Chapter 1037 The Way

"The Sage of Six Paths!" Tobirama exclaimed as he saw the almost tangible soul. After all, he had read the manga and knew that the Sage of Six Paths was supposed to look like this in the end.

The people around him watched with utmost respect, after all, this was the origin of ninjas, the Sage of Six Paths of Ninja Sect. No one noticed that a guy had secretly run away.

The Sage of Six Paths looked intently at Senju. "I've read that book too. Who are you? Are you also someone who descended from another planet, like my mother?"

“Well, that’s not entirely wrong,” Senju nodded, looking at the Sage of Six Paths who seemed wary. “But don’t worry, we’re only staying here for a while, and we’ll be leaving afterward.”

"So this is the power of an immortal soul?" Orochimaru murmured, gazing at the Sage of Six Paths with a touch of fascination. A figure from a thousand years ago still exists today—is this the power of an immortal soul?!

"I am now just a remnant of my original body's chakra, and I don't have much power left," said Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who looked ethereal and like a god, waving his hand. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was about to die, but in reality, he could ravage the entire ninja world two or three times over.

Looking at Orochimaru's inquisitive eyes, he explained briefly, "As long as you grasp the true meaning of chakra, anyone can be like me. Although the body dies, the spirit will be immortal."

"I see," Orochimaru nodded, deciding to study chakra more thoroughly, but he was thinking about both spiritual and physical immortality. "Sage, is there a way to achieve eternal life?"

"Perhaps," the Sage of Six Paths shook his head. "I am already dead, so there's no use in asking me this question. If it weren't for this person's invitation, I would still be wandering in the underworld."

"You're too kind," Senju shook his head slightly. Senju still respected the Sage of Six Paths, who had created a system. The Sage of Six Paths shook his head. "Recently, my mother's seal has become somewhat unstable. Could you please do me a favor? Reinforce the seal on the moon."

"How about I take the moon with me?" Senju suddenly suggested. The Sage of Six Paths was taken aback for a moment, then extended his fist toward Senju. Senju was also taken aback, realizing that this was probably some kind of telepathic communication between them, so he raised his fist and touched it with the Sage of Six Paths.

The two sensed each other, and Senju realized that what the Sage of Six Paths had said was true. Based on the level the Sage of Six Paths had reached, his current energy was indeed too weak; it could be said that he was just a remnant.

The Sage of Six Paths also vaguely sensed the power of Senju. Although her mental state was good and the types of power were chaotic, her overall strength was stronger than Kaguya's, and she was not someone he could deal with in his current state.

The two then had a long conversation in their minds, finalizing a plan to scare the ninjas and get them to accept and merge with each other. Senju would project an illusion of Kaguya, causing the ninjas to band together and unleash the power to destroy the world. Finally, the Sage of Six Paths would come to the rescue, granting Hashirama and Madara the power of Yin-Yang Release. Then, 'Kaguya' would be sealed on the moon. In reality, Senju would take the moon away and replace it with an identical one in the sky.

After the two finished discussing, they loosened their fists. The Sage of Six Paths looked at Senju seriously and said, "Then, I'll leave Kaguya's matter to you. My remaining power is almost exhausted, so I'll leave everything to you."

After he finished speaking, the Sage of Six Paths' voice slowly faded away, but what Senju saw was the Sage of Six Paths slowly returning to the underworld.

"So this is the Sage of Six Paths?" The people around breathed a sigh of relief. They never expected to meet a figure from mythology. They had even more respect for Senju. He must be an old monster hidden in mythology.

"I can't believe he's still here. As expected of the Ninja Cult," Orochimaru exclaimed, then looked at Senju. "Lord, have you completely deciphered the true meaning of chakra? That's how you achieved the power to extend the lifespan of others?"

“No, they are different,” Senju shook his head slightly. “My path is not the path of the Sage of Six Paths. Our systems are completely different. If you want to achieve the same path as the Sage of Six Paths, you must create your own school. As long as ninjas are not wiped out, the Sage of Six Paths will not disappear.”

