In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 518 The Power of Six Paths Yin and Yang
Shimizu narrowed his eyes slightly, scrutinizing that wisp of will.

This will can be smoothed out by those who have mastered human Sage Chakra, but for all beings who use chakra, it is a backup plan.

For example, ninjas, and for example...

Otsutsuki.

Normal Otsutsuki don't study sage techniques like Hagoromo. They only need to grow on their own and then keep going to various inhabited planets to be gardeners, plant trees, and eat fruit to become stronger. Naturally, they wouldn't look down on the weaker power of the natives on these planets.

When the true master of this will decides to do something, then every Otsutsuki, and all other beings that use chakra, will be unable to resist.

"What Senior Hagoromo means is that the master of the will contained in this wisp of chakra is the one who truly controls this world, and the fact that he has the ability to embed his will as a backup in all chakra means that person is very likely the true ancestor who first created chakra."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki nodded slowly to Shimizu.

He thought so too.

"Based on the few words left by his mother before she was sealed, this chakra progenitor should be the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan, namely the Otsutsuki god, who possesses infinite power, is omnipotent, and eternal."

Shimizu lowered his head, rested his chin on his hand, and began to think.

If that's the case, it seems to explain why Ōtsutsuki Shibai would abandon his physical body, leave this universe, and travel to other dimensions.

Otsutsuki Shibai is the closest being to the Otsutsuki God among the Otsutsuki clan. He has eaten countless chakra fruits and is also close to being omnipotent.

However, with the Otsutsuki God, who controls the entire world and has become a god of the multiverse, above him, if he wants to advance further in front of this ancestor, his only option is to leave this world.

Shimizu didn't know how the other person left, but he figured that given their abilities, it was quite possible they could have done it.

But he has already grown to that level, and is certainly under the watchful eye of the Otsutsuki God, so it would be difficult for him to escape.

That body that retained his power might just be the price he had to pay for leaving this world.

Thinking about it this way, if they really have to face the Otsutsuki God in the future, they must ensure that their side also has a multiverse god of the same level in order to have a fighting chance.

If you want to escape, you must at least have the ability to escape from this world.

Fortunately, Shimizu now has this ability, so at least he doesn't need to worry about his own future.

With his current resources, it would be difficult for him to move the entire ninja world or the entire Sunagakure village in one go; at most, he could only take a dozen or so important people with him.

Moreover, if one's strength is not at the Six Paths level and one does not have sufficiently powerful spatial abilities, it is difficult to survive in higher-dimensional spaces outside the world.

Even with pure water, he couldn't guarantee that he could survive in the outer higher dimensions without a place to settle down.

He is not a dimensional demon god or a cosmic deity, a high-dimensional being with his own world, self-sufficient. If he stays outside for too long and does not get enough energy, he will perish.

To avoid this drawback, one either needs precise coordinates from other worlds or must go back and become a dimensional demon god possessing at least one complete world.

"To deal with an existence that has reached the level of the multiverse, we either need to become an existence of the same level, or we need to take the ninja world away from this world. However, both of these are very difficult to achieve. One reason I created the Pure Land was to explore the possibility of perfecting this alternate dimension into a real world. However, even after spending a thousand years in vain, all I have achieved so far are these results."

On the other hand, the Pure Land is also a contingency plan I left behind. If the Otsutsuki God really comes one day, the Pure Land can accept the souls of everyone in the ninja world. As long as I sever the connection between the Pure Land and the world, I can also escape. But... alas.

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head helplessly.

Pure Land is ultimately just another dimension.

Even if everyone in the ninja world were replaced with souls to reduce energy consumption, the same problem as with Shimizu would still occur.

As a source without roots, the Pure Land simply drifts in the outer higher dimensions and cannot be sustained for long.

Shimizu said to Hagoromo Otsutsuki:

“I’ll also find an alternate dimension to refine. Perhaps I have a way to refine an alternate dimension into a world. If it proves to be feasible, you can also upgrade the Pure Land into a real world. At that time, the two of us joining forces will have a higher chance of defeating the Otsutsuki God.”

Hagoromo Otsutsuki nodded slowly.

"That's all we can do. But I can't help you with that. I'm not as good as you when it comes to spatial abilities."

Refining another dimension is actually very difficult.

