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Toad Maru is the name of the Great Toad Sage, and there is only one person who can call him that — his old friend, the filial son Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, who once rebelled against his mother Ōtsutsuki Kaguya to save the world and the moon.
Just calling him Feather would feel unfamiliar, but his other name is Sage of Six Paths.
The ancestor of the ninja world, he distributed chakra to others and founded the ninja sect.
The birth of a ninja.
He extracted chakra from the Ten Tails and divided it into nine parts.
He created the nine tailed beasts.
Speak of his deeds, and every ninja knows.
For the Great Toad Sage...
"Yuyi... it's actually you...
"Aren't you... dead?"
The Great Toad Sage quickly jumped off his throne.
The atmosphere felt heavy, foggy, and terrifying.
Because it had just dreamed of the Sage of Six Paths being sealed by Planetary Devastation, and now he appeared in person.
What is this?
Even if you are sealed, do you still appear?
There's no logic to it.
So the Great Toad Sage assumed it was merely a dream.
But now...
It's real.
The Sage of Six Paths had truly returned.
That's why he asked if he was dead.
"I am indeed gone, but now this is my soul body."
"When I died, I left behind two safeguards."
"One was this — if the seal of Six Paths Planetary Devastation loosened, I would reappear."
"The second was to assist the descendants who inherited my power, either to reseal or face my mother."
The Sage of Six Paths spoke solemnly.
"I see," said Kamamaru with a sigh of relief.
"Then the current situation is..."
"I sensed a loosening of Six Paths Planetary Devastation."
"My mother is different from me — she is immortal."
"If the seal is broken..."
"The ninja world could face disaster," said the Sage of Six Paths. "And no one wants that outcome."
"Because my existence is only temporary, I must quickly understand the situation from your side."
"Kamamaru, please assist me again."
The Great Toad Sage remained silent.
"Oh," he finally said.
"I see. So the seal of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya is now broken, and you've reappeared as insurance..."
"Ha!" The Great Toad Sage's wide toad eyes trembled.
"This... Toad Maru?" the Sage of Six Paths was puzzled.
"Am I still dreaming?"
"This dream feels too real."
"It's terrifying," said the Great Toad Sage.
"Ancestor!"
"Ancestor!" called out Immortal Fukasaku and Immortal Shima.
"This is not a dream!"
The Great Toad Sage paused.
"So now Kaguya's seal is really broken?"
"That's my perception. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here as insurance."
The Sage of Six Paths echoed Kamamaru's earlier phrasing.
"Then this is truly frightening," said the Great Toad Sage.
"No... it's enough to scare even frogs," he added. "Kaguya... Kaguya has returned!"
Silence fell.
"Then, since this Kaguya is the mother of the Sage of Six Paths, why would the son seal his own mother?"
"Does he really need to do that again?" asked Fukasaku Toad in confusion.
But—
"Hey... what are you saying?" said Immortal Shima, slapping Fukasaku on the back.
This was the ancestor speaking with the Sage of Six Paths. How could they interrupt?
Yet the Sage of Six Paths did not mind.
He answered instead.
"I was forced to take action against her," he said.
"She has an overwhelming thirst for chakra."
"She would surely absorb all the chakra of the ninja world."
"Which would bring absolute disaster."
"Added to that, with the Divine Tree's existence..."
"The ninja world... would come to an end," said the Sage of Six Paths with a grim expression. "That's why a solution must be found as soon as possible."
Absorb chakra? Absorb it all? Then isn't everyone in danger? Even the toads?
That's right.
Great Toad Sage remained silent.
"Yuyi, how confident are you this time?" Great Toad Sage asked quickly.
The purpose of the Sage of Six Paths' return is to re-seal Kaguya. To the Great Toad Sage—who once boldly guided Hagoromo a thousand years ago—he is now clearly more cautious, even hesitant.
Back then, it was he who discovered and warned Hagoromo about his mother Kaguya's dangerous behavior—her chakra absorption, her threat to all life.
At that time, Hagoromo was torn—his heart conflicted. On one hand, it was his mother. On the other, the woman he loved had been devoured by the God Tree to fuel the creation of White Zetsu. Out of grief and duty, he and his younger brother took action to seal her.
And all of that... happened ages ago.
So now, if there's a chance to seal Kaguya again, the sooner the better.
At his age, the Great Toad Sage fears being blamed. After all, what if Kaguya appears and asks, "Was it not you who taught Hagoromo and Hamura to seal me?"
Then Mount Myōboku would bear the brunt.
No defense.
So now, the Great Toad Sage can only support—assist Sage of Six Paths by all means necessary.
"Shima, call Jiraiya back!" Great Toad Sage ordered.
"Eh?"
"Didn't you just send him back to Konoha?" Fukasaku was stunned.
"Call him back," the Great Toad Sage insisted.
Some things are better not handled in the open. Jiraiya's identity and abilities are reliable.
