I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 798 Don't outsource critical project milestones, or you'll lose control.

In a deep, emerald-green space, Chenma had no idea when he had arrived, nor did he even think about it.

Just like someone entering a dream, they don't immediately ask questions like "Who am I?", "Where am I?", or "What am I supposed to do?"

His consciousness had only partially returned when he saw a person sitting cross-legged in the air, with a somewhat strange appearance and prayer beads floating behind him.

"The Sage of Six Paths?"

Tatsuma asked, and the Sage of Six Paths nodded, saying, "A few years ago, we crossed time and space and exchanged a glance."

"Really? But... I might not recognize which one is you."

Tatsuma nodded, knowing that this was the Sage of Six Paths of the ninja world, and what he was referring to was probably the eye contact they had through the Dragon Vein a few years ago.

However, what Tatsuma saw at the time was a densely packed group of Sages of Six Paths, many of whom looked exactly alike, and he really couldn't tell which one was which.

"It's alright, it's all me anyway."

The Sage of Six Paths was quite easygoing, simply waving his hand dismissively. Tatsuma didn't press the matter and asked, "So, what is the purpose of your meeting with me this time?"

"You possess incredible power: the power of the Tailed Beasts, the Sage's Eye, and the cells of the Divine Tree. These are the foundation for defeating someone who has mastered the power of the Six Paths."

"So you want me to defeat the current Uchiha Madara? To be honest, I probably can't do it."

"I have thought about it, but I still dare not fully trust you, so I have a favor to ask."

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head, making no attempt to hide his distrust of Tatsuma, this outsider. He possessed the ability to see everything, but only in the place where he was.

Tatsuma didn't grow up in his ninja world, so all he could see were traces of Tatsuma's two visits to this ninja world.

Based solely on those traces, the Sage of Six Paths could not trust Tatsuma at all.

Because Tatsuma seems to be intentionally provoking and escalating the war.

The Sage of Six Paths even suspected that Tatsuma might have been recruited by Madara Uchiha from another ninja world to cause trouble in their ninja world, since Tatsuma's behavior, from his "God's perspective," really looked like that of an undercover agent.

If he could, the Sage of Six Paths wouldn't even want to meet Tatsuma, but he has no choice now.

He waved his hand, and two figures flew into the emerald-green space—Naruto and Sasuke, who were unconscious. Tatsuma frowned and asked, "You knew they were unconscious, yet you didn't wake them up?"

"Because waking them up will only send them to their deaths. You overestimate my power."

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head and sighed, "I do still retain some strength, but it is not enough to defeat someone who has mastered the Six Paths Sage Technique, so I need to rely on some external forces."

"What kind of power?"

"Naruto has the most sincere heart, so he can embrace and accept all powers, including the power of the tailed beasts that are misunderstood by the world as a calamity."

However, with only the power of the Nine-Tails within him, his strength was insufficient to defeat an enemy who possessed the power of the Six Paths.

The Sage of Six Paths first looked at Naruto and spoke, then looked at Sasuke and said, "Sasuke has already given full play to his abilities, but you can see the gap between him and the power of the Six Paths."

Therefore, he must master another power besides the Immortal Eye—the power of the Immortal Body—and gather the power of all things in the universe in order to have the capital to challenge the power of the Six Paths.

If these two children can master those powers, then they can fully unleash their potential, after all, they are the ones chosen by my two children.

If the two of them can work together with one heart and one mind, they can accomplish anything. The power that their bond can unleash is no less than that of me in my previous life.

After the Sage of Six Paths finished explaining, Tatsuma finally understood. No wonder he always felt something was off; now he knew.

In the original story, after Naruto lost the Nine-Tails, he relied on Obito, who had reformed, to borrow some power from Madara Uchiha through heartfelt words. Only then was he able to regain some of the power of the Six Paths after his awakening.

Sasuke, too, after being pierced by Madara, received treatment from Kabuto Yakushi, who transplanted Hashirama cells, and obtained a portion of Hashirama's cells. Only by merging the two of them was he able to awaken the Rinnegan.

He had previously thought that these were all bestowed by the Sage of Six Paths, but now he realized that what the Sage of Six Paths did was at most shorten the time; what he truly bestowed upon the two of them was the power of Yin and the power of Yang.

However, under Tatsuma's intervention, he acted too simply and crudely. Both Naruto and Sasuke were healed by him in a very short time after being injured.

While this eased Minato and Tobirama's worries somewhat, it altered their original course of events.

Naruto did not obtain the power of the nine tailed beasts, and Sasuke did not obtain Hashirama's cells. Therefore, as the Sage of Six Paths said, even if they were to awaken, it would not make much difference to the war situation.

"So, your request is for me to bestow upon Naruto the chakra of the nine tailed beasts, and then transplant some cells from the God Tree into Sasuke to fully activate their potential, giving them the foundation to master the power of the Six Paths?"

Tatsuma asked, and the Sage of Six Paths nodded, saying, "It seems you understand completely. Since you can understand my thoughts, you should also know how important this is to the ninja world, right?"

"It's about your ninja world."

"What do you mean?"

The Sage of Rokudos, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Tatsuma with some confusion. How could Tatsuma's temperament have changed so drastically in just a few seconds?

"Let me put it another way: what are the benefits for me in doing this?"

Tatsuma gave a businesslike smile and asked the Sage of Six Paths, who was taken aback. The Sage opened his mouth, then said, "If we don't do this, the ninja world will have no power to fight against an enemy who has mastered the power of the Six Paths, and the entire ninja world will be..."

"I said, it is your ninja world. After all, I am an outsider you do not trust, and indeed, I have no obligation to do anything for the peace and stability of this ninja world."

"As long as I sense something is wrong, I can end this special summoning and let my soul return to my ninja world."

After Tatsuma finished speaking, he shrugged. The Sage of Six Paths fell silent. Although he had vaguely felt from the beginning that Tatsuma was not a good person, he still felt very uncomfortable when it was revealed now.

"Sigh~"

He sighed and said, "Then let's follow the current rules of the ninja world. If I want to hire you to do this, what price will I have to pay?"

"What I truly want is something you can't give me, so I'll lower my standards. I want to truly experience the power of the Six Paths, which will be very useful for my future."

You should be able to do that, right?

Tatsuma finally revealed his true intentions: he knew that the Sage of Six Paths had always retained a portion of the power of the Six Paths. In the original story, Kakashi was able to hold his own against Kaguya for a short period of time by relying on this Six Paths Sage Chakra.

As for whether the Sage of Six Paths has any other trump cards besides this one, it's hard to say. But regardless, the Sage of Six Paths probably won't use them at this time.

Therefore, Tatsuma chose something that the Sage of Six Paths would have taken out at this stage.

The Sage of Six Paths pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, but I don't have much power left. I can only let you experience it briefly, and only after you have completed what you are supposed to do."

"make a deal!"

(End of this chapter)