Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

The Slug Sage stopped Hashirama, saying, "Lord Hashirama, you cannot go to see Madara now. You know Madara's personality very well; only someone with equal power to him can make him obey."

"Otherwise, he'll just think you're making it up!"

"Moreover, the shadowy figure behind the scenes is just a conjecture; we have no substantial evidence to prove its existence."

"Maybe Madara was unintentionally possessed by Kaguya's will!"

Hashirama is having some trouble.

The Slug Sage said, "Lord Hashirama, don't worry, continue practicing Yin-Yang Release! You've already mastered the basics of Yin-Yang Release."

"My guess was right. Ashura won't be pulled too far away by Indra. Madara's Rinnegan is stimulating the changes in your chakra."

"You've already mastered the basics of Yin-Yang Release; you'll soon be able to integrate it into battle."

"Continue your training, Lord Hashirama. You were once stronger than Madara, which is why you were able to defeat him and help us establish Konoha."

"Now, if you want to win back your best friend, you should become stronger than him."

Hashirama nodded: "Master, let's continue!"

The Slug Sage nodded with satisfaction; Hashirama's training this time was clearly more motivated than before.

Because Hashirama was pushed along by the turmoil in the ninja world, he was resurrected by Orochimaru and told that only by going to Shikkotsu Forest to learn the Truth-Seeking Balls could he save the world.

Hashirama was pushed to Shikkotsu Forest by Orochimaru and Tobirama.

This time, after learning that Madara had been deceived, Hashirama was thrilled and determined to rescue his best friend from the scam.

The Slug Sage watched Hashirama train, while simultaneously recovering the Six Paths Chakra that had traversed Yin and Yang and originated from the Pure Land.

"Lord Hagoromo, as you instructed, I have informed Lord Hashirama about Princess Kaguya. Lord Hashirama already knows that Madara was being used."

The Slug Sage told Hashirama about Princess Kaguya in part because he wanted Hashirama to be more determined to stop Madara.

The other part is the commission from the Sage of Six Paths.

The Sage of Six Paths' chakra can freely travel between the Pure Land and the mortal world. Only in extreme circumstances will the Sage of Six Paths break the balance of Yin and Yang and enter the mortal world.

For example, when the ninja world's medicine chicken, Hachiman, is produced, the Sage of Six Paths will appear and entrust his power to the reincarnations of Indra and Ashura, so that they can save the world.

However, the three holy lands are different from the present world. The three holy lands are all located in another dimension, and the three immortals represent the past, present and future of the ninja world.

The Six Paths Sages maintain the Pure Land, while the Three Great Sages maintain the mortal world; together they form the balance of Yin and Yang.

There is a special communication channel between the Sage of Six Paths and the Three Great Sages.

The Sage of Six Paths thanked the Slug Sage, saying, "Thank you so much, Slug-senpai!"

The Slug Sage shook his head: "No need, I'm doing this for Lord Hashirama! He's the most special Ashura I've ever met."

The Sage of Six Paths' chakra was hidden within the Slug Sage's body, allowing him to see Hashirama practicing Yin-Yang Release from the Slug Sage's perspective.

"Yes, this generation of Ashura is very special. He awakened a unique Wood Release technique and steadily suppressed Indra."

The cultivation journey of the reincarnations of Asuras throughout history has never been smooth sailing. They start out mediocre, but gradually reveal their talents with the help of others.

If Asura had been a genius from the start, capable of doing anything with ease, he wouldn't have understood that love is the key to achieving peace.

But Hashirama was different. He was a genius from the beginning, and he was born with the unique Wood Release.

In his numerous battles with Madara, he was always the one who suppressed him.

Surprisingly, this genius did not have the typical flaws of outstanding individuals: arrogance, aloofness, and lack of empathy.

He still retains Ashura's character of valuing his companions.

The Slug Sage asked the Sage of Six Paths, "Lord Hagoromo, have you sensed the dark shadow lurking behind Indra?"

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head: "I can't sense it. There is indeed a shadow, which is very likely the power of Mother. The power level of Mother is above that of me and Hamura."

Kaguya Otsutsuki was a pure-blooded Otsutsuki who perfected her Otsutsuki bloodline after consuming the fruit of the Divine Tree.

Although the battle relies purely on stats, the greater the strength, the more powerful the bricks fly.

Princess Kaguya is immortal, but her sons, the Hagoromo and Hamura brothers, are not.

Their chakra can last forever, but their bodies will be corroded by time, eventually leading to their death.

Excluding Boruto, Kaguya's power is the highest in the chakra system because she is the progenitor of chakra.

Neither the Sage of Six Paths nor Hamura could sense the backup plan she left behind.

The Slug Sage then asked, "What did the Toad Sage say? Can it still dream?"

The Sage of Six Paths replied, "Gamamaru can still dream about parts of the future, but he can no longer predict the major future."

"Gamamaru once dreamed of a blue-eyed boy calling out the names of the nine tailed beasts, who were the children of prophecy they spoke of."

"But the prophetic dream about the blue-eyed boy, Gamamaru, hasn't been seen since more than 30 years ago."

"It has lost the ability to predict the main thread of the future."

The Slug Sage sighed, "The fact that Ban could be resurrected was never something we immortals expected."

"According to Gamamaru's calculations, Madara should have exhausted his lifespan a few days ago, and then Ashura and Indra's chakra were reincarnated again."

"The world will be transformed by the next generation of Asuras and Indras."

"But Ban defied his predetermined fate, his life extended by Liao Wu, bringing forward the changes that should have occurred more than a decade later to the present!"

"The future of the ninja world has become unpredictable! Lord Hagoromo, is this one of the reasons you are interfering with Yin and Yang?"

The Sage of Six Paths nodded: "I suppose so! I'm a terrible father; I've shown favoritism towards Ashura once again!"

It's impossible not to show favoritism; Madara, the reincarnation of Indra, already possesses the Rinnegan, and his power surpasses that of the progenitor, approaching that of himself.

Even if the Sage of Six Paths wanted to love Madara, he couldn't give him anything.

Madara is also special; he developed the Rinnegan without relying on his own power.

The Slug Sage looked at Hashirama and said, "Lord Hashirama has no problem mastering Yin-Yang Escape, but I need the Dao Ball. An impure body is ultimately a dead body."

"Lord Hashirama needs to be resurrected!"

The Sage of Six Paths said, "I have already spoken to Gamamaru, and he will pass on the method for making the Sage's Talisman to Senior Slug."

The Immortal's Talisman, a secret treasure of the Toad Kingdom of Mount Myōboku.

In the original anime, Kaguya controls Hamura to fight the Sage of Six Paths. The Sage of Six Paths kills Hamura, but then uses the Sage's Talisman given to him by the Great Toad Sage to revive him.

Although it was said to have saved Hamura from the brink of death, that sage talisman could also revive mortals.

In the eyes of true masters, the boundary between life and death is not so absolute.

If the Sage of Six Paths, or Hamura, wanted to be resurrected, the rules of the Pure Land simply couldn't bind them.

Because rules are made by the strong, and morally strong people are extremely compliant with the rules.

"Slug-senpai, I'm begging you this time. You have the most chakra among the sages."

Slug Sage nodded: "It's no trouble at all. It's all for the sake of the ninja world. But, Lord Hagoromo, it's not difficult to revive Lord Hashirama."

"The real question is whether he's willing to be reborn from the dead?"

"As you know, Lord Hashirama is not one who covets life."