Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 336 The tomb owner, could he be the Six Paths Immortal?

What if?
What if the one who fits the criteria of "arrogance" or "lust" happens to be yourself or one of your ninjas?

The Fourth Raikage and Onoki, both known for their temper and control, felt they deserved the title of "arrogant."

Terumi contemplates her current situation of being older and wanting to get married but being unable to for a long time, and feels that she also meets the standard of "sexual desire".

With Hiruzen Sarutobi and Rasa having already expressed their stances, the pressure fell on Onoki, who had not yet made a clear commitment.

"Cough cough..."

Sensing the attention that was focused on him, Onoki cleared his throat and made a statement that seemed pragmatic yet left room for maneuver: "Yes, Iwagakure will certainly not lag behind."

"For this operation, Iwagakure will send more elite ninjas to ensure manpower and safety for the exploration mission."

After the group expressed their sincerity, the tense atmosphere eased considerably.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to move on to the meeting agenda and discuss the details of the specific actions, the Fourth Raikage suddenly raised his hand and interrupted him.

dong dong.

He tapped his thick fingers twice on the table, producing a dull sound that instantly drew everyone's attention back.

"I have another question," the Fourth Raikage said, his eyes gleaming. "If the Hidden Cloud Village were willing to share information about the origins of the underground palace with you all..."

"Can the value of this intelligence be considered as a significant contribution by Kumogakure in this operation?"

These words were like a boulder thrown into a calm pond; the expressions of the other four figures on the screen changed drastically.

What is the origin of the underground palace?
The Hidden Cloud Village actually knew about this?

The existence of that underground palace was already mysterious and strange enough. The ninja tools obtained from it were even more amazing than the Six Paths Ninja Tools, and its internal structure was shrouded in mystery.

Hiruzen Sarutobi searched through all the ancient books of Konoha, but found no record of it whatsoever.

If we could really know even a tiny bit about its origins...

The silence lasted for several seconds before Hiruzen Sarutobi broke it, leaning forward slightly and staring intently at the Raikage: "Lord Raikage, this matter is of utmost importance and is by no means a trivial matter."

"You claim to know the origins of the underground palace, but how much do you actually know? And from what sources do you know?"

Facing the four burning gazes, the Fourth Raikage snorted coldly, "Hmph, of course it's true."

"It seems that although your Konoha has a long history and boasts profound secret techniques and cultural heritage, you know very little about the true secrets of this land."

When he said those words, the Fourth Raikage seemed quite triumphant.

In past wars, the Hidden Cloud Village suffered many losses in terms of its ninjutsu and secret techniques. As a result, the Hidden Cloud Village went so far as to search for and even steal secret techniques, which ruined its reputation.

Now, it's finally his turn to mock Konoha.

"After entering the underground palace, our exploration team made rubbings of the text on the stone tablets in the underground palace and deciphered it."

At this point, the Fourth Raikage paused deliberately, emphasizing his words, and said in a deep voice, "That underground palace is not a ruin, but a tomb!"

"Grave?" Mei Terumi blurted out instinctively, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

“Indeed, a tomb,” the Fourth Raikage affirmed.

"So you mean..." Hiruzen Sarutobi asked in astonishment, "those ninja tools were just his burial goods?"

Upon hearing this, Onoki recalled how he had recently held the "Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi" that had saved his life, and an awkward expression immediately appeared on his face.

"Are you kidding me?" he couldn't help but frown. "What kind of person would build such a magnificent structure just to be their own tomb after they die?"

"It's not impossible," Rasa said jokingly. "Perhaps the tomb's owner was the Sage of Six Paths?"

However, to everyone's surprise, the Fourth Raikage nodded and then shook his head.

“You’re half right.” He slowed his speech, making each word crystal clear. “The owner of the tomb is not the Sage of Six Paths, but a member of his clan.”

"An existence that has survived from the Ninja Clan era, or even earlier in ancient times."

A relative of the Sage of Six Paths?
The Sage of Six Paths is a legendary deity who created the ninja world and passed down chakra and ninjutsu.

So, what are the relatives of the gods?
"Of course, they are gods." As if realizing something, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Hyuga Kumokawa beside him.

