I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 612 After the consciousness is transferred to the clone, should one go to worship the body of one's former self?

"Hello, young ninja."

The sounds came from all directions. Chenma seemed to wake up from a dream. He looked down at himself and realized that he was no longer in his Dharma form, but had returned to his usual appearance, only his body was illusory.

He glanced around and quickly spotted the Sage of Six Paths. His gaze focused on him, and the Sage of Six Paths spoke again: "The most greedy person I've ever seen only attempted to seize the resources of an entire ninja world, but you..."

Judging from your actions, it seems you want to devour "everything," but I can see that this is not your goal. Can you tell me why?

"Don't you know?"

Tatsuma asked curiously, but the Sage of Six Paths didn't answer. Instead, he closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them and said, "Now I know, 'soul escape.' What an interesting term."

"But I clearly didn't say that, and when I did, you didn't seem to be listening."

"Everything that has ever happened leaves a trace. I simply look at, listen to, and touch these traces, and then I will know the answer."

"Does everything we do leave a trace?"

Tatsuma smiled and said, "Then we don't need to waste any more words. I want an answer."

The Sage of Six Paths neither agreed nor refused, but looked at Tatsuma and asked, "You are not obsessed with immortality, so why do you pursue eternity? Besides, you are already immortal."

Tatsuma knew what the Sage of Six Paths meant, because once he solved the problem of the soul escaping, he could achieve immortality, just like the tailed beasts, whose lives could not be taken even if they were killed.

Even if the problem isn't solved, after Chenma's soul escapes, his consciousness can continue to live as a soul, but he won't be able to truly participate in or change anything.

Faced with the Sage of Six Paths' question, Tatsuma remained silent for a moment before saying, "Compared to you, I would rather be surrounded by those short but intense lives. Ten years or a hundred years, it should make no difference to you."

But for me, I hope to experience more with at least the people I care about and who care about me, even if it's just for ten years or a hundred years.

If I give up now, then in the future, I might only be able to live the same kind of life as you, which, to be honest, would be meaningless for thousands of years.

I don't yet possess your lofty state of mind. Perhaps only after a long period of reflection and countless partings and deaths will I be able to, like you, calmly watch the clouds drift by.

"I see."

The Sage of Six Paths nodded and said, "Although I don't know why, you seem to have a deeper understanding of the ninja world than others. Yin-Yang Release... If you're willing to learn, I can teach you, but you might not be able to master it."

"A glimmer of hope is enough to make people risk their lives."

"Alright, then stay here until you learn it. If you can't learn it, then use your endless time as tuition."

After pondering for a long time, the Sage of Six Paths nodded, showing no sign of being overly protective of his own knowledge, after all, he was the founder of the Ninja Sect.

However, Tatsuma's use of threats still somewhat displeased him, as it involved planting the seeds of the multiverse. If Tatsuma were to actually activate Wood Release: Wood Release and extract the power of all the multiverses...

If successful, Tatsuma will become a monster that even he cannot handle; if he fails, the ninja world will wither, Tatsuma will die, and all energy will return to this torrent.

This kind of behavior, which endangers the ninja world regardless of success or failure, comes at a price. For example, like himself, he might sit idly by and watch everything unfold in endless time, which is not pleasant even for the Sage of Six Paths.

Therefore, the Sage of Six Paths added, "However, you must recognize one thing: all circumstances and all mindsets are only different, not superior or inferior. My state of mind is no better than yours, nor better than anyone else's."

"Ding! Special talents [Creation] (Sage of Six Paths Limited Edition) +1%, [Genesis] (Sage of Six Paths Limited Edition) +1%, pick up?"

Tatsuma's thoughts froze for a moment as he drifted toward the Sage of Six Paths, and then the Sage of Six Paths's expression, which was usually unfathomable, became quite interesting.

Because just a second ago, Tatsuma, who seemed perfectly rational and calm, passed right through him with a blank expression.

The Sage of Six Paths gritted his teeth, a clenching he hadn't shown in a thousand years, floated around, and looked at the back of Tatsuma's head, utterly bewildered as to why this guy was so irrational!

Tatsuma was genuinely bewildered. He had considered countless ways to obtain talent from the Sage of Six Paths, and even thought about studying with him for a while to build a closer relationship before playing cards with him.

But Sage of Six Paths, do you have to be so humble?

It's important to know that feigning surrender won't trigger the system's judgment, meaning that the Sage of Six Paths genuinely and sincerely admits that his mental state is inferior to Tatsuma's, or anyone else's.

However, there is a difference between not winning and losing. Of course, it may be that Tatsuma subjectively believes that there are differences in mental state, so the system also judged it as "winning". But 1% is the first time that Tatsuma has obtained such a low special talent.

"Pick it up".

It took Chenma a while to come to his senses. He silently recited the word "collect," but nothing changed. Even though he had prepared for the transformation of his spirit and body, or the nourishment of knowledge, nothing happened.

Only then did Tatsuma react and stop, realizing something was wrong. Where was that huge Sage of Six Paths in front of him?

"I'm here."

The Sage of Six Paths' tone was quite resentful, and Tatsuma turned around somewhat awkwardly, saying, "Sorry, I was a little distracted."

"This will not be repeated!"

The Sage of Six Paths wanted to lose his temper, but his self-control wouldn't allow it. His thousand years of watching the clouds drift by had also made him more tolerant of such emotions, though he was still quite annoyed.

