Young Obito listened to the Sage of Six Paths' words and suddenly understood the reason why he had silently watched over the shinobi world for thousands of years, yet done nothing.
Whether it was war or suffering, it was all caused by humanity itself.
If one looked at things from a very high perspective, they would find that no matter what you interfered with, even if you stood on the side of the weak like the early Akatsuki and attempted peaceful negotiations with the strong. In the end, this could very likely evolve into the weak relying on a stronger power, completely overturning the strong-weak relationship and becoming the new oppressors.
The result still wouldn't change much.
If humanity weren't so foolish and beyond salvation, then in his previous life, he wouldn't have needed to bet everything on a dream.
So, seeing more and thinking further only made one feel the hopelessness more deeply, instead feeling that they couldn't do anything, could only hand fate back into the hands of the foolish humanity?
From a certain point of view, both he and the him from the original world were also foolish.
Thinking of this, Young Obito sighed, "So, it turns out, humanity still needs its own standpoint. Truly having no standpoint, in the true sense, also means truly having no right to interfere in anything."
But…
There was a question that Young Obito was very curious about. He looked at the Sage of Six Paths and asked, "Back then, why did you choose to stand on humanity's side? After all, to speak frankly about that one on the moon, she didn't betray you. It was you who betrayed her."
Young Obito glanced around and lowered his voice, "From a certain point of view, to say something treasonous against humanity, compared to Black Zetsu who only wanted to rescue his mother, you and your brother Otsutsuki Hamura are actually the unfilial ones."
These words made the Sage of Six Paths fall silent. He lowered his head and softly uttered a word, "Mother."
Then he raised his head and looked at Young Obito with a strange expression, an attitude of reproach mixed with tolerance but without anger.
"Uchiha Obito from another world, who knows everything, you seem to like using words to stab those whose actions or speech displease you. Naruto is like this, and so am I."
"But from the perspective of communication, this isn't a rational way to act. It always provokes people's anger and creates unnecessary trouble, doesn't it?"
Young Obito smiled lightly. In this respect, he was indeed a bit nasty.
But the Sage of Six Paths occasionally sending Naruto some power did feel disgusting at times.
He spread his hands and said, "After all, I'm not like you, living like a perfect monk. Humans all have their tempers, and when there's temper, there's outburst."
Saying this, Young Obito looked at Naruto, who was lying unconscious on the ground, "Just like him. Although he likes to use twisted reasoning to persuade others, in essence, his personality is to fight if he doesn't agree, right?"
The Sage of Six Paths nodded, "Yes, sometimes I envy you all. You do whatever you think of, without considering the consequences."
"But, only by acting on one's thoughts can humanity's fate change. Whether the result is good or bad, change is still better than lifelessness."
At this moment, Old Obito could no longer hold back and spoke up, "So, you still haven't answered me. If not for Kaguya, would you still interfere in my matters?"
The Sage of Six Paths slowly said, "The result is already very obvious, isn't it? I wouldn't casually interfere in human affairs. Dreams and reality, in my eyes, are just different forms of worlds."
"Only, mother's matter is ultimately different. Anything that could lead to her being freed, I must intervene. Because only then can it be guaranteed that humanity won't be disturbed by outside forces and can forge their own future."
Old Obito frowned, "Since you decided not to interfere in humanity's development, why don't you trust humanity on this matter? Even if something goes wrong, can't it be left to humanity to solve it themselves?"
Upon hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths fell silent again.
In the end, he could only cough and say, "It's not that I don't trust you… the truth is… are you really that trustworthy?"
Young Obito immediately picked up on the tone. It was the helplessness of a father who doesn't want to get involved but has no choice.
'That is… fair.'
Because what the Sage of Six Paths referred to was not just an individual, but an entire whole.
The overall state of humanity was that when the Five Kage faced danger, they reincarnated Rin with Edo Tensei, escalating the risk again, nearly destroying themselves.
If he stood in the Sage of Six Paths' shoes, perhaps he would worry the same.
You really couldn't blame others, only humanity's stupidity, and that included both himself and the version of him in this timeline.
Old Obito also understood this principle. Compared to Naruto's self-contradictory words, the Sage of Six Paths stood at a higher level, lived longer, and thought more comprehensively.
Even Old Obito had to acknowledge the complete correctness of what the Sage of Six Paths said.
And he also understood the Sage of Six Paths' stance, if humans mess around, he wouldn't care what happens.
But once it involved Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the possibility behind it of Otsutsuki Kaguya being freed, then there would be no discussion.
Old Obito slowly said, "So, this time it's your turn to personally stop us?"
The Sage of Six Paths sighed, "I cannot arbitrarily interfere in worldly matters. Previously I gave all my power to the reincarnations of Indra and Asura. The only reason I appeared this time was because Naruto wanted to use the power I gave him to destroy the world. That's something I couldn't accept, so I showed up to reclaim that portion of power."
He paused, then looked toward Uchiha Sasuke standing in the distance, and finally looked back at Young Obito.
"Also looking at the situation, not just Naruto, even if Sasuke obtained my power, he still wouldn't be able to defeat you. Your ability is extremely strange and advanced. Clearly not at that level, yet you possess something even that level doesn't have. Perhaps, your body carries more than just Uchiha bloodline."
Young Obito was stunned, then sighed, "So, you also attribute everything I gained to bloodline and lineage, rather than to my own efforts?"
The Sage of Six Paths said, "Although personal effort is important, the shinobi world is not a place where effort alone counts, including me. Isn't that so?"
"I know why I have the power I do, it's because I inherited my mother's bloodline and became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Power does not come from nowhere. Thinking from this perspective, don't you find your Mangekyo Sharingan… a bit too unique?"
Young Obito couldn't help but reflect. What the Sage of Six Paths said wasn't without reason. Sometimes he also felt that although the Sharingan is the eye reflecting the soul, and it's not strange for it to awaken various abilities, still, when comparing Kamui to Amaterasu, there was an odd feeling.
Amaterasu was also a legendary deity. Why was the power gap so large?
Could it be that the two "gods" referred to entirely different concepts? If one leaned more toward mythological legend, then what about the other?
Young Obito suddenly raised his head and looked at Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
"Sage of Six Paths, your mother, was she, like humans, also part of a group species? And if so, did they also have their own gods they believed in? Like the legendary God Amaterasu?"
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