The Golden Age That Never Came
Event Description: Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, in order to prevent the world from entering a Golden Age, invites you to change the outcome of the event by defeating the Reincarnators and story characters from the golden law faction.
Event Reward: Unknown Bloodline Item (Quality related to completion rate)
Event Penalty: Hatred with the Ōtsutsuki Clan becomes solidified.
"This old man should have resided in the Pure Land, but the current situation is beyond what the current Shinobi World can resolve. This world is a world of ninjas, and a power like the golden law is certainly not benevolent."
Bai Cangshu raised his hand, stopping Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo from continuing his "sermon" through Uchiha Obito's body.
He straightened up, releasing his grip on Ping Zhongshi's neck. The latter fell to the ground, coughing repeatedly.
"How this world should be, or how it will be, has nothing to do with me."
"But your attitude makes me curious about one thing… Six Paths Sage, do you truly still possess the strength of a Sage now?"
A dangerous aura emanated from Bai Cangshu.
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo frowned slightly, feeling as if the Tao Bai Bai before him was an uncultivated beast. He had tried to communicate with him using morality and Logic, but the other party focused on the "weakness" revealed by his attitude.
This was not the Logic of human communication; it was the way beasts communicated. When two beasts dealt with each other, the content was not the most important; the most important thing was to first sniff and confirm their respective positions on the food chain.
The Truth-Seeking Ball in Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's hand had already transformed, appearing like a spiraling, Dark long sword, emitting a terrifying pressure. That was the divine sword named [Amenonuhoko], the [Sword of Heart].
This sword would completely embody its master's will and belief. The stronger the will, the stronger this sword would be.
"Tao Bai Bai, do you think that without a Sage's strength, I cannot kill you…?"
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo raised his sword, Amenonuhoko pointing directly at Bai Cangshu. The Truth-Seeking Ball simultaneously possessed the power of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and all of creation. Amenonuhoko, formed from the Truth-Seeking Ball, was even more powerful.
This was matter formed from nearly materialized energy.
This high-density energy's power completely surpassed Bloodline Limits and Bloodline Selections. A Truth-Seeking Ball the size of a fist could easily destroy a forest.
This was a true manifestation of Six Paths Level power.
In the eyes of Reincarnators, it was also a power that completely surpassed the Second Ladder.
Bai Cangshu saw Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's display, and the cruel smile on his face became even more pronounced. This action of raising his sword to point at him, while seemingly full of deterrence, the more it was so, the more it made him aware of Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's unusual state.
Logically speaking, if Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo truly still possessed Six Paths Level power, shouldn't he have directly slain Ping Zhongshi and Providence at this moment, or even forcibly destroyed the Golden Tree? There would be no harm in that.
But this top-tier figure was actually trying to persuade him?
Even attempting to pull him into his own faction.
The weakness revealed by this matter was keenly captured by Bai Cangshu. Moreover, he was already becoming increasingly insane under the influence of the Killing Intent Ripple. If it were the Bai Cangshu who first entered the Infinite Dimensional Space, he would probably only test him a little and ultimately not choose to act at the risk of angering the Six Paths Sage, but now…
Bai Cangshu suddenly raised his left hand and grabbed the divine sword—Amenonuhoko.
The spiraling, bizarre long sword made immediate and strong contact with Bai Cangshu's left hand.
Truth-Seeking Ball, a substance that simultaneously possesses the characteristics of all of creation, can ignore all changes in Ninjutsu nature and also possesses extremely high destructiveness. A body resurrected by Impure World Reincarnation, even if shattered by a Truth-Seeking Ball, cannot heal or regenerate.
It could be called "True Damage."
But Bai Cangshu's left hand was equally impressive, explicitly labeled as an [Indestructible] powerful biological implant, originating from the left arm of a king who roamed the Infinite Dimensional Space.
Clang!
Black lightning accompanied by a slight distortion of space, and intense fluctuations began to spread from Bai Cangshu's left hand and Amenonuhoko.
