Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

But it was ineffective.

After "Heavenly Guardian", Tobirama Senju's "Heavenly Rock Guardian" failed for the second time!

In an instant, the Sage of Six Paths, using the chakra he had previously placed within Hashirama Senju's body, reappeared in the ninja world for the first time in a thousand years!

Bound up by various techniques, Sasuke Uchiha exclaimed with delight upon seeing this scene, "Sage of Six Paths! You've finally appeared!"

Senju Tobirama was startled and entered battle mode with extreme vigilance, but then he became confused.

Is there really such a Sage of Six Paths?

But the problem is, if this old man is the Sage of Six Paths, then who is the woman inside Qing Shui's body...?

Could it be that what that evil Uchiha brat from another dimension said is the truth?

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head helplessly and said, "This descendant of Ashura... you have a deep misunderstanding of me. I am not the source of the calamity you claim. On the contrary, I am the protector of the ninja world."

"I am here because I witnessed Kaguya's mother's assault on Uchiha Aokiji, and I must tell you the truth..."

The ninjas gasped softly as they saw the Sage of Six Paths appear, but they weren't really shocked.

This battle featured far too many extraordinary figures... so much so that even the legendary descent of immortals was commonplace and nothing particularly shocking.

"Everyone, please allow me to continue, since that young friend from another dimension was interrupted..."

The Sage of Six Paths placed his scepter flat in front of him to indicate that he had no hostile intentions, and slowly said, "The woman inside Uchiha Aokiji is my mother, whose name is Kaguya. In ancient times, she was known as the Goddess of the Rabbit."

"And I am his eldest son. After sealing her away, I founded the Ninja Clan, and thus I am known as the Sage of Six Paths."

The Sage of Six Paths sighed:

"It's a pity I couldn't completely seal my mother away... but it's probably because this reincarnation of Indra awakened the Rinnegan and summoned the Gedo Mazo to the ninja world. Perhaps it was at that time that I brought a wisp of her chakra to the ninja world and took the opportunity to possess Aokiji."

"After the Divine Tree bore fruit, my mother, who devoured the Chakra Fruit, gained the power of the Ten-Tails. The Gedo Mazo is the outer shell of the Ten-Tails. Although I processed it, it seems that there are still chakra residues."

Madara Uchiha frowned and narrowed his eyes: "You knew I summoned the Gedo Mazo? Then according to you, why didn't you stop me?"

The Sage of Six Paths sighed softly, his gaze drifting to a distant space: "This matter will have to be addressed by my younger brother..."

There, Toneri, who was now in the form of Hamura Otsutsuki, slowly withdrew his disguise, revealing his true form.

"Everyone, I am Hamura Otsutsuki, Kaguya's second son, and I am in charge of guarding the Gedo Mazo."

Ōtsutsuki Hamura first introduced himself to everyone, then looked at his brother with a complicated expression and said in a deep voice:

"I'm not stopping you because the ninja world you founded has been ravaged by war for a thousand years, with no peace whatsoever!"

"And my clansmen, whom I brought to the moon, saw the terrible state of the ninja world and started fighting amongst themselves over the definition of peace, resulting in both sides being severely injured and only one person surviving..."

"This makes me wonder, brother, was your approach correct?"

"I don't want the ninja world to continue developing like this, with Ashura and Indra constantly reincarnating and leading the ninja world in endless wars. I want to see change!"

"Therefore, I did not stop this reincarnation of Indra from summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. I wanted to see if the new wind he stirred up could stir up this stagnant pool of the ninja world that had been rotten for thousands of years..."

The Sage of Six Paths took a deep breath, his eyes blazing with anger. Was this a challenge to the ninja world he had established?

But after thinking about the past thousand years in the ninja world, the Sage of Six Paths shook his head listlessly.

Kaguya has already escaped, and now there's Aozuki who wants to destroy the ninja world, so saying all this is pointless...

