Ninja World Live Stream: My Pet Rabbit is Kaguya?!

[Minato Namikaze]: I feel like Kitahara's expression just changed a moment ago.

[Senju Tobirama]: Did it?

[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: I think it did.

Tobirama turned to watch the stream in the small group.

Today he was inside the Hokage office building, but not in that office. He had been asked by Kitahara Kaede to post a mission.

The mission request: gather ancient texts from across the shinobi world—books related to ninjutsu, instructional manuals, knowledge scrolls, anything.

He didn't quite understand what it was for, but since he had previously studied with Naruto and Sasuke inside Kitahara Kaede's 60-year illusionary library, Tobirama had updated his own knowledge and now clearly understood the benefits of reading.

So the fact that Kitahara was willing to pay high prices to collect books from all nations—this was a good thing.

In the video feed—

Kitahara Kaede frowned slightly, then changed his wording.

"Naruto, the matter of you and Sasuke learning to revise official documents is finished for now."

"There's something else I need to ask of you."

"Yamato, go bring Sasuke over as well," Kaede said.

"Yes, sir!"

Yamato still held his position in the ANBU. While he had Wood Release, his Wood Release could only be described as functional.

It couldn't compare to the First Hokage's level.

So he remained obedient.

And ANBU work suited him.

However—

Yamato was slightly confused. He had previously been instructed by Kitahara Kaede to bring Naruto for a mission outside the village...

Now it was to be Naruto and Sasuke together?

Why?

Although puzzled, Yamato diligently followed orders.

—

Meanwhile, at Mount Myōboku—

Telescope Technique

"This golden-haired boy is the Naruto you mentioned, Gamamaru?" The Sage of Six Paths stared into the crystal ball.

Inside, Yamato had just left, and Naruto was waiting in the room.

"Yes," said the Great Toad Sage as he wiped his eyes with a claw and nodded.

"He looks a lot like Minato."

"He should be Uzumaki Naruto—the Child of Destiny."

"Minato…?" The Sage of Six Paths tilted his head.

"Uh, that's not important. Hurry, check if Naruto inherited Ashura's chakra!" the Great Toad Sage urged.

"Right!"

The Sage of Six Paths knew his time was short.

He pressed his palms together immediately.

The light in the room darkened again.

No matter how many times it happened, the toads were always amazed—just how terrifying was the Sage of Six Paths?

And what shocked them even more was seeing tears fall from the corners of his eyes.

"Yes—"

"I can feel it."

"This is indeed the presence of Ashura's chakra."

Tears streamed from the Sage's eyes. "It's really Ashura…"

"Ashura…"

"After a thousand years, we father and son can still share a moment like this." He wiped the tears from his eyes with his fingers.

"Well, that makes things simple," said the Great Toad Sage. Even though he was touched by the emotional display—

He still had to interrupt.

"So everything is confirmed."

"Uzumaki Naruto is the inheritor of Ashura's chakra."

"Now, I'll give you Naruto's location."

"He's in Konoha."

"And Konoha is located…"

The Great Toad Sage clapped lightly, and Shima quickly brought over a map of the shinobi world.

"Konoha is here."

"And Nagato is over here, in the Hidden Rain Village…"

"And over here…"

The map showed the considerable distance between Konoha and Amegakure.

But to the Sage of Six Paths and the other Ōtsutsuki who could fly, this kind of distance meant nothing.

"Hmm…"

The Sage nodded.

"Uh—"

He began memorizing the map.

"Wait a second, Elder—"

But at that moment, Fukasaku spoke again.

"What now?" the Great Toad Sage turned to look.

He felt like Fukasaku had been talking way too much today.

"You guys are blocking the crystal ball."

"I can't see anything," said Fukasaku.

"…"

The Great Toad Sage really felt like Fukasaku was just an idiot.

Can't he see what kind of situation this is?

Hurry up and reseal Ōtsutsuki Kaguya already—what's he doing causing trouble?

"There's nothing more to see in the crystal ball. I've already confirmed Naruto inherited Ashura's chakra…"

"But that chakra is currently sealed."

"And then…"

"Eh!?"

The Sage of Six Paths suddenly widened his eyes and floated his spirit-form body closer to the crystal ball.

Because inside the ball, Yamato had just brought Sasuke to Kitahara Kaede.

Now Sasuke and Naruto were standing together.

"What's wrong?" the Great Toad Sage asked, confused.

But the Sage of Six Paths quickly pressed his palms together again and closed his eyes.

The surrounding light was sucked away once more.

But—

This time, the Sage of Six Paths snapped his eyes open in shock.

"Impossible!"

"What's impossible?" asked the Great Toad Sage.

"That boy who just appeared—Uchiha Sasuke. His body…"

"Contains dense, yet unsharpened Indra chakra."

"In that instant, I felt like I was seeing Indra himself again!"

The Sage of Six Paths exclaimed.

"…"

"…" The Great Toad Sage.

"…" The Sage of Six Paths.

"Hah? So that means—Nagato is Indra, Sasuke is Indra, Uchiha Madara is also Indra—while Ashura only has Naruto?"

Fukasaku muttered.

Today might not have been his day, but the moment he said that, the Sage of Six Paths was speechless.

Because…

He was right.

Three Indras… and only one Ashura? How's Ashura supposed to deal with that?!

In the Sage of Six Paths' worldview, he had two sons—

But the elder, Indra, was disobedient, while Ashura was filial.

The Sage loved Ashura, and believed Indra was a rebellious, headstrong child.

A disgraceful son.

Ashura, however, was kind-hearted and tolerant of all things.

So when Indra opposed Ashura's inheritance of Ninshū, and swore to cause chaos for generations, Ashura responded by vowing to stop his brother in every lifetime.

Thus…

Every generation had someone inheriting Indra's chakra—usually a destructive force.

And another who inherited Ashura's chakra—usually someone gentle and broad-minded.

That was the basic cycle.

But now, what the heck is going on?

One single era… has three Indras.

And only one Ashura.

How is Ashura supposed to handle that?

Meanwhile—

From the Great Toad Sage's point of view—

Whether the shinobi world is chaotic or not… well, wasn't this whole mess caused by your damn Ōtsutsuki family's divine drama in the first place?

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