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, who occupied Uchiha Obito's body, looked at Tao Bai Bai's left hand. Nothing in creation could invade it. Within that arm, there was a power that surpassed the golden law.
Even the Truth-Seeking Ball was simply no match for it.
Bai Cangshu suddenly directed his power, which was still at peak effectiveness, into Amenonuhoko.
He wanted to directly break this sword, but Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's will was incomparable to Obito's. Intense power erupted rapidly, causing the air to emit a dull roar, but neither Bai Cangshu's left arm nor Amenonuhoko was damaged.
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo sighed, his form blurring as he stepped back, and the Amenonuhoko in his hand returned to its Truth-Seeking Ball form.
Tao Bai Bai was right; he was truly someone who had already stepped into the Pure Land. What remained in the world at this moment was merely his Mental and a portion of his Chakra.
Although he was not completely without the ability to interfere with the world, attempting to personally act was also full of limitations.
Moreover, the two portions of power Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo preserved were originally meant to give his two sons another chance to choose their future. It was impossible to give them to someone like Obito, who was intent on destroying the world, at this time.
"Tao Bai Bai, your time is running out."
Uchiha Obito's figure rapidly twisted and blurred, then disappeared directly, giving Bai Cangshu no chance to act, not even attempting to kill Ping Zhongshi.
Bai Cangshu looked at the increasingly obvious golden glow in the sky, knowing that the woman codenamed Providence had probably truly made a move against Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
Directly attacking the Children of the World, forcibly accelerating the growth of the Golden Tree, and attracting the gaze of the supreme will—this approach was extremely aggressive and would inevitably lead to the world will intervening in various forms.
Whether it was powerful ninjas hidden somewhere or strong individuals who had died in the underworld, the world will would inevitably try to awaken them in some form.
Although Orochimaru was in the Land of Lightning, with the world will's ability, there would inevitably be some unexpected timelines for the forbidden Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, allowing this forbidden jutsu to somehow leak out through Danzo or Senju Tobirama at some point.
Then, at this moment, it would be precisely cast, reviving those top-tier powers of the Shinobi World one by one to counter the Golden Tree faction.
But what made Bai Cangshu hesitate was the attitude of these people towards him.
Bai Cangshu knew his own strength level. In the current Shinobi World, he was probably considered top-tier, but not invincible. Moreover, theoretically, there were still Six Paths Level powerhouses in this world, whom Bai Cangshu could not yet look down upon.
But whether it was Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo or Providence, they both seemed to regard him as a key person who could determine the world's direction.
There must be some other information hidden within this.
Theoretically, if a few truly complete Six Paths Level masters appeared at this moment, they would be enough to sweep away all the Reincarnators and story characters in this world.
Ōtsutsuki Toneri on the moon? No, he lacked a Byakugan of extremely high purity. With that woman's character and methods, she would surely block this path before starting her actions. She would preemptively kill Hinata Hanabi and even other members of the Hyuga Main Family, or steal their eyes.
And the Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who might or might not exist…
And… Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was currently sealed…
With the world will's ability, theoretically, these existences could also be awakened, right? What exactly caused all these people to focus their attention on him? If he could figure this out, Bai Cangshu believed he could have whatever he wanted in this world.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Several sounds of rushing air rang out. Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi, bringing Pingzhong Hua, finally arrived from the direction of the Land of Lightning.
"Shi…"
Her voice was faint, as if she couldn't believe it. Pingzhong Hua broke free from Itachi's restraint, dismounted from the summoned beast, and stumbled towards her husband.
Ping Zhongshi was also frozen in place.
Bai Cangshu glanced at the two of them from the corner of his eye and suddenly realized a fact.
The world will and the planetary will were not the same in this Naruto derivative world.
His lips unconsciously curled into a grin. He realized that besides the golden law faction and the Six Paths Sage faction, there was actually a third faction, the faction truly belonging to the original inhabitants of this world.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan were originally foreign plunderers, after all. The planetary will did not like them.