His younger brother, Hamura, although not as strong as his brother, had already mastered the power of the Six Paths Yin when sealing Kaguya, becoming a powerful figure who had reached the threshold of the Six Paths level. In addition, with the Tenseigan that he later awakened, his strength was quite good among the Six Paths level powerhouses.

However, over the millennia, Hamura Otsutsuki's soul has remained on the moon. Although he has made some progress, he has not been able to obtain a true alternate dimension of his own like the Sage of Six Paths.

Did he not want to?
No, it's not that we can't.

To refine another dimension, the most basic requirement is to have sufficiently powerful spatial abilities.

As a descendant of Kaguya, Ōtsutsuki Hamura's talent is not as good as Hagoromo's, but he also has a bloodline limit. He doesn't have Yomotsu Hirasaka, but he also has the spacetime ability to move from the ground to the moon for a short time, but he is far less powerful than Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo.

This is one of his weaknesses.

Even though Hamura's Byakugan evolved into the Tenseigan, it was still unable to obtain a different dimension that could connect with the Rinnegan, like Hagoromo Otsutsuki, Kaguya, and Isshiki.

This kind of thing depends entirely on luck, like winning the lottery. Obito was able to enter and exit the Kamui dimension with his Mangekyou Sharingan, while Madara Uchiha had pushed his eyes to the level of the Rinnegan. Although it had certain space-time attributes, there was no other dimension connected to it.

Aside from the Sage of Six Paths' Pure Land, his only other dimension coordinate is the Kaguya Origin Sphere Space.

However, even if he had it, he had not been able to refine it after thousands of years.

The Pure Land is an alternate dimension connected to Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Rinnegan. The two have a very high degree of compatibility, which is why Hagoromo Otsutsuki was able to refine it successfully.

However, if one were to forcibly refine it without a high degree of compatibility, Otsutsuki Hamura would not have a sufficiently powerful spatial ability.

In this regard, even his brother Yuyi was powerless to help.

Naturally, Yu Yi couldn't help Shimizu in this regard either. However, he knew that the person before him possessed extremely profound expertise in the spatial realm, capable of traversing beyond the world to search for numerous alternate dimensions. With so many alternate dimensions, he was bound to find one with a relatively high compatibility. Coupled with sufficiently powerful spatial abilities, the difficulty of refining it would be even lower.

In response, Hagoromo Otsutsuki was still hoping that Shimizu could refine an alternate dimension.

Putting everything else aside, even if one day in the future they really have to run away with the entire ninja world, the energy stored in an extra dimension is enough for them to stay in the outer higher-dimensional space for a long time, increasing the probability of finding their next world to settle in.

"Then I'll take my leave now, Senior Yu Yi. I'll need to trouble you with the matter of the Otsutsuki's whereabouts. A thousand years have passed, and those Otsutsuki haven't found us yet. I suppose as long as he and Kaguya don't get into trouble, the chances of the Otsutsuki clan finding out the coordinates of the ninja world are lower, and we'll have more time."

"I will do my best."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki nodded calmly, watching Shimizu open the portal and leave the Pure Land.

"Unexpectedly, before Indra and Ashura truly matured, a new rising star has reached this point. But it's good, with such a helper, the burden on my and Hamura's shoulders can finally be lightened a bit."

The Sage of Six Paths appeared relieved, then waved his hand, summoning dozens of Yama Kings and connecting with them using his Rinnegan.

He intends to use Yin Release in conjunction with the Human Path ability of the Rinnegan to grant these Yama Kings higher intelligence and the ability to retrieve memories, starting by filtering memories from the souls of recently deceased ninjas to find clues related to the Otsutsuki clan.

Beyond the Pure Land.

The two shadow clones returned to the vicinity of the clear water, automatically deactivated, and transferred their memories into the brain of the original body.

The shadow clone that went to the Kamui space was fine, but the one that went to the Pure Land recorded a lot of information, which even Shimizu needed a little while to process.

"The power of the Six Paths Yin and Yang is indeed remarkable, and this method of refining in another dimension... tsk tsk."

After digesting the memory with water, he couldn't help but click his tongue twice.

Even Shimizu had to marvel at Hagoromo Otsutsuki's talent.

Even within the Otsutsuki clan, Shimizu believes there might be those stronger than him, but it would be truly difficult to find someone with such talent.

