM—
A flash brighter than the sun erupted. The mountain vanished completely.
In its place, a massive crater—no rubble, nothing remained.
Because all had been erased into nothingness.
Izayoi hovered, scanning.
No response. No light beam.
"Too late?" he muttered.
Isshiki had escaped.
Earlier, when using all his powers, Izayoi had sensed Isshiki's chakra.
If the range of the Truth-Seeking Balls was greater, he would've teleported one there and nuked Isshiki instantly.
Still, "I've marked your chakra," he thought. "Unless you stay shrunken forever, I'll find you again."
He prepared to teleport again—
Suddenly, holy white photons appeared. His golden eyes, terrifying chakra, and the floating Truth-Seeking Balls—all faded.
He lost his floating power and began to fall.
Looking at his hands in confusion, he muttered, "It's only been a few minutes... I barely used chakra... Why did it vanish?"
After landing safely, he checked his panel.
[Sage Body (Red)]
The two-color version had vanished.
He frowned.
In the original story, Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode was also temporary.
Meanwhile, Sasuke's Six Tomoe Samsara Eye was permanent.
Naruto lost his powers likely because his Sage Body wasn't fully developed, lacked all chakra nature transformations, and couldn't maintain Yin-Yang Release.
Izayoi, however, had all of it.
The ultimate seven nature changes, complete Yin-Yang Release, full Sage Body, miko power, chakra beads...
He should have had permanent access.
Something must've gone wrong.
He didn't linger to think—he teleported away.
Without Sage Mode, he'd need the Samsara Eye to face Isshiki.
But after he vanished—
A soul body appeared silently in the air, watching him.
With horns, short brown hair, white robe with six black tomoe, and nine floating black spheres...
It was none other than Otsutsuki Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths.
Unlike Hamura's loud reactions, Hagoromo watched quietly, expression blank, reincarnation eyes calm as a still lake.
No joy. No fear. No surprise.
No one knew what the true ninja god was thinking.
But if Izayoi had seen him—he would've been thrilled.
Because Hagoromo only appeared after the Sage Mode disappeared.
Which meant... even a god couldn't hide from that power.
When a boss's HP bar is visible—it means they can be killed.
And if you've got a cheat code?
Even a god can be one-shot.