These two people were actually her children—born from the locals!
Even the fiercest beasts spare their young. Moved by this thought, Kaguya softened her heart and spared the two boys.
What happened afterward became clear.
Under Kaguya's protection, the two brothers gradually grew into leaders among the locals. After a series of events unfolded, they accidentally discovered that their mother was an alien!
My mom is an alien! How can I accept that!
Righteously indignant—they had to kill their mother!
With the natural energy granted by the Toad Sage, the older brother Hagoromo quickly accomplished this great feat!
He later gained the title "Sage of Six Paths—the Founding Father of Ninja."
This was how the Naruto world began.
Ye Liang knew that all chakra originated from the Kaguya clan. It was their deaths that allowed every human on Earth to receive a share of chakra.
But everyone's chakra reserves were fixed within their bodies, hidden in every corner of their physical form, yet simultaneously blocked by meridians.
Ninja training revolved around slowly unblocking these barriers, allowing access to greater latent chakra power.
Ye Liang wasn't sure whether he possessed any chakra himself. His abilities came entirely from the System, so his personal potential hadn't been awakened. For ninjas, cultivating chakra required several years of effort starting from childhood.
Ye Liang didn't have time for that.
He had thought about trying the Eight Gates training technique to temporarily open his body's meridians, thus gaining access to his physical chakra—but clearly, that wouldn't work.
Because only Might Duy knew such training methods. Many people in his previous life knew its name—"Eight Gates Activation!"
Unfortunately, Might Duy had been sent by the Hokage to fight at the frontlines...
So the remaining option was to follow the path of the Six Paths Sage, learning the Sage Art that absorbed natural energy.
Sage Art!
In fact, this was the original energy of the Earth itself. The Six Paths Sage learned it from the Toad Sage. Besides him, the White Snake Sage and Katsuyu also mastered this technique.
Katsuyu could be ruled out immediately—no one even knew where she resided in the original storyline—while seeking out the White Snake Sage was worth trying.
In Boruto's second arc, Boruto once visited the White Snake Sage's dwelling—the Ryuchi Cave—to save his companion Mitsuki!
Ye Liang vaguely remembered the spot where Boruto had entered the Ryuchi Cave. Although these sacred places generally only allowed those with destiny to enter, Ye Liang still wanted to give it a shot.
After all, he was a transmigrated prodigy!
"Hahaha! Let's start with you then," Ye Liang laughed loudly as he lay on his bed.
"Ye Liang! What nonsense are you blabbering now? Are we sleeping or not?" Hong Dou complained from beside him.
She found it strange today—he usually seemed carefree, but suddenly he'd started flipping through chakra-related documents nonstop, often falling into deep thought, acting like he was actually studying.
"Heh, woman! You only know how to sleep all day—no ambition at all."
"Just because you're pretending to read doesn't mean you're really studying!"
"Of course I'm reading! Reading brings me joy!"
"Books are the ladder to human progress!"
"Genius is composed of 1% inspiration plus 99% perspiration!"
"Light gives us experience, reading gives us knowledge — Nikolai Ostrovsky." Ye Liang fired off a combo that left Anko completely speechless!
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"Wait, who or what is Ostrovsky anyway?" Anko was totally confused. This was the first time she saw Ye Liang so passionate about studying! But why did his words sound so convincing tonight?
"It's just a sentence-ending particle. Can't believe someone like him uses such basic language."
Recited too fast, accidentally blurted out!
"I see..."
Midnight.
Ye Liang arrived alone at the woods near the Valley of the End.
In the original story, Boruto found Ryuchi Cave near these woods. But in reality, this forest had already been thoroughly searched. Those who truly entered Ryuchi Cave included Boruto, Mitsuki, and Kabuto Yakushi.
Boruto hadn't been born yet, Mitsuki hadn't been born either, and as for Kabuto Yakushi, Ye Liang was certain he was still in the orphanage...
Kabuto from his previous life was sent to the orphanage during wartime, but unfortunately after some training, the orphanage sent him to the frontlines as a spy!
Therefore, he was later noticed by Orochimaru and cultivated into a god-tier expert. However, that chance probably wouldn't come now.
Orochimaru had already been sent to prison...
Of course, Ye Liang didn't expect him to find Ryuchi Cave!
Ye Liang searched the entire forest using an enhanced version of the Shifting Body Technique, checking every corner carefully, but found no clues about Ryuchi Cave.
"Could it be that I'm really not destined for this?"
This was the first time Ye Liang doubted himself. Originally, as someone who crossed over from another life, even without destiny's blessing, he should have had some traveler's luck at least...
But Ye Liang searched the entire forest and didn't find even a single clue.
"Have I really been destined to fail?" Ye Liang felt depressed.
But only for an instant, before he raised his head again!
If he couldn't grow stronger, he would be killed!
Though Ye Liang wasn't extraordinarily intelligent, when facing crises, he still had that sense of tension!
Ye Liang began to think.
He'd been thinking... for a whole hour.
...
"That's right! Back then, Boruto saw Ryuchi Cave after passing through a thick fog. But regardless of where Ryuchi Cave actually was, Boruto hadn't walked a great distance!"
"In other words, Ryuchi Cave must still be somewhere in this forest, just cleverly hidden—maybe by illusionary techniques or terrain tricks."
Ye Liang instantly understood everything!
As a modern man, he trusted science, the law of conservation of mass, and firmly believed that the Naruto world wasn't some magical fantasy. As long as it was a scientific world, there must be possible explanations!
Ye Liang had a sudden inspiration. He started gathering Shinra Tensei across this vast forest.
"One bag of rice up how many floors!" he bellowed loudly, as his body slowly floated into the air.
Shinra Tensei's power could dramatically amplify through prolonged charging.
Ye Liang thought that since he couldn't find Ryuchi Cave, he might as well use a wide-range attack to destroy the entire forest. With obstacles gone, Ryuchi Cave would naturally be discovered!
He gathered all his chakra and released it at once!
"Boom!"
A large portion of the forest, almost a third of the size of the Hidden Leaf Village, was completely leveled by Shinra Tensei!
"Haha, this method is definitely workable!" Ye Liang quickly sat cross-legged to recover his chakra.
Earlier, he had obliterated a huge chunk of the forest with just one strike. At this speed, he would only need twenty full-powered Shinra Tensei strikes to completely clear all the trees away. Factoring in recovery time, he figured it would take roughly a month to finish the job!
Ye Liang returned to Konoha to purchase more Military Rations Pills that restored physical energy, then began implementing his plan.
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[Shinra Tensei!]
Boom after boom rang out across the forest. Luckily, this world had no forest protection laws—otherwise Ye Liang might've been locked up for life...
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