Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 181 Immune Cells Chosen by the Earth

"There's a lot of stuff, and it's very complicated, so let's start with the simplest one—"

Tobirama Senju pointed at Danzo's severed arm and said, "That guy Danzo transplanted my brother's cells in order to suppress and control this Sharingan."

The principle is actually very simple: the appearance of the Rinnegan requires the combined power of Ashura and Indra.

The elder brother's cells are the power of Ashura, but the ordinary Sharingan is only a lower level of Indra's bloodline and does not contain Indra's chakra.

Rather than saying that the older brother's cells suppressed these Sharingan, it would be more accurate to say that these Sharingan barely suppressed the older brother's cells.

Without the elder brother's cells, these Sharingan eyes wouldn't cause any disturbance.

But without those Sharingan eyes, the older brother's cells would probably go berserk.

As for why...

Because the two are complementary, just like…

After explaining the connection between Hashirama cells and the Sharingan, Tobirama Senju continued, "I remember you told us two things before."

Although these two events occurred at different times—one in the Land of Wind and the other in Konoha—I still discovered a connection between them.

"The story of the Land of Wind is about how my eldest brother, as the reincarnation of Ashura, should have relied on everyone's strength to defeat the reincarnation of Indra, just like all previous reincarnations of Ashura. But my eldest brother was an exception."

The elder brother's hagiography cells possess various miraculous effects.

"As for the Konoha incident, it refers to the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki. As the son of Kaguya Otsutsuki, according to common sense, and considering the later situations of Indra and Ashura, his bloodline should have been diluted, and his abilities should have been weaker."

But you say that, aside from not achieving immortality through fruit like the Otsutsuki clan, the Sage of Six Paths surpasses all known members of the Otsutsuki clan in every other aspect of his abilities.

What Tobirama Senju said is correct; Bai Mo did mention this to them.

The Sage of Six Paths.

Having been dead for over a thousand years, it still managed to reappear during the Fourth World War and transmit its power.

After transferring the power, it can even summon past Kage from the Pure Land to help bring the main characters back by spirit communication.

Even Indra and Ashura can reincarnate their chakra continuously, inheriting the cycle of cause and effect, and becoming entangled with each other indefinitely.

What about the Otsutsuki Isshiki?

Once the wedge is gone, and one dies, then one is truly dead.

It dissipated completely.

The remaining power had no entanglement with his will or anything like that; it was simply a beginner's gift to Kawaki and Kaud.

In the Boruto era, the Otsutsuki clan members, who appeared to have seemingly increased their combat power, were actually less impressive than the Sage of Six Paths, except for the mysterious Otsutsuki God.

The appearance of the Sage of Six Paths is somewhat like that of a time traveler.

First of all, as a transmigrator, he had no affection for his mother. After sealing Kaguya, he could take it for granted that "I'll pretend I never had any of these things."

However, he felt he owed a great deal to the tailed beasts he raised.

On the contrary, it was the local resident, Otsutsuki Hamura, who had feelings for Kaguya and chose to go to the moon to be with her.

Similarly, as time travelers, the Six Paths Immortal and Bai Mo share the same hobbies.

Just like Bai Mo named his abilities after various Stands, and named the mode he gave to Mei Terumi after the Primal Sea from Pokémon, etc.

The Sage of Six Paths also liked naming things, but it seems that his favorite book before he traveled through time was Journey to the West.

It had a golden rope, a purple-gold gourd, a banana leaf fan, and an amber vase.

Even a tailed beast that looks like a monkey has to be named Sun Wukong, and its place of residence is named Huaguo Mountain—which is an active volcano, so naming it Huaguo Mountain is absurd.

While Bai Mo was thinking about these things, Tobirama Senju had already finished speaking.

Later, it was mentioned that Bai Mo said it in the Land of Wind: the ninja world is special. Other planets would be completely destroyed after the Otsutsuki absorbed the Devil Fruits, but the ninja world was not.

Finally, a conclusion, a bold conjecture, was drawn.

"The idea that Kaguya was blessed by the people to give birth to the Sage of Six Paths brothers may just be wishful thinking on the part of onlookers. The ones who truly 'blessed' Kaguya were not the powerless people, but this land."

Kaguya, as an "invader," also consumed the fruit that contained the power of this land.

Therefore, the Sage of Six Paths is actually an "immune cell" created by this land to drive away invaders.

This is why, despite being a descendant of Kaguya, Hamura Otsutsuki did not exhibit any other forms of power.

I think the eldest brother might be one of those kinds of people.

That's why his cells, his very existence, are so special.

"As for why? Perhaps it was because at that time, the fact that Otsutsuki Isshiki was still on this land was sensed?"

After Tobirama Senju finished explaining his conjecture, he looked at Bai Mo and waited for his evaluation.

Uh……

Bai Mo felt that what Tobirama Senju said earlier made a lot of sense.

But in the last one, isn't it a bit excessive to have Hashirama Senju deal with Isshiki?

However, upon further reflection, Shiki was still in a weakened state at that time, and the earth itself had no consciousness, so perhaps they underestimated the strength of the "virus".

"Oh right, there's one more."

Tobirama Senju glanced at Orochimaru beside him. "Orochimaru's Reincarnation Jutsu is also a bit problematic. Even if he is sealed, as long as his chakra and cells combine, he can be resurrected unconditionally."

This combination of the two creates a reaction, similar to how Indra's chakra touches Ashura's chakra, generating the Rinnegan and drawing out the power and soul of the Sage of Six Paths.

"I've heard the process and the conjectures, and there aren't any major problems. So, what's the conclusion? What should we do? Is there an answer?"

Bai Mo nodded slightly to Senju Tobirama.

"have."

"According to the theory I just mentioned, the Sharingan is a product of the earth transforming the power of the Otsutsuki into local power. Therefore, the primordial natural energy representing the earth is the best key."

Of course, ordinary magic and natural energy cannot achieve this.

Unless it's the Sage of Six Paths, or the eldest brother who is still alive, there might be no chance.

Because they are the "chosen ones" of this land.

But apart from them…

Tobirama Senju pointed at Bai Mo and said, "You should be able to as well. The control you've shown over natural energy doesn't seem like this land chose you, but rather that you've actively taken control of this land's power."

"So I should get a stone for Nagato too?"

Bai Mo stroked his chin as he spoke.

"What kind of stone?"

Tobirama Senju was puzzled, but before Bai Mo could answer, he explained directly, "It doesn't need anything to maintain it. The Mangekyou Sharingan only needs to be unlocked once to be used continuously. Now all that's missing is you."

"Oh, I almost forgot, we still need someone who can absorb chakra."

After saying this, Tobirama Senju looked at Bai Mo, showing no sign of "almost forgetting".

It's obvious they want Bai Mo to get Guang's help.