Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 435 The Reason Why the Sage of Six Paths Abandoned His Physical Body

"The progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan... I never imagined they actually existed, and..."

Li Yao sensed his chakra and soul and found nothing unusual, but when he thought of those starry eyes, he knew that his soul and chakra had been marked.

Just like his chakra fluctuations are inherited by his eldest son.

The chakra of the ninja world originally originated from the Otsutsuki clan.

It's normal for Li Yao to have the chakra mark of the Otsutsuki clan on his body.

Li Yao simply couldn't perceive it.

However, after being gazed upon by those starry eyes, even a fool would know that something was wrong.

"The progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan!"

Li Yao pondered his memories of his past life.

Li Yao only learned about the claim of being the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan from some online video explanations, and he was unsure whether it was true.

Li Yao hadn't watched Boruto, and only knew some of the plot from some video comments. It seemed like the Otsutsuki Ancestor was mentioned, and it was said that the Otsutsuki Ancestor became a god or something.

The memories were from so long ago that this was all Li Yao could recall.

That's enough. At least Li Yao can confirm that the progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan does exist and is very powerful. It seems that he has been targeted.

"I wonder if, separated by a world, I can... no, I can't escape it!"

Li Yao suddenly realized that even if he escaped to this world, it would be useless, because, unsurprisingly, there was also a Ōtsutsuki ancestor in this world.

Moreover... it's hard to say whether the Otsutsuki ancestors of the two worlds are the same person.

If it's not, that's fine... but if it is... then it's even more troublesome.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, given the other party's terrifying abilities, Li Yao will not take any chances.

"Sigh! It's all my fault for getting stronger."

Li Yao sighed inwardly. After careful recollection, he realized that the reason he was being watched by those starry eyes and targeted by the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan was because he had mastered the Six Paths Chakra and become a Six Paths expert.

"Hmm... there should also be the reason why the body and soul become stronger after being strengthened by the Six Paths Chakra."

Li Yao thought of it.

When he first replicated and condensed his own Six Paths Chakra, he was not noticed by those starry eyes.

It wasn't until the Six Paths level chakra strengthened his body and soul to the Six Paths level that he was noticed by those starry eyes.

"Why wasn't I noticed before?"

Li Yao had a guess in his mind.

He used to be like an ant, insignificant to the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan, and naturally wouldn't have been noticed.

But when Li Yao, this ant, suddenly grew to the size of a small mouse, it naturally attracted the attention of the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan.

"So... is this kind of gaze good or bad?"

"It's definitely bad, and extremely bad, the kind of bad that would likely kill me."

In an instant, Li Yao thought of the current situation of the Sage of Six Paths, and his previous misunderstandings and choices regarding the Sage of Six Paths. Being watched by the Ancestor of Otsutsuki was definitely not a good thing.

"How can I escape the gaze of the progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan?"

Since a problem has already arisen, and he cannot resolve the issue with the person who caused it, Li Yao has no choice but to resolve the problem himself.

What bad consequences would it cause to be watched by an Otsutsuki?

"The only one who might know the answer to this question is probably the Sage of Six Paths!"

If I become a Six Paths level ninja, I will be watched by the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan. The Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago must have been watched as well.

But the Sage of Six Paths is still alive today.

Clearly, the Sage of Six Paths has escaped the gaze of the progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan.

How did the Sage of Six Paths escape this predicament?

Li Yao was curious, but unfortunately, the Sage of Six Paths would definitely not tell him.

However... Li Yao had watched the Naruto anime and knew about the Sage of Six Paths' deeds, although not in detail, but he should be able to deduce some things from them.

Li Yao carefully recalled all the information he wanted to know about the Sage of Six Paths.

First of all, the Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago must have been able to live forever, just like him.

After his body and soul were strengthened by the Six Paths Chakra, Li Yao achieved immortality in both body and soul.

As long as he isn't killed, he could live for a thousand years without any problem.

The same goes for the Sage of Six Paths; he could have easily survived to this day using his physical body.