He must have been offended just now! But why should I be so tolerant? I want to beat him up and scold him, but I don't know how to react. I can only swallow my anger.

Looking at Tatsuma, who had floated back to a stop in front of him, the Sage of Six Paths composed himself before asking, "You seem to know what Yin-Yang Release is. Could you explain your understanding?"

"Yin-Yang Release is different from the Yin Release and Yang Release nature changes that ninjas usually understand. What ninjas use is to pour specially prepared or innate spiritual or physical energy into the chakra used to perform the technique, so as to change the technique."

For example, one way to distinguish a ninja's skill in genjutsu is to see if he is good at using the nature transformation of Yin attribute chakra. If he can add Yin attribute chakra to genjutsu, then the quality of genjutsu will be transformed.

Medical ninjutsu, on the other hand, involves the transformation of Yang-attribute chakra. The same medical ninjutsu can have different effects in the hands of different medical ninjas, which is due to differences in the amount of chakra and the ability to control it, as well as the way they utilize Yang-attribute chakra.

In addition, there are some variations of the Five Elements Techniques, such as Amaterasu no Hikaru or Black Lightning, which are all variations on the original techniques, resulting from the use of Yin and Yang attribute chakra.

Some bloodline limits also utilize Yin and Yang chakra. For example, the Sharingan is a product of the ultimate nature transformation of Yin chakra.

After Tatsuma finished speaking, the Sage of Six Paths nodded slightly. This wasn't particularly difficult knowledge; the key was what followed. Tatsuma didn't keep the Sage of Six Paths waiting long before continuing:

"Yin-Yang Release is the direct application of Yin Release and Yang Release energy, without participating in other release techniques or harmonizing chakra. Yin Release is a creation technique that uses the ultimate spiritual energy to create form from nothingness."

Yang Dun is the ultimate physical body, or life energy, a creative technique that bestows life upon living beings, or even upon non-living beings.

The most famous product of Yin-Yang Release in the ninja world should be the Tailed Beasts, am I right?

This time, surprise appeared in the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, because what Tatsuma said was not wrong, but Tatsuma should not know these things, let alone in this present day where the history has been passed down for thousands of years and countless histories have been distorted or even interrupted.

Even a thousand years ago, when he was still active in the ninja world, there were almost no people who could define Yin-Yang Release with such precision.

It is a miracle that Tatsuma was able to acquire this knowledge. He acted as if he were not a student seeking knowledge, but rather someone who was teaching others.

"I'm starting to believe that you can master Yin-Yang Release, but I've never seen a human with the talent for Yin-Yang Release."

After the Sage of Six Paths finished speaking, Tatsuma showed no disappointment and replied, "I don't aspire to master Yin-Yang Escape at your level, at least not now. I only want to solve the problem of my soul escaping."

"Delegating appropriate goals is indeed a good attitude towards life. Solving your current problems isn't particularly difficult; do you have a plan?"

"During my conversation with Kurama, I learned that I had become Ten-Tails, and the only way to control Ten-Tails' power without losing my own consciousness is to become Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."

Tatsuma looked at the Sage of Six Paths. Actually, he wasn't quite sure, otherwise he wouldn't have come to ask for advice.

The Sage of Six Paths lowered his eyelids and pondered for a moment before raising his eyes again and saying, "Yes, but not entirely. Besides becoming a Jinchūriki, there is another way: to gather all the power of the Ten-Tails and reabsorb it."

"The Chakra Fruit?"

"It seems you know a lot. Yes, the Chakra Fruit, but this method isn't particularly suitable for you. Becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki is indeed the best way to solve the problem."

The Sage of Six Paths nodded and continued, "But in reality, this does not solve the problem of your soul separating from your current body; it merely provides your soul with a shell that will not allow it to separate."

Because your body is, in a sense, the Ten-Tails, you must create a new body, extract all the power from your current body, and infuse it into the new vessel.

Tatsuma fell silent upon hearing this, then suddenly remembered that not long ago, or perhaps a long time ago, he had asked Orochimaru whether he would go to worship his own body.

Unexpectedly, "Resurrection" is actually a good method. However, Orochimaru's Resurrection is a demo version, while the Sage of Six Paths' solution is a mature version.

To be honest, this feeling is still strange, at least that's how Tatsuma feels.

If he does this, the difference between him and the Reanimation Jutsu is that he will not leave behind his old body, because his current body is no longer a physical body in the conventional sense, but a special energy state similar to that of a Tailed Beast.

So after absorbing all the power, his body ceased to exist, and his body lived on in another body.

After thinking for what seemed like an eternity, Tatsuma finally looked up and said, "I want to learn this method, is that alright?"

"Can."

The Sage of Six Paths nodded and said, "However, besides Yin-Yang Escape, you will also need to learn another technique."

"What kind of technique?"

"I named it the Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal, but I used the power of the Rinnegan at the time. As for you, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

"I will find a way."

Tatsuma nodded, and the Sage of Six Paths nodded in satisfaction as well. Then he said, "By the way, you don't have much time left. The torrent of the Dragon Vein is washing over your body. If you can't keep up, you'll only exist as a soul."

Don't even think about asking me to pull your body out of the torrent of the dragon vein. Not only can I, existing only as a soul, not do it, but even if I could, without the protection of the dragon vein, time would slip through your fingers.

"Is class starting now?"

(End of this chapter)