In the end, Orochimaru gave up. The peace suppressed by one person was not only unsustainable in itself, but would also bring about serious backlash.

For example, after the death of the first Hokage, the war started immediately, and although it has only been 33 years, three large-scale wars have broken out in succession.

So far, no ninja village wants to end the war, let alone restore peace at a certain price.

All everyone wants is to defeat others, make them pay the price, and enjoy all the benefits of peace alone.

When peace is not achieved through the joint efforts of everyone, the vast majority of people will not think about maintaining such peace.

Although Nagato was crazy, he was right in saying that only by experiencing the pain of war can one realize the horror of war, deeply understand the preciousness of peace, and thus create a lasting and spontaneous era of peace.

Of course, the pain created by one person like Nagato is useless. Its effect is exactly the same as the peace suppressed by one or two people, and it will end in the death of people and the collapse of the government.

Although Uchiha You was confident that he could live forever, he did not realize that he could become the human pillar of the world for the sake of peace.

Even God cannot control the human heart, so he doesn't have the leisure to do such a useless thing.

Orochimaru made such a request because he was extremely tired and couldn't help wanting to take a shortcut.

In just a few minutes, he returned to normal and never mentioned the incident again.

As the strongest fighting force, Uchiha You voluntarily limited his influence to the Uchiha clan, and was also willing to cooperate with him to dismantle the monster department of the Security Department, showing great sincerity.

Orochimaru was already very satisfied.

When it was time to leave, Orochimaru specifically asked, "I will be accepting a disciple soon. Is Uchiha Shisui ready?"

Uchiha You replied: "We have been prepared for this a long time ago. Shisui enrolled in school half a year ago. From now on, this child will be entrusted to the Fourth Hokage."

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "Haha, this is really troublesome. The age gap between the disciples I accepted this time is really a bit big. The team they form is definitely the most special one."

"8-year-old Mitarashi Anko, 8-year-old Tenzo, and 5-year-old Uchiha Shisui. What an awkward team."

Uchiha You smiled and replied, "Not bad. A Wood Release Ninja, an Uchiha, and a girl to adjust the atmosphere. It's a very standard elite team."

"Adjust the atmosphere? I think the role of red beans is to liven up the atmosphere and help Tian Zang to struggle out of the dullness that is unique to the roots."

"Perhaps."

Uchiha You didn't know whether it was okay or not, so he nodded to Orochimaru and disappeared quietly.

Orochimaru stood in silence for a few minutes, muttering to himself, "How enviable."

He then disappeared from the sculpture of the Third Hokage.

…

Pure land.

While the two most powerful men in Konoha Village were conversing, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths who claimed to be the Lord of the Pure Land, was also having a discussion with his younger brother.

Otsutsuki Hamura picked up the teacup, sniffed the tea, and asked, "Brother, how long have I been asleep this time?"

Otsutsuki Hagoromo replied, "22 years, two years less than last time, how do you feel?"

Otsutsuki Hamura was silent for a while before answering, "I feel fine, but the anchor from my bloodline has suddenly accelerated and weakened. It seems that my descendants are not doing well."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo frowned and said, "As far as I know, nothing happened to the Hyuga in Konoha Village, but Kaguya in Kirigakure suffered a lot of losses recently."

Hamura shook his head and said, "The Kaguya clan did not inherit my Byakugan. Even if they were all wiped out, it would not have such a big impact on me."

Otsutsuki Hamura raised his head, looked at the full moon projection that illuminated the Pure Land, and said firmly: "It seems that there is a problem with the clan that inherited my surname on the moon."

Upon hearing that the problem was with the tribe on the moon, Otsutsuki Hagoromo couldn't help but frown.

This is troublesome.

Of course he could appear in the present world, but the price to pay would be enormous. If it were not for a huge historical turning point, it would be an absolute loss-making deal.

If Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo had not appeared in person, the chess pieces he had placed would either not be able to reach the moon, or he should not have known about the existence of the moon.

For example, although Uchiha Madara is a simple child, it is hard to say what he will do if he knows the existence of the moon.

And Black Zetsu, the fish-lipped brother, is dumb enough, but he does have a destructive power that is terrifying. If he were to land on the moon...

Otsutsuki Hagoromo dared to conclude that within 20 years, Black Zetsu would be able to find a way to make the entire moon fall into the ninja world and try to destroy the moon directly to release his mother.

In short, he can't interfere in what happens on the moon now.

Seeing his brother's dilemma, Otsutsuki Hamura persuaded him, "Don't worry, as long as Konoha Village is still there, as long as the Hyuga clan is still there, I will be fine."

"The worst that can happen is that I will sleep a little longer each time I fall into deep sleep."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo shook his head and said, "Hamura, sleeping too long is not a good thing. If you continue like this, you will be worse than Ashura's host body."

"If the situation continues to deteriorate, you will be swallowed up by the Pure Land one day."

Hamura nodded, then shook his head: "Brother, you are right, but how could I lose to Ashura?"

After a moment of silence, he suddenly made up his mind and said, "Brother, help me prepare and activate my soul seed."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo was shocked when he heard this, and tried to dissuade him, "Hamura, don't be impulsive!"

