Thinking of this, Young Obito decided to make a move.
He hadn't expected that after traveling through the original timeline, where he had clearly watched another version of himself destroy the world, acting as the mastermind behind the scenes, he would have finally finally save the world.
At this moment, suddenly, an old man emitting white light all over his body, wearing a monk's white robe and bearing horns on his head, emerged behind Naruto.
He looked at Naruto's clearly abnormal state at this time and couldn't help but sigh.
"Alas, still shouldn't have let a child bear such a burden, huh? His worldview is still incomplete, too easily influenced by outsiders," As he spoke, he extended one finger toward Naruto, and tapped the back of Naruto's head.
Under this single tap, Naruto was suddenly frozen in place. In the end, he fainted, and the large Rasenshuriken he was about to form in his hand also dispersed.
This sudden development shocked many people.
Some didn't know who the suddenly appearing old man was and showed deep confusion.
But Young Obito wasn't surprised at all; he simply asked:
"So you've finally appeared? The legendary creator of the One, Sage of Six Paths."
"Not being able to meet you before was my regret, you know."
Beside him, even in the consciousness space, Madara and Hashirama, who were still fighting, also paused at this scene.
Uchiha Madara looked at Young Obito, who had taken off his white mask and revealed his true face, and couldn't help but grunt.
"Another Indra!"
"Another Uchiha Obito!"
"You tricked me terribly!"
Hashirama, on the side, scratched his head awkwardly, "I thought he was a genjutsu ninja from the Hiruzen's era, named Uchiha Shisui. Hiruzen said it with such conviction that I believed it."
Madara snorted and said, "Hashirama, isn't it normal for you to be tricked?"
"After all, I think even a pig at the entrance of Konoha Village could probably trick you."
Mocked and ridiculed by his former friend, Hashirama instantly showed a gloomy expression, 'Am I really that pathetic?'
However, as if he thought of something, Hashirama suddenly laughed heartily, "Madara, you're really in the mood to laugh at me? Weren't you also tricked?"
Madara's face instantly darkened like ink. Yes, with Uchiha Obito doing all this, it made his intelligence look just like Hashirama's. How could he save face?
If looks could kill… well, to be honest, looks really could kill, but Uchiha Madara didn't yet have the power to kill Young Obito with just a glare.
He only glared fiercely at Young Obito, as if trying to etch him into memory.
Young Obito suddenly felt a chill rise behind him and couldn't help but glance toward Madara.
Just one glance, and he realized this was the consequence of a small prank he had played earlier.
But there was no helping it. Who told him that when he wore that white mask, he always had a playful and unserious attitude? Perhaps Tobi was actually his true self.
But that wasn't the point now. Young Obito refocused his thoughts and continued to look toward the suddenly appeared Sage of Six Paths, who had stopped Naruto's rampage.
The Sage of Six Paths, or rather Otsutsuki Hagoromo, looked at Young Obito in front of him, and Old Obito not far away, and suddenly said, "I originally didn't intend to meet you. You are merely one among the many beings in the Shinobi World, part of this world. I shouldn't interfere in matters among you."
But Young Obito didn't accept this speech. He snorted and instead accused, "So, this is exactly where you fail in your duties. Clearly concerned for the people, yet aloof and above. No matter how broken and dilapidated the Shinobi World becomes, you merely watch like a god."
"But can gods really understand the suffering of mortals? Even if they can, what meaning does it have to humans?"
The Sage of Six Paths gave a bitter smile, "You seem to know too much, so I won't go on with lengthy explanations about the truth."
"My situation is very special. The power accumulated in my body isn't enough for me to manifest constantly. Only in moments of great crisis can I awaken. In fact, just coming here to meet you already means I'll likely have to sleep for a long time again afterward."
Young Obito nodded. He had some speculation about the Sage of Six Paths' condition. If he truly were omnipresent, able to observe the Shinobi World at any moment, how could he have left no trace at all until now?
So he said, "Since your condition isn't great, then why did you give power to Naruto and Sasuke? Since matters within the Shinobi World should be resolved internally, why favor your sons' reincarnations?"
"Sage of Six Paths, our plans, you should already know about them. Do you really think we didn't consider the consequences, or that we didn't make preventive measures?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo fell silent for a moment before finally speaking, "It seems you're also aware of the consequences of launching Infinite Tsukuyomi, it's very possible my mother on the moon will be released. That's something I cannot ignore no matter what. That's why I've tried to stop you."
At this time, Old Obito also floated to the Sage of Six Paths' side.
As the same Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he could sense more clearly than Young Obito the residual power on the Sage of Six Paths, who even had more remaining power than him, the so-called second Sage of Six Paths.
It seemed calling himself the second Sage of Six Paths was a bit overconfident. The Shinobi World really was, just like Rin often said, there's always someone stronger out there.
But Old Obito didn't focus on comparing power with the Sage of Six Paths, that held no meaning for him. He cared more about how the Sage of Six Paths viewed the matter of Infinite Tsukuyomi itself.
So he asked, "Then, if Infinite Tsukuyomi truly carries the risk of releasing the chakra progenitor Otsutsuki Kaguya, would you still secretly divide your power to stop us?"
The Sage of Six Paths thought for a while and shook his head.
"All these years, whenever I was awake, I always thought about one question: How can the Shinobi World become better?"
"After thinking and thinking, I came up with all sorts of answers. Each one seemed perfect at first, but once you dug deeper, you'd find enormous flaws."
"For example, Infinite Tsukuyomi, if it truly creates a beautiful world, then you'll still discover that the oppression and subjugation between people, the ruling and the ruled, are unshakable."
"Thus, while you satisfy one group of people, inevitably another group will be harmed. No matter what, you can't achieve a perfect result. The so-called perfection is only transferring the suffering that people experience in reality onto the imaginary people you create in the illusion."
"But as the god who created this illusion, should you not also be responsible for the people you created? In the end, you'll realize: the gifts of fate have already been secretly priced. Pain will not disappear, it only transfers. In the end, everything remains the same. Nothing has changed."
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