Unless born powerful, every person who becos strong undergoes unimaginable trials along the way, their will and convictions tempered to be incredibly strong.
If it were ordinary matters, that would be one thing. But once it involves matters of life principles, convictions, goals, etc., it is absolutely not sothing that can be swayed by others' words.
The feud between Asura and Indra is the best example.
If so things could be resolved by talking, the world wouldn't have so much misfortune.
Therefore, the Sage of Six Paths directly gave up on trying to dissuade. This greatly surprised Ryuji.
"So straightforward?" Ryuji looked surprised at the old man suspended and seated cross-legged like a mystic, fearing he hadn't understood. He explained, "I'm going to truly kill them, the kind where even their souls won't be spared. Don't you, as their father, have any other thoughts?"
"Precisely because I had other thoughts that we have this evil outco now!"
The Sage of Six Paths sighed repeatedly, his face filled with grief.
"Back then, I should have stopped them. But at the ti, I thought, 'Even if I stop their fighting with force, they won't be harmonious with each other.' So I let them continue fighting, hoping they would one day truly understand and reconcile with each other. Who knew their grudge would intensify. The grudge beca an obsession. Even in death, they couldn't let go, reincarnating for eternity to determine who was superior... By then, this old man wanting to stop it was already powerless. After all, I'm just a dead man, unable to interfere with the matters of the living world."
"Truly powerless?" Ryuji looked at him with a half-smile. "But I can clearly sense you still possess very strong power. Even fighting you now, I wouldn't dare say I'd win one hundred percent."
"But what good would that do?" The Sage sighed. "In the end, I'm just a dead man. Interfering arbitrarily in the living world would only cause greater and irreparable negative consequences."
"Is that so?"
Ryuji chuckled noncommittally, not responding.
The world have their own operating laws. Rashly breaking them would invite unimaginable consequences.
These consequences might not happen imdiately, but they will definitely happen, just like how wanton destruction of the environnt triggers various natural disasters. And a dead man interfering in the affairs of the living would cause even more unimaginable consequences.
Of course, this was only for ordinary people.
If one reached the Sage of Six Paths' level, even if the world was on the verge of destruction, one could gradually restore it, like he once repaired the world damaged after the battle with Kaguya.
But the Sage of Six Paths was dead and couldn't stay indefinitely in the mortal world, so naturally couldn't repair the world like before.
—According to common sense, it should be like this.
But Ryuji always felt this guy had left so backup plan, and these supposedly unsolvable problems were no problems at all.
The reason he had this feeling was precisely because this guy's actions and words completely didn't match.
Saying a dead man can't interfere with reality... But in the original Fourth Shinobi World War, this guy ca out and gave his power to Naruto and Sasuke, helping them defeat Kaguya.
If what he ant by 'a dead man can't interfere with reality' was not being able to personally act, then that might have so credibility.
No, if he really wanted to stop it, he could have reincarnated like Asura and Indra.
Then there wouldn't be the reservation of a dead man interfering with reality.
So, when it cos down to it, it's still this old guy hoping his sons could let go of their complexes and rest without regrets.
"Although I can understand a father's good intentions, at a ti like this, having you, who can interfere with reality, becos the only variable..."
As he spoke, Ryuji paused.
He stared intently at the Sage's face, wanting to see sothing from his change in expression.
Unfortunately, whether the other party truly didn't care or had overly strong ntal fortitude, even hearing such unfavorable news, he remained calm. Ryuji couldn't get any useful information from his face.
'Ah, dealing with this kind of person is really troubleso!'
Ryuji sighed inwardly and continued, "It would be great if you attacked to protect Asura and Indra. Then I wouldn't have to be so troubled."
People with the sa goal don't necessarily beco allies.
Although Ryuji's goal was to eliminate the hidden dangers existing on this planet and even in this universe, sharing the sa goal and ideology as the Sage of Six Paths of protecting the world,
But as long as they are people, there will be different viewpoints.
Even for the sake of peace, Nagato and Naruto had different choices.