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade, who were listening in, twitched their ears, squinted at Hamura Otsutsuki, the so-called younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths, and blinked.

Hey, why does that sound so familiar?

Isn't this the same line Orochimaru likes to repeat...?

Why does this immortal think so too? Could it be that his disciple Orochimaru possesses the qualities of an immortal?

Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi silently labeled this sage in their hearts as "Otsutsuki Orochimaru"!

And this moment.

Orochimaru, who had been almost invisible and hadn't joined the battle, suddenly showed a hint of having met a kindred spirit in his eyes and quietly squeezed over from the side of the Edo Tensei forces.

"Fine... let's not dwell on the past... what I want to say is, you can't just give up on proving to Qingshui that the ninja world can unite!"

The Sage of Six Paths said in a deep voice, "On the contrary, we must find a way to unite and defeat Qing Shui when he comes to test us, at least to make him believe in you again!"

“I have been lurking in the body of this Ashura reincarnation for some time, and I have been listening to your stories about Qing Shui in your daily lives. I have come to understand that he is a ninja with great love in his heart.”

"But why is he so extreme now? Perhaps it's partly due to the extreme elements inherent in Indra's bloodline..."

The Sage of Six Paths was unusually serious: "It's more because of Kaguya's mother's influence on him! Although her combat abilities are very poor, and it even seems that she was being devoured by the Azure Water..."

"But his mind has already drifted closer to Kaguya's! If you abandon Qingshui's last hope for you, Kaguya will seize the opportunity to further corrupt him!"

While the Sage of Six Paths was speaking eloquently...

A woman appeared on the battlefield.

Upon hearing the news, Ye Cang rushed over and pointed at the immortal's nose, roaring, "Everyone, don't be fooled by him! I've come with Qing Shui's instructions!"

"The Sage of Six Paths is a bad person!"

Chapter 269 Qing Shui: Kaguya, you who deceived me should have some remorse.

You want to tell me something, don't you?

Yekura's sudden appearance drew the attention of many people.

No, who are you?

When Shisui suddenly jumped out and shouted a few words, everyone listened patiently because he was Qingshui's younger brother...

Where did you come from, you monkey?

You're not even a member of the Uchiha clan, nor are you even a ninja from Konoha. How dare you claim to be carrying Aozumi's entrustment?

As for the Sage of Six Paths, who was being attacked, even he, who was relatively mild-tempered with age, was starting to feel the strain from the waves of stigma brought about by this erroneous history, amidst Pakura's loud accusations...

The Sage of Six Paths, wielding his Rinnegan, looked towards Yekura, followed by Hamura's Byakugan, Madara's Rinnegan, several pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan, and the gazes of a host of powerful figures…

Although on this battlefield, Kage-level beings are just the smallest of the small fry.

But in reality, each of them is a ruthless person who could easily take Ye Cang's life...

Being watched by so many powerful beings, even Ye Cang, who had seen a bit of the world, couldn't keep her composure. Cold sweat instantly soaked her beautiful back.

The reason it's only appearing now is because Yekura had no other choice!

According to her agreement with Aoshui, the script was supposed to be that the Sage of Six Paths would fight Isshiki for the chance to devour Kaguya and Aoshui, and at the same time, she would appear as a surprise force to awaken the impure bodies summoned from the Pure Land, who were suspected of being controlled by the Sage of Six Paths, and tell everyone the truth...

Qingshui had told her, "You have to make everyone believe in him and believe in Kaguya. Once the Goddess of the Rabbit gains their trust, she will unleash even greater power. This may be the only way to break the deadlock in the ninja world."

But the problem is...

Earlier than Isshiki, the trio of Madara, Izuna, and Obito, whom Aozumi did not mention, attacked Tobirama Senju with a group of reanimated corpses, not Isshiki.

When Yekura saw Uchiha Madara, she was stunned. If she had appeared then, given the intensity of the battlefield at that time, even ninjas of Onoki's or Hiruzen Sarutobi's caliber would have barely been able to protect themselves from the aftershocks.