“One faction, huh?” Orochimaru shook his head with a slightly bitter expression. Although he was confident that he could achieve immortality, he simply couldn’t develop a system for it. Moreover, he was currently within the Six Paths system and had not yet transcended it. “Lord Senju, is this the only way to achieve spiritual immortality?”

“Well, I guess you could say that here,” Senju hesitated for a moment before nodding and transmitting the concept of Heroic Spirits to Orochimaru. “I once went to a place where people who left their mark on history had their souls collected by the world’s consciousness after death and became eternally immortal Heroic Spirits. But there’s not much of a world consciousness here, so it’s quite difficult to coexist with the world.”

"However, the Sage of Six Paths and Heroic Spirits are somewhat different. He etched his mark into this world through his strength, and with the continuous offerings from people, over thousands of years, he has become a symbol of the ninja world. If you want to achieve what he did, you must possess sufficient strength and a special path, but I don't know the answer to that."

I'll teach you how.

Senju shook his head at him. Senju hadn't even found his own path yet, so how could he possibly guide others? After all, even the Sage of Six Paths' two sons hadn't comprehended the Six Paths; their consciousness had been completely extinguished, and now only their chakra remained in reincarnation. How could Senju possibly help Orochimaru for nothing?

“The Way, huh?” Orochimaru nodded from the side, but then he remembered Black Zetsu, whom he had met. Black Zetsu seemed to have lived for thousands of years, and he could study him carefully. Orochimaru then looked at Senju, “Lord Senju, do you have any knowledge about the soul?”

“A little,” Senju nodded, then rummaged through the library and took out a pile of books. “These are the spiritual cultivation methods of Onmyoji and monks, which are most suitable for this world. These are soul magic and necromancy, which are not quite compatible with the laws of this world. Just take a look.”

"Onmyoji, huh?" Orochimaru stuck out his tongue, looking expectantly at the stack of books over there. He was actually quite interested in the soul magic and necromancy that Senju had mentioned, especially when Senju said they didn't conform to the laws here.

Afterwards, Senju looked at the 'magical items', which were all items containing various chakra. The most precious gem contained fluctuations of spacetime chakra, so Senju carefully put it away. As for the others, Senju selected some ores and gems, and left the remaining swords and tools for Orochimaru to study.

The researchers around him also looked at Senju with longing, but Senju didn't care at all. Building this laboratory was just a hobby; he came on a whim and left when he was done. He didn't want to pay attention to the others.

Chapter 1038 Lies

"Yu, Senju, look what I found!" After returning home, Senju released Nuko, and the two people beside her were overjoyed. "Oh, it's Nuko! Sweetie, it's been so long! We were so worried."

"Little Senju, Yu, it's been a long time," Nuko could actually speak. Senju looked at it curiously, and then discovered that there was a faint amount of chakra in its body. This was probably Orochimaru's doing.

“Good girl,” Yuri said happily, stroking the huge nuko. “Senju, Senju, can we go home now?”

"This..." Qianhu was still a little reluctant, fiddling with his fingers for a moment, "Wait a few more days, until I grow a little taller."

“Is that so? Okay then,” Yuri nodded, then squatted down and looked at Nuko. “I’m sorry, your reunion with your family may have to be postponed.”

“It’s alright, Yu, I’m happy to be with you all,” Nuko said earnestly from the side. “And I don’t plan to go back there. Please take care of me from now on.”

"Oh, that's great!" Yuri lifted Nuko up, intending to place her around her neck as usual, but then realized there was nothing white in front of her. "Nuko, have you gotten fat?!"

“I’m too big,” Nuko said dejectedly, while Senju nodded in agreement. “You can shrink, it just takes a little time.”

"Really?!" Yuri asked excitedly. Senju nodded and then helped Nuko develop her demonic power. "After training for a period of time, you will be able to freely control the size of your body."

