"Isn't the Sage of Six Paths just a legend?" Minato Namikaze asked with a frown. The Sage had lived over a thousand years ago, and most people nowadays regarded him as merely a myth rather than a real historical figure.
"The Sage of Six Paths has never been just a legend. He was a real person, originally named Hagoromo Otsutsuki. He founded the Ninja Religion and was also the father of the ancestors of both the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan. The Uzumaki Clan can be considered his descendants too. Moreover, he himself was the origin of all chakra in the shinobi world!"
Sakura had a solid grasp of the Sage of Six Paths' history. Although the old man's physical body had died long ago, his soul still wandered around filled with chakra, waiting for the prophecy child Naruto to grow up, waiting for the day Kaguya Otsutsuki would return, and incidentally observing peace and war across the entire shinobi world.
Chapter One Hundred Fifteen: Sage of Six Paths [Part I]
"Just how much do you really know?" Kurama fixed Sakura with an intense gaze, his eyes revealing obvious shock.
"Not that much actually. I only know things like Kaguya's origins, what the Infinite Tsukuyomi is for, and the real reason behind the perpetual feud between the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan. Some private details remain unclear to me—like if you ask me what the Sage of Six Paths' wife's name was, I definitely wouldn't know!"
Sakura spoke calmly, but her words made several tailed beasts widen their eyes in astonishment.
"Actually," she continued, "out of all nine tailed beasts, aren't you the only one who's directly born from the Sage himself?"
Closing her eyes briefly, Sakura tapped into Kurama's chakra. She then looked at herself enveloped in this radiant golden cloak of chakra and added, "I suspect all the other tailed beasts—from Shukaku to Gyuki—must've been adopted by the Sage from elsewhere. You, Kurama, must undoubtedly be the Sage's beloved biological child!"
"What exactly are you implying here?" Kurama frowned with annoyance. It was true they were all fragments separated from the Sage, and they genuinely respected him deeply. But where did this idea about being biologically related or adopted come from?
"You see, whenever other jinchuriki enter tailed beast mode, they always manifest a simple crimson red cloak of tailed beast chakra—differing only by the number of tails. But look at you! Not only do you have that red tailed beast cloak, you also gain this golden hokage cloak. That dazzling golden aura definitely proves you're getting special treatment!"
As Sakura finished speaking, Eight-Tails Gyuki and the others began looking strangely at Kurama. Could it actually be as Sakura said—that only Kurama was born directly from the Sage, while the rest were adopted from elsewhere? After all, every other jinchuriki either manifested a single layer of blood-red tailed beast chakra or achieved full tailed beast transformation upon mutual agreement with their tailed beast. No one besides Kurama ever displayed such a unique golden form—it's practically an exclusive gift.
"What are you all staring at me like that for?! The Sage himself personally decided how to divide our powers; what does this have to do with me?" Kurama angrily snapped back. The way Gyuki and the others were eyeing him now felt like they suspected some backroom arrangement between him and the Sage.
"Hehe," Gyuki and the other two let out a cold laugh filled with jealousy, deciding to isolate Kyūbi, who had received special favor.
"Hey kid, stop beating around the bush. Exactly how do we summon the old man Six Paths?" Enraged by these three, Kyūbi nearly lost control, but considering Sakura was present, he refrained from attacking directly, suppressing his anger for now—but he definitely remembered this grudge.
"Didn't the Sage of Six Paths tell you how this works? Combine your chakra with Indra's and Asura's—and his soul will answer the call!" A blob of pure Nine-Tails chakra appeared in Sakura's palm as she looked toward Naruto and Sasuke.
"But Indra and Asura have been dead for years—how are we supposed to get their chakra?" Kyūbi still didn't quite understand what Sakura meant.
"These two are indeed gone, but their chakra hasn't perished. Instead, it continues to reincarnate and carry on their endless cycles of love-hate rivalry!"
Sakura knew all about the situation with these two brothers. Although their strength couldn't match that of the Sage of Six Paths—whose soul managed to linger in the human world—it was enough to ensure their chakra remained undying. Their chakra would continuously seek new incarnations among their descendants, each generation locked in mutual affection and rivalry. Examples included Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, or even Naruto and Sasuke from the original story.
"That makes sense. With their power level, continuous reincarnation of their chakra is definitely possible." After thinking it through, Kyūbi accepted it—given how powerful those two originally were, continuing via chakra reincarnation was normal. "So where are their current incarnations?"
"Hidden far yet right here before us!" Pointing at Naruto and Sasuke, Sakura continued, "Naruto is the current incarnation of Asura's chakra, while Sasuke carries Indra's. I just need to draw a little bit of that chakra from deep within their souls, and the Sage of Six Paths will appear."
"What a coincidence?" Kyūbi was almost stunned. He had originally disliked Naruto a little, but after hearing Sakura's explanation and looking again at Naruto, an ancient prophecy left behind by the Sage of Six Paths popped into his mind. "Wait a second—is this kid really the Child of the Prophecy?"
"You know about the prophecy child too?" Minato Namikaze frowned slightly. "I've heard from Jiraiya-sensei that the Great Toad Sage once mentioned something about the prophecy child, but never specified who exactly it referred to—just leaving behind a vague prophecy."
"The Great Toad Sage? You mean that old toad?" Kyūbi's eyes twitched. Could it really be the same Great Toad Sage who lived alongside the Sage of Six Paths? That creature has survived all these years and still hasn't died yet?
"Naruto truly is the Child of the Prophecy. Originally according to the plan set by the Sage of Six Paths, he wouldn't appear until Kaguya Ōtsutsuki revived in the future. But now, I'm going to bring him forward ahead of schedule!"
Sakura flicked her fingers sharply, triggering the Power Stone and swiftly pinpointing the hidden chakras buried deep within Naruto's and Sasuke's souls.
In the original story, both Naruto and Sasuke later noticed issues with their chakra — especially Sasuke during his forced intrusion into the Five Kage Summit. During that time, Karyu once remarked while hiding to the side that Sasuke's chakra had changed, emanating a terrifying aura. It was likely at that moment that Indra's chakra within Sasuke awakened.
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