If back then, Yekura had suddenly appeared like this, shouting—"All eyes on me, I have an announcement to make—"

It won't be like this now, after the battle stops, where everyone just watches her like this. She'll most likely be treated like a barking minion and get sliced ​​to ashes by a single strike from the fully-formed Susanoo...

After Madara Uchiha appeared, the intensity of the battle increased with the appearance of Isshiki, Might Guy, Urashiki, Momoshiki, and Kinshiki, reaching its peak with the appearance of Aozumi!

It's simply not an opportunity for her to appear.

When Aoshui's usual gentleness vanished, replaced by an extreme, chilling, hellish aura, even his gaze towards Tobirama Senju was filled with murderous intent…

Yecang dared not show himself again.

She knew things must have changed!

But what exactly went wrong? Her mind, which in the original timeline would have been sent to Kirigakure by Rasa and assassinated by her own people, was completely blank under the stimulation and pressure of the battlefield, making it impossible for her to think.

It wasn't until the battle stopped and the Sage of Six Paths appeared that Yekura finally found an opportunity to appear.

"You guys...you have to believe me!"

Ye Cang took a small step back, took a deep breath, and sensed the chakra left to her by Qing Shui within her body.

A solid warmth supported her heart, and courage surged forth at that moment…

Yekura pointed to her chest and said in a deep voice, "Do you see that? I have Qingshui's chakra within me! This is the proof that Qingshui entrusted to me..."

And from this moment on...

Although Yekura was still the same Yekura, with the support of Aoshui's consciousness chakra, her thoughts subtly began to diverge according to the logic Aoshui wanted her to convey...

"To be precise, I don't know whether the Sage of Six Paths is a good or bad person! The situation on the battlefield is different from what Qing Shui told me! But no matter what, I will tell everyone what Qing Shui told me!"

A layer of flowing light appeared on Yekura's body, which was composed of Qingshui's chakra.

The gazes of everyone in the ninja world turned solemn. Regardless of their closeness to Qing Shui, at this point, Qing Shui's chakra was deeply ingrained in the genes of all the powerful individuals present…

"It really is Aoshui's chakra... That's strange. If Aoshui can contact ninjas from other villages, it proves that he wasn't actually sealed in the Black Water Nine Dragon Coffin the whole time, but could move around freely?"

Tobirama Senju muttered to himself, "But why don't they contact me?"

"You say you have to recount every single detail of your encounter with Qingshui, and everything Qingshui said, verbatim!"

Tobirama Senju turned to look at the Sage of Six Paths, and said with a forced smile, "Sage of Six Paths, I'm not doubting you, but the information about Qing Shui is very important, and you should want to hear it, right?"

The Sage of Six Paths frowned: "Fine, but I must emphasize that Qing Shui and you all have a huge misunderstanding about me..."

As for what Tobirama Senju said, he did not doubt himself.

The Sage of Six Paths didn't believe even a little bit!

This white-haired descendant of Ashura is practically his number one hater in the ninja world, sparing no effort in smearing him! He's adept at spreading rumors, his methods so practiced it's as if he's done similar things countless times before…

If it weren't for his Rinnegan, the Sage of Six Paths wouldn't have seen the chakra within Tobirama Senju that resembled Kaguya's...

Even the Sage of Six Paths would consider Tobirama Senju to be on the same level as Black Zetsu!

They look exactly like a group of online trolls spreading rumors and slander...

What the Sage of Six Paths didn't know was...

Guiding public opinion is a simple skill that Tobirama Senju used when he fought against the Uchiha clan, so of course he was proficient in it!

Madara Uchiha said in a deep voice, "You said... what we need most right now is to ascertain Qingshui's condition."

Although Madara Uchiha and Aokiji never had a one-on-one conversation, Madara had been observing Aokiji for a long time, which meant that he had been communicating with Aokiji in spirit for a long time.