He spent his entire life in the small pond of the ninja world, did not grow up in the normal way of the Otsutsuki, and never ate a chakra fruit, yet he was able to become so powerful, which is enough to show how talented he was.

Compared to him, Kaguya, Momoshiki, Urashiki, Kinshiki, and other pure-blooded Otsutsuki are simply like trash.

If he had been born normally into the Otsutsuki clan, he would likely have become the next Otsutsuki Shibakai.

For Shimizu, getting started with the Six Paths Yin-Yang Power wasn't actually that difficult.

It originated from the chakra system, but it almost transcends the chakra system.

The Otsutsuki's abilities all come from chakra, and they all use various techniques with great skill, but none of them have ever been seen to use the power of the Six Paths Yin-Yang.

This was formed after Hagoromo and Hamura grew up in the ninja world and deeply explored the essence of chakra. It was based on Yin-Yang Release and is extremely powerful, directly pointing to the nature of chakra.

It can be said that Bloodline Limit is the ultimate form of chakra reaching its highest point, while Yin-Yang Power is the most fundamental power of chakra.

A single unit of Yin power was enough for Sasuke Uchiha to forcefully push his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan to the level of the Rinnegan. If he didn't have the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, he could add a unit of Yang power to combine Yin and Yang and awaken the Rinnegan. Alternatively, it could be used to unleash a Chibaku Tensei technique powerful enough to seal Kaguya.

This is a powerful ability comparable to Bloodline Limit, and may even be of a higher level.

The power of Yin and Yang in the Six Paths originates from Yin Escape and Yang Escape, which can be understood as the ultimate Yin Escape and Yang Escape. However, the ultimate Yin Escape and Yang Escape are not the power of Yin and Yang in the Six Paths. It is more reasonable to regard them as a prerequisite.

A single unit of Six Paths Yin-Yang Power was enough to temporarily elevate Naruto and Sasuke to the level of Six Paths level power, which demonstrates just how powerful this power is.

For Shimizu, if he could master the power of Yin and Yang like the Sage of Six Paths, it would be enough to bring him a significant boost, and he might even be able to get two Rinnegan to play around with.

However, in terms of experience in this field, Shimizu is still inferior to the Sage of Six Paths.

However, Shimizu himself meets the standard in terms of mental and physical strength.

It's simply that the numerical value is higher.

It's just that Shimizu has never come into contact with a ninjutsu that would allow him to master Yin Release and Yang Release to their fullest potential.

Not only did Hagoromo Otsutsuki fill this gap, but he also provided the best and fastest training methods, along with an advanced tutorial on condensing Yin and Yang power.

As long as he cultivates step by step, he may not be able to condense as much Yin-Yang power as Hagoromo Otsutsuki, but he can at least cultivate it in a relatively short period of time.

"If I want to refine the alternate dimension, I definitely need to find a compatible one. I may need to search extensively, but just breaking through the boundary membrane twice has consumed a significant amount of energy from my shadow clones. Therefore, my main body can only search from outside."

As for matters in the ninja world, we can only rely on the Shadow Clones. It's also a good opportunity for the Shadow Clones to train in Yin and Yang Release techniques, making it easier to gather Yin and Yang power later.

Shimizu gazed at the vast Naruto world boundary membrane and thought to himself.

The number of alternate dimensions on the boundary membrane is not large, but it is definitely not small either. After all, what is in front of me is only what I can see. If I find nothing suitable after exploring what is in front of me, I will need to search other places.

I estimate that I will be staying in this outer high-dimensional space for a considerable period of time, only occasionally going back to replenish my energy.

However, considering his own strength, even if it were just a shadow clone, it wouldn't pose a threat to anyone below the Six Paths level. Even if there were more troublesome opponents, he could simply use the power of energy cores like the Scorching Core to blast them to death.

Even though the situation in the ninja world has already become somewhat chaotic due to the meddling of certain individuals, the power of the Shadow Clone Technique is enough to guide the situation to their desired direction.

Thinking of this, Shimizu immediately formed a hand seal and created two shadow clones in a very short time, while also opening a portal.

One shadow clone handles affairs, another focuses on cultivation, and the puppets he left behind, each containing an energy core, are sufficient.

"Now, it's time to get busy."

Watching the two shadow clones disappear into the portal, Shimizu turned her head and looked at the boundless world boundary membrane. She transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the nearby alternate dimension.

(End of this chapter)