Naruto: What Kind of Starter Pack is 13 Years Late?

Chapter 494: Brother's Confrontation

"It's very tragic, isn't it?"

Takeshiki gently tossed Black Zetsu away with one hand. He calmly looked at Madara, whose eyes were vacant, and smiled.

"Everything you've done was merely arranged for you by others. All your struggles were just a part of someone else's plan, and your pride is even less worth mentioning."

"You..."

Madara spoke slightly. He still wanted to say something, but at this moment, he was speechless.

His mindset was indeed shattered. Even after learning the 'truth of the world,' it wasn't as broken as it was now.

"Was I just a pawn all along..."

Madara gave a bitter laugh. He suddenly thought of the last words on the Hyuga bookmark.

He was struggling internally, wondering whether or not to summon Kaguya.

"Well then, idle chat over."

However, Takeshiki stretched slightly at this moment, then slowly spoke.

"It's time for you to summon Kaguya, to fulfill your mission."

Elsewhere, Black Zetsu painfully climbed up from the ground, looking at Takeshiki and Madara in the distance with a stunned expression.

He knew that his mother was definitely going to be summoned, and this was not something he was willing to accept.

"Damn it! Damn it! How did it turn out like this?!"

He cursed inwardly.

Suddenly, he turned his head and looked towards the Allied Forces, hesitated for a moment, then instantly disappeared underground. He was desperate now, he planned to try begging his older brother.

"That's our mother, do you really want to see her become a withered bone on someone else's Path to Godhood?"

While Takemi and Madara were simply explaining all the 'truths' of this world, Hagoromo, though embarrassed, also roughly explained his side of the situation.

"So, to translate it into a simple and easy-to-understand way—"

Naruto, with his arms crossed, painfully translated Hagoromo's somewhat complex words, which didn't sound like something a human could say.

"You are actually also those Ōtsutsuki, it's just that your mother chose to betray, and therefore feared being hunted down. So she wanted to turn everyone into warriors through a special method, and you stopped her actions."

Sasuke took over Naruto's words, speaking with a strange and curious expression.

"Ultimately, you sealed her away to prevent this world from being destroyed by her, right?"

"Something like that."

Hagoromo nodded expressionlessly, his mood was not good at all right now.

Seeing the awe and fear on the faces of the Ninja World's people, who also regarded him as the mastermind made his scalp tingle even more, this was not what he wanted to see.

"I apologize for causing such trouble." Hagoromo sighed in his heart, then spoke faintly.

"However, mother's worries have come true. The Ōtsutsuki have still descended. This is a terrible crisis for the entire Ninja World, and I think you have felt it."

"We certainly have."

Upon hearing Hagoromo's words, everyone looked towards the distance in unison.

On one side, Takemi was battling three Ōtsutsuki reincarnations, while on the other side, Takeshiki was brutally beating Madara.

Such a fierce battle, beyond their comprehension, chilled the hearts of all of them, even Gamamaru couldn't help but shake his head.

"So, old man, what exactly do you plan to do now?"

Naruto asked curiously. He didn't feel any malice from this old man. In fact, he inexplicably felt a sense of closeness, and it wasn't just him. Sasuke felt the same, and even Hashirama looked at the old man with a strange expression.

"Are you going to act again and get rid of them?"

"…"

Hagoromo was choked into silence for a while before he finally smiled wryly and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't do that now."

"What?!"

These words immediately left the entire Allied Forces dumbfounded. The Sage of Six Paths couldn't even do it?

Then what exactly were they supposed to do?

What was the point of this old man showing up?

"But you don't need to worry, I have made some preparations." Hagoromo spoke unhurriedly.

He wasn't worried about anything outside, after all, Takemi was one of his own.

Taking this opportunity, he also intended to properly explain the truth of this world.

"And, there are some things I hope you all know."

"Preparations?"

Upon hearing these words, the Ninja World's people immediately perked up, but the subsequent words made them frown.

"Why not wait until after it's over to talk?"

Sasuke frowned, and Naruto nodded even more.

"Exactly. It's already such a mess outside. If this continues, we might not have a chance, old man."

"I—"

Hagoromo smiled slightly, but before he could speak, the ground suddenly rippled.

The next moment, a black figure suddenly emerged from underground.

"Because, he was waiting for mother to be released!"

Accompanied by a roar, everyone looked at the black figure in astonishment. They didn't understand what was going on for a moment.

Everyone faced the Sage of Six Paths, and even if they had grievances in their hearts, they didn't dare to utter a single boastful word.

Not to mention that this was the Sage of Six Paths, but also because this was an Ōtsutsuki who could destroy the world. And it was rare for such an Ōtsutsuki to stand on their side, at least giving them hope, so they didn't dare to speak rashly.

Now that such a guy had appeared, how could it not make everyone feel surprised and strange?

"Also, what does 'mother' mean?"

Someone asked, but more people were curious about who this guy actually was.

"Tch, is it that guy next to Obito?"

The Akatsuki members recognized him. In the current situation, they couldn't continue fighting, and they were not unfamiliar with Black Zetsu.

"Is this guy crazy? He dares to speak like that to the cruel Sage of Six Paths?"

"He wouldn't want to kill everyone, would he?"

"Seriously, what exactly is going on?"

The Akatsuki members whispered among themselves. Hagoromo's brows furrowed slightly.

Black Zetsu stared at him fearlessly.

"Hagoromo, don't say you don't know who I am, and don't say you don't know of my existence!"

"…"

Hagoromo felt a little numb now, but he wasn't good at lying, so he just nodded stiffly.

"I know you, the embodiment of mother's will, and also my younger brother."

"Brother?!"

Sasuke and Naruto's eyes widened. Did this guy who gave Madara his eyes have such an identity?

The Akatsuki members also looked incredulous. This 'lackey' of Obito was actually the Sage of Six Paths's younger brother?

"Can this world get any crazier?"

"Wait, he just said 'mother', could it be—"

Suddenly, everyone realized something and looked at the Sage of Six Paths in disbelief.

He personally sealed his mother, and now he was going to unseal her again?

"Could it be—"

Suddenly, everyone had a terrifying conjecture. They looked at the Sage of Six Paths in disbelief.

"I am grateful that you acknowledge my identity, Hagoromo."

Just as everyone was in shock, Black Zetsu spoke again.

"I admit, I am indeed not on the same path as you. I also admit that I have done many things over the past thousand years, such as the issue of Indra and Asura."

"Indra and Asura?"

Sasuke and Naruto immediately raised their eyebrows. Hashirama also looked puzzled.

Tobirama spoke, "What do you mean? What exactly happened with Indra and Asura?"

"Don't you understand yet? I am mother's will, and my mission is to release mother."

Black Zetsu was now brazen.

He gritted his teeth and said loudly, "For this, I didn't hesitate to approach Indra, who was depressed due to the succession of Ninshu, and guided his hatred towards Asura."

"You—"

At these words, the Allied Forces' eyes widened again. There was such a story behind this?

"But, wasn't that the Sage of Six Paths?"

Sage of Six Paths: "…"