"How amazing!" Nuko exclaimed, while Yuri offered random instructions from the side. Finally, Chito couldn't stand it anymore and went over to give some guidance as well.

While they were instructing Nuko on how to cultivate her demonic power, Senju went into space and carefully observed the moon's various data. Then, he used the Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei to create an identical moon in space, and then he swapped the two moons.

He placed the original moon into the small world that the White Demon gave him, and the white-eyed people inside were thrown onto a planet inside by Senju. Hopefully, they can live well there.

In the following months, the people on Ninja Star noticed something was wrong. Strange noises kept coming from the sky, blood moons appeared from time to time, and sometimes, a giant three-eyed female demon would appear in the sky. The ninja world was filled with panic. Many high-ranking officials of the ninja villages also received 'intelligence' from Konoha. It was learned that Kaguya Otsutsuki, the ancestor of chakra who had been sealed on the moon, was about to break free from her seal.

Once she breaks free from the seal, she will steal everyone's chakra. In the ninja world, there are traitors like Black Zetsu and Obito, who have a powerful army of White Zetsu and Edo Tensei troops, and their goal is to seize the Tailed Beasts to provide energy for Kaguya.

This is no longer just a matter for one village, and one village alone cannot stop them. Therefore, everyone must unite to deal with this crisis together.

Although the information brought by Konoha was somewhat chaotic, seeing the huge shadow in the sky, coupled with Hashirama's sincere face and Madara Uchiha standing behind Hashirama, the other three ninja villages wisely chose to ally with Konoha.

However, because Obito and Black Zetsu had gone into hiding, the Allied Forces had no direction. So, after discussing it with the Hokage, Senju began to create a 'great army'. However, in addition to White Zetsu, the army he created also included many rare species. The principles behind these species were all obtained from Orochimaru.

While the ninja world was in turmoil, Orochimaru was slowly researching bloodline limits and Yin-Yang techniques, but progress was slow, let alone the Rinnegan. However, he felt he had plenty of time, even after acquiring the Light...

Yoru Kimimaro, Guren Jugo, and others are still being trained. Senju has also gone through several times and acquired various bloodline limits.

However, besides experimenting with bloodline fusion, he also proposed an interesting plan. After reviewing the information on the Sage of Six Paths provided by Senju, he planned to seal ten small dragons into his body to replace the Ten-Tails as an energy source, to see if he could become a new Sage of Six Paths in terms of power. Senju was also very interested in this, so he let him conduct the experiment.

To prevent any accidents, Senju even came over to watch the ceremony. The sealing process was quite simple. The little dragon, who did not resist, was quickly sealed by Orochimaru, making him a Ten Dragon Jinchūriki. Horns grew on his head, dragon wings appeared on his back, and fine scales appeared on his skin, making him look like a half-dragon.

Then Senju tested Orochimaru's strength. Orochimaru's power had indeed increased a lot, but his control was a bit weak. He still couldn't beat Momonga, who was at the same level.

However, Orochimaru showed no regret. Although his control over his power had weakened, the essence of his life had improved. He felt that he had created a new path and had the idea of ​​starting a new sect and becoming one of the two progenitors alongside the Six Paths. So Senju gave him a bunch of cultivation techniques he had obtained from Gensokyo.

Looking at the information sent by Senju, Orochimaru was overjoyed. Wasn't this the path to immortality?! He greatly admired the immortals described in the information, believing that being carefree, immortal, and spiritually immortal was the true essence of an immortal. He thought that the immortal model in the ninja world was just a clumsy imitation of the true immortal, and that the Sage of Six Paths was nothing more than a lackey of the world.

Afterwards, Orochimaru asked Senju about various things, including Black Zetsu. Senju, of course, gave him a good talking-to. Orochimaru listened and nodded repeatedly, saying that he would study it carefully and was determined to achieve both physical and spiritual immortality.