If the Sage of Six Paths stopped Ryuji when he eliminated Asura and Indra, it would an his heart for protecting the world was beneath his heart for protecting his family. Then Ryuji could also treat him as a threat and eliminate him.
But he didn't stop him. Instead, he openly admitted that Indra and Asura's actions caused destruction to the world, believing they deserved such a result rightly so... The more the Sage acted selflessly, the more Ryuji couldn't without guilt take action against him.
After all, he wasn't so cold-blooded as to without any psychological burden act against innocents.
"You don't need to be too troubled. If your plan is feasible, this old man won't put you in a difficult position!"
"Huh?"
"You want to deal with Mother and the enemies Mother worried would one day arrive, right?" The Sage paused, then continued, "Actually, this old man has also always worried about these things. Worrying that Mother would one day break free from the seal, turning the world into a dead land again. Worrying that the enemies Mother always guarded against would suddenly descend, causing even more unimaginable consequences. Although this old man also prepared so backup plans, regarding whether they could solve these possible… no, these inevitably occurring disasters, I also have no confidence. If your plan can solve them, this old man will naturally assist with all my strength."
"Is that so?"
Ryuji clasped his hands behind his back, lowering his head in thought.
After a mont, he looked up. "Well, it's not that I can't tell you. But after you know my plan, whether you agree or oppose, I can't let you leave. At least until things are over, I won't let you leave. Are you still willing to listen?"
"It's fine. Let hear it."
"In that case, I'll tell you. The plan is simple, it's..."
Ryuji told the Sage of Six Paths his plan in detail.
And the Sage of Six Paths listened dumbfounded.
Not because the plan was unbelievable, but because of the things Ryuji revealed in this plan felt incredible.
And when he heard the complete plan, he beca completely dazed. It took him a good while to regain his senses.
He looked deeply at the handso young man smiling before him, seeing the madness beneath the surface.
"Sigh…"
The Sage of Six Paths let out a long breath and asked, "Have you considered the consequences if this fails?"
"I have."
"Do you know that if it fails, you will die?"
"I know."
"Do you know that if it fails, the universe might very well be destroyed?"
"I know."
"Then why are you so nonchalantly carrying out the plan? Aren't you afraid of failure at all?"
Hearing this, Ryuji grinned, replying with full confidence: "Because it won't fail!"
"…"
The Sage of Six Paths still wanted to say sothing, but looking at Ryuji who showed no worry at all, he couldn't open his mouth.
He knew the other must have made this choice after deep consideration.
He knew the other party must have gone through countless days and nights of deduction and calculated the odds of victory before making this choice.
'This youth, who knew all the risks of the plan and was fearless and pressing forward unwaveringly, would definitely not stop because of my words.'
'So, should I stop him?'
The thought flashed through the Sage's mind, but he then dismissed it.
Having learned Ryuji's plan, he deeply knew he had not the slightest chance of winning... Although in a fair fight, victory or defeat was still unknown. But within the other's Sea of Consciousness, he had not the slightest chance of winning.
This wasn't lacking fighting spirit, but reason born from the reality that an egg cannot break a stone.
"Sigh!"
The Sage of Six Paths didn't know which ti this was he had sighed. He just felt his heart was so tired.
"Fine, fine. I'll believe in you!"
The Sage of Six Paths smiled bitterly and raised his hands. His palms manifested marks with a crescent moon and a sun.
"At this point, besides hoping you can completely succeed, there is no other way. I'll give my power to you!"
"Thank you for being so reasonable."
Ryuji's mouth curved into a smile as he simultaneously raised his hands, pressing them tightly against the Sage's.
Feeling the transfer of power, Ryuji beca even happier, laughing, "You don't need to worry so much. I made this decision after countless deductions of the results using the Observation Device. The success rate is around thirty percent."
"Thirty percent..."
Although the Sage didn't know what the Observer was, he understood that in matters like this, having a 30% success rate was a very high thing.
But overall, it was still too low.