Hyuga Kumokawa, who had been calm and composed, now had a serious and solemn expression, as if he and Sarutobi Hiruzen were thinking the same thing, and they met each other's eyes.

—A proverb about the "Seven Deadly Sins".

—The blood of every god must end with the sword.

"Could it be that this so-called 'god' refers to the Sage of Six Paths?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's throat bobbed as a bold guess popped into his mind: "The master of the underground palace is an enemy of the Sage of Six Paths?"

The Seven Deadly Sins were the weapons he used to kill the Sage of Six Paths.

"Impossible!" Mei Terumi snapped out of her daze and shook her head. "The Sage of Six Paths is just a legend. He had relatives? And left behind a tomb? That's utter nonsense!"

The Fourth Raikage did not get angry at their questions; instead, he showed a "I knew it" expression.

“At first I thought so too,” he said in a deep voice, “but the information deciphered is far more than that.”

"The stone tablet was carved by the owner of the underground palace. It mentions a race called 'Otsutsuki'. They came from outer space, had very different appearances, and had horns on their foreheads."

"The inscription on the stone tablet says that they viewed it as a nursery, sending their races to travel between planets to plant so-called 'divine trees,' devouring life on those planets in order to reap the harvest..."

He began to recount the core contents of the scroll, about the Otsutsuki clan, about the reincarnation technique of the "Karma"...

The key information includes details about the tomb owner's decision not to plant the divine tree out of pity for the beings of the ninja world, which led to pursuit by his own clan, resulting in mutual destruction and the owner awaiting death in the tomb.

"...The tomb owner was so badly injured that he was afraid he would not be able to reincarnate and would die in the tomb. So he built this tomb and hoped that when he saw the light of day again, the world would know his name."

After the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, the conference room fell into a deathly silence, with only heavy breathing clearly audible.

The faces of the group were filled with disbelief and deep shock.

Although the Fourth Raikage had tried to keep the contents of the stone tablet brief, especially the various myths and legends left by the tomb owner, the power he outlined was already terrifying enough.

The Otsutsuki clan? Extraterrestrials? The ones who planted the Divine Tree? An existence more ancient and powerful than the Sage of Six Paths?

This intelligence was so revolutionary that it completely destroyed their understanding of the world.

Of course, at this moment, the "Rasa" that Orochimaru was impersonating was only half-faking his shock.

He had long known of the existence and power of the Otsutsuki clan from that "scroll".

However, half of the shock was real.

Because he never expected that the person who built the underground palace was the owner of the scroll, the Lord of the Void Realm!

"No wonder." Orochimaru's body began to tremble uncontrollably. "No wonder!"

No wonder those ninja tools can absorb souls like my "Snake Princess," no wonder they can undergo transformations like my "Snake Princess"...

It turns out that the owner of that underground palace was the Lord of the Void Realm.
So, those ninja tools were actually forged Zanpakuto?!

"To vanquish the void, one must use a 'shallow strike' to penetrate its bone surface, infuse the void's soul into the blade, guide the void's soul as a guide, combine it with one's own soul as a medium, call out its true name to release its initial form, and finally create the 'Soul-Slaying Blade'..."

"Therefore, my method takes my own soul as its foundation, infuses it with 'shallow strike,' slays the void to seize the soul, devours external spirits within it, and nurtures my own soul within the blade, gradually developing a spiritual connection, as easy as using my own arm..."

"This path, I call 'Death God,' is three parts destiny and seven parts the taking of the spirit. Both 'Void' and 'Death God' are skilled in the spiritual body, but they are divided into yin and yang aspects..."

Orochimaru kept replaying the contents of the scroll in his mind, and couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his lips.

So that's how it is!

Yes, yes! I should have thought of that sooner!

So this is it: the yin and yang spirits, mutually generating and restraining each other, arising and ceasing, endlessly cycling and reincarnating...

"Ha!" Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh.

(This month's updates haven't been great. After reaching the goal of 2 subscribers, I did become a bit lazy, staying up all night reading every day. I'll try to update more once I adjust my mindset.)

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