After Senju left, Orochimaru locked up his 'will' and then conducted a detailed study. After all, he had heard Senju say that this thing had lived for thousands of years and would be of great help to his path to immortality. He also wanted to try out how to control shikigami.

While the Allied Shinobi Forces were searching everywhere for the remaining Akatsuki members, and incidentally cooperating with the Uchiha clan to develop a Susanoo defense shield against the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Nuko was finally able to shrink to the size of a kitten.

Although Chito hadn't grown any taller, he felt it was time to leave and find other people, and also go home. Thus, a large army of hundreds of thousands of members appeared in the ninja world.

Inside were tens of thousands of White Zetsu, which the Senju clan created by replicating the corpses of White Zetsu left behind in the last Konoha battle, as well as hundreds of thousands of earth element puppets, thousands of fire element puppets, and hundreds of bloodline artificial humans.

In addition, Senju also found the army of demons and the Zero-Tails in the ninja world, and then randomly grabbed a few thousand ninjas through the Impure World Reincarnation to make up the numbers, and then carried out a grand parade in the ninja world.

Chapter 1039 Windmill Village

The Allied Shinobi Forces immediately began to assemble and engaged in fierce battle with the main force. However, they found that the main force seemed easy to deal with. An ordinary genin could handle three or four monsters, but the number of monsters was endless. The ninjas were captured one after another, and only a few experts escaped.

Then they saw the ninjas being bled by the monsters, which summoned a giant divine tree. Then the flower at the top of the divine tree bloomed, and Kaguya jumped out from it, releasing genjutsu on the whole world. The divine tree stretched out many roots, wrapping up the people of the world and turning them into cocoons. Only a group of experts escaped the calamity under the protection of Susanoo.

Of course, all of this was actually done by Senju according to the manga. Although some parts were not quite the same, it was enough to fool the ninjas. He collected samples and data of all the ninjas through the Divine Tree and then sent a clone to transform into Kaguya to fool everyone.

Once the light of the Infinite Tsukuyomi stopped, many powerful figures appeared, but most of them were defeated by Kaguya. In the end, only Hashirama and Madara Uchiha were left to fight Kaguya.

The battle was so fierce that the heavens and earth trembled, and the sun and moon lost their light. The ninjas watching the battle trembled in disbelief. In the end, even the Sage of Six Paths appeared and bestowed power upon Hashirama and Madara, which finally defeated Kaguya.

However, Kaguya self-destructed the Divine Tree and took the opportunity to fly into the sky. At the same time, she announced that she had broken free of the seal and was only in a weakened state. She would return with stronger members of her clan in a few years and refine everyone into Chakra Fruits.

Seeing Kaguya escape, the group of ninjas were very worried. They felt that the current Allied Forces were doing well and needed to be maintained for a long time. They also put the plan to train the next generation on the agenda. Of course, they couldn't be blamed for this situation, as the enemy was too terrifying.

However, the thumb-sized Black Zetsu still lying on the ground was somewhat bewildered. Kaguya ran away? What should I do?!

The ninjas' moods were no longer relevant to Senju. He had brought Chito and Yuri to the turbulent sea. This was probably not a calm zone, as the sea was churning with huge waves and the sky was filled with lightning and thunder. The three of them were protected by a light shield and could not feel the power of the storm outside.

Chito was initially a little scared, but after realizing there was no danger around, she and Yuri began to admire the strange weather outside. "Wow, this is the ocean! It's completely different from what I've seen on TV before!"

“Hmm, that’s scarier,” one

Yuri nodded, then pointed over there, "Oh right, I know that, it's a tornado, right?!"

“Yes, it should be,” Qianhu nodded. “But the weather here is really terrible, worse than a blizzard. Is there really anyone here?!”

“Well, storms like this are quite rare. Haven’t you guys read this manga?” Senju patted her head, then looked around at the storm. “Alright, let’s go find Ishii and see what time it is here.”

