As everyone knows, Grail Stones are formed from mineral veins buried deep beneath the earth's surface, hidden underground for countless millennia.
According to Satori Hyūga's speculation, these were likely the remains of Summoning Beasts who mastered Sage Arts a thousand years ago.
The corpses of these summoning beasts, buried beneath the earth, gradually transformed into Grail Stones after millions of years of evolution.
These stones contain both natural energy and the genes of summoning beasts, granting immunity from all diseases while also bestowing immense power that enables transformation into various beasts.
Facing Haido, who foolishly challenged him, Satori merely raised a single finger and pinned him in place, then delved into Haido's memories.
"As expected, another ambitious fool. He discovered the secret of the Grail Stones and planned to conquer the world."
Seeing the terror on Haido's face, Satori grew instantly bored and devoured him in an instant.
After gaining the ore vein's location from Haido's memories, he immediately summoned his subordinates to begin mining operations.
After finishing all that, Satori stood up and stretched his limbs.
"Another mystery settled. Life just keeps getting duller."
"Well then, I'll go to the Moon and release Kaguya. I'll test the strength of the Otsutsuki Clan."
Among the threats currently existing in the ninja world, Satori naturally chose the least threatening first — Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Deprived of the God Tree and the Ten-Tails, sealed away on the Moon by Planetary Devastation for a thousand years, Kaguya was clearly the weakest and most pitiable among the Otsutsuki.
When selecting an opponent, you always start with the weakest link.
With a light flick of his pale, slender fingers like jade, Satori tore open space itself.
Then stepping forward, he effortlessly arrived on the Moon.
At this moment, the Moon was cold and lonely, completely devoid of any signs of life.
After all, every other member of the Otsutsuki Clan had already been brought down to Earth and confined by Satori.
Surveying the empty surface of the Moon, Satori immediately activated his ultimate Transformation to examine the Planetary Devastation sealing technique.
In the original series, Madara Uchiha possessed the Rinne power of Ultimate Reality, and upon nearing the Moon, immediately initiated Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Then Black Zetsu appeared, speaking honestly with Madara, ultimately reviving Kaguya.
That event unfolded through many twists and turns.
But Satori was different.
He didn't have Rinne power or Ultimate Reality, but he did have one very obvious advantage.
His Transformation granted him immense—nearly godlike—power.
Having devoured Moryo, the giant Tenseigan, the White Snake Sage, and Ryuchi Cave, his strength had become limitless.
With his current power, he could rival the Sage of Six Paths at the height of his battle against Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Rather than needing to decipher ancient sealing techniques, brute force was all Satori needed.
Arriving on the Moon, Satori entered Tenseigan Mode and began relentlessly scanning the seal for flaws.
However, the more he observed, the more complex and intricate he found the Planetary Devastation Sealing Technique.
Suspended high above, the Moon continuously channeled energy into the sealing inscriptions through Earth's magnetic field.
"Truly lives up to being called the ninja world's most devoted son—terrified that your innocent, pure-hearted mother might ever escape."
Satori Hyūga felt a headache forming and muttered in frustration.
Though it appeared to be nothing more than the Moon, breaking through the seal would mean standing against the entire ninja world below.
Satori was indeed strong, but not yet at the level capable of planetary annihilation.
Faced with this challenge, Satori recalled his Black Hole Space.
"Use the Black Hole Space to isolate part of the magnetic field over the ninja continent, then attempt to break the sealing jutsu."
Without hesitation, he acted.
Floating high above the lunar surface, Satori raised both hands upward. A powerful Spatial Force radiated outward from him, sending shockwaves rippling through the air.
In an instant,
it seemed as if a monstrous gaping maw had torn open from nowhere, revealing razor-sharp fangs, poised to swallow the entire Moon whole.
Below in the ninja world,
"Mommy, why is there a dark spot on the Moon?" a young girl gazed up at the sky in confusion, exclaiming in surprise.
"Suzume, don't lie, sweetie. How could the Moon have a black spot? That doesn't make sense at all,"
Her mother started scolding the child for lying, only to freeze mid-rebuke—there really *was* a dark spot on the Moon, just like during a lunar eclipse.
Wasn't that supposed to be a solar eclipse?
She fell into deep confusion.
It wasn't only them; people across the continent turned their eyes to the Moon.
The once brilliant, full Moon now bore a dark blemish, slowly spreading outward like ink bleeding through parchment.
Inside the Pure Land,
A sudden unease gripped the Sage of Six Paths as a dreadful premonition surged within him.
His eyes flared with intense light as he pierced the veil of the Pure Land, gazing down upon the human world.
Planetary Devastation was his own invention, so naturally he sensed something amiss.
When he saw the Moon drifting from its orbit and the seal cracking open slightly, fury surged within him.
He had worked so hard to seal away his mother, only for someone else to try freeing her now.
Sensing that ominous darkness, the Sage instantly reached out to Madara Uchiha.
But when he viewed through Madara's eyes, he found the man—who had received his power—was reveling on stage, dancing joyfully.
Scores of women cheered wildly, tossing flowers and flashing flirty smiles at Madara Uchiha.
Witnessing Madara's look of pure delight, the Sage's fury erupted.
"Hmph! Does Indra dare misuse my power for revelry instead of fulfilling his duty?"
"What should I do? Mother will likely be released soon. Has the Otsutsuki Clan finally arrived?"
"With no allies left, I'll have no choice but to return to the real world myself."
Faced with the lack of capable support, the Sage of Six Paths' expression shifted rapidly before his resolve solidified, and he rose to his feet.
Grasping the Shakujo in his hand, he struck the still expanse of the Pure Land with a single swing.
In the next moment, a rift connecting to the ninja world formed right in front of him.
With one step forward, he immediately descended into the ninja world.
Beyond the ninja realm,
As the Sage entered the mortal world, winds howled and clouds churned—the heavens and earth trembled.
Countless bolts of lightning converged at that point while violent winds howled like an impending natural disaster.
Amid the coiling electric serpents, an immense surge of chakra compressed infinitely, merging all seven fundamental chakra natures into the corporeal form of the Sage of Six Paths.
He had long been dead. Without a physical body upon returning to reality, he naturally used chakra to forge a new one for himself.
Breathing in the fresh air, the Sage of Six Paths was filled with emotion.
"Ninja world, I'm back," he murmured.
After residing in the Pure Land for many years, this was his first return to the human realm.
Now on the verge of confronting the enigmatic Otsutsuki Clan, even the Sage of Six Paths doubted if he was truly ready.
After all, it was a clan so terrifying that it drove his mother, Kaguya, to live in fear and constantly create White Zetsu to protect herself.
But the moment he looked up, fury surged through him uncontrollably.
The mother he and his younger brother had struggled so hard to seal away was now breaking free from the Planetary Devastation seal, returning once more to the human world.
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