I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki showed emotions for the first time in a long time.

So his face also hardened.

“You are my descendant! You are the descendant of my son Indra, and you possessed his chakra during his lifetime. You must have sensed it.”

Uchiha Shingen found it amusing and walked to the side, sitting down among the tailed beasts.

Then he felt something was missing, so he conjured up a tea table, picked up the teapot on it, and poured himself a full cup.

The advantage of drinking tea in the spiritual realm is that you don't need to brew it; you can just pose for it.

He took a sip, turned his head, looked at the bull demon who was staring at him with his big head, thought for a moment, then raised the teapot to the bull demon and asked, "Interested? Why don't you have a pot too?"

The bull demon looked at this "great villain" with eyes devoid of any trust and couldn't help but say, "This little bit isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap!"

"Is that so?" Uchiha Shingen looked at it with a meaningful gaze. "You haven't even drunk it, how would you know it won't even fill your teeth?"

The demon sensed danger and shut his mouth, refusing to respond.

The chakra of the tailed beasts is immeasurable, which means they also possess incredibly powerful spiritual strength.

Unfortunately, they weren't actually much better at micro-management than the Ten-Tails, so they would still be easily stunned when facing a technical monster like Madara Uchiha.

The same applies when facing Uchiha Shingen.

Seeing that the demon was easily provoked, Uchiha Shingen's attention returned to the two people in front of him.

Madara Uchiha and Hagoromo Otsutsuki are engaged in a fierce and evenly matched verbal battle.

It wasn't that Madara Uchiha liked to talk big; as the leader of this spiritual world, Shingen Uchiha could clearly sense that Madara Uchiha was constantly probing Hagoromo Otsutsuki's eye power.

The result was unsurprising: the river flowed into the sea.

It's obvious, Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan came from Hagoromo Otsutsuki, so it's useless for him to fight himself.

Even if Uchiha Shingen were to fall out with Kaguya Otsutsuki someday, he wouldn't use the Rinnegan to fight her.

Madara Uchiha, having failed to achieve anything with his series of attempts, became increasingly aggressive in his verbal attacks.

As a former clan leader, he possesses strong rhetoric and logical thinking skills.

Using words to boost the morale of the clan and guide its members forward is a fundamental skill for any clan leader.

Conversely, every clan leader during the Warring States period was not just a typical argumentative person.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki is now experiencing this firsthand.

The taciturn Indra's descendants became more and more eloquent with each generation, which indirectly confirms his long-held view that human potential is limitless and that if the present generation is not up to par, the next generation can be relied upon.

However, it's not so pleasant to see this effort being used on him.

"Your stubbornness is just like Indra's," Hagoromo Otsutsuki sighed. "You must have already realized that your Rinnegan comes from me."

"Old man, don't flatter yourself so much," Madara Uchiha said curtly. "This is the level I reached after I took Hashirama's power. I haven't seen you."

In fact, after the earlier exchange, Madara Uchiha had already come to believe the old man's claim that he was the ancestor of the Sage of Six Paths.

He also believed that his Rinnegan eyes truly came from the other person.

but……

Who stipulated that believing means you have to acknowledge it?

It's not like I'm new to the workforce.

There's absolutely no way he'd still call someone "ancestor" now!

"Whoever you are, if you try to influence my thoughts, you are my enemy." Madara Uchiha said these words with unwavering resolve.

He thought it was cool to end with that sentence.

It also allows the other party to fully feel his strong and unwavering will.

Whether he succeeds or fails, it's up to him to decide.

Then he heard Hagoromo Otsutsuki speak.

"So this is why you broke with Hashirama?" Hagoromo stroked his beard, saying with a sigh, "You clearly care about him, yet you insist on acting cold and aloof. That's a lot like Indra, isn't it? Yes, he was your best friend. Seeing you two reminds me of how Indra took care of Ashura back then..."

"Nonsense!" Uchiha Madara loudly interrupted Otsutsuki Hagoromo. "I only decided to fulfill our dream because he hasn't forgotten it!"

He spoke very loudly and kept glancing at Uchiha Shingen.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki: "..."

Ah, their stubbornness is exactly the same.

However, the person next to you is not your junior, so you don't need to feel embarrassed at all.

“Actually, Uchiha Shingen is…” Just as Otsutsuki Hagoromo was about to remind the other party of this, he heard a violent coughing sound from the side.

It is Uchiha Shingen.

"You can debate all you want, but don't drag me into it. I'm a ninja from the Uchiha clan, and I need to avoid any appearance of impropriety." Uchiha Shingen looked at Otsutsuki Hagoromo expressionlessly. "You've always called yourself the Sage of Six Paths, but is this all you've got?"

This old man has absolutely no sense of self-awareness.

If his identity were revealed, Madara Uchiha would have to go all the way down the wrong path just to save face.

No wonder the Sage of Six Paths, who is so inarticulate, died in the second generation of the Ninja Sect.

With such limited insight, who can you possibly convince?!

Chapter 136 Disappointed Uchiha Madara

To be honest, Shingen Uchiha had high expectations for Hagoromo Otsutsuki's eloquence.