"But little Jiraiya is responsible for prophecy and peace in the ninja world..." Fukasaku hesitated.
"Call him back! This is more important than anything else!"
"What could be more important to the ninja world's peace than this?" Great Toad Sage pressed.
"Understood." Fukasaku had no choice. He lifted the scarf around his neck, then clapped his palms to the ground.
"Reverse Summoning Technique!"
Reverse Summoning allows a toad to summon Jiraiya back instead of the usual direction.
But—
Boom!
"Eh..."
Fukasaku paused. "Little Jiraiya refused the reverse summon."
The Great Toad Sage remained silent.
"...Forget it, let me inform Yuyi directly," he decided, and he began conveying the latest news to the Sage of Six Paths.
Starting from Uchiha Madara, from Jiraiya's discovery of Nagato and Kitahara Hitoshi possessing Rinnegan...
"This one," the Great Toad Sage said hastily, "is the reincarnation of your eldest son Indra's chakra. And not just chakra, even his rebellious nature is exactly the same."
Sage of Six Paths was silent.
The Great Toad Sage's words were blunt. Almost provocative.
Sage of Six Paths frowned at the mention of Indra.
"What about Indra..."
"Yes," Great Toad Sage said. "He came to Mount Myōboku just yesterday and stole one of our secret techniques."
"Then the seal of Six Paths Planetary Devastation was broken—most likely by him."
"His Susanoo could split Mount Myōboku in half. It's no surprise it could cut the moon in two."
"The moon that sealed Kaguya is Six Paths Planetary Devastation!"
"Rebel!" Sage of Six Paths roared. "I was too naive to trust Ashura to handle Indra."
"Indra's defiance has passed through generations!"
Sage of Six Paths continued, "When I named Ashura my successor, Indra rebelled. That rebellion passed down the line."
"Ashura believed he could one day convince his brother."
"I believed in Ashura's conviction."
"So I let both of them walk their paths."
"Now, with Uchiha Madara inheriting Indra's power, who inherited Ashura's?"
The Great Toad Sage reviewed the information Jiraiya had gathered over the years and quickly replied:
"It should be Senju Hashirama—Madara's rival."
"But Senju Hashirama is long dead."
"And Uchiha Madara, although secretly dead, was revived by Impure World Reincarnation."
"And he used Mount Myōboku's treasures to truly come back to life," Great Toad Sage added.
Sage of Six Paths was quiet.
He had never heard of Impure World Reincarnation, but the picture was becoming clearer.
Though Indra and Ashura are long gone, their chakra persists.
And then—something went wrong.
The last Uchiha Madara to inherit Indra's chakra became absurdly powerful.
Unreasonably so.
He cut the moon and shattered Six Paths Planetary Devastation.
And released Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
Sage of Six Paths was silent. "So this time... it's Indra's bloodline again."
"Uchiha Madara did this. How can I reason with him?"
"Only when Indra and Ashura's chakra are reunited can Mother be resealed."
"But now, Madara has already severed the moon..."
Sage of Six Paths felt overwhelmed.
"No... something's off."
"What is it?" asked the Great Toad Sage. He was sure of his information.
"Kamamaru, you're saying both Hashirama and Madara are dead?"
"Yes. Madara was resurrected, but Hashirama remains dead."
Sage of Six Paths nodded.
"Then that means... this era must have a new generation inheriting Indra and Ashura's chakra."
"Eh?" Great Toad Sage froze.
"Help me find them."
"Madara's already beyond reach. He shattered the moon—it's too late for him."
Sage of Six Paths sighed. "But the new generation might still listen."
"Oh!" the Great Toad Sage understood instantly.
"You mean...?"
Sage of Six Paths stroked his beard.
"My intervention is only backup."
"I alone can't seal Mother again."
"I need the power of the next generation. If they truly inherit that chakra, they'll understand my burden."
In other words, even with Madara—the current Indra successor—right in front of him, Sage of Six Paths had given up trying to change him.
He turned instead to the new reincarnations of Indra and Ashura's chakra.
"Then there's no time to lose. Find them!"
"Toad Maru!" Sage of Six Paths called.
"Hmm..." The Great Toad Sage exhaled slowly.
Sage of Six Paths still believed Kaguya would destroy the ninja world.
So she must be sealed again, as soon as possible.
"If that's the case..."
"I happen to have two clues already."
"There are two others in the ninja world who possess the Rinnegan."
"One is Nagato, and the other is Kitahara Hitoshi," the Great Toad Sage stated.
"Good," Sage of Six Paths nodded. "Toad Maru, your insight is sharp."
"...Huh?" Fukasaku was momentarily stunned.
That was information Jiraiya had reported, wasn't it? How had it become the Great Toad Sage's own discovery?
But Shima quickly tapped him and silenced the confusion.
So Fukasaku and Shima brought over the Great Toad Sage's crystal ball.
This was the Telescope Technique of the Great Toad Sage.
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