“Yes,” Yuri nodded, “It’s very interesting here. The fish in the sea are very big and all meat. One fish can last for several years.”

"That's not what's memorable!" Chito retorted. "It's the amazing Devil Fruit..."

“I don’t want to eat it! I heard it tastes awful, I’m not eating it,” Yuri rolled around in the ball of light. “Besides, if I eat it, I can’t take a bath anymore, that’s too much.”

“Well, that makes sense,” Chito nodded in agreement. “Anyway, Yu, don’t eat any fruit here, especially those that look weird. If you eat something bad, I won’t save you.”

“I understand,” Yuri nodded seriously. “I will only eat the fruit after Chihiro has tasted it.”

"Get lost!" Sento and Yuri started arguing here. Senju looked at the two still playing around and sighed helplessly. Then he rode the ball of light and flew towards Ishii.

After breaking through the storm, nothing much happened. At most, some ships below saw a large ball of light in space, leaving behind some legends. However, there are many such legends, and within a day, those who saw it had forgotten about it.

Yuri also caught some sea kings and put them in her personal 'small fish tank' as a food reserve. Therefore, it took the three of them several hours to find Ishii, who was now in Windmill Village in the East Blue.

When they found Ishii, she was waiting for the three of them at the entrance of the tavern. "Hey, long time no see! How have you all been?"

"Yeah, that's great! I've grown taller!" Yuri shouted happily as she spun around. Chito, standing to the side, scoffed and looked at Ishii. "It's pretty ordinary over there. I heard it's quite interesting here."

“Well, I guess we’ve seen a lot of sights,” Ishii nodded, then pointed behind him. “But the main character here, Luffy, is only five years old this year, so their journey has a long way to go.”

“Hmm, Naruto over there is only two years old,” Senju nodded. “But none of this concerns us. Ishii, have you built a time machine over here yet?”

“It’s already been manufactured,” Ishii nodded, and a rift opened in the space beside him, revealing dozens of time machines. “Now all we need is the coordinates of the space. We’re just waiting for you to open the space once so we can go back.”

“Yes,” Senju nodded, “but we need to test this properly to avoid any problems. You know I can’t go in right now, so I’m not sure about the safety of your entry and exit.”

“Yes, I know that too,” Ishii nodded, then took out a small device and scanned Senju. “However, Senju, you have too much residual spacetime energy on you, which is incompatible with the laws of space, so you were rejected, right?”

"Is that so?" Senju shrugged casually. "However, I may not be able to return to the space for the time being until I find something to resolve the differences in the laws."

“I see,” Ishii nodded, while Yuri next to him called out, “Hey, you two, come in here! We’ve ordered, and the meat over here is huge!”

"..." The two people who were discussing things at the door looked over speechlessly. Yuri had already ordered a large plate of meat and several glasses of wine, and then slammed the table to call them over.

“Yuri is still so shameless,” Ishii shook his head helplessly, then pointed to a child by the counter, “That’s Luffy, but his personality is exactly the same as in the manga. I’m thinking of showing him the manga and seeing what impact it will have on the future timeline.”

Chapter 1040 Devil Fruit

"Hmm, this might be a bit troublesome. Luffy knows what he'll do if he finds out about the future. He might not even set sail, and he's still so young," Senju shook his head. He clearly remembered a scene from the manga where Luffy got unusually angry when Usopp asked about the One Piece.

"By the way, how are the others doing?" Senju asked Ishii curiously. Ishii nodded. "Except for Chopper, who hasn't appeared yet, everyone else is following the fate trajectory in the manga. But Nico Robin is pretty good, so I took her in. She's the one."

Senju glanced at a corner where a teenage girl was indeed standing, looking wary. When she saw Senju looking over, she quickly turned away and looked around, preparing to run away.

After sizing her up, Senju and Ishii sat down at the dining table, then looked around. "Giving the manga to Shanks and the others is fine, but aren't they here?"

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