Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

The Slug Sage told Hashirama a story: "Once upon a time, there was a goddess of the earth, who descended from the heavens and swallowed the Chakra Fruit, gaining unparalleled divine power."

"She destroyed all the countries in the world, ended all wars, and brought the entire ninja world under her control."

Hashirama asked doubtfully, "The story of the Goddess of the Rabbit is different from what my mother told me and Tobirama. Founder, did you make it up?"

The story of Princess Kaguya that circulates in the ninja world is a different version.

Legend has it that an old bamboo cutter found a glowing bamboo in a bamboo forest. When he split it open, he found a three-inch-long, glowing baby girl inside.

The old man took her home and raised her. In just three months, she grew into an unparalleled beauty, her radiance illuminating the entire house. He named her Princess Kaguya, meaning "Princess of the Night of Radiance."

Princess Kaguya's beauty captivated all the men in the world, who called her "Mom" and all wanted to marry her.

Her stunning beauty attracted noble princes and ministers.

Princess Kaguya, not wanting to marry, proposed an impossible task...

This is a version of the story taken from "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter".

But according to the Slug Sage, Princess Kaguya in "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" is a dictator who rules the entire world.

The Slug Sage said, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is adapted from the story of the Rabbit Goddess, whose real name is Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki."

"She had two sons, one was the ancestor of the Hyuga clan, named Otsutsuki Hamura, and the other was the ancestor of the Senju and Uchiha clans, named Hagoromo."

"That is, the father of Indra and Ashura, the one you ninjas call the Sage of Six Paths!"

Hashirama was shocked: "The Sage of Six Paths' mother? The Sage of Six Paths actually had a mother?"

It wasn't that Hashirama disrespected the Sage of Six Paths, but rather that he believed a god like the Sage of Six Paths shouldn't have a mother; he should have been born from a stone.

The presence of a mother's voice diminishes the sense of sacredness.

The Slug Sage said, "Lord Hashirama, please don't be impatient, listen to me!"

"What Madara is doing now is the same as what Kaguya did. Kaguya used absolute power to quell all the countries and turmoil in the world."

"However, Kaguya feared human rebellion and her son seizing power, so she became extremely autocratic, suspicious, and ruthless."

"She used the Divine Tree to turn the humans who opposed her into living weapons without self-awareness, who only obeyed Kaguya. Those living weapons were the White Zetsu."

"Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan is a hoax. The Divine Tree will turn humans into White Zetsu without a sense of self."

"ah?!"

Hashirama was shocked: "Master, how do you know so much?"

The Slug Sage chuckled: "Lord Hashirama, I am one of the three great sages who has existed since ancient times. I am the past, and I know everything that happened in the past."

"I was recording all the history of the earth before Kaguya descended."

"I didn't want to tell you this, Lord Hashirama, but now you must understand that your best friend is destroying the world, and only you can stop him."

Not many people in the ninja world know about Princess Kaguya, but her sons, the Hagoromo and Hamura brothers, and Black Zetsu certainly do.

The Otsutsuki clan members who guarded the Gedo Mazo and sealed Kaguya on the moon also knew that what was sealed on the moon was the progenitor of chakra—Otsutsuki Kaguya.

The history of the three holy lands is even older than the history of Kaguya's descent. It was the Great Toad Sage who warned the Sage of Six Paths that Kaguya was destroying humanity.

The great immortals of the three holy lands must know about Princess Kaguya.

After hearing the Slug Sage's words of comfort, Hashirama clenched his fists, his fighting spirit soaring.

"I don't agree with Ban's ideas. He wants to trap everyone in a dream and erase their lives."

"I didn't expect it to be a real annihilation; we have to stop him now!"

"By the way, Slug Sage, does Madara know that the Eye of the Moon Project involves turning humans into White Zetsu?"

The slug sage shook his head: "I don't know. Although I represent the past, I only record what happened in the past. Many things were told to me by the reincarnations of the Asuras throughout history."

"Whether Madara used the Eye of the Moon Plan to carry out a plan to dominate the ninja world could only be predicted by the Great Toad Sage."

"However, Madara's power is close to that of the Sage of Six Paths, which is beyond the observation of us great sages."

Even the greatest immortals are not omnipotent.

For example, the three sages were unaware of Black Zetsu, the one who secretly instigated the conflict between the Asuras and Indra throughout history.

The future observed by the Great Toad Sage is chaotic; it cannot observe the future it wants to see.

Hashirama stroked his chin and said, "Madara's family all died in the war. Madara loved his younger brothers very much, and his hatred for the war was greater than mine."

"I don't believe Madara would wipe out everyone in order to dominate the ninja world."

The Slug Sage looked at Hashirama and said, "Lord Hashirama believes Madara was deceived?"

Hashirama nodded: "It must be. Oh, right, I remember now. Madara asked me to meet him at the Uchiha clan's stone tablet, and he explained part of the contents of the Uchiha clan's stone tablet to me."

"He said he had found a more correct pursuit than Konoha's answer. I think the description of the Eye of the Moon Plan is recorded on the Uchiha's stone tablet!"

"But this is strange. Madara said that the Uchiha clan's stone tablet was left by the Sage of Six Paths. Founder, did the Sage of Six Paths ever consider using the Eye of the Moon Plan to rule the world?"

The Slug Sage shook his head: "No, Lord Hashirama, the Sage of Six Paths and Lord Hamura broke ties with Kaguya after they discovered her practice of turning humans into White Zetsu."

"They joined forces to seal Kaguya on the moon, freeing humanity from the control of the Moon Eye."

"They would never pass down the Eye of the Moon plan! The Uchiha stone tablet has been tampered with."

Hashirama rubbed his head, looking a bit of a headache: "I really wish Tobirama could come here. He's better at these kinds of troublesome things."

"Master, if it's not the Sage of Six Paths or the progenitor of the Hyuga clan, then who is it? Who is inducing Madara to execute the Eye of the Moon Plan?"

The slug sage shook its antennae: "I don't know, but in the past, I made a spiritual contract with Ashura, or the reincarnations of Ashura throughout history."

"Almost every generation of Asuras and Indras will meet inexplicably, and then break up and fight for no apparent reason."

"I always felt that it wasn't all a matter of fate; perhaps there was a shadow of something stirring things up in the dark, like Indra."

"He altered the stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths. Such a person is definitely not an ordinary person. He may be Kaguya's backup plan, or he may be an extremely evil person who fears nothing more than peace and quiet."

Why would the Slug Sage believe that the shadowy figure behind the scenes is only trying to sow discord between Indra and others?

Because most of the reincarnations of Asuras are single-celled organisms, positive and optimistic, it is difficult for such people to be swayed into becoming evil.

Indra is different. The Sharingan is an extreme power awakened out of hatred. In order to gain power, Indras throughout history have had to experience loss.

People who become extreme due to loss and believe in power are very easy to provoke.

Hashirama was somewhat surprised: "Then Madara was deceived. Master, please let me see Madara. I want to tell him that the contents of the stone tablet have been altered."

"Madara was deceived!"