But in the end, the Sage of Six Paths chose death.

Why did he have to die?

Or rather... why did he abandon his physical body and leave only his soul to live on in the Pure Land?

"Chakra!"

Li Yao thought of it instantly.

The chakra of the ninja world comes from the Otsutsuki clan, and the chakra of the Otsutsuki clan must have come from the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan.

Therefore, both the Sage of Six Paths and Li Yao possess the chakra imprint of the Otsutsuki clan's progenitor.

Li Yao had experimented with this mark before. Although he couldn't control the chakra mark he left on his eldest son, he could sense it.

In other words, the progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan was able to sense the chakra mark on Li Yao's body.

However, the chakra imprints passed down by the progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan must have been too numerous to count, and only those with the strength to reach the Six Paths level would attract the attention of the progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan.

This kind of attention... may not have truly caught the attention of the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan; it may have merely served as a reminder to the powerful members of the Otsutsuki clan that in a distant place, there is someone whose chakra has reached the Six Paths level, meeting the standard for... to be harvested.

Li Yao's expression turned solemn as he suddenly thought of the Otsutsuki clan's planting of divine trees throughout the universe.

The divine tree was planted, absorbing the natural energy from the life-bearing planet, and giving birth to the chakra fruit, which is the Ten-Tails' chakra.

The Ten-Tails' chakra is at the Six Paths level.

In other words, when the chakra fruit on the Divine Tree matures to the level of the Ten-Tails, or the Six Paths level, it will attract the attention of the Otsutsuki clan's ancestor, and then the Otsutsuki clan will come to harvest it.

"So... my most likely crisis right now is that a powerful member of the Otsutsuki clan might come and reap the benefits of his chakra fruit."

"So... the Sage of Six Paths abandoned his physical body and chakra to escape the pursuit of the Otsutsuki clan?"

Li Yao frowned slightly. This was his guess, and he felt that it should be so, but there were also some unreasonable aspects.

In the original story, Kaguya Otsutsuki and her companions came to the planet of the ninja world and planted the God Tree. However, Kaguya attacked her companions and ate the God Tree's chakra fruit. Fearing retaliation from the Otsutsuki clan, she then began to cultivate an army of White Zetsu.

And then the Sage of Six Paths... right.

Li Yao then thought that when the Sage of Six Paths sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki, he might not have become a Six Paths level powerhouse, and neither might Kaguya Otsutsuki.

At that time, the chakra fruit nurtured by the Divine Tree should not have reached the Six Paths level yet.

The Sage of Six Paths was able to seal Kaguya Otsutsuki only by using the Sage Techniques of Mount Myōboku to unleash the Six Paths-level Chibaku Tensei to seal Kaguya.

Even if one's Sage Chakra reaches the Six Paths level, it will not attract the attention of the Founder of the Otsutsuki clan.

Later, after the Sage of Six Paths sealed the Ten-Tails into his body and he became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, his chakra strength reached the Six Paths level, and he was noticed by the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan.

Later, the Sage of Six Paths began to try to get rid of the chakra mark of the Otsutsuki clan on his body.

In the end, the Sage of Six Paths succeeded; he broke free from the chakra mark of the Otsutsuki clan.

Li Yao boldly speculated that it was because the Sage of Six Paths had broken free from the chakra imprint of the Otsutsuki clan's ancestor that the Otsutsuki clan could not sense the Sage of Six Paths' existence, thus losing their coordinates for arriving on this planet.

Or rather, the ninja world is no longer sending information to the Otsutsuki clan that their chakra fruits are ripe and ready to be harvested.

Therefore, for thousands of years, no one from the Otsutsuki clan has descended upon this planet of the ninja world.

A thousand years later, the Fourth Shinobi World War began, and Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was at the Six Paths level, was resurrected but quickly sealed away again.

However, Naruto and Sasuke, who had mastered the Six Paths Yin-Yang Release, survived.

(End of this chapter)