"You know that a great change that hasn't happened in a thousand years is about to happen, and a new era is about to arrive. It's too risky for you to go to the human world at this time."

"I won't agree to that!"

Otsutsuki Hamura seemed to think for a long time and was not moved at all. He even patiently tried to persuade him.

"Brother, I don't want to take risks, but I have no choice."

"Brother, you know very well how much effort I have made in the past thousand years, but all attempts have proved that my ability is limited."

"I don't have the ability to create a huge wave that sweeps across the ninja world by myself."

"It turns out that if I want to deeply engrave my name in history and change my existence from being anchored in blood to being anchored in history, I can only rely on the real wave of history."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo was getting anxious, and his voice became louder: "Hamura!"

"You are very clear about what happened to Ashura and Indra. It is not easy to be a trendsetter of the times. If you are not careful, even you will not be able to escape death."

"Asura and Indra are my sons, and their main souls are in my hands."

"No matter what kind of disaster they encounter, I can rescue them and bring them back to the Pure Land. Under my protection, they will slowly recover and their lives will never be in danger."

"But you! My dear brother! You are so huge, and your soul is so unified. If you are in danger in the tide of history, I will not be able to rescue you from the tide of history."

Otsutsuki Hamura said with a firm look: "Brother, I know, I know everything."

"But I don't want to just slowly fall asleep like this. Rather than sleeping in the Pure Land and eventually being assimilated or even digested by it, I'd rather fight once."

He said with great determination: "I have decided. I am going to fight for my future."

"Brother, you don't have to worry so much."

"It's not like I'm going down there empty-handed, nor am I starting with nothing."

"I will recover from my offspring, and instead of going through the most vulnerable larval stage, I will quickly master the majority of my power."

"Brother, after all, I am the younger brother of you, the Sage of the Six Paths. I am also the main force in the battle to seal my mother. Is there anyone in the world who can compete with me?"

"Not to mention humans, even those gods have no ability to threaten me. If I encounter them, it would be a good thing. I can catch them and eat them to replenish my strength."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo shook his head helplessly and said, "Hamura, that's not how things work."

“The reason why the tide of history is dangerous is never because of how powerful the people or gods in the world are, but because of the unpredictable fate.”

"Isn't my mother the strongest in the ninja world? Is there anyone who can challenge her? But didn't she also fall in the tide of history a thousand years ago?"

Otsutsuki Hamura was silent, and it was obvious that he was quite worried.

After thinking for a while, Otsutsuki Hamura made up his mind.

"I've decided. I'm going to take a chance."

"Hamura!"

"Brother! I don't have much room to retreat!"

"If I miss this historical wave, my condition will definitely be worse next time."

"My power will surely weaken further, my race may disintegrate, and even my bloodline may be cut off, forcing me to be born directly into a newborn."

"Brother, that's a newborn baby. It has not had any ability to protect itself for at least ten years. I don't have the courage to try it now."

"If I get scared, back off, and don't take risks, I'll be dead."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo was convinced.

He nodded and said, "Okay. But this time, we must be fully prepared."

"Hamura, this historical tide gives me a bad feeling. I always feel that there is something strange lurking under the wave and interfering with future trends."

"Um?"

Hearing Otsutsuki Hagoromo's words, Otsutsuki Hamura couldn't help but let out a sound of surprise and asked, "What happened in the world?"

Otsutsuki Hagoromo replied, "I'm still not sure, but I have a bad feeling. Hamura, Ashura's strongest host is missing."

Otsutsuki Hamura was horrified and asked in a lost voice, "Who?"

The Six Paths Sage explained seriously: "The beginning of the great tide of history, the creator of Konoha Village, the strongest host of Ashura, the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama."

"His soul disappeared from the Pure Land."

Otsutsuki Hamura's eyes widened as he murmured, "How is this possible?"

Otsutsuki Hagoromo nodded again to confirm: "They are indeed missing, and not just one person. Hashirama Senju's wife, his brother, his grandson, and several great souls in Konoha Village... are all missing."

Otsutsuki Hamura had already digested the news by now, and he also heard the problem.

"So many souls are missing, and they are all from Konoha Village. It must be man-made, and the problem must be with Konoha Village."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo said: "That's what I guessed too."

"The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, is a genius. He found the gap between life and death that I created with the Reincarnation Technique and developed the Impure World Reincarnation Technique."

"This incident of lost souls must be related to this forbidden technique, and it must also be related to Konoha Village."

"The problem is that the Impure World Reincarnation Technique has a time limit, and it cannot allow the soul to stay in the human world for a long time."

"So there is a high possibility that a god is involved in this matter. These guys who play with souls have many ways to preserve souls, and even eat souls as food."

Otsutsuki Hamura sighed and said, "If it was stolen and eaten, it would be a shame. The First and Second Hokage were both extraordinary people. The quality of their souls is so high that it is rare to see them once in a thousand years."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo nodded and said, "If they were eaten, it would be a pity. But I am more worried that these souls were not eaten, so they can only be imprisoned in the kingdom of God."

