Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 396 Black Zetsu's Etiquette

"What? Second Hokage, you mean we're actually all descendants of the Sage of Six Paths?"

Kiba Inuzuka was both surprised and delighted, looking down at his hands, "Could it be that I also possess immense power within me...?"

"No, that's not it."

Tobirama Senju ruthlessly shattered Kiba's fantasy.

With such immense power, you can merge with Akamaru and become Safului.

"Among those who were born were the ancestors of the Kaguya clan, the Hagoromo clan, and the Kinkaku and Ginkaku clans."

Those who didn't receive chakra but simply gained it might be women with bad luck, or they might be men.

Moreover, no matter how powerful the Sage of Six Paths is, he can't possibly harm everyone.

Therefore, some people were indirectly infected with chakra. They gained chakra by getting close to people who had been with the Sage of Six Paths and had been infected with his chakra.

Tobirama Senju explained very patiently.

But this description sounds less and less like chakra, more like [not read]?

What's even more terrifying is that, based on the nature of chakra, creatures in the ninja world originally had no chakra and lived perfectly well, but after being tainted by chakra, they could no longer lose it.

Once they run out of chakra, they will become completely powerless and die in despair.

Why does this sound like not reading at all, but also like another reading?

"At the same time, before being sealed away, Kaguya left behind a lump of something called Black Zetsu."

Black Zetsu has no power and cannot cultivate, yet its mission is the incredibly difficult task of unsealing itself to rescue its mother, Kaguya.

"After learning about the Sage of Six Paths' actions, Black Zetsu decided to stop him."

There is no other reason.

To rescue his mother, he needs the power of the Rinnegan.

Black Zetsu has made his decision. He can neither defeat the Sage of Six Paths nor fool him. He can only wait for the next generation.

That is, the power of Asura and Indra combined to create the Rinnegan.

But Black Zetsu was also afraid. He feared that since the Sage of Six Paths was so dissolute, what if a large number of Indras and Asuras appeared, and these Indras and Asuras were equally dissolute, freely interacting with each other? Wouldn't that lead to a surge of Rinnegan?

"A pair of Rinnegan is the key to unlocking Mother's seal; hundreds or thousands of Rinnegan would be a disaster."

Even if Kaguya's seal is broken, the remaining hundreds or thousands of Rinnegan energy will undergo a qualitative change, allowing them to seal Kaguya away again.

"To prevent such a thing from happening, Black Zetsu began to travel to various countries, promoting [etiquette and law], and began to resist the debauchery of the Sage of Six Paths."

Black Zetsu has no power, only ideas; it can only spread ideas.

I once met Black Zetsu, who once said that the history of the ninja world was constructed by him. This statement sounds arrogant, but strictly speaking, it is not wrong.

It is precisely because of the "etiquette" promoted by Black Zetsu that we have the basic moral values ​​of the ninja world today.

Unfortunately, Black Zetsu's power was ultimately limited, and the rules it proposed were mostly contrary to the actions of the Sage of Six Paths.

Because it required Indra and Asura, as well as the six sages, to become enemies, it had to abandon the promotion of etiquette such as "brotherly love and respect" and "filial piety and righteousness".

As a result, these kinds of etiquette rules only gradually emerged much later.

If it had appeared earlier, perhaps there wouldn't have been a filial son like Itachi Uchiha.

"To get back to the main point, after that, as etiquette spread across the ninja world, the Sage of Six Paths was forced to stop his wanderings and established the [Ninja Sect].

They began to carry out despicable acts within the sect.

Indra is the excellent older brother, and Asura is the foolish younger brother.

Legend has it that the Sage of Six Paths thought that Indra was always alone and pursued power, while Ashura preferred unity and pursued love.

The Sage of Six Paths felt that Ashura was more like him, so he passed on the Ninjutsu to Ashura instead of Indra.

This is actually incorrect.

Think carefully, everyone. We've already come to a conclusion about what kind of person the Sage of Six Paths was.

So, if the Sage of Six Paths thinks Ashura is like him, then what kind of person is Ashura?

It's obvious, isn't it?

So the truth is this—

Like his father, the Sage of Six Paths, Ashura enjoys playing ARAM (All Random All Mid) with everyone.

But Indra was different. Influenced by Black Zetsu, he believed that love between two people of the same sex, of different biological sexes, was what he sought.

This goes against the philosophy of the Sage of Six Paths.

The Sage of Six Paths believed that Indra's behavior of loving only one person was shameful, and he constantly educated and even misled Indra's friends.

Indra's friends, influenced by the Sage of Six Paths, also began to admire and covet Indra's beauty.

One night, two of Indra's friends slipped a drug into his wine, intending to drag him into the abyss.

Indra discovered this and, in despair, killed his two fallen friends with his own hands, while simultaneously awakening his Mangekyou Sharingan.

From that moment on, Indra was in utter despair and broke ties with his brother Ashura and his father, the Sage of Six Paths.

Indra activated Susanoo, preparing to seek revenge on his brother and father.

Ashura's power was originally insufficient, but because he imitated his father and constantly engaged in polar battles with others, everyone developed a close relationship with him.

At the critical moment, the power of others, including his father, the Sage of Six Paths, converged on Ashura, helping him defeat Indra.

Many more years have passed.

The Sage of Rokudos, who should have lived a long life, is about to die.

Because the etiquette and laws promoted by Black Zetsu eventually swept across the land like a spring breeze.

The Sage of Six Paths can no longer freely play ARAM with everyone.

The influence that Indra established outside the sect also constantly impacted the Ninja Sect, exposing its corrupt and chaotic nature to the outside world.

The Ninja Sect is also on the verge of destruction.

The Sage of Six Paths was living as if he were dead, and eventually he reached this state of utter exhaustion.

At the Sage of Six Paths's bedside, Ashura vowed that he would continue to reincarnate and make sure his brother Indra became a bond-type ninja like him, who would also enjoy playing ARAM (All Random All Mid).

That same night, Indra also came to the Sage of Six Paths' bedside, stating that he too would be reincarnated repeatedly and would definitely find a way to destroy the Sage of Six Paths and Ashura's inhumane lineage of thought, and that he would absolutely not be influenced by them.

"Huh? That's not right, Second Hokage. Didn't you say that the relationship between the First Hokage and Madara, and between Naruto and Sasuke was..."

Upon hearing this, Shikamaru realized there was a problem.

What happened to their supposed reincarnation and mutual love?

How did it become the vow Indra made?

This isn't right, is it?

"That's right, but Indra overlooked something else—he's keeping a ghost in his house."

"In order to unite the reincarnations of Indra and Ashura, Black Zetsu, who originally promoted etiquette, deliberately mixed his own agenda into the etiquette, thus re-enticing the reincarnation of Indra!"