Logically speaking, someone who saved the world from suffering, single-handedly created the chakra era, and established the Ninja Clan should have at least a 99% eloquence, if not a 100%.

Moreover, Hagoromo Otsutsuki is quite a powerful character in the manga, capable of planning events thousands of years in the future.

As for the fact that the problem had to be solved by violence in the end, instead of telling the relevant people the truth from the beginning to eliminate unnecessary disputes, Shingen Uchiha attributed it to the needs of the manga plot.

How can a shonen manga end without fighting?

Now, Uchiha Shingen wants to say something to Otsutsuki Hagoromo.

Can you please respect the persona you portray in mythology?

Manga has plot requirements, but the problem is that this is a real world now. Does the Sage of Six Paths also have plot requirements?

Are you some ancient god who won't show your face unless you're offered a living sacrifice as an appearance fee?

Yes, based on the timeline, Hagoromo Otsutsuki is indeed from an ancient era in the Naruto world...

Regardless, distance makes the heart grow fonder; that saying is truly authentic.

"Sage, can you just get straight to the point? Tell Chief Madara directly that the Chakra Tree doesn't have that kind of power, and this whole thing was never going to succeed from the start."

Uchiha Shingen said somewhat impatiently.

He was truly exasperated by the Sage of Six Paths, who never got to the point and beat around the bush.

He discovered that Hagoromo Otsutsuki really had some flaws. For example, he was convinced that no one in the world except himself could resist the temptation of power, and that anyone who came into contact with the Chakra God Tree would inevitably fall.

I really don't know what kind of ghosts he's seen over the past few thousand years.

Uchiha Shingen didn't believe it; there hadn't been a normal person in thousands of years.

There would have been no problem if we had just explained things clearly, but they had to make such a fuss.

Wouldn't it be more comfortable if more people died?

"Shingen, this doesn't sound like you at all." Madara Uchiha also felt more comfortable talking to Shingen Uchiha. "You and I both know that all techniques are based on needs and are invented by humans. Since the Chakra God Tree has the ability to create worlds, it can develop such techniques."

After he finished speaking, he opened his arms.

"Didn't you also create a world that's realistic enough?"

"Clan Chief Madara, that's enough. Please stop arguing," said Uchiha Shingen. "In the real world, it's possible to have children. Can you have a child with a woman here?"

"Women? Ha..." Madara Uchiha showed a disdainful expression. "No one can walk alongside me."

"Clan Chief Madara, that's not very interesting," Uchiha Shingen bluntly revealed. "You and I both know that you were in love back in the day."

Madara Uchiha also had a period when he was with younger men; he wasn't without partners.

However, as a person with extremely rich inner emotions, he simply chose not to look for a partner anymore.

His girlfriend was someone Uchiha Shingen had met in his past life.

“Nonsense,” Madara Uchiha clarified earnestly. “I haven’t had such base desires for a long time.”

"Whatever you say, that's fine, it's not important." Uchiha Shingen waved his hand. "What's important is that the development of techniques must be based on the right direction. I won't show off in front of you on this point. The Chakra God Tree is essentially something that devours life. If I say that, you know what I'm trying to say, right?"

“It’s not necessarily necessary to copy it completely. What I value is its other function.” Madara Uchiha’s gaze turned to Hagoromo Otsutsuki. “I’ve heard that the Ninja Cult could communicate with people through chakra. Since you claim to be the original Sage of Six Paths, you can surely answer this question and provide this technology as evidence, right?”

"This is precisely the original function of chakra." Otsutsuki Hagoromo suddenly realized this was a good opportunity to help Uchiha Madara understand chakra correctly. "After I discovered the essence of chakra, I immediately taught it to everyone I knew, and everyone was very happy because..."

"Because they can also do the abilities that were originally thought to be possessed only by gods." Uchiha Madara interrupted Otsutsuki Hagoromo without any politeness. "I was born in an era where it was difficult to live to adulthood without chakra. I am the last person here to speak on this point. I just want to know how you managed to eliminate conflict through chakra, even if it was only temporary."

"It's not that complicated. I just awakened the goodwill in everyone's hearts. As long as we can understand each other..."

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more." Madara Uchiha waved his hand in utter disappointment. "If that's all there is to it, Konoha already has this kind of technology."

“That’s true…” Uchiha Shingen replied dryly.

He said he was unable to help.

Even if he wanted to stand on Hagoromo Otsutsuki's side, he couldn't say a word.

After all, Hagoromo Otsutsuki's opening remarks were full of empty rhetoric and pretentious nonsense.

He was more convinced that people in that era were able to give up their disputes so easily simply because they were terrified by the scene created by the Otsutsuki mother and son's conflict.

Not to mention, after Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed away, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who obtained all the power of the Ten-Tails, became an even more powerful individual than Kaguya Otsutsuki.

At that time, no one could withstand a casual blow from Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

When the power gap reaches a certain level, people naturally develop a love for peace.

Uchiha Shingen, the contemporary Hokage, is well-qualified to speak on this matter.

In the current ninja world, no village can stand up to Konoha.

Decades ago, when the God of Shinobi and the Leaf Village's Shura were still good friends, the ninja world was full of truth, goodness, and beauty, and it seemed that it would soon enter a world of great harmony.