"That is to say, this is a god in full condition and strength, and is very threatening to you."

Otsutsuki Hamura smiled and said with great pride: "This is also good, let me meet this unknown god. The more powerful He is, the more benefits I can get after defeating Him."

"Since I followed my mother to sweep away the gods, I haven't tasted the delicious food of gods for thousands of years. I really miss it."

Seeing his brother's heroic look, Otsutsuki Hagoromo's face was full of relief. He couldn't help but think of his childhood and the experience of them fighting side by side as brothers.

Recalling these past events, his mentality underwent subtle changes.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo discovered that at some point, she had lost all her courage and no longer dared to take risks or bear risks.

That's not right.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo spread his fame widely through establishing the Ninja Clan and spreading chakra, and made the title of Six Paths Sage deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Only when his body decayed and he had to go to the Pure Land did he discover the power of the name.

The name of the Six Paths Sage spread, and Otsutsuki Hagoromo gained countless faiths. With the power of these faiths, he opened up a world of his own in the Pure Land and implicitly controlled the entire Pure Land.

When Otsutsuki Hamura also returned to the Pure Land due to his body decaying, the Sage of Six Paths pulled his younger brother over, and they began their life in the Pure Land from then on.

It was precisely because of this experience that Asura and Indra were also led to the Pure Land, and because of the most direct blood connection, they became the main tools for the Six Paths Sage to spy on the present world.

During the long thousand years, using his two sons as fishing hooks, the Six Paths Sage had a certain control over the direction of the ninja world.

At the same time, he also discovered the tentacles of Gamamaru in Myoboku Mountain and the white snake in Ryuchi Cave. Through observation, he learned more ways of playing chess and quickly became the best chess player.

Of course, he was also aware of Black Zetsu's presence.

Black Zetsu actually bumped into him on his own.

Indra's hosts are all Uchiha of extraordinary talent. Under the influence of Indra's personality, they act radically and without thinking carefully, which makes them easily noticed by Black Zetsu and chosen as chess pieces to control the situation in the ninja world.

Uchiha Madara was not the first host of Indra, nor was he the first person Black Zetsu came into contact with. Instead, he was the chess piece he finally chose as his final move after hundreds of years of management.

But what Black Zetsu didn't know was that Indra and Ashura's reincarnation was not based on their own soul power.

They are able to reincarnate continuously among their respective bloodline descendants because their father is controlling them from behind.

Therefore, every contact between Black Zetsu and Indra eventually fell into the eyes of the Six Paths Sage.

Black Zetsu's plan was also seen by the Sage of Six Paths. After accumulating knowledge over and over again, who is Black Zetsu and what he wants to do, it is clear.

In the eyes of the Six Paths Sage, there are six chess players in the Ninja World.

Himself, his brother Hamura, his brother Black Zetsu, Gamamaru of Myoboku Mountain, the white snake of Ryuchi Cave, and the slug of the Wet Bone Forest.

The god he had just discovered, the guy who stole many of his chess pieces, seemed to be a chess player lurking in the deep water, who took advantage of the rise of the historical tide to emerge and cause trouble.

Therefore, Otsutsuki Hamura’s decision was a good one. Although there was a risk of immediate death if he came directly into the human world, it was also the strongest and most powerful response.

With Hamura's power, it is enough to completely muddy the water in the ninja world and create huge waves, completely exposing the guys hiding under the water.

After thinking about all the questions, the Six Paths Sage asked, "Hamura, which seed are you going to descend upon, the Otsutsuki clan or the Hyuga clan?"

Otsutsuki Hamura thought for a moment and replied, "I don't think either of these two are suitable."

"The Otsutsuki clan is far away on the moon. They are too far away from the ninja world, and it is too troublesome for them to move around."

"The Hyuga clan is in Konoha Village, right in the center of the whirlpool. It's possible that they'll run into the guy who stole Konoha's soul. It's too dangerous."

"So I chose the Kaguya clan. Although not having the Byakugan will limit me a bit, I have many ways to solve the problem."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. It is settled then."

Otsutsuki Hamura said: "Brother, unlike you who descended directly into the world, it takes a lot of time for me to descend into the seed."

"Without further delay, let's get started now."

"Okay, let's start now."

…

In the Kaguya clan of the Hidden Mist Village, a young member of the clan suddenly fell into a coma and developed a high fever.

Because he was an orphan who was not valued in the family, no one knew his situation at all. He could only suffer and struggle in pain by himself.

When his fever reached the point where he was constantly talking nonsense, his bloodline limit, the Corpse Bones Vein, awakened, and in one fell swoop reached the limit that the Hyuga clan could achieve.

At the same time, he regressed to his ancestral form at an unimaginable speed. His black hair quickly lost color and turned light blue. His forehead bulged slightly, as if a pair of small horns were hidden under his skin.

These are just changes on the surface; bigger changes are happening inside the body that cannot be seen.

His bones, muscles, nerves, and even the direction of his blood had undergone earth-shaking changes. Overnight, he reverted from a human to half-Otsutsuki.