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

Chapter 498 498: Takemi and Hagoromo's First Meeting

"Takemi!"

Space twisted, and with the roar of Chakra, Takemi appeared steadily among the Allied Shinobi Forces.

His appearance immediately caught Naruto's eye, and he instantly shouted loudly.

"Senpai!"

"Takemi!"

"Fifth Hokage-sama!"

His shout immediately attracted the attention of countless people, and many gazes turned towards him. Excitement also showed on their faces. Takemi's appearance here could only mean one thing.

Nagato, Obito, and Kimimaro, the three Akatsuki members, had been dealt with by him, and the Ōtsutsuki hidden within their bodies had been completely released. Although they had sensed the aura before, Takemi hadn't arrived, so they couldn't be entirely sure.

Now that they finally saw him, how could they not feel at ease?

"Senpai, are you alright?" Ino walked over and asked in a low voice.

Hinata and Neji stood together, their eyes fixed on Takemi.

It wasn't just the two of them, all the Hyuga ninjas couldn't help but activate their Byakugan and look over.

According to their ancestral relics, Takemi was of the same origin as them, someone who truly inherited the Hyuga power.

"Takemi, are you okay?"

Tobirama also hurried over. After examining Takemi, he spoke to him with a fervent expression.

"Takemi, look quickly, it's the Sage of Six Paths, the Great Toad Sage has also appeared."

"..."

Takemi looked at Tobirama with some confusion. What was with his fervent expression?

"Indeed, the Great Toad Sage has descended." Hashirama also said.

Naruto even showed a smile, raising his hand to wave and grinning. "And the old man gave us some new power, we can finally join the battle."

Joining the battle was Naruto's biggest goal; he wasn't willing to do nothing.

"Idiot, you almost died and you're still saying that."

Sasuke, who was nearby, actually agreed with Naruto, but at this moment, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Takeshiki is not a joke. Even with new power, you can't be careless."

"Exactly."

Hashirama clenched his fist and nodded.

"Don't be careless. Every Ōtsutsuki is extremely dangerous."

As he said this, he suddenly paused, then a drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead as he quickly added.

"Except for the Sage of Six Paths, he truly is for the Ninja World."

"..."

Takemi's expression became a little strange. Why did Hashirama look so worried and scared?

And what was even more interesting was that after he finished speaking, countless people echoed him at that moment.

"Exactly! The Sage of Six Paths is all for the Ninja World!"

"The Sage of Six Paths is different from other Ōtsutsuki!"

"Right, right! The Sage of Six Paths is unique, a different Ōtsutsuki!"

"..."

Such voices rose and fell, and Takemi looked with some difficulty at the Sage of Six Paths, who was floating in the air nearby. And coincidentally, the Sage of Six Paths's resentful gaze, filled with complexity and pain, also looked towards him. For a moment, the two stared at each other in silence.

After a while, Takemi awkwardly smiled and spoke, "Sage of Six Paths, hello."

Hagoromo became even more pained. So many things, so many conspiracy theories surrounding him, all stemmed from him.

If Takemi hadn't transformed into an Ōtsutsuki and caused such chaos, would he have driven Black Zetsu mad?

Would he have created all sorts of strange relics? Would he have made Tobirama, this guy full of conspiracy theories, overthink things?

It's all you!

And yet you act as if nothing happened. Is that really appropriate?

"Hello, Takemi, I've known about you for a long time."

But although he was in pain internally, at this moment, he really didn't dare to question so many things.

With a major battle imminent, he couldn't mess things up. After all, the entire education system of the Ninja World had already collapsed. Otherwise, it wouldn't have produced someone like Tobirama.

Tobirama was the symbol of the Ninja World's educational system collapse. And Takemi, an Ōtsutsuki who emerged from such a collapsed educational environment, if he were to abandon them, it would be a huge problem.

"First time meeting, it's truly a pleasure."

"Eh?"

Naruto, Sasuke, and others were stunned. The other ninja looking over were also stunned.

Was this still the Sage of Six Paths who was cruel to the extreme, plotted against his brother, tormented his son, and even wanted to kill his mother?

Why was he so polite?

"Yes, actually, we should have met a long time ago."

Takemi smiled, but his polite words made Hagoromo uncharacteristically serious.

"Ah, indeed, we really should have met a long time ago."

Hagoromo sighed, speaking with a hint of resentment.

"After all, your uniqueness and extraordinary nature are unimaginable."

"Uh, what exactly is going on with you two…"

Naruto was a bit confused by the current situation. This Sage of Six Paths seemed very different from what he had imagined.

Even Black Zetsu was stunned. He couldn't figure out why his extremely cruel and cold-blooded elder brother would be so respectful and polite to Takemi.

"However, everything is still fine, although the development of events has deviated somewhat from the original trajectory."

Hagoromo ignored everyone else, sighing as he looked at Takemi.

"The most urgent task is to deal with everything at hand. I think after everything is over, we can have a good chat."

"Hmm, indeed."

Takemi nodded straightforwardly.

He was currently just a clone, so of course, his main body would come for a chat. Besides, with so many people here, it wasn't really suitable to discuss other things. Especially since the three Ōtsutsuki full of resentment and anger had gone to his main body, he didn't want to talk about anything else right now.

"Let's deal with the enemy first. The Ninja World has suffered for too long."

"..."

Hagoromo raised an eyebrow, and Black Zetsu looked at Takemi with even more confusion.

But the people of the Ninja World all clenched their fists and nodded vigorously. The Ninja World had indeed suffered for too long.

Now, it was time to end all of this!

"Alright, then let's get ready for battle!"

Naruto was exceptionally excited at this moment.

He clenched his fists and shouted loudly, "Let's defeat these Ōtsutsuki and end all of this!"

"Defeat those guys, we must protect the Ninja World!"

"This suffering must end here!"

Led by Naruto, the Allied Forces erupted in a thunderous roar.

After learning the 'truth of the Ninja World,' the ninjas had been too suppressed.

And while the Sage of Six Paths was the culprit of all this, weren't the 'People from the Heavens' also to blame?

Only by dealing with them could this tragic situation truly end.

"And, we must protect the Sage of Six Paths's mother, we absolutely cannot let her be devoured by Takeshiki."

At this moment, someone shouted something, which stunned both Takemi and Hagoromo.

"..."

"Exactly, besides defeating the Ōtsutsuki, we must also protect her."

"..."

"Absolutely, she must not fall into the hands of those Ōtsutsuki, we absolutely cannot let those Ōtsutsuki do as they please."

"..."

(End of Chapter)

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