"Let finish." Ryuji chuckled, continuing, "Although the chance of success is only thirty percent, the probability of the world being destroyed upon failure is zero. The probability of falling into crisis is one percent. The probability of completely eliminating the threat is ninety-nine percent!"
"You... are so confident?"
"So things must be done no matter what." Ryuji said. "As my strength and knowledge grew, I increasingly felt that the things ordinary people care about were boring. Their desperate struggles to seize and protect things felt childish, boring. If I couldn't still experience the bonds between people, perhaps I would completely distance myself from all human affairs..."
Here, Ryuji paused, then added, "But this is also because the people who grew up with are still around. After long ages pass, the people around die one by one. By then, I might even lose this last remaining shred of humanity."
Losing humanity doesn't an becoming a demon or so disaster, but becoming indifferent to everything humans possess.
It's like people looking at ants by the roadside.
If curious, they stop to watch; if in the way, they burn them; but more often, it's a state of indifference.
"I don't want to beco like that!" Ryuji said. "Although I don't know if this choice is right or wrong from an interest perspective, as a person, I don't want to beco so uninteresting."
"Perhaps I have these thoughts now because I haven't completely lost my humanity. Not seeing the scenery of evolving to a higher level, feeling fear towards things of that level or attachnt to things of this level… they are the sa."
"At least now, I, Senki Ryuji, am still a person!"
"Is that so? Then I am reassured."
…
Opening his eyes, he saw the pale moonlight bathing the forest... Ryuji stood at the edge of the Floating Continent, his foot on Black Zetsu's head, facing the sky outside.
And Aka stood quietly attending at his side.
"Aka, how long has passed?"
"From the mont master entered the Sea of Consciousness until now, a total of five seconds have passed."
"Five seconds..."
Ryuji chuckled lightly, then lifted his foot from the back of Black Zetsu's head.
Black Zetsu carefully shrunk out, then stood up, looking cautiously at Ryuji, a bad premonition arising in his heart.
"What do you intend to do?"
"You are a being split from Kaguya's body. Logically, you should also be absorbed in the end. But considering your ability to possess and seize body control, it's better to leave you for last."
"What do you an?"
Black Zetsu was sowhat confused, looking at Ryuji without understanding.
"Just watch."
Ryuji didn't answer, smiling lightly before forming a hand seal with his right hand, placing it vertically before his chest.
"That seal is!?"
Black Zetsu's eyes widened. Then he saw Ryuji look up directly at the moon, a crimson Rinne-Sharingan forcing its way out on his forehead, with nine black tomoe hanging on its ring.
"Infinite Tsukuyomi!"
Amidst Black Zetsu's stunned and ecstatic changing expression, a woman's figure appeared on the full moon.
"Co, descend. No one's body is more suitable as your vessel than mine!"
"Huh?"
Black Zetsu went from ecstasy to shock again.
'What kind of operation is this?'
At first, Black Zetsu thought Ryuji had rely obtained the sa false information as Madara through so channel.
'But judging from his words now, the other party knew everything.'
'Yet if he knows everything, why do this?'
'Could Senki Ryuji also be a hidden backup plan of Mother?'
'Oh, Mother, you're so amazing!'
'This Senki Ryuji, if you're my brother, you should have said so earlier!'
'With the two of us joining forces, wouldn't we have revived mother long ago?'
'There's no way it's like that!'
'So what on earth is going on now?'
Black Zetsu felt frantic inside but dared not do anything.
According to the original plan, have Madara grow, then release Infinite Tsukuyomi for his mother to descend.
But now the plan executor changed from Madara to Ryuji, an existence beyond his control. Black Zetsu instead felt uneasy.
'Never mind, never mind... No matter what sche Senki Ryuji has, as long as Mother descends, all problems will beco fleeting clouds.'
'Senki Ryuji is strong, but compared to Mother's imnse Chakra, they are still not on the sa level.'
"Senki Ryuji, if you seek death yourself, don't bla others!" Black Zetsu gnashed his teeth and uttered threatening words.
Ryuji looked down, his indifferent face